Saltisford
church
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
2023
Albert Stree¢ Warwick, CV34 4JX
Tel. 01926 496779
email: office@saltisfordchurch.org.uk
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION..............-.................................................................
TRusfEES' REPORT..... .... .. ......... ...... ......... ..... .. . .. .........-................ ..
2.1. Introduction........ .
2.2. Structure, Govwnance and Management..............................................
2.3. Objectives and Acknvlties.......................................................................
2.4. Achievements and Perfornian￿......
2.5. Flnancial Review...................................................................................
2.6. Future Plans.............
INDEPENDErir EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF
SALTISFORD CHURCH.....................................................................................
3.1. Responsibllitles and basls of report......................................
3.2. Independent examlner's statement...............................
ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL sfATEMEKrs..................................................
4.1. Financial Athvities......-....-.....-....-.......-....-.............-.-..-..........................
4.2. Assets and Llablllties.............................................................................
4.3. Notes to the Finanaal Statements....................................................... 10
Accounting Policies.........................................................................10
Unrestricted Fund Payments Detall.................................................
Voluntary Receipts and Recelpts from Charitsble Actfvlties.............
Restritted fvnds....................................................................
.12
Related Party Transactions .
.12
Conttngent Liabillties....................................................................... 13
Ultimate Controlling Party...............................................................13

GENERAL INFORMATION
CharFty Registration Number
1159404
Trustees
M Wells (Chalmian)
S E Foster (Secretary)
RPOthm
JERose
Treasurer
S E Foster
Address
Albert Street
Warwick
CV34 4JX
Independent Auditors
Burgis & Bullod(
Chartered Accountsnts
23 -25 Watsrlco Pla
Warwick Street
Leamington Spa
CV32 SLA
Prfnclpal 8ankers
C4F BANK Umlted
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent ME19 4TA
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TRUSTEES. REPORT
Introdurtion
The Twstees of Sa￿1Sfor￿ Church present their report and accounts for the period ended 31
De￿mber 2023. The accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis.
Saltisford Church is an indepg)dent fellowship of Christians from Warwick, Leamington Spa
and surrounding areas.
Structure, Governance and Management
Saltisford Church was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) under a
Constitutlon dated 2 November 2014 and registered with the Charity Commission as Charity
No 1159404. It 15 governed administrativelyi under the ternis of Clause 11 of the Constitution,
by a tM)ard of Trustees who are appointed by a resolution passed at a property convened
meeting of the Trustees.
The CIO is managed by four trustees".
Mlke Wells - Chalr
Steve Foster- Secretary
James Rose
Russell Osbom
The spiritual leadership of Saltlsford thurch Is the responslbllity of the Leaders of the Church.
The Leadership of Salusford Church at the beginnlng of 2023 was James Rose, John Morris,
Jamie Moir, Celia Hilgenberg, Susannah Solt and Nick Cole. Celia Hilgenberg resigned from
the Leadership Team in November 2023.
There were four salaried stsff in 2023. Jarnie Moir, Youth and Children's Worker, who led and
coordinated the work amongst child￿n and young people. Kat Spanswick was employed part-
time to manage the Warm Spaces initiative each week in the Church together with the
Community Café each Friday. Ching fing &n has been employed part-time as Church
Administrator. John Donaldson carries out cleanlng in the churth on a part-tlme basis.
The Charity s ￿ntre of activity is the Church property in Albert Street, Warwick. Ownership
of this property Is vested in the CIO.
Obiectlves and Activities
Saltfsford Church seeks to care for the current members of the fpjlowship and reaches out to
others. It has three core objectives as summarized in the ao Constitution..
l. The advan￿ment of the Christtan religion both in the Unlted Kingdom and overseas.
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2. The advan￿ment of religious or other education.
3. The rellef of the poor, sick or disabled.
Public benefft is specifically referred to in the CIO Constitution and the Trustees have complled
with the duty in Section 17 of the Charitles Act 2011 to have due regard to the publlc benefit
guldance published by the Charity Commission in their decisions concerning the obiectlves of
the charity. The 'publld has Included men, women and chlldren from the local communlty
around Saltlsford Church, other parts of Warwick and from the surrounding towns of
Leamington Spa, Kenilworth arKI Stratford-upon-Avon; the 'benefit' has been In accordance
wlth the aims and objectives of the charity as summarised above.
