## Real Life Church, Sutton Coldfield 

Company No. 8182165 Charity No. 1149821 

Report and Accounts Year ended 31 December 2022 


1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk 



REAL UFE CHURCH, S(rrTOM COLDRELD
COMPANY INFORIAATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2￿22
Tru$t¢es
Charfotte Senior
Andrew Pinder
Stuart Crane
Aaron Abraharn (Appointed 21 March 20221
Comp•ny S•¢rotsry
Charfotte Senior (Appointed 1 January 20221
Kay Stall
Stuart Crane (church leaderl
Melanie Crane Ichiklren and youth leaderl
Govarnlng Documènt
Memorandum and Artides ol Association dated 15
August 2012
Cornpany Reglstratlon Numbor
8182165
Charlty Reglstratlon Nurnber
1149821
Reglstered Offlce
3 Aragon Oliv8
Sutton Coldlield
Wesl Midlands
B73 68Q
Indepondent Examlner
Archie McDowall BA. CA
Stewardship
1 Lamb's Passage
London
EC1Y 8AB
Bankars
CAF Bank
Shawbrook Bank
Cont8nts
Company Information
TrLJStees' AnnLJal Report
Indèpendent Examinèr's Raport
Statamenl ol Financial Activities
Balanee Shaet
Notes lo thè Accounts
D8tailèd Statemènt ol Financial ActNities with Comparatives
Pago
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REAL LIFE CHURCH, SUTTON COLOFIELD
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
(INCORPORATING DIRE￿oR5. REPORTI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEM8ER 2022
The tru5tee5, who are the chartty's directors for the purpose5 of company law, have pleasure in Submitting the Report
and Accounts for the year.
Objects of the charity
The charity is a charitable company and is governed by its memorandum and articles of a5SOClation. The Trust seeks to
demonstrate the Christian faith in action by the advancement of the Christian Religion in the United Kingdom and
over5ea5, and through the relief of the aged, poor, sick and disabled.
Summary of the charity's maln artivities and a(hi￿ements
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
Build and stren
hen the church
Meetings were held on Sundays in Sutton Coldfield to worship, to teach and to pray for those attendin8. Age-
appropriate teaching and activities were provided at each meetin8 for under 18s. The Sunday meetin8s are freely open
to all to attend and our regular attendance increased throughout the year. Small, mid-week "Life Groups" met
throughout the year for members of the church to facilitate discipleship. build community and support each other
practically. Regular mid-week meetings were also held to pray for the work of the church, our local community and the
nations. In August we took a group of teenagers to Newday, a Christian summer festival for young people. Throughout
the year we ran specific events for the Men and Women in our church to build relationship and provide a forum for
discipleship.
An Alpha course was run during the year. which was advertised and open to anyone to attend.
A grant of £l,QOO was made to support the establishment of a local church plant. also part of the Newfrontiers family of
churches. Members of the church also helped to lead worship and to preach at the church plant during the year, and
surplus craft supplies from our Sunday morning kids work were donated to the church plant for use in their kids work.
81ess the local commun
The church ran a number of craft and actNity events for children that were free and open to all. Messy Easter was held
on Good Friday and was a popular session aimed at young children and their parents. to have fun learning about the
Easter Story while doing fun art and craft activities. Messy Christmas was a similar event. run in the first week of
December.
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REAL LIFE CHURCH, SUTTON COLOFIELD
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
(INCORPORATING DIRE￿oR5. REPORTI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEM8ER 2022
Summary of the charity'5 main activities and ¥hievements {cgntinuedl
In May we ran a "Woodland Treasure Hunf in a local park that involved a chocolate hunt, woodland craft and a walk.
These event5 were all free to attend.
In lune, Real Life Church entered a team into the Great Midlands Fun Run, raising nearly £4,lJ)O for local Food Banks.
At Christmas, we participated in the Boldmere Community street festwal and Christmas lights event, at which we
provided live music entertainment. We also hosted a Carol Service that was open to all to attend.
Hel the
oor and those in need
Throu8hout the year we made regular donations of food, finance and support to a local food bank run from the United
Reform Church in Sutton Coldfield. We also provided volunteers to work at the Food Bank. We also supported families
in need with food vouchers and financial support in times of difficulty. We gave gifts to other charitable activities, as
follow5..
£2,400 to support a church plant in E8yPt;
£2,400 to LIV village. a project for orphans and the local community based in South Africa,.
£2,400 to Acacia Family Support;
£600 to Birmingham 2020,.
£2,300 to Hope Debt Centre, a new charity based in Sutton Coldfield to provide debt support to those in need.
Significantly. most of the charity's activities are undertaken by volunteers and the charity could not operate effectively
without their efforts.
