||||**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**||
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|Section A|||||Reference and administration details||||||||||||
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||||**Charity name**||||Bar Hill Church||||||||||
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||**Other**||**names charity is known by**||||Bar Hill Church Single Congregation Local Ecumenical<br>Partnership||||||||||
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||**Registered charity number(if any) **||||||1170176||||||||||
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||**Charity's principal address**||||||<br>Hanover Close||||||||||
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||**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**||||||||||||||||
|||**Trustee name**||**Office (if any)**|||||**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|||||**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|||
||1|WendyWale||Chair|||||From 24/04/2023|||||Members of the charity|||
||2|Ian Horne||Secretary||||||||||Members of the charity|||
||3|Eleanor Tod||Treasurer||||||||||Members of the charity|||
||4|Ann Chappell||LayModerator|||||From 17/05/2023|||||Members of the charity|||
||5|Andrew Ingle||||||||||||Members of the charity|||
||6|Diane Chapman|||||||Until 16/05/2023|||||Members of the charity|||
||7|LesleyBennett||||||||||||Members of the charity|||
||8|Jonathan Bishop|||||||Until 16/05/2023|||||Members of the charity|||
||9|Kevin Potts||||||||||||Members of the charity|||
||10|Robert Chappell||||||||||||Members of the charity|||
||11|Yvonne Potts||||||||||||Members of the charity|||



||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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|1|WendyWale|Chair|From 24/04/2023|Members of the charity|
|2|Ian Horne|Secretary||Members of the charity|
|3|Eleanor Tod|Treasurer||Members of the charity|
|4|Ann Chappell|LayModerator|From 17/05/2023|Members of the charity|
|5|Andrew Ingle|||Members of the charity|
|6|Diane Chapman||Until 16/05/2023|Members of the charity|
|7|LesleyBennett|||Members of the charity|
|8|Jonathan Bishop||Until 16/05/2023|Members of the charity|
|9|Kevin Potts|||Members of the charity|
|10|Robert Chappell|||Members of the charity|
|11|Yvonne Potts|||Members of the charity|



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|12|Iain Spence|||Members of the charity|
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|13|Malcom Cox|||Members of the charity|
|14|Hannah Wright||From 17/05/2023|Members of the charity|
|15|Pam Vendy||From 17/05/2023|Members of the charity|
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||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**||||
||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
||None||||
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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**Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Un-incorporated Charity How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by Church Members Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

|You**may choose**to include<br>additional information, where<br>relevant, about:<br>policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees;<br>the charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the charity<br>works;<br>relationship with any related<br>parties;<br>trustees’ consideration of<br>major risks and the system<br>and procedures to manage<br>them.|The charity is a Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEP) of the five founding<br>denominations: the Baptist Union, the Church of England, the Methodist Church, the<br>United Reformed Church and the Society of Friends. In 1990 the original LEP<br>expanded to include the Roman Catholics who remain in association with the LEP.<br>It was a charity linked to Shared Churches Ely until 2016 when it re-registered in its<br>own right. The church buildings are owned by Shared Churches Ely Ltd but all<br>maintenance is the responsibility of the Charity. The arrangement is governed by two<br>Sharing Agreements dated 1976 and 1990.<br>Management of the Charity is carried out by the minister and trustees who are also<br>members of the Church Leadership Team (CLT) which is the executive leadership body<br>(its senior officers are the Minister, Lay Moderator, Church Secretary and Treasurer).<br>The trustees are responsible for all decisions on matters of general concern and<br>importance to the church including deciding on how the funds of the church are to be<br>spent. They are elected by the church members at annual congregational meetings in<br>accordance with the constitution.<br>An appointed trustee is responsible for the church buildings but day to day they are<br>managed by the Church Centre Manager who reports to that Trustee. The Centre<br>Manager is the main point of formal contact of the Church with users, hirers and local<br>agencies. Supported by a small property committee, the manager administers daily<br>property matters (bookings, cleaning etc.) and coordinates use of the buildings.|
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## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

To advance the Christian faith in the area of benefit in accordance with the principles and practices of the participating churches. In achieving its purpose, the charity will engage in a range of activities, either on its own or with others, including (but not restricted to): A) The celebration of public worship; **Summary of the objects of the** B) The teaching of the Christian faith; **charity set out in its** C) Mission and evangelism; **governing document** D) Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved; E) The provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community, including (but not restricted to) the elderly, the young and other groups with special needs; and F) The support of other charities in the UK and overseas 

||**Objectives and activities**|
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||To advance the Christian faith in the area of benefit in accordance with the<br>principles and practices of the participating churches. In achieving its purpose,<br>the charity will engage in a range of activities, either on its own or with others,<br>including (but not restricted to):<br>A) The celebration of public worship;<br>B) The teaching of the Christian faith;<br>C) Mission and evangelism;<br>D) Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved;<br>E) The provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community,<br>including (but not restricted to) the elderly, the young and other groups<br>with special needs; and<br>F) The support of other charities in the UK and overseas|
|**Summary of the main**<br>**activities undertaken for the**<br>**public benefit in relation to**<br>**these objects (include within**<br>**this section the statutory**<br>**declaration that trustees have**<br>**had regard to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public**<br>**benefit)**|Having regard to the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular,<br>the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion we see our<br>mission to be:<br>_“As servants of Christ, we commit ourselves to worship, work and witness_<br>_together in his name to establish his kingdom in our village and beyond.”_<br>[Church Profile 2011]<br>As a community that is open to God and everyone in our surrounding villages,<br>we organise services for adults, children and young people on a regular basis,<br>following a pattern of traditions and styles richly resourced by material from our<br>founding denominations and in keeping with our ecumenical roots.<br>We also enable our communities to celebrate and thank God at the milestones<br>of their journeys through life. Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life, in<br>marriage public vows are exchanged with God’s blessing and through funeral<br>services friends and family express their grief and give thanks for the life which<br>is now complete in this world and to commend the person into God’s keeping.<br>This work is supported by our pastoral team who make prayer chain offers and<br>provide prayer support to anyone requesting it.<br>There are usually regular activities organised by Bar Hill Church for the benefit of<br>its members and surrounding villages. For example, a Holiday at Home for<br>senior citizens, where they can participate in art, craft and musical activities at<br>Easter.|



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The building is widely used for community activities such as an art and craft group, a community market, exercise classes, pre-school children’s groups, several uniformed groups and our local school. It is also often the venue for local concerts and for various conferences, as well as one-off commercial and community organisation hire on occasions. 

Rising initially out of the Covid-19 pandemic, our Community Hub provides ‘wellbeing for all’ through a Coffee Stop, Citizens Advice, Foodbank, Carers Café, Parish Council Surgery, Health and Wellbeing group and 5 Aside Chess; providing weekly engagement at the heart of our community. 

Helping those in need and contributing to the wider community is a demonstration of our faith, and the Church also supports the regional activities and missionary work of our founding denominations. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

Following the appointment of a new Minister, the Reverend Wendy Wale, following a unanimous decision at a Church Meeting in November 2022, Wendy and her family joined us officially in April 2023. 

