**City Church Lancaster** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2005. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **Registered Charity number** 1172291 ## **Principal address** 4 Prospect Drive Hest Bank Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6HX ## **Trustees** Mr Scott Lingard (Chair) Mr Malcolm Robinson Mr Peter Carrington Mr Jethro Niven Mr Robert Horn Mr Jordan Donnelly Mrs Hannah Little ## **Independent Examiner** John Fazackerley A.C.M.A (retired) 6 Queens Drive, Preston, PR2 9YH ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity. This deed of trust was first adopted on 01/03/2017. ## **Trustee Selection** Potential trustees are identified by current trustees. Candidates are then recommended to the board of trustees and if no objections are raised then candidates are formally appointed. This last financial year Peter Carrington became a trustee and Esther Carrington resigned. ## **Charity Organisational Structure** Corporately the trustees hold responsibility for the financial health and legal requirements of the charity. The day to day running of the charity is carried out under the leadership of the eldership team with the authority of the charity’s trustees. ## **Risk management** The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. In all cases two signatories are required to authorise payments and appropriate records including receipts and invoices to support payments are held. Appropriate insurance cover is in place and is reviewed regularly to ensure that the charities risks are covered adequately. A health and safety policy is in place and additional policies in place for all the charities projects. We also have a safeguarding policy in place and all staff and volunteers who work in relevant projects are subject to a DBS check. We also subscribe to a Protection Advisory Service to ensure compliance with rules and regulations relating to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. ## **OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS** ## **Objectives** To promote the Christian faith and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world with particular focus on the Lancaster and Lancashire area ## **Activities and achievements** The Covid 19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the activities of the church over the last 12 months. In response to government guidance and risk assessments carried out by trustees we have, for much of the year, been conducting our regular Sunday services, small group, office and leadership meetings online. There have been a few occasions in the last year where changing government guidance has allowed for us to meet in person and we have at these times conducted some services and meetings when we have assessed that it is safe and appropriate to do so. Despite the significant restrictions around our activities, we have been encouraged to see continued attendance at our online services and small groups and some people have even joined our church during the last year. As a church we have done our best to offer support and care to our church community during what has been a deeply challenging time for many. We have continued to run our internship for upcoming leaders online and have also run two Alpha courses online. We were sadly unable though to do our normal church weekend away so have postponed it until November 2021. Much of the work we normally do supporting other churches apostolically has also been curbed by the pandemic. In March we took on two new part-time employees who primarily work in the areas of pastoral care, children’s and youth work and strategic leadership. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Reserves Policy** It is intended that sufficient reserves are retained in order to enable the charity to undertake its financial commitments for a minimum of six months. Principle funding sources are generous contributions and regular giving from individuals who are a part of the church. **ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD** : Mr P Carrington (HARITY COMMISSION Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts section A IndepL'iidL'nl ExJtnincr s Repoit Repowt to the iiu5tee5/member5 01 /< 6tx IAJf,. On acc￿￿t$ lor Ihe y￿r ended Sel out on pa9ÈS R•ip•dh• N¥￿ts11￿11￿l ol tsustees The charity's irustees ale re5pon5ible lor the prepaia¢ion ol ihe acrount5. The chailly's •Thd exaffilnei trusiees consider Ihal an audit is not reqUI￿d lor Ihis yeai urKIEf sectlon 144 01 thè chailtles Ait 2Qll (the Chailtks Act) and that an Independeni examlnatlon ts nee¢kd. 11 15 my ie5pmsibilily io.. exarnine Ihe aiioufits undH secllon 145 of Charities A¢¢ 10 lolltsw ihe profedsjres down in the geneial Oireclions given by Ihe Chailly CoM￿SSIon lundei se(Ilon 14515)Ib) ol the charille5 A(tl. and 10 state whether pailiculai matters have come to my allefit￿n. bmls ol l*•ndqnl exarnlnerfs My exarnlnaik)n was tairled In accordance wlth geneial DlreCllo￿ gl¥en by the Charity Commission. An exominatiorb in(lude5 a review ol Ihe occounlin9 re(ords *epl by the charity and a comparison ol the actoun15 PIE5eThied ￿1h those re(ords. li atso InclLMYes considerat￿n ol any uThu5ual Items or diKlosures In Ihe accounts, and 5eekln9 explanallon5 from Ihe Iru51ees conceinlTrg any such fflatter5. The proceduies ndertaken do not provide all Ihe evidence Ihal would bt requlred in an audit. and consequenlly no oplnion Is glven as to whethei the accounts present a 'lfue ènd tali. vbew and Ihe ieporl15 Ilmlted lo those maltets Set oul kn Ihe 5talefftenl below Ind•p•*thl ex•rnln*rfs st•t•*￿t In connecllon wlth my tumknatlm, no moltw h•$ come to my èltentlDn {olhu thoTh Ihal disclosed below").. {1> which gi¥es me feasonabk Ca￿Se 10 bel￿¥* thai ift, any maierK41 respe¢L Ihe iequiremènts.. to keep accountlThJ f*¢Yds in at[￿dart£t with srftltsn 130 01 the charities Act., io Nepa￿ attoun15 wh*h a¢¢ofd wilh Ihe •ccounling iecofds and iomply wlth the accountlng Iequliefflents ol the Chailtie5 A(1 have noi been fr*t.. Of (21 to whith. in my opifiiorL attenknon shoubd be diawn In ￿de1 lo enable a proper unde15tanding ol Ihe accounts lo be ieacw. ' Pknse delete the in thebrockeis 11 they do opply. 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