## **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **ANNUAL REPORT** **Year Ended 30 September 2021** **Charity Number: 1147142 Company Registration Number: 8026724** **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ ## **CONTENTS** |Company Information|2| |---|---| |Directors’ Report|3| |Structure, Governance and Management|3| |Objectives and Activities|6| |Achievements and Performance|8| |Financial Review|11| |Directors’ responsibilities|12| |Conclusions|13| |Approval of the Annual Report|13| **1 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ ## **COMPANY INFORMATION** ## **Directors and Trustees** ## _Elders_ _Deacons_ Martin Chamberlain Alan Barker Ian Evans Martyn Bentham (Resigned 09/11/2021) Ian Goodson Paul Brook Daniel Grimwade Richard Dixon Colin Mountain David Donnelly (Resigned 16/05/2021) Mark Whitcombe (Appointed 07/11/2021) Matthew Donnelly Peter Mills (Appointed 07/04/2022) Jonathan Mason Nathan Senior (Appointed 19/06/2022) Rachel Mason Peter Murgatroyd Deborah Tarrant (Appointed 16/05/2021) John Tarrant (Appointed 16/05/2021) Chris Schofield Jake Wharton David Lloyd(Appointed 06/02/2022) Thompson **Governing Document** Memorandum and Articles of Association Dated 11 April 2012 **Company Registration Number Charity Registration Number** 8026724 1147142 **Registered Office** Central Offices, Central St, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF13 2LZ **Independent Examiner** David Butterworth FCA Wheawill & Sudworth Chartered Accountants 35 Westgate, Huddersfield HD1 1PA **Bankers** CAF Bank Limited 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ **2 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ ## **DIRECTORS’ REPORT** The Directors’ report is set out below and covers the year ended 30 September 2021. The comparative figures cover the year ended 30 September 2020. Prior to incorporation, the affairs of Dewsbury Evangelical Church were conducted within an unincorporated charitable trust, whose accounts were prepared annually to 30 September. Dewsbury Evangelical Church Limited was incorporated on 11 April 2012 and registered as a charity with the Charity Commission on 4 May 2012. On 31 May 2012, the assets of the charitable trust were formally transferred to the charitable company under a vesting declaration, which was entered on the Charity Commission’s Register of Mergers on 13 June 2012. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, The Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 11 April 2012 (MEMARTS), and constitutes a company limited by guarantee as defined by the Companies Act 2006. ## **Dewsbury Evangelical Church and Grace Church Wakefield** Dewsbury Evangelical Church is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. For the purposes of this document the terms “Company”, “Charity” and “Church” all refer to the registered charity, Dewsbury Evangelical Church, hereinafter referred to as the Church. The Charity conducted its main affairs through the church located in Dewsbury, known as Dewsbury Evangelical Church. Another church was started in Wakefield and this has now grown to the point where it is able to run independently of the Dewsbury church. The church in Wakefield is known as Grace Church Wakefield and the two churches operate as two congregations under the legal framework of the registered charity. For the purposes of this document the term “Congregation” refer to the individual churches, Dewsbury Evangelical Church and/or Grace Church Wakefield. ## **Directors and Trustees** Under company law, the persons responsible for the management of the company are the Directors. Under charity law, the persons responsible for the management of the charity are the Trustees. The persons responsible for the management of the Congregations are the Elders and Deacons (collectively referred to as the Church Officers). The persons listed on Page 2 each fulfil the roles of Director, Trustee, and either Elder or Deacon. **3 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ For the purposes of this document, these persons are hereinafter referred to as Trustees. ## **Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees** The Trustees shall not be subject to retirement by rotation. The term of office of a Trustee shall continue until he or she retires or is removed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the articles. No person may be appointed as a Trustee: unless they are recommended by the Elders of the Congregation except at any time when there are fewer than two Elders of the Congregation or none; unless they have attained the age of 16 years; in circumstances such that, had they already been a Trustee, they would have been disqualified; unless they subscribe to the Statement of Beliefs set out in the schedule to the memorandum; unless their personal lifestyle, conduct and practice is consistent with the practice of the Statement of Beliefs and traditional biblical Christian standards of behaviour as set out by the Trustees in the Church Members’ Handbook issued from time to time; unless they are a member of the Congregation; and unless they are an Elder of the Congregation or is approved by the Congregation to be appointed a Trustee in place of an Elder. Employment by the Church is restricted to evangelical Christians being those who shall have first signed the Statement of Beliefs and whose personal lifestyle conduct and practice is consistent with the practice of the Statement of Beliefs and traditional biblical Christian standards of behaviour as set out by the Trustees in the Church Members’ Handbook issued from time to time and who shall have first signed a statement to the above effect at the commencement of their employment. ## **Induction and training of Trustees** The Trustees have been issued with the Charity Commission document “ _The Essential Trustee An introduction”._ . Daniel Grimwade is a trustee of three other organisations: European Missionary Fellowship, Gospel Yorkshire (resigned 31/05/21) and Spen Valley Church (resigned 09/03/21). ## **Organisation and Management** The Charity is the legal entity managing the assets of