## **Trustees Annual Report and Financial Report** **of** **The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of** ## **Emmanuel Church, Hastings** ## **Emmanuel Church, Priory Road, Hastings TN34 3JJ** Registered Charity no. _1159229_ ## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** ## **CONTENTS** ||**_Page_**| |---|---| |Trustees annual report|3| |Statement of financial receipts and payments|8| |Statement of assets and liabilities|9| |Notes to the accounts|10-13| |Report of the independent examiner|14| |Website:|www.emamauelhastings.org.uk| |---|---| |Incumbent:|The Revd M. Lane, The Vicarage, Vicarage Road, Hastings, TN34 3NA| |Independent examiner:|Ashdown Hurrey Accountants and Business Advisors,| ||20 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BP| |Bankers:|CAF Bank Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4JQ| 1 ## **Emmanuel Church, Hastings Trustees Annual Re ort for 2022 p** ## **Our mission and vision** The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Martin Lane, in promoting the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. At Emmanuel, we have stated our mission as follows: Our mission is to help people of our town and local community become fully-committed followers of Jesus. We have summarised our vision for Emmanuel in the following statement: Imagine a church that's flooding its local community with the light of the gospel and making a visible difference to the lives of all kinds of people: that's what we long to see at Emmanuel Church, on the West Hill of Hastings, to the glory of God. As we look to the future we envision a growing and dynamic, gospel-hearted church, full of men, women, and children who find their identity in Christ and rejoice in living for him. It's a church with multiple, vibrant gospel ministries for all ages with trained and trustworthy leaders; where faithful bible teaching is valued and expected; where the gospel is proclaimed with urgency and purpose. It's a church of disciple-making disciples; where members are experiencing the life-changing power of the gospel and helping others to experience it too. It's an others-focused church where we cherish one another in Christ; a family of believers who think of one another before themselves and gladly accept sacrifice for each other's sake; where we love one another in practical ways and everyone gives and receives. It's a church in which relationships are loyal, supportive and accountable; where names are remembered and absence is noticed; where we join together to laugh and cry, challenge and encourage, pray and praise. It's an outward-looking church that works for the good of our local community and seeks the lost with the gospel of grace in creative and relevant ways; a place where the needy find help, the broken find healing, the lonely find friendship, and all hear the offer of new life in Christ. It's a church that's committed to supporting other gospel ministries, in the UK and overseas, by giving its money and sending its people to serve in various ways. This is our dream. We believe, under God, it will soon be reality, and we invite you to be part of it. ## **What we planned to do to achieve our mission** Over the past year, we have sought to: - enable as many people as possible to participate in the life of our church; - reach out to non-believers; - teach, baptise and nurture new and existing believers; - provide care and support for those in need; - give financial support to other Christian organisations; - maintain the fabric of the church building. ## **What we achieved** ## _**Enabling participation in the life of our church**_ We welcome visitors from both inside and outside the parish. 