In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
Structure, Govemance and Management
Responsibility for strategic and financial oversight of the Church. health and safety. insurance. employment matters,
and ensuring compliance with all relevant legal and charity obligations rests Wlth the Directors. They met regularly
during 2022 and were consulted and informed on matters of importante. The Directors were.. Stuart Crane. Andrew
Pinder, Chadotte Senior and Aaron Abraham.
Real Life Church 15 led and overseen by Elder5 and a Senior Leadership Team. The Elder5 are Stuart Crane, Jeremy
Douglas-Jone5 and Matt Yates. The Senior Leadership Team 15 led by Stuart and Melanie Crane, together with Jeremy
Douglas-Jone5, Ben and Charlotte Senior. and Matt and Philippa Yate5.
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REAL LIFE CHURCH, SUTTON COLOFIELD
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
(INCORPORATING DIRE￿oR5. REPORTI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEM8ER 2022
Strurture, Governance and Management (continued)
The Elders and Senior Leaders met regularly during the year by Zoom and in person to discuss and oversee the affair5
and operational matter5 of the Church. They work with a large number of volunteers to implement the vision, goals and
objects of the Church. The Senior Leaders and Elders are given input and guidance from Andy Martin, an Apostle within
the Catalyst network of churches to which Real Life Church belongs.
Real Life Church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance and is affiliated to Catalyst, an ap05tolic team within
Newfrontiers, a worldwide family of churches.
FlnancSal revlew
Ouring the year income increased by £11,023, to £239,193, and expenditure increased by £59,459, to £238,966. As a
result, the charity had a surplus for the year of £197, compared to a surplus for the year of £48,633 in 2021, and the
charity's net assets increased by the same amount, to £376,027, all of which are unrestricted. Net current assets
increased by £1,956, to £374,325.
The si8nificant increase in expenditure compared with the prior year is as a result of activities returnin8 to normal levels
followin8 the Covid pandemic, as well as increased staffing.
Reserves pollcy
The trustees have detemiined that the Church should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £120k (which
equates to about six months. of unrestricted expenditurel so that the Church could continue to operate should income
and / or expenditure vary adversely. At the year end. the Church held unrestricted cash of £379k and the Church is
complying with its reseThes policy. Any surplus. free reseNes are being held by the Church to meet future expenditure
In relation to additional ministry needs or potential staff or venue expansion.
Key rlsks and uncertalntles
The charity is exposed to various risks- be they operational. fin3ncial or reputational. The trustees review the charity's
activities regulady to identify significant risks and. where possible. they take appropriate measures to mitl83te those
Plans for the future
The Church's aims for the future are in line wtth its attivtties and achievements during 2022. i.e. building and
strengthening the thurch. ble55ing the loc31 community and helping the poor and those in need. It continues to rely on
the 5UPPOrt of a large number of volunteer5 and. as it 15 considered appropriate and sUPPtsrt3ble financially, will emplov
additional people to help further its aims and objertive5.
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REAL LIFE CHURCH, SUTTON COLOFIELD
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
(INCORPORATING DIRE￿oR5. REPORTI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEM8ER 2022
Responsibilities of trustees under company law
The trLJ5tee5 are re5pon5ible for preparing the tru5tees' annual report and the financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and United Kin8dom Accounting Standard5 Iunited Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practicel.
Company law require5 the tr(Jstees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair
view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of it5 incomin8 resources and
application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparin8 these financial
statements, the trustee5 are required to..
1. select 5Ultable accounting policies and apply them consistentlv,.
2. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.
3. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,.
4. state whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
5. prepare the financial statements on a Boing concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will
continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time
the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with
the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguardin6 the assets of the charitable company and hence
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approval
This report, which has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small
companies, was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by=
Charlotte Senior
Oate..
20 September 2023
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TAiISTEES OF
REAL UFE CHURCH, S(rrroN COLDHELD
('tho Company'l
I report lo the charity Iruslees on my examination ol the a¢¢ounls ol the Company lor the year @nded 31
December 2022 on pages 7 10 17 lollowing, which hav8 been prepared on the basis ol the a¢¢ounling
policies sel out on pages 9 10 11.
R&spon$lbllltl¢s 8nd ba$1$ of report
As the charity's Iruslees ol the Company land also its directors lor the puwoses ol company lawl you are
responsible lor the preparation of the accounts in accordance wlh the requ1￿MentS ol the Companies
Act 20061.lhe 2006 Act'i.
Having satisfied myself that the accounts ol the Company are not required lo be audited under Part 16 01
the 2006 Act and are eligiblè lor independent examination, I report in respect ol my èxamination ol your
charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Chariliès Act 2011 1'th8 2011 Acl'l. In carrying
out my examination I havè lollowed the Directitins given by the Charity Commissitin under section 145151
Ibl ol the 2011 Act.