Wendy has spent a considerable amount of time learning the pattern of services and engaging with the nature of being an ecumenical partnership, including working together with all of our denominations in creative and positive ways. We continue to appreciate our friends from the different denominations who come to lead services for us. 

In March 2023, the Home Office contracted Serco to manage asylum seekers families within the village hotel and since that time, Bar Hill Church has been able to warmly welcome and quickly support our new guests in a variety of ways, each focused on enabling them to feel their quest for safe sanctuary is understood and embraced. A number of the hotel guests have become regular worshippers and have participated in a wide range of church and community activities. 

Services of worship have been held on every Sunday throughout 2023, along with a small number of weekday services. Following on from the Covid-19 pandemic, those services have continued to be delivered through hybrid worship, with the majority of attendees in person, but with those unable to attend in person still be able to join most services on Zoom. Sunday Services have an average attendance of around 85 adults and 15 young people and are ably supported by the Stewards, Worship Group and Refreshment Team as well as those who plan and lead our services. We have had a sermon series on caring for creation and a summer series on ‘special people, places etc’. We have continued the pattern of distinct Communion services, All-Age worship and Café Church, with Quaker meetings happening quarterly. 

We held our usual Easter services, a harvest service in October, our annual Pet Service and Time to Remember Service and a Remembrance Day Service in November, fully attended by the village’s uniformed groups. We held our usual special Christmas services, such as the Gift and Crib Nativity Service, the candle-lit Carol Service and the Christingle Service. The school were invited into the Church for Experience Easter for the first time, engaging with a series of activities, in small groups, relating to the Easter story in the church grounds. The Reception class also visited for an Easter experience and an egg hunt. The nativity story was presented to local playgroups using the nativity characters made in 2021, as well the youngest 

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children at Bar Hill School. The Church’s second Advent Windows experience engaged both families and other church members. Wendy has also been welcomed into the school to regularly lead their Collective Worship, and as part of their R.E. curriculum the Year 1 & 2 classes came to ask, ‘What do we see the role of the church in the community?’. 

We held two Baptism services, baptising 20 adults and 4 children (including some Iranian asylum seekers). It was an honour to hold four funerals and celebrate the lives of those church members and members of the community with their friends and family. 

Meeting in smaller groups can provide opportunities to deepen relationships and grow in discipleship. During the course of the past year, we have run an Advent and a Lent Course. For the Lent Course we followed a study based on the film ‘The Theory of Everything, making use of the screens and technology, alongside discussion and reflection. There is a small but faithful prayer group that meets on Saturday mornings and a week-day morning prayer meeting on Zoom that regularly has around 12 people beginning the day with porridge and prayer. There is a Prayer WhatsApp group that circulates requests to a prayerful, confidential group of intercessors. We held a Quiet Day in the Hertfordshire countryside as well as a Quiet Morning in the Worship Hall. We have been very fortunate to be able to host a small group lead in Farsi, enabling our Iranian hotel guests to explore their faith in their mother tongue. Alongside this there are a number of home groups, some long established and others in the process of forming. Some groups meet in person, some continue to meet online, and one is hybrid. Each group chooses its own material to study, based on the needs and desires of the group members. 

The Church continues to mainly communicate with its members and congregation via electronic methods; a weekly email lists upcoming services and notices, and regular postings on Facebook, where there are both public and community pages, passes on our latest news. Information about the church can also be found on the website and in the Bar Hill News, which is distributed monthly. Printed notice sheets are now only produced occasionally, as it was found that often none were taken. However, a list of services is displayed in the front window where it is clearly visible from the spine path. In the run-up to Christmas, we continued our tradition of distributing Christmas cards to every house in the village, this time using a smaller sized card. 

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The Annual Congregational Meeting (ACM) was held in May with voting for the Church Leadership Team (CLT) and Church Wardens. We welcomed three new Trustees and two Church Wardens, maintaining our full complement that we had achieved the previous year. CLT has met almost every month and a good proportion of time this year has been spent on the necessary administration of the Church’s business, particularly regarding safeguarding, property and finances, expanded on elsewhere in this report. This has included creating and re-writing a whole set of new policies, largely in regard to improving safeguarding. 

Safeguarding for all remains a priority for the church as a whole. We all know our part to play whether that be completing necessary paperwork for safer recruitment, undergoing safeguarding training or looking out for people within our church and wider community. The Church continues to strive to meet the high expectations as laid down by the Church of England and we are constantly reviewing policies, procedures and other aspects of safeguarding to ensure safer practices are being followed. Like many other parishes, we receive visits from the Diocese safeguarding team both in person and online to help all aspects of church life be as safe as possible; we are grateful for their ongoing support. 

We continue to use the online dashboard system to guide us with all our tasks and job list, including completing the necessary paperwork for safer recruitment and undergoing safeguarding training. We have been moving towards implementing ‘Safer recruitment and people management’ (SRPM), which will be in use from 2024. This has been no easy task, and we continue to learn what this looks like, especially for new volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults. One of the Trustees is now the CLT lead for safeguarding, but the DBS recruiter role has been taken on by another Trustee, who also supports the Safeguarding lead, in order to spread the workload more appropriately. As usual, all DBSs are up to date and all church activity groups have role descriptions for those in a leadership role and risk assessments for the activity. 

The pastoral team continue to provide care to our Church family, usually behind the scenes and in whatever way is helpful. The pastoral links send names of those with prayer needs via their dedicated WhatsApp group. The group also meets quarterly, discussing relevant themes, such as depression, bereavement care and supporting those who are victims of domestic abuse. The team continue to work with the Safeguarding Lead to 

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ensure we provide care that meets the safeguarding standards to help keep us all safe. 

Our Knit and Natter group meet regularly and have attendance of around forty people, keeping busy with projects that have allowed them to donate over forty blankets and a selection of toys and baby clothes to the Cambridge City Foodbank. Knit & Natter also raised funds at the Christmas Community Market by providing cakes and serving hot drinks. The Spring Craft Day took place in April and in mid-December, about forty people enjoyed a Christmas shopping coach trip to Lincolnshire. 

The Olive Tree Bereavement Care group meets every month in the Octagon. Individuals come to us from Bar Hill and surrounding villages, as people who have been bereaved often find it difficult to get the specialist help that they require. Each month the group focuses firstly with member’s needs to assist them in finding the path through their grief and secondly a topic for them to engage in and share. 

Traidcraft ceased trading at the end of January 2023, which presented challenges for the continuation of a Fair Trade Stall in the Church, having to find alternative suppliers with suitable fair trade credentials and also now having to pay for orders up front. However, new products are being introduced to the stall all the time. The 2023 Christmas Card Range was the first venture to be launched by Transform Trade under the Traidcraft brand. More products will follow but launching a product takes time and money and can only happen slowly. Disappointingly, sales for the year continue to fall: £700 less than 2022 and £1,775 less than 2021. 

There are now over 25 children and young people attending children’s activities on a regular basis, aged from toddlers to mid-teens, led by a team of around 14 volunteers. The provision varies from week to week, with one Sunday a month having three separate groups to cater for the wide age range and increased numbers. TotsZone is provided for the youngest children on three Sunday’s every month. Four times a year on the fifth Sunday, instead of morning activities, we now provide a ‘Family Afternoon’ with games and other activities followed by a short reflection. 

