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2022-08-31-accounts

THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2022

Registered Charity no. (England and Wales) 1168037 Charity registered in Scotland no.SC047080

Cheyettes Ltd

Chartered Certified Accountants

167 London Road Leicester LE2 1EG

THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2022

CONTENTS Page
Report of the Trust Board 1 to 8
Report of the Auditors 9 to 11
Statement of Financial Activities 12
Balance Sheet 13
Statement of Cash Flows 14
Notes to the Financial Statements 15 to 24

THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Report of the Trust Board

For the year ended 31 August 2022

Members of the Trust Board have pleasure in submitting their report and the audited financial statements of The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) for the year ended 31st August 2022. The trustees have adopted the Provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) published in October 2019 and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

Constitution

FIEC was constituted in November 1922 as an unincorporated organisation and became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with the same name and with similar charitable purposes in 2017. The CIO was registered with the Charity Commission on 5[th] July 2016 with the name under reference 1168037.

By Resolution of the Trust Board on 26th September 2017 the name of the charity number 263354 was changed from The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches to The FIEC (Legacy) Charity. This is retained as a ‘shell’ charity, with an amended Constitution, solely for the purpose of dealing with the transfer of any potential future legacies left to the ‘old’ charity, for the benefit of the CIO charity.

In Scotland, FIEC was registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) under reference SC040111. On 10[th] January 2017, OSCR registered the FIEC CIO under a new reference SC047080 and contemporaneously deleted the ‘old’ charity. This was done in consultation with OSCR and following their advice.

Registered office

The registered office of FIEC is 41 The Point, Market Harborough LE16 7QU.

Advisers

The principal professional advisers to FIEC during the period were:

Solicitors: Edward Connor Solicitors, Market Harborough Auditors: Cheyettes Ltd, Leicester Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd, West Malling Safeguarding Christian Safeguarding Services, Loughborough

Objects

The objects of FIEC are to advance the evangelical Christian faith as expressed in the Doctrinal Basis of the Fellowship. These objects are furthered by:

The CIO charity objects are the same as the Legacy charity, with two clarifications. The ‘congregations of Christian believers’ are expressed in terms of ‘churches of Christian believers’. In addition, churches find their unity on the basis of the common adherence to the doctrinal basis ‘and the Ethos statements’.

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Report of the Trust Board

For the year ended 31 August 2022

Governance

Until 31 August 2017, FIEC was an unincorporated association with a Constitution as its governing document. Both under the unincorporated organisation and the CIO Constitution (as corporate successor to the FIEC from 1 September 2017), a general meeting of FIEC is held each November. This meeting has full responsibility for the direction of FIEC. Each affiliated church is entitled to appoint delegates to the general meeting, where major policy questions are decided and thereafter remitted to the Trust Board for executive action.

The trustees of the charity are the twelve members of the Trust Board. Potential Trust Board members are nominated by affiliated churches with an election at the general meeting each November of church delegates. Elected members serve for a period of three years and are eligible for re-election. In the event of a vacancy arising the Trust Board may co-opt a replacement member to serve until the next general meeting.

The Trust Board has considered the general guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and in particular, its supplementary guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit.

Affiliated churches are required to register with the Charity Commission where their income exceeds £100,000 per annum and / or where constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Otherwise, churches are not currently able to make a new registration with the Charity Commission due to the Charities (Exception from Registration) Regulations 1996 which are currently set to continue to apply until 31st March 2031 through The Charities (Exception from Registration)(Amendment) Regulations 2014.

On accepting new churches into membership of FIEC, the Trust Board policy is for churches to have governing documents that are capable of being registered with the Charity Commission. If these are not currently in place, they are expected to work to rectify this within two years (24 months) of joining as a member church.