Independent examln•r'8 statem•nt
I have completed my examination. I confirm thai no mattets have come to my attention in Connection with
the examination giving ffle cause to bèlieve-
1. accounting records were not kepl in rèspect ol the Cofflpany as required by section 386 01 the 2006
Act., or
2. the accounts do nol accord vrilh Ihose records- or
3. the accounts do nol comply with the accounting requirements ol section 396 01 the 2006 Act other
than any requirern8nl that Ihe accounts give a 'true and lai¢ view which is not a matter considered as
part ol an independent examination., or
4. the accounts have nol been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles ol the Statement
ol Recommended Practice lor accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance wlh Ihe Financial Reporling Standard applicable in the UK and Republic ol
Ireland IFRS 1021.
I have no concerns and have come across no olher matters in connection with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandin9 01 the accounts to be
reached.
Archie McDowall BA, CA
Stewardship
1 Lamb's Passagg
London
EC1Y 8AB
Dat¢=
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REAL LIFE CHURCH, s￿￿ON COLDFIELD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVThIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOU
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Total
Funds
2022
Total
Funds
2021
Unreslricled
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Nole
INCOME AND ENDOWMEKfs FROM:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investments
230,251
3,904
1.312
3,726
233,977
3,904
1,312
226,712
1,458
Total Income and endowments
235,467
3,728
239,193
228,170
EXPENDITURE ON,.
Charitable activities
235.218
3,778
238,996
179,536
Total expendlturo
235,218
3,778
238,996
179,536
Net Incomellexpendllure)
249
1521
197
48,633
Transfers between lunds
13
IS21
Net movemènt In funds
197
197
48,633
R8conclllallon ol lundg..
Total funds brought forward
375,830
375,830
327,197
Total funds carrlèd forward
13
376.027
376,027
375,830
The statement ol linancial activr(ie$ includes all gains and k>sses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing operaiions.
The statement ol financial activities also complies Mth the requirements lor an inconE and expenditure account
required by the Companies Acl 2006.
The notes on page 9-16 form part ol these accounts.
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REAL UFE CHURCH. su￿ON COLDRELD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
To
Funds
2022
Total
Funds
2021
Unre5trKI
FurK15
Restrict￿1
FurK15
Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
1.703
3.462
1.703
1.703
3.462
CUARENT ASSETS
Debtor5
Cash al bank and in h
1.981
379.203
1.961
379.203
14.020
362.901
10
381.185
381.185
376.920
CREDITORS: Amount¥ t•lllnq
due *4thln one yur
16.8601
16.8601
14.5521
Net current 4•¥81¥ I lllthlltl￿j
374.325
374.325
372.368
TOTAL NET ASSETS
376.027
376.027
375.83Q
FUND BALANCÉS
13
Unresiyicied Funds
General funds
376.027
376,027
376.027
376.027
375.830
375.830
Reslrlcled FuThY8
376.027
376.027
375.830
Thè chariiable company 1$ eniiiied 10 8x•mptson Irom 477 01 thmpanleB Aci 20￿ lor the year anded
31 Decem￿¢ 2022.
The members have noi r4uired I1* Company to obl8Sn an a￿111 of rfs tinan￿81 statsmenis for IV* year ended 31 December
2022 In accordance wilh ￿lon 476 01 It* Companies Aci 2ri)6 In attordance wlh s￿li0n 145 01 the Charities Act
2011. Ihe accoums have 8X8min•J by an 1ndsp￿￿￿ examiw aTrJ Ihw rg))n has Induded In these Ilnancial
siaiemenis.
Thè dIr￿or$ (who are the charilthef¥)mpan￿s Irustees for the wp)ses ol charity lawl a(￿r￿9*&th￿r responsitslilies for..
lal ensurin9 that the charitabl& company k8eF6 accountiwd *fvch o)mF4y *ilh Wions 386 and 387 of the
Companies Act 2006 arwj
Ibl preparing linancid Stat￿entS Wthich gNe a true ￿ lar Ot the siaie ol aflaits ol the charitaNe company as at the
end ol each linawal and ol its n* Ir￿Me or Èxp*xliture each linants￿ y*r in a¢xordarte wilh thÈ requirements
ol Sections 394 and 395 arKJ which Olhth*ise ￿th the r4L¥rements ol Companies Aci 2006 rÈlaiino 10
finarKial Slalements, so lar as applittheto Ihe thariiatAeu)mpany.
ThÈ linawal siaietnents ha¥È pr￿￿ in ac(xJrdance ￿th the provi*ons ol Part 15 ot tt)È Companies Aci 2006 relating
10 small companies.
financial statements were aFv0v￿1 by BDardot EiT&t(Ws atKI on its beh￿[ by..
Chadotte Senior
Dale.. 20 September 2023
Company rxjmtw. 8182165
Charity number..