The most encouraging development since September has been the launch of ‘YouthZone Plus’ for the older youngsters. Once a month, on a Sunday evening, they are invited to come for an hour of games and social activities followed by a brief reflection. 

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The Community Hub launched in September 2021, on the back of the Covid-19 Support Scheme. This runs every Monday morning, where people can access a wide range of services: 

- Coffee Stop draws around 40-50 villagers and hotel guests each week, providing a focal point for people to meet over coffee and cakes. 

- Citizens Advice is now an established outreach of the main Cambridge office, and often has a full diary of appointments 4-6 weeks in advance. 

- The foodbank sees significant and consistent emergency use across singles, families, regulars, and one-off requests. 

- The Carer’s Café, established during 2022, is run in partnership with the Maple Surgery, led by the village Social Prescriber. 

- The Parish Council surgery runs weekly with a representative of the Council and is often attended by the Chair of the Parish Council. 

- The Health and Wellbeing Group meets twice a month, with a regular group of people enjoying exercise and focusing on a healthy lifestyle. The lead of this group has undertaken a Love to Move course this year, funded by a Physical Activity Grant for Long-Term Health Management, provided by South Cambridgeshire District Council. 

- 5 Aside Chess has been launched this year, aimed at encouraging connection and conversation 

The Hub and Knit and Natter have jointly received a £2,000 grant from Cambridgeshire County Council’s Care Together seed funding to launch a new monthly service in 2024 called Evergreens, which is for those experiencing memory loss together with their carers/family/friend. It will be a 90-minute session, starting with coffee and cake, moving onto a craft activity or other themed activity, concluding with gentle exercise and music; e.g. Conversation, Connection and Celebration. 

We have continued to undertake several pieces of maintenance and repair work that were previously put on hold during the pandemic. The fuse box in the octagon has been replaced, and the 5-year electricity test carried out. Internal and external light fixtures and fittings have been replaced, both boilers have been serviced, and PAT testing and the lighting rod test have been undertaken. We are grateful to the Craft’s Shed who have revamped our sheds and external areas outside of the Octagon, at cost. The church bell is still not working, but it is thought a more fundamental repair is 

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required to the hardware equipment; this will require scaffolding so we intend to coincide investigations with other work that will require scaffolding. The Quinquennial Report was carried out in September on the Worship Hall and repairs need to be scheduled over the next five years; however, the architect commented on how well the building has been maintained. 

There are still outstanding maintenance works to complete; the most significant of these are: fixing holes in the roof (currently sealed with a temporary fix), replacement of the Octagon heating system, and dealing with the upper-level windows in the Worship Hall, as the opening mechanisms are starting to fail. We have been fundraising for this and have built up a reasonable level of reserves so far; however, we are aware that these pieces of work are likely to cost a significant amount of money over and above the amounts we have raised, therefore we have been working hard to raise other sources of funding through grant applications. 

Regarding the upper-level windows, we have decided that it would be more economic to seal the windows and add a ventilation system instead. This work is progressing, and we are anticipating it will be installed in spring 2024. 

During the year, several donations were received to allow us to replace our digital sound mixer; this is significantly more straightforward to manage, automatically removes feedback and can be locked to prevent accidental changes. We have also repaired the hearing loop, which had stopped working. 

However, due to the anticipated large building maintenance costs required to take place in future years, the giving of 10% of our regular income to charitable causes has unfortunately remained suspended during 2023; we are hoping to revisit this position during 2024 once our financial position is clearer following the work that is ongoing regarding grant applications and costing out building work. Despite this, we have continued to support charities, both that we have had contact with and others, through prayer, and specific activity such as collections during Christian Aid week, donating harvest goods to Bar Hill’s Foodbank, providing Christmas gifts to Jimmy’s Night Shelter, providing monetary vouchers to Women’s Refuge for Christmas gifts, fundraising for International Justice Mission UK through the sale of a member’s calendars and a collection for the Children’s Society. 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

The Trustee’s policy is to maintain at least three months of unrestricted/general funds, circa £30,000, to meet operational variations in minor repairs, invoices, salaries and direct debits plus an additional sum for major repairs. 

It is the Treasurer’s opinion that although our reserves are sufficient for general operating costs including minor repairs, they are not currently sufficient to completely cover several identified major repairs; however, there is a plan in place to raise these funds. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

None 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

The Church is managed within an annual budget agreed with the congregation. Sub-budgets for various areas of responsibility are delegated to the Centre Manager and several trustees. The finances are reported annually at a Congregational Meeting, with periodic updates throughout the year to trustees and congregation. The financial team of two Bookkeepers and Regular Giving Secretary is led by the Treasurer. 

- Income for the year totalled £148,523, of which £9,938 was restricted to specific purposes as detailed in the Financial Statements. Income decreased in 2023 compared with 2022 as a result of specific donations and legacies received during 2022; regular giving and other funding sources in 2023 remained largely in line with 2022, with a slight decrease in letting income following the loss of a regular weekly hirer. 

Expenditure was less than income at £119,541, and also a decrease from 2022, mainly due to reduced denominational contributions ministerial and worship costs, off-set by slightly higher maintenance costs. 2022 expenditure was also higher due to expenditure on Audio Visual equipment (funded by a legacy). 

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necessary in the short to medium term. This Property Fund now sits at £80,000. £98,000 of the Church’s reserves are held in a CCLA interest bearing account. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Eleanor Tod **Full name(s)** Reverend Wendy Wale **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair Treasurer **etc) Date** 29/10/2023 

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## **Bar Hill Ecumenical Church** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

|**Statement of Financial Activities**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Note**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and Legacies<br>A1<br>Charitable Activities<br>A2<br>Other trading activities<br>A3<br>Investments<br>A4<br>Other income<br>A5<br>**TOTAL**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising Funds<br>B1<br>Charitable Activities<br>B2<br>Other Expenditure<br>B3<br>**TOTAL**<br>**NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE)**<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**<br>TOTAL FUNDS b/fwd 1 January<br>**TOTAL FUNDS c/fwd 31 December**<br>E4|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>107,479<br>0<br>18,475<br>2,788<br>1,756<br>130,498<br>378<br>105,238<br>1,254<br>106,871<br>**23,627**<br>-28,192<br>-4,565<br>37,154<br>**32,589**|**Designated**<br>**Funds £**<br>367<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>367<br>0<br>367<br>0<br>367<br>**0**<br>30,000<br>30,000<br>52,000<br>**82,000**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds £**<br>4,945<br>4,250<br>0<br>0<br>743<br>9,938<br>0<br>8,200<br>742<br>8,942<br>**996**<br>2,886<br>3,881<br>24,364<br>**28,245**|**Sub**<br>**Accounts £**<br>0<br>7,201<br>520<br>0<br>0<br>7,721<br>437<br>2,924<br>0<br>3,361<br>**4,360**<br>-4,694<br>-334<br>1,402<br>**1,069**|**This Year**<br>**2023**<br>**Total £**<br>**112,791**<br>**11,451**<br>**18,995**<br>**2,788**<br>**2,499**<br>**148,523**<br>**815**<br>**116,729**<br>**1,996**<br>**119,541**<br>**28,983**<br>**0**<br>**28,983**<br>**114,920**<br>**143,903**|**Last Year**<br>**2022**|
|||||||**Total £**<br>**131,434**<br>**11,791**<br>**20,349**<br>**168**<br>**2,654**|
|||||||**166,397**|
|||||||**867**<br>**134,052**<br>**2,064**|
|||||||**136,983**|
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|||||||**29,414**|
|||||||**0**<br>**29,414**<br>**85,506**|
|||||||**114,920**|