the Congregations. The overall responsibility for the activities of the Charity rests with the Trustees, who are the Congregation elders and deacons. The Trustees conduct the business of the Charity, as far as possible, in accordance with the decisions taken by the Congregations and in accordance with the decision-making process outlined in the Church’s Handbook whilst complying with all company and charity law requirements. For the purposes of this document, it is necessary to distinguish the terms “Members” and “members”: - “Members” are the legal members of the company who have committed to contribute if the Church is wound up and who have the legal responsibility for the management of the Company; and - “members” are the persons who form the Congregation membership of Christian believers who regularly attend and contribute to the life of the Congregation. **4 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ ## **Affiliations** The Church is a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (“FIEC”) which is a Registered Charity (No. 263354). It is also a charity registered in Scotland (SC040111). The FIEC is an affiliation of like-minded churches situated in the United Kingdom. The aim of the FIEC is to see the whole of our nation – every citizen and every community – reached and transformed by the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ, which seeks to achieve its aims by providing pastoral, practical, training and mission support to its members. Dewsbury Evangelical Church pays an annual donation to the organisation and engages in various joint meetings and activities with the FIEC. ## **Related Parties** _European Missionary Fellowship (Charity No. 1071823) (Company No. 03631207)_ One of the Trustees (Daniel Grimwade) is also a director of European Missionary Fellowship. The overriding aim of EMF is to establish Biblical Christianity throughout Europe. Daniel Grimwade serves as a trustee of EMF. Except for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, he does not receive any remuneration for his involvement. He fulfils these roles with the approval and permission of the Church. ## **Risk Management** Over this period the Trustees have considered the risks to which the charity is exposed and believe they have put appropriate controls in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud, loss and error. In particular: - Insurances are in place to cover theft, damage and third party liabilities; - Training for staff and Congregation members on Covid-19 infection prevention and control. - The Trustees meet regularly to discuss and monitor the Church’s finances which are regularly reported to the Congregation members. In addition, significant expenditure is discussed and agreed separately by those members. - There is regular review by all Trustees against aims and objectives ensuring strategic direction is followed. **5 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objects** The Charity's objects, as set out in the MEMARTS, are restricted to: 1. The advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Statement of Faith, and 2. The relief of hardship, either generally or individually, of people through the provision of grants, gifts, goods or services. ## **Charity aims and activities** The Church aims to fulfil its dual Objectives as set out below: ## _**Advancement of the Christian Faith:**_ By providing regular opportunities for people to see, hear, or read the message of the Christian Gospel. This message is set out in the Bible and centres on the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Church does not discriminate between people on the basis of race, culture, gender or age. These opportunities to hear the Gospel may be presented in person, produced in writing, or published on the Congregations’ websites and may take the form of: collective sermons; Bible studies delivered to smaller groups of individuals or on a one-to-one basis; written material, for example magazines, e- shots and tracts; electronic recording of sermons, lectures and discussions. ## _**Relief of Hardship:**_ By receiving and responding to appeals from individuals, groups or organisations in need of prayerful and or practical and or financial relief from hardship and assistance. The Church sets aside a proportion of its annual income which it makes available in the form of grants in accordance with the Church’s grant-making policy. ## **Grant-making policy** The Trustees regularly make grants to individuals and organisations for purposes that are consistent with the Church’s Objects. Grants are made either: - To support missionaries, missionary organisations or other churches which operate in the United Kingdom and elsewhere and are engaged in the furtherance of the Christian faith; or - To relieve individuals from particular circumstances of hardship. The Trustees receive applications either by direct approach to the Church or by personal contact with and knowledge of members of the Congregations or their officers. These applications are considered by the Church Officers at regular meetings and grants are made after considering each application on its merits. The Church Officers allocate a proportion of the church’s projected income annually to grant-making. During the year approximately 10% of the church’s income was allocated to support either missionaries and other Christian organisations in furtherance of the Christian faith, or individuals in need of support for the relief of individual hardship. **6 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ Beneficiaries of significant grants are encouraged to provide regular updates on the progress of their work either by means of written reports or by personal presentations to the assembled Congregation members. ## **Public benefit** In planning the activities the Trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in September 2013. The Church aims to advance the Christian faith by conducting various meetings, activities and events that are open to any member of the public, free of charge. These meetings, activities and events include: - Public worship services