2022
St Jude’s United Church Englefield Green
Registered Charity Number 1169401
Vicar
The Revd Canon Judith Allford
Methodist Minister The Revd Andrew Reed
Hon. Reader Roy Gouriet
Churchwardens Claudia Tubb Mike Brooking
Hon. Treasurer, PCC Brian Hooker
Hon. Secretary, PCC Marion Paige
Organist and Choirmaster Professor Geoffrey Chew
Lay Vice Chair Andrew Sheer
Annual Report for 2022
Background
St Jude’s Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Canon Judith Allford, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church of St Jude’s, St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green and for the Church Hall in Bond Street, Englefield Green.
Membership
Members of the Council are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.
| During the year, the following served as members of the Church Council: | During the year, the following served as members of the Church Council: |
|---|---|
| Incumbent: | The Revd Canon Judith Allford* |
| Reader: | Roy Gouriet* |
| Verger: | vacancy |
| Churchwardens: | Mike Brooking* |
| Claudia Tubb* |
| _Representatives on the_Roy Gouriet* (elected 2020 for three years) | _Representatives on the_Roy Gouriet* (elected 2020 for three years) |
|---|---|
| Deanery Synod: | Marion Paige (elected 2020 for three years) |
| Members: | Geoff Chew* (elected 2022 for three years) |
| Jenny Chew* (elected 2021 for three years) | |
| Susie Harben* (elected 2022 for three years) | |
| Brian Hooker (elected 2022 for three years) | |
| Aidan Hopkins (elected 2022 for three years) | |
| Elizabeth Hopkins (elected 2021 for three years) | |
| Renuka Humphrys* (elected 2022 for three years) | |
| Andrew Sheer* (elected 2021 for three years) | |
| Dave Walker* (elected 2021 for three years) |
Church Council sub-committees and terms of reference are as follows:
Standing Committee
Regular meetings to plan agenda for Council meetings. Authorised to make decisions, exclusive of Council, as and when necessary.
Worship, Outreach and Social Committee
Regular meetings to consider aspects of mission, both spiritual and practical, within Church and in the wider community. Reports back to Council. Organises Lent groups, etc. Partial ecumenical aspect. Liturgical and music matters and planning for social events.
Finance and Stewardship Committee
Meetings ad hoc to discuss Council proposals, formulate strategies, prepare paperwork/questionnaires and analyse results.
Fabric Committee
Meetings generally informal to discuss matters as they arise. Oversees Saturday morning working parties.
Covid-19 Committee
Regular meetings to discuss our ongoing response to the pandemic.
Village Centre Management Committee
Regular meetings to discuss all aspects of the running of the Village Centre.
Joint Church Council (Anglicans and Methodists working together)
The Revd Andrew Reed* together with members of St Jude’s PCC.
-
- Trustees of the registered charity. Robert Jeffries is also a trustee.
Address for correspondence:
The Vicarage, 21 Willow Walk, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0DQ
Address of Church:
St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0BZ
Email:
enquiries@stjudeschurch.info
Websites:
www.stjudeschurch.info and www.villagecentre.org.uk
ANNUAL REPORT – REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2022
Worship
In 2022 the long shadow of COVID was beginning to retreat and our worshipping life was returning to normal. We continued throughout the year to offer the option of online worship. This would either be a live stream of the 9.30am service, if Guy Bunce was available to operate that for us, or a pre-recorded Sunday reflection which Guy would upload on our YouTube Channel to premier on the Sunday from 9.30am. We are very grateful to Guy for all his continuing support.
Our usual pattern of worship continued to be 8.00am Holy Communion (said) and the inclusion of music at the 9.30am Holy Communion Service was gradually extended post-pandemic.
2022 saw the nation in a period of national mourning following the sad death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and our 9.30am service on Sunday 18[th] September was a special service of Holy Communion offered in thanksgiving and remembrance.
During the year the Worship Committee recommended the introduction of a non-Eucharistic Service at 9.30am on the fifth Sunday in the month. This took place on each fifth Sunday through the year, with the exception of Sunday 30[th] October when we enjoyed a service of Holy Communion in joint celebration of All Saints’ Day and the Feast Day of St Jude.