3 Visitors attend by personal choice and we are delighted to welcome people of all backgrounds to participate in the life of the church. Voluntary attendance of our church services is a major demonstration of the public benefit of our activities. We love to welcome families to the church and ran a Sunday Club and supervised crèche every Sunday morning during the service. The music group continued to lead our congregational singing and introduce new songs. There are 91 on the church electoral roll, 65 of whom are not resident within the parish, 0 names were added during the year and 3 were removed through death. The average total weekly attendance at services in the building during October was 71, of which, on average, 57 were adults and 14 were children. During the summer we held a Church Summer Picnic, to which all were welcome. We continue to take safeguarding very seriously and follow the guidance set out in various documents including: Care and Protection of Children (2002, 2009), Protecting God’s Children (2010) and Safer Recruitment (2013), and the Parish Safeguarding Handbook (2018). We continue to carry out Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for all new volunteers who are then invited to join the DBS Update Service, thus obviating the need for five-yearly renewals. We have completed the diocesan safeguarding programme, Simple Quality Protects Level One, an audit tool aimed at helping all parishes to achieve the highest possible safeguarding standards. Safeguarding is a standing item at PCC meetings and the channel through which the PCC is kept up to date on current issues. All Church members involved with Children’s Work have completed a DBS disclosure and are part of the DBS Update Service. We are grateful to Rowena Pelling for serving as the Parish Safeguarding Officer. During 2022 the PCC made the five ‘Maidstone Commitments’ commended by the Bishop of Maidstone to help ensure that churches are safe places and our church cultures are healthy environments. We did not hold any weddings at Emmanuel during 2022. The vicar took 4 funerals during the course of the year. ## _**Reaching out to non-believers**_ Our Sunday services are planned with non-Christian visitors in mind with the intention of making participation as easy as possible. All visitors are welcomed at the door by our team of stewards. Seasonal services such as Carols by Candlelight and our Christingle Service are particularly well attended. We hold a family service on Christmas Day, where all ages were able to come together to celebrate the good news of Jesus' birth. We also hold Guest Services throughout the year which are planned with visitors especially in mind. This Easter we held a month of mission under the banner of ‘A Passion for Life’. Events included an afternoon tea, a magic show, a fish ‘n’ chips quiz night, a families’ treasure trail, as well as a ‘Games and Puds’ night. Each event included a short presentation of the gospel by a guest speaker and were all well attended. As part of our month of mission, we also joined together with two other churches in the Sussex Gospel Partnership to hold an evening with the Archbishop of Canterbury, at which he was interviewed about his own personal experience of following Jesus. Our toddler play group, 'Buttons', meets on Friday mornings and continues to be very well popular with families from the local community. Our intention is that it is a distinctively Christian toddler _" My son and I enjoy this small and_ group in which the children learn about Jesus through hearing stories _friendly group."_ from the Bible, reinforced through craft activities and singing _Buttons parent_ Christian songs, along with other popular pre-school songs. We provide craft activities and toys to play with, and a safe and fun environment for all who come along. 'TOAST', a group for over 60s, has been paused temporarily but it is hoped that it can start again in the future. The mornings include sing-alongs, games, quizzes, art and craft and food. Every week a hymn is sung, preceded by a short gospel talk. The group provides activity and companionship for many who are at risk of isolation and loneliness, and is a valuable group for members with dementia. 4 _"Definitely recommend to anyone unsure about Jesus."_ _Christianity Explored_ Once again, we were able to run a Christianity Explored course during the year, for those wishing to find out more about the Christian faith. This is an informal and enjoyable course that enables people to answer three important questions from Mark’s Gospel: Who is Jesus? Why did he come? What does it mean to follow him? It explores clearly and faithfully the good news of Jesus that is at the heart of our church life. ## _**Teaching, baptising and nurturing new and existing believers**_ Our main teaching happens during our Sunday services when we gather together around God's word, the Bible. This year we have studied Ephesians, James and Isaiah. During the week, members