Shirley Community Church Charity Number 1153617
The Shirley Community Church Trustees Report And Financial Statements For The Year Ended 5[th] April 2024
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| Trustees report | 4 | |
| Independent examiners report | 7 | |
| Statement of financial activities | 9 |
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Shirley Community Church Legal And Administrative Information
Charity Number 1153617 Registered Office Shirley Community Church Green Lane Shirley Solihull West Midlands B90 1AA Trustees Jonathan Heyes Jane Heyes Lesley Grundy (resigned 07/05/2023) David Patterson (removed 16/05/2023) Gheorge Ciorna (appointed 05/06/2023; resigned 31/07/2023)
Dr Alexander Pichler-Tennenberg (appointed 31/07/2023; resigned 29/12/2023)
Rev Guichun Jun (appointed 29/12/2023)
Chairperson Jonathan Heyes Treasurer Jonathan Heyes 16 Skelcher Road Shirley Solihull West Midlands B90 2EZ
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Shirley Community Church Trustees Report For The Year Ended 5[th] April 2024
The Trustees present their report and the financial statement for the year ended 5[th] April 2024. The trustees who served during this time and the current trustees are shown on page 3.
Structure, Governance And Management
The Trustees delegate the day-to-day business matters of the Church to the Leadership Team. The Leadership Team as of 5[th] April 2024 consists of Mr Gheorge Ciorna, Mr Stephen Williams, Mr Jonathan Heyes and Mrs Jane Heyes. Some of the practical matters are delegated to sub-groups (e.g., Deacons).
The Trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5[th] April 2024. Statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting practices set out on page 5 and comply with the charity’s applicable law.
Shirley Community Church is constituted under a trust dated 12[th] December 2012 and a memorandum of change dated 20[th] August 2023.
Shirley Community Church is a registered charity, number 1153617. Its address for meeting and administration purposes is Shirley Community Church, Green Lane, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands B90 1AA.
Objectives And Activities
The objectives of the Church are for the public benefit to advance the Christian faith in Shirley, Solihull and in such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Leadership Team may from time to time think fit.
Activities And Performance
The reporting year, especially the first few weeks, were some of the most difficult in the history of the Church. The previous year had ended with the resignation of the Senior Minister (Gheorge Ciorna) and one of the other Church elders on the leadership team. The first weeks of April 2023 found the Church leadership attempting to deal with the issue that led to the resignations as well as continuing to lead the Church. In early May one of the trustees resigned.
The issue was brought to a conclusion in May 2023 when one of the trustees was removed from their position. Gheorge Ciorna was invited to return as a trustee from 5[th] June 2023 and reappointed as senior minister with effect from 1[st] July 2023. The Church’s other employee, Kijung Kim resigned from their position effective from the end of June 2023. The Kim family were living in Church House, next to the Church, and remained there until mid-August 2023 when they left to take up a new appointment in Bath. Gheorge Ciorna resigned as a trustee on 31[st] July 2023 when a new trustee Dr Alexander Pichler-Tennenberg was appointed. Dr Pichler-Tennenberg was also appointed to the leadership team but resigned later in the year in November 2023. He also resigned as a trustee on 29[th] December 2023 and a new trustee, Rev. Guichun Jun a former senior minster at the Church, was appointed.
In late August 2023 Gheorge Ciorna and his family took up residence in Church House on a licence. In November 2023 permission was granted from the Charity Commission to sell Church House to Gheorge and Olga Ciorna. As of the end of the reporting year the sale had not been progressed but was anticipated to be completed by the end of November 2024.
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At the conclusion of the issue mentioned some people in the Church took the decision to move on to other Churches. As a result, the Church activities were reviewed. In July 2023 the Little Lambs group for parents and toddlers was closed. At the end of December 2023 the Monday Coffee Morning was also closed. The future of both groups remains under review and may be introduced again in the future. A youth meeting was re-launched in the autumn of 2023 on a Friday evening and held on a weekly basis. The group was originally run in collaboration with the Birmingham Chinese Evangelical Church (BCEC). By the end of the reporting year there were two separate meetings being held, one by BCEC and one by SCC.
Although some people had chosen to leave the Church as mentioned, the Sunday morning meeting continued to see new people joining including various ethnic groups. The prayer meeting continues to meet every Tuesday evening in the Church building. In January 2024 a new Sunday evening meeting was introduced which is held every two weeks. During the week small groups meet in various homes as well as a group meeting every other Saturday in the Church building. The series of quarterly breakfasts for both men and women continued until the summer of 2023 and were provided free of charge to the local community. In July 2023 there was a subsidised community day trip to Barry Island. Three quarters of the group were not regular Church attenders. The Youth Group meeting met monthly on a Friday evening. On New Years Eve 2023 a Church fellowship time was held in the early evening
The outside groups that used the Church building all continued to meet. The Brownies group meet on a Monday evening during term time. The Art Group meet twice weekly on Tuesday and Thursday during term time. The building frequently hosted a team from Good News for Everyone! (formerly GideonsUK) although this arrangement came to an end in the summer of 2023. Birmingham Chinese Evangelical Church (BCEC) continue to use the building for a Cantonese meeting every Sunday afternoon. They also held an extended meeting on Christmas Eve and a further meeting on the evening of 30[th] December.