Two significant events in our church’s calendar were reinstated in 2022. On Remembrance Sunday (13[th] November 2022) the traditional Act of Remembrance was held at the Cemetery War Memorials and this was followed by a Parade Service in church attended by our local uniformed organisations. Our preacher was the Revd Will Bissett, from St John’s, Egham. During the service St Jude’s was formally presented by Mr John Scott MBE with a set of Books of Remembrance in honour of the sons and daughters of Englefield Green who gave their lives during conflict
in WW1, WW2 and since. At Christmas time we were delighted to be able to offer our Children’s Christmas Eve Crib Service once again. We are especially grateful to Mrs Claudia Tubb who once again led that service for us. A ”Fourth Sunday at Four” service was introduced. This is a short non-Eucharistic service at 4pm on the fourth Sunday in the month. We have been pleased already to welcome a small congregation. Our Zoom Service of Compline at 6pm on the second Sunday in the month continues.
We are grateful to our team of worship leaders, including our Methodist Associate Minister, the Revd Andrew Reed and our Licensed Lay Minister, Mr Roy Gouriet, for their continued contribution to our worship. We are grateful also to the Revd Dr Orion Edgar, Anglican Chaplain to RHUL; to the Revd Janet Franck, SSM at St Paul’s Egham Hythe, and to Mrs Diana Bendall for their assistance in leading and preaching during the year. We are also indebted to our regular teams of readers, intercessors and welcomers/sidespeople. Our special thanks to our organist, Geoff Chew, and to our choir for leading our music in worship.
Occasional services
During the year there were 18 baptisms (6 in 2021), 1 wedding (4), 20 funerals in church (19). Funerals conducted by the Vicar in local crematoria 14 (10), graveside funeral conducted by the Vicar 1 (1), interment of cremated remains 4 (3).
Sadly, our funeral services in 2022 included that of Miss Rita Berry, Methodist Local Preacher, who had been active in ministry in our church and village over many years.
Church Council meetings in 2022
The Church Council met on Wednesday 26[th] January, Tuesday 22[nd] March, Wednesday 8[th] June, Tuesday 26[th] July, Thursday 15[th] September, and Tuesday 8[th] November. The APCM was held on Sunday 8[th] May.
We are grateful to our Churchwardens, Church Officers, Council members and Committee Chairs for another year of generous service.
Electoral Roll
Our Electoral Roll stands at 85, an increase of 3 on 2021.
Safeguarding
No safeguarding issues were raised during the year. We remain grateful to Mrs Diana Bendall for continuing to serve as our Safeguarding Lead.
Concert Series
Our concert programme was almost entirely reinstated in 2022 and we are grateful to Professor Geoff Chew for arranging an attractive programme for the year.
The concerts took place as follows: 5[th] March Royal Holloway students, 2[nd] April Royal Holloway students, 23[rd] April Barbican Trio, 7[th] May James Kirby’s students (piano), 6[th] -10[th] June RHUL Music Department summer festival, 11[th] June Becky Ryland-Jones and friends, 25[th] June Matthew Stanley and Geoff Chew (two pianos), 3[rd] September Geoff Chew (piano), 22[nd] October James Kirby (piano), 3[rd] December Vox Mundi.
Social Events
Coffee Mornings: 19[th] March, 4[th] June, 16[th] July and 10[th] September Platinum Jubilee Tea Party at the Vicarage: Sunday 5[th] June St Jude’s stall at Village Fair: 18[th] June Cream Tea: 28[th] August Harvest Lunch: 8[th] October Christmas Market: 12[th] November Mince Pie Tea: 27[th] November Our grateful thanks to all who co-ordinated and contributed to these events.
Fabric
During the year much thought and discussion took place about various items from the previous quinquennial inspection (mainly the refurbishment of the clock face and necessary repairs to the stonework). The heating boilers were replaced early in the year and the first payment was made on the camera equipment for the AV system. Repairs included work on the plumbing, water heater in the kitchen and electrics in the Monsell Room and chancel.
Monsell Room Lettings
Our grateful thanks to Andrew Sheer for co-ordinating and administering these bookings for the following users: Alcoholics Anonymous, Alliance for Better Care (vaccinations), Angeli’s Art Classes, ColourWheel, Englefield Green Councillors’ Surgery, Englefield Green Village Residents’ Association, National Childbirth Trust, Papplewick School, Progeny, Royal Holloway Music Department, Royal Holloway Women’s Club, Sue Lowe’s cello classes.