held on Sundays and during the week, which comprise: preaching and teaching from the Bible; worship of God in the form of prayer and singing; presentations of Christian work undertaken by individuals and other Christian organisations; - Various youth meetings which include teaching from the Bible as well as organized activities appropriate to the age-group; - Organised events during the year aimed at introducing people to the Christian faith and the teachings found in the Bible and providing opportunities for further discussions and teaching. These events may be provided either free of charge, or on a voluntary contribution basis where a modest charge is requested to recover some of the costs specific for that event. In these cases, no contributions are required from individuals experiencing financial hardship; - Training for people who are interested in being involved or working in Christian ministry. This involves practical experience within the Church as well as participation in internal and external training courses. Once training is complete, the individual may continue to be involved with the Church or may go to work in other churches or organisations. - The Church also makes grants: - To organisations or individuals who are involved in Christian work with comparable aims and objectives; and - To organisations or individuals in need of relief from hardship, whether due to personal circumstances or natural disasters. These activities benefit the public in various ways including: - Public education of the content, themes and teaching of the Bible; - Enabling participation in public worship; - Teaching on how to live changed, responsible and moral lives that benefit the individual and those they interact with in the community; - Training people so that they can be of benefit to other churches or organisations; **7 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ - Providing relief in situations of hardship. ## **Reserves policy** The Trustees regularly review the charity’s requirement for reserves and set a policy to hold an appropriate level of reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation, any actual or potential changes to the charity, and the level of future planned activities. The Trustees monitor and compare the actual reserves (the total of unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets) against the Reserves Policy to ensure that the Charity’s planned expenditure is managed in accordance with the Policy. The Trustees maintained the Policy to hold the reserves at a level which is planned to be sufficient to cover the Charity’s estimated liabilities in the event of a winding up, which the Trustees estimate to be £20,000. The current General Fund balance exceeds this agreed policy level, however, it is anticipated that the Church will need to review the current expenditure plans as the General Fund balance is expected to continue to reduce to meet the current plans over the course of the next 12 to 24 months. ## **Investment Policy** The Officers have considered the balances of the various Church Funds held from time to time and have agreed the following policy. Due to the nature of the fluctuations in the general income and expenditure of the Church during a year, General Funds are held in a current account without notice. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Review of charitable activities in the year** In furtherance of its aims, the Charity expends funds to provide facilities and resources to bring Biblical instruction to people of all ages and backgrounds locally in Dewsbury and Wakefield and, more widely, elsewhere in the world. Dewsbury Evangelical Church and Grace Church Wakefield continue to operate as two congregations under the legal framework of the Company. Grace Church Wakefield also have the responsibility for looking after the premises in the Eastmoor, Wakefield and looking to recommence the church work in that area. During the period covered by this report, we have continued our charitable work in the community and wider area and have experienced a number of encouragements and some disappointments during the year. We have experienced how God is working through us, and in us, through these events, some of which are detailed below: **8 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ ## **Dewsbury Evangelical Church** - We have been able to continue the employment of a number of people in the ministry team, enabling the various ministry activities to be maintained and developed in fulfilment of our primary objectives. More details of some of the individuals and activities are given below. - Our third trainee pastor joined us in January 2021, working alongside completing his studies with Crosslands. He completed his studies in May 2022 after which time he was recognized as assistant pastor. - We have been able to continue the employment of the local evangelist who has made a number of contacts in the area and has been able to organise events throughout the year in an effort to reach the local community. He has also been very involved in helping with shopping and food distribution in the area during the Coronavirus restrictions. - Our female ministry support assistant returned from maternity leave and has continued to serve the church leading a woman’s Bible study, helping with youth work, supporting the pastors with the weekly Sunday ministry, and co-ordinating volunteers involvement with Sunday services. The ministry support assistant employed to cover the maternity leave secured a job with a Christian charity in Leeds. - The Church has made a number of grants and awards to various individuals, missionaries and organisations. We currently set aside a notional amount of 10% of our general fund income for this purpose. - The front entrance project that was completed just before the coronavirus lockdown in March 2020, has been able to be put to good use since we returned to meeting in person. The outstanding loan with the Particular Baptist Fund was repaid in full in September 2021 - Due to the pandemic it was not possible to hold our annual Christmas carols event in the Town