The following summarlzes the prlncipal actlvlties of the Charity In 2023 5n fulfillmert of the
ObJettlves set out above:
The Church met for an all-age, Infomial worshlp seNtce each Sunday mornlng, in Ilne wlth
Objectives l and 2 atmwe.
Programme included worship, prayer and Bible teachlng.
Young persons, attivlties invofvlng chlldren's Sunday mornlng 'Blble Dtscove
groups and Teenage groups.
Communlon was shared approxlmately monthty.
'Junior Churth, was held monthly involving young person's prayer and worship.
A prayer mlnlstry team offered personal prayer each SurKlay morning after the morning
service.
Week-day activities that are in line with all Objectives above:
Cell groups were held weekly on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Wednesday
momlngs, provldlng help, support and encouragement to Indlvldual memters.
A day-tlme mldweek meetlng was held each Wednesday at the ￿urCh, which
Included worship, prayer and Bible teaching.
Meetings for prayer. both in person and online, were held at varlous times each
week.
A women's soclal gathering called Knit& Natterwas held weekly on Friday mornings
attended people from the congregation and the local community.
A Women's Breakfast event was held monthly on a Saturday momlng for teachlng,
fellowship and mutual encouragement in the Christian Faith.
A Men's Breakfast event was held monthly on a Saturday moming for mubjal
encouragement
Youth group attivibes were held each Friday evening in the Church premises f￿M
the beginning of the autumn school term.
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The Toddler group for parents and carers, called "Little Flshes- was held In the
Church prernises each Monday moming.
A monthly Autlsm Café was held on Saturday aftemoons wlth the Church building
opening for three hours providing a supervised safe Spa￿ for families affetted by
autism for relaxation and play. This is in line Objective 3 atx)ve.
Warwick Distritt FoodbanK seeded by Trussdl TrusL operated a foodbank from
Saltisford Churth each Frlday aftemoon. A Communlty Café was held in parallel
with thi5, each week. This is In line Mth Objective 3 above.
With the rapld increase In fuel costs combined with the significant increase in
infiation, from late 2022 we joined the l¢xal Warm spa￿S inittative l¢xally, opening
the Church Building on Thursday and Friday each week
Other activitie5 conslstent with Objectrves l & 2:
A Saturday morning children's attivity event was held called S￿at-a-da￿0n a
monthly basls.
Work In l(Kal schools supportlng Crossteach, a local charfty focuslng on teaching
the Christian faith in schools with our Youth and Children's Worker.
A weekend mlnl-conference, for teaching, fellowship and relaxatlon, was held for
member5 of the congregatlon at the Ploneer Centre, Cleobury Mortlmer,
Kiddemiinster atterKled by about 90 people.
The Church organized a Fun Day in August In the churth building that was attended
by some 100 people from the local community.
Monthty craft evenings were held at the Church premises, including a thrlsdan talk.
UK and Overseas Chrfstian mlsslon work, conslstent partlculady wlth ObJectlves 2 & 3,
involving both finanoal and prayer support induded:
Support to churches In Nepal and Moldova.
Supp)rt to medlcal misslon In Malawl, Madagascar and Nepal.
Support to Chrfstian rellef work In Malawi and Mozambique.
Support for theological training in India and Palestlne.
Support to UK-based misslon work such as Good News for Everyone, Counties,
Cmssteach and Thrlve MinlsiTles.
Saltisford a)urch Is a Junior Partner with Christians Against Poverty (CAP). CAP is
a debt counselling working to alleviate debt and ￿)VertY. Saltisford is part of
network In the Leamlngton Spa and Warwlck area and a number of the Saltisforyl
congregation are active in debt counselllng wlth CAP.
UK work conslstent wlth Objective 3 involving both prayer and financial support includes:
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New Hope Counselling, a local Christian charlty that provldes an affordable
counselling service available for all in WarwicK Leamington Spa and surrounding
areas and operates from the Saltisford Church property.
Achievements and Performance
In Ilne wlth our core objettlves, we are pleased to report the following during 2023:_
The Sunday moming in-person services were conducted thr(yJghout 2023, whilst
maintainlng a live ZOOM link for those unable to attend in person.
Durlng 2023 the Saltisford Foodbank continued to operate to senle local people in need.
Refer to Warwick District Foodbank Annual Rep)rt for fijrther information.
The monthly craft evenlngs held at the Church attracted attendances of around 12 people.
