Charity Registration No. 1150014 Company Registration No. 08227302 (England and Wales) ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION |Trustees|Mr N Carlton Smith| |---|---| ||Mr A Greer (Chair)| ||Mrs P Hart| |Secretary|Mr N Carlton Smith| |Charity number|1150014| |Company number|08227302| |Principal address|The Wildwood Centre| ||Lower Road| ||Onehouse| ||Stowmarket| ||Suffolk| ||IP14 3BX| |Registered office|Gascoynes House| ||Moseleys Farm Business Centre| ||Fornham All Saints| ||Suffolk| ||IP28 6JY| |Independent examiner|Gascoynes| ||Gascoynes House| ||Moseleys Farm Business Centre| ||Fornham All Saints| ||Suffolk| ||IP28 6JY| |Bankers|CAF Bank| ||25 Kings Hill Avenue| ||Kings Hill| ||West Malling| ||Kent| ||ME19 4TA| ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## CONTENTS ||Page| |---|---| |Trustees report|1 - 2| |Statement of trustees responsibilities|3| |Independent examiners report|4| |Statement of financial activities|5| |Balance sheet|6| |Notes to the financial statements|7 - 12| ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 ## Introduction The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the King's Church constitution, the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities SORP (FRS 102) second edition. ## Background King’s Church Stowmarket is a community of Christian believers from Stowmarket and the surrounding area. The church is part of a family of churches called Relational Mission, which in turn is part of the Newfrontiers movement of churches. Newfrontiers is a worldwide network of about 1500 churches in over 60 nations. ## Structure, governance and management As a legal entity, King’s Church is constituted as a charitable company limited by guarantee, and run by a board of trustees who oversee the church’s legal and financial responsibilities. The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: ## Mr N Carlton Smith Mr A Greer (Chair) Mrs P Hart ## Objectives and activities The charity's objects ('The objects') are for the public benefit and are restricted to the following: (a) To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the beliefs in the schedule hereto attached in such parts of Stowmarket, the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the charity; (b) To relieve persons who are in conditions of need, financial hardship or sickness and who may be aged and to relieve the distress caused thereby in the said location and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit; (c) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation of other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life. - 1 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 ## Achievements and performance The church made a welcome return to meeting in-person following the lockdown restrictions in 2020. This started with outdoor meetings at The Barn on White Cottage Farm just outside Stowmarket, with regular weekly indoor meetings commencing in October. We decided during the year to make The Barn at White Cottage Farm our new home. The venue served us very well during the year and offers us much scope for future growth. The church was led during 2021 by Justin Vince and Alistair Greer, with John Putman rejoining the leadership team during the year. The local leadership continued to be overseen by the eldership of Kingsgate Church, Bury St Edmunds. The size of our church family remained fairly stable during the year at around 40 adults and children. We ran a “Light Station” on the afternoon of Sunday 31st October, and started doing monthly outreach in the Town Centre. As at the date of these accounts, the monthly outreach has become a regular activity. ## Financial review There was a surplus of income over expenditure for the year on unrestricted funds of approximately £20K. The expenditure for the year was £18K, which is analysed in more detail at note 13 to the accounts. Income for the year was £38K, representing donations from members and visitors, supplemented by recovery of tax via gift aid. Unrestricted reserves at the year-end were £72K. The church also maintained a hardship fund (the “restricted funds”). There were a few transactions into and out of this fund during the year, leaving a year-end balance of £1.3k. It also maintained a Giving to Missions fund, which saw income and expenditure during the year of £10k. ## Reserves The reserves policy as at the date of this report is that unrestricted funds should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. This level of reserves was comfortably maintained in 2021. The trustees report was approved by the Board of Trustees. Mr A Greer (Chair) Chairman of the trustees Dated: 27 July 2022 - 2 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 The trustees, who are also the directors of The King's Church, Stowmarket for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the The King's Church, Stowmarket and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the The King's Church, Stowmarket will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the The King's Church, Stowmarket and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the The King's Church, Stowmarket and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. - 3 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ## TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The King's Church, Stowmarket for the year ended 31 December 2021. ## Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the The King's Church, Stowmarket (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act). Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the The King's Church, Stowmarket are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the The King's Church, Stowmarket’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. ## Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: - 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the The King's Church, Stowmarket as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or - 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or - 3 the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or - 4 the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. I note that the production of the accounts and independent examinations are provided by the same firm, but there are arrangements in place to ensure the independence aspect of the independent examination. Gascoynes Chartered Accountants Gascoynes House Moseleys Farm Business Centre Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JY Dated: 27 July 2022 - 4 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 |Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2021
2021
Notes
£
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
11
38,366
10,000
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
17,693
10,000
Net income for the year/
Net movement in funds
20,673
-
Fund balances at 1 January 2021
51,668
1,314
Fund balances at 31 December 2021
72,341
1,314|Total
2021
£
48,366
27,693
20,673
52,982
73,655|Total
2020
£
40,441| |---|---|---| |||17,411| |||23,030
29,952| |||52,982| The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006. - 5 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## BALANCE SHEET ## AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 |Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
3
Current assets
Debtors
4
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
5
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds|2021
£
4,525
69,793
74,318
862|£
199
73,456
73,655
1,314
72,341
73,655|2020
£
13,728
40,860
54,588
2,010|£
404
52,578| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||52,982| |||||1,314
