## **King’s Arms Community Church**
## **Trustees’ Report 2022**
King’s Arms Community Church (KACC) is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), as defined in our constitution dated 19 April 2016.
The Trustees remain unchanged for the year; being Walter Leach (Pastor/Elder), Tom Allen (Elder – on Sabbatical) and John Wood (Financial Controller). The Trustees meet as required for the regulation of the Charity and the Elders/Ministry Leadership Team (MLT) typically meet monthly for the purpose of providing Spiritual leadership, as defined in the constitution.
## **Our bankers are:**
Lloyds Bank 55 Newerne Street Lydney GL15 5RA
## **Our accounts are examined by:**
Ms. Tracey Paragreen Details as provided in the Report.
## **Our principal meeting is on a Sunday at 10:30 and held in:**
Lydney Youth & Community Centre Naas Lane Lydney GL15 5AT
## **The aim of KACC is:**
To provide an active Christian witness and presence to Lydney, and the surrounding area, that proclaims the good news of salvation by grace through Jesus Christ.
## **The principal activities of KACC are to:**
- Provide regular public Christian worship, open to all, that includes:
- Sung worship
- Preaching of scripture
- Prayer
- Sunday school classes for children
- Opportunity to fellowship
- Teach Christianity through sermons, courses and small group Bible study, fellowship and prayer meetings in members’ houses during the week.
- Conduct pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved.
- Encourage the youth that attend the Church to live by a Christian ethos.
- Support the whole mission of the Church by supporting other charities and missionaries, both overseas and in the UK.
- Meet practical, local needs as they become apparent, as deemed appropriate by the Elders and MLT.
- Engage with our community through supporting the Community Centre, in which we hold our services, and with ad-hoc initiatives as different needs become apparent.
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## **King’s Arms Community Church**
## **Summary of Key Activities 2022:**
Following the disruption caused by COVID in 2020, we reported that 2021 saw significant disruption and a reestablishing of our sense of purpose. 2022 returned to a much more normal sense of being Church.
In 2022 we established a new Zoom prayer meeting on Thursdays and moved the venue for our monthly inperson prayer meetings to St Joseph’s Church Lydney.
We continued our monthly Encounter meetings on the last Sunday of each month where we encouraged Christians from the neighbouring Churches to join together for worship, fellowship and teaching. Guest speakers included local ministers such as Geoffrey Crees (KACC) and Matt Rees (St Briavels) as well as speakers from further afield such as Richie Powell (Penge), Ken Matthews (Hailsham) and Nigel Lloyd (Wrexham). These meetings aimed to give us a greater sense of belonging to a wider community of believers.
Several members of King’s Arms actively support the local Foodbank by assisting with deliveries, volunteering at the local centre and making donations. The first Sunday of the month is known as Tin Sunday, where we encourage our congregation to bring items required by the Foodbank as part of our Regions Beyond value of embracing and remembering the poor.
- During 2022 we supported and ran a significant number of community-based outreach/engagement events:-
1. At Easter, we supported the Community Family Minister (CFM) in running a games and activities session on two of the new estates in Lydney. Activities included a treasure hunt and painting etc. as well as various games and the provision of free refreshments.
2. For the Golden Jubilee we took a lead role in providing an open-air morning service in the local park as part of the community celebrations.
3. We organised a 5K run as part of the Town Council’s community day and gave all proceeds to TIC+ (formerly known as Teens In Crisis).
4. In the summer holidays we provided support to the charity Sportily, who offer games and activities to youth. They ran three separate sports activity sessions in Bathurst Park, Lydney, whilst KACC provided refreshments and engaged with parents.
5. Members of KACC also provided support for a series of lunch meals that were provided for financially by the Town Council and organised by the CFM.
6. At Harvest, the Church organised a ramble, followed by a supper in the Community Centre and funds were raised for Children In Need.
