## Reality Church London
Report and Accounts Year ended 31 August 2022
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **CHARITY INFORMATION**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **Trustees**
Timothy Chaddick (resigned 29 September 2022) Jonathan Hughes (resigned 12 May 2022) Matt Kottman (resigned 30 September 2021) Sarah Yardley Bijan Mirtolooi Joel MacMillan Jihan Watkins (appointed 12 May 2022) Tyler Morgan (resigned 13 March 2022)
CIO Constitution dated 7 June 2016
**Governing Document Charity Registration Number** 1167535 **Principal Address** Reality Church London 86 - 90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE
## **Independent Examiner**
## **Bankers**
Lisa Darby FCA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB Metro Bank One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Charity Information|1|
|Trustees' Annual Report|2-5|
|Independent Examiner's Report|6|
|Statement of Financial Activities|7|
|Balance Sheet|8|
|Cashflow Statement|9-10|
|Notes to the Accounts|11-16|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities with Comparatives|17|
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
The trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year.
## **OBJECTS**
The Object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, to persuade men and women to faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour by proclaiming and demonstrating the gospel; to increase Christian faithfulness “as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1 Pet. 4:10); to encourage individual Christians towards attaining “the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Eph. 4:23); to fulfil the great commission by sending missionaries, church planters, ministers and Christian influence throughout the world through giving gifts and praying for missionary ventures (Matt. 28:19).
## **THE CHURCH: ITS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES**
We are a church plant in central London. We seek to love God, love each other, and love our city. It is our desire to communicate the unchanging truth of the person and work of Jesus Christ in a way that everyone in our city and culture can comprehend. We gather on Sundays for public worship in Old Street and scatter throughout London in small communities committed to living the Christian life together as a family.
We are so thankful for all that God is doing through churches old and new in London and consider it a joy and a privilege to learn from and come alongside them in God's mission. We believe in a message of good news – that God entered our world in the person of Jesus Christ and did for us what we could never do for ourselves: rescue, redeem and renew us from evil, brokenness and death. We seek to build a community on and around the reality of this message.
- **We desire to be a theological church** , seeking to be biblically faithful
- **We desire to be a missional church** , actively seeking God's purposes for our whole lives
- **We desire to be a communal church** , seeking to be relationally committed
- **We desire to be a contextual church** , seeking to be culturally thoughtful
- **We desire to be a spiritual church** , seeking to be supernaturally empowered by God’s Spirit
## **GOVERNMENT**
The spiritual government and leadership of the church is primarily responsible for carrying out the purposes and goals of the church. The duty of the Charity Trustees is confined to the proper management and administration of the CIO in accordance with the provisions of the constitution. The trustees have full and proper regard to the Spiritual Leadership as long as they do not act outside their powers given in the constitution and by general law.
In selecting individuals for appointment as Charity Trustees, the Spiritual Leadership has regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. All Charity Trustees subscribe and adhere to, in belief and lifestyle, the Statement of Faith. The primary method of recruiting new trustees is a personal recommendation or word of mouth. This recommendation can come from any existing trustee or the spiritual leadership of the church. Once a potential trustee has been recommended, they will first be vetted by the spiritual leadership of the church to determine if they agree with the beliefs and aims of the church. After this, they will be vetted by the trustees to make sure that they are indeed a suitable candidate and that by appointing them that we would be acting within the law, in accordance to our governing document. Once the potential trustee has been recommended and vetted, the trustees will appoint the candidate by a vote.
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **GOVERNMENT (continued)**
Reality Church London “RCL” has a strong working partnership with both Reality Carpinteria and Reality Ventura, both based in California, USA. The administrative staff of both churches have worked with the staff of RCL to support the ministry while it is getting off the ground. This assistance is continual but is shifting to move operations and admin activity to be held locally in London. RCL has a collection of US based donors who add to the support committed from the general funds from the church planting budget of the sending church. The total funding received from the US amounted to approximately £40,871.01 as detailed in the accounts.