Mission and Outreach
Village Centre: Please see separate report.
Donations to the Runnymede Food Bank
Total cash donations: £587. This, plus donations in kind, enabled a total donation by weight of 663kg. Thank you to Geoff Chew for continuing to manage and pass on our donations.
Donations to other appeals
Cash collections were organised during Christian Aid Week. Money raised at two of our Coffee Mornings plus cash donations were given to the USPG appeal for Ukraine.
Giving in kind
We continued to contribute to Revive and Thrive, a charity based at a Baptist Church in Mytchett who send knitted items and reconditioned tools to countries across the world. A fair proportion of what we were able to give in 2022 came via our links with Lynwood Village in Sunningdale. Knitted goods: 39 blankets, 59 jumpers, 54 hats, 4 scarves, 28 teddies plus a box of tools. We are grateful to Di and Alan Fone and to Pat and Brian Summers for overseeing this.
The Ship Newsletter
In the past, until the interruption of the COVID pandemic, 2500 copies of the newsletter would be printed each month and delivered to most of the village. In March 2022 Brian Hooker began to circulate copies electronically, via Mailchimp. Current mailing is around 190 each month.
Digital Outreach
We have continued to make good use of Facebook, our website, and of Zoom as a means of reaching our community and providing additional opportunities for worship. Our 9.30 Sunday service on YouTube generally has about 60 views by the end of the week.
Our Church Schools
Our Vicar served throughout 2022 on the Full Governing Bodies of both St Jude’s Infant and Junior Schools. She also continued to lead regular assemblies at both schools, and the schools also held Harvest Festival and Christmas Services in St Jude’s. Mrs Pat Summers volunteered once again to read with some of the younger children and this was warmly welcomed.
From the Vicar
We have great cause to thank God for His goodness to us in 2022. It was good to return to face to face worship on a regular basis, following the disruption of the pandemic. My prayer for 2023 is that we shall grow in love for one another and in our desire to know the Lord Jesus Christ better and to make Him better known. I am grateful to everyone who contributes to our common life.
Village Centre Annual Report for 2022
Following a busy period at the back end of 2021, January at the Village centre saw us reopen following the Christmas break. All children’s and adults’ classes returned to the Centre and our Outreach Programmes – Child Contact Centre, Baby Basics and Community Fridge & Kitchen all got back into full swing.
We were looking forward to the refurbishment of our Cafe, with a planned start date in April. In February the Café closed for a week, whilst phase 1 of the refurbishment commenced. This involved essential repairs on the wooded floor in the Café Area. Some floor boards and joists needed to be removed and replaced and the whole area was then sanded and re-varnished. Our Outreach Programmes continued to run during this time.
Following the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine War, we joined in with the local appeals to help the Ukrainian community by setting up a collection point for donations at the Village Centre. At the beginning of March, we joined forces with another organisation who were coordinating the collection of items and ensuring safe passage to those in need in the Ukraine. After a week of collecting we were very proud to donate 3 large car loads of items.
The New Egham Singers held a charity concert in aid of the Child Contact Centre in March. The event took place at St Mary’s school in Ascot and our volunteers were invited along to serve refreshments and run a raffle during the interval of the concert. The proceeds of which were given to the Contact Centre. We were also able to speak about the Contact Centre prior to the concert to raise awareness of our service. The event was very successful, raising a great financial contribution towards keeping our contact centre running and we also gained two new volunteers as an outcome of the evening.
After receiving a grant from Local Authority section 106 funding and gaining all permissions needed from the Methodist property department, April saw the Village Centre closed for refurbishment. After many months of planning it was a time of great excitement for the Centre. Staff carried on working their hours behind the scenes, helping with sorting and painting, moving furniture and creating a new adult and child menu for the Café. Our Contact Centre was unable to run during this time, however our Baby Basics scheme and Community Fridge and Kitchen continued as normal. The Community Fridge teamed up with the Hub on Larchwood Avenue and ran their free children’s cooking class from there.
