Registered Charity No. 1168532 ## Kingfisher Church, Little Paxton Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements ## For the year ended 31 December 2022 ## www.kclp.uk ## Registered Charity Number: 1168532 Page **1** of **10** Registered Charity No. 1168532 ## **Contents** |**Contents**|| |---|---| |Legal and Administrative Information|3| |Trustees’ Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022|4| |Objectives and activities for the public benefit|4| |Structure, governance and management|4| |Achievements and Performance|5| |Staff Team & Membership|5| |Financial Review|5| |Safeguarding|6| |Insurance Summary|6| |Health & Safety|6| |Data Protection|6| |Financial Statements|6| |Independent Examiner’s Report|9| |Declaration|10| Page **2** of **10** Registered Charity No. 1168532 ## **Legal and Administrative Information** |**Charity Name:**|Kingfisher Church, Little Paxton| |---|---| |**Charity Number:**|1168532| |**Principal Address:**|18 Dandby Close,| ||Little Paxton,| ||St.Neots,| ||Cambs.| ||PE19 6FA| |**Trustees:**|Richard Fairbairn| ||Mark Slater| ||Phil Gatward| |**Independent Examiner:**|Paul Carter| ||2 The Sycamores,| ||Little Paxton,| ||St Neots,| ||Cambs.| ||PE19 6QJ| |**Principal Bankers:**|HSBC| ||5 High Street| ||St Neots| ||Cambs| ||PE19 1DE| |**Elders:**|Richard Fairbairn| ||Paul Dutton (up to August 2022)| ||Andrew Barr (from August 2022)| ||Mark Slater| Page **3** of **10** Registered Charity No. 1168532 ## **Trustees’ Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022** ## _**Objectives and activities for the public benefit**_ The purposes of the CIO are: **1.** the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, primarily, but not exclusively, within Little Paxton and the surrounding neighbourhood; and **2.** such other charitable purposes, consistent with the Basis of Faith, as shall in the opinion of the charity trustees, facilitate the work of the Fellowship. The furtherance of these purposes has led to the growth of a congregation of Christians, who are spiritually united as one body and a part of the wider body of Christ. Such congregation is referred to in the constitution of the CIO and this report as “the Fellowship.” When planning the activities of the Fellowship for the year, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We have continued to seek to freely share the good news of the Christian faith with all people in Little Paxton and the surrounding area, with a desire to see people become disciples of Jesus Christ and grow in their faith in him. We are committed to teaching the Bible and prayer and desire to help Christians to grow in their faith and to live lives of love, which seek to do good to all. The Fellowship organised many activities during the year in support of its objectives and for the public benefit. These activities were adjusted in response to the coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions throughout the year. The activities included Sunday services for all ages (in person and online), midweek homegroups (in person and online), ladies’ and men’s Bible study groups (in person and online), and a midweek youth group (in person and online). We also have a desire to see the Christian faith grow in other areas and countries and to this end we have supported Christian work and activities in the UK and abroad through our missionary partnership team. ## _**Structure, governance and management**_ Kingfisher Church, Little Paxton is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and is governed by its constitution; registration with the charity commission was confirmed on 1 August 2016. The Fellowship is led by Elders who are appointed to be responsible for the spiritual oversight of the Fellowship as described in the Statement of Current Practice. Page **4** of **10** Registered Charity No. 1168532 ## _**Achievements and Performance**_ Weekly family services have continued to be held on Sunday mornings at Little Paxton Primary School along with evening services, when public worship has been permitted due to the pandemic. At other times the services have been carried out online. These meetings are open to all and have been attended (and accessed online) by a good mix of ages and regular visitors from the general public. On a typical Sunday morning 60 – 80 adults and children have attended with 10-20 attending the evening services. The Fellowship set aside 20% of all donations for the support of missionary work. During the year the Church provided support for missionary work around the world including France, Thailand, Moldova, and South Korea. The Fellowship is in regular correspondence with the missionaries we support to be able to provide suitable help and to pray effectively for them. ## _**Staff Team & Membership**_ During the year two full time staff were employed: Richard Fairbairn – Pastor Paul Dutton – Assistant Pastor (up to August 2022) Other staff members: Diana Bass – Administrator Lizzie Cooke – Apprentice (up to August 2022) Over the year six members moved away and removed from membership and nine new members were added. Membership of the Fellowship increased during the year from 53 to 56 members. ## _**Financial Review**_ The receipts during the year were £116,060 with payments totalling £126,173. The majority of the church’s income was received through regular giving from members and friends of the church of which £76,175 were gift aided donations and £23,743 of non gift aided donations. £17,142 was received in the year as a tax refund on the previous year’s gift aided donations. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy of maintaining reserves at a minimum level of three months expenditure. This policy was achieved throughout the year under review. Mr Richard Fairbairn (Pastor) was employed on a full time basis and is also a trustee of the CIO. The remuneration of all staff is reviewed by the other trustees each year. The Pastor does not attend the meetings at which this review takes place. None of the other trustees of the CIO received any remuneration from the Church during the year. Page **5** of **10** Registered Charity No. 1168532 ## _**Safeguarding**_ Safeguarding support has been provided through 31:8 (formerly Churches child Protection Advisory Service) but during the year the Trustees decided to move to Christian Safeguarding Services and commissioned a safeguarding audit & culture review. The outcomes of this review were received in July 2022 and are currently being worked through; revised policies and procedures are due to be agreed and published on the website. ## _**Insurance Summary**_ Public liability insurance is held with Ansvar, due for renewal October 2023. Music licensing is through CCLI. ## _**Health & Safety**_ The Church has sought to conduct activities in compliance with statutory legislation. ## _**Data Protection**_ The Church remains compliant with its Data Protection Policy and has recorded no data breaches. Page **6** of **10** Kingfisher Church Registered Charrty No. 1168532 Financial Statements CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the ptrlod To Section A Receipts and payments Unresrricre(J funds Restricted lund5 Endowmeni lunds Total Tunds L•*1 y•ar th• n•ar•st t t•th• n•ar•s*£ A1 Recel ts 61.234 17.142 37.880 61.2 17.142 37.610 69.171 18.250 18.623 Tax relu(￿$ iecerrfed Othei gwving Sub lotal (Gross inwme for ARI IM.tyJ1 A2 Asset ond Investment gales, Isee table). Sub toial Total recelpts 116.060 111.060 106.051 tnts 73.123 n.123 Missynwy 28.204 Z7.SOD 27.$00 Sub toial 126.173 138.92 A4 Assei ant1 Investment urchasts. See table Sub toial Totalpaymenrs 126.173 138.926 Net of receipts/{payfftenrs) A5 Transfets be￿etn funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 10.112 10.112 32.87 81.318 38.332 3B.332 Page70110 Kingfisher Church Registered Charrty No. 1168532 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre$trt￿•d R•sts1ct•d funds funds endowm•nt lunds B1 C•*h fund• Jl.J12 41 Tor41 c•Jh funds .JJ2 Aestrlcted . funds endowmEnt rund• lunds Detalls Deialls ¢•¥i•pth B3 In¥￿¢m*￿t •￿•ts Pw411• *P4¢h eury•ntv•h B4 Assets r•t•in•d lor the charity'* own ug• I￿1d ¢9 *t4Bh •uni du• Det811$ B5 L1•bill￿v& SvJnatw• Pn"nt Nam• D)t• of t*¥( Kingfisher Church Registered Charrty No. 1168532 Independent Examiner's Report KingfuhtrChwr¢h i&tlk P*st•n INDEPENDENT KXAMINATIOTrq Rt¥pttii¥t reJpon5ibilities fjcTrnstttJ Ei*miner A$ the charity's trusttts Y￿ are responsible the preparation of ihe acC￿￿ts. y￿j coThsider ihat the audit requirements of section 4312) of the ch￿1￿¢$ Aa 1993 (the A¢1} do not apply. It is my reswm5ibility io #at< on the b&si5 of prEwJu￿s s￿lfied tn the ￿eThI Thrrftion$ wven by the Chariiy Commi&sion¢r5 Und￿ s￿￿tsn 4317Xbl of the Act whether panicular matters have c￿e to my attention. B*sii of IndepeNdenl Ei•miDv's Report My examination was wri¢d out in aC(￿danCe WLth the General Direi#ions gven by the Charity Commissioner& An examination indudes & miew of the aM￿nI]ng rKords kept by the Charity and a comporison of the preset)id with thos¢ COTd$ Il 4150 ineludes con5iderati(xi of any unuwal iiem5 discloyjres in th¢ acc(yJnt& and seekin8 explanation$ fr￿ y(w as thts*es ¢(￿cernIn8 any such matters. The pr(Kedure$ undernaken do provide ail the evidence Ib￿ WLxJd be rwuired in an audit, and consequendy I do expffss an audit (Vini(￿ (m the view given by the aCc￿n(s. IndependeTri ExArniner'$ Rtport In connection with my ¢xaminatiOn, no m¥ttu come to my attention wthi¢h gives me Teasonabl¢ c4u5e to believe that in any maiwial respe¢t the rwuirements io keep accwnting Te¢ord5 in ￿Ordance with section 41 of the ACL and ¢0 prepare a¢(￿niS which accord wtth the 8cwJntinB rewrds and to wmply with th¢ a¢a￿n11n8 rquirements of the Act have not be￿ rneL or to whith. irt my q)inion. attenlion sh￿jId be drawn in orderto awbl¢ a proper undu*andin8 of the aCC￿nIS for the year ended 31 December 2022 to be T¢￿h¢￿. Signed.. D￿e.. l D 2£)2 3 PrtL(u Ye•e i i TL£ P4)rr4kJ sr. AJc<*iS P£1? Page90110 Registered Charity No. 1168532 ## **Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Date Page **10** of **10**