Between September 2021 and August 2022 the church employed between four and six staff members who manage and oversee the day to day operations of the church. The mission of the church, by design, is carried out with the help of volunteers. We are continuing to build ministry teams made up of men and women who are keen to use their gifts to serve others. We believe serving together is one of the best ways to be connected to the church.
## **THE YEAR: ITS OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS**
During the year ended 31 August 2022 the main ways the church sought to achieve its mission and charitable purposes for the public benefit have been as follows:
## ◦ **Serve The City:**
Across the year, our Sunday attendance grew to an average of 230, which includes both in person and online streaming via YouTube. A strategic goal for the year was to provide the forum and opportunity for each of these individuals to serve the city mid week in the local area. Having relaunched the Serve The City ministry with three partners, this has taken place and involves a partnership with Webber Street, The Salvation Army Chalk Farm and The Gratitude Initiative. Engagement has been high and we plan for this Ministry to develop through building new partnerships across the next financial year.
## ◦ **Moving from establishing to developing Classes & Cohorts:**
Having launched a number of new classes, cohorts and wider church rhythms in the previous financial year, this past year has been one of developing those elements, rather than launching a wealth of new activity. We've seen increased uptake for membership, mid week classes on zoom and community group participation, All that we established in the previous financial year is now rooted as normal rhythms in the church calendar. There has still been elements of innovation around the practicalities of these events, such as joining with other churches in partnership with guest speakers and playing around with the format of various conversations. Across the past financial year, the programme of activity accessible to the church has deepened the teaching space and pastoral capacity of all church activity.
## **◦ Overall Growth:**
Over the course of the year, we have seen new people join the church and original members grow in applying the weekly teaching to their lives and commit to serving weekly in the church. These signs of growth are at the very heart of our purpose as a church and we hope will continue to be seen.
In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **PLANS FOR THE NEW YEAR**
Our overall goal and strategy as a church remains the same. Although we do not have specific numbers in mind, we desire to see the church community grow in depth and breadth. We have planned to communicate this to the church by using the language of maturity and mission. We want our church to grow in their understanding of the Bible and put it into practice. In addition, we want people to mature in relationships, especially in community. Many of our events and training sessions will continue to focus on these themes going into the next financial year.
Upon feedback and conversation with various RCL leaders and members, the overwhelming majority expressed excitement of moving various church rhythms and events to Sundays. This move expresses an ongoing desire to act on the feedback and suggestion of church members alongside a continual approach to ministry that is healthy, relevant, and productive for our churches mission of seeking the renewal of London. This way forward will enable all activity to be accessible to many of the church, especially those who have previously been unable to attend mid-week activity due to home location, work schedules and/or childcare needs. Through various conversations it’s been identified that as well as those groups, individuals new to faith and new to RCL will also be more likely to attend Sunday activity rather than something mid-week. It’s the hope that this shift will see higher attendance to all church activity, alongside a greater attendance to two mid-week ministry elements which will continue, Community Groups and the Serve The City ministry.
## **GRANT MAKING POLICY**
Gifts to external organisations and individuals are considered by the Trustees on the basis of need and fulfilment of the charitable objectives. There are no upper or lower limits of support.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
During the year, Reality Church London received donations and other income of £445,660 (2021: £503,617). £41,826 was donated via the sending church Reality Ventura (2021: £64,641). Expenditure was £418,071 (2021: £270,012) resulting in an increase to the Charity's net assets of £27,588 over the financial year to £421,227, all of which is unrestricted.
## **RESERVES POLICY**
The reserves policy of Reality Church London is to hold three months of all operational expenditures on reserve. The trustees currently believe this amount to be £123,720, compared to £394,130 in unrestricted cash held at the year-end. This is more than required by the policy and the planting church have informed the trustees that they are committed to continuing to make regular donations to Reality Church London and that they currently have paid all funds due.
Where there are specific capital expenditures foreseen, amounts are set aside into designated funds so the free cash reserves are available to meet the costs of normal operating expenditures and to ensure the Church can meet the commitments that have been entered into. At the year-end there were no material designated funds held on reserve. This reserve policy will be reviewed annually.