**APPROVED by the Trustees** on 02/05/2024 and signed on their behalf 

The notes on pages 2 to 11 form part of this financial statement 

2023_FA BHC v.4 

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## **Bar Hill Ecumenical Church** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

## **Balance sheet** 

|**Notes**<br>**Current assets:**<br>Debtors<br>E2<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>E1<br>**_Total current assets_**<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors: amounts falling due within one year<br>E3<br>**_Total net assets_**<br>**The funds of the charity**<br>General funds<br>E4<br>Designated funds<br>1, E4<br>_Total unrestricted funds_<br>Restricted funds<br>2, E4<br>**_Total charity funds_**|**31/12/2023**<br>£<br>13,867<br>133,440<br>**147,307**<br>3,405<br>**143,902**<br>33,657<br>82,000<br>**115,657**<br>28,245<br>**143,902**|**31/12/2022**<br>£<br>14,582<br>105,147|
|---|---|---|
|||**119,729**<br>4,809|
|||**114,920**|
|||38,556<br>52,000|
|||**90,556**|
|||24,364|
|||**114,920**|



## **TREASURER'S STATEMENT** 

I have prepared the financial statements on pages 1 to 11 for the year ended 31 December 2023 from the accounting records of the church. 

Mrs E Tod 


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## **Bar Hill Ecumenical Church** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

## **NOTES** 

## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the financial reporting standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. 

Bar Hill Ecumenical Church meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s). 

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts and liabilities within the next reporting period. 

## **FUND ACCOUNTING** 

**General Funds:** may be used by the church for any of its ordinary purposes. 

**Designated Funds:** unrestricted funds set aside for specific, designated purposes. They can be transferred back into general funds. 

**Restricted Funds:** represent income which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of a trust or bequest, or donations or grants received or invited for a specific purpose. These funds can only be spent on the specific purpose for which they were given.  Any balance remaining unspent must be carried forward as a balance on that fund for future expenditure on that specific purpose, or returned; it cannot be absorbed into general funds. 

**Sub-accounts:** are cash floats, managed by church groups. 

At the year end, budget holders report on transactions during the year.  Income and expenditure within the sub accounts are reported gross.  Transfers from the sub account are absorbed into general funds but closing balances are carried forward as a balance on that sub account. 

See notes 1 to 3 on page 11 for reports on these funds. Values are rounded to the nearest £. 

## **INCOME** 

Incoming resources are recognised in the year in which the charity is entitled to the receipt, and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty.  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 year. 

## **EXPENDITURE** 

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. 

## **DEBTORS** 

Trade debtors and other debtors are recognised at their settlement amount due after any discounts. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discount due. 

## **CREDITORS AND PROVISIONS** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

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## **Bar Hill Ecumenical Church** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

## **NOTES continued** 

|**INCOME FROM:**<br>**A1**<br>Planned giving (RGP)<br>Offerings<br>Donations<br>Tax recovered through Gift Aid<br>Legacies<br>RC Contribution<br>St Luke's contribution<br>**Total**<br>**A2**<br>Adult and Evangelism<br>Art Group<br>Craft Group<br>Senior Fellowship<br>Holiday at Home<br>Community Hub<br>Olive Tree<br>CYP<br>Holiday Club<br>**Total**<br>_Community Hub was previously included in_<br>**A3**<br>Lettings (after deducting catering<br>income)<br>Bible Notes<br>Bookstall<br>Conference catering (see lettings)<br>teas/coffees<br>Flowers<br>Fundraising<br>**Total**<br>**A4**<br>Deposit account<br>CCLA COIF account<br>**Total**<br>**A5**<br>**Other income**<br>_Charitable collections (see note 2)_<br>Ukraine collection<br>Christmas collection<br>Kigali collection<br>Christmas collection (Women's<br>Refuge)<br>Christmas collection (Refugee<br>presents)<br>Utilities grant<br>Photocopying income<br>Weddings, funerals & baptisms<br>Collections for leaving gifts<br>Miscellaneous<br>**Total**<br>_Community Hub now included in note A2_<br>**Investments**<br>**Donations and Legacies**<br>**Other trading activities**<br>**Charitable Activities**|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>82,707<br>916<br>2,401<br>17,555<br>3,900<br>**107,479**<br>(for costs see N<br>**0**<br>_note A5_<br>(for costs see N<br>16,221<br>351<br>47<br>0<br>802<br>1,054<br>**18,475**<br>15<br>2,773<br>**2,788**<br>(for costs see N<br>50<br>1,593<br>113<br>**1,756**|**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds £**<br>**Funds £**<br>4,945<br>367<br>**367**<br>**4,945**<br>ote B2.4; for net figures see N<br>4,250<br>**0**<br>**4,250**<br>ote B1; for net figures see Not<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>ote B3)<br>182<br>465<br>96<br>**0**<br>**743**|**Sub**<br>**accounts £**<br>**0**<br>ote 4)<br>0<br>1,040<br>87<br>3,399<br>0<br>2,516<br>158<br>0<br>0<br>**7,201**<br>e 4)<br>520<br>**520**<br>**0**<br>**0**|**2023**<br>**Total £**<br>**82,707**<br>**916**<br>**7,346**<br>**17,922**<br>**0**<br>**3,900**<br>**0**<br>**112,791**<br>**0**<br>**1,040**<br>**87**<br>**3,399**<br>**0**<br>**6,766**<br>**158**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**11,451**<br>**16,221**<br>**351**<br>**47**<br>**0**<br>**802**<br>**520**<br>**1,054**<br>**18,995**<br>**15**<br>**2,773**<br>**2,788**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**182**<br>**465**<br>**96**<br>**0**<br>**50**<br>**1,593**<br>**113**<br>**0**<br>**2,499**|**2022**<br>**Total £**<br>**Notes**<br>**80,972**<br>**1,191**<br>**15,304**<br>2<br>**18,937**<br>**9,930**<br>**3,900**<br>**1,201**<br>**131,434**<br>**0**<br>4<br>**895**<br>3<br>**113**<br>3<br>**3,086**<br>2,3,4<br>**301**<br>4<br>**7,191**<br>**206**<br>**0**<br>2,3,4<br>**0**<br>4<br>**11,791**<br>**17,522**<br>**356**<br>4<br>**4**<br>4<br>**0**<br>4<br>**559**<br>2,4<br>**431**<br>3,4<br>**1,478**<br>3,4<br>**20,349**<br>**1**<br>**167**<br>**168**<br>**702**<br>**42**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**600**<br>**40**<br>3<br>**120**<br>**1,150**<br>**0**<br>**2,654**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**702**<br>**42**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**600**<br>**40**<br>**120**<br>**1,150**<br>**0**|
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## **Bar Hill Ecumenical Church** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