We finally reopened our doors to the public following our Café refurbishment on Tuesday, 03[rd] May. Everyone who came loved the new look and menu as well as the revamped play areas. This reopening was further compounded by a visit from the Mayor and two of the local councillors on the evening of the 04[th] May. Our staff and Management team as well as Friends of the Village Centre were invited for a sociable evening with drinks and nibbles to celebrate the completion of such a long awaited project.
There was much fun going on at the Centre during May to celebrate the Queens Jubilee. We held various complimentary children’s arts & crafts days, where local children could come to the Café and receive free drinks and cake whilst decorating jubilee crowns and flags. All days saw the Café full to the brim with lots of happy faces.
The final day in May saw another children’s cooking event, run by the Village Centre Community Fridge. The children were excited to be making Japanese Raman and then enjoying their cooked meal as a group and with their families at the end of the session.
In June our Computer Drop in Service restarted after being closed during the Covid period. Every Wednesday between 11am-1pm, you are able to come to the Centre with a laptop, phone or tablet and ask for assistance. Our desktops computers on the balcony are also available for use during this time.
July saw our Jazz club host their end of term jazz concert which was free of charge to attend. ‘The Woodshed’ runs a regular Jazz club at the Village Centre on a Monday evening, where all locals are invited to come along and learn or just join in the ‘jam session’.
After receiving some funding from the Co-op we were delighted to put on an Afternoon Tea and Bounce session at the Centre. As a complimentary event, local families were invited to book in to attend and received a sit down afternoon tea followed by fun in the Hall where we hired a bouncy castle and giant interactive toys. The event was a huge success with 35 children in attendance.
On August 25th our Community Fridge ran another free children’s cooking class, where they learnt to cook a Turkish dish together. Parents were invited in after the class to enjoy the lunch that the children had made. It was an incredibly fun day.
September saw a new children’s class start at the Village Centre – Jam and Jelly Messy Play. All young kids like to get dirty so the class was very popular from the outset. The new class also draws parents into the Café after the session on a Tuesday which helps with Café takings.
We had quite a bit of movement of families in our Child Contact Centre in September. Most families successfully moved on into the community which is the best outcome we can hope for. The contact centre then went through a period of transition whilst new families applied and got bedded into the Centre. It wasgreat to see the Contact Centre running without Covid restrictions in place, making it a much more enjoyable environment for families and volunteers.
October saw the launch of our new website after months of meetings and the uploading of up to date information. The site was promoted on our social media pages and gained very positive feedback. It contains all current class information and one of the big positives of the site is that information can be updated directly from social media to the site, which keeps information looking fresh.
The Community Fridge ran another complimentary children’s cooking class on the 27[th] October, where the children learnt how to make Lebanese dishes. The class was fully booked and great feedback was received.
For the whole of October we were helping many Afghan families through the local authority. We provided toys and clothing to those who were new arrivals into the country and being placed in hotels.
Later in the year, we made the decision to not hold our community Christmas dinner but to hold a joint family event with St Jude’s Church as an alternative. Our Free Children’s Christmas Fair took place in the Hall on the 14[th] November, whilst St Jude’s church used the Café area to sell bric a brac, cakes and refreshments and ran a tombola. We had approx. 150 people through the door on the day We received lots of positive feedback and thanks for the event, which we will certainly look to run again in the future.
Our senior citizens tea party, held in conjunction with RHUL students on the 25[th] November was fully booked. Over 30 local residents were collected from their homes by taxi and brought to the Village Centre for a fun afternoon meeting new people whilst eating an abundance of cake.
We also welcomed a new class to the Village Centre in November – Chair Aerobics. It very quickly became popular and had a great turnout to this new regular class.
After nominating several local families, including those who attend the Child Contact Centre, to the Enterprise Angel Tree project, we were able to distribute lovely Christmas gifts to those in need. Staff at Enterprise are allocated someone to buy for within the surrounding area and at the beginning of December we were invited to the Enterprise offices in Egham for a networking event and presentation.
