Hackney Vineyard Church
Report and Accounts Year ended 05 April 2022
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
HACKNEY VINEYARD CHURCH
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05 APRIL 2022
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Flat 38, Cottrill Gardens Marcon Place LONDON E8 1NY GOVERNING DOCUMENT CIO - Constitution dated 30 March 2016 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1166271 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR Mark Ensing (Chair) MANAGING THE CHARITY Jason Cooper David Crisp
BANKERS
CAF Bank Ltd
ACCOUNTANT
Jaimée Young Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
INDEX
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Legal and Administrative Details Trustees' Report Accountant's report Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets & Liabilities Notes to the Accounts
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Trustees Annual Review 2022
Objectives and Activities
To advance the Christian religion for the public benefit in accordance with the statement of faith adopted by the charity in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world through:
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a) The organisation and provision of Christian worship;
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b) The provision of such facilities and services as are appropriate for the church, to enable it to fulfil its mission to the members of the church, visitors to the church and the local community and the wider community;
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c) The provision of facilities for Christian training and service
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d) The support of Christian evangelism and outreach
The activities which help the church fulfil these objectives are:
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Regular Sunday worship which is held at a local Community Centre
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Bible study and prayer groups in church members’ homes/ online
Achievements and Performance
In August the church had a camping trip which was an enormous success and almost every member took part. It was an opportunity for people to meet together but still be in the open air. Some were camping for the first time and loved the experience. It was decided to do it again in the summer of 2022.
Regular Sunday meetings resumed in September although these were held fortnightly, to be reviewed Easter 2022. People were keen to return, and attendance was initially strong although Christmas plans were hampered by the Omicron variant of Covid which caused many church folk to be ill and visitors to not attend. Two ‘Life Group’ meetings resumed in members’ homes although attendance has been a bit irregular.
Children’s work has resumed successfully with around 10 children attending on a Sunday. As the children get older, and with some making the transition to Secondary school, we will need to look at youth provision in the coming year. In addition to children’s church on Sundays we have had trips to Duggie Dug’s Christmas pantomime, to Tower Bridge, and to the beach at Folkestone, which were a tremendous success.
Dave stood down from leading the CAP Debt Centre which is now being run fully by Frampton Park Baptist Church. It is hoped to review our current outreach programme in 2022, looking at needs within the community and seeing how the church can best serve. There are plans to run another Alpha course next year as this was a success in early 2020 before the Covid pandemic.
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Financial Review
The church is registered with HMRC and has made a Gift Aid claim of £2,464 for the financial year, which was received after the year end.
Current reserves policy is to maintain 3 months unrestricted expenditure which equates to approximately £4,000. The unrestricted funds balance at the year-end was £5,386.
Trustees Responsibilities
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud and any other irregularities.
In planning the activities, the Trustees have applied the guidance on Public Benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
Approval
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Mark Ensing Chair of Trustees
Date: 03 December 2022
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ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF AN UNAUDITED CHARITY
Accountant’s Report to the Trustees on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of Hackney Vineyard Church for the period ended 05 April 2022.
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Charities Act 2011, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Hackney Vineyard Church for the period ended 05 April 2022 as set out on pages 5 to 7 from the accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
This report is made solely to the Trustees of the charity, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter . Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of the charity and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Trustees of the charity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and its Trustees as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that the charity has kept adequate records and to prepare statutory accounts that meet the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 for the charity. You consider that the charity is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year and is eligible to prepare ‘Receipts and Payments’ accounts.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or review of the accounts of the charity. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.
Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
Date: 05 December 2022
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HACKNEY VINEYARD CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05 APRIL 2022
| Notes Income receipts Donations Gift aid receipts Total receipts Payments 2 Total payments Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Cash funds as at last year end Cash funds at this year end A Net of receipts / (payments) before transfers Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly |
General Designated Funds Funds £ £ 15,086 - 1,124 - 16,211 - 13,579 - 13,579 - 2,631 - - - 2,631 - 2,755 - 5,386 - Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - - - |
Total 2022 £ 15,086 1,124 16,211 13,579 13,579 2,631 - 2,631 2,755 5,386 |
Total 2021 £ |
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| General Funds £ 15,086 1,124 16,211 13,579 13,579 2,631 - 2,631 2,755 5,386 |
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| 9,808 1,191 |
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| 10,999 | |||||
| 9,941 | |||||
| 9,941 | |||||
| 1,058 - |
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| 1,058 1,697 |
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| 2,755 |
The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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HACKNEY VINEYARD CHURCH
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05 APRIL 2022
| A Cash funds Cash at bank with immediate access B Other monetary assets Gift aid due to charity C Liabilities Falling due within one year: Unpaid expenses Unbilled fee for Accounts Preparation |
General Designated funds funds £ £ 5,386 - 5,386 - 2,465 - 2,465 - - - 396 - 396 - Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - |
Total 2022 £ 5,386 5,386 2,465 2,465 - 396 396 |
Total 2021 £ |
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| 2,755 | ||||
| 2,755 | ||||
| 1,122 | ||||
| 1,122 | ||||
| 252 390 |
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| 642 |
| D Assets retained for charity's own use Equipment |
Value 2022 £ 2,000 2,000 |
Value 2021 £ |
|---|---|---|
| 2,000 | ||
| 2,000 |
The trustees have used insurance values as the trustees are unable to reliably estimate current values; insurance values may differ materially from current values.
F Guarantees and secured debts
The charity has not given any guarantees and has not provided its assets as security for any liabilities.
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf
by date Mark Ensing (Chair) 03 December 2022 The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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HACKNEY VINEYARD CHURCH
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05 APRIL 2022
1 Accounting policies
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
| 2 Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly Employment costs Note 3 Rent Outreach and ministry Insurance Subscriptions and fees Accounts preparation Other costs |
Unrestrict | Designated funds £ - - - - - - - - ed Funds |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - |
Total 2022 £ 7,721 4,000 255 298 237 780 288 13,579 |
Total 2021 £ |
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| General funds £ 7,721 4,000 255 298 237 780 288 13,579 |
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| 7,709 1,733 - - 129 300 69 |
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| 9,941 |
3 Transactions with related parties
David Crisp served as a church leader and was paid for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.
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