1149821
The nDte5 ￿ page W16 torm part ol these accoun
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REAL UFE CHURCH. su￿ON COLDFIELD
NOTES TO THE Accoup¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 OE¢EMBER
sla1￿￿ry knlotmoW¢n
The ¢harily is a ¢haritaYe ¢ompany linited ty guarartee ￿ is irtowrated Uiited Kirwbm. The company's regisieod number
ar￿ registered Offi￿ a(klress ¢an be fourxl on Gompany page.
A¢¢ounVNJ Polkle$
T￿$& firKarwial *aiements afy preparetl on a goirwJ co￿¢M bas4 urthTU* tsxi Ixxwertwji.
These finar￿la1 staiemeTrts have bew prepared ￿ accordarte wrfh Il*"Stslemerf ol RecommetKIBd Pwbee. Accounting ar￿ FlepDrtirvJ
by Charitie5 preparir¥J IF￿1r accounts in accordarre wrfh RekK)rting sta￿Jard ap￿￿al￿e in tho UK and Republ￿ ol Ireland
FRS 1021 I'ItrE ChaTitie5 SORP"). wlh the FinarKrdl Reportitwj SlarKlard in the Unrted Kingdom and Republ￿ ol Irel￿ l FRS
102.1, with Companie5 Act 2￿6 arxl %tsith ltr￿ CIwit￿ Acl 2011. ￿ clwty tnee15 fv £*liThtion ol a enlily as sel out
in FRS 102.
The princip￿$ athpisd in tho pr8parati)n of fmw*ial *at•m•rts ars *1 out ￿trjw.
The tr￿leeS Iwho are charitthe cornpany'5 directors for It￿ pwpose5 of compary lawl have as5es5ed w￿l￿er the use of t￿ goirvJ
corrern basi5 is apkKepriale ar¥J have CU￿￿jer8d pOs5b￿ everls or cO￿rt￿jn5 Ilwt rnHJhl cast Signrf￿ant Lbubl on the ability of the ch8rity
lo continue as a goiry concem. The IFust885 have made Itis a558ssrnenl lor a period ol at ￿a51 one year from t￿ dale of approval ol tha
financial slalemenls. In particular It* IrLEl8es have CO￿#1￿18d tharivs forecas15 arKI project￿￿ ￿ Ihg possible impl￿allOnS shou
projected income l or e%peThYlur8 vary u￿￿ed￿. Th Ir￿lee5 have corKILthd Ilwl I￿re is a reasonable 8xpeclalion that th8
charity has adequate resource5 lo conknJe to operale lor lh8 fwese8at48 luture. The tharity Ih8r8lor8 continue5 to adopl Ihe goir
concern basi5 in prepariry it5 linarKial slalements.
bl I￿￿￿0
Ircome includiry investment irKome recognwd in th8 in whKh th8 charity becomes enlitw to receipt. the amount receivable
can be measured with reasonab￿ certanly, aTrJ r8C•Pt ss probable. For Ihe most part. Ir￿Me B g8rÉrally recognised when it 15
received. I￿orne is onty deferred when the charily has lo I￿11 cordit*Jrs belore trfomr#J 8nlitk8d to il or wtrore th8 donor has specified
Ihal th8 I￿orne is lo be 8ypeTrJ8d in a lutuie per￿.
Iwome from donalrons ￿ legac*s incK#*s'.
il Recoverable gilt awj. This B recognwd wl*n lh8 re&led (h)rMttyJn B rec8N8d. Grft that has rvjl been r8cov8r8d by the balarte
sh881 dale is as a deb￿.
The charity relies on volunteers to carry out many of its act￿11￿. Hrthever. in acCOrdar￿ wth the SORP. th8 valu8 01 th888
seTrices has wl ￿en Ir￿lI￿￿ed in these fina￿al slalements as they canTh)I be rdiat4y measured.
ill Legacies. I￿orne from18gac￿8 B recognised whèn a ￿Str￿ut*jn Is recewj Irom estate or. rf earfier, lh8 charity has been
nolilied that a distr*ution will made aTrJ If* arnounl receNat* can te measu￿1 reliat4y.
lrtome from charrtab￿ aCtNit￿S ieweserts I[￿orne recewatA8 from gcojs. Ser¥￿@S aTrJ facilrt*S 84wh.ed in I￿tt￿ra￿e ol the charty's
charita￿8 objects. ll I￿lIKleS Ir￿orne from chwch retreatsaTrJ ot￿¢ everts aTrJ cujrses.
lrtome from other tradi￿ attWit￿$ represerts rthrne rtceW8b￿ Ircffl aC1M￿ uTrJertaken lo ger￿te funds for If* charty.
Irwestment IKome rewesents IrLome generated bythe as8ets aThl ￿A￿leS It￿Me Irrmn bank Interest.
