2021-09-30-accounts - Hurst Green Evangelical Church

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	01	October	2020	To	30	September	2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Hurst Green Evangelical Church Other names charity is known by Hurst Green Evangelical Free Church Registered charity number (if any) 1170241 Charity's principal address 75 Hurst Green Road Oxted Surrey Postcode RH8 9AJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Alison Reed	Chair
Hazel Marsh
Jonathan Reed
Stephen Marsh
Derrick Harris		Appointed 12 Feb 2021

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

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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)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

By Appointment Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The objects of the CIO (“the objects”) are to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs appearing in the schedule hereto in Hurst Green, Surrey and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the charity trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the CIO.

TAR

March 2012

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Having had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commissioners the Trustees have provided public benefit in the following ways:

Provision of church services.

This has been covered both through traditional Sunday Services which is open to everyone as well as specific services such as baptisms, weddings, blessings and funerals.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Education about the Christian Faith.

As well as the provision of the Sunday Service the Church also provides the opportunity for bible studies and one to one discussions. The Church provides assemblies to the local schools and, in conjunction with other Churches and public events.

Pastoral care and outreach including provision into the local care home.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The Trustees employ a full time Pastor who along with the volunteers deliver the pastoral care to those in the fellowship and surrounding community.

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main Provision of our services to the community on a regular basis. achievements of the charity during the year Adding new events for the public and working closely with other Churches in the area.

TAR

March 2012

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the For this period it was our intention to keep our investments at a healthy charity’s policy on reserves level which was achieved.

charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

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);

Upon the discussion with our new accountants, it was decided that we had to include the freehold of the church being 75 Hurst Green, Oxted. This has not been included previously and hence is shown as an addition in the 2021 financial report.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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) Alison Reed Full name(s) Steve Marsh Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Trustee etc) Date 13/07/2022

TAR

March 2012

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Hurst Green Evangelical Church 1170241 CC16a

Receipts and payments accounts

Period start date Period end date For the period from To 01/10/2020 30/09/2021

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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Giving - Gift Aid 11,491 - - 11,491 9,306
Other Giving 1,129 - - 1,129 1,470
Reclaimed Tax 2,169 - - 2,169 1,849
Rental Income 2,136 - - 2,136 972
Solar Power 443 - - 443 475
Tithes 906 - - 906 -
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- - 18,274 14,072
Sub total (Gross income for AR) [ 18,274 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
Old Mutual Wealth 20,000 - - 20,000 5,000
Sub total 20,000 - - 20,000 5,000
Total receipts 38,274 - - 38,274 19,072
A3 Payments
Donations 1,736 - - 1,736 1,407
Spending on Ministry 197 - - 197 2,535
Salaries and visiting speakers 23,368 - - 23,368 8,928
Utilities 2,293 - - 2,293 2,147
Church Maintenance 1,772 - - 1,772 4,534
Manse Maintenance 2,743 - - 2,743 7,029
Administration 511 - - 511 694
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- - - - -
Sub total 32,620 - - 32,620 27,274
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
Asset - projector 1,370 - - 1,370
Sub total 1,370 - - 1,370 -
Total payments 33,990 - - 33,990 27,274
Net of receipts/(payments) 4,284 - - 4,284 - 8,202
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
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A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end

8,314 12,598

- - 8,314 16,516 - - 12,598 8,314

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Petty Cash 50 - -
Bank Balance
12,548 - -
- - -
Total cash funds 12,598 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
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- - -
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- - -
Fund to which asset Current value
Details belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
Old Mutual Wealth Collective Investment - 126,116
Account
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Fund to which asset Current value
Details belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
Freehold of 75 Hurst Green Road N/A Asset - 650,000
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Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
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B1 Cash funds

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

B5 Liabilities

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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

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Date of
Signature Print Name
approval
14-07-2022
S Marsh Steve Marsh
14-07-2022
A Reed Alison Reed
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to Iho trusteesl members of Hursl Green Evangelical Church On accounts for the year ended 30th September 2021 Charity no (if any) 1170241 Sel out on pages Teiiicffibw io irtlude pèw numl)ers DI additior1 sheetsl I report to the trLJStees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trust") for the year ended 3010912021. Responslbllilies and As the charity trustees ol the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance wilh Ihe requirements ol the Charities Act 2011 {Yhe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5}{b) ol the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance wilh section 130 of the Acl or the accounts do nol accord with the accounting records Indepèndent examlner's statement ve no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable ppr understanding ol the accounts to be reached. le se delele the words in the brackets il they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 1110712022 Name.. Brian Downs Relevant professlonal quallf Ication{s) or body (ff any): FCCA {ACCA) Address: Genesis House. High Streel Westerham Kent TN16 1AH

Section B Disclosure Only complete il the examiner needs to highlight matters of Goncern (see CC32, Independent examinalion of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Gtve here brief details of any items that the examlner wishes to disclose. It was discussed that historically the freehold of 75 Hurst Green Road had nol been included within the financial statements, we have therefore made the decision to include them in the September 2021 rewrt and all future reports thereafter.