## **NOTES continued** 

|**INCOME FROM:**<br>**A1**<br>Planned giving (RGP)<br>Offerings<br>Donations<br>Tax recovered through Gift Aid<br>Legacies<br>RC Contribution<br>St Luke's contribution<br>**Total**<br>**A2**<br>Adult and Evangelism<br>Art Group<br>Craft Group<br>Senior Fellowship<br>Holiday at Home<br>Community Hub<br>Olive Tree<br>CYP<br>Holiday Club<br>**Total**<br>Community Hub was previously included in<br>**A3**<br>Lettings (after deducting catering<br>income)<br>Bible Notes<br>Bookstall<br>Conference catering (see lettings)<br>teas/coffees<br>Flowers<br>Fundraising<br>**Total**<br>**A4**<br>Deposit account<br>CCLA COIF account<br>**Total**<br>**A5**<br>**Other income**<br>_Charitable collections (see note 2)_<br>Ukraine collection<br>Christmas collection<br>Support Scheme)<br>Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme<br>Utilities grant<br>Photocopying income<br>Weddings, funerals & baptisms<br>Collections for leaving gifts<br>Miscellaneous<br>**Total**<br>Community Hub now included in note A2<br>**Donations and Legacies**<br>**Charitable Activities**<br>**Other trading activities**<br>**Investments**|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>80,972<br>1,191<br>2,773<br>18,937<br>3,900<br>1,201<br>**108,974**<br>(for costs see N<br>**0**<br>note A5<br>(for costs see N<br>17,522<br>356<br>4<br>0<br>559<br>1,478<br>**19,919**<br>1<br>167<br>**168**<br>(for costs see N<br>600<br>40<br>120<br>1,150<br>**1,910**|**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds £**<br>**Funds £**<br>12,530<br>9,930<br>**0**<br>**22,460**<br>ote B2.4; for net figures see N<br>5,670<br>**0**<br>**5,670**<br>ote B1; for net figures see Not<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>ote B3)<br>702<br>42<br>**0**<br>**744**|**Sub**<br>**accounts £**<br>**0**<br>ote 4)<br>0<br>895<br>113<br>3,086<br>301<br>1,521<br>206<br>0<br>0<br>**6,121**<br>e 4)<br>431<br>**431**<br>**0**<br>**0**|**2022**<br>**Total £**<br>**80,972**<br>**1,191**<br>**15,304**<br>**18,937**<br>**9,930**<br>**3,900**<br>**1,201**<br>**131,434**<br>**0**<br>**895**<br>**113**<br>**3,086**<br>**301**<br>**7,191**<br>**206**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**11,791**<br>**17,522**<br>**356**<br>**4**<br>**0**<br>**559**<br>**431**<br>**1,478**<br>**20,349**<br>**1**<br>**167**<br>**168**<br>**702**<br>**42**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**600**<br>**40**<br>**120**<br>**1,150**<br>**0**<br>**2,654**|**2021**<br>**Total £**<br>**Notes**<br>**87,288**<br>**341**<br>**9,481**<br>2<br>**17,459**<br>**0**<br>**3,900**<br>**3,429**<br>**121,899**<br>**0**<br>4<br>**641**<br>3<br>**54**<br>3<br>**479**<br>2,3,4<br>**0**<br>4<br>**0**<br>**192**<br>**0**<br>2,3,4<br>**0**<br>4<br>**1,366**<br>**8,418**<br>**322**<br>4<br>**74**<br>4<br>**0**<br>4<br>**0**<br>2,4<br>**0**<br>3,4<br>**401**<br>3,4<br>**9,215**<br>**0**<br>**1**<br>**1**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**5,185**<br>**710**<br>**0**<br>**20**<br>3<br>**840**<br>**0**<br>**22**<br>**6,777**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**0**<br>**0**<br>**5,185**<br>**710**<br>**0**<br>**20**<br>**840**<br>**0**<br>**22**|
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## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

|**EXPENDITURE ON:**<br>**B1**<br>**Raising Funds**<br>Bible Notes<br>Bookstall<br>Conference catering<br>Church Catering<br>Flowers<br>Fundraising Activities<br>**Total**<br>**B2**<br>**Charitable Activities**<br>**B2.1 Sponsoring Denominations**<br>URC Ministry and Mission Fund<br>Diocese of Ely inc. house costs<br>Baptist Union Ministry share<br>Diocese of Ely - ministry share<br>Methodist Church - ministry share<br>URC Ministry share<br>**Total**<br>**B2.2 Ministerial Costs**<br>Minister's expenses<br>Discretionary fund<br>Visiting Ministers<br>**Total**<br>**B2.3 Cost of Worship**<br>Licences and Music<br>Worship software and small<br>equipment<br>Audio-Visual Equipment<br>Worship/prayer materials<br>**Total**<br>**B2.4 Church Activities**<br>Adult and evangelism<br>Art Group<br>Craft Group<br>Senior Fellowship<br>Holiday at Home<br>Community Hub<br>Olive Tree<br>CYP<br>Holiday Club<br>**Total**<br>_Community Hub was included in note B3_<br>**NOTES continued**|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>(for income see<br>262<br>34<br>0<br>83<br>0<br>**378**<br>0<br>46,778<br>65<br>0<br>0<br>4,188<br>**51,031**<br>887<br>575<br>**1,462**<br>1,231<br>1,374<br>870<br>**3,475**<br>(For income see<br>0<br>263<br>**263**|**Designated**<br>**Funds £**<br>note A3; for net<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>367<br>**367**<br>note A2; for ne<br>**0**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds £**<br>figures see N<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>3,245<br>15<br>**3,260**<br>t figures see N<br>4,940<br>**4,940**|**Sub**<br>**accounts £**<br>ote 4)<br>437<br>**437**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>ote 4)<br>905<br>54<br>1,556<br>0<br>301<br>108<br>0<br>**2,924**|**2023**<br>**Total £**<br>**262**<br>**34**<br>**0**<br>**83**<br>**437**<br>**0**<br>**815**<br>**0**<br>**46,778**<br>**65**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**4,188**<br>**51,031**<br>**887**<br>**0**<br>**575**<br>**1,462**<br>**1,231**<br>**0**<br>**4,986**<br>**885**<br>**7,102**<br>**0**<br>**905**<br>**54**<br>**1,556**<br>**0**<br>**5,241**<br>**108**<br>**263**<br>**0**<br>**8,126**|**2022**<br>**Total £**<br>**Notes**<br>**310**<br>4<br>**0**<br>4<br>**0**<br>3,4<br>**49**<br>2,4<br>**359**<br>3,4<br>**149**<br>3,4<br>**867**<br>**47,354**<br>**4,365**<br>**3,923**<br>**3,102**<br>**3,838**<br>**3,838**<br>**66,420**<br>**3,428**<br>**0**<br>**700**<br>**4,128**<br>**989**<br>**279**<br>**9,930**<br>**302**<br>**11,501**<br>**0**<br>**787**<br>3, 4<br>**38**<br>3, 4<br>**1,888**<br>2, 3, 4<br>**0**<br>**2,818**<br>2<br>**158**<br>3, 4<br>**353**<br>2, 3<br>**0**<br>**6,042**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**2022**<br>**Total £**<br>**310**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**49**<br>**359**<br>**149**|
|||||||**867**|
|||||||**47,354**<br>**4,365**<br>**3,923**<br>**3,102**<br>**3,838**<br>**3,838**|
|||||||**66,420**|
|||||||**3,428**<br>**0**<br>**700**|
|||||||**4,128**|
|||||||**989**<br>**279**<br>**9,930**<br>**302**|
|||||||**11,501**|
|||||||**0**<br>**787**<br>**38**<br>**1,888**<br>**0**<br>**2,818**<br>**158**<br>**353**<br>**0**|
|||||||**6,042**|
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## **NOTES continued** 

