The United Reformed Church. Broxbourne Trustees, Annual ReFQrt for the Year Ended 31" December 2022 Mill Lane, Broxbourne. Herts ENIO 7 BQ Page I Registered Charity No. 1152449 The United Reformed Church. Broxbourne is a local diurch of the United Reformed Church in Great Britain and a member of the Thames North Synod. OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES The charitable object of the Church is the adNBnrnent of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union ofthe United Reformed Church. The Church provides benefit to the public in two main ways: by providing public worship. pastoral care and spiritual. moral and intellertual development, both for the cOngEatIOn and for members of the wider communty: by promotin8 Christian values and service to the communrty by members of the congregation, for the benefit of Indivlduals and society as a whole. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Full and detailed reports on all actfvlties undertaken durin8 the year are presented at the Annual Church Meeting, and are available on request. STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Eklers Meetin8. consisting of the elected Elders and the Minister, o¥prsees the spiritual life of the Church, and recommends to the Church Meeting arrdngements for maintainin8 the buildings and looking after finances. The Church Meeting (of all members wishin8 to attend) gives guidan on the lrfe and work of the Church, and is its final decision-making body. The Minister is called to the Church by its members and is in pastoral charge of the Church. Elders are elected by Church Meetln8 from among its members. The secretary and treasurer are nominated annualty by and from the Elders and elected by Church Meetlng. TRUSTEES The Trustees are the members of the Elders Meetin& WIK) in 2022 were: Natssha Appiah, Dorothy Blatcher. Amanda Harwood ITrea5urer). Gordon Kelso {Joint Secretsryl. Diane Price {Joint Secretsryl, Rosemary Woodall. Donald Wratten contlnued as Pastordte Treasurer. FINANCIAL REVIEW See the Church's Annual Accounts. NORTH LEA VALLEY PASfoRATE {NLVP) URC Broxbourne is a member of the North Lea Valley Pastordte, tO8ether with the URCS in Hertford and Cheshunt. The Pastordte did not have a Minister in January 2022. Revd Mark Robinson joined as our new Minister on 1st February 2022. and he was ilucted on 3 April 2022.
UNtTED REFORMEDCIKJROi 8ROXBCXXE YearEnthry IL%t Dmber20 GENERALFUND.iIMestrkMd P¢elpts Offerin¥s'.- Envelopes Loose Cath StèndinR Order5 D0Th3tion5 TaxJGiftAkl Refunds PaBe 2a STota5 TOTAL% E3g1&(X) )L96 £7.li&txJ £180.16 .U&83 E3.7.[X) £816.13 £5.886. .221.85 £2,443.33 f15.147.31 61ft Dty a125.c iettln85 Rent £12581.98 £U923.( £4.945.IXI Fundralsln8'.- Mby Market Christma5 Market £1073.98 less 10% £7.0 Floats reban Emergency Float repald Church Coffee Sales US2L70 E853.10 É741.WJ £i*).( £62 £50.ts) £233.(Kl £L95Y.g0 Sundrle5 In É64.98 Interest In.'- Colf Rate Reward £233 É10.88 £U.43 From paOte £31&84 £40. £4OA Mums and Tr>adlw5 t4560 Total receipts Totsi payments Exoss reIptS £43.933.26 £fAJ.620.91 E45.854.60 E40.445.$3 £SAOg.07 £16.6B7.65
Page 2b Untted Refornied (hurth Bvoxbtyw Year Efiding 3tst fJe¢•nbef 2022 GENERAL FUND- Unrestrkted Payments Mlnistry Ministry and Mission Pulpit Supply sub-total 2022 TOTALS 2021 TOTALS £16.284.) £1,010.20 £19.021.25 £1.120. £17,294.20 Church Prem15e$ Maintenance Electricity and Gas aeanlng and Materials Insurance Telephone Water sub-total £1,610.49 £5,389.68 £4.046.40 £2.462.¢Xt £348.38 £93.80 £3,666.38 £7,673.20 £5,928.58 £2.513.39 £589.68 £152.49 £13.950.81 £ZO.523.n Actlvlt Organist and Muslc Flowers Subscriplionld¢)natlons Floats Out sub-totsl £1,515.89 £1,295.66 £19. £174.C £L9389 £1,56&66 Admlnlstratlon StationerylPublicltv Sundrles ouVPosta8e Webslte Lettings expenselrefnd sut01 £331.15 £545.14 £78.C(I £26.98 £165.75 £774.70 £78. £217.30 £981.27 £123%75 Man Councll Tax Insurance Maintenan Telephone Water Electrlclty l Gas Le881 feès Temporary Mare sub-total £493.83 £4.179.16 £542.36 £2.737.(Xl £1.977.60 £12,989.30 £394.89 £66335 £6,650.59 To Pastorate £0.75 £ts0.75 £60,620.91 £40A45.53 Total payments
