REPORT AND STATEIENT OF ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022
FArrH CHRISTIAN GROUP (REAOING) CIO
CHARrrY REGISTRATION No: 1163355

FAITH CHRISTIAN GROUP (READING) CIO
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATK)N
Otherworklng names
Faith ChrEban Group
Faith
ReadiFocMJ
Bed for the NwJht
T￿￿te08 at 31*1 Decembor 2022
Mr Petsr Home
Mr Neil Jackson
Mrs He18n Martin
Mr Ethward Rundell
Mrs Stella Stroud
GOVERNING INSTRUMEKr
Faith Christian Group is ￿nstituted a8 a Chantable Inoxporated organi8ab.on whose onty voting m8mber8 are
trustees. It was registered with the Charity Commissioners on 111 September 2015.
OBJECTS
The objects of the CIO are, for the public benefft".
a) to advan(x the Chn￿.an farth in Reading and other ports ofthe United Kingdom the worfd a8 the charity
truste8s may from ts'me to time detemine. and
bl lo rel¢eve persons in cond￿'0n$ of need, hardshlp or or who are aged or $￿k in Readlng and other parts of
the United lQ'ngdom arKI the wcrfld as ttle chanty trustees may Irom time to time tyotemine.
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FAtrH CHRRSTIAN GROUP (READING) CIO
INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER% REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022
I reFKJrt to the trustees on nyy exarnination of &o)unts of Faith Christian Group (Reading) CIO for the year ended
311t December 2022.
Rospon8lblllll8s and ba818 of re￿rt
As the charity's trustees, you are responsth tr the pyeparalion of the ￿lUnts in xcordanL* With the rwuirements
of the Charitles ￿t 2011 llhe Arf).
Having satIsf￿d myself that the accounts are elKJible for independent examination. I fEFQrt in respect of my
examination of the CIO'S accounts CAffied out under seCt￿n 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have folkyHed all the applicable Dir8ctK)ns given by the Charity commiss￿ section 14515}Ib) of the 2011 Act.
Ind8p•ndont oxamlnof• •tat•m
I have completed my examination. l Lx)nfim that no matenal matters have corne to my attent1￿ in ￿)nneCtIOn with the
examination wh￿h gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect
the aco)unts'ng records were not kept in XCOrdan￿ wth se(aion 130 of the Charities hrt or
the accounts did not xcord with the accounts.ng records.. or
tho accounts did not oynply with the applicable reqUIreff￿ts cjjncemlng the fomi and content of accounts set
out in the Charities {Accounts and Reptytsl RegUkt￿nS 21Th other than any requirement that the accounts
gNe a 'true and fairf vie* wh￿h r8 not a matter consKlered a8 part of an indyndent examinatron.
I have no concerns and have com across no other m8tters in connectK)n wrth the examinabon to which attention
should be drawn in thi$ report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the acc*unts to be rnached.
Mr Micha81 HoThr AFA MIPA
IrKlependent Examiner
MCH Accountsnts Ltd
68 Charlton Road
Andover
Hampshlre
SP10 3JN
Dated: 20110r2023
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FArfH CHRISTIAN GROUP {READING) CIO
TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31￿ DECEMBER 2022
Organi8ath)n
The work of Faith ￿ primarily to fight physvl povety arrK)ng the homless. needy and deprived, and by so doing to
share the gospel through love, care and practKal servi￿. work is caThied out largety by teams of volunteers as
well as part-lime staff. moslty Christians from many drfferent churchos in and around Reading. In 2022 Faith
empbyed eight part-tin* staff, wlth one temrx)rary member of slaff in addit￿n.
The organisation was running for son* time before receNing chanty status in 1996 as Fath Chnstian Group
{Readingl Trust. Since 2015, the organisation has been a clw"Ilable irwrated organisation ICIO}.
2022 mlew
Faith works in three main. related ways to achieve ils objects.. "R&idistreef and 'A Bed for the Night. {B4N), which
work with the hungry and homeless on the streets of Reading and "ReadiFood" which provides fo(MJ parcels io
indwiduals and familres who are housed. bui struggling to ffoke ends met
IIRoadiStrefyt" invofves the distribution of food to those on the streets. On weekday evenings, the 8UPPOrt of Reading
Minster Church gives us a town centre base from whth we offer free san(frthches (kindly donated by Pret a Manger)
and hot soup to the hungry and homew of Reading. On Sundays. we run the Tea 8ar to proV￿e free hot and ¢old
drinks and soup and rolls. A key element of thi8 work is to den￿Strate to everyone we rrwt on the streets that they
are valued individuals.
