Submission of Accounts to Charity Commission Rivercourt Methodist Church Year Ended 31 August 2020 Section One: Trustee's Report Section Two: Methodist Church - Standard Form of Accounts Section Three: Simplified Form of Accounts
Rii-ercoutt ilIethodist Church Ttusrees, Report to the Ch2riti' Commission Seprember ?019 to .lugust 2020 Church .4ddress: King StreeL Hammersmith, LAmdon W6 9TF Circuit Chelse4 Hammersmith & Fulham 35/04 District IA>ndi)n Charity Number 1133940 Iini%tcr in Charge: Rei.d. Icsin I'unipola Trustees at 31 ,.lug 2019 Rth"d. Iesinga 1'uni)la - Chair ,lfr. Stephen larnce- Tre2surer ,lfr. Kk"U Tieku- Organisr Is. jul Goode Is. Jiyan Bennett fr. -{. -{. .Nl. Gri Is. I'anessa Brackett Is. 12rgaret BoEwe BooLk-ecper Ir. Solomon Sackei. ..luditoi -4ntippa & Compan!. Ltd. (-4ngelo G. .Inrippa) One trubtee rcsigned during the financial !'e2r. The minister is al71"5 Chair of the Trustees 2nd is appointed to one or morc Churches in our CcUlt (chatitr. 1133940). The! are chnsen bi. the Conference and paid b!. the C.ircuii. Their leN"el of pa)- Is deterniinLd b!. the Conference of rhe British IIethodist Church (Chariti" number 113??08). Our currcnt minister is Rei,d. Ielinga ('Singa? I'unipola. 11]e ()nl!- other trnstee paid b!. RiTr-LTCOUtt is Kwaku Tieku. He p121-s the organ at scThices and is a rrained music therapist. He also pla!"s for the Glass Door Homeless Ch7. night shelter which rLins 2t Rii"ercourt on ?? Sundai" ei.enin . durirk the winter. 'I'rustees Pa8elof5
Congregation X'L rshiPped as usual from Scytember 2019 unril mid- NIarch ?O?O. -hen the Goi"ernment and the IA)ndon District of the Iethodist Church adiiscd us to close. With a feNv ciceptions as a resulr of Goi-erTllnLnt poliTh'. remained closed for the rest of the fin2ncial l'ear. 'i"ercourt is a member nf the Chelsea. Hammersmith & Fulham Circuit. ii.hich consisrs of fil-e Ilethodisr churches: .14kew Road, Chel%ea, Fulham Broadiva!.. Rj'i-ercourt and Shepherd's Bush Road. In .Ipril ?O?l), the Circuit started /.oom Sernices. In general, ..Iskew Road ran their senice. The other churches. including Rii"ercouffj had combined Zoom senryces. led b!. presb57ters 2nd local preachers in the Circuit with occasional guest ministers. .Ilthough being closed for so long was difficult for both lay members and staff in the Circuio it has helped the churches dei.elop a sense of felloShIP b). being in this situation together. Caring for members are sheltering and not computer literate has been a challenge. Seeing somcone who has nei.er used a computcr before smde and laugh when the). see and speak to their friLnds on Zoom is somerhing man!" ill nei'er forgei. .4n ai"erage of ?5 people arrended Rii-ercourt seThices before the pandemic. 'fhere 2re approYimatel1' 50 members. Our mini%tcr, Rei"d. Singa l.un1po boosts the size of our congregation through her leadership of the Tongan FellOThiP. WalL-ins are important to Rii"ercourr as we arc a welcoming building on the high street in H2mmersmith. There were obiqously no w21k"_ins during lockdowo no senices. -some older members did not ivant to do Zoom 2nd the Tongans siartcd running their own seThices. Once lockdo ends completel!". we be able to have a more recibe idea of lik-cli- numbers oin forward. Iinisterial Oi'ersight Rei"d. Singa ITunip(Jla completed her first )ear with us in .4ugust ?020. W'e share her Tninistr)" with Shepherd's Bush Road Church. Singa happ!" to come to W'est London as it is a good Ioc2ti0n for hLr calling tn minister to the Tongan Fellolvship in addition to her c.ircuit re%ponsibihties. She began her role in thL' Circuir in the last month of the ?018-19 financial !"ear, which is generally the serrling in time for a minister. Her elCOMe seTrice Ivas at the i-.ery start ()f thc current financi211.ear Page2of5