The generous giving of members means that the support of activities and projects continued from the start of the reporting year. At the end of the reporting year the Church had two employees, the Senior Minister and a directly employed cleaner. In February 2023 an outside company was employed for cleaning the Church but this contract was ended and a new person employed directly by the Church from February 2024. All regular overseas support was reviewed and the decision taken to end support for Platform 67 and Project Wingi in Tanzania were ended. The support for feeding centres in Moldova was ended as the charity arranging this was closed down. From September 2023 an external company, Highland Payroll Services, were engaged to calculate payroll each month.
Financial review
The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis. The accounts show an excess of expenditure of income for the reporting year. However there was an issue with the electricity supplier whereby the Church was overcharged for electricity. This was resolved at the end of the reporting year but the refund of the excess paid was not made until after the start of the new reporting year.
The Charity is principally funded by gifts and offerings from those attending the Church. This income is either through receipts direct to the bank account, or in the weekly offering taken up during the Sunday Service. Additional income is received from the use of the Church premises for meetings. There is also a residential property owned by the Church, which is let to a tenant, which generates further income.
The largest cost to the Charity is that of employment. There are two employees at the end of the reporting period, the Senior Minister and a cleaner.
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The The Charity Charity has has a a policy[policy] of[of] supporting supporting other other Christian Christian charities[charities] and and makes makes gifts gifts in[in] the[the] support support of[of] this[this][aim.] aim.
_ Statement Statement[of] of Trustees Trustees Responsibilities Responsibilities
The The trustees trustees acknowledge acknowledge[their] their responsibility[responsibility] for for preparing preparing the the Trustees' Trustees' Annual Annual report report and and
the the financial financial statements statements[in] in accordance accordance with with applicable applicable law law and and United United Kingdom Kingdom Accounting Accounting Standards Standards (United (United Kingdom Kingdom Law) Law) applicable applicable to[to] charities[charities] in[in] England England and and Wales. Wales. This[This] requires requires
the the trustees trustees to to prepare prepare financial financial statements statements for for each each financial financial year year which which give give a a true[true] and and fair fair view view of[of] charity charity and and[of] of the the incoming incoming resources resources and and application application of[of] resources resources of[of] the[the] charity charity for for
that that year. year.
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In In preparing preparing these these financial financial statements statements the the trustees trustees are are required required to: to: e • Select Select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies policies and and then then apply apply them them consistently, consistently, e Observe Observe[the] the methods methods and and principals principals in[in][the] the Charities Charities SORP, SORP, e Make Make Judgements Judgements and[and] estimates estimates that[that] are are reasonable reasonable and[and] prudent,[prudent,] e State State whether whether applicable applicable UK UK Accounting Accounting Standards Standards have have been been followed, followed, subject subject to to any any material[material] departures departures disclosed[disclosed] and[and] explained explained in[in] the[the] financial financial statements;[statements;] and,[and,]
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e Prepare Prepare the the financial financial statements statements on on the the going going concern concern basis basis unless unless it[it] is is inappropriate inappropriate to to do do so so and and presumes presumes that that the the charity charity will will continue continue in in operation. operation.
The The trustees trustees are are responsible responsible for for keeping keeping proper proper accounting accounting records records which which disclose disclose with with reasonable reasonable accuracy accuracy at[at] any any time[time] the[the] financial financial position[position][of] of the[the] charity charity and and enable enable them them to[to] ensure ensure that[that][the] the financial financial statements statements comply comply with with[the] the Charities Charities Act Act 1993[1993] and[and] the[the] Charity[Charity] (Accounts (Accounts[and] and Reports) Reports) Regulations Regulations 2008. 2008. They They are are also also responsible[responsible] for for safeguarding safeguarding the[the] assets assets of[of] the the charity[charity] and and hence hence for for taking taking reasonable reasonable steps steps for for the the prevention prevention and and detection detection of of fraude fraud.
