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2020-12-31-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
From 01 01 2020 To 31 12 2020
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Dorchester Community Church (DCC)
Other names charity is known by N/A
Registered charity number (if any) 1163128
Charity's principal address Liscombe Street
Poundbury, Dorchester
Dorset
Postcode DT1 3DF
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Barrow, Glynn
2 Brown, Michelle Chair
3 Cook, Martin
4 Frapwell, Roger
5 Herring, David
6 Knight, Lisa Secretary
7 Meech, Kevin Treasurer
8 Webb, Christopher
Westwood,
9
Timothy
10 Paul Farrall
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers

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Type of adviser Name Address
Solicitor Blanchards Bailey Bunbury House, Stour Park, Blandford Forum,
LLP Dorset. DT11 9LQ
Insurer Congregational Integra Insurance Solutions Ltd., Currer House,
Currer Street, Bradford BD1 5BA
Accountant Justin Merriott 205 Littlemoor Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6AF
FCCA, ACM
Accountants
Bank CAF 25 Kings Hill, Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling,
Kent. ME19 4JQ
Bank Kingdom Bank Ruddington Fields Business Park, Mere Way,
Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6JS
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Roger Frapwell, Pastor

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

How the charity is constituted The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (eg. trust, association, with a voting membership in addition to the Trustees company) New Trustees are selected and elected into office at the Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) Church’s AGM in March of each year. NB the AGM for 2020 was held in August 2020 due to COVID 19 restrictions. Clause 17.4 requires one third of elected trustees to retire at the AGM starting with the longest serving.

Policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and additional policies were introduced when we moved to our new building in September 2018 including Fire Safety, Food Safety. These are based on templates from a Christian compliance website. A review of our Safeguarding policy was completed during 2019 and a revised policy is now in place.

The charity structure has sub-groups which deal with specific aspects of Church life and include at least one Trustee;

In addition, the Church also has staff members, Elders and Deacons who are responsible

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for spiritual leadership and outreach. Staff :

Elders :

Deacons :

Community links ;

During 2020, the COVID pandemic meant the majority of our activities were scaled back or suspended. Prior to that, the Church has actively supported and engaged with the community groups and Christian Fellowships listed below;

Risk Management ;

The Church considers the following risks and has policies in place to manage this;

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around the building, social distancing between tables/seats and a booking system when face-to-face worship was reconvened.

Section C Objectives and activities

Volunteers ;

Volunteers play a key and crucial role in the running of the church and its activities. Volunteer numbers are over 80 in total and involve all aspects of church life. Activities and groups were suspended during the COVID pandemic, leaving a reduced number of volunteer opportunities. These were;

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Section C Objectives and activities Section D Achievements and performance

AGM for 2020 was postponed due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, taking place in October 2021 rather than March. This enabled us to hold an in-person event for those members who felt comfortable attending the building. The meeting was recorded in order to be accessible to members who did not attend.

49 members attended (from a total of 143). Apologies received from 39 members.

Our focus was (and remains) on the role of the Church in a post-pandemic world. It is important that we take stock and reflect on what we are meant to be about in the context of what is ‘unchanging’, and from here consider what our future role should be and how we can best use our building.

We have a Mission Statement: ‘To Celebrate and Share the Love of God.’ We do this through the 5 pillars of; belonging; worshipping; growing; serving; and sharing.

Safeguarding :

The Charity Trustees are responsible for reviewing and updating our policies and procedures on a regular basis, in order to meet our responsibilities under charity law and as employers. We have compiled a Building Handbook for use by members and groups using the building to ensure safety is paramount. Pre-pandemic, there was an established process is in place to register children at Community Kids each week and for parents to collect children when the service is finished. The safeguarding of FoodShare volunteers was reviewed to ensure our process was sufficiently robust to protect our volunteers in the community.

Finance:

Key messages (see Treasurer’s report below for detail);

Church meetings

Pre-pandemic, we offered a menu of six meetings; some weekly, some monthly. Three main courses (weekly);

Three side orders (monthly);

Section C Objectives and activities

opportunity to be open to what God might be saying to us as a Church, or as an individual. An opportunity to seek God together that we might be “One in heart and mind” Acts 4:32

From March 2020, the Church building was closed and pre-recorded services were shared online. This method of meeting developed throughout 2020 and meetings are broadcast live still on YouTube. During lockdown, viewer numbers were higher than our usual members and congregational levels. Our Saturday morning ‘Café Church’ continued online throughout 2020. Trustees and other meetings continued via Zoom meetings online until we were able to meet in person once again.