|**Continued EXPENDITURE ON:**<br>**B2.5 Running costs**<br>Electricity<br>Gas<br>Water rates<br>Insurance<br>Cleaning/caretaking<br>Office expenses<br>Photocopier<br>Communications (inc. Christmas card)<br>Salaries<br>Telephone/website<br>Accounts software and examination<br>Bank Charges<br>Training<br>**Total**<br>**B2.6 Maintenance**<br>Maintenance<br>Minor works / repairs<br>**Total**<br>**B2**<br>**TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE**<br>**ACTIVITIES**<br>**B3**<br>**Other Expenditure**<br>_Charitable collections (see note 2)_<br>Ukraine Collection<br>Christmas Collection<br>Kigali collection<br>Christmas collection (Women's<br>Refuge)<br>Christmas collection (Refugee<br>presents)<br>Miscellaneous<br>The Lounge<br>Weddings, funerals & baptisms<br>Leaving/retirement gifts<br>**Total**|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>3,823<br>9,628<br>486<br>1,795<br>1,380<br>749<br>1,201<br>434<br>20,229<br>207<br>480<br>20<br>236<br>**40,668**<br>3,330<br>5,010<br>**8,339**|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>3,823<br>9,628<br>486<br>1,795<br>1,380<br>749<br>1,201<br>434<br>20,229<br>207<br>480<br>20<br>236<br>**40,668**<br>3,330<br>5,010<br>**8,339**|**Designated**<br>**Funds £**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**367**<br>note A5)<br>**0**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds £**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**8,200**<br>182<br>465<br>95<br>**742**|**Sub**<br>**accounts £**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**2,924**<br>**0**|**2023**<br>**Total £**<br>**3,823**<br>**9,628**<br>**486**<br>**1,795**<br>**1,380**<br>**749**<br>**1,201**<br>**434**<br>**20,229**<br>**207**<br>**480**<br>**20**<br>**236**<br>**40,668**<br>**3,330**<br>**5,010**<br>**8,339**<br>**116,729**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**182**<br>**465**<br>**95**<br>**486**<br>**0**<br>**607**<br>**161**<br>**1,996**|**2022**<br>**Total £**<br>**4,581**<br>**10,808**<br>**1,101**<br>**1,719**<br>**1,264**<br>3<br>**853**<br>**1,423**<br>**527**<br>**17,597**<br>**115**<br>**470**<br>**14**<br>**0**<br>**40,471**<br>**2,359**<br>**3,131**<br>3<br>**5,490**<br>**134,052**<br>**702**<br>**42**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**120**<br>**0**<br>**1,200**<br>**2,064**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||**2022**<br>**Total £**<br>**4,581**<br>**10,808**<br>**1,101**<br>**1,719**<br>**1,264**<br>**853**<br>**1,423**<br>**527**<br>**17,597**<br>**115**<br>**470**<br>**14**<br>**0**|
||||||||**40,471**|
||||||||**2,359**<br>**3,131**|
||||||||**5,490**|
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||**105,238**||**367**||||**134,052**|
||(for income see<br>486<br>607<br>161<br>**1,254**||||||**702**<br>**42**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**120**<br>**0**<br>**1,200**|
||**1,254**||**0**|**742**|**0**|**1,996**|**2,064**|



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## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

## **NOTES continued** 

|**EXPENDITURE ON:**<br>**B1**<br>**Raising Funds**<br>Bible Notes<br>Bookstall<br>Conference catering<br>Church Catering<br>Flowers<br>Fundraising Activities<br>**Total**<br>**B2**<br>**Charitable Activities**<br>**B2.1 Sponsoring Denominations**<br>URC Ministry and Mission Fund<br>Diocese of Ely inc. house costs<br>Baptist Union Ministry share<br>Diocese of Ely - ministry share<br>Methodist Church - ministry share<br>URC Ministry share<br>**Total**<br>**B2.2 Ministerial Costs**<br>Minister's expenses<br>Discretionary fund<br>Visiting Ministers<br>**Total**<br>**B2.3 Cost of Worship**<br>Licences and Music<br>Worship software and small<br>equipment<br>Audio-Visual Equipment<br>Worship/prayer materials<br>**Total**<br>**B2.4 Church Activities**<br>Adult and evangelism<br>Art Group<br>Craft Group<br>Senior Fellowship<br>Holiday at Home<br>Community Hub<br>Olive Tree<br>CYP<br>Holiday Club<br>**Total**<br>Community Hub was included in note B3|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>(for income see<br>310<br>0<br>0<br>49<br>149<br>**508**<br>47,354<br>4,365<br>3,923<br>3,102<br>3,838<br>3,838<br>**66,420**<br>3,428<br>700<br>**4,128**<br>989<br>279<br>302<br>**1,571**<br>(For income see<br>0<br>353<br>**353**|**Designated**<br>**Funds £**<br>note A3; for net<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>note A2; for ne<br>**0**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds £**<br>figures see N<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>9,930<br>**9,930**<br>t figures see N<br>2,608<br>**2,608**|**Sub**<br>**accounts £**<br>ote 4)<br>359<br>**359**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>ote 4)<br>787<br>38<br>1,888<br>210<br>158<br>**3,081**|**2022**<br>**Total £**<br>**310**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**49**<br>**359**<br>**149**<br>**867**<br>**47,354**<br>**4,365**<br>**3,923**<br>**3,102**<br>**3,838**<br>**3,838**<br>**66,420**<br>**3,428**<br>**0**<br>**700**<br>**4,128**<br>989<br>**279**<br>**9,930**<br>**302**<br>**11,501**<br>**0**<br>**787**<br>**38**<br>**1,888**<br>**0**<br>**2,818**<br>**158**<br>**353**<br>**0**<br>**6,042**|**2021**<br>**Total £**<br>**Notes**<br>**27**<br>4<br>**8**<br>4<br>**0**<br>3,4<br>**0**<br>2,4<br>**21**<br>3,4<br>**0**<br>3,4<br>**56**<br>**45,404**<br>**12,902**<br>**3,782**<br>**3,090**<br>**3,782**<br>**3,782**<br>**72,742**<br>**3,411**<br>**0**<br>**227**<br>**3,638**<br>820.78<br>**398**<br>**0**<br>**28**<br>**1,247**<br>**0**<br>4<br>**406**<br>3<br>**16**<br>3<br>**266**<br>3,4<br>**0**<br>4<br>**0**<br>**154**<br>**80**<br>2,3,4<br>**0**<br>4<br>**923**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**Total £**<br>**27**<br>**8**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**21**<br>**0**|
|||||||**56**|
|||||||**45,404**<br>**12,902**<br>**3,782**<br>**3,090**<br>**3,782**<br>**3,782**|
|||||||**72,742**|
|||||||**3,411**<br>**0**<br>**227**|
|||||||**3,638**|
|||||||820.78<br>**398**<br>**0**<br>**28**|
|||||||**1,247**|
|||||||**0**<br>**406**<br>**16**<br>**266**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**154**<br>**80**<br>**0**|
|||||||**923**|
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## **Bar Hill Ecumenical Church** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