The weekfy tstde Flshestoddlers group regularly attracted around 40 children.
The monthly Saturday-morning 'SplatadaK sessions for children and familles have
attracted 40 to 50 children plus ttreir parents, grandparents and guardians.
We gave £42,160 In support of Chrfstlan and ald work In other countries and a further
£7.510 in support of local and national Christian work in the UK.
Financial Review
The net receipts in the year, as shown in Section 4.1 amounted to £37,984, made up of
payments of £37,900 from fvnds for use at the Church's dlscretFon and recelpts of £84 from
ftjnds restricted for purpjses specified by the donors.
Funds for the work of Saltisford come principally from voluntsry donations from the
congregatlon of the Church. In addition, some recdpts come from charitable actimties such as
hire of the buildings, youth and tcmldler groups, and occasional meals.
The reserves pollcy of the Trustees is to maintain wfflcient fijnds for the ongoing activities of
the Church for a period of three months. The normal fiuthatsons in income and expenditure
Indicate reseNes for this purpose of approxlmately £30,0(K). Funds in excess of this level will,
in the absence of any speaal need. be regarded as available for current use, wlth any major
projects being funded by special appeals.
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AND ACC
Future Plans
The Leadership Team has been strengthened wlth the ad￿l￿on of Steve Hood in the early
months of 2024 and the proce55 of recruiting a fijll-time leader to join the Leadership before
the end of the year.
The Trustees conslder that the present strategles are workrng satisfattorily with activities that
are enabllng the Church to achieve its aims and objectlves.
On behalf of the Trustees
M Wells
Chainnan
Dats: 19 June 2024
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE
TRusfEES OF SALTISFORD CHURCH
I rewrt to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charfty for the year
ended 31 December 2023 whlch are set out on pages 9 to 14.
Responsibilitles and basis of report
As the charivs trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance
wlth the requlrements of the charf￿e5 Act 2011 Cthe ACV).
I report in respect of my examination of the charivs accounts carried out under section 145
of the Act and In carylng out my examlnatlon I have followed all the applicable Direttions
given by the Charity Commission under sectton 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examlnatlon. I confimi that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material
respect:
l accounting records We￿ not kept in respect of the charity as ￿Uired by section 130
of the Att; or
2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matter in connection wtth the examination
to which attention should be drawn in this rewrt in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accounts to be reached.
Wende Ann Hubbard FCCA
Burgis and Bullod(
Chartered Accountsnts
23 -25 Waterloo Place
Warwick Street
Leamington Spa
CV32 51A
Ar TVY
2024
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ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4.1. Financial Actlvities
srATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIvrrIES
Receipts and Payments Account
For the year ended 31 December 2023
Recelpts
Incoming resources
Voluntsry receipts
117,183
60,765
177.948
214.304
4,838
4,838
749
Recelpts from
charitable activides
8,077
3,308
11,385
5,914
Total rncelpts
130,098
64,073
194,171
220,966
Payments
ExpeTrJiture in furtheran￿ of the charivs
i)bjectives
Charrtable activities
89,994
5,730
95,724
85,800
Glfts made
58,084
175
58,084
59,318
GOVernar￿ costs
Asset and investment
purchase5
1,067
1,242
1,702
1.137
1,137
Totsl payments
92.198
63,989
156,187
Net Recelptslpayments
fw the year
37.900
37.984
72.102
Cash funds brought forward
at l January 2023
150,244
25,727
175,971
103,869
Cash ftinds carrfed foThYard at
31 December 2023
188,144
25,811
213,955
175,971
The Notes in Section 4.3 form part of these financial ststements.
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Assets and Liabilities
srATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND UABILrrIES
At 31 December 2023
Cash balance8
Cash In hand
CAF Current account
CAF Gold account
G4F Card account
ngdom Bank
227
ioj
227
100
loo
99.963
454
25,811
125,774
454
128,605
455
87,400
188.144
87,400
213,955
46,771
175,971
25.811
Glft Ald tax reclalm due
1,293
1,293
116
1,408
1.408
-1,392
-1,392
116
Assets retèlned for the tharW$ own ux I
land and buildlrvjs
Furnitu￿ and &]uipment
1,286,634
69,735
1.356,369
1,286,634 1,286.634
69.735
69,735
1,356,369 1,356,369
Uabllltles
HMRC- PAYE and NI
SupplleJ5 accounts
445
445
451
710
710
1,155
1.155
451
The financial statements In Section 4 were approved by the Trustees on 30 May 2023.