Th8 charity has iaken the Mew Ihat it has onty or* charitable thty. namety Ihe th￿eMent of the christr.an larth, aNJ all Income from
dOnat￿r&, ￿ga¢￿S aTh1 charitable acifvil￿ B in re¥*ct ol Ihs on? thty.
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REAL UFE CHURCH. su￿ON COLDFIELD
NOTES TO THE Accoup¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 OE¢EMBER
A¢¢ounVNJ Polkle$ I¢oNIN*dl
Expendituo. inclLKIiw iTre¢overabk VAT. i% re¢ogi¥wl wt*n it $ irwXJtr￿ tr. il earler. when a or ¢ortsirLttive obligation for a
paytnent arises WOVKJe(I thai rt is prdiab* that sen￿me￿ will i* reqwed a￿1 amowtt ol obluatK)n ¢an be measured reliably.
The chaFily tnakes graths to 011￿r insblubons arxl irxlNK1￿b 10 fUrt￿r is charitab￿ oty'e¢tNes Grarts payaLAe are re¢ogntsed as
consiruclwe obligation5 arise. whrh is generalty when clwty extyesses a commitme[* lo ociweTrt that can be measured rel￿blY
ar￿ IFEn only lo extwrt that any corKIrtV￿ ￿art a￿ Lmlxle ul fv oNtrol ol fv charity.
Cost of raising furnls is N)t s¥JriI￿rt arxl rw)I beon separaiety¢fjsek)sed.
Gove1rwr￿e costs, whrh are Ir￿lL￿d in expthlLffè oft trArt a￿ ¥JenlrfEd Separate￿ in rK)te$ 10 the aceounis.
includes cost5 associated vlilh the irKleper¥Jetrt examYwlw)n ol statemen15. ¢￿ip1k4r￿e with constit￿lO￿al arKI slalulory
requir8rn8nt5 a￿* any olt*r eyrKIILYe roJrr8d on fv stral8gK marHg8mert ol Itr￿ clwrty.
General fur￿5 are urw•sliicl￿ are aviL4ble for ￿ al ol ts tsuste8s in lurtI￿rarce ol thè gonèral obj8clw85 01
the charity. Designated lurvJ5 comprise unrestricted lurwJ5 Iha¢ have ￿en sel asKJe by th8 trustees lor particular purposes. Fle51ricled
fUr￿S are donalions whrh are lo be used in accordarre wrth sp8crfK reslriCt￿￿ Ynp058d by dor¥)rs,' Ih8y irKI￿8 donations recewed from
appeals lor specific activ￿8$ or projec15. Erthwmert luThls are donalwJrys Ihal are relwned as caprtal in accordarKe with the donor's
wishes. The natLYe ol the re5trclKn d8twmins wt*llw lh8 eTrSJwmerts rewesenl F￿rrna￿nt en&Jwmenls or 8ypend8bl8
endowrnentS.
Items purcha58d or donaled for Ihe Char￿VS own LL88 ￿e capitah'sed when lh8 eost of wrchased ilems. or the fair value ol donated items.
is rnore Ihan £500 and Ihe item is expected lo ber￿Irt the charty over than crn accounliTha p8rhJd. Depreciation is charged on a
slraighl lim basis so as lo wnle down the valw ol each asset lo rts estimated ￿u9 Irf any) over ils 8¥pect8d u88lul economic life.
To achieve this objeclwe Ihe following ratesol dyeuatkin are charged..
EqUi￿an1
*r310 7 years
Th8 caryirvJ valws ol lar#JIb￿ Iix8d as8818 we reM8v￿d lor wnparm8rl in peri&ts wh8n evenls crf changes In Circumstanc￿ iTra￿ale that
the carrying Val￿ rnay not be rec￿Wab￿.
Fixed asset investments ar? h8kJ lo ger*rate Irmne aTrJ I crf loi Iheii in￿en1 polerlid. Cwrenl asset irweslrnenls are inveslrnenls
Ihal are held SFecrfically lor Sa￿ or are investmenls that chanty ewts to 8eM by ￿ ￿xt balarte shaet data. Invastmenls. other
than social inv8simenls (see below). ale Valued as lolbws..
il Irweslrnem woperty aThJ li8ied investments are vakjed at thèir Ifar valuel at thè sf*?I dale.
ill Unli81￿ irwestmems are measur&J at cosi ￿sS mparniernwhere Jitecomes apparert thai Ihe amount It￿1 could te real￿ed Is kss
than cost.
ImpaJrm8nt knsses arKJ losses aii4TrJ on the ol The*merts are i￿k￿led in ts Statement ol Finartial Aclivi118s urKJ8r th8
heading 'EXpe￿rture on Charitab￿ athl1￿$.. Gans artsnj on Ir* dtsrmisal ol irNestments are irtlthled In thè Slat8menl ol
Financial Aciiviiies under the fÈadiw 'Other Ir￿me.. All oirÉr gairts aTh1 knsses on iThe#ment assets are irtlthled In th& Slalem8nt ol
Financial Actvrtjes ￿￿er Ihe ￿adI￿.Nel garsllPJssesl on irwestments.