yearEnd1 3tst Dem AiLFUND5 p4e3 X122 2021 2Q2 2021 U14RESTRrnD FUIIOS General Fund IPaÉe 21 General Fund5 Reser¥ Manse Relurbi5hrnent TenancyAdmln Avsyste £43933.26 £45A54.f £&1620.9L £40.445.53 UNRESTRICTED FLINDSTOTAiS Totèl ReIpts Extrss Pecelpis Exoss Pwwts £fy),620.91 É40,4¢5.53 E5.418.07 £16.SA7 65 £E41.620.91 E60.620.91 £4554.60 RESTrICTED FUNDS Spetifled Church AciiTrAlles Youth Fund Opportunllles and Supptyi AV Syste Bowls Club IRtser¥ol Comet IReser¥el Estate Alter 8's L(fflIKJ Youth Fund Oppsand&Jpp AV System £29.92 £25.C £537.(Q IRetI £273.95 1567.S2 £Y9.96 £930D) f953.63 Ralsert for Other Causes Christm1$ 2022.. 10% orferln Food Bank ChrIsti Aid= Allhan ." Ukr85ne rlslma5 2021 É149.64 É149.64 É257.65 É297.CAI U91J8 É299.28 Smde Tran F•1 Bank Chri#ian Awl.. Afoh £153,53 É297.LY) 79.23 £i,UL9J £iAA93 £53176 RESfRicfED FUNDSTOTALS Total Rewpts Excess Payments Exc5 Receipts £4.765.40 £2,07S.92 ÉL963.93 £1,486.39 E589.S3 £UJl.47 £4.765AO £2,075.92 £2,075.92 ALL FUNDSTOTAI Total Recelpis Exts5s Payments Exoss Receipts £4fj6 É47,930.S2 £6258&84 E4L931.92 £5,998. E47,930 52 7.930.52 £6284 ThANSFEHS E72AXX).rs)
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THE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH. BROXBOURNE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31° DECEMBER 2022 Page 5 OTHER CHURCH GROUPS The Church has several groups who hold and manage funds as under". Balance Receipts 3111212021 COMET 354.19 415.57 After Eights Group 1197.96 2081.99 1864.98 Bowls Group 1797.00 858.00 780.15 1874.85 The Mothers and Toddlers Group has been closed since 2020 Ipre-pandemic). It had its own Buildin8 Society account, untouched since 2020. The account was closed, and the money £1372.43 transferred to Church's bank. Payments Outslde Balance causes 3111212022 296.22 1314.97 473.54 NORTH LEA VALLEY PASTORATE The Pastorate Fund is currently administered by the Broxbourne trustees for the benefit of the three Churches. Balance 3111212021 10,247.98 Recelpts Payments Balance 3111212022 6,615.72 130.75 3763.01 FUNDS HELD WITH THE PARISH CHURCH The Youth Fund and the Holiday Club Fund. shown on Pa8e 4 of the accounts, are currently each held by the Broxbourne trustees for the benefit of URC Broxbourne and the Parlsh of Broxbourne wlth Wormlev. MONEfARY ASSErs The Pastorate Fund is for convenlence held In a separate bank account. The remainlng assets are spllt between two bank5 in orderto spread risk. OTHER ASSEfs USED FOR CHURCH PURPOSES The Church contents are insured for £ILM),517; £23,648 for the AV System; £29.540 for the Organ, Rentlhire receivable £2I,0-tota1Ilng £174.70512021 £158,236}. The Church building and the Manse are held in trust for URC Broxbourne by the URC Thames North Synod Trust. URC Broxbourne Is responslble for insurlng them. The Church buildlng Is Insured for £1971,528, and the Manse was valued at £544,394. FUND DEFINrrioNS Unrestrlcted Funds may be used by the church for any of its ordinary purposes. Restrlcted Funds may only be spent on the specific purpose for which they are given. Any money remainin8 unspent must either be carried forward for future expenditure on the speclfic purpose, or else returned. It cannot be absorbed into general funds. The Report on page l and the Accounts on pages 2-5 approved by the Elders and signed on their behalf by....... ........... date.26 7023
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