Trust Board members

Members are elected at FIEC’s general meeting each November and start their period of service from 1st December following. Trust Board Members who served as trustees during the period and up to the date of approval of this Report were:

Colin Adams (appointed 1[[st]] December 2021) Peter Campbell (appointed 1[[st]] December 2021)

Colin Adams (appointed 1[[st]] December 2021) Mark Lawrence Peter Campbell (appointed 1[[st]] December 2021) Gareth Lewis (resigned 5[th] October 2022) Timothy Diaper Alan McKnight (resigned 1[st] December 2021) Julian Hardyman Ian MacMichael (appointed 1[st] December 2022) Michael Hitchings (appointed 1[st] December 2021) Paul Mallard (resigned 5[th] October 2022) William James John Russell

Ian Jones (Vice-Chair, Chair from 1[st] September 2022) Peter Walkingshaw (resigned 1[st] December 2021)[[st]]

Michael Kendall (Chair, Vice-Chair from 1[[st]] September 2022)

At the general meeting in November 2021, Paul Mallard was elected for a further three-year term. FIEC sought permission from the Charity Commission to appoint Gareth Lewis and Paul Mallard as employees in autumn 2022, with the aim of beginning employment in 2023. This was granted and they resigned their membership as Trustees as outlined above in line with clause 8.1.3 of our Constitution.

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Report of the Trust Board

For the year ended 31 August 2022

Induction and training of Trustees

New Trust Board members are informed of the Charity Commission guidance concerning the responsibilities of trustees and given an introductory presentation on the role of trustees. The Trust Board keeps under review the most appropriate means of ensuring regular, ongoing training for Trust Board members.

Organisational structure

The Trust Board is responsible for the governance and policy for FIEC. The implementation of the policy and the day to day management is delegated to the National Director, who is appointed by the Trust Board and approved by the general meeting. John Stevens has been in post as National Director since 2010. In addition to the FIEC National Director there are directors appointed by him with specific responsibilities. During this period the following Directors served:

Heads of National Ministry -
Heads of National Ministry - Adrian Reynolds
Johnny Prime
Andy Hunter (acting)
Scotland & North of England Director - Andy Hunter
London Director - Trevor Archer
Mission Director - Andy Paterson
Directors for Women’s Ministry - Elinor Magowan & Rachel Sloan
Director for Smaller Churches - Jonathan Bond
Executive Director - Phil Topham

The Ministry Directors based in Market Harborough (John Stevens, Johnny Prime and Adrian Reynolds) form the Senior Leadership Team along with the Scotland & North of England Director (Andy Hunter) and a senior member of the staff team (Executive Director Phil Topham). The Senior Management Team is assisted in carrying out its responsibilities by other staff and a number of voluntary advisory teams which provide advice and expertise. The National Recognition Team is established by the Trust Board with the assistance of the National Director to advise the Trust Board on churches to be admitted as members of FIEC and men to be admitted to the FIEC Pastors’ Network.

The National Director also has an advisory group of Operational and Ministry Staff in addition to his team to include:

The Senior Leadership Team meets weekly to discuss and implement policy and practical matters across the organisation. The wider Ministry Team (the Senior Leadership Team plus Trevor Archer, Andy Paterson, Rachel Sloan, Elinor Magowan, Jonathan Bond and Ray Evans) meets less frequently as an advisory group.

The Trust Board are members of The Fellowship Property Trust (which is a separate charity and company, and which prepares its own accounts) and as such, they appoint trustees to the Board of The Fellowship Property Trust.

Risk management

The Trust Board examines the major risks facing the charity on at least an annual basis, with ongoing monitoring provided by the Senior Leadership Team. Where relevant, the Trust Board ensures there are action plans in place to mitigate the greatest risks to reduce their likelihood and potential impact.

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Report of the Trust Board

For the year ended 31 August 2022

Policies are in place for:

Activities and achievements

The FIEC strapline is:

“Independent Churches, working together to reach Britain for Christ”.

This explains our ecclesiology (we are independent churches) and our fellowship (we want to work together in mission and evangelism).

The Senior Leadership Team is now working to progress the Strategic Plan which was agreed by the Trustees in June 2021. Our work is shaped by our desire – encapsulated in the Strategic Plan – to help churches. We have evaluated what a healthy independent church looks like, and have sought to support independent churches in this task.

At the heart of this plan is the split of our ministries into two areas of work: national ministries – by which we mean content and resources to churches on a national level – overseen by Adrian Reynolds as Head of National Ministries. Then local ministries – by which we mean the relational work between churches and leaders, and also the Pastors’ Network – overseen by Johnny Prime as Head of Local Ministries. Johnny was taken ill in January 2022 and has since relinquished this post. Andy Hunter has been doing this role in an acting capacity since Easter 2022.