The charty operates delir￿ Contrib￿￿n pertsN)n *hemes lor its empkjyees. Obh9a￿ns lor ContritArt￿jrts to I￿Se sc￿me$ are
recojnised as an expertse when the arises. The assets of If*se s¢*emes are hÈk1 separaieW from those of charity in
Indepe￿entlY admin￿ered
company is a wistered chanty,. it has lak￿ adVan￿e of the rel￿1$ from taN2￿)n a¥al￿e to chanties and m tax Is payabl
on tho charity 8 income.
PagÈ 10

REAL UFE CHURCH. su￿ON COLDFIELD
NOTES TO THE Accoup¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 OE¢EMBER
A¢¢ounVNJ Polkle$ I¢oNIN*dl
The ¢harty'S finartial assets arKI lirwrrial IKablit*S al qualfy as bast lirwial ￿$trUM￿￿. as deli[￿ by FRS102. ExGepl lor loans,
creditors and debtors ao meawred at tfwr e￿￿ted $em￿meth vak* Irtym￿1y amount ol ¢ash ttwi ¢harily expects to pay or
re¢eivel The charity Tecogni5es lthilities for pnrDpal ol Ilwe ki￿ reMaK￿ <￿tar￿lI¥j at the year eryj li.e. the liabil￿e$
exclude any interest GIKargeable on knarLS ￿ fLrture yeatsl.
The charity has lthen advantage ol an exwnplK)n corderred by Il* CF*rilW SORP ar¥J rK)I prepar&1 a cash flow statement.
The Iru5tees do not cowder Ilwl there are ary material sowces of e41mal￿n or urKerfwnty al b￿ar*O date thai Could Tesull in
a maierral adju51metrt to the carryiry vths ol assets arxl hats'lit￿ rel￿ PWKKI.
In preparing finawal slalernenls certwn Il￿￿￿•rt$. 04irn**S a¥LThPtur¢ have lo b8 rnado thai aff*t amounts rocogrysed in
the fina￿la1 5tatefflen15. Th InElees Cry￿￿18r Ihe lolk)wir¥J lo be signrfranl..
il Th anr¥j￿ depre0al￿n charge lor prO￿rtY. plant a￿1 W4Liprnenl Sen¥￿ to tharyes in the e5tirnates lor useful economic Irf8
ar￿ res￿￿al value. These 8slimal95 are reass8ss8d a￿1. wTr￿n rwe5sary. adI￿t￿l lo refbcl current circurn51ance5.
Don￿0￿ and W¢l•#
2022
2021
Oonalions ol cash 8rd ￿rnI￿r
Irthme lax recoverab
192.572
41.404
233.977
189.390
37,322
226,712
kKomo from chwrbtablo acllvltle8
2022
2021
Church retreats and events
3.904
3.904
kwe8tmont IrKome
2022
2021
Bank inleresl
1.312
1.312
1,458
1,458
PagÈ11

REAL UFE CHURCH. su￿ON COLDFIELD
NOTES TO THE Accoup¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 OE¢EMBER
Chariiatye expendittwe
2022
2021
Costs Irrtwred dlrerfiy ¢)n $pe¢HI¢
Employment ¢osts
Venue F¥re
Publicity ar￿ Cotnmunicabon
Ministry costs atKI expe[￿$
chi￿re￿ arQ youth
Events
109.155
18.126
8.280
12.236
14.222
19.346
181.365
79,711
9,511
5,420
7,030
3,825
14,783
120,280
Grants parab￿ Iw10 8¢1
48.586
46.684
229.951
166,964
Costs Incwr•d on *upport & ldmlrfstr￿IoTh
GoverTh4rKe cos15
Accwn15 pr8paralion irdyrthnt examinaih?n
Equipment and ollice cost5
Subscriplions ar￿ profe55￿￿ lees
Depreciation ol lar¥Jib￿ fixed a55ets
Irwrance
1.9
2.798
436
3.108
782
9.044
1.860
3.243
1.319
5.459
692
12,572
Total ey4￿￿J1turt
238.996
179.536
Grants payatA•
2022
UrYestrKted ReSt￿ted
FuTrJs
F￿￿8
2021
Urrfestricl•
FuTrJs
R88tricled
FuThJs
2021
Tol
Organisalior&w￿ses
Calalysl
Emmarthl HL
Foodbarl(
Acaoa Family Support
LIV Village sportsorship
Church PlantirvJ Aliica
Sl Ba￿1,$
Turkish Reluoe Project
R8d8emer crrtjrch
Hope Debt Centre
Chnsi Central CNJrch
Chnsi Church Bimiingham Food Pamry
Sullon cold[￿Id Baptist Cfrtjrch Frxxbart(
Othèr grfts < £l,O(X)
Irnlividuals
10.