Hall in December 2020. Instead we did a “cosy carol service” that people were able to enjoy from their homes. - As restrictions were lifted and places of worship were allowed to re-open, we began holding hybrid services with Sunday services being held in the Dewsbury church building and attended in person by some whilst being live streamed via YouTube and Zoom for others to participate in at home. From September 2021 we were back to having all our main meetings taking place in person with online options. - When coronavirus restrictions allowed physical gatherings, measures were put in place to make the building and services Covid secure. An online booking system was implemented, a one-way system put in place round the building, protective screens and socially distanced seating were setup and an enhanced cleaning regime were put in place. - There was no significant financial impact resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the income that we receive is through online deposits directly into our bank accounts, with **9 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ very little being given in cash through the offering box each Sunday. The direct giving into our bank accounts did not decrease due to the Coronavirus restrictions. We do not depend on any trading activity to generate income so there was no significant reduction in income due to the Coronavirus restrictions. - We have incurred some extra costs to facilitate the Zoom meetings that are being held, but with the offset in the building running costs due to the closure of the church buildings, we do not anticipate costs to increase significantly as a result of the Coronavirus restrictions. - The church enjoys the membership and fellowship of people whose personal and cultural origins include the UK and other countries such as Brazil, Congo, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan, with an average Sunday morning attendance of around 110. We have been delighted to see people putting their faith in Jesus Christ over the last year. - The church has continued to operate a wide range of youth clubs for all ages. We refer to these as Jolly Tots, Good News Club, 11 to 14s, and Senior Friday Club. The children and young people who have attended these groups range in age from 3 to 20+. The activities normally centre on some element of study or explanation of the Bible and other activities ranging from quizzes to outdoor games, team activities and the occasional BBQ. We have been encouraged by the large number of young people that are coming to these activities. - We have also continued with _“Sharing Skills”_ . This provides people from the local community with the opportunity to chat, offer advice, learn new skills and develop friendships. ## **Grace Church Wakefield** - Over the past year Grace Church Wakefield has been meeting it's objective to further the Christian faith in the city of Wakefield. The church has grown in membership to 31 members, baptising one at Easter. As of Sep 2021 we have a regular Sunday morning congregation of around 50 people in person, with another 10 or so joining in online. We have run an enquirers course in person. We have had popular Christmas efforts to connect with the community, including an outdoor carol service at which approx a hundred people attended across three sittings given the restrictions. Financially, we have been able to support Ian Goodson full-time as pastor, and continue to support Jamie Mason as pastoral assistant part time. We have run some safeguarding training online for our members. We continue to make plans towards starting a church out of the former Wakefield Evangelical Church. The covid pandemic restrictions have provided opportunities for us to learn how to focus on our objective to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, working out in different ways our three core values of 'gospel', 'community' and 'mission'. ## **Conclusion** - The Church’s current plan is to continue to operate these and other similar activities and to develop and improve the activities and services offered to members, attendees and the local community. We live in a broken world and therefore bereavements, illness and difficult personal circumstances affect many people. The Church has shown its loving concern in prayerful and practical support in these situations. **10 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ ## **Factors within and outside of the charity’s control** The Trustees regularly review the principal risks and other factors which have the potential to affect the performance and or functioning of the Church, which, the Trustees assess, is largely dependent upon the various relationships which the Church and its members have with the local community and the rest of humanity and the Church’s relationship with God himself. Clearly, these relationships are under the influence but not control of the Church. Financially, the Church is reliant on the significant level of income tax refunded on voluntary donations recovered under the UK Government’s Gift Aid scheme. Clearly, the Church is also subject to other event-related risk, the most significant of which are covered by the Church’s various insurance policies. Other key factors are the various internal and operational controls which are within the control of the Trustees. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** The Church’s Annual Accounts (titled “Financial Statements”), which have been filed at Companies House, have been produced separately from the Church’s Annual Report (this document). These two documents collectively form the Church’s Annual Report and Accounts and should be read in conjunction with each other. The Trustees are satisfied that the Charity is financially viable and sustainable in the short- to mediumterm with its existing cash reserves, expected further growth, and continued voluntary donations. ## **Principal funding sources** Income is derived from the Church members and other interested parties making regular and one-off donations. Many members give under the Gift Aid scheme and the Church is permitted to reclaim income tax on their giving. Some donations are given with a specific purpose such as a particular activity or project. These are defined as restricted in the accounts. ## **Review of fundraising in the year** During the period, the Church received total incoming resources of £246,007 (2020: £308,279). The total incoming resources for 2020 was significantly increased due to gifts for the building of the new front entrance to our main building in Dewsbury (£72,000), and gifts from the FIEC for the work at Eastmoor (£25,000) and the work of the evangelist working in Dewsbury (£20,000). Normally the largest proportion of these resources is received in the form of voluntary income from the members of the Congregations. The members of the Congregations donate regular church offerings and monthly donations to contribute to the operation of the Church. During the period, these donations (including related Gift Aid tax) amounted to £102,046 (2020: £86,783). The Church does not make regular appeals for this form of income but relies on the generous spirit of the members. **11 |** P a g e **DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH** **ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021** __________________________________________________________________________________ ## **Review of expenditure** The Church’s total expenditure for the year was £196,772 (2020: £213,773 comprising: Unrestricted Fund expenditure of £99,864 (2020: £100,586) and Restricted Fund expenditure of £96,908 (2020: £113,187). A large proportion of the Unrestricted Fund expenditure relates to ministry costs, which include the costs of the pastor (employed on a full-time basis) and pastoral and evangelistic activities. The remainder of Unrestricted Fund expenditure relates to the operation and maintenance of the Church’s building at Dewsbury. The Church’s Restricted Fund expenditure primarily relates to the support of the Church’s full-time trainee pastor, the support of the full-time evangelist working in the Dewsbury area and the costs associated with Grace Church Wakefield, including the costs of employing their pastor. Full details are set out in Notes 14 and 15 of the Financial Statements. ## **General Fund reserves** The balance of General Funds held in cash at the end of the period was £32,558 (2020: £26,596). ## **Review of investment performance** During the year, the Church received £13 (2020: £135) in interest on Unrestricted and Restricted Funds held in current and deposit accounts, which represents a return which is reflective of the general level of deposit rates in the current market. ## **Plans for the future** There are no current plans to make any significant changes to the Church’s operations. ## **DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES** Company and charity law requires us as Directors to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which give a true and fair view of the state of the charity and of its income and expenditure for the year. In preparing the financial statements, the Directors acknowledge their responsibility: 1. To select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; 2. To make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 3. To state whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; 4. To prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business. **12 |** P a g e DEWSBURY EVANGEUCAL CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 30 September 2021 We are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accurdcv at any time the financial position of the Company and enable us to ensure thatthe financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. We also have a reS￿nSIbIlity to safeguard the assets of the Charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent frdud or any other irregularities. CONCLUSIONS As Trustees we acknowledge the provision of GCKI in what we were able to do in explaining and demonstrating the gospel to many people in the local community and support of God's work throughout the world. We continue to be gratefvl to God for his faithfvlness to both Congregations as we look back over the period of time covered by this Repx)rt. We are also particularly thankful for God's generous provision of finance enabling us to plan the major building work at the Dewsbury church premises. Once again, God has graciously provided everything needed through the generosity and commitment of his people. As we look to the future. we continue to trust God to meet the challenges of the future as he has done in the past, to allow us to continue supporting our stsff. and meeting the pastoral needs of those attending the churches at Dewsbury and Wakefield, especially with the restrictions and fears caused by coronavirus. APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT This report was approved by the Trustees on 24 July 2021 and signed on their behalf bv: Colin Mountsin, Trustee and Elder 131Page DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH 30 SEPIEMBER 21121 CoNTE￿s P#ge CompaDy rcfcrcncc and admiDis¢r¥bve detatls TTU51ees' annual Tet¥)rt Illd4￿d￿t Exan)ina's rq Statemelli of financial ￿livitieS Balance Shttt Notr$ to the fmaoeiaj statements 7-14 Compally Rwstr8tion Number IM026n4 Chgrlty Number 1147142 •AB5VXZD4* 10m612022 COMPANIES HOUSÉ #210 DEWSBURYEVANGELICAL CHURCH Dewsbury Evangelical Church is a registered clwity {Dumber 1147142). Company registration nwnber 08026724. It is exempi from usc of the word'litnited. in its name. The company is limited by guarattte Dirertorj A Barker M Bajtlwn (￿Signed 0911112021) P Brook M ChaTDbrylain R Dixon D Donnelly (resigned 1610512021) M Donnelly I Evans I G(￿On D Grirnwade D Lloyd-Thompson (appointcd Ofd0212022) J Mas( R Mason P Mills {4)pointed 07104r2Q22) C Mountain P Murgatroyd C Schofidd D Tamnt (appoint¢d 1610512021) J Tarrdnt (appoint¢d 1610512021) J Wbarton M whi￿(￿be (appointed 0711 Ir2021) R*tered office C¢ntral Offices Ccntral Str¢¢t Dewsbury WF13 2 IDdependent Exwnlner Wh¢awill & Sudwonh Limited Cbarfcra AccourylaDts 35 Westgate Huddwsfield HDI IPA B3nkffs CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill A￿Alle KiDgs Hill West Malling ME194JQ DEWSBtiRY EVANGELICAL CHURCH TRUSTEES* ANNUAL REPORT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 30 SEFfEMBER 1021 ThetNstees arepl¢as¢d topresent their anDual tTUSt¢es' r¢EKtyrt tOg1￿CrWiththe financial statctDentsof th¢ elwity for the year ended 30 Septrmber 2021 wlu.th are 41so ￿red to meet the requirements for a threctors. rqx)rt and acc4)uats for CompaDie5 ALt purp)s¢& The financial statetDeDts comply with the Charities Aa 2011, the Companies Act 2006. the Memordndutn and Articles of Associatio￿ and Awunting and Reportiog by Charities: Stst¢ment of Recommended PTactÈce applicable to ¢h8rities prepaTin8 theira¢counts in 3CCQTdance with the Financial Reponing Standard applicable ID th¢ UK and Republic of Ire?