National Director John Stevens focuses on national engagement on behalf of FIEC and its churches, serving as a Trustee on several other charities whose work helps FIEC to further its strategic objectives.

The staff team that offers administrative support to the ministries of FIEC and our member churches is overseen by Executive Director Phil Topham, who is also the conduit between the Senior Leadership Team of FIEC and the Trustees.

The work of FIEC can be summarised as follows:

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Report of the Trust Board

For the year ended 31 August 2022

In 2021/22 the priorities included:

2021-22 was the year we finally began to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the uncertainty around the autumn/winter period in 2021, we elected to hold five regional Leaders’ Conferences to replicate our national offering. Called “The Glorious Normal” they were designed to encourage a return to normality, with this theme being picked up in our follow-up local conferences during 2022.

Twinned with that, we planned our 2022 conference called “Keeping the Lights On” in Blackpool. This was planned for November 2022 and was designed to look back on 100 years of FIEC, the charity having been formed in November 1922. There are other things taking place as part of the 2022-23 financial to mark this Centenary which will be reported on in the 2022-23 annual review.

Here are some of the achievements during the period:

1. Delivering our five Regional Conferences for leaders

These were actioned owing to the lack of clarity from central Government about Coronavirus restrictions in autumn 2021. This meant that instead of one national event, we organised five regional day-conferences instead in Cardiff, Birmingham, London, Edinburgh and Manchester. This had the effect of us seeing similar numbers of delegates to our usual national event and meant we could begin to re-gather after Covid-19.

2. Delivering 26 Local Conferences for leaders

The conferences in 2021 had all taken place online, so this year we were able to re-gather in-person for these day conferences. They are designed to take the big topic from the national event and help local churches to engage with it in their geographical location. Owing to the illness to Johnny Prime, some of these conferences were combined with other locations to reduce the burden on the staff team, but we still delivered 26 conferences attended by 707 leaders .

3. Conferences for Women in Ministry

4. Seeing new Churches join FIEC

16 Churches were accepted into membership of FIEC in the period. They have joined us from a range of backgrounds. There was also the recognition of five new church plants.

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Report of the Trust Board

For the year ended 31 August 2022

5. Launch of the weekly podcast

6. Growth of our online ministries

The FIEC website consistently receives around 4,000 visits every month. Between June and August 2022, the website was visited 36,800 times by more than 15,000 different users .

Other developments and significant milestones during the period included:

Review of Financial Position

Income

Total income in all funds was £1,267k (£1,726k in 2021), made up of donations and grants from trusts. Most significant are the donations from churches as this is FIEC’s main source of fundraising. Affiliated church donations to unrestricted funds were £808k (£816k in 2021). Suggested donations are in line with the size of a church’s membership and in the period were not increased at all in this financial year.

One of the reasons there has been a drop in overall funds in the period is because we held five regional Leaders’ Conferences in our affiliation churches, rather than one large conference. This means that there is no income line in the period for this growing event because it could not take place in the same way in November 2021.

Income to the Training Fund stood at £43k (2021: £127k).

Income to the Mission Fund was £13k (2021: £644k). During the period we were able to provide funding to church plants recognised by FIEC to help pay for their governing documents to be set up to enable them to register with the Charity Commission. In 2022 we launched a Mission Fund grants initiative in line with our centenary, where we planned to give away just over £1m to churches from this fund. Grants were made in autumn 2022 and will be reported on in the 2023/24 Annual Report.

Donations from individuals for the General Fund were £257k (£74k in 2021). We are grateful to all who contribute in this way.

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Report of the Trust Board

For the year ended 31 August 2022

Expenditure

Total expenditure was £1,028k (£1,028k in 2021). The increase from the previous year was owing to the “return to normality” for many of our ministries, and therefore expenses increased. We also had the five regional Leaders’ Conferences to fund .

Reserves policy

FIEC aims to maintain free reserves (Unrestricted Funds less unrestricted fixed assets, debtors and stock) at a level sufficient to cover three months’ general expenditure, in order to give FIEC time to respond to unexpected developments. At the end of the period Available Unrestricted Funds were around ten months’ general expenditure. A deficit budget was planned for 2022/23 which will reduce the level of the reserves further, as FIEC wants to invest in ministries, not hoard funds.