Building Rii-ercourr is an impressii-e church (insured i.alue £11,706,757) from both the inside and outside. It opencd in 1875. It was coni-erted in thc lafc 19()()s ro proTride fleNibility: in a modern orship space. This is both a blLssing and a curse. The blessing is thar as 2 hgh street church, there 2re m2n) people passing through the building expressing 2 genuine interest in what is going on inbide and stopping to pray. ThL' CL]rbe of a large church is its upkeep, which is a major cost of time and monei" for rhe Trusrees. .It the end of the last financial 'ear, the Trustees decided to paint the inside. Prior to doing so. we had the roof inspected to ensure there ivould be no water ingress. Drone examination iaennfied 4igmficant roof problems, so painring deferred 2nd p12ns for roof rep2irs were initi2ted. We receii.cd a no,( grant from the LL)ndon District for whal :aq estimated to be a £94,701 roofing projcc¢ Nvhich began in JanuaTh- ?()?(). The pandemic resulted in a dela!" in completion of the i1.ork from 6 .Ipnl to 9 June ?O?O. The total cost reduced to 08,IK)O + professional fees of £6.169 = £84.169. .1"erCoUrt still ai. Ihe 5.,0 retention in une ?O?l. SerN'ices ProiidLd to promote the _IiTns of the Charin". Rii-ercoutt proiides a great de21 of support for the Ioc21 communin. 2nd ii.orks hard tn bring the Word of God to people both dirc'cdi" and indirecd!". Biblc S[Lles are normall!" run during L£nt 2nd .Idi-enL The Church supp]ics low-cosi space for other charities to C2m' out their missions. Examples of thi¥ ate worship space for 2 T2md group 2nd room for ,IIiddle Eastern groups to proiide language. music. film 2nd exercise classes. Wc alts"o prosqde the Ioc21 authoriti" I1th space for acuiitie% aimed ai local residents and grc)ups such as the .1.1. The French school iwhich occupies the entire basement %&as set up in co-operation the local authorin, to promote the French language in the borough. Rental income fell 2Iva!" Irom IIarch ?{)?() the i-asi majority of lettings C2ncelled due to Coiid-19. We run 2 homeless shelter in conjunction Iryth Glass Door Homcles% Chatits (charitt. 11)83?03) feeding and / or sleeping up to 6i people on Sund21' nighrs from earl!" Noi-ember for 22 weeks. This came to 2 sudden cnd in .IIarch ?l}?n but thank-fuEIN' all the guestb 11.'ere housed in hotL'ls. Xi '()rn)alli" thc last nighi of the Shelter 15 sad as guests leai'e the Church tc) return to liiing on the streets. This time all the guests left in b12cL cabs, ithich were proiided free of charge bi. the Drii-ers ..Issociation and t(K)k them to hotels thr()hOur Inndon. Gue%t ii-ere ivai.ed ()ff to go to a comfortable bcd, a hor sholEr and three mealts. a dai-. Page3of5
inancial .Iccounts ?018-19 ivas an exception211.ear for income. The rent from the nursen. school increased 2nd included some b2ck-dared pa)ments. In additioo cosls -ere loiN. We anticipated higher costs for ?019-20, due to the roof and Church p2inring, bur the pandemic resulted in income plunging from our tent21s. including the nurseTh' school, which had to close I for monrhs. '1"ercOurr fi)rtunate to receii-e the Distticr I granr ro soficn the cost of the rc)ofmg ivorks. The painting did not tak'e p12ce due 10 the pandemic. The GoN-ernment Job Retcnllon Scheme meant ike could retAtn our adminisrrator and caretaker at 20..0 of their s212n'. lkne Church also receiN'es rent from three propenies in adjoining Rii-ercourt House. We still receii.ed rental pal'ments from tsi-o of these prc)perties but the lease on the third eipired during the pandcmic so renral pavment ceased. .