￿d (FRS 102). Puryoses Activitles The company's principal adivities during tb¢ year were the advaDcerneDt of the Christian faith for the benefit of tbe public alld the relief of Iwd5bip of pcoplE dirrdly or througb other organisatsoDS. by PToviding grall￿ gifts. goots or services. These activities were mainly ¢￿tred irythe Dewsbury and surrounding areas though some had a wider. glob8L Ainpart A(hlevements and PerfonDance ' The compally bas coDtinued io ¥Afvan¢¢ the Cbristian faith aTrl relieve Iwdsbip in the Dewsbwy aDd sunouDdi08 The TnLStees confwm that they have referred to the 8uidance contsined in the ChaTity Comtnis5ion's general guidance on public benefit then reviewing the organisation's alms and obJtttiv￿ and in planning firture activities. Fin•n¢ial Review The attathed actounts show the Tesults for the year with an ¢xcrss of income over expenditswe of £49.235 for the year, and uorealised gains of £146. The ccqnpaDy ba5 brcfijgbt forward fuDds of £762.645 at l O¢wber 2020. with totsi funds Carri￿ foTward of £812.026 at 30 Septcmber 2021. Reserves pollcy The director5 have con8ideral the company's r¢quir¢ments for reseTh&s b&sed on its operdtions and future plaD5 al￿ have a curTent policy of holding unrcstrictd g￿¢￿1 fiuth of ai least £20.(MX). Pbtss for future per•￿]1 The company inten&8 to continue to generate sufficient iDCOrnC to facilitate thc continucd advattccmrnt of the Christian faith. and the proTrision of hardship relief. to the Dewsbury and surrounding arw. RrferM¢e and admlntstNtlve detalls Advlsors Dlrertor8 Th￿¢ are all Specified on page l. DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH TRUSTELSg A1￿uAL REPORT {¢onlipued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEFfEMBER 2021 Structhre. govern•Dce and monqemettt The orgaw5ation is a clJaritabl¢ rwipatsy limited by guardnte¢. Aocoqy)Tated on I l April 2012 and rcgistetrd &8 clJ4rity with the Chariry CornmissioL The CLYDpaDy established UDder a Memorandum of Association whith sets out its objects and tw)weT5 and is governed under its Articles of Association. lu the event of the company being wound up its tnemb¢TS are requiTed to c(K￿lbUt¢ an aTDOUDt Dot ¢x¢e¢din8 £1 each. The In￿t￿SI￿c￿bCIS alc a150 the dire4￿ of the ¢(￿p¥0Y for the purpos¢5 of company law and under the compaiLy'5 Articles of Association. Rtsk m￿ageMent The directotsbav¢ Considered th¢ risks to whtch the compauy As ¢xwtsed andhaveput Anplac¢ appropriate controls to provide reasonable assurdnce agamst lctyss and darnage. TTUStees' Respoxsibllilies S¢atonent The Trustets are re5porLsible forprqwing the T￿￿. Annual Report and the fiDancial statements in accordaD with applicable law and Unit¢d Kingdom Accouoting Standards (Unitd Kjogdom Generally Acccpted Accounting Prdaice). Company law requires the tnLSt¢es to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law tbe trustees rn￿t not approve the fthatsclal statetnents unle&% they are satlsfied that they glve a uue and fair view of the statr of aff￿'[S of the chwitsble wnpany and of th¢ inc4)ming resollrc￿ aod application of r&sources of th¢ clwltable CA)mpany for that period In pre4)armg thcsc financial statemell￿ the (ntsttts are required to: s¢le£t suithble accoutttins ￿lICI&s and then apply them consistently" obsetv¢ the methods and principles in the Cbariti¢s SORP 2019 (FRS 102). make judgcmcDts and estimates tb& are rcasoDable and pTudcnL prepare the f￿anCIal statrments on a goiDg concun basis unless it is iDapprwate to Presume that the charitable company will continue in operation. Th¢ Tn￿teeS are responsible for kttping adequate accounting records that disclose with re&sonable accuTacy at any time the position of tbe clwitable company and ettable them to ensure that the financia] statements cotnply with thc Compatti¢5 Act 2(K)6. Th¢y aff also rcsw>nsibl¢ for spfcguardin8 thc asscts of thc chatitablc c(rtnpaoy Al￿ h¢n¢e fortsking rc&sonknle steps for th¢ prevention and det¢¢iion of frdud and other irr¢gulariti¢s. The Trus*¢s ar¢ rarK>n$ible for the maintenartt and integnty of the ¢harity 4nd financial inforniatson in¢luded 00 the cbarity's w¢bsit¢. Legislats"oD io th¢ unit￿ Kingdom govcrniog th¢ prWon and diss¢millation of financial 5tat¢meots may differ from lewslation ID othtr jurisdÉdic4)s. Approved by the iThtd of director5 on 7 Jwie 2022 and signed by ord¢r of the board: l Evans Director EPEND￿ EXAMINER'S REPO1￿ TO THE DIREcfoRS OF DEWSBURY EVANGEUCAL CHURCH I report ¢)n the fmancial statements of the company for the y￿r c1ml￿ 30 September 2021 set out on pag45 5 to 14. Responslbaides and basts of report A8th¢ cb&ri¢y tN$ttts ofthe ¢(￿pAnY (and also its directOTS for tbe purp)ses of cornpany law) youare reSpr￿Ible for th¢ prrpAratAon of the aC￿￿ts in accordaDcc with the requrncats of th¢ Ci)mpanic5 Ad 2(K)6 ('th¢ 2006 Art.). Havlllg S*1sf&￿ mysclf that the a￿￿lts of thc c(unpany arc not to Ix auditcd uDd￿ Part 16 of the 20ChS Act and are eligible for illd¢p¢thnt examinatio￿ I report in resm of my ￿aMinatiOn of your company.'s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the CTrJ2rities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act,). In canying out my examination I have followed the DirectioAs given by the Clwity Commi&5ion under section 145(5Xb) of th¢ 2011 Act. llldepffldeDt ￿#MIner'S 8latrmtnt I have completed my examinatio￿ I confirm that no