17.235
10.790
17.235
2.720
5,994
17,982
2,477
4,900
2,400
2,400
500
2,000
1,000
17,982
2,477
2,400
2,400
1.733
1.725
1.1110
2.784
1,725
1.1¢M>
1.650
5.381
1.650
5.381
46.684
44.809
3.778
The chanly has taken advantage of an ÈxemptA)n ttjrlerred by ChaiitÉs SORP has wt disdosed names ol some grant
receiving lnstitLrt￿rts as they operate n territOr￿S where Chrtsbarts are per￿UtUj,. the diSdO￿re of tris Infonnatson wtsu￿ be prejudicial.
PagÈ 12

REAL UFE CHURCH. su￿ON COLDFIELD
NOTES TO THE Accoup¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 OE¢EMBER
AMlysl$ of sto11 ¢osts. the ¢ost ol key Mawem￿ perso￿1 aNI Inisiee remiwatlon
2022
2021
Gross wages and sa￿r*S
Employer's National Insuraru ¢osis
Pension ¢051s lemFAoyers' Contri￿￿)n1
Ott￿r empk)ym¢th ￿￿fits
100.728
3.812
4.615
74,101
2,326
3,283
109.155
79,711
average morthty Nmi*r ol 6Nnpbyess<lrrirYJ tt* year was 512021." 51. klo* of &tiwt*s are ca[r￿d QLI by volunteer5.
No staff recei￿￿ salaries at a rato of mom I￿1n £eo.tKIO ￿r
The charitls key rnanagemenl comprw Irustee$ arKI key siatt on Ihè C(ynpany Inlorrnati)n pagtr. Tot￿ arnpbymeni
be￿1115 PaYa￿e to key management lor year were as lolbw5'.
011￿r
Wagos & empbym8nt
saLare5
Ernpbyer
2022
Contri￿￿￿5
Tru5t8e5'.
Stuart Crane
Key rnanagernent corrncl8d lo Irust8es'.
Mdanie Crane. of sIL￿rt Cran8
Olher Marn￿r5 01 key managemenl
48.481
307
2.424
51.212
21.978
1.099
23.243
74,455
The following amounts wer? Payab￿ in the pr8wJu8 ￿ar..
Other
ErnphJy8r
Wag85 & empbyment
Pan￿on
Sa￿￿S
rÉlits Contribjt￿nS
2021
Trustees..
Sluart Crane
Key rnanagement corrncted lo Irust8es'.
Mdanie Crane. spjuse ol Stuart Cra
Other merniers ol key Mana￿men1
47.089
2.354
49,423
19.IY)2
95Q
19,952
69,375
Stuart Crane seN8d as a church leader and recewed If* atrM)¥e payments Icf s8Mr¥J in that capacty, rKst for $8MryJ as a IrLL%le8.' th888
payments are pemiitted ty charrtys gDveinr¥J docLmerL
PagÈ 13

REAL UFE CHURCH. su￿ON COLDFIELD
NOTES TO THE Accoup¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 OE¢EMBER
Tangltye Ilxed ossets
FLKlures,
filts￿$ atKI
equipment
Total
2022
Gost
Al 1 January 2022
Additions
Al 31 December 2022
46.795
1.349
48.144
46.795
1,349
48,144
A¢¢umulaied deprgcu41ion
Al 1 January 2022
Gharge lor the year
Eliminal8d on dispos
Al 31 Oec8rnb8r 2022
43.333
3.108
43.333
3.108
46.441
46.441
Net book ¥￿ue
Al 31 Oec8rnb8r 2022
1.703
1.703
Al 31 08c8mb8r 2021
3.462
3,462
Dèbtor#
2022
2021
Tax recoverab
Other d8blor8
462
1.520
1.981
12,560
1,460
14,020
10 Cash at Bank arKI In ￿nd
2022
2021
Cash al bank with imm8Llate acc885
Notice depjsrts (with a term ol three monlfrsu knsl
101.223
277.981
379.203
85,122
277,779
362,901
11 Credltors: Ilabllltl08 lalllrwj due wlthln one year
2022
2021
Trade creditors
Oth8r Cr￿rtOrS
Accruals
2.369
2.571
1.920
6.860
1,048
1.644
1.860
4,552
12 Penslon commltments
During the year employer's per￿n tora￿￿ £4,61512021.' £3.3041 were payable to definth1 contributKJn pèrsonal penslon
sth&mes. No pensk)n coMnbirtK)rts were oww at IhÈ sf*et date P021." £nfj.