Fundraising

Regulations require us to report each year on certain aspects of any fundraising by FIEC.

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Report of the Trust Board

For the year ended 31 August 2022

Trust Board Members’ Responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The Trust Board Members are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities requires the Trust Board Members to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the Trust Board Members are required to:

The Trust Board Members 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, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the provisions of the charity’s constitution. 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.

The Trust Board Members are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from other jurisdictions.

Approved by the Trust Board of the Fellowship on 7 February 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Ian Jones Chair

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trust Board Members of

The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches for the year ended 31 August 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with those requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trust Board members’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Report of the Trust Board, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The Trust Board are responsible for the other information contained within the Report of the Trust Board. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trust Board Members of

The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (continued)

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of Trust Board members

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trust Board Members’ Responsibilities, the Trust Board members are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trust Board members determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Trust Board members are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trust Board either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and Section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and report in accordance with regulations made under those Acts.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. We performed procedures including the following:

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trust Board Members of

The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (continued)

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at https://www.frc.org.uk/auditors/audit-assurance/auditor-s-responsibilities-for-the-audit-of-the-fi/description-of-theauditor%E2%80%99s-responsibilities-for. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Trust Board members, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and Regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Trust Board members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the Trust Board members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Philip John Dymond FCCA

Cheyettes Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants and Statutory Auditors 167 London Road Leicester, LE2 1EG 27 March 2023

Cheyettes Ltd is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Statement of Financial Activities

For the year ended 31 August 2022

___ 2022______
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Note
£
£
£
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies:
Donations
3
1,089,424
116,883
1,206,307
Grants
4
-
-
-
Investments
5
7,675
165
7,840
Charitable activities:
Courses and conferences
6
49,008
-
49,008
Publications and literature
7
1,894
-
1,894
Others
8
1,654
-
1,654
Total income and endowments
1,149,655
117,048
1,266,703
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities:
Support to churches
9
575,760
1,793
577,553
Training and information
10
297,038
340,280
637,318
Outreach
11
45,871
11,618
57,489
Representation on and support of
other evangelical organisations
12
45,580
-
45,580
Development
-
12,444
12,444
Total expenditure
13
964,249
366,135
1,330,384
Net income/(expenditure)
185,406
(249,087)
(63,681)
Transfers between funds
14
3,484
(3,484)
-

Net movement in funds
188,890
(252,571)
(63,681)
Fund balances brought forward
1,350,627
1,297,575
2,648,202
Fund balances carried forward
1,539,517
1,045,004
2,584,521		 2021
Total
£
1,068,172
626,570
11,615
1,629
2,798
14,806
1,725,590
451,811
471,810
51,375
39,221
13,642
1,027,859

697,731
-
__
697,731
1,950,471
__
2,648,202

All recognised gains and losses are reflected through the Statement of Financial Activities and all activities were continuing.

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES

Balance Sheet

as at 31 August 2022

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets held
for charity use
16
Loans
Current assets
Stocks
Debtors
17
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due
within one year
18
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds
Restricted
19
Unrestricted
20
Total charity funds
21		 2022
£
£
891,503
31,000
922,503
8,261
72,959
1,110,720
650,512
1,842,452
(180,434)
1,662,018
2,584,521
1,045,004
1,539,517
2,584,521		 2021
£
£
901,490
37,000
938,490
10,563
36,405
1,110,092
582,273
1,739,333
(29,621)
1,709,712
2,648,202
1,297,575
1,350,627
2,648,202		 2021
£
£
901,490
37,000
938,490
10,563
36,405
1,110,092
582,273
1,739,333
(29,621)
1,709,712
2,648,202
1,297,575
1,350,627
2,648,202

1,297,575
1,350,627

2,648,202

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trust Board on 7 February 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

Ian Jones Chair

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Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended 31 August 2022

2022
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations:
Income for the year
(63,681)
Adjustment for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
(7,840)
Depreciation
20,419
(Gain)/loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
1,502
Movements in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in stocks
2,302
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
(36,554)
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
150,813
66,961
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(11,934)
Repayment of loans from churches
6,000
Interest and investment income
7,840
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities
1,906
Financing activities
Repayment of loans
-
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities
-
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
1,692,365
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
1,761,232		 2021
£
£
697,731
(11,615)
18,032
-
1,491
(686)
(13,869)
691,084
(2,958)
12,000
11,615
20,657
(400,000)
(400,000)
1,380,624
1,692,365

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2022

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches is a charitable incorporated organisation registered in England and Wales.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair view’ and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019 rather than Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, presented in Sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest Pound.