of the church meet in home groups. Every member of the church is encouraged to join a home group. These groups have continued to meet throughout the year, during daytimes and evenings, providing further opportunities for small groups to study the Bible and pray together. We meet in small groups to support and encourage each other as we seek to grow in Christian maturity. The groups contain a mixture of new and existing believers. We provide one-to-one Bible studies for those who are hungry to study the Bible, either as interested seekers or to grow as disciples of Jesus, and the number of people requesting these one-to-one Bible studies is increasing. We have also launched new men’s and women’s ministries with a view to nurturing discipleship in the church family. Once a month we set aside a Tuesday evening and a Wednesday morning to gather together as a church family to pray for the mission of the church, for individuals in the church who are particularly in need of prayer, and for missionary organisations that we support. Sunday Club has continued strongly; we use Mustard Seeds material to explore the Bible together as well as playing games, singing and doing crafts, and had a good number of regular attendees. This year the children have studied Matthew, Mark, Genesis, Ruth, Job and Daniel, as well as a series on God’s mission in the Bible. _"My children enjoy building friendships and learning more about Jesus " Sunday Club parent_ A Youth Bible Study group has been started successfully for those in Year 6 and upwards. The young people have studied the Sermon on the Mount, the parables of Jesus and the nature of the Bible as well as Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We were able to hold an Easter Party for primary school age children, a Summer Holiday Club, a Light Party as a Christian alternative to Halloween, and a Christmas Party - all of which were well attended by church children and their friends. Woolhampton 3 and Orwell 4 (previously Brambletye 2) CYFA Ventures went ahead in the summer of 2022, providing Bible teaching, friendships and fun activities for young people from the church. We held 3 baptisms during the course of the year. ## _**Providing care and support for those in need**_ Pastoral care and support for members of the church is provided mainly through our home groups. Our vicar, and members of the congregation, also regularly visit the sick among our congregation, either at home or in hospital, to talk, read the Bible and pray. He also provides pastoral support for those who have been bereaved both in the church and in the parish. During the course of this year he has conducted three funeral services. _"Thanks to everyone for their continued support."_ _Jude Harrison Family Support Work_ Donations of food and household items to support the work of Family Support Work, a Sussex based charity providing practical support to families in crisis in our town, are now collected from the church building once a month. 5 At the end of 2022, we opened up our church hall on Friday afternoons as part of the national Warm Welcome Space initiative, to support those affected by the cost-of-living crisis. ## _**Giving financial support to other Christian organisations**_ We support three Christian organisations through financial giving and regular prayer. They are Barnabas Fund, Crosslinks and Speak Life. Barnabas Fund acts on behalf of the persecuted Church, to be their voice - making their needs known to Christians around the world and the injustice of their persecution known to governments and international bodies. They send financial support to projects which help Christians where they suffer discrimination, oppression and persecution as a consequence of their faith. The projects aim to strengthen Christian individuals, churches and their communities by providing material and spiritual support in response to needs identified by local Christian leaders. The majority of aid goes to Christians living in Muslim environments. Crosslinks is an international mission society with its roots in the Bible and works principally within the worldwide Anglican Communion. Their prime focus is the proclamation and teaching of God’s word. They are enthusiasts for creative worldwide mission. Their slogan is ‘God’s word to God’s world’. We have a particular link with a