The Village Centre closed its doors for Christmas on the 23[rd] December.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT for the year ended 31[st] December 2022 GENERAL FUND Receipts and Payments Account
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| INCOME | ||||||
| Incoming resources from donors | ||||||
| Free will envelopes | 4997 | 3852 | ||||
| Banker’s Orders | 29445 | 27515 | ||||
| Give As You Earn | 360 | 355 | ||||
| Cash in collections | 4119 | 6828 | ||||
| One-off donations | 0 | 4000 | ||||
| SumUp receipts | 2487 | 915 | ||||
| Income tax recovered | 10001 | 51409 | 10815 | 54280 | ||
| Other income | ||||||
| Charitable Trusts | 30 | 29 | ||||
| Fees from weddings, etc | 3532 | 4608 | ||||
| Concerts | 1831 | 378 | ||||
| Church House rent | 15450 | 15412 | ||||
| 68 Victoria Street rent | 11040 | 11040 | ||||
| Lane rental | 0 | 1350 | ||||
| Christmas Market | 634 | 0 | ||||
| Coffee mornings, etc | 358 | 163 | ||||
| Village Fair | 376 | 0 | ||||
| Harvest lunch/cream tea | 481 | 0 | ||||
| Hire of Monsell Room | 5277 | 2426 | ||||
| Heritage Fund | 0 | 3700 | ||||
| In memory of Canon John | 0 | 275 | ||||
| Diocesan Energy support | 1000 | 0 | ||||
| Refund from Diocese (cremations)558 | 0 | |||||
| Easyfundraising.co.uk | 109 | 40676 | 109 | 39438 | ||
| Income from investments | ||||||
| Bank interest | 78 | 78 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total Receipts | 92163 | 93719 |
PAYMENTS
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| For the Ministry | |||||
| Vicar’s/Vicarage expenses |
0 | 0 | |||
| Assistant Clergy |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Church and Services | |||||
| Light, heat, water and telephone 3816 | 2077 | ||||
| Telephone and broadband |
225 | 0 | |||
| Repairs and replacements |
923 | 5021 | |||
| Musical instruments |
857 | 130 | |||
| Organist |
0 | 0 | |||
| Altar supplies and baptism register 210 | 5 | ||||
| Newsletter cards |
299 | 0 | |||
| Service books and leaflets |
780 | 0 | |||
| Catering/hospitality |
0 | 7110 | 0 | 7233 | |
| Other Parish Expenses | |||||
| Insurance |
3362 | 3349 | |||
| Insurance 68 Victoria Street |
282 | 248 | |||
| Management fee Church House | 2317 | 2312 | |||
| Management fee 68 Victoria Street 1987 | 1987 | ||||
| Repairs 68 Victoria Street |
1328 | 208 | |||
| Repairs Church House |
2865 | 623 | |||
| Subscriptions |
395 | 317 | |||
| Covid purchases |
16 | 0 | |||
| Banners/boards/notelet cards | 0 | 955 | |||
| Tablet/SumUp device |
71 | 130 | |||
| Performing rights licences |
36 | 89 | |||
| Offering envelopes |
0 | 12659 | 0 | 10218 | |
| Outside the Parish | |||||
| Parish Share (Diocesan Quota) 66169 | 68160 | ||||
| Methodist Circuit |
7500 | 3461 | |||
| DBS checks |
0 | 14 | |||
| Bank charges |
82 | 73751 | 104 | 71381 | |
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 93520 | 89190 |
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Excess payments over receipts | 1357 | 0 | |
| Excess income over payments | 0 | 4529 | |
| Bank current and deposit accounts at 1 Jan | 4905 | 376 | |
| Bank current and deposit accounts at 31 Dec | 3548 | 4905 |
Bankers
National Westminster Bank, 67 High Street, Staines, Surrey TW18 4PU
Santander, Bootle, Merseyside
CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
Brian Hooker, Hon. Treasurer
BUILDING FUND Accounts for 2022
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Receipts | £ | £ |
| Donations for organ | 150 | 750 |
| Audio/Visual equipment | 0 | 9875 |
| Legacy | 10021 | 0 |
| Heritage Fund | 0 | 14600 |
| Total | 10171 | 25225 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Organ repairs | 0 | 6000 |
| Sound equipment | 0 | 4553 |
| AV equipment | 5344 | 0 |
| Boilers replacement | 20940 | 0 |
| Total | 26284 | 10553 |
| Excess expenditure over income | 16113 | 0 |
| Excess income over expenditure | 0 | 14672 |
| Bank current account as at | 30975 | 16303 |
| 1stJanuary | ||