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **RISK STATEMENT**
All major insurable risks are subject to normal Churches and employers’ insurance. Contractual risks are reviewed before being entered into to assess that they could not significantly impact the Churches ability to fulfil its objectives. An annual review of areas of risk is undertaken by the Trustees in conjunction with staff and volunteers responsible for the area of activity.
## **TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charity as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
1. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
2. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
3. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
4. state whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material 5. prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **Approval**
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
## BIJAN MIRTOLOOI
_____________________________________ BIJAN MIRTOLOOI
Date: 13 April 2023
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON ('the Charity')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2022 on pages 7 to 17 following, which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out on pages 11 to 12.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
Since the Charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, which is one of the listed
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## Lisa Darby
Lisa Darby FCA Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB
Date: 17 April 2023
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
|Note
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Voluntary income
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
**Total income and endowments**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities
5
**Total expenditure**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
11
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
11|Unrestricted
Funds
£
437,179
8,468
13
445,660
418,071
418,071
27,589
-
27,589
393,638
421,227|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Total
Funds
2022
£
437,179
8,468
13
445,660
418,071
418,071
27,589
-
27,589
393,638
421,227|Total
Funds
2021
£
503,564
-
52|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||503,616|
|||||270,012|
|||||270,012|
||||||
|||||233,604
-|
|||||233,604
160,035|
|||||393,639|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations.
The notes on pages 11-16 form part of these accounts.
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **AS AT 31 AUGUST 2022**
|Note
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
8
**CREDITORS: Amounts falling**
**due within one year**
9
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**TOTAL NET ASSETS**
**FUND BALANCES**
11
Unrestricted Funds
General funds
Designated funds|Unrestricted
Funds
£
38,098
394,130
432,228
(11,001)
421,227
421,227
421,227
421,227
-
421,227|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Total
Funds
2022
£
38,098
394,130
432,228
(11,001)
421,227
421,227
421,227
421,227
-
421,227|Total
Funds
2021
£
59,449
342,698|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||402,147
(8,508)|
|||||393,639|
||||||
|||||393,639|
|||||393,639|
|||||290,611
103,028|
|||||393,639|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and were signed on its behalf by:
## BIJAN MIRTOLOOI
--------------------------------------BIJAN MIRTOLOOI
Date: 13 April 2023
Charity number: 1167535
The notes on pages 11-16 form part of these accounts.
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **CASH FLOW STATEMENT**
|**Cash flows from operating activities:**
**_Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities_**
**Cash flows from investing activities:**
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
**_Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities_**
**Analysis of changes in net debt:**
Cash
Total net funds / (debt)
**Cash and equivalents at the beginning of the year**
**_Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year_**
**_Change in cash and equivalents in the reporting period_**|Note
a
b
b
At start of
year
£
342,699
342,699|2022
£
51,419
13
13
51,432
342,699
394,130
Cash-flows
£
51,432
51,432|2021
£
206,307|
|---|---|---|---|
||||52|
||||52|
||||206,359
136,340|
||||342,699|
||||At end of
year
£
394,131|
||||394,131|
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT**
## **Note a: Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities**
|**Adjustments for:**
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
**_Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities_**
**Note b: Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**
Cash at bank with immediate access
**Total cash and cash equivalents**
**_Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the statement of financial_**
**_activities)_**|2022
£
27,589
(13)
21,350
2,493
51,419
2022
£
394,130
394,130|2021
£
233,604
(52)
(7,513)
(19,732)|
|---|---|---|
|||206,307|
|||2021
£
342,698|
|||342,699|
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **1 Statutory Information**
The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales. The charity's registered number and principal address can be found on the Charity Information page.
## **2 Accounting Policies**
These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the "Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ("the Charities SORP"), with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland ("FRS 102") and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as set out in FRS 102.
The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (the '2008 Regulations') requires charities to prepare their accounts in accordance with 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005' but this accounting standard has since been withdrawn and has been replaced by the Charities SORP mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The charity has prepared these financial statements in accordance with the new Charities SORP; this departure from the 2008 Regulations is believed to be necessary for these financial statements to give a 'true and fair view'.