missionary family in the Czech Republic. Speak Life is a UK-wide evangelistic ministry which exists to preach the gospel, train Christians in evangelism and resource the church for its mission to the world. ## _**Maintaining the fabric of the church building**_ During 2022, we have needed to undertake significant repairs to the church roof due to significant storm damage. Some other necessary maintenance has been carried out and the buildings kept in good repair. We are very grateful to the volunteers who give time to clean the church building and to look after the church halls and gardens. ## **Financial Review** ## _**Incoming and outgoing resources**_ Total receipts for 2022 were £125.3k of which £119k were unrestricted and of that £103k were voluntary donations (including a £20k one-off gift). Restricted donations of £5.3k were also received. A giving review in November 2021 resulted in a £4.5k increase in planned giving during 2022. Loose cash collections also showed a small increase of £500 over the year. The long-term letting of St Clements Hall continues to bring in an income of £15k for the year. £137.4k has been spent from restricted, designated & unrestricted funds to provide the Christian ministry of Emmanuel Church. This includes our parish contribution to the Chichester diocese of £65.4k, which increased by 9% and pays towards the stipend and housing for the clergy, along with a contribution towards central costs. It is recognised by the Chichester diocese that the Hastings deanery churches are in an area of high social deprivation, so although churches are encouraged to meet their Parish costs it is understood that this is not always achievable. Emmanuel church managed to pay 85% of its costs for this year, an increase of 4% on 2021. Other large areas of expenditure include £30.8k for salaries for both our Families Worker and Administrator, which has been met from restricted funds where possible and the balance from unrestricted funds, as budgeted. Also, £13.6k has been paid from general funds for the deposit on the Heating Project for the church building. Restricted funds have seen a drop over the year of £1.7k and general funds have dropped by £10.4k. Resulting in a total decrease in funds of £12.1k. ## _**Reserves Policy**_ It is PCC policy to maintain an unrestricted and undesignated reserve balance of at least 3 months unrestricted expenses, this equates to £28k. Total reserves stand at £69.2k at 31st December 2022, £66.7k in general unrestricted reserves with a further £2.5k in restricted funds. 6 ## **Structure, governance and management of the charity** The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Charities Act 2011. Its governing document is the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. During the year the following served as members of the Parochial Church Council: |The Revd Martin Lane|Chairman| |---|---| |Mr Geoff Martin|Churchwarden, Vice Chairman| |Mr Tony Simons|Churchwarden| |Mrs Lisa Bonham|Secretary| |Mrs Carol Eldridge|Treasurer, Deanery Synod Representative| |Miss Hilary Drury|Deanery Synod Representative| |Mr Michael Davis|Deanery Synod Representative| |Mrs Rowena Pelling|Parish Safeguarding Officer| |Mrs Lucy Sparks|| |Mr Jamie Coussens|| |Miss Holly Eldridge|| |Mr Caleb Kilby|| Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certain ex-officio members, the churchwardens and members of the Deanery, Diocesan or General Synods and members of the church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). Members are warmly encouraged to stand for election to the PCC and we try to ensure a balance of skills and experience where possible. This Trustees’ Annual Report was **approved** by the PCC and signed on their behalf by The Revd. Martin Lane, PCC Chairman ……………………………………………………………………………… Date………………………………………………… 7 Emmanuel Church, Hastings Registered Charfty number 1159229 Summary of Flnancial Receipts and Payments Unrestricted General". DesiBnated Fund" Funds Totol All Funds 2022 Toiol AII FLlrtds ?021 Notes Restricted Fund Endowed FyTrd Incorne and endowments from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities 5335 108.306 108,898 Other trading activities 15.851 15.851 16.269 Investments 215 1,163 .037 Other receipts Total recelved 119.042 . 