2023-07-31-accounts - Redeemer King Church

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Annual Report 2022/2023

1 Introduction

This is the ninth annual report for Redeemer King Church; a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with the Commission on 18[th] November 2014 (N[o] . 1159252).

The report covers the period ending 31[st] July 2023.

2 Governance

At the start of the reporting period there were three trustees overseeing the charitable purposes of the church. Richard Kirk stepped down as Treasurer for the charity in January 2023 and as a trustee in March 2023. Arrangements for appointing trustees are set out in our constitution.

By agreement Neville Taylor took over the role of Treasurer and remained Chair of Trustees. Mr Daniel Hall and Mrs Joan Power were appointed as Trustees in February 2023.

Along with Richard Kirk, Jim McGlade stepped down from the Leadership Team in January 2023. By the end of the reporting period the leadership team consisted of Chris van D’Arque, Jessica van D’Arque, Janet Ayres, Richard Old, and Neville Taylor.

Several individuals who regularly attend church events and meetings are, along with Trustees, taking responsibility on a voluntary basis for various functions that are crucial to achieving our charitable aims and objectives.

3 Activities and Objectives

The charitable purposes and objectives of Redeemer King Church are to advance Christianity in Derbyshire by means of:

a) communicating Christian messages of an evangelistic and teaching nature, in accordance with our basis of faith.
b) identifying and addressing the needs of socially and economically disadvantaged members of our community through engagement with existing, and the development of new, initiatives as appropriate and in keeping with our basis of faith.

Details of how these objectives have been achieved during the reporting period are set out below.

3.1 Objective 3a: to communicate Christian messages of an evangelistic and teaching nature, in accordance with our basis of faith.

We continue to meet in the heart of our community at Birdholme Working Men’s Club. Following a further exploration of our priorities as a Christian community, we have begun to purposefully redevelop our approach to using the social spaces available at the Club, to ensure that they fully support our gathered life as a Christian community of all ages.

We have continued to use our social media channels to communicate the message and meaning of Christian faith for life today, to encourage and pray for each other, and to creatively use these media to expand our communications reach into the wider community of Chesterfield and beyond.

i) Weekly meetings of the church on Sunday mornings; incorporating an element led by volunteers specifically for children aged 0 to 14yrs.

Sunday meetings held in reporting period – 50 meetings in-person at Birdholme and 1 off-site meeting (total 51 meetings)

Average attendance – Adults 60 Children 12

ii) Connect Groups meeting weekly in homes are the principal opportunity to gather with fellow Christians in smaller groups to study, pray, support, and grow in understanding. These groups are the front-line for pastoral care provisions, with those leading these groups trained in up-to-date listening skills and spiritual care practice.

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Connect Groups – 6 N[o] .

Average attendance (all groups) – estimated at 5 people per group (30 people)

iii) 2 N[o] Forging our Values workshops promoted the collective values as a Christian community of Authenticity, Audacity, Humility, and Compassion . These values underpin all developments at Redeemer King today, and all proposed actions and activities are measured against these values, fully unpacked and accessible on the organisation website, to ensure that we are consistently true to them.

iv) Prayer Night - Redeemer King meets monthly to pray together for each other, our shared life and activities as a Christian community, our witness, work and support for the community and the developing life, ministry, witness and activities as a local Church with a district vision.

v) Life Untangled is a Redeemer King-developed apologetics event designed to give a thoughtful and compassionate Christian approach to complex issues and situations that present within society and globally today, and to resource Christian to live a thoughtful life of faith, engaged with the issues and situations that present in life today and both a personal level and as members of wider society.

vi) The Alpha course is an evangelistic introduction to the Christian faith over a ten-week period. This relaxed, informal, and interactive social approach is the preferred opportunity for those who are curious about Christian faith to explore in the context of a warm and friendly setting.

vii) Forest Fest is the fresh expression of Redeemer King’s annual social gathering. Held within woodland locally in early Summer, Forest Fest was a weekend of outdoor social gathering of over 100 people of all ages to share time together, engage in an immersive experience of the natural world, participate forest school, a drum circle, axe throwing, woodland walks and creatively cooked alfresco lunch and early evening meals, closing the weekend with gathered worship on the Sunday morning. Further initiatives connecting with the natural environments surrounding Chesterfield are in planning and development as a source of learning, a context for wellbeing, and a place of food production.

3.2 Objective 3b: reaching out in the local community and beyond.

The Local Context

During this reporting period, we have continued to develop a vibrant, warmly inclusive church community, generous and purposeful in our time and use of skills, experience, and gifts, adventurous in our faith and purposeful in serving our community meaningfully well.

We are an open and accessible Christian community who care for and support each other practically, as well as emotionally and spiritually consistent with need and consent.

We are now firmly settled in Birdholme, building meaningful relationships with the local community and leadership, forging effective partnerships with existing initiatives, such as Gussie’s Community and Chesterfield Food Bank, to support and positively impact the community in Jesus’ name, and seeking to fulfil Redeemer King’s aspiration to enable people to thrive in life, and to demonstrate the worth and dignity of all people, both in our actions and our attention to detail. The organisations we actively partner with today are all focussed on care and support for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged within the community and are effective in their roles and mutually collaborative in their service.

As a reflection of our refreshed identity forged in our values, we have developed a new logo and allied tagline (uncommon wisdom. intelligent kindness) to reflect the forward-looking, effective, aspirational, and compassionate goals of Redeemer King.

Within this period, people in our most vulnerable communities were struggling financially in the face of the economic conditions. The inflated cost of gas and electricity meant that some were unable to afford to cook a hot meal for their family, with many parents choosing to go hungry in order to feed their children. From October 2022 through to June 2023, Redeemer King ran a mid-week supper club in collaboration with Gussie’s Kitchen, serving hot two course meals to a weekly average of fifty-

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three guests of all ages. Meals were prepared with imagination to a high standard, and served with the aim of creating a social community experience in which people are welcomed naturally as guests.

