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2021-08-31-accounts

Revd Roger Dunlop
Mr Michael Allan
Mrs Diane Crane
Mrs Maureen
Hardy
Mrs Shelagh Moss
Mr Alan Taylor
Mrs Pam Wilkinson
*to 1 January 2021
to Mr Mrricolm Acksrs
Mrs Psm Ackers
Dr Kofi Anie
Mrs Chrisbne
Brmthwaite
Mr Terry Dean
Mrs Chrisbne
Fsfiowes
Mr Kedh Hayward
Mrs Marion Leppard
Mrs Frances Raid
Mrs Bstzie Samuel
Mrs Christina
Taylor
Mrs Jenny Wanington
Revd Dr Dong Hwan Iqm+
6 May 2021
to 31August 2021 +fiom I September
Mrs Mary Allan
Mr David Braithwaite
Mrs Jan Ginesi
Mrs Gillian Oxman
Mrs Janet Stephenson
Mr Andrew Wilkinson
2021

Finamrial
Review
The 8naixxal statemsnls
have been prepared
on a Receipts end Paymenls base.
During the year sources ofregular income from voluntary
yving, fund raslng events and the
latbng ofpremises was not ugident
to cover all outgoings,
the deficit bmng 814,624. Expenditure
on property
msintensrxw
was below average end ihere sre arrears of
work that wg be needed
in due course
The reserve set aside for this work stands at844,000.
The Legacy Fund stands at885,717.Pending use ofthe fund forthe work ofthe church F50,000was invested in a und trust
with the Central Finance Board ofthe Methochst Church
m order to boost our regrzar income
was 870,488.
At the year end the invesbnent vatic
Apart from the legacy fund and properly reserve the policy w to maintwn
current reserves at
50% ofregular annual
expenditure.
The actual reserves fall short ofthis target but are sugiaent for suppordng
the ongomg work ofthe church
Operating
Report
Our Church
Mission Statement
is-
1. A wdcoming
end caring church communily
2. Shanng God's love as we reach out to others
3
Encouraging
each olherinfogowing
Jesus
Our strap ine used on notices, our monthly
magazine
and webwte is:
"Expressing God's invitabon
in the heart ofRuislip"
Ruwlip Melhodwt
Church is one ofthe seventeen
churches
wigan lhe Harrow and Higngdon
Circuit.
Our Minster
Reverend
Roger Dunlop began lis Minwby
with us on 1 September 2017
snd left 31 August 2021
Revd Dr Dong Hwsn igm began hid Min'wtry
with us on 1 September 2021
Until June 2021 ag acbviges were suspended
due to Covid 19
In addgon to our rental letbngs, we have a number ofChurch Groups who attend the premises on
1st Ruislip Rainbows
Dolphins (age 5 —9k
s weekly basis.-
The Brownies group.
1st Ruislip Guides
Journeys
Study Group who alternate
their meegngs
between
Ruislp and
Ruislip Manor Church
The group is aglkaled to PCN Britain, a group ofprogreswve
Christians
across the Country.
We have further groups which regularly
use the premises
and who fall under the umbrage
of comrnundy
engagement
and outreach. The Wednesday
break group meet fortnightly.
They are a social church
group who
occawonally
provide charity lunches
The men's supper dub meals on the second Friday ofeach month.
The amount collected for cheriaes through the church accounts were 81,010. In addibon amounts were collected for Chrisben
Ard
and Acbon for Children
Apart from the trustees, the administrebve
infr slructwe
isthe leadership
teem which consists ofthree stewards
snd the minister.
Our safeguarding
coordinator
keeps a list ofal vokmtews
who have contact with chldren and vulnerable
persons
and these have afcompleted
their safeguarding
training
which takes place periodically st churches
within the cxcuit