Reaching the next generation :

Pre-pandemic, we had a growing number of children attending Community Kids. During lockdown and throughout the rest of 2020, children’s activities were suspended. However, our weekly broadcasts included a dedicated slot for Community Kids, which was greatly enjoyed by older members of our Church family, as well as our children.

Prayer Meetings:

Prayer is a core part of the Christian life and it is important that we come together as a church family to pray. We continue to review how we pray as a church. In-person prayer meetings were not possible during lockdown and for the rest of 2020.

Activities and outreach:

‘FOCUS’ tea parties for older people ceased from March 2020 as were the joint projects and interaction with Damers First School.

A planned weekend retreat at Lee Abbey had been planned for 2020. Sadly, this was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. There was consensus amongst all those who had been due to attend, that payments already made should be ‘donated’ to the Abbey as DCC’s contribution to supporting the community throughout lockdown.

FoodShare:

We continued and grew our work as a partner in the FoodShare initiative in Dorchester. This work was a vital support for families throughout 2020, which saw many slipping into poverty as they suffered the impact of COVID. Volunteers from the church go in pairs to deliver food parcels to families in our community who are living in poverty. We are registered to identify families who are eligible to use this vital support. At the height of the COVID pandemic, DCC volunteers provided well over 100 families with food parcels.

When first referred, it is not uncommon for a family or household to have little or no food at home and no means to buy any. The first delivery, often accompanied by a parcel from the Dorchester Food Bank, is usually needed as soon as possible.

On occasions, volunteers build relationships with some households/individuals, meaning that a family’s needs can be identified and links/referrals made to other agencies that can assist with achieving self-sufficiency. Examples are referrals to CAB, CAP and “Firstpoint”.

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Section E Financial review

The Accounts of Dorchester Community Church are recorded on the Receipts and Payments basis and are kept on QuickBooks. The Treasurer, Mr Kevin Meech, is formally assisted by Mrs Liz Meech. The church employs Mrs Meech on a part-time basis. The Trustees on behalf of the Church Members would like to take this opportunity to extend their grateful thanks to Kevin and Liz Meech for all they do in looking after the church finances. Please refer to the attached accounts (with notes below prepared by the Treasurer for a full understanding of the Income and Expenditure). On the advice of the Independent Examiners, these accounts prepared by the Treasurer are acceptable to the Charity Commission.

Charity organisations are able to use our facilities on a donation basis.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Treasurer’s comments on the 2020 audited accounts;

We aim for the Church Accounts to be concise, clear and easy to understand and these are circulated to members ahead of the AGM meeting.

“2020 was an eventful year, with much of our activities curtailed by the COVID pandemic. We paid the final invoices and retentions in respect of the fitting out of our new building and met our commitments in respect of mortgage and members loan repayments. We are therefore very pleased to be able to report the annual accounts show an encouraging net surplus of just over £14,500.

Many members have been willing to change their method of giving to either on-line banking or standing order payment. This has helped greatly, not only by enabling us to be COVID compliant during lockdowns, but with new and increased charges for more traditional banking methods, such as cash and cheques, helps us to keep our banking costs to a minimum,

We were very encouraged by the finances for 2020, although saddened by the enforced reduction in the use of our building. As we seek to restart much of our former activity and adapt to our current and future circumstances, we would like to bring you up to date and reflect on where we are now.

There is no doubt that God has continued to be faithful to us. A legacy has enabled us to repay all of the remaining Members Loans; this will stand us in good stead considering the pending increase in our staffing, later this year.

This year’s accounts currently show a surplus and we anticipate this will be around £2,000 at the close of the year. Charitable use of our building is now returning on a reduced scale and has accounted for just £1,000 of our income to date. The balance has come from the faithful giving of our members and nearly £17,000 in reclaimed tax from Gift Aid.”

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Section F Other optional information

The Leadership Team

Elders and Deacons: The Elders are responsible for the spiritual direction of the Church. Deacons support the Elders in their role and primarily deal with the day-to-day running of the Church. Details of the process for electing Elders and Deacons, agreed in 2005, are outlined below:

Election of Charity Trustees

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nearest one third) of the Trustees must retire at each AGM, those longest in office retiring first and the choice between any of equal service being made by agreement or failing agreement by the Chair.

Reflections on 2020 and what next for DCC:

What are we about? “Celebrating & Sharing the love of God”, which is the Greatest Commandment and as instructed by Jesus in The Great Commission. We seek to do that through focusing on 5 key biblical principles:-

These reflect what occurred at the birth of the first Christian Church at Pentecost.