At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trust Board have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have thus adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years unless otherwise stated.

(b) Depreciation

No depreciation is provided on freehold land. Depreciation is provided on all other tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:

Freehold Buildings – 1% straight line Fixtures, fittings and equipment – 20% straight line

A charge is made each year to the Office Property Fund to cover part of the depreciation charge in the same ratio that the assets are funded by the Office Property Fund.

(c) Investments Investments are included at their market value. Realised and unrealised gains and losses are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.

(d) Stock

Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2022

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable and payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

Short term highly liquid investments held at a fair value include cash on deposit and cash equivalents with a maturity of less than one year.

All income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to it and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy, except when income must be used in future accounting periods, the income is then deferred until those periods. Donations received for the general purposes of the Fellowship are included as unrestricted funds. Donations for activities restricted by the wishes of the donor which are accepted by FIEC are taken to restricted funds where these wishes are legally binding on the Trust Board. Legacies are recognised on receipt, or before receipt where there is sufficient evidence that the legacy will be received and its value can be measured with sufficient reliability. Investment assets donated are recognised as donations in the Statement of Financial Activities at the Trust Board members’ estimate of market value when donated.

Rentals applicable to operating leases are charged as incurred, where substantially all the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor.

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 which have not been designated for any other purposes. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are created where a donor has stipulated a restriction on the use of their donation, or has responded to an appeal for a specific purpose. Endowments made in order to produce future income are taken to endowment funds where there is a prohibition on the use of the capital.

The pension costs charged in the financial statements represent the contributions payable by the charity during the year.

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

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For the year ended 31 August 2022

3
Income from Donations
Unrestricted

funds
£
Donations – Churches
807,842
– Partners
173,541
– Individuals/other
83,233
Legacies
24,808
1,089,424		 Restricted
funds
£
53,864
45,184
17,835
-
116,883		 Total
2022
£
861,706
218,725
101,068
24,808
1,206,307		 Total
2021
£
908,793
99,307
44,495
15,577
1,068,172

In 2021 £147,608 of the above income was attributable to restricted and £920,564 to unrestricted funds.

4
Income from grants
Unrestricted

funds
£
Grants - trusts
-

5
Income from investments
Unrestricted

funds
£
Interest and investment income
7,675		 Restricted
funds
£
-

Restricted
funds
£
165		 Total
2022
£
-
Total
2022
£
7,840		 Total
2021
£
626,570
Total
2021
£
11,615

In 2021 £510 of the above income was attributable to restricted and £11,105 to unrestricted funds.

6
Income from courses and
Unrestricted
Restricted
conferences
funds
funds
£
£
Course and conference fees
24,488
-
Leaders Conference
24,520
-
49,008
-		 Total
2022
£
24,488
24,520
49,008		 Total
2021
£
1,854
(225)

1,629

In 2021 all of the above income was attributable to unrestricted funds.

7
Income from publications and
Unrestricted
Restricted
literature
funds
funds
£
£
Primer
1,894
-
Sale of publications and literature
-
-

1,894
-
 Total
2022
£
1,894
-
1,894		 Total
2021
£
2,798
-
2,798

In 2021 all of the above income was attributable to unrestricted funds.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2022

8
Other income
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
Job Retention Scheme grants
-
-
Other income
1,654
-

1,654
-		 Total
2022
£
-
1,654
1,654		 Total
2021
£
5,348
9,458
14,806

In 2021 all of the above income was attributable to unrestricted funds.