"R￿dIF0od- R•adlng's Food Bank" is a Service delp4ering food parcels to families and individuals in need
throughout the town. Those in need are referred ty RBC knial Services, Job Centre, Cibzens Advice and other
eharilies, agencies and churches. The average number of food parcels delpiered In 2022 was 1V2 per week.
DonatK*ns both financial and food continued to be gc*)d.
A Bod for tho Nlght IB4NI contlnued to run as a dayts'm? dropin"hub' from January 2022.
Guests were ¢)ffered winter clothes, activitres (Cok￿rir&Ir8adln￿puZzlésI and a hot m8al and snacks to take 8way.
Initially we had planned to open the venues for guests to insKle with enough sp&e to eat, relax and enjoy
activities insKle the venue whilst maintaining Social dBtancing. However, the UK nats'onal Itxkdown and sth'¢ter
restnctions introduced by the Govemment after Christrnas r￿ant that we decided to offer tak￿aY provision onty.
Guests were referred to the 84N hub from the St Muryo's Rough Slw Outreach Servts and ty RBC or Falth
directly Tr provislon w8$ Specif￿alty for those staying in hotel l B&B placem8nts and not a general food handouL
The majorty of guests who used the B4N hub were those with no recourse to public fvnds.
In total. 23 guests in either wnter kYoMsion or COVID placerrmts carne to the B4N hub.
Norcot Pantry
After the groundwork laid in 2021. 2022 saw the launch of this new projecL which we run in cooperation with Your
Lccal Panty and Norcot Mission Church. The panty is a Thmbershipbased Ic(rfJ shop where, for a nominal
subscription. members can buy subsKiised go(Kls. so gNing choice and SUPFQrt for those on low incorrns or on
benefits. 106 memters used the shop. A café running abngside the shop created a sethng where could b&
tter supported and S￿npOsted to other partner agenaes if ajdibonal help was needed.
sage Women'8 Prolect
This was another new projert. sponsored by Sage. It offers a w*ntoring and work experience programme for ladies
wanting to retum to employment. 5 lad￿ were gtven one-tikone support and worked in our fc(*J warehouse to gain
confidence and skills to help in the i0￿u￿ting pr(ws
Relatlon8hlps
Building relationships over time is a key fathr in the success of what we do. Providing some sandwiches on the
street, or a food parcel via ReadiFood. ¢an lead to befnending and further opwrtunrtres to help in many other practical
ways. 84N in particular gives opportunrties over a number of days or weeks to build relationships and provide links to
fijrther help. On occasions Faith believes rt has to xt as an a¢fvc*ate for those without a V0￿e, and the chanty helped
a number of individuaL8 in Ihts way during the year.
We have continued to work hard to maintarn gcx)d workn'ng relationships with relevant agencie5 and organisations in
the town, including the various sections of RBC suth as Swal Services. Housing. Homeless and Housing Pathways.
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FArrH CHRISTIAN GROUP (READING) CIO
Saf•guardlng
All charities are required to re[￿ SerKM￿ safeguardiNJ KKidents to Ihe Charity Corrlrission. Th¥e were no suth
incidents to repo
Flnanclal Summary
We r￿e1ve financial support from many irbJprfiduaLg. a(X￿nI1ng for over 65% of giving. IcLal churches and a number
of local businesses and organisations. In addrtion to the direct finanaal donations re￿Ned. a s￿nIficant value of fc(*
and other itèms were donated to FAITH for dlstribLrt￿n to people in need. Prw year 2021 was an eX￿ptional year,
along with 2020, Whe￿ individuals and I￿1 aUthorit￿S increased giving in reaction to COVID.. with the return
to more nomialised COnd￿onS grant and gifts from Ooanisations have reduced in 2022 more akn'n to pre-
COVID tevels. whth is in line exFectatson.
In the year ended 31 Decemter 2022 the Charity had an overall deficil of £22.814 as the Chanty looks to effects'vely
deploy reserves in a controlled manner. Overall costs were in line with the prMy year 2021 with similar levels of staffing
an¢J expenditure, wilh cost allocalions shifbng be￿n propcts. notabty a$ activiti88 for Bed for the Night decreased
and Food Pantries incwsed.