matter5 bavc cane to my attention in conDectiott with tbe exan)inatioD giving rne cause to believe that in any material rwL a￿o￿lting records were not k¢0 ID respect of the compally as rcquircd ty section 386 of the 2(K16 Ac¢ or 2. the accounts do noi accord with thLse ￿ords. or the accounts do not comply with the accounting r¢quiTements of s¢ction 396 of the 2006 Act other Ihan any requirement tbat the acc￿}nts give a 'true and fair view. which is JM>t a malter considered as part of an indep¢ndeDt cs¢S. Desigttatol fiumts are utwestric¢ed funds ¢armarked by the trwtees for particular pwoM)se& Restrictol fi￿dS are which are to be used iti accord￿ with restricrions irnp)sed by doDors or whicb have bcell rdised by the thariry for partia￿ar PVryKfj￿. The aim and of restricted fimits is sct out in the ttotss to tbc fllbaacul stslwwts. c) Intoming resources All iti¢omins r¢Sou￿¢S aff indudAI Ati the St*t¢mcnt ofFinanciai Activitia when the ¢barity is legally etttided to the iti¢om¢ 8ttd the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. However, aDy iticome receival duriDg a finaDcial yrnr illtCJMkd by tbe payer for use in fimditig expenditure of YA)me fitture financial year is carried forward &8 defeffed income until the year of Intend￿ use is rex1￿ The following s￿lfIe w)li¢ies a￿lI¢d knpart1¢￿w ¢at¢gori¢s of income: Volunlary income is received by way of grdnts. thnatIo￿ and spon50r5hips and is included in full in the Statement of Fitiat)¢ial Adivities when r￿1vable. Grants. whue entidement is not conditional oo the delivery of a s￿ifiC Perf0m￿ by the th•ity. 4re ff¢o8ms¢d wbeD the ch•rAty be¢om¢s uncrnditionalty entided to the granL Jnv¢&%m¢nt An¢om¢ is i￿l￿d￿ wh¢D t¢￿1Vabl& Expendlture on eh•rltablÈ actlvities All expenditure is accountrd foT on an aC¢n￿lS basis and has iyen classified under headings that 48gregate all costs fflated to the category. Clwitable eXpendits￿e cOn￿rIs￿ those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activiti&8 4ttd s¢Ni¢es for its b¢D¢fi¢iari¢s. It includ¢s both costs that ¢an b¢ allo¢atcd th'Tccdy ¢0 such activities and those costs of an iadire£t nature necw to supwrt the DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH N(yfES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Crmlinual) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEpfEMBER 2021 Aetoulltillg PO￿¢1¢$ (continued) d) Expendlthre 4Jn ¢harltable aclmtles (condnued) GovernaD¢¢ ¢￿￿ts include those costs associated meditis the constithtional and stabjtory requirtinents of the cTrwity aDd include thc aiYountaDCy fecs. All costs are allocatcd be￿¢￿ the ￿p¢￿dIt￿le ¢afrgories of the Statement of Financi￿ Activities on a basis d&signcd to refl¢u the ￿se of the resource. Costs relatwg TD a parn¢ulaT activity atc allocated dir¢ctty. otbeT5 arc 8PPOrtion¢d on an appmpriate basis. e) Deprtei*tiOD Thc frtthold Pr￿rtiC$ att notbeld as itivestment wwiies and are thercforc subjcct to the provAsion of dwciation. Howevtr. in the ￿littl0n of the directhrs. the E￿Idual value5 of tb¢ properties closely approximate to tbe ortginal ¢OSL or Valuatio￿ of the buildings and the usefjjl economic life of the buildings is at lea8t 50 yeats. B&scd on these two opinions. the directOTS consider that the anDual and umu]ativ¢ dwiation chargqs) are so snull as b) b¢ lull￿terIal and h¢llce no depreciatiOD is charged. Ikwttiatiort is cbarged on the c05t of othcT tawbl¢ fixed a&srts ￿ follows". Equlpment I￿/￿2￿/• straigbt line Computer and audio I￿/￿2￿• Sirdight line Furtiiturc and Fittings I￿/ty st￿8ht IIDC Plant and m8chittuy straigbt IiDe Otber receipts Unr¢#ri&ed Restricted fimd5 Total Total 2021 2021 2021 2020 Us¢ of facilities Sale of books Other contributions 12 331 629 641 331 969 48 10 343 629 972 1,027 DEWSBiJRY EVANGEIJCAL CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENfs (C(ntiDll￿) FOR THE YEARENDED 30 SEFfEMBER 2•21 AdrninistratiOD ¢osts UnrestriLXed Restricted Funds Fun(ts 2021 2021 Total Total 2021 2020 Phowier and priniing Telqjhone Postage and 5tattonffy Licellces Sundry casts Website and rxordings FIEC dooatioDS Adrnini5tratorco Advertising Particular B8ViSt Fund donation in lieu of iDteTest Data prOt￿tion Soliw4rc and applications 57 850 25 295 154 954 1.755 1,209 1,815 26 702 1,149 130 2.564 12.572 635 15 19 671 299 .383 1516 966 453 1.549 2.516 11,648 428 500 35 34 57 371 S(K) 35 35 18.464 2.418 20.882 20,837 Glft support payments Cbtisiiall w0￿- UK Christian wod£- ovets H8rd%hip relief- UK Hardship relief - ove 4.450 2,846 4,155 3.084 4.450 1846 4,155 3.084 4.650 4.863 1990 6.072 14.535 14,535 18.575 Governance costs Cbarity Commission costs Inde￿nd¢llt examiner fee 13 91K) 13 900 913 913 Net ineomlngl(outgolng) res•qrces for the year This is stated after char8iDg: Ac£(yJntancy fees io DEWSBURY EVAF4GELICAL CHURCH NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cffltlllu￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Dirertors, remuneratlo The diredoTS of th¢ ¢(￿panY re¢cived no rununeratioD or re1nibursem￿t of expthses in the year for aDy activities canied out r¢latiDg to their duti￿ &s director5. T4x4lloD As a cbaTity. Dcwsbury Evangelical Chureb 1$ exempt from tax on Incon￿ in accordaDee with section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988. No fax cbarg¢5 have aris¢n in the year. Fr¢elK)Id ￿p￿ellt CoJDputer Furnitu￿ Pknt and Total 2021 Tolal 2020 TaDglble ssets Balance bffought forward Additions during theyear Revaluation Disposals duriDg thc year 630.(KK) 11.607 10.574 21.757 51,142 725.080 614,624 325 1.325 108231 2225 (S￿) (S(KJ) Balance caryi 630.(M)O 11.932 11.074 21.757 51.142 725,905 725.080 Accumuia*d d¢prccia¢io Balanc¢ brouBht forward Charge for the year Disposals during the year 7J41 716 14.433 29.198 57,688 48.080 1.038 1.445 1176 5.114 9,773 9.608 (400) (400) Balance carrirA f(Thard ,379 7.761 16.609 34,312 67.061 57,688 Net book value 630.0 3.553 3.313 5.148 16,830 658.844 667.392 No dwcciation has Charg￿ on the frethold property as ¢xplained in note l above. 