The principles adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
## a) Going concern
The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In particular the trustees have considered the charity's forecasts and projections and the possible implications should projected income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly. The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. Reality Church Carpinteria have confirmed that they plan to continue supporting the charity, sufficiently for it to continue for the foreseeable future unless they are told this support is no longer required by the Reality Church London trustees and/or a timeline of withdrawal from support is agreed upon with the Reality Church London Trustees. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
## b) Income
Income including investment income is recognised in the period in which the charity becomes entitled to receipt, the amount receivable can be measured with reasonable certainty, and receipt is probable. For the most part, income is generally recognised when it is received. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period.
Income from donations includes:
- i) Recoverable gift aid. This is recognised when the related donation is received. Gift aid that has not been recovered by the balance sheet date is included as a debtor.
- ii) Donated facilities and services for the charity's own use, which are recognised as income when receivable at their value to the charity.
The charity relies on volunteers to carry out many of its activities. However, in accordance with the SORP, the value of these services has not been included in these financial statements as they cannot be reliably measured.
When donated services and facilities are distributed or consumed, an expense in respect of those items is included in the Statement of Financial Activities.
The charity has taken the view that it has only one charitable activity, namely the advancement of the Christian faith, and all income from donations, legacies and charitable activities is in respect of this one activity.
## c) Expenditure
Expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, is recognised when it is incurred or, if earlier, when a legal or constructive obligation for a payment arises provided that it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
The charity makes grants to other institutions and individuals to further its charitable objectives. Grants payable are recognised as constructive obligations arise, which is generally when the charity expresses a commitment to the recipient that can be measured reliably and then only to the extent that any conditions associated with the grant are outside of the control of the charity.
The cost of raising funds is not significant and has not been separately disclosed.
Governance costs, which are included in expenditure on charitable activities but are identified separately in the notes to the accounts, includes costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity.
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## d) Fund accounting
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. Endowment funds are donations that are retained as capital in accordance with the donor's wishes. The nature of the restriction determines whether the endowments represent permanent endowments or expendable endowments.
## e) Tangible fixed assets
Items purchased or donated for the charity's own use are capitalised when the cost of purchased items, or the fair value of donated items, is more than £2,000 and the item is expected to benefit the charity over more than one accounting period. Depreciation is charged on a straight line basis so as to write down the value of each asset to its estimated residual value (if any) over its expected useful economic life. To achieve this objective the following rates of depreciation are charged:
Freehold land Is not depreciated (because it is not consumed by use) Freehold buildings Over 50 years after taking account of the building's residual value Leasehold improvements Over the lease term or, if shorter, expected useful life Equipment Over 3 to 7 years
The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment in periods when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
## f) Pension scheme arrangements
The charity operates defined contribution pension schemes for its employees. Obligations for contributions to these schemes are recognised as an expense when the liability arises. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds.
## g) Taxation
The charity has taken advantage of the various reliefs from taxation available to charities and no tax is payable on the charity's income.
## h) Financial instruments
The charity's financial assets and financial liabilities all qualify as basic financial instruments, as defined by FRS102. Except for loans, creditors and debtors are measured at their expected settlement value (normally the amount of cash that the charity expects to pay or receive). The charity recognises liabilities for the principal of those loans that remains outstanding at the year end (i.e. the liabilities exclude any interest chargeable on the loans in future years).
## i) Foreign currency translation
These financial statements are presented in sterling, which is the charity's functional currency.
- i) Income and expenditure denominated in a foreign currency is translated into sterling at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of the transaction.
- ii) Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are re-translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date.
- iii) Non-monetary assets are measured at historic cost at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of the transaction and are not subsequently re-translated.
All differences arising from the application of the above policy are charged (or credited) to the Statement of Financial Activities.
j) Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement The trustees do not consider that there are any material sources of estimation or uncertainty at the balance sheet date that could result in a material adjustment to the carrying values of assets and liabilities in the next reporting period.
