Lighthouse Community Church Carmarthen Bay
Annual Report and Accounts
For the Period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Lighthouse Community Church Carmarthen Bay – Annual Report and Accounts for the Period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Contents
| Legal and administrative information | 2 |
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| Report of the Trustees | 3 - 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |
| Balance Sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 8 – 15 |
| Appendix A | 16 |
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Lighthouse Community Church Carmarthen Bay – Annual Report and Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Legal and Administrative Information
| Charity Name: | Lighthouse Community Church | Carmarthen Bay |
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| Working Name: | Lighthouse Community Church | |
| Charity Number: | 1172124 | |
| Charity address: | 57 Pencoed Road | |
| Burry Port | ||
| Carmarthenshire | ||
| SA16 0PN | ||
| Trustees: | Mr Alan J Tootill | |
| Mr Ivan Stewart | ||
| Mr Malcolm P Williams | ||
| Mr William G Pettiford | (Appointed 21stMarch 2022) | |
| Leadership Team | Mr Malcolm P Williams | |
| Mrs Isis Y Williams | (Appointed 1stMay 2022) | |
| Mr Andrew A James | ||
| Mrs Louise James | (Appointed 1stMay 2022) | |
| Mrs Hollie Kemeny | (Resigned 31stAugust 2022) | |
| Bankers: | Lloyds Bank plc | |
| 21 Stepney Street | ||
| Llanelli | ||
| Carmarthenshire | ||
| SA15 3YD |
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Lighthouse Community Church Carmarthen Bay – Annual Report and Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Report of the Trustees For the Period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. The trustees who served during the period and up to the date of this report are set out on page 2.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).
Objectives and Activities
The object of the charity is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith (Appendix A) in such ways as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.
The charity’s activities include:
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Discipling the church and the wider community,
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Serving practically in the wider community,
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Holding weekly religious worship services,
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Prayer meetings,
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Bible study groups,
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Sunday activities for children,
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Supporting the ‘Christian Union’ at a local school for staff and pupils to learn about the Christian faith.
The trustees, along with the leadership team, have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charitable aims and objectives and in planning future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
Achievements and Performance
The church seeks to be a family of God in Burry Port, modelling Christian community and demonstrating God’s acceptance of and committed transforming love for all people, especially the poor and the weak. Activities that took place during the year included:
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Religious worship services held weekly in the Memorial Hall, Burry Port.
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Sunday activities held for the children, whenever there were children in attendance.
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Two house groups held each week and one fortnightly for the purposes of Bible study and mutual support.
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Christian Union meetings held regularly from the beginning of September in Glan-y-Mor School and Sir Gar College in cooperation with staff.
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Members of the church continue to serve with Pembrey & Burry Port Community Shop.
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Completing teaching series on Spiritual Disciplines, 1 Peter, Story of the Bible, Money and an Advent Series.
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We have now managed to recover some degree of community and spontaneity since COVID.
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The teaching team has begun to develop.
As a church, we have continued to work with Burry Port Council to help meet the physical and spiritual needs of the community. Examples of this are our assistance at the Pembrey & Burry Port Community Shop, providing a Nativity Scene in the Memorial Garden and leading with the outdoor carols.
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Plans for Future Periods
The church is committed to a programme of development through a mixture of online and face-to-face activities. During 2023 the church will:
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Continue to hold worship services each week.
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Continue to hold Sunday activities for the children attending.
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Run at least three house groups, two weekly and one fortnightly.
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Continue holding regular Christian Union meetings in the local high school.
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Restart the after-school club in the local primary school.
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Aspire to initiate other projects to bless the local area, both alone and in cooperation with other churches.
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Work with Burry Port Council in promoting such activities as are agreed.
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Aspire to support, foster and develop links with those engaged in Christian work abroad in a wide variety of contexts and locations.
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Continue to employ somebody part-time as a youth and community worker.
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Develop and expand the leadership team.