## **NOTES continued** 

|**Continued EXPENDITURE ON:**<br>**B2.5 Running costs**<br>Electricity<br>Gas<br>Water rates<br>Insurance<br>Cleaning/caretaking<br>Office expenses<br>Photocopier<br>Communications (inc. Christmas card)<br>Salaries<br>Telephone/website<br>Accounts software and examination<br>Bank Charges<br>Training<br>Covid-19 supplies<br>First Aid supplies<br>**Total**<br>**B2.6 Maintenance**<br>Maintenance<br>Minor works / repairs<br>**Total**<br>**B2**<br>**TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE**<br>**ACTIVITIES**<br>**B3**<br>**Other Expenditure**<br>_Charitable collections (see note 2)_<br>Community Hub (previously Covid19<br>Support Scheme)<br>Ukraine Collection<br>Christmas Collection<br>Miscellaneous<br>The Lounge<br>Weddings, funerals & baptisms<br>Leaving/retirement gifts<br>**Total**|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>4,581<br>10,808<br>1,101<br>1,719<br>1,264<br>853<br>1,423<br>527<br>17,597<br>115<br>470<br>14<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>**40,471**<br>2,359<br>3,131<br>**5,490**|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>4,581<br>10,808<br>1,101<br>1,719<br>1,264<br>853<br>1,423<br>527<br>17,597<br>115<br>470<br>14<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>**40,471**<br>2,359<br>3,131<br>**5,490**|**Designated**<br>**Funds £**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>note A5)<br>**0**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds £**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**12,538**<br>702<br>42<br>120<br>**864**|**Sub**<br>**accounts £**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**3,081**<br>**0**|**2022**<br>**Total £**<br>4,581<br>**10,808**<br>**1,101**<br>**1,719**<br>**1,264**<br>**853**<br>**1,423**<br>**527**<br>**17,597**<br>**115**<br>**470**<br>**14**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**40,471**<br>**2,359**<br>**3,131**<br>**5,490**<br>**134,052**<br>**0**<br>**702**<br>**42**<br>**0**<br>**120**<br>**0**<br>**1,200**<br>**2,064**|**2021**<br>**Total £**<br>1,780<br>**5,804**<br>**485**<br>**1,641**<br>**398**<br>3<br>**121**<br>**913**<br>**440**<br>**13,313**<br>**864**<br>**460**<br>**0**<br>**348**<br>**92**<br>**108**<br>**26,767**<br>**2,090**<br>**11,594**<br>3<br>**13,683**<br>**119,000**<br>**2,707**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**450**<br>**0**<br>**450**<br>**50**<br>**3,656**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||**2021**<br>**Total £**<br>1,780<br>**5,804**<br>**485**<br>**1,641**<br>**398**<br>**121**<br>**913**<br>**440**<br>**13,313**<br>**864**<br>**460**<br>**0**<br>**348**<br>**92**<br>**108**|
||||||||**26,767**|
||||||||**2,090**<br>**11,594**|
||||||||**13,683**|
|||||||||
||**118,433**||**0**||||**119,000**|
||(for income see<br>0<br>1,200<br>**1,200**||||||**2,707**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**450**<br>**0**<br>**450**<br>**50**|
||**1,200**||**0**|**864**|**0**|**2,064**|**3,656**|



Community Hub now included in note B2.4 

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## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

## **NOTES continued** 

## **C Investments held for Church Purposes** 

Bar Hill Church has funds invested in the CCLA COIF account and has a Santander Business Reserve account, both of which pay interest. 

Interest paid to the church is detailed in section A4 as operating income. 

## **D Assets Used for Church Purposes** 

Bar Hill Church does not own any land or buildings.  The church and its associated buildings are vested in Shared Churches Ely and the minister's house at 108 Stonefield is owned by the Diocese of Ely. 

The church buildings are insured by the church in accordance with its agreement with Shared Churches Ely. 

Buildings and contents are insured with a loss limit of £6,650,000. 

The trustees of the charity have a policy of not capitalising assets under £1,000. 

Routine additions, repairs and replacements to contents are charged to current expenditure. 

## **E1 Monetary Assets** 

The church monies are not held in segregated accounts, but for the sake of these financial statements the total 

of each account is allocated appropriately over the various funds. 

|Cash<br>Santander current account<br>Santander Business Reserve<br>CCLA COIF account<br>Sub Accounts<br>**Total**<br>**E2**<br>**Debtors and prepayments**<br>Lettings<br>RGP<br>Offerings<br>Donations<br>Catering<br>Bible notes<br>Diocese<br>Funeral Fees<br>Taxation<br>Fundraising<br>Charitable donations<br>Licences<br>Website<br>Minor Works<br>**Total**<br>**E3**<br>**Creditors and Liabilities**<br>Charitable donations<br>Minister's Expenses<br>Funeral fees<br>Offices expenses<br>Consumables<br>Bible Notes<br>Communications<br>Utilities<br>Maintenance<br>Photocopier<br>Community Hub<br>Holiday at Home<br>**Total**<br>**E4**<br>**To reconcile cash at year end against funds carrie**<br>E1<br>Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the<br>reporting period<br>E2<br>Debtors and prepayments<br>E3<br>Creditors and liabilities<br>**Total funds c/fwd**|**General**<br>**Funds £**<br>50<br>21,488<br>311<br>**21,849**<br>2,605<br>810<br>199<br>131<br>185<br>78<br>8,730<br>261<br>1<br>795<br>72<br>**13,867**<br>239<br>607<br>68<br>108<br>62<br>1,875<br>142<br>26<br>**3,128**<br>**d forward**<br>21,849<br>13,867<br>-3,128<br>**32,589**|**Designated**<br>**Funds £**<br>2,000<br>80,000|**Restricted**<br>**Funds £**<br>10,904<br>17,618|**Sub**<br>**accounts £**<br>62<br>1,006|**2023**<br>**Total £**<br>**112**<br>**21,488**<br>**12,904**<br>**97,929**<br>**1,006**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**Total £**<br>**750**<br>**50,250**<br>**12,889**<br>**40,157**<br>**1,102**|
|||**82,000**|**28,522**|**1,068**|**133,440**|**105,147**|
||||||**2,605**<br>**810**<br>**199**<br>**131**<br>**185**<br>**78**<br>**8,730**<br>**261**<br>**0**<br>**1**<br>**0**<br>**795**<br>**72**<br>**0**||
|||||||**2,571**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**86**<br>**8,730**<br>**0**<br>**1,676**<br>**1**<br>**42**<br>**753**<br>**207**<br>**515**|
|||**0**|**0**|**0**|**13,867**|**14,582**|
||||277||**277**<br>**239**<br>**607**<br>**68**<br>**108**<br>**62**<br>**0**<br>**1,875**<br>**0**<br>**142**<br>**26**<br>**0**|**402**<br>**122**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**0**<br>**3,152**<br>**601**<br>**93**<br>**39**<br>**400**|
|||**0**|**277**|**0**|**3,405**|**4,809**|
|||82,000|28,522<br>0<br>-277|1,068<br>0<br>0|133,440<br>13,867<br>-3,405|105,147<br>14,582<br>-4,809|
|||**82,000**|**28,245**|**1,068**|**143,902**|**114,920**|