## **3 Voluntary income**
## **a**
|General donations
Donations in cash from Reality Carpinteria
Donations in kind from Reality Carpinteria (see note 3a)
Income tax recoverable
Donations in kind comprise:
Donated services|2022
£
343,227
40,871
955
52,127
437,179
2022
£
955
955|2021
£
366,120
72,804
-
64,641|
|---|---|---|
|||503,564|
|||2021
£
-|
|||-|
Donated services comprise the secondment of a book-keeper working remotely to support the church.
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **4 Income from charitable activities**
|Church retreats and events
**5**
**Charitable activity**
**a**
**Direct Charitable Costs**
Staffing Costs
Ministry & Outreach
Venue Hire
Travel & Conferences
Equipment
Media
Other
Grants payable (note 5c)
Donations in kind expensed
**b**
**Support & Administration**
General Administration
Legal and professional services
Accounts preparation and examination
**Total expenditure**|2022
£
8,468
8,468
2022
£
221,275
46,232
83,068
14,614
7,867
6,198
1,284
10,689
955
392,182
20,145
2,263
3,480
25,888
418,071|2021
£
-|
|---|---|---|
|||-|
|||2021
£
157,929
29,377
18,135
6,329
6,173
5,770
534
10,380
-|
|||234,627|
|||16,283
15,982
3,120|
|||35,385|
|||270,012|
## **Total expenditure**
The fee payable to the independent examiner for preparing and examining the accounts was £3,480 (2021: £3,120); in addition the charity paid £1.034 (2021: £835) to Stewardship for payroll bureau and consultancy services.
## **c Grants payable**
|Grants for UK and overseas mission
Grants for education, including ministry training
The comparatives for the previous year are as follows:
Grants for UK and overseas mission
Grants for the relief of poverty
Grants for education, including ministry training
The charity's principal grants to institutions comprised:
Reality Church Santa Barbara
Gratitude Institute
Serve The City
Centre for Enterprise
Kingham Hill Trust Oak Hill College
Grants to institutions for less than £1,000 each|Institutions
£
10,214
475
10,689
Institutions
£
7,680
-
2,400
10,080|Individuals
£
-
-
-
Individuals
£
-
300
-
300
2022
£
2,214
5,000
3,000
-
475
-
10,689|2022
£
10,214
475|
|---|---|---|---|
||||10,689|
||||2021
£
7,680
300
2,400|
||||10,380|
||||2021
£
-
-
-
6,200
2,400
1,480|
||||10,080|
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **6 Analysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration**
|**ysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration**|||
|---|---|---|
|Gross wages, salaries & benefits in kind
Social security
Pension costs|2022
£
201,381
17,019
2,874
221,275|2021
£
144,211
11,411
2,306|
|||157,929|
The average monthly number of employees during the year was 6.5 (2021: 3). Most of the charity's activities are carried out by volunteers.
The charity's key management comprise the trustees named on the Charity Information page. Total employment benefits payable to key management for the year were as follows:
|||Other|Employer||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Wages &|employment|pension|2022|
||salaries|benefits|contributions|£|
|Trustees:|||||
|Bijan Mirtolooi|98,769|-|-|98,769|
|The following amounts were payable in the previous year:|||||
|||Directly|||
|||from|Employer||
||Wages &|Carpinteria|pension|2021|
||salaries|USA|contributions|£|
|Trustees:|||||
|Bijan Mirtolooi|63,333|9,325|-|72,659|
Bijan Mirtolooi served as the church leader and received the above payments for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.
No other staff received salaries at a rate of more than £60,000 per annum.