7. For Christmas, we provided another open-air service at the bandstand in Bathurst Park, with mulled wine, mince pies, various activities and carols supported by the local brass band. The event was estimated to have been attended by c200 people and gained significant positive feedback. We repeated our Starlight campaign and ran a series of online teachings of how significant stars are in the early scripture writings.
Church events outside of our regular meetings included a summer BBQ at Beeches campsite and a soup lunch as part of our Family Day (AGM).
Our links to Regions Beyond have again been invaluable in providing support and encouragement to the leadership, and we were able to support Churches on different continents through gifts via Regions Beyond.
Although we have had people move on who were significant givers to the Church, our finances remain strong. Several new people have joined, which has largely mitigated that financial loss.
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## **King’s Arms Community Church**
KACC continues to support the work of the CFM by providing all employment related support (contract/pension etc.) and our commitment to underwrite the ministry to a maximum of £10,000 remains in place.
## **Pastor’s Statement**
One of the greatest challenges for King’s Arms is knowing how to be a Community Church. In writing the above summary it is a pleasure to see how many community events the Church has engaged with and continues to engage with. Our aim has to be to be outward looking.
The Ministry Leadership team has benefited greatly by recognising the important role that the partners of each team member gives. The team operates as four couples: Walter & Anne Leach, James & Lucy Marshall, Alan & Hazel Haslam and Dave & Lynne Parker.
There is a growing sense in the Church of excitement, but also some frustration, as we wish to grow, do more and be more than we currently are. It is a joy and a challenge to seek the Lord's calling in this, as we desire to see the Kingdom have a significant impact in our community.
## **Statement of Responsibilities**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Under charity law the Trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the group, and of their net outgoing resources for that period.
In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:
• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
• make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
• state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts
• prepare the accounts on the going-concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue to operate.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions, and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
**The examined accounts were distributed to the Trustees and approved via email confirmation and duly signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees as of 22 September 2023.**
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**Charity Name No (if any) KINGS ARMS COMMUNITY CHURCH 1166620 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/01/2022 31/12/2022
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Cash Offerings 3,714 - - 3,714 1,382
Giving via Stewardship (with Gift Aid) 31,559 - - 31,559 32,416
Miscellaneous gifts 17,357 - - 17,357 3,111
CFM Toddlers income 1,485 - 1,485 -
Restricted donations 1,100 - 1,100 -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 54,114 ] 1,100 - 55,214 36,909
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 54,114 1,100 - 55,214 36,909
A3 Payments
Room Hire 2,062 - - 2,062 800
Speakers, preachers & worship leaders 735 - - 735 1,700
Church Events & Outreach Events 70 500 - 570 -
Resources, Training & Conferences 714 - - 714 778
Payroll (salaries/NI/Pension) 18,376 - - 18,376 5,016
Professional fees & services 24,985 - - 24,985 23,050
Software, Licences & Subscriptions 1,284 - - 1,284 1,226
General operating costs 770 - - 770 950
Mission gifts & donations 5,660 600 - 6,260 6,350
CFM resources & expenses 1,379 1,379
- - - -
Sub total [ 56,035 ] 1,100 - 57,135 39,870
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 56,035 1,100 - 57,135 39,870
Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,921 - - - 1,921 - 2,961
A5 Transfers between funds - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 74,195 - - 74,195 77,156
Cash funds this year end 72,274 - - 72,274 74,195
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
10/09/2023
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Lloyds Current Account
**Details**
**Details**
Equipment assets
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**72,274**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**72,274**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**3,530**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**302**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
**01 January 2023**
Date of
approval|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
10/09/2023
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name KINGS ARMS COMMUNITY CHURCH **members of On accounts for the year** 31[ST] December 2022 **Charity no** 1166620 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/12/2022** .
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Date:** 23/07/2023 **Signed: Name:** Tracy Paragreen **Relevant professional** Finance Officer for **qualification(s) or body** The Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centre **(if any): Address:** The Old Vicarage, Viney Hill, Lydney GL15 4NA
**October 2018**
1
**IER**
**Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**October 2018**
2
**IER**