Reserves remain high due to the camed-for*ard surplus from the COVID period. The forward-looklng plan remains to
be the use of these resources effectivety over a penod of time rather than any ImMed￿te big outlay. conshyering our
largest eX￿nSe is ongoing staff costs.
THANKS
The tfUSt8as thank all the volunt8er8 and paid staff for 811 tr￿1r hard w(*k in 2022 enabling Faith to S8rve so many of
the disadvantaged and poor in Reading. Also. the trustees would like to express their thanks to churches.
organisation$ and individuals in and arourKI Reading for thwr support. The trustees are very gralefvl for the generous
financial support the charty re¢eNes, as without this contr"nuing and increasing support Failh would not have been
able to serve the needy in Reading.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
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FArrH CHRISTIAN GROUP (READING) CIO
STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL ACTMnES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022
Toi*l
Tol•l
Funds
Unr¥*rlctod
*nd
Ro*lctod
G•fi•MI
th•
and
R•*icl•d
2021
RECEIPTS .
14.186
15,748
1.812
19.&
37.154
28.317
15,998
35.753
37.154
T￿552
1.487
1.836
15,879
52.405
104.752
232.175
188.410
51
1.487
Otsr krterest
TOT￿ RECEIFrs
178
410 071
PAYMENT8 .
Fo)d and clh8r as$bst8
4,1T3
10,579
24.OKI
Stsff Costs
19J13
78249
10,498
175,531
2.024
1rJ.
1,1C
2.4LYI
3.4Q)
Vehtb RLnnkvJ Cc•ts
Eqimpnent
Tralthg. & CRB#
Offlce w￿•h￿se & R*¥
2,1(Kl
7285
12,298
2,29)
37.842
12,358
5,825
5,820
7212
87
3.787
8.788
3,178
221
11.824
37.842
12.491
6.567
6.713
2.180
4244
370
4.176
6.188
419
152
223
OITce SuppL
CC￿￿1¥ Eq￿rn￿rt Sofiware
5.870
31
97
Postage
212
21
137
371
578
11.303
& r￿W$10tt
Fees
Chorye6
Prop¢ts 8 Re80wdrg
5.077
177
1,075
1.075
TOT￿ PAYMEKrs
128.46T
1¢788
314169
Tor￿ SURPLUSI(DEFICTh)
TRA>ISFERS from
Ger*ral Furbd•
14689)
13*678)
117P))
14789)
EÉÉEIS
fno1n
4.138
26.107
318283
230,018
.1¥¥
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FArrH CHRISTIAN GROUP (READING) CIO
AccouKfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
BAL￿4¢E SHEEfJ a• al
31 Doc•ml)•r2021
FI￿0 ASSErs
Flx•d A•g•ts atC*xtorV•kMUon
Aecumulotgd Oepr•dal
Total Flx•d A•sets
41.417
14,4241
34,229
26,323
sundry D•b&)n
PrnpaymeTrts
C*•h at b*nk •nd kn h•nd
CunBfit A•80ts
T•¥alloD and •o¢knl•tturty
Olh•rerndltor¥
Crnlltorn du• • y••r
1,119
11,285
3t1,677
324,081
11,86t
288.917
11.e631
875
12,6111
1.910
12.538)
14,5211
Cr•dltoY• du• al*• y••r
268.501
295A94
291,960
318
NET A88ET8
8ts*•tWtyk R••trkl•d Fund
B4N R••trklbd Fund
P•adllood R•stthl•d Fund
Food Panlrf•• R••lrkl•d Fund
Genfrrnl Fund
CH*JirrY FUND3
4,138
28,107
6.248
289.248
23,496
284.542
318
TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILrriE8 IN RELATION TO FN4PKIAL STATeMEKrs
The trustees hwe cornidered the best k> presert xcourts to gp￿ a fair view of the chatys fironcial
re$￿ts for the calefmjw year erKJed 31 December 2022 to alk)w proper comparisons with ts results in 2021.