51,668| |||||52,982| For the financial year ended 31 December 2021 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. No members have required the company to obtain an audits of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime. The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 27 July 2022 and are signed on its behalf by: Mr A Greer (Chair) Trustee Company Registration No. 08227302 - 6 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 ## 1 Accounting policies ## Charity information The King's Church, Stowmarket is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Gascoynes House, Moseleys Farm Business Centre, Fornham All Saints, Suffolk, IP28 6JY. ## 1.1 Accounting convention The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016). The The King's Church, Stowmarket is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. The The King's Church, Stowmarket has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. ## 1.2 Going concern At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. ## 1.3 Charitable funds Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives unless the funds have been designated for other purposes. Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements. ## 1.4 Incoming resources ## Recognition of Incoming Resources These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when: - the charity becomes entitled to income; - the Directors believe it is probable they will receive the income; and - the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability ## Income with related expenditure Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA ## Grants and donations Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the income. ## Tax reclaims on donations and gifts Income from tax reclaims are included in the SOFA in the same financial period as the gift to which they relate. - 7 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 - 1 Accounting policies (Continued) ## Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Directors' annual report. - 1.5 Resources expended ## Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. ## Governance costs Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of the Directors' meetings and cost of any legal advice to Directors on governance or constitutional matters. - 1.6 Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost, net of depreciation. Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases: IT Equipment 25% straight line Other fixed assets 25% straight line Depreciation in the year of purchase is calculated on a pro rata basis from the date of acquisition. - 1.7 Impairment of fixed assets At each reporting end date, the The King's Church, Stowmarket reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). - 1.8 Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents represent funds held at call in the charity's bank accounts. - 1.9 Financial instruments The The King's Church, Stowmarket has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. ## Basic financial assets Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are carried at transaction price. ## Basic financial liabilities Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are carried at transaction price. - 8 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 - 1 Accounting policies ## (Continued) ## Derecognition of financial liabilities Financial liabilities are derecognised when the contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. ## 2 Employees ## Number of employees There were no employees during 2021 (no employees during 2020) ## 3 Tangible fixed assets |3|Tangible fixed assets||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||IT Equipment|Other fixed|Total| |||||assets|| ||||£|£|£| ||Cost||||| ||At 1 January 2021||1,019|1,150|2,169| ||At 31 December 2021||1,019|1,150|2,169| ||Depreciation and impairment||||| ||At 1 January 2021||615|1,150|1,765| ||Depreciation charged in the year||205|-|205| ||At 31 December 2021||820|1,150|1,970| ||Carrying amount||||| ||At 31 December 2021||199|-|199| ||At 31 December 2020||404|-|404| |4|Debtors||||| |||||2021|2020| ||Amounts falling due within one year:|||£|£| ||Gift aid tax recoverable|||4,525|13,728| |5|Creditors: amounts falling due within one year||||| |||||2021|2020| |||||£|£| ||Accruals and deferred income|||862|2,010| |||- 9 -|||| ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 ## 6 Restricted funds The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes: |||Movement in funds|Movement in funds|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Balance at|Incoming|Resources|Balance at| ||1 January 2021|resources|expended|31 December| |||||2021| ||£|£|£|£| |Benevolent fund|1,314|-|-|1,314| |Giving to Missions|-|10,000|(10,000)|-| ||1,314|10,000|(10,000)|1,314| The Benevolent account is to hold funds that have been raised to support those people, that are known to the members of the church, who are experiencing financial hardship. The Giving to Missions fund holds monies given specifically to support missions. The restricted funds are represented by cash reserves of the charity. ## 7 Related party transactions One trustee director received reimbursements totalling £1,730.15 for purchases made on behalf of the church (2020: Two trustee directors received £1,184.04 for purchases made on behalf of the church). These were in respect of licence fees for various ICT apps used by the church and other sundry church expenses. In addition the church paid course fees of £750 (2020 - £650) on behalf of one of the trustees for the LEAD church leadership development programme run by Relational Mission. No other payments were made to directors or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them. ## 8 Risk assessment The directors actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the free reserves stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The directors have also examined other operational and business risks which they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks. ## 9 Reserves policy The directors have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs. This is based on the charity's size and the level of financial commitments held. The directors aim to ensure the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The directors will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily. - 10 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 ## 10 Public benefit The charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purpose or 'aims' that are for the public benefit. Details of how the charity has achieved this are provided in the Trustees report. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake. ## 11 Donations and legacies |Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
Gift aid/other donations and gift aid recoverable
38,366
10,000
For the year ended 31 December 2020
39,441
1,000|Total
Total
2021
2020
£
£
48,366
40,441| |---|---| - 11 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 |12
Charitable activities
Ministry costs
Gifts - Tithe to Relational Mission
Gifts - Other
Training and conferences
Church leader expenses
Visiting speakers
Hospitality and catering
Children's and youth work
Outreach
Other costs
Premises hire
Administration, equipment and other sundry expenses
Accountancy
Insurance
Depreciation of fixed assets
Bank charges|2021
£
3,000
4,700
2,533
-
400
819
17
115
11,584
£
2,400
2,212
797
303
205
192
6,109|2020
£
3,000
2,655
2,720
1,459
470
360
70
-| |---|---|---| |||10,734| |||£
1,781
1,609
1,164
298
205
120| |||5,177| The accountancy costs are made up as follows:- Independent examiners fees - £625 (2020 - £660) Other financial services provided - £172 (2020 - £504) - 12 - ## THE KING'S CHURCH, STOWMARKET ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 |12
Restricted costs
Gifts|2021
£
10,000
10,000|2020
£
1,500| |---|---|---| |||1,500| - 13 -