St Andrews Church Kyrenia UK Charity Registered Charity No 1167054 Trustees Report, Year ending December 31" 2022 The Charity was registered with HMRC on 2 October 2016 Ref EW58375. Registered at All Hallows by the Tower. London MmUnication with the Charity Commission and HMRC continues to be facilitated through their websrtes, nottfications and reminders. Trustees John WortorpGriffrths - Chair Shane Bames - Treasurer Linda Smith - Trustee Davkd Wild8 - Trust Anne Lloyd - Ttustee Amanda Warrender - Secretary During 2022 Gloria Tattersall resned. she and her husband left the island retumed to the UK and sadly she died after a short illness. Gloria was a sound trustee acting as our secretary for a number of y8ars. She was a Warden, faithfull and loving member of St Andrew's Church and is sadly missed. Amanda Warrender took on the role of secretary as well as shadowing John W-G with Gift Aid work during 2022 Our treasurer Shane Bames prepared the accounts for 2022 and during this period he also church treasurer until he resigned in April 2023. David Wlde and Linda Smith, both long standing church members, joined the trustees dunng 2022. This retumed the number of trustees to six, as defined in our constitution. The Charity Trustees met twice during 2022 in May arNJ October with all act50ns fomially minuted. Agendas were issuèd prior to the meetings and minutes issued and approved by the trusl8es at the next meeting. The number of year-round ex-patriate pernanent residents in St Andrew's Kyrenia congregatlon continues to diminish with regular visitors, tourists and students becoming a welcome and growing part of our congregation. Those who come and go are often referred to as Swallows. The North Cyprus banking system still does not falitate Standing Orders. The Charity and Church appreciates the regular monthly stewardship with donors setting up Standing Orders from their UK banks directly to the Charity Unty Bank account in UK, most wth Gift Aid dedaratKJns. We very much appreciale the seasonal vistiors setting up standing orders as they too then become year round regular stewards of St Andrew. VSA The Church UK Charity makes regular stewardship strahtfOrward. Regular donations can be made by Standing Order by any church member, those who pay UK tax can Gfft Aid but anyone who has a UK bank account can regularty donate by Standing Order. Despite the departure of some donors at the end of 2022 there were still 15 regular monthly or quarterly donors and monthly income had dropped to approximately £540. Unty Trust Bank has continued to provide a very effertive servi to the Chartty particularly the multi approval on line facilty. The trustees are designated V- Wiew the account S - Submtl ingtruction* A- Authorise the instruclions The different authorisations ensure the Charity is able to maintain the commthnent to Church donors that the confidentiality of each donor is restrided to the Chaimian of the Trustees who is also the Church Gift Aid officer and to the Treasurer of the Charity. The Charity Accounts for the year ending 31st December 20221s attached and with Income of £12,715 . lower than £25.000, the accounts did requiM Independent examrnation. N Nevertheless we availed ourselves of the services of Keith Bristow, FCA oncg again to examine the Charity accounts Two one off donations w8r8 reiVed in 2022 sp8afically in Aid of St Andrews MUS week . Regular stewardship by whatever means are key to providing income for a new Chaplain. Meantime the Charity paid expenses of £500 each month to Revd Mithael Graham who acted as Chaplain. This ceased in May 2022.
Two Gift Aid applications were made during 2022 and sums received from HMRC. The first 2021- 2022 H2 in the sum of £3,301.00 was submttted to HMRC on 23 May 2022. HMRC most promptly paid £826.16 into the Charity account on 2P May. The Gfft-Aid Claim for 2022-2023 Hl in the sum of £3,280.00 was submitted to HMRC on 29th September 2022. HMRC paid £820.11 grft aid into the Charity account on 51h October. We have set up mobile SMS giving on UK SIMS Imth the Donrorganisation. Regrettably our churchgoers have not found Donr an easy way of donating. It has hardly been used. tt costs nothing to keep operational so it is to be Eeft in pla for a while longer. The Charity mission is to Promots the ministy and work of St AndrevKs Church Kyrnnia Cyprus by Aisingi holdlng and dispersing funds to build the mission and work of St AndrewJ Church Kyrenia within the Angli¢an Dlocese of Cyprus and the Gulf in tho Episcopal Provlnce of Jerusalem and the Middle EasL The Charity supports the work of St Andrews promoting the ministy to the Ythole community in a number of ways Three Anglican services were held each week but during periods leading up to special festivals additional services are arranged. In addtlion guest Christian congregations from other denominations utilise the facilities that the church can provide. All are welcome to all services. A variety of courses and programs are held to further ministy work and to encourage members of the congregation to develop their faith. Every effort is made to ensure all members of the communty can benefit. Members of the congregation and families from the communty are encouraged to come forward for Baptism and Confirmation. Fellowship is buill through social gatherings and events. %Mth infonnation being disseminated to the commun5ty through our