6.283 125,325 126,209 Expendlture on- Cost of ralsing funds Charitable costs 7,961 137.369 JOg,548 Trading costs Other payments 58 Total pèid 7,961 137,369 109,606 RecorFcili(rtNOll Dffvnds.. Net income or (net expendItu￿) Transfers between fvnds 110.3661:. 11,6781 (11,0441 16,603 Net movement In furKIs 110.3661 {1.6781 112,IM41 81.237 16.603 Bank accounts at l January 2022 4,142 64,634 Bank accounts at 31 December 2022 £66.729 £2,464 £69.193 £81,337 A&1 151031202311..17 Emmanuel Church, Hastings Registered Charity number 1159229 Statement of Assets and Liabilities Unre5trirted General Designate¢i Fund Furtds Totul AII FLrnds 2022 Tot(yl All Fuiids 2021 Notes Re5trirted Fund Endowed Fund Assets.. Bank current account 66.729 :. 69,193 81,237 Dioces8n Assigned Fees received CBF Dep051t Fund Bank and dep051t accounts E66,729 £2,464 £69.193 £81,237 R&P St Clements Rent & Insurance noi receNed 4.655 4.655 1.250 13 Gift Aid recoverable to Oec 22 3.411 3.611 1.158 14 Debtors £8,066 £iots £8.266 £2,408 CBF & COIF Investrnents 12.895 12.895 14,781 Sophia Mendharn ETrdowmÈnt Investment a￿et$ at market value 19,379 19.379 22,382 £12.89S £19,379 £32,274 £37.163 Chufch Ha115- valuation 2010 585.OCKI S85,(7￿) Inve5tmeni assets at cost £585.￿)0 . £585,(KlO £585.000 Total assèts £659.79S £15.559 £19.379 £694,733 £705.808 Uabllliles.. Unpaid Diocesan fees for weddingslluneia15 348 423 £348 £348 £423 This Financial Report for the year ended 31st Decembei 2022. including the notes followin8, was Approved by the PCC and signed on its behalf bv The Revd. Martin Lane. PCC Chairman.. Date.... 151031202311.'17 Emmanuel Church, Hastings RwJi8ler8d Chwty number 1159229 Notes to the Annual financial Report l The linancibl slatements of the PCC have been prepared in accordan￿ wth the Charities Act 2011 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2C#)6. usivE thè RÈteipts and Payment5 basis. 2 The following assets arÈ recognised but not valued in the 5taiement of Asseis and LrJbilitie5'. Movable church furnishings held by the ¢h￿rchWarde￿5 on special tr￿st for the PCC. whKh require a faculty for disposal. 3 Analysls of total rÈceNed.. Totsl All Funds iozi Totol All Fund5 General." Designated Funds Endowed Fund Fund Alotes Plgnftedoivlng (excl. tox refund5J PltrnftedoivlrJ9 (fft) roxrefvnd5) loose cosh collectFOFIS 4.300 iio 55,059 5,530 4,502 51,685 4,345 3.070 5.420 Spec￿1 oppeols IGIft Doyl GIftAidrecovered sundry Donat￿n$ & Appeols Legocies GrDnts 13.191 875 14,066 9.149 28,146 1,653 50 20.000 . zo,000 E108,306 20,0(KI E108,898 Donations and legacles £102.971 £5335 Feesfor weddin9s &lurJfru15 Chaiitable attivitles 484 724 484 724 Mendhom Hall Lettin95 St aement5 HollLetting Church ¢enrre hiringfee5 Fetes & otherlund-roising e￿nts 8ooksttrllsoles 3,835 3.835 12.500 980 14.536 29 oihtr tradlng aciivltles £ISA51 :" E15.851 £16.269 Inteiestfrom BLY￿k Deposits CBF& COIFinvesrmentfvnd dividend 215 215 948 1,033 Investments É1.163 £1,037 Otherreceipts- WoyleGve - Solvuge Total reteived on all fund5 £1￿.042 .' £6.283 £IZS.32S £126.209 4 Planned givlng Increased followin8 a Glvlng Review atthe end of 2021. 5 Glft Ald Rettsve￿d appears low tompaied to 2021. This 15 due to21121 bel￿ arti￿allY high as it included a clalm for all of 2020. 6 On+off donatK)ns havebeen received from the ￿ngregatIon follo¥Jlnga Giwn8 Review In Novembw 22. 7 5t. aements hall continlbes to be let out. Seven yeafsof theten year lease havè passed. The tenarrt 15 three month in arrears of rent. 10 1s10312￿2311..I7 Emmanuel Church, Hastings Reg&te￿￿ Charity numbèr 1159229 Notes to the Annual Financial Report 8 Analysis of toial paid.. Total All Funds 2022 Torol All Fund5 General: Destgnated Fund:. Fund5 Re5trirted Fund Notes Summerfrte expense5 Conrertposter5 & musicions expenses otheruppea15 eXpe￿Se5 Cost of raisingtund5 Ch(JrttGble gronts unddonotions 4.760 3.780 ptsr￿h shore to ChIchesterD￿e5e 65.4(X) .: 60.0 Solories ond honorgriu ind Nl 7.441 30,825 27.617 io Clergyondotherpeople's expenses Mi55ion & evangEIi5Fn costs Svndoyschoovchildren's kvork 6.122 6,122 5.139 1.306 354 239 239 407 Insuronce 4.363 4,139 w0￿r, Gos. Electrirityi Office runnino costs otherreoulor£hur£h rurtnirtg cosrs Accountino ondExominer'sfees Church mointenunce & redecorJtio 2.587 2,587 2,264 2,027 2.027 1,696 3.370 2,603 520 2.185 Hollmointenonce & fedecorutiG 565 1,639 Jvew building work 13,620 13,620 Charltable costs £119,4OB £7.961 E137369 E109,548 Summerfete expenses CoRceitP05ter5 8 rFJU5FCFOllS expenses Church hollcoretokino & cleGning Mogozine winring Bookstoll casrs 58 Other troding Costs Tradlng costs £58 Total paid on all fund5 7,961 137,369 £109,606 9 The Parish share tothe Chlche5ter Diocese is a ¢¢￿trI￿￿100Th toward5 Ckrgy •nd ￿her ceniral costs Thi5 ye#rihe PCC has paid 85% of our costs. an Increase of 4% ￿ ihe prewousyear. 