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Develop and expand ministries, including the teaching ministry.
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Develop a planning process for the following year starting in the summer.
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Strengthen the structure and community of the church.
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Strengthen the church as a disciple-making body.
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Strengthen relations with other churches in the area.
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Explore different networks to in the area.
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Plan and hold an AGM
As a church charity based in Carmarthenshire we are committed to this part of Wales, but we are also keen to understand our place in God’s Kingdom worldwide. We are careful then, not to limit our interests and support to just our local area.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
The church is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), incorporated at the Charity Commission (England and Wales) on 17[th] March 2017. The CIO’s governing document is its ‘Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its Charity Trustees’ established under the Charitable Incorporated Organisation’s (General) Regulations 2012.
Recruitment and Appointment of the Board of Trustees
The first trustees of the church are the subscribers to the constitution and their terms of office are set out in the governing document. Future trustees are appointed for an initial term of three years by existing trustees and must subscribe and adhere to, in belief and lifestyle, the Statement of Faith (Appendix A). Care is taken to ensure that the board of trustees has the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
Induction and Training of Trustees
New trustees, if they do not already participate in the activities of the church, are introduced to the work of the church by the existing trustees and leadership team. Trustees are kept informed through regular internal reports (including financial reports) and are strongly encouraged to participate in the activities of the church. On appointment trustees are informed of their obligations in law as a trustee of a charity and are encouraged to acquaint themselves with the publications and guidance available from the Charity Commission.
Organisational Structure
The trustees hold at least four meetings each calendar year and oversee finances, the present work and the future development of the charity. At these meetings the trustees make full and proper regard to the Spiritual Leadership of the church provided always that they shall not act outside their powers as conferred by the constitution or by general law.
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Structure, Governance and Management (Continued)
Risk Management
The trustees recognise that they have overall responsibility for ensuring that they implement an appropriate system for the management of risks, whether financial or otherwise, to which the charity may be exposed. For this reason, the trustees have charged the leadership team with the task of ensuring that internal controls and the exposure to risk is reviewed on a regular basis. Risk reviews are conducted regularly, and the trustees consider that there are no major risks to the charity's continued operations in the foreseeable future.
Financial Review
Net outgoing resources for the period amounted to £147 (2021: £2,345 incoming). Total funds held at the end of the period were £38,400 (2021: £38,547) of which £345 (2021: £145) were held as restricted funds and £38,055 (2021: £38,402) were held as unrestricted funds. The trustees have also set aside £9,397 (2021: £7,483) of the unrestricted funds for designated purposes (see note 8).
Reserves Policy
The trustees consider a sum equivalent to three months expenditure to be sufficient to hold in reserve. Based on this policy a reserve of £6,073 (2021: £4,860) would be required. The current level of reserves, not including funds set aside by the trustees for designated purposes, is £27,508 (2021: £30,031).
Responsibilities of the Trustees
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the trustees on 7[th] May 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
Malcolm P Williams Trustee
Alan J Tootill Trustee
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Statement of Financial Activities For the Period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
| Unrestricted Restricted Notes funds funds £ £ Income from: Donations and legacies 2 23,946 490 Total income 23,946 490 Expenditure on: Charitable activities 3 24,293 290 Total expenditure 24,293 290 Net movement in funds (347) 200 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 38,402 145 Total funds carried forward 8,9 38,055 345 |
2022 Total funds £ 24,436 24,436 24,583 24,583 (147) 38,547 38,400 |
2021 Total funds £ 21,786 21,786 19,441 19,441 2,345 36,202 38,547 |
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.
All the above amounts relate to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements.