PagÈ 14

REAL UFE CHURCH. su￿ON COLDFIELD
NOTES TO THE Accoup¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 OE¢EMBER
13 Fwd$
During yearthe movemerts in ¢lwrtls furnts **re as lolkn
Iwmi
(MgoirKJ
sources
2022
Tra￿le[S
in the year
2022
Gbsing
2022
2022
2022
General Urtffjstrieied Fu
375.&30
235.467
1235.2181
1521
376,028
Totl UrY6siri¢ied FurKIs
375.&30
235.467
1235,2181
1521
376.028
R85tricl8cI Funds
Foodbank Fundrai%rwJ
3.726
13.7781
52
3.726
13.7781
52
Aggreg81e ol IL￿5
375.830
¥39.193
1238.9961
376.028
AMlp18 Ot a¥set8 by fw
The assets Ikqbih'lie5 of th8 va￿1￿5 luTrJ5 WW8 as lolyw8'.
Ge￿r
fur
Desunaled
luTrJs
R8Stric18d
luThJs
2022
Tangible lixed as88ls
Debtors
Cash al bank in haThJ
Creditors falling dw witrin one year
1.703
1.981
379.203
16.8601
1,703
1.981
379,203
16,8601
376.027
376,027
PagÈ15

REAL UFE CHURCH. su￿ON COLDFIELD
NOTES TO THE Accoup¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 OE¢EMBER
13 Fwd$ l¢oniinL*dl
In powous year Ihe mo¥*mtyrts in ¢lwiVs fuNl$ We￿ as lolk)ws."
(¥*ni
b*rre
2021
Iwmi
res)urces
2021
(￿O01ng
sources
2021
Trar6fers
in the year
2021
Gbsing
2021
General Urtffjstrieied Fu
327.197
228.170
1179,5361
375,830
Totl UrY6siri¢ied FurKIs
327.197
228.170
1179.5361
375,830
R851ricl8cI Funds
Caiatyst IchJr¢h pL¥￿'￿ wv8rty r81*11
Aggreg81e ol IL￿5
327.197
228.170
1179.5361
375.830
AMlys18 Ot net a¥set8 by fund
In the prewous year. th8 ass8t5 aTrJ lats'lit￿ ol vaihxs fuTrJs were a5 Idkxs..
Ge￿r
fur>Js
Desunaled
lur¥Js
R8Stric18d
fU￿S
2021
Tangible lixed as88ls
Debtors
Cash al bank in haTrJ
Creditors falling dw witrin one year
3.462
14.020
362.901
14,5521
14.020
362.9Q1
14.5521
375.830
375,830
14 Tra￿actIonS wlth related parde8
During the year the chaiity..
al received donations loialling £55.038 12021.. t43.5521 frorn related parties (wh￿h itK*kJès trustees. any oif*r members ol key
management anyer* ck)sety connected 10 IfÉml.
bl pa￿ eypenses iolalliro £nil 12021.. £nll 10 Ir￿teeS ￿ Con￿lon with carrwr¥J duties assock81*1 With beiw trustees,.
reimbursemems lor e4)ertses when acbnJ as ￿en1 lor the tharity Ix Ir¢￿red wh8n und8rtthro empkjymenl du118s not
connected wrth serviw as a tntsiee are Th)t i￿111ed in thi8 di¥kNJre.
Except as di￿Osed in mte 7'Analysis ol stam cosb., Ihere have tr￿en rn olhertsa￿1#￿s %¥th related pa￿"eS dunrvJ If* year.
16 Membws
Each member of company commrfsto cthttritArte AT Ihe CW i% wofft14) an amountof £1.
PagÈ 16

REAL LFE CHURCH. SUTTON COLDFIELD
DETPJLED STATEMENT OF A£TNmES WITH COMPARATNES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
nr
nr
General
2022
Re*r￿9￿
2022
To
2022
General
2021
Aestriclod
2021
Total
2021
Nole
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM..
Donations and legacles
Charrfable actiw1￿$
Investmenis
230.251
3,726
233.977
3.904
1.312
226.712
226,712
1.312
1.458
1.458
Total Incom• and •ndowm•nt8
235.467
3.726
239.193
228.170
228.170
EXPENDITUREON..
Chartsble aclivilies..
235.218
3.778
238.996
179.536
179.536
Total Exp•ndllUi•
235.218
3.778
238.996
179.536
179.536
N•t Ineom•lI•x￿ndl1uT•j
249
1521
197
48.633
48.633
Tran#f•rJ b•tW￿n fund•
13
1521
Nel movemenl In lund8
197
197
48,633
48.633
Reconclllatlon ol lund8:
Tolal lunds brought forward
375.830
375,830
327,197
327,197
Total funds carded forward
13
376.028
376,028
375,830
375.830
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