| Bank current account as at | 14862 | 30975 |
| 31stDecember |
CHURCH HALL ACCOUNT 2022
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts |
£ | £ | ||||
| Hall Lettings |
6672 | 6462 | ||||
| Interest |
4 | 0 | ||||
| 6676 | 6462 | |||||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Light, heat and water |
2421 | 2351 | ||||
| Insurance |
1681 | 1649 | ||||
| Cleaning |
600 | 520 | ||||
| Telephone |
564 | 672 | ||||
| Fire extinguishers |
306 | 171 | ||||
| Repairs |
5088 | 2864 | ||||
| Gardening |
0 | 250 | ||||
| Church House minor repairs |
0 | 295 | ||||
| 10660 | 8772 | |||||
| Excess expenditure over income | 3984 | 2310 | ||||
| Excess income over expenditure | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bank current account as at | 25962 | 28272 | ||||
| 1stJanuary | ||||||
| Bank current account as at | 21978 | 25962 | ||||
| 31stDecember |
Bankers
Barclays Bank
Egham Branch, Staines Group, 71 High Street, Staines, Middlesex TW18 4PS
Brian Hooker
Hon Treasurer
VILLAGE CENTRE ACCOUNT (1st Sept 2021-31st Aug 2022)
| 2021/22 | 2020/21 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |||
| Receipts | ||||
| Grants |
54649 | 5096 | ||
| Donations |
9328 | 11978 | ||
| Rent from 68 Victoria Street |
0 | 8266 | ||
| Gift Aid | 668 | 6044 | ||
| Baby Basics | 0 | 500 | ||
| Community Fridge | 841 | 9048 | ||
| Bookings |
24980 | 7605 | ||
| Café takings |
25596 | 6467 | ||
| Insurance claim | 1726 | 0 | ||
| Events | 145 | 0 | ||
| Interest | 124 | 40 | ||
| Other | 0 | 5 | ||
| Total | 118057 | 55049 | ||
Expenditure |
||||
| Building | 61670 | 2522 | ||
| AV and computer costs | 639 | 520 | ||
| Other equipment | 2132 | 563 | ||
| Advertising | 200 | 0 | ||
| Insurance | 1801 | 1923 | ||
| Wages and salaries | 66939 | 32876 | ||
| Regular items | 939 | 1198 | ||
| Heat, light, water, telephone | 8207 | 5407 | ||
| Food for café | 6363 | 2141 | ||
| Films and licences | 157 | 744 | ||
| Baby Basics | 311 | 300 | ||
| Hospitality | 0 | 161 | ||
| Community Fridge expenses | 6001 | 2321 | ||
| Mutual Aid expenses | 0 | 254 | ||
| Bank charges | 433 | 285 | ||
| Other | 205 | 80 | ||
| Total | 155997 | 51295 | ||
| Excess income over expenditure | 3754 | |||
| Excess expenditure over income | 37940 | |||
| Bank current account as at 1stSeptember 2021 | 41240 | |||
| Bank current account as at 31stAugust 2022 |
3300 |
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Church Council of St Jude’s United Church, Englefield Green
I report on the accounts of the JCC of St Jude’s United Church Englefield Green for the year ended 31[st] December 2022
The Council is responsible for the preparation of the accounts and considers that an audit is not required under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act);
follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act;
and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
-
1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
-
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the 1993 Act
have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Brian Summers
15 Englehurst
Englefield Green
Egham, Surrey
TW20 0EE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
at 31[st] December 2021
| General | Building |
Church | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | Fund | Hall | ||
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| NatWest and CAF | 4905 | 13708 | 18613 | |
| Barclays | 25962 | 25962 | ||
| Alliance & Leicester | 41 | 41 |
||
| CAFBank deposit | 17226 | 17226 |
||
| Total | 4905 | 30975 | 25962 | 61842 |
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND | LIABILITIES | |||
| at 31stDecember 2022 | ||||
| General | Building |
Church | Totals | |
| Fund | Fund | Hall | ||
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| NatWest and CAF | 3547 | 14821 | 18368 | |
| Barclays | 21978 | 21978 | ||
| Alliance & Leicester | 41 | 41 |
||
| Total | 3547 | 14862 | 21978 | 40387 |