{ new lease should be signcd next financial l'ear. .41rhough some of our outguings ere reducL'd, the total was significand!, up due to the r()ofing work. We also incurred some ancillari" costs to ensure thc buildmg safe. This resulted in a loss for the }'e2r of £48.519. This was absorbed b!. accumulated saNrngs. The Tru%tees are all too awarc that we cannot afford to hai-e similar l'ears molg forward. Resern"es ReseTh s are the 2mount of mone!. held b}.. '1'erCoUrt in case of unforeseen circumsrances. Rii-ercourt 2ims ro keep sil months of easil!. accessiblL" c25h 2I"2il2ble. This i"car, p21Thents (outgoings) i(Italled £160,860. Our total s217ngs reduced t() £46,037. This rcsulted in the Church halg resen-es jusr bel our goal of 50°/0. Hol&'ng mone!. is not part of our mission. the 500/0 is the prudent fiscal objecui-c of the Trustees. -rhc Church 15 1 ?) i"e2rs old and m3inten2nce costs are i-ery, high I INhether or not thc building is in use. WL I1 hal-e to reduce costs and rel!. on Saig$ iN"hile lettings build back up again post CoNid. -Iluch of our ivork in the communitt- is the result of haling a space that is exrrcmcli" usable. W'irh a small congreg2ti0n the building has ro break- -¢n. C)ur saiings ri'%Ln-cs ivill tend to flucruatc beThveen ust oi.er 2nd "ust under 51P,o of the out Rii-L'rcnurt receii'ed no special grants from GoN"ernment or priN"ate Interests. We receii.ed a grant f()r £20,(X)O from the JA)ndon Districr i)f the Ilethodist Church. We also took adi'antage of the Goi"L'rnmeni ob Reteniion SchcTnc. Income was also derived C)ther Page4of5
from public gi1£, lettings and users of the Church irself. No professional fundraisers ivere used. ,lll monies raised and spent ere done so in Eng12nd. .Ipart from the pandemic, no other serious incident(s) occurred durin the i"ear, either re rted or unre rted. %teN'e LaTence - Church Treasurer Rei.d. Singa I'unipo12 - IImister Page5ofS
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Rivercourt Methodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2020 Clrcutt Clrcult no 3f Règistwed Charity. Charlty Ragistration numt If not a registered charity Her Majestys Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (rhe HMRC number is equivalent to a registered chanty number in terrns of WridenC of charitable status and may be used to give to dorK)r5 or grant funders *ryshirKJ to see eviden of the organisation's Chaiitab statL. Methodist Charities in England and Wales that are not registered charitres are excepted from registratton under Statuty Inslrument 2014 No.242) 1174328 Minister. Churth Stewards: JOAJ P-70 eJJ TasUrer. v¥
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 21)20 Rivercourt Methodlst Church Total• lagt SECTION A Fur FundB a1 RECEIPTS and Tax reCOved Bank and CFB interest and Investrnenl income 13,655 13.655 11.843 a3 491 71.514 26,681 111311 71,514 26.681 112.341 109.613 9,770 131.671 a5 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS lan SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 24.(KK) 1CL) 24.000 b3 Donations 11)0 558 airs and Maintenance Uts'litBs Ilnsurdnce5, water cha 87.351 87,351 16.087 b5 16.902 Purchasè of Other paynwnts TOTAL PAYMEpirs nl 2.365 37.501 160.860 b7 37.501 160.860 42.822 100,369 Ib9) SECTK)N C NET RE¢EIPTSIPAYMEpirs ¢1 48.519 48,519 31,302 Total funts brought forw3rd fr 1081 year 83.254 Sub total Ic1+c2 48.519 Transfers and •l'ustments c7 c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR I¢>) (48.519) 46.037 Ic81 94.556 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: IAONEY RECEIVED AND PSsED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS th•M amounts arn not to includod In tot•1 reeei abov• d1 Balance btt)u ht forvftrf from la . receNed for extemal d3 OfferingGIftS . Pas to exlemal organi8at*)ns d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3}
RNercourt Methc*ltsl •11 e12 111341 {48MgTr (x) TOTAL 1$ 10d 15.499 f4 1Z .434 812 8ECTh)F40 11.533.607 I1.7.757 131.765 138.7B8