9
Expenditure on support
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
to churches
funds
funds
2022
£
£
£
Care and recognition of churches
72,572
289
72,861
Preaching & Church Visits
117,854
-
117,854
Information & Support
118,452
517
118,969
Leaders Conference
70,898
-
70,898
Theological Advice
1,554
-
1,554
Womens’ ministry
60,812
-
60,812
London Team
605
-
605
Administering church records
21,982
156
22,138
Pastor’s Network
43,759
485
44,244
Pastoral care and support
67,272
346
67,618
Church Revitalisation
-
-
-
575,760
1,793
577,553		 9
Expenditure on support
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
to churches
funds
funds
2022
£
£
£
Care and recognition of churches
72,572
289
72,861
Preaching & Church Visits
117,854
-
117,854
Information & Support
118,452
517
118,969
Leaders Conference
70,898
-
70,898
Theological Advice
1,554
-
1,554
Womens’ ministry
60,812
-
60,812
London Team
605
-
605
Administering church records
21,982
156
22,138
Pastor’s Network
43,759
485
44,244
Pastoral care and support
67,272
346
67,618
Church Revitalisation
-
-
-
575,760
1,793
577,553		 9
Expenditure on support
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
to churches
funds
funds
2022
£
£
£
Care and recognition of churches
72,572
289
72,861
Preaching & Church Visits
117,854
-
117,854
Information & Support
118,452
517
118,969
Leaders Conference
70,898
-
70,898
Theological Advice
1,554
-
1,554
Womens’ ministry
60,812
-
60,812
London Team
605
-
605
Administering church records
21,982
156
22,138
Pastor’s Network
43,759
485
44,244
Pastoral care and support
67,272
346
67,618
Church Revitalisation
-
-
-
575,760
1,793
577,553		 9
Expenditure on support
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
to churches
funds
funds
2022
£
£
£
Care and recognition of churches
72,572
289
72,861
Preaching & Church Visits
117,854
-
117,854
Information & Support
118,452
517
118,969
Leaders Conference
70,898
-
70,898
Theological Advice
1,554
-
1,554
Womens’ ministry
60,812
-
60,812
London Team
605
-
605
Administering church records
21,982
156
22,138
Pastor’s Network
43,759
485
44,244
Pastoral care and support
67,272
346
67,618
Church Revitalisation
-
-
-
575,760
1,793
577,553		 Total
2021
£
53,385
78,518
92,698
26,543
182
81,870
-
20,744
34,135
58,240
5,496
575,760 1,793 577,553
451,811

In 2021 £1,793 of the above expenditure was attributable to restricted and £450,018 to unrestricted funds.

10
Expenditure on training
Unrestricted

and information
funds
£
Primer
15,467
Media & Publicity
87,882
Training Information, advice
& support
102,646
Church advice line
-
Website & Database support
40,645
Hub Conference
25,475
Training Fund grants
-
Other Conferences
24,923
297,038		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-

-
-
-
340,280

-

340,280		 Total
2022
£
15,467
87,882
102,646
-
40,645
25,475
340,280
24,923
637,318		 Total
2021
£
17,276
116,717
91,168
5,000
43,807
6,056
185,455
6,331

471,810

In 2021 £190,455 of the above expenditure was attributable to restricted and £281,355 to unrestricted funds.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2022

11
Expenditure on outreach
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
Mission Information & Support
41,558
11,618
Mission projects and teams
4,313
-
45,871
11,618		 Total
2022
£
53,176
4,313
57,489		 Total
2021
£
47,194
4,181

51,375

In 2021 £8,495 of the above expenditure was attributable to restricted and £42,880 to unrestricted funds.

12
Expenditure on representation
and support of other
Unrestricted
Restricted
Evangelical organisations
funds
funds
£
£
Representation on other bodies
15,301
-
Support of Affinity
30,279
-
45,580
-		 Total
2022
£
15,301
30,279
45,580		 Total
2021
£
12,186
27,035
39,221

In 2021 all of the above expenditure was attributable to unrestricted funds.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2022

13
Total resources expended
Total resources expended includes:
Depreciation
Auditors’ remuneration – for audit services
Total staff costs comprise:
Salary costs
Social security
Pension contributions (including income protection cover)		 2022
£
20,419
5,082
545,854
54,617
58,127
658,598		 2021
£
18,032
4,860
524,483
45,215
55,567

625,265

The costs of the employer defined contribution scheme pension payments have been allocated between activities and funds in accordance with the assignment of employment activities and the accounting policy on expenditure detailed at note 1.