Belonging : every new Testament believer, with the exception of the dying thief, was ‘attached to’ a specific group of believers, Rome, Corinth etc. We call this Membership. Our belonging is cemented through ‘Believer’s Baptism’, which we do by total immersion and encouraging members to meet and spend time together.

Worshipping: Corporately we are able to do this when we meet together and this should be a priority. We should also seek to worship God through the way we live.

Serving: What gifts has God given us to use? We should seek to serve the Church in some capacity; using our gifts, and following Jesus’ example of serving.

Growing – We should not stand still spiritually, but look to grow in our knowledge and understanding of Him. We grow from hearing and putting into practise God’s Word. This can be on our own or in a small group or when we meet together.

Sharing: We have the best news in the world and ought to share that in both word and deed.

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Ministries like FoodShare are practical expressions of us ‘sharing’ our faith, as is how we are with one another. During the first lockdown, members were actively encouraged to telephone each other and maintain links and relationships with other members.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Lisa Knight Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc) Date

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2020 2019
BALAIYCE1STJAIYUARY 126,691.56 159,981.47
RECEIPTS
GeneralFund Offering t07,276.52 t04347.41
SpecialGifts 0.00 13,000.00
CafeDonations 871.29 3,235.04
OtherReceips _0.00 108,147.81 r.646.23 118,228.68
TaxRefundedfromGiftAid: GeneralFund 2t,587.00 21.,825.57
BuildingFund 2,293.40 3,518.00
FoodShare 427.50 24347.s0 0.00 ?5,343.57
Donations:BuildingMaintenance 3,535.08 7925.50
Donations: FoodShare t3,7A433 0.00
Interest: 83.94 r7t.46
BuildingFund Receipts: 20.140.00 3"966.00
TOTAL INCOME 169,918,66 155,635.21
PAYMENTS
BankCharges 60.00 60.00
Booksand Resources s2.97 432.89
Catering 304.00 843.09
ChurchMagazine 300.00 960.00
Cleaning&Housekeeping 1,275.33 1,287.75
Equipment 1,561.73 1,353.63
Fees,SubscriptionsandLicenses 1,776.16 1,795.58
FoodShare 7,495.73 0.00
GroundRent 4,000.00 0.00
Insurance 4,697.60 4,440.56
MissionaryGifts 1,540.00 2,537.00
NewBuildingCosts 54,273.29 86,295.16
OfficeSupplies,Printing& Postage 774.78 592.88
PastoralGifts 2,292.44 288.00
Outreach 132.05 360.25
Repairs&Maintenance
Repayments:
Mortgage 20,805.i2 1,985.27 20,805.12 1,247.57
Member's Loant 10"000.00 30,805.12 10.000.00 30,805.12
Safeguarding relatedcosts t29.00 120.00
SpeakersGifts&Expenses 0.00 20.00
StaffExpenses 542.52 275.46
StaffSalariesandEmployers NIC 46,979.61. 49,t34.42
Trainingand Conferences 28.80 0.00
UtilityBills 4,242.5A 5,463.27
Youth&Children'sWork .94.53 652.39
TOTALE}(PENSES 16t,332.99 188,925.12
BALA}ICE31STDECEMBER Y

2020 2019
PROPERTY
BuildingatLisoombeStreet,Poundbury, Dorchester 963,480.42 91:,2A7.8
BAI{KACCOIINT BALANCES
CashAccount 0.00 0.00
CAFCurrentAccount
CAF*Gold"Instant
1,274_06
134.003.17
135,277.23 691.s6
126.000.00126,691.56
TOTALASSETS 1.09&757.65 I.0,39.893.69
MORTGAGE&LOA}IS OUTSTANDING
Kingdom BankLtd 317,714.97 326,349.31
MembersLoanI 30,000.00 40,000.00
MembersLoxr2 20"000.00 367.714.97 20.000.00 385.349.31
TOTALNETASSETS ASAT31STDECEMBER w 653,54938
FUND&RESERYEBALAI{CESASAT31STDECEMBER
GeneralFund 67,645.42 48,855.56
ContingencyReserve 25,000.00 25,000.00
MissionaryReserve 25,500.00 14,500.00
FoodShare 6,636.10 0.00
BuildingFund 606.26t.16 s_65.193.82
ACCOUNTBALAIYCES 73t,042.68 653,54938

