2022-04-30-accounts

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										Unrestricted		Restricted		Endowment
	Categories					Details				funds to nearest	0	to	funds nearest f	to	funds nearest 8
B1Cash	funds					MEC General	Fund
						MEC Reserve	Fund			15,000
						Jcsy Tots General		Fund
								Total cash functs		47,880
						(agree balances		with	receipts and payments
									account(s))
										Unrestricted		Restricted		Endowment
										funds			funds		funds
						Details				to nearest	t	to	nearest 5	to	nearest 5
B2Other	monetary		assets
										Fund to which				Current vallle
						Details				easel					onat
B3Investment		assets
										Fund towhich		~		Current value
						Details				asset bel	s				oriel
B4Assets retained			for	the
charity's	own	use
										Fund to which
						Details				Ilabll relates
B5Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees behalf ofall the trustees				on			Signature				Print	Name		Oats of a roval
										Christ		her Illid			09/08/2022
CCXXR2 accounts (S			S)											09/08/2022

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Report to the trustees/ members of			MIRFIELD EVANGELICAL CHURCH
On accounts for the year			30APRIL 2022		Charity no 1172130
		ended			(ifany)
Setout on pages
			I report	to the trustees on my examination	ofthe accounts ofthe above
			charity	("the Trust" )for the year ended DD	I' MM VVY''.
Responsibilities		and	As the	charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation ofthe
basis ofreport			accounts in accordance with the requirements ofthe Charities Act 2011
			("the Act").
			I report	in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
			under	section 145ofthe 2011Act and in carrying out my examination,		I
			have followed all the applicable Directions		given by the Charity Commission
			under	section 145(5)(b)ofthe Act.
Independent
examiner's	statement
				.Delete []ifnot applicable.
			I have	completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
				) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
			respect:
			~	the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section		130
				ofthe Charities Act; or
			~	the accounts did not accord with the	accounting records; or
			~	the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
				concerning the form and content of (Accounts and Reports) Regulations	accounts set out in the Charities 2008 other than any requirement
				that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter
				considered as part ofan independent	examination.
			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 proper understanding		ofthe accounts to be reached.
			*Please delete the words in the brackets ifthey do not apply.
		Signed:			Date: 12/09/2022
		Name:	SAMANTHA SUTCLIFFE
Relevant professional			FCCA
qualiTication(s)		or body

Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional		information)	information)	information)	information)	information)
T	ofadviser Name							Address
Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior						staff members							(Optional			information)
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Description ofthe charity's trusts
	Type ofgoverning document	Constitution
	How the char t is constNAed nty itut	Charitable			IncorPorated					Organisation
	Truste selection methods e	APPointed			following				election				bY church			membershiP
Additional governance issues (Optional			information)
You may choose to include additional information, where		The church Independent			has maintained its membership ofthe Fellowship of Evangelical Churches (FIEC)throughout the period ofthis
relevant, about:		report.
~	policies and procedures
	adopted for the induction and
	training oftrustees;
~	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.
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		The advancement						ofthe			Christian				faith	in	accordance		with the Basis of
		Faith primarily					but not exdusively							within		Mirfield and			the surrounding
Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its		neighbourhood; opinion ofthe					and charity		such other charitable trustees, further the								purposes as shall, work ofthe Church.			in the
governing document

			Throughout the period ofthis report the church was re-establishing	Throughout the period ofthis report the church was re-establishing	its
			regular programme ofactivities after the disruption caused	by the
			Coronavirus pandemic.
			Sunday - Church services
			Mirfield Evangelical Church provided weekly morning and evening services for the local community. These church services were also
			streamed live on the internet for the benefit ofanyone unable to meet in
			person and for "visitors to watch also. A regular group for	3-11year olds
			was provided during the morning service.
			One baptismal service and one funeral service were held during the
			period ofthis report.
			The Church provided community support for members and	local people
			including the following regular meetings:
			Weekly
			From May 2021 to July 2021, prayer meetings were held via zoom each
			Wednesday evening.
			In September 2021 we re-launched fortnightly small group	studies,
Summary ofthe main			alternating with whole-church prayer meetings, in person. Allsorts, a weekly stay and play group for toddlers and their carers was
activities undertaken		forthe	re-launched during this period.
public benefit in relation to			INonthly
these objects (include		within	Bring and Share Sunday lunch, which had been cancelled	during	Covid,
this section	the statutory		was re-launched in April 2022.
declaration	that trustees have		'The Big Read', a programme to help church members and	others
had regard	tothe guidance		engage with the message ofthe whole Bible book-by-book,	was
issued by the Charity			launched in January 2022
Commission	on public		Termly
benefit)			Members ofthe church partnered with members ofother local FIEC-
			affiliated churches to run a Youth Day for 11-14s,hosted in our church
			building.
			Annually/Occasionally
			Two Christmas carol services were run and advertised in the local
			community through leaflet distribution as well as social media in
			December 2021
			A 'Hope Explored' course for those investigating the Christian faith was
			held in January 2022
			Ajoint Good Friday service with another local church (Dewsbury
			Evangelical Church) was run in April 2022
			A quiz night with a Christian message was also organised	in April	2022
			A marriage preparation course was provided for one couple in the		church
			ahead oftheir wedding in July 2021
			The Church provided support for Christian ministries in the	UK and
			overseas by way ofprayer and financial gifts.
			The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
			Commission on public benefit.

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity		Regular services were maintained and new activities begun (see above, Section C)after the disruption ofCovid
during the	year	Pastoral care and support was provided	for the members ofthe church
		Carol services and Allsorts toddler group deepening contacts with members ofthe	in particular saw new and local community