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 adNBn￿rnent 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 cOng￿EatIOn 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 i￿lucted on 3 April
2022.

UNtTED REFORMEDCIKJROi 8ROXBCXXE
YearEnthry IL%t D*mber20
GENERALFUND.iIMestrkMd
P*¢elpts
Offerin¥s'.-
Envelopes
Loose Cath
StèndinR Order5
D0Th3tion5
TaxJGiftAkl Refunds
PaBe 2a
S￿￿Tota5
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 pa￿O￿te
£31&84
£40.
£4OA
Mums and Tr>adlw5
t45￿￿60
Total receipts
Totsi payments
Exoss re￿IptS
£43.933.26
£fAJ.620.91
E45.854.60
E40.445.$3
£SAOg.07
£16.6B7.65

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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
su￿t0￿1
£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 Mar￿e
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 D*em
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 Re￿Ipts
Extrss Pecelpis
Exoss Pwwts
£fy),620.91
É40,4¢5.53
E5.418.07
£16.SA7 65
£E41.620.91
E60.620.91
£45*54.60
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
IRe￿￿tI
£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
Exc￿5 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
£4￿￿fj6
É47,930.S2
£6258&84
E4L931.92
£5,998.
E47,930 52
7.930.52
£62￿￿84
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THE UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH. BROXBOURNE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31° DECEMBER 2022
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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
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