Many of those who attend Redeemer King are also voluntarily or employed within local third-sector organisations, including The Message Trust, Gussie’s Kitchen, Derby City Mission, and the Chesterfield Food Bank.

National and International

The Redeemer King church family and friends sponsor children in Ngong Kenya through a partnership with Compassion UK. We also support the Message Trust, Gussie’s Kitchen, and Chesterfield Food Bank.

3.3 Future Plans

Following the work to define and implement our values as a Christian community, we have purposefully worked to follow a developmental path in line with these values, seeking to ensure they are reflected in all our initiatives and activities. Life Untangled, Forest Fest, The Supper Club all reflect our Values in their development, implementation, and experience of them, and were all realised within this reporting period.

To further develop the Supper Club and additionally serve the Birholme Community and surrounding area, we applied for, and towards the end of this reporting period received, a National Lottery Awards for All grant. This will enable us to develop a fully equipped professional kitchen platform together with refectory-style seating, so we can relocate the Supper Club to Birdholme Working Men’s Club thus providing a better social space with the potential for more activities.

4 Public Benefit Report

As a church we exist to communicate the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. We want people to be full of faith, hope and new life through faith in God. In all we do we point beyond ourselves to the hope we have in our God and seek to make a practical difference to the lives of people in Chesterfield.

We will continue to:

take this life changing message to all that we connect with.
provide Christian teaching to our community and beyond, in accordance with our basis of faith.
develop links to best serve the people of our community, town, and beyond.
provide opportunity and access through programmes and events for people of all ages and backgrounds.
serve and love our community and town through both existing and new initiatives.

5 Trustees’ remuneration and benefits

No trustees received any remuneration and benefits in this reporting period.

No staff member earned over £60,000.

6 Financial Review

This is the ninth fiscal year for Redeemer King Church covering the period 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2023. This review highlights how the church was supported financially, and the support the church has offered the local community. We have received voluntary contributions including gift aid payments of £55,271, plus a grant of £10,000, with an expenditure of £79,371.

The charity has no outstanding liabilities.

For full details please refer to the annual audited accounts submitted with this report

Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1159252 Redeemer King Church Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 rr	Last year to the nearest £ CC16a _	Last year to the nearest £ CC16a _
Donations - Gift Aid 42,402	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	42,402	42,402	42,402	50,635	50,635
Donations - None Gift Aid 4,625	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4,625	4,625	4,625	4,488	4,488
Donations - Other -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	689	689
Income Tax Recoverable (Gift Aid) 6,667	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,667	6,667	6,667	13,462	13,462
Other income / commission 947	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	947	947	947	67	67
Events -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sale of resources -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grants -	10,000	10,000	10,000			-	-	-	10,000	10,000	10,000
Petty Cash Income 630	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	630	630	630	310	310
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR) 55,271	10,000	10,000	10,000			-	-	-	65,271	65,271	65,271	69,651	69,651
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 55,271 10,000 - 65,271 69,651 A3 Payments ————~~——~~
Wages 64,820	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64,820	64,820	64,820	43,895	43,895
Training -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rent of premises 6,540	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,540	6,540	6,540	6,072	6,072
Other premises costs 248	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	248	248	248	1,026	1,026
Insurance 287	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	287	287	287	312	312
Creche/Sunday school costs 592	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	592	592	592	332	332
Subscriptions 1,560	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,560	1,560	1,560	1,878	1,878
Donations 240	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	240	240	240	6,890	6,890
Telephone/Stationery/Postage 2,346	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,346	2,346	2,346	1,976	1,976
Books/Gifts 50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	50	50	60	60
Fundraising & marketing 706	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	706	706	706	1,348	1,348
Audit & Accountancy 213	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	213	213	213	276	276
Travel & Subsistence 396	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	396	396	396	1,105	1,105
Bank charges 60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	60	60	96	96
Professional/Consultancy -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	231	231
Other 1,256	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,256	1,256	1,256	1,197	1,197
Helping those in need 57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57	57	57	403	403
Fixed asset purchases -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sub total 79,371	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	79,371	79,371	79,371	67,097	67,097
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 79,371 - - 79,371 67,097 *Net of receipts/(payments)* - 24,100 10,000 - - 14,100 2,554 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 108,650 - - 108,650 106,096 *Cash funds this year end* 84,550 10,000 - 94,550 108,650 ———~~——~~ SSSS=
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)		1										22/05/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
	Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories	funds funds funds Details
	to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	84,530 10,000 - 20 - - - - - 84,550 10,000 - OK OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Cash at bank Petty Cash Details ~~——~~
B2 Other monetary assets	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) Details ===>
B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) Details —==—
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) When due (optional) Details = ===
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities	- - - - - Date of approval Print Name Signature —===
	22/05/2024 Neville Taylor

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

22/05/2024

I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of eDe£Ért C4+U£C14 On accounts for the year endèd 3110712023 Charity no {if any} 1159252 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust") for the year ended 3117123 As th8 charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of th8 accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("Ihe Act"). Responsiblllties and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of th8 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of th8 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions giv8n by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my èxamination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's Statement com8 lo my attention in connection with the examination (othèr than thal disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material r85pecl.' the accounting records were nol kept in accordan with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable rèquirements conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter onsidered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached. Pleas eleto the worfs in th8 brackets if they do not apply. Dats: Signed: Name". Lesley While Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): CA gE LLoknJ I>srE (X ck¥ATE0} Address: DE* SDD IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of Goncern (see CC32, IndeperKlent examinatlon of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wlshes to discloso. IER Oct 2018