10 Prepayments *Md Aterned iDeome 2021 2020 ACc￿ed Gift AiiL Interest and othff Ancw]e Prepa)Th￿1t$ 38J25 3J92 38.029 4.047 41,717 42,076 DEWSBURY EVAIYGELICAL CHURCH NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {Crntitiued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEFfEMBER 2•21 11 2021 2020 Balance br￿ght forward New loans made Repayments 632 3.330 (632) (2,698) Balatt¢¢ carried forward 632 Thes¢ loans wtte made to eDwloy¢¢yJmembers of the to help them pay th¢ dep)5it on their rented ac¢ommodatiott, the purch&se of a bikeundu the cycle w WOTk sclMne and to mc¢t sornc additional costs. The an￿￿ttl oths¢anding at the beginning of the year was the remai￿ balallce on the rycle to work scheme. A pa￿Dellt arntmthting to £1.899 was mAd¢ to Gr¢¢n Comtnut¢ Initiativ< on behalf of Dani¢l Grirnwade. for the purcb&se of a bike the cycle to work schem& Daniel is an ernployee and Director of tb¢ compatty repayments of this loan wue deducted from salary eath month over a puiod of two yea[5. This has now bern r¢paid ID full. 12 Creditor5: Amounts fallihgdue withiD ODe year Activtty credIt￿S A¢¢ntsls Loans (Ut￿ and interest free) 2.435 3,027 3.069 5,743 5.462 13.812 13 CredAtor8: Amounts falllng due after one year Loatts (unsecural and interest free) 32.5 32.51KI 12 DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH NOTES TO THE TrThANCIAL STATEMENV6 (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEFfEMBER 2021 14 Unrutricted fuDds At At l O¢tob¢r Incomir)8 Rcsourccs Funds Unttalis¢ 30 Sq)tember 2020 Resources Expended TTaThsf¢r Gain 2021 (loss￿) General FllDds G¢neral Fund 78.208 102.427 (85,146) (17.493) 146 78,l42 Tot*1 Gener•1 Fwds 78.208 102.427 (85.146) (17.493) 146 78.142 D¢sl8Dated Fund$ Gift Fund- DEC Gift FuDd - GVIV 3.417 3.181 1045 1.880 (9.009) {5.709) 9.783 5,400 6.236 4.752 Totsl De51gn8ted Funds 6.598 3,925 (14.718) 15.183 10,988 Total Unrestrirted Funds 84.806 106,352 {Y),864) (2.310) 146 89.130 During the yearthe following transfets were made: Within llnrtstrictcd funds ift Fund. Dewsbwy Evang¢11￿1 Chw¢h: £9.783 traDsfcrred fmm GeDeTal Fun Tolfrom restncted fimds: Tra￿fer frLKD GTrce Cburcb W3k¢fi¢ld (rrstri¢tr￿ see no* 15) to Gift Fund- G￿ce Church Wakefield.. £5.41XI. TraD5fer to Outrrach wo￿tr Supp(At Fund (r¢striCt￿ see not¢ IS) from G¢n¢ral Futtd. £7.710. These wiresent the net transfer of £2.310 to Tutricted fimds. The transfex5 to the Gift FuDds represent IW• of the Dewsbjry 2nd Wakefield church￿. r¢c¢ipts that are not received for payment for svecific iterofj. 13 DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH NOTES TOTIIE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Icrntinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEpfEMBER 2021 15 Restrfcted thnds At At I OLtobcr R¢sources Funds RCvalU￿tlJrt 30 S¢ptember 2020 Resources Expended Transfer Reserye 2021 Property Fulld Building Fund Outreach Worker SupFx)rt Fuod Assistant Pastor Fund DEC Grace Cburch Wakefield Fund A￿lSIant Pastor Fund GCW Eastmoor Church Fund 462.5CK) 3.161 26.648 37.500 37.5(Kl (589) {37.500) 19.829 (33.553) 7.710 23.199 (14.210) 53.998 (37.138) (11,563) (9.763) 6,163 (1.655) 1572 20.634 8.989 30.386 25,089 160.441 1.529 160.315 677.839 139.655 (96,908) 2.310 722.896 The Property Fund represents the fre¢bold propty to ￿ used for fi￿ther4￿ce of th¢ Company's principal objectives. During the prcvious year work was coryleted (Jn a new frollt entrance and major work on some internal areas. Th¢ outsfallding balance on a loan received to fiwd this work (£37.S(K)) w&$ paid durin8 this year and funth to ¥Table this rq>aytnent were traDsfured from the Building Fund to this Funsi The BuildingFundisus¢dty re£0￿ itieome dcsignated 5￿cIfiCallY to help mcet costs of any majorbuilding wotk. and the costs associ&ed with that WOTk. tkning the prtv10￿ year WOTk was carried out on buildin8 a new front entrance to the aDd OD som¢ intrmal arw of the building. During tbis year a was re£eived eDabling fidl rWaym￿l of the outstanding balance on a loan receiv￿ to fund this work (£37.5(Kl). This has havebeen traDsfc￿rd to tb¢ Proputy Fuod to faciiiute the repaymeDt of that outstsDding bulan¢¢. The Outy￿b Worker Support Fund was setup to ￿e1Ve gifts forth¢ si¥iportof tim¢ workeTS imTolved in evangelisiic aCti￿7tiC5 iu th¢ Drwsbury and surrounding ar￿$. The fi￿dS transferred in from the G¢nernl Fund (£7.710) represent tbe amount bEcD ￿￿e•l &$ the contribution towards the co8￿ of tbe full time worker. The A&sistant P&stOT Fund DEC was set up to re¢eive gifts in order to fimd th¢ training of an Assistant Pastor for DcwsiAtyy Evangdi¢al Churth. Grnce Thurch Wakefield is a chur¢h that h¥ be¢n s¢ar¢ed in Wakefield by Dewsbjry Evaogelical Churth and the incom¢ and Costs Tdatrd ￿ this work are rtcK>rded ID this Fund. Tbe A5SiStant Paaor Fund GCW ￿ set up to ￿e1ve ￿ft5 in order to fimd the training of an Assistant P&storrrrninee Worker for Grace Cburcb Wakefield. Th¢ funds trnwft￿ed in from the Grace Church Wakefield Fund {£6.163) rq)resent the rA)ntribution Tequired ￿ meet the shortfdl in this fun E&5tmoor Church Fund was set up when th¢ chU￿h pretnis¢s. OWDed by the Tr￿sleeS of Wakefield Evangelical Free Church sibjated on Malbam Roa& Eastsnoor. Wak¢fidd. were gifted to Lhe ￿MpattY. The transf￿ of the propety was made on 26 Febnw 2019. Th¢ company paid for th¢ majority of the legal f¢es involved in the traosf¢r and has now taken r&5ponsibility foT the nll)niDg costs of that building. The Fuod Imlancc itidudg5 the v•lue of th¢ property th* was traTrsfefred (£130.0￿). 14 DEWSBURY EVAf4GELICAL CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (C(Y*tinu&fj FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEFfEMBER 2021 2021 202 16 Capital commlllbents Cwital cwndittw¢ ¢ontr4Ct¢d butnot provid¢d in the XCOUDts 17 Constitution The company ts b'mited by guardttlee and registered as a clwity. The liability of each u1cmb￿ is litDited to £1. . 18 Control of the comp¥ In tbe opinion of the dircctors, no onc party ¢￿trOl$ the C￿1pallY. 19 P05t balADu sheet evthts Thu¢ have no¢ b¢¢ll atty significaoi n¢wpostbaiaDce sbeet events. The impact of Covid-19 CODtinues and the directors are taking all r¢&sonabl¢ steps to rnailltsill th¢ COMp￿Y'S activiti¢s in pwsuaL¢¢ of its ChrisÈiatL objectives.