Apyro%*J bytr*Trtrykn￿ on
Loliolzs
Slgrnd Ontr￿rb$1•WbY
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FArrH CHRISTIAN GROUP (READING) CIO
NOTES to the Accounts for the year onded 31st December 2022
Note 1 Basis of preparalion
1.1 Bas18 of accountlng
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with ttems reo)9nised at cost or transacti(
value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
The accL)unts have been prepared in accordance wtth the state￿nt of RecoMn￿nded Practrce.. Accounting and
Reporting by Chankn'es prepaTing their accounts in accordance with the FinancRI Rep)rting Standard applicable in the
UK and Republic of Iroland {FRS 102) issued on 16 Juty 2014 and wrth the Charitses Act 2011.
The Charity conslitut8s a public benefit as defined by FRS 102.
1.2 Going conc•m
The accounts are p￿pared on a 'going concern" basis. The Trustoès acbvety review the maior risks which the charity
aces on a regular ba￿8 and believe that maintaining the fre8 reseprfes stated o)mbined wrth an annual review of the
controls over kéy financRI systems will provKle sufficient resour￿ in the event of adverse conditsons. The Trustees
have also examined other operalional and business rbsks whth they ￿ and confim that they have established
systems to mibgate the $ignrfunt risks.
N¢)to 2 Accounllng Polkl
The Accountsng Policies, used and applied (￿S￿nty throughout the wicxj. are set out below. The Tnjstees have
reviewed the other accounts'ng Folicies eover•J by the Finandal Reporbng Standard and consider they are not
applicable to perh￿'S accounts.
2.1 Incomo r•cognltlon
Income is included in the Ststement of Financial Activittes (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources,
the monetary valu8 can be measured and it is more likety than not that charity will receive the resources.
22 Off¥ottlng
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilltlès. or incom8 and expenses, Unl￿ required or p8nnitted by FRS
102.
2.3 Grants
Grants and donations are onty included in Ihe SOFA when the ganeral incorrn rewnrtwjn critena are met. In the case
of perfomancfrrelaled grants, Incorr￿ i8 onty recognised when the perfonnance related condits'ons are meL The
Charity has receNed a locd government grant In the remng penod.
2A T•x roclalm• on don•llon• and gllts
Gift Aid receivable is induded in income when there is a Val￿ declarats.on from the donor. Any Gfft ￿'d amunt
recovered on a donation is consKlered to be part of that grft and is treated as an addthn to the tsarro fund a$ tha inits'al
donation unless the donor or the tem)s of the appeal have Ste¢rf￿ othervrise.
2.5 Donated food• good• and vrvl¢•s and volunt••r hdp
The value of any donated fochj. goods and sevvmx and volunteer help rèceived is not included in thé accounts but is
described in the trustees. annual report
2.6 Llablllty recognltlon
Liabilities are recognised where tt is ￿)re likety than not that there is a legal ¢y ¢onstru¢tNe obligation committing the
charity lo pay out resources and the amount of the obl19at￿n can be measured with reasonable certainty.
2.7 Redundancy co•t
The charity made no r8dundancy payments during the re￿￿'r￿￿ perDJ
2A Deferred income
No material item of deferred In￿nE has been included in the accounts.
2.9 Tanglble fixed as80ts for u8• by charlty
These are CaprtaI￿ rf they can be used for ffwye than year, and c05t at least £1.000. They are valued at cost or
valualion The depreC￿￿)n rates and r￿tr￿S used are rf*clcÉed in Note 6.
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2.10 Debtors
Debtors and loans receivable are measured on initial recognibon al settlement amount or amount advanced by the
chanty. Subsequently, they are measured at the ¢ash or other cOn￿deration expect&J to be received.
2.11 Credftorn
The charivs ereditors a￿ measured at setslem8nt amounts18ss any trade discounts
2.12 Volunts•r Help
The value ot any voluntary help received is not induded in the accounts FArt is descrit*d in the trustees. annual report.
Noto 3 Rostrlctod Funds
3.1 RoStrfCt￿ Fund8 for tho yoar Mded 31•t Decgmb•r 2022
Bed tsrthe
N*ht
Totsi
Restthtrd
Wo
Food
8alanc•B at 31 Dec•mb•r 2021
4138
4107
61741
2022 DorHtyorn fr(
1.812
19,5C
37,154
28.317
Organisalio
Grarts
hJiMdLHIs
membe￿￿'p Sthscripth'or6
011￿r IrthlirvJ t*re¥t
1,812
37,154
31.142
1,487
185
51
Total Roc•lpts
86.789
91,e02
CorthbL*on &y￿rdS Staff Co8ts
Propety Costs
Velic18 Costs
Otsr Costs
19.313
1571
78y9
10.498
110.883
3,917
10.610
13,
10.540
6.8TI
Total Payments
14n8
14097
BALANCES at31 D•c•mb•r2022
4246
3.2 R•strlcted Fund8 Dotalls
The Str•et Work Re•trlct•d Fund represents donatior* to support the distribution of food and drink lo th03e on the
streets.
