The Untted Reformed Church Broxbourne
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Trustees, Annual Reportyorthe Year Ended 31" December 2024
Mill Lane, Broxbourne, Herts EN10 7BQ
Registered Charity Number 1152449
The United Reformed Church Broxbourne is 8 local church of the United Reformed Church in
Great Britain and a member of theThames North Synod.
OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
The charitable object of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of
the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church. The Church
provides benefit to the public in two main ways:
by providing public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, mor81 and intellectual development.
both forthe congregation and for members of the wider community.
by promoting Christian values and servic8 to the community by members of the congregation,
for the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Full and detailed r8POrts on all activities undertaken duringthe year are presented at the Annual
Church Meeting. and are available on request.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Elders Meeting, consisting of the elected Elders and the Minister, oversees the spiritual lif8
of the Church, and recommends to the Church Meeting arrangements for maint8ining the
buildings and looking after finances. The Church Meeting (of all members wishing to attend)
gives guidance on the life and work of the Church, and is its final decision-m8king body. The
Minister is called to the Church by its members and is in pastoral charge of the Church.
Elders are elected by Church Meeting from among its members. The secretary and treasurer are
nominated annually by and from the Elders and elected by Church Meeting.
TRUSTEES
The Trustees are the members of the Elders Meeting. who in 2024 were: Dorothy Blatcher
(Januaryto September), Amanda Harwood (Treasurer and Pastorate Treasurer), Rosemary
Woodall, Natasha Appiah (September to December),
FINANCIAL REVIEW
See the Church's AnnualAccounts.
NORTH LEA VALLEY PASTORATE {NLVP}
URC Broxbourne is a member of the North Lea Valley Pastorate, together with the URCS in
Hertford and Cheshunt. Throughout 2024 the Pastorate's Minister was Revd Mark Robinson.

United Reformed Church Broxbourne
Receipts and payments for the year ending 31st December 2024
Page 2a
GENERAL FUND - page 2a
RECEIPTS
Offerings
Envelopes
Loose Cash
Standing Orders
Donations
Income Tax Refunds
sub-total
2024
2024
2086.00
1425.51
8526.00
569.03
3387.48
15994.02
Gifts
Gift Day
2490.00
Knight Family memorial donation
Lettlngs
Le:tlngs
23041.50
Fundralsing
May Market
Christmas Market
Market 1101.01
less IOYO 120.00
Church coffee/teas
sub-total
2236.95
stalls
138.IXI
981.01
1119.01
85.00
Sundries
Sales
Conference grant
200.00
Floats Rebanked
215.QX)
Interest
Coif interest
Rate a/c interest
sub-total
5245.50
130.32
5375.82
GENERAL FUND TOTALS
Total receipts
Excess receipts
Excess payments
Total
51264.30

United Reformed Church Broxboume
Year Ending 31st December 2024
GENERAL FUND- Unrestrirted
Payments
Ministry
Ministry and Mission
Pulpit Supply
sub-total
Page 2b
2024
2024
15900.00
1200.1))
17100.00
Church Premises
Maintenance
Gas
Electricity
Cleaning and Materials
Insurance
Telephone
Water
sub-total
5223.95
1818.39
6786.22
7274.52
3121.59
771.86
219.06
25215.59
Actlvltles
Organist and Music
Flowers
Subscriptionldonations
Christingle Expenses
Christmas Sundry Expenses
sub-total
1369.72
45.33
127.04
239.00
1781.09
Grant- Conference
2C￿l.00
Floats Out- Markets
general
215.00
155.00
370.00
Knight Family donation - lighting Cross
500.00
Admlnlstratlon
Stationerylpublicity
Sundries out/Postage
Website
Lettings expenselrefnd
sub-total
114.46
149.43
121.99
469.88
Purchases
Sumup card reader
Security cameras
94.50
234.97
329.47
To Pastorate
2952.00
GENERAL FUND TOTALS
Total payments
Excess receipts
48918.03
2346.27
51264.30

UNITEDAEFORMED CHURCH BROXBOURNE
Year End￿nI31st Decemw2024
*ILFUNDS
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UNRESThICTED FUNDS
GeneralFund
GeneralFundS ReseNes
51264.30
48918.03
UNRESTRICIED FUNOSTOTALS
TotalRecelpts
Excess Recelpts
Excess Paymenis
Tola1Pa￿ftts
Ex¢es5Rece*ts
4￿18.1
2348.27
51264.30
RESTrICTED FUNDS
Speclfled Church Act￿e5
Junlor Chur¢
Youtb Fund
Opportunltie5 and Support
8ovils Club IReservel
Comet IReserv81
Atier8's
sub-total
Junknrclvjich
Youth Aw
132.41
1049.80
213.59
1385.02
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1693.
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167.41
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187.41
160.70
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sufytoial
RESTRICTED FUNI>STOTALS
Toial Recelpts
Aestricte
Excess Payments
T0￿Pa￿n
Resirfcted
4237.41
.40
237AI
4117.41
63155.44
1gJ2.87
55058.31
TOTALRFCÉIPTS
5505821
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Excess Receipts
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13887.09

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THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH. BROXBOURNE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315t DECEMBER 2024
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OTHER CHURCH GROUPS
The Church ha5 several groups who hold and manage funds as under:
Balance
3111212023
292.15
263.98
1068.28 1693.00
2010.65
730.30
Receipts
Payments Outside
causes
Balance
3111212024
342.54
1376.26
1691.15
COMET
After Eights Group
Bowls Group
213.59
1185.02
200.00
49.80 1000.00
NORTH LEA VALLEY PASTORATE
The Pastorate Fund is currently administered by the Broxbourne trustees for the benefit of the three
Churches.
Balance
3111212023
11,384.66 23,813.00 21.058.10
FUNDS HELD WITH THE PARISH CHURCH
The Youth Fund and the Holiday Club Fund, shown on Page 4 of the accounts, are currently each held by
the Broxbourne trustees for the benefit of URC 8roxbourne and the Parish of Broxbourne with Wormley.
Receipts
Payments
Balance
3111212024
14,139,56
MONETARY ASSETS
The Pastorate Fund is for convenience held in a separate bank account. The remaining assets are split
between two banks in order to spread risk.
OTHER ASSETS USED FOR CHURCH PURPOSES
The Church contents are insured for £119,335. £28,076 for the AV System. £35,071 for the Organ, Rent/
hire receivable £21,000- totalling £203,482 (2023 £193,151). The Church building and the Manse are held
in trust for URC Broxbourne by the URC Thames North Synod Trust. URC Broxbourne is responsible for
insuring them. The Church building is insured for £3,527,799 {2023 £3,328.112) and the Manse was valued
at £646,306 {£2023 £609,722).
FUND DEFINITIONS
Unrestrirted Funds may be used by the church for any of its ordinary purposes.
Restricted Funds may only be spent on the specific purpose for which they are given. Any money
remaining unspent must either be carried forward for future expenditure on the specific purpose, or else
returned. it cannot be absorbed into general funds.
The Report on page l 2nd the Accounts on pages 2-5 were approved by the Elders
and signed on their behalf by ......Revd. Mark Robinson... date .........8th August 2025......... .

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