MOYEN{ENT INBUILDINGFTiFID
BalancelsJanuary 565,193.82 505,307.28
Receipts 20,140.00 3,966.00
TransferfromGeneral Fund 0.00 35,750.00
TaxRefundedfromGiftAid 2,293.00 3,518.00
Reduction inoutstandingKingdom Bank Mortgage 8,634.34 6,652.54
Reduction inoutstanding MembersLoan1 10,000.00 10,000.00
BALANCE31'tl)eeember 646261.t6 565,193.82

FOODSHARE
Balance1$January 0.00
Receipts t3,704.33
TaxRefundedfrom GiftAid 427.50
Expenditure -7,495.73

2020 2019
BALAIYCE1STJAIYUARY 126,691.56 159,981.47
RECEIPTS
GeneralFund Offering t07,276.52 t04347.41
SpecialGifts 0.00 13,000.00
CafeDonations 871.29 3,235.04
OtherReceips _0.00 108,147.81 r.646.23 118,228.68
TaxRefundedfromGiftAid: GeneralFund 2t,587.00 21.,825.57
BuildingFund 2,293.40 3,518.00
FoodShare 427.50 24347.s0 0.00 ?5,343.57
Donations:BuildingMaintenance 3,535.08 7925.50
Donations: FoodShare t3,7A433 0.00
Interest: 83.94 r7t.46
BuildingFund Receipts: 20.140.00 3"966.00
TOTAL INCOME 169,918,66 155,635.21
PAYMENTS
BankCharges 60.00 60.00
Booksand Resources s2.97 432.89
Catering 304.00 843.09
ChurchMagazine 300.00 960.00
Cleaning&Housekeeping 1,275.33 1,287.75
Equipment 1,561.73 1,353.63
Fees,SubscriptionsandLicenses 1,776.16 1,795.58
FoodShare 7,495.73 0.00
GroundRent 4,000.00 0.00
Insurance 4,697.60 4,440.56
MissionaryGifts 1,540.00 2,537.00
NewBuildingCosts 54,273.29 86,295.16
OfficeSupplies,Printing& Postage 774.78 592.88
PastoralGifts 2,292.44 288.00
Outreach 132.05 360.25
Repairs&Maintenance
Repayments:
Mortgage 20,805.i2 1,985.27 20,805.12 1,247.57
Member's Loant 10"000.00 30,805.12 10.000.00 30,805.12
Safeguarding relatedcosts t29.00 120.00
SpeakersGifts&Expenses 0.00 20.00
StaffExpenses 542.52 275.46
StaffSalariesandEmployers NIC 46,979.61. 49,t34.42
Trainingand Conferences 28.80 0.00
UtilityBills 4,242.5A 5,463.27
Youth&Children'sWork .94.53 652.39
TOTALE}(PENSES 16t,332.99 188,925.12
BALA}ICE31STDECEMBER Y

2020 2019
PROPERTY
BuildingatLisoombeStreet,Poundbury, Dorchester 963,480.42 91:,2A7.8
BAI{KACCOIINT BALANCES
CashAccount 0.00 0.00
CAFCurrentAccount
CAF*Gold"Instant
1,274_06
134.003.17
135,277.23 691.s6
126.000.00126,691.56
TOTALASSETS 1.09&757.65 I.0,39.893.69
MORTGAGE&LOA}IS OUTSTANDING
Kingdom BankLtd 317,714.97 326,349.31
MembersLoanI 30,000.00 40,000.00
MembersLoxr2 20"000.00 367.714.97 20.000.00 385.349.31
TOTALNETASSETS ASAT31STDECEMBER w 653,54938
FUND&RESERYEBALAI{CESASAT31STDECEMBER
GeneralFund 67,645.42 48,855.56
ContingencyReserve 25,000.00 25,000.00
MissionaryReserve 25,500.00 14,500.00
FoodShare 6,636.10 0.00
BuildingFund 606.26t.16 s_65.193.82
ACCOUNTBALAIYCES 73t,042.68 653,54938

MOYEN{ENT INBUILDINGFTiFID
BalancelsJanuary 565,193.82 505,307.28
Receipts 20,140.00 3,966.00
TransferfromGeneral Fund 0.00 35,750.00
TaxRefundedfromGiftAid 2,293.00 3,518.00
Reduction inoutstandingKingdom Bank Mortgage 8,634.34 6,652.54
Reduction inoutstanding MembersLoan1 10,000.00 10,000.00
BALANCE31'tl)eeember 646261.t6 565,193.82

FOODSHARE
Balance1$January 0.00
Receipts t3,704.33
TaxRefundedfrom GiftAid 427.50
Expenditure -7,495.73