active website. social media. local press, our exlIent church magazine and our service sheets. St Andrews has a commitment to support kÉal charities and recent projects have been publicised through the church web Site and a local on line newspaper Cypnts Scene. Charitable giving to the Muslim community was linked to the sacrifice festival. Kurban Bayram. A donation was made to Earthquake in Turkey through the Red Crescenc North Cyprus The Revd Michael Graham vtho had retired to the Island. led the Church viith our Bishop's authority as Assistant Chaplain until the end of 2019. He retumed to Ireland but in October 2021 he retumed to lead St Andrews as Priest in Charge. Early in 2022 Revd Graham endeavoured to bring the church together in a series of meetings to determine the way forward and seek a new Chaplain. At the end of end of 2022 the Church advertised for a 'House for Duty.. Chaplain. The costs of advertising are shown in the accounts. Recruitment to a church takes time but our New Chaplain Revd Alec Mitchell was Licensed and installed in May 2023. Further details of the Charity contribution lo welcorning and installing the new priest and his wfe in his house, the Hennitage will be shown in next years port SLrffice tt to say St ArK4rews is lifted and is moving forward once again. All trustees have seen and agreed this report. It is signed in Cyprus by th8 available Trustees at the Trustee meeting on 23rd October 2023 The St Andrews Church Kyrenla UK Charity is key to malntaining the work and misslon of St Andrew Church in Kyrenia. The Charity accounts for year ending 31" December 2022 are below. The report presented to St AndreS Church ACM in April 2023 is also included.
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St Andrews Church Kyrenia UK Charity and Stewardship Report_ ACM 2023 for the year ending December 2022 St Andre$ Church Kyrenia UK Charity Registered Charity No 1167054 HMRC Registration No EW58375 Trustees John Worton-GrifFrths Shane Barnes Chair - St Andrews Treasurer Ex Officio. Charity Treasurer - Secretary Trustee - Trustee - Trustee Anne Lloyd Amanda Warrender Linda Smith David Wilde The Charity Trustees met twice during 2022, in May on Zoom and in October in Cyprus . All UK Charities are required to file an annual report to the Charity Commission on line by October the following year. Our report January-December 2021 was filed with the Commission on line at the beginning of October 2022. Gloria Tattersall resigned as Trustee and Secretary in May 2022 and we were pleased to appoint two new trustees Linda Smith and David Wilde who attended our October meeting. Amanda Warrender agreed to be our secretsry. The Church UK Charity makes regular stewardship straightforward and if you bank in the UK do please avail yourself of Stsnding Order regular stewardship no matter how small. Donation Forms are located at the vestry door. If you are a UK taxpayer complete the declaration so we can claim Gift Aid from HMRC . The form can also be found on the Church web site. You do not need to be a UK Tax payer to make monthly regular SO donations. If you prefer to use the weekly Gift Aid envelopes please do and if you are a sides person do ensure envelopes are available each week. Donations can be made confidentially using the method that best suits you. If you need advice or assistsnce do please talk to the Gift Aid Officer or Treasurer. TL/£ devalued more than 20% last year and inflation is in double figures here and in UK. So please remember this when making your donation.
Attached are the Charity Accounts for the year ending December 31" 2022. The Balance held by the Charity on 31" December 2022 in the Charity Unity Trust Bank was £67,348.95. Income in 2022 - £ 12.715.77 Regular standing order donation income was £8.257, very slightly up on last year. 78% was gift aided. We have 15 regular donors We received two one off Gift Aided donations in support of music week. Gift Aid envelope donations were £410 Three gift Aid claims were submitted in 2022. HMRC paid £1.958.77 Gift Aid to the Charity on these claims. Expenditure in 2022- £3.615.36 All payments made by the Charity were at the request of council and in accordance with the Charity purposes and governing document and where the UK Charity account was considered the most convenient means. At the request of Council and with the agreement of the Trustees, Revd Michael expenses £500/month were paid by SO in the UK. The last Payment was in April. Council requested purchase of a Zoom licence £146.06 and payment of the Church times Chaplaincy recruitment advert £869.36. Music week expenses £427.94 and World Day of Prayer subs of £100 Bank charges were £72 I would like to use this annual opportunity to thank all donors, however you. donate. for your continued support for the work and mission of St Andrews. I thank the Charity trustees for their patience and commitment. Your trustees act to serve our Church. Despite a grant you will be aware that St Andrews will require significant capital expenditure to prepare for the arrival of our new Priest. Funds are available but I encourage your continued Stewardship to support the mission of St Andrews. Regular stewardship commitment gives our council the ability and confidence to commit to the necessary expenditure to move St Andrews forward. Dr John Worton-Griffiths Gift Aid Officer and Chairman of Trustees April 2023