On On behalf behalf of[of] the the trustees trustees
Jonathan Jonathan Heyes Heyes Chairperson Chairperson
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CHARITY CHARITY COMMISSION COMMISSION Independent Independent examiner's[examiner's] FOR FOR ENGLAND ENGLAND AND AND WALES WALES report report on on the the accounts accounts
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On On accounts accounts for for the the year year | 5th 5" APRIL APRIL 2024 2024 Charity Charity no no | 1153617 1153617 ended ended (if (if any) any)
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Set out on pages 9 to 11 Set out on pages| 9 to 11 _cexsesae inte te pape nombarsstathonstaimet) | I report report to to the the trustees trustees on on my my examination examination of of the the accounts accounts of of the the above above charity charity (“the[("the][Trust")] Trust”) for[for] the[the] year year ended ended 05/04/2023.[05/04/2023.]
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Responsibilities Responsibilities and and As As the[the] charity charity trustees trustees of[of] the[the][Trust,] Trust, you you are are responsible[responsible] for[for] the[the] preparation[preparation] basis basis of of report report of of the the accounts accounts in in accordance accordance with with the the requirements requirements of of the the Charities Charities Act Act 2011 2011 (“the[("the] Act’). Act"). | I report report in in respect respect of of my my examination examination of of the the Trust’s Trust's accounts accounts carried carried out out under under section section 145 145 of[of] the the 2011 2011 Act Act and and in[in] carrying carrying out out my my examination, examination, | I have have followed[followed][the] the applicable applicable Directions Directions given[given] by[by] the[the] Charity[Charity] Commission Commission under under section section 145(5)(b) 145(5)(b) of[of] the the[Act.] Act.
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|Charity Name|No (if any)|
|Shirley Community Church|1153617|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|Period start date|Period end date|
|To|
|gE|=|from|06/04/2023|05/04/2024|
|Section A Receipts and payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|A1 Receipts|
|Donations - gifts and offerings|41,412|41,412|56,037|
|Rental Income|3,875|3,875|8,525|
|Hire of Premises|7,317|7,317|5,189|
|Gift Aid received|8,333|8,333|6,468|
|Interest Received|152|152|23|
|Gifts Received|895|895|8,295|
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|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|61,984|-|-|61,984|84,537|
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|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
|(see table).|
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|Sub total|-|-|-|- -|
|=|Total receipts|61,984|-|-|61,984|—|84,537|
|A3 Payments|
|Employment costs|40,349|40,349|40,277|
|Utility costs|7,392|7,392|3,407|
|Administration costs|10,817|10,817|8,730|
|Repairs and Maintenance|3,667|3,667|13,110|
|Bank Charges|-|-|-|
|Donations|2,558|2,558|11,778|
|Legal Costs|612|612|-|
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|Sub total|[ 65,395 ]|-|-|65,395|77,302|
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|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases, (see table)|
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|Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|- -|
|=|Total payments|65,395|——|-|-|——|65,395|77,302|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|- 3,411|-|- - 3,411|7,235|
|A5 Transfers between funds|-|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|33,673|-|33,673|26,438|
|Cash funds this year end|—|30,262|-|- 30,262|33,673|
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CCXX R9 accounts (SS)
26/06/2024
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Lloyds Bank Current Account Lloyds Bank Deposit Account Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Church Land and Buildings Residential Property adjoining Church |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 15,838 - 14,424 30,262 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Lloyds Bank Current Account - Lloyds Bank Current Account - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) 800,000 310,000 - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval |
CCXX R10 accounts (SS)
26/06/2024
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Shirley Community Church
Receipts and Payments
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Total 2020/21 Total 2021/22 Total 2022/23 2023/24 Total 2023/24
£ £ £ £
Receipts
Donations 30,980 48,090 56,037 41,412
Gifts received 9,850 9,000 8,295 895
Gift Aid recovered 6,033 6,468 8,333
Rental Income from Church House 7,147 10,075 8,525 3,875
Use of church Premises 0 1,187 5,189 7,317
Interest Received from Bank 3 2 23 152
54,013 68,354 84,537 61,984
Payments
Employment Costs 35,289 38,373 40,277 40,349
Utility 2,420 1,703 3,407 7,392
Gas 1,733
Electricity 5,177
Communications 483
Administration 5,081 7,177 8,730 10,817
Sunday School 400
Coffee Morning/Toddlers 61
Church Meetings and Events 66
Books & Publications 105
Music License 332
Safeguarding 238
Insurance 1,649
Equipment 1,035
IT & Stationery 530
Other Consumables 663
Letting Agents Fees 572
Miscellaneous 0
Cleaning 5,167
Building 734 6,874 13,110 3,667
Repairs and Maintenance 2,057
Church house 1,610
Gifts and Donations 2,896 16,600 11,778 2,558
Bank Charges 15 0 0 0
Legal Costs 0 0 0 612
46,435 70,727 77,303 65,396
Bank Balances
Current Accounts 12,565 10,190 19,401 15,838
Deposit Accounts 16,247 16,248 14,272 14,424
28,812 26,438 33,672 30,262
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