The Bod for th• Night R￿trIct•d Fund- fund5 donated towards the ojst of running the night shetter or dropin Hub.
P￿paratIOn and training costs b8 incuffed in the prior year in preparat￿ for the "B4N" in the folknving January to
March, whtch means that the costs of a winteffs n￿ht sheller are reptyted in two aLrounts"ng pemds.
The Readlfood Restrlctgd Fund represents funds donated SFecfftalty for use fr)r the focMI parcel service, this year
the funds were used for expenses directy retated to Readifood induding a contn"button to salaries for those working
for Readrfood.
The Food Panlrtgs R08trfcted Fund represents iknatK)ns to support the prOv￿lon offcwxl distribution through Food
Pantries.
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3a Unrgstrlcted Funds Dotail8
The General Fund represents income donated ￿thIch is not gr¥en for a restricted purpose. In the Income and
Expendrture Statement any costs that cannot be Teajity allocated or apFQrtw)ned to the activities of the Streetwoik,
Bed for the Night. ReadrfLX)d or Food Panty are shcp*n under General FutKls. Any def￿'ts on the activitie$ are funded
by transfet? from the General Fund.
Not• 4 Staff Costs and Numb•r8
CM)
2022
CK)
2021
Gross Wages ar*Y Salaries
Er￿)￿￿¢S National Costs
(net of EMpbYTnentAkn￿￿8)
Pertsion ContribLthorK%
163,568
11,463
(s.000)
5,500
175,531
161.434
10.873
(4.000)
5,662
173,969
Nunberofempk>swJ
FulTime
Part-time
Temporary- Part11
13
14
No employees received emph)ye6 b8r* for the reporting penods of rnre than £60,01￿ per annum.
Note 5 P•n8lon Schom•
The Chanty enrols all employees that meet the crlteria for aulomatic enrolmnt and pays employorfs contributions to
the WOfkpIa￿ pension schewo NEST {Nat￿la1 EmployThnt Savings Trust).
Nots 8 Tanglblo flx•d ts•ets
2ty22
2022
Flthm &
V•hkl• Fllkng•
2021
IArtrtsv &
V•hkkn F#lkn9•
20
Tol•l
Co•t orV*uallo
Attr* be9iwir¥J ofts )par
AddltiorB
Disposab
AteTrJ ofts Jpar
D•prBcknllon
Atts begimTrg oftt*
8.135
7.188
7,188
17,0(h)
8,135
25.135
5.4CQ
2.1CK)
5,400
2,506
1.318
6.518
Disposa
At ofts ￿ar
N￿bOok
Basbs of depreciation- strawJht line
The other fixed assets wuired from Farlh Trust Vlilh indrrfidual values of less than £1.(X)O are summansed below..
Eslimated ￿lginal value
Office fijMttu￿ arKI
equipment
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Note 7 Credltorn falling du• oft•r one yur
On 31 March 2016, the FAITH Chnsb'an Group rented 33 Boutton Road under a Full Repairir@ and insuring Lease.
Th8 Trustees resolved to provKle for the FUH Repairing obloatv)n by provhjing for the repair5 through the life of the
lease. Advice was taken as to the likety costs of major repairs through the life ofthe lease, and an annual accrual of
£4,800 was detem)ined to be reasonable. In 2022 £4,800 was (*wged as expenditure and credited to this Provision
for Building Repairs to cover these Costs.
In Marth 2021 the lease was extended for 5 Years.
Note 8 Paymonts to Tru8tO8S
No payments We￿ rnade to trustees or any pers￿$ ￿nnthd with them during this financial periLxI other than
purchases made on behaw of the chanty for which trustees have been reimbursed. No other material transacb'on took
place b8tsveen the Organ￿tiOn and a trustee or person connected with thern. No Irustee expenses have be8n
incurred.
Note 9 Foes for oxamlnatlon of the attounts
Fees towards Independent Examination of £875 were a¢￿￿j 2022 (2021 fee8 ty251
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