10 The In¢r•a$e In salarles Isdue to higher lora harmloverperlod. alLYWd wlth Inueasèd NLW nte. whlch Is paid to ovradminlslrator. 11 The cost under New l>uIldi￿$ work isforthe tnibal deposlt payment towards the Heatlng ProIect in the thur¢h bulldlng. Total £05t is estimated at É27 11 15m31202311."17 Emmanuel Church, Hastings Registered Charity number 1159229 Notes to the Annual Financial Report 12 The Restrlcted fund represents accumulated ¢lonalions towards mlnistry petsonnel, along wlth the rèmalns of one.off donations for youth work and an amount for'Buttons' equipment lour mother & toddlèr group). 13 Rent lor Clements Hall to December Z022 ha5 only been pald to SÈptember 2022. wlth three month outstandlng. along with the re-lmbursement of the buildlngs Insurance. Totalling £4,655 owing. 14 Glft Ald dalm on donation5 fvr the year to Dec 22. havè been claimed to I￿Ober 22. November & December's daim remains outslarhding at 31st DKember 2022. Thls totals £3.611. 15 Paymen15 to PCC employees". 2022 2021 Gr055 pay National Insurance 30,105 26.552 1,044 E27,595 É30,105 16 Payments to PCC members: Mrs Llsa Bonham recèbved £1502 for Part-time Admlnlstration work to February 2022. Mrs Naoml Wade re￿Ived £8,269 for Part-time Administratlon work from January 2022 Ms Hllary Drury received £20329 as our Full-time Familie5 Ministry Worker. Other payments were made to PCC members in the year for reimbursement of expense5 incurred on behalf of the PCC: al Clergy support: Counal tax £2,210, environmental charses £611. travel arKI offlce expense5 £1.043. Conferencès £6S6, Vlcara8e maintenan￿ £50, Telèphone £406 & Churth Books £197 12 1YOm311.17 Emmanuel Church, Hastings Registered Charity number 1159229 Notes to the Annual Financial Report 17 Staternent of lunds B•larKes blfv ljan 2022 TransfeTS, othergains and losses Balances clfv4d 31 Dec 2022 Income Iwre Sophia Mendham Endowment 22.382 13,(X)31 19.379 Totsl ol all endowed funds 22.382 I3.1￿3) 19.379 Youth Fund 1,292 1,292 Church Clock Fund 520 15201 Buildings Fund Button5 Fund 50 Ministry Team Fund Curate & Siripture Reader Fund Total of all restrtrted lunds 2.330 6.233 17.4411 1,122 4.142 6283 (7.9611 21464 12 General fund 77.095 119,042 1129.4081 66,?29 Total of all unrestricted fund$ 77,095 119,042 1129A08} 66,729 Totsl funds £103.619 £125.325 £1137.369) £13,003) £88,S72 Th¢PCC holds one Ewjowed fund named Sophia Mendharn. vthith isto be used for EcdÈsIarti￿ Pury)0stS There5trlcted funds compri5e'. Youth Fvnd h￿d5 funds raised specificallyfor the supportof yoU￿pec￿e to goonthurch Y￿Jth VÈrrtures. Therewere r￿yOung people wthowent to carnp thi5 yÈar.whoqvalltied forfinancial assistarKe. Buttms Fund hdd5 funds wven for specific M5nlstry Team Fund holdslunds to be used sperbficaltyin support of Ministry Personnel. A5 thi5 fund was largÈly depleted durln8 2020, the F*nilies mini￿ryW0rker ts now beingknnded P￿t￿* by a on&off gift held in Genwal fund and partly bythis fund as funds become availible. The unfestrided fund Is used tofinance the nom￿ rnnnlThg costs ofthe missionof rhurch. ThePCC has agreed i Reserve policv which state5 there sknjld always be a minimumdthrtt nm)nthsrUnr¥n8costsa￿dILabk in cuvrent unrE5trfcted fund> At present there is £66.7k whlch is well above thai limlt. 13 151031202311.'17 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish (PCC) of **members of** Emmanuel, Hastings **On accounts for the year** 31[st] December 2022 **Charity no** 1159229 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 8 to 13 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) - I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2022. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date: Name:** S R Sampson **Relevant professional** FCA FCIE DChA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 20 Havelock Road, Hastings, East Sussex. TN34 1BP 14 **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 15