The average monthly number of employees (head count) during the year was:
Total
Travel expenses reimbursed to 11 (2021: 7) Trust Board members		 2022
2021
No.
No.
19
20
2022
2021
£
£
2,049
760

No trustee received any remuneration and one employee had total earnings between £60,000 and £70,000 in the year.

14 Transfers between funds
Transfers represent the following: £

Between Restricted and Unrestricted Funds: Transfer from Development Fund to the General Fund 3,484

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2022

15Analysis of support costs
Support costs include the following:
Accounting and payroll administration
Information technology
Governance
These costs are analysed over the various activities of the Fellowship
based on the time spent by members of the administrative staff:
Church Support
Training and information
Mission and Church Planting
Representation on other evangelical organisations
Others		 £
19,413
26,487
10,986
56,886
63.2%
26.0%
5.5%
3.7%
1.6%

16 Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
Cost
At 1 September 2021
Additions
Disposals
At 31 August 2022
Depreciation
At 1 September 2021
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 31 August 2022
Net book value
At 31 August 2022
At 31 August 2021		 Freehold
Land
and
Buildings

£
903,904
-
 Fixtures
Furniture
and
Equipment
£
67,723
11,934
 Total

£
971,627
11,934
983,561
(12,701)


903,904
-

79,657
(12,701)
903,904

66,956
970,860
70,139
20,417
90,556
(11,199)
79,357
891,503
901,488


22,332
7,444
29,776
-

29,776
874,128
881,572

47,807
12,973
60,780
(11,199)
49,581
17,375
19,916

Included in freehold land and buildings is non-depreciable land in the sum of £159,500 (2021 - £159,500).

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2022

17
Debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
18
Creditors: due within one year
Taxation and social security
Deferred income
Accruals		 2022
£
1,290
71,669
72,959
2022
£
11,698
163,542
5,194
180,434		 2021
£
684
35,721
36,405

2021
£
13,118
11,580
4,923

29,621

Deferred income principally relates to future conferences and is released into income in the following year.

19
Restricted funds
Benevolent fund
Mission fund
Dalling memorial fund
Philip Henman trust fund
Scottish Legacy fund
Church Hardship Fund
Development fund
FIEC loan fund
Training fund
Connect for growth
Property funds
Office property fund		 Balance
at
01.09.21
£
2,056
498,544
24,701
121,205
23,373
-
7,064
99,465
383,822
6,233
131,112
1,297,575		 Incoming
resources
£
-
13,540
-
-
-
42,500
18,000
165
42,843
-
-
117,048		 Transfers &
Resources
investment
expended
gains
£
£
-
-
11,111
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,444
(3,484)
-
-
340,280
-
-
-
2,300
-
366,135
(3,484)		 Balance
at
31.08.22
£
2,056
500,973
24,701
121,205
23,373
42,500
9,136
99,630
86,385
6,233
128,812
1,045,004

The restricted funds were established for the following purposes:

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2021

20
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Capital fund		 Balance
at
01.09.21
£
1,310,633
39,994
1,350,627		 Incoming
resources
£
1,149,655
-
1,149,655		 Transfers &
Resources
investment
expended
gains
£
£
964,249
3,484
-
-

964,249
3,484		 Balance
at
31.08.22
£
1,499,523
39,994
1,539,517

The balances carried forward on the various funds are held as follows:

Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds		 Tangible
Investments
fixed assets
and loans
£
£
128,812
31,000
762,691
-
891,503
31,000		 Net current
assets
£
885,192
776,826
1,662,018		 2022
Total
£
1,045,004
1,539,517
2,584,521

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 August 2022

23 Pension scheme

The Fellowship operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets are held separately from those of the Fellowship in independently administered funds. The pension costs incurred by the Fellowship to the funds totalled £54,983 (2021: £50,153).

24 Related party

The trustee directors of The Fellowship Property Trust are appointed by members of the charity. During the year ended 31[st] August 2022 the Trust was recharged various expenses of £1,300 (2021 - £945). In addition, the Trust charged rent to the charitable company of £4,000 (2021 - £4,000) and various expenses of £31,409 (2021 - £20,510).

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