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Balance Sheet at 31 December 2022
| Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets 5 Total fixed assets Current assets Lloyds Bank current account Debtors 6 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 7 Net current assets Net assets 10 Represented by: Unrestricted funds 8 Restricted funds 9 Total funds |
2022 £ £ 1,150 1,150 39,107 - 39,107 (1,857) 37,250 38,400 38,055 345 38,400 |
2021 £ £ 888 888 37,495 896 38,391 (732) 37,659 38,547 38,402 145 38,547 |
2021 £ £ 888 888 37,495 896 38,391 (732) 37,659 38,547 38,402 145 38,547 |
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| 888 37,659 |
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| 38,547 | |||
| 38,402 145 |
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| 38,547 |
These financial statements were approved by the trustees on 7[th] May 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
Malcolm P Williams Alan J Tootill Trustee Trustee
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Notes to the Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
1. Church information
Lighthouse Community Church is a Christian church which, since the lifting of Covid restrictions, has been regularly meeting publicly on Sundays in The Memorial Hall, Parc-Y-Minos, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire SA16 0BN. The registered church office address is 57 Pencoed Road, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire SA16 0PN.
1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective January 2015) – (Charities SORP (FRS102)).
Lighthouse Community Church meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.
The trustees continue to pursue strategies to increase the number of grants and donations needed to fund the work, and hence these accounts have been prepared on a Going Concern basis.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling (£) and rounded to the nearest pound.
1.2 Income
All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Donations are accounted for gross when received. The charity utilises the services of Stewardship Services (UKET) Ltd for administering Gift-Aid receipts, who recover the tax on relevant donations and transfer the gross amount, less a small administration charge, to the charity in the form of a grant.
1.3 Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual 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.
1.4 Fund accounting
Unrestricted general funds - these are funds which can be used in accordance with the charity's objectives, at the discretion of the trustees.
Unrestricted designated funds – these are funds that have been set aside at the discretion of the trustees for specific purposes.
Restricted funds - these are funds that can only be used for restricted purposes within the governing document of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for specific purposes.
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Notes to the Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
1.4 Pension costs
The charity does not operate its own scheme. Contributions are made to a group personal pension scheme provided by NEST. The amount charged to the Statement of Financial Activities represents the contributions payable to such schemes in respect of the accounting period and amounted to £187 (2021: £Nil).
1.6 Fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Fixtures fittings and equipment - 20% straight line
1.5 Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the statement of financial activities.
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Notes to the Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
2 Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted funds £ Regular giving 7,428 Sunday offerings 4,910 Ad-hoc donations 11,608 HMRC Covid-19 JRS Grant - 23,946 |
Restricted funds £ - 200 290 - 490 |
2022 Total funds £ 7,428 5,110 11,898 - 24,436 |
2021 Total funds £ 7,975 2,807 9,358 1,646 |
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| 21,786 |
3 Cost of charitable activities
| Unrestricted funds £ Salaries 13,951 Venue costs 2,002 Equipment depreciation 342 Equipment purchase 151 Hospitality 242 Administration and governance 2,143 Insurance 362 Publicity - Resources 976 Youth work 189 Ministry 659 Services & housegroups - Safeguarding 166 Other costs 167 Grants – Outreach 745 Grants – Social 2,198 Grants to other charities - 24,293 |
Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 290 290 |
2022 Total funds £ 13,951 2,002 342 151 242 2,143 362 - 976 189 659 - 166 167 745 2,198 290 24,583 |
2021 Total funds £ 11,844 1,450 224 - 315 2,178 400 433 267 51 721 120 267 70 200 901 - |
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| 19,441 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
4 Staff numbers and cost
Employment costs
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| Wages and salaries Social security costs Employers pension contributions |
2022 13,764 - 187 13,951 |
2021 £ 11,844 - - |
| 11,844 |
Two part-time staff were paid a total of £13,951 (2021: £11,844). This included employer pension contributions of £187 (2021: £Nil).
The full-time equivalent number of staff during the year was 0.67 (2021: 0.69).
No staff member was paid more than £60,000 during this accounting period.
The total employment benefits, including employer pension contributions, of the key management personnel of the charity were £1,283 (2021: £3,294).