Name of Church: RtvefCOUrt Methodist Church No........... Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Recei and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2020 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they indude all funds under the control of the Church truslees. Signature of treasurer ... Name and address of treasurer ... . . Post Code...W.b orA Presentation to the Church trustees I confim that the annual report and accounts for the year erKled 31 Au9USt 2020 wereAyill be" prv&ented to the meeting of Church truslees held on ..lIkJc.0& I Signature of the Chair of the n*eting Name of the Chair of the meetiivJ UN.l(4.LADate.. . Independent ExamIneS Report to the Ttee$ of the Rivercourt Methodlst Church Charity Number 1174328 Responsibiltties and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Rivercourt methOdt Church for the year ended 31 August 2020 set out on pages 2 to 3. As the Church's trustees, you are respjnsible for the preparatK>n of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charitses Act 2011 {'the Acv). I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carrEd out under se¢lion 145 of the Act and. in carwng out my examination, I have folh)WEd all the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commbssion under section 145(5)(b) of the A( . delete or cirde as appropriate
Name of Church.. River¢ourt Methodist Ind•Wnt Exin99 Statement I have cornwed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attenti in connection with the examination gve me Ca to telieve that in. any material respect: th? accountiro records re not kept in acccKdan(x ith section 130 of the Act.. or the a(Lounts do not acrd ¥%ith the accounti records. I have no COemS and have come aryoss no other matters in conne(lion ¥ith the examinion to ¥¥fiich attention shouky be drawn in this rep(xt in order to enable a woper wKlerstandwvJ of the acwints to be ached. I have obtained indendent Vlon of all investrnents wtlh the Tnjstees for Methodist Church Purposes or herd in other trusts, bank balances arKI fwKls at the Central Finafbce Board of the Methodist ChurGh which are indNidually in excess of £10,000 {ten thousand pounds) at the batance sheet date. Name of inde&d8rrt examiner: Antippa. Director Relevant professional qualificAbon of in(pendert examiner. FCA. CTA Name of firn (where approwiate): kntippa & Company Ltd, Chartered Accountants Address: 17 Copthall Garderts, Twd(enham, TW14HH Oate: 29 oeCnbOr 2020
Rivercourt Methodist Church Accounts Year ended 31 August 2020
Rivercourt Methodist Churcb Receipts and payments summary Year ended 31 August 2020 2020 2019 Receipts Volunta income: Collections, donation5 and Gift Aid Rental income: Shops and flai Church basement Church hall lettings 13.655 11.843 18.626 31.5 21,388 26,323 41,733 41,557 71.514 491 20,0(KJ 6,371 310 109,613 445 Bank interest Grant for roof repairs HMRC Job retention scheme grant Contribution towards costs from Le Herisson Loan repayment - Hamm.& Fulham Circuit 770 9.000 131.671 112.341 Payments Circuit assessment Staff salaries and Naiional Insurance Organist Property maintenance Insurance 24,0(M) 26.991 2.4(K) 87.351 3,8 24,000 27,337 4,160 16,087 9.381 6.483 .038 2,736 1,129 3.375 977 Light and heating Water rates Cleaning and refuse colleciion Telephone and internei Profession31 fees and engineerin8 rep)rt Postage and Stionery Travel Gifis and donations Other payments Purchase of equipment 837 .372 933 3,651 812 70 490 558 1,937 681 1,272 2,365 -160.860 -100.369 Deficit of receipts over payments -£48.519 £31J02
Rivercourt Methodist Church Balance Sheet As at 31 August 2020 2020 2019 General Fund Accumulated surplus at I September 2019 Less.. Deficit for the year 2020 Aeeumulated surplu5 Xt 31 August 2020 94.556 48,519 £46.037 63.254 31.302 £94,556 Bank and cash Central Board of Finance bank dep)sit account HSBC bank current account 30.434 15,499 86,012 ,529 15 Petty cash Total funds at 31 August 2020 £46,037 £94J56