## **7 Debtors**
|**7**
**Debtors**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Falling due within one year:**
Tax recoverable
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
**8**
**Cash at Bank and in Hand**
Cash at bank with immediate access
**9**
**Creditors: liabilities falling due within one year**
Other creditors
Accruals|2022
£
20,000
50
18,048
38,098
2022
£
394,130
394,130
2022
£
7,521
3,480
11,001|2021
£
40,000
18,449
1,000|
|||59,449|
|||2021
£
342,698|
|||342,698|
|||2021
£
5,388
3,120|
|||8,508|
## **10 Pension commitments**
During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £2,874 (2021: £2,306) were payable to defined contribution personal pension schemes. Pension contributions totalling £605 were owing at the balance sheet date (2021: £408).
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **11 Funds**
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
|_Designated Funds_
Missional Fund
_General Unrestricted Funds_
Total Unrestricted Funds|Opening
balance
2022
£
103,028
290,611
393,639|Incoming
resources
2022
£
-
445,660
445,660|Outgoing
resources
2022
£
(10,689)
(407,382)
(418,071)|Transfers
in the year
2022
£
(92,339)
92,339
-|Gains and
losses
2022
£
-|Closing
balance
2022
£
-
421,227|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||421,227|
## **Analysis of net assets by fund**
The assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:
|assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
38,098
394,130
-
(11,001)
421,227
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
-
-|2022
£
38,098
394,130
(11,001)|
||||421,227|
In the previous year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
|_Designated Funds_
Missional Fund
_General Unrestricted Funds_
_Total Unrestricted Funds_|Opening
balance
2021
£
62,470
97,565
160,035|Incoming
resources
2021
£
50,638
452,978
503,616|Outgoing
resources
2021
£
(10,080)
(259,933)
(270,012)|Transfers
in the year
2021
£
-
-|Gains and
losses
2021
£
-|Closing
balance
2021
£
103,028
290,611|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||393,639|
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
## **11 Funds (continued)**
## _**Analysis of net assets by fund**_
In the previous year, the assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:
|Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
59,449
239,670
103,028
(8,508)
290,611
103,028
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
-
-|2021
£
59,449
342,698
(8,508)|
|---|---|---|---|
||||393,639|
The Missional Fund was an unrestricted fund designated by the Trustees for expenditure on Mission and Church Planting, sewing into individuals and charities across London that align to the mission of Reality Church London. During the financial year, the charity decided to amalgamate the Missional Fund with the General Fund to permit an increase in general activity and recategorize expenditure within this area. Accordingly, the balance was transferred to the General Fund.
## **12 Transactions with related parties**
During the year the charity:
- a) received donations totalling £600 (2021: £1,920) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them).
- b) paid expenses totalling £0 (2021: £1,803) to trustees for reimbursed travel costs, which were incurred monitoring and supporting charitable activities and programmes. Reimbursements for expenses incurred when acting as agent for the charity or incurred when undertaking employment duties not connected with serving as a trustee are not included in this disclosure.
Except as disclosed in note 6 'Analysis of staff costs', there have been no other transactions with related parties during the year.
## **13 Guarantees and security provided**
No guarantees have been made, which result in an outstanding potential liability as at the year-end date.
There are no outstanding debts at the balance sheet date which are owed and which are secured by an express charge on any of the assets of the CIO.
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## **REALITY CHURCH LONDON**
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH COMPARATIVES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**
|Note
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
**Total income and endowments**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities:
5
**Total Expenditure**
**Net gains/(losses) on investments**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
11
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
11||General
Designated
2022
2022
£
£
437,179
8,468
13
445,660
-
407,382
10,689
407,382
10,689
-
38,278
(10,689)
92,339
(92,339)
130,617
(103,028)
290,610
103,028
421,227
-
Unrestricted funds|Restricted
2022
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Total
2022
£
437,179
8,468
13
445,660
418,071
418,071
-
27,589
-
27,589
393,638
421,227|||General
Designated
2021
2021
£
£
452,926
50,638
-
52
452,978
50,638
259,933
10,080
259,933
10,080
-
193,045
40,558
-
-
193,045
40,558
97,565
62,470
290,610
103,028
Unrestricted funds|Restricted
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Total
2021
£
503,564
-
52
503,616
270,012
270,012
-
233,603
-
233,603
160,035
393,638|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
_Differences of £1 may apear due to rounding_
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