No trustee received any remuneration or payment of expenses during the year.
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Notes to the Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
5 Fixed assets - Tangible
| Cost At 1 January Additions At 31 December Depreciation At 1 January Charge for the year At 31 December Net Book Value At 31 December |
2022 Equipment £ 1,112 604 1,716 224 342 566 1,150 |
2021 Equipment £ - 1,112 |
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| 1,112 | ||
| - 224 |
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| 224 | ||
| 888 |
6 Debtors
| Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds £ £ Prepayments - - Sundry debtors - - - - |
2022 Total Funds £ - - - |
2021 Total Funds £ 362 534 896 |
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7 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
| Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds £ £ Trade creditors – Bookkeeping 120 - Accruals – Venue costs - - Accruals – Bookkeeping 370 - Accruals – Payroll processing 48 - Salaries outstanding 1,019 - Sundry creditors 300 - 1,857 - |
2022 Total Funds £ 120 - 370 48 1,019 300 1,857 |
2021 Total Funds £ 120 50 370 192 - - 732 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
8 Unrestricted funds
| Balance at 31 Dec 2021 £ General funds 30,919 Designated funds – Outreach 4,106 Designated funds – Social 3,377 Designated funds 7,483 38,402 |
Balance at Income Expenditure Transfers 31 Dec 2022 £ £ £ £ 23,861 (21,350) (4,772) 28,658 - (745) 2,386 5,747 85 (2,198) 2,386 3,650 85 (2,943) 4,772 9,397 23,946 (24,293) - 38,055 |
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Outreach fund
A fund established to support efforts to communicate the message of Jesus Christ to those who are currently outside the Kingdom of God, in the United Kingdom and beyond.
Social fund
A fund established to support efforts to meet the practical needs of those outside the Kingdom of God, in the United Kingdom and beyond.
9 Restricted funds
| Balance at | Incoming | Outgoing | Balance at | ||
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| 31 Dec 2021 | resources | resources | Transfers | 31 Dec 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Syria fund | 145 | - | - | - | 145 |
| Ukraine refugee fund | - | 490 | (290) | - | 200 |
| 145 | 490 | (290) | - | 345 |
Syria fund
A fund established to help meet the needs of Syrian refugees currently in the United Kingdom, particularly those in the immediate vicinity of Burry Port and Llanelli.
Ukraine refugee fund
A fund established to help meet the needs of Ukrainian refugees currently in the United Kingdom, particularly those in the immediate vicinity of Burry Port and Llanelli.
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Notes to the Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
10 Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds funds £ £ £ Fund balances at 31 December 2022 as represented by: Tangible Assets 1,150 - Current assets 28,056 38,762 345 Current liabilities (2,890) (1,857) - 25,166 38,055 345 |
Total funds £ 1,150 39,107 (1,857) 38,400 |
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11 Taxation
As a charity, Lighthouse Community Church is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.
12 Related parties
In the opinion of the trustees the charity does not have any related parties.
13 Controlling parties
In the opinion of the trustees there is no single ultimate controlling party of the charity.
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Notes to the Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
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Statement of Financial Activities For the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
| Unrestricted Restricted funds funds £ £ Income from: Donations and legacies 21,786 - Total income 21,786 - Expenditure on: Charitable activities 19,441 - Total expenditure 19,441 - Net movement in funds 2,345 - Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 36,057 145 Total funds carried forward 38,402 145 |
2021 Total £ 21,786 21,786 19,441 19,441 2,345 36,202 38,547 |
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Appendix A
Statement of Faith
We believe in...
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The one true God who lives eternally in three persons—the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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The love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.
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The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God—fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.
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The dignity of all people, made male and female in God's image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.
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The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ—born of the virgin Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.
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The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.
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The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection; his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.
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The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
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The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.
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The Church, the body of Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all believers—given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit's gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and love.
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The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth.
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