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## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

## **NOTES continued** 

See page 3 for descriptions of the various funds and accounts. 

## **1 Designated Funds:** 

|Ecclesiastical Prize Money 2016<br>Property Fund<br>Sound Desk<br>Community Hub<br>Solar for Sach<br>Donation - CYP<br>Piano<br>Senior Fellowship*<br>Christmas Collections<br>Kigali Collection<br>Church Building<br>Baptism Gifts<br>Sound Desk<br>**Total**<br>**Restricted Funds:**<br>**Fund name & purpose:**<br>**Fund name & purpose:**|**Balance**<br>**b/fwd £**<br>2,000<br>50,000<br>**52,000**<br>**Balance**<br>**b/fwd £**<br>12,832<br>98<br>67<br>270<br>247<br>0<br>0<br>10,850<br>0<br>0<br>**24,364**|**Receipts**<br>**in year £**<br>367<br>**367**<br>**Receipts**<br>**in year £**<br>6,435<br>561<br>182<br>15<br>2,745<br>**9,938**|**Payments**<br>**in year £**<br>367<br>**367**<br>**Payments**<br>**in year £**<br>4,940<br>*<br>560<br>182<br>15<br>3,245<br>**8,942**|**Transfers**<br>**for year £**<br>30,000<br>**30,000**<br>**Transfers**<br>**for year £**<br>2,386<br>500<br>**2,886**|**Balance**<br>**Notes**<br>**c/fwd £**<br>**2,000**<br>**80,000**<br>**0**<br>A1, B2.3<br>**82,000**<br>**Balance**<br>**Notes**<br>**c/fwd £**<br>**16,712**<br>A2, B2.4<br>**98**<br>**67**<br>**270**<br>**247**<br>**1**<br>A5, B3<br>**0**<br>A5, B3<br>**10,850**<br>**0**<br>A1, B2.3<br>**0**<br>A1, B2.3<br>**28,245**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**24,364**|**9,938**|**8,942**|**2,886**|**28,245**|



## **2 Restricted Funds:** 

_* £147.38 donation plus £100 legacy_ 

## **3 Sub-accounts are cash floats, managed by church groups.** 

|Art Group *<br>Church office petty cash<br>Coffee Stop<br>Craft Group<br>CYP Float<br>Flowers Float<br>Senior Fellowship<br>Olive Tree<br>**Total**<br>**Sub account**|**Balance**<br>**b/fwd £**<br>666<br>50<br>220<br>65<br>82<br>81<br>188<br>50<br>**1,402**|**Receipts**<br>**in year £**<br>1,040<br>2,516<br>87<br>520<br>3,399<br>158<br>**7,721**|**Payments**<br>**in year £**<br>905<br>301<br>54<br>437<br>1,556<br>108<br>**3,361**|**Net Transfers**<br>**for year £**<br>-300<br>-2,386<br>-50<br>-72<br>-1,886<br>**-4,694**|**Balance**<br>**c/fwd £**<br>**502**<br>A2, B2.4<br>**50**<br>A5, B1,B2.5.B2.6<br>**49**<br>A2, B2.4<br>**47**<br>A2, B2.4<br>**82**<br>A2, B2.4<br>**92**<br>A3, B1<br>**145**<br>A2, B2.4<br>**100**<br>A2, B2.4<br>**1,068**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**1,402**|**7,721**|**3,361**|**-4,694**|**1,068**|



* Art group include contribution for the following year in their year end statement but the church only recognises payments for the current year. 

## **4 Activities with some self-funding** 

Certain groups generate funds as part of their activities.  Income and expenditure within the activity are reported gross within the main accounts but a net figure is shown here to indicate the net surplus/cost for each activity. **Surplus income is absorbed into general funds, whilst expenditure in excess of self funding is met from general funds.** 

|Adult and Evangelism<br>Art Group<br>Craft Group<br>Senior Fellowship<br>Olive Tree<br>Bookstall and Bible Notes<br>Catering - church events<br>Flowers<br>Fundraising<br>**Total**<br>**Activity**|**General**<br>**Income £**<br>0<br>1,040<br>87<br>3,399<br>158<br>398<br>802<br>520<br>1,054<br>**7,458**|**Restricted**<br>**Income £**<br>**0**|**Total**<br>**Income £**<br>**0**<br>**1,040**<br>**87**<br>**3,399**<br>**158**<br>**398**<br>**802**<br>**520**<br>**1,054**<br>**7,458**|**Payments**<br>**in year £**<br>0<br>905<br>54<br>1,556<br>108<br>296<br>83<br>437<br>0<br>**3,438**|**Net**<br>**Income £**<br>**Notes**<br>**0**<br>A2, B2.4<br>**135**<br>3, A2, B2.4<br>**33**<br>3, A2, B2.4<br>**1,844**<br>3, A2, B2.4<br>**50**<br>3, A2, B2.4<br>**102**<br>A3, B1<br>**719**<br>A3, B1<br>**83**<br>3, A3, B1<br>**1,054**<br>3, A3, B1<br>**4,020**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**7,458**|**0**|**7,458**|**3,438**|**4,020**|



## **5 Trustees** 

None of the trustees received any remuneration in respect of their role as a trustee, nor did they receive any expenses. 

- **6 Related Party Transactions** 

There were no related party transactions in the year that required disclosure. 

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Bar Hill Ecumanical Church
Accounts for the year ended 31 Decambor 2023
Independent Examiner's Report
To tho Tru$tges of Bar Hill Ecumenlcal Church
I report lo the Iruslees on my examination of the accounts of the Church for the year ended
31 December 2023.
Responsibilitios and basls of report
As the Church's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l
I report in respect of my examination of the Church'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 14515llbl of the Act.
Indgpondgnt Examiner's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to mv
attention in connection with the examination giving me any cause to believe that in any
material respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Church as required by section 130
of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records,. or
- the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and
content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reportsl 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 examlnation.
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
pro
nderstanding of the accounts to be reached.
Geoff Mann FCIE
Geoff Mann Limited
Dee House
Highworth Avenue
Cambridge
CB4 2BQ