M Wells
Chalrnian
Date 19 June 2024
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Notes to the Flnancial Ststements
l. A(£ountlng Poll(aes
Basis of Accountlng
The Ststement of Financial Acbvities has been drawn up on a receipts and payments basis.
ststement of Hnandal Actlvltles
Donations and other Income are credlted In the period in which they a￿ received. These
are analysed between unrestricted and restrficted funds.
Expendlture paid out In the year Is a150 assigned to unrestricted or restrlcted funds.
ststemant of Asséts and Uabllltles
Cash funds are listed in detsil with amounts at 31st December 2023 which are in
agreement with the balance carried forward on the Ststement of Financial Activities.
Othw monetsry assets - CAF donor cheques still to be pald Into church bank account
and income tax recoverable under the gift aid scheme which ha(1 not been recelved by the
end of the year.
Assets retalned for tharlty's own use are stated at their current insured value.
Llabllltles Include PAYE and National Insurarte due on December salaries but not yet
paid to HMRC and suppliers accounts outstandlng.
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l unre$trfrt￿ Fund Payments Detall
ari
Stsff o)sts
Local outreach
Pastoral suppjrt
Tralnlng and resour
Youth & thlklren's work
Extemal speakers
Bullding and uttiities
Equipment MaIntenan￿ and purchase
SupFQrt and *rVI￿ costs
Legal, bank & accounts examiner f￿$
45.639
9,804
11,039
731
4,211
1,168
8,988
872
7,544
45.639
9.804
11.039
731
4,211
1,168
8,988
2,009
7.544
1,067
50,388
5,681
3,877
120
2,393
2.232
7,458
3,302
6,109
1,625
1.137
1,067
Total unresblcted fund payments
89,994
1,067
1,137
92.198
83,184
3. Stsff Costs
2023
2022
Salaries
Sodal Security costs
44,118
43,893
2,272
3,013
209
20
50,388
2.598
320
163
47,036
Recruitment and tralnlng
Averdge number of full-tlme equivalent empby
No employee re￿iVed emoluments of more than £60,000.
Pension costs are amounts paid to independent pension provlt1ers.
In common with many churches, a very signfficant part of the attlmties of the Churth is
staffed on a voluntary basis. The fellowship operates a lay minlsty In all of Its fijnctions.
The Trustees are all actively involved in Church attivitles.
Voluntary Recdpts and Recelpts from Charltable Actlvlties
Voluntsry recelpts are donations tt> the th of the church.
Receipts from charitable attivities arise from individuals and organisatlons paylng for some
church activitie5 such a5 youth weekends, toddler groups and for hlre of the buildings.
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The Income funds of the ￿Urch include restrlcted funds comprlslng the followi￿j
unexpended balances of donattons held on trust to be applled for specific purposes (flgures
include tax recoverable under gift aid whlch has been received from HMRC):
vi
At l January 2023
Inoynlng Resour￿5,
Donations
Payments in fijrthernntr of the charws
objectives:
19,495
2,413
3.820
25.727
50,059
7.789
6.225
64.073
Gffts made
49,670
-213
-8,988
-3,098 2,021
-63,777
-213
At 311)ecember 2023
19,671
1,214
3,127 1,799
25,811
Mlsslon Support is admlnlstered in a separate budget ftjnded by gifts for that purpose.
Expenditure comprise5 gits made to organisations and individuals engaged in Chrfstian
work and Is analysed below by the area seNed and type of recipient:
nl
4,920
850
1,740
6.660
850
42,160
49,670
13.624
3,118
36,913
53,655
Nauonal
Internatlonal
Total
18,860
24.630
23,31Xt
25,040
Speclflc Glfts are those where the donor has requested that the gift be passed on to a
specific indlvidual or organlsation or project. Such glfts are only ac￿pted if the resulting
payment Is wlthln the scope of the Objectlves of the Church.
6. Related Party Trnnsactions
The Trustees received no remuneration or reimbursement of expenses durfng the year.
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7. Contlngent Llabllitles
The Church had no contingent liabilitie5 or leasing commitments at 31 December 2023.
8. Ultlmats Controlllng Party
The Church's ulttmate controlling party is the Board of Trustees.
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