Submission of Accounts to Charity Commission
Rivercourt Methodist Church
Year Ended 31 August 2021
Section One: Trustee's Report
Section Two: Charity Commission - Independent Examiner's
Report on the Accounts
Section Three: Methodist Church - Standard Form of
Accounts
Section Four: Simplified Form of Accounts

Rivercourt Ilethodist Church (LIIQ
Trusteeb Reporr to the Chariti. Commission
September ?O?O to _4ugust 2021
Church .Iddress:
King -Srree¢ Hammersmith, London W'6 91F
Circuit
Chelsea, Hammersmith & bulham 35/04
District
Lx)ndon
C.hariry' Number
1133940
Iini%tL'r in Charge:
Revd. Iesinga I'unipola
"rru%ieeb ar 31 _.lug 2021 Revd. lesinga I'unipola - Chair
I Ir. Stephen Iawrence - Treasurer
,NIr. Kwaku Tieku - Organist
Is. Juliana Goode
Is. Joan Bennett
Ir. -{. .4. ,II. Grigg
Ils. N'anessa Brackett
Bookkeeper
Nlr. Solomon Sackei.
-luditor
-4ntippa & Compan!, Ltd. (.Ingelo G. ,4ntippa)
'I'rustee%
One trustee resigned during the financial )'ear.
The minister is alwal's Chair of the Trustees and is appointed to
one or more Churches in our Circuit (charit) 1133940). They are
choben b!, the c.onference and paid b}, the Circuit. Their level of
pa!, is detern]ined b!" the Gonference of the British Nlcthodist
Church (ChariTh' number 1132208). Our current minister is Revd.
lesinga ('Singa) I'unipo]a.
The onl). other mistee paid b!" Rivercoun is Kwaku Tieku. He
pla!"5 the organ at senryces and is a trained music therapist. He is
an excellent organist and communicator which m2kes him one of
eat assets to ILIIC.
tion
e tr+tatted the financi211.ear with ILIIC closed for reh.
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services. It eventuall!. re-opened on ?4, June. Thus, we have onl!
been open for a couple months of this financial year. Because we
have an clderl!. congregation, some LIIC members have not vet
returned.
'e also nonnalli. have some tOUriSLS in attendance as we are
locaied on 2 major street in W'esr Lnndon. -{ lack of tourists has
dried up thar source of worshippers.
.In average of ?) people artended Rivercourt services before the
pandemic in 2020. There were approximatel}, 50 members.
Revd I'unipola is Tongan and head of the Tongan fellowship
Communin". She attracts a large number of Tong2ns to RNIC.
..Uthough our congregation has been 10 to 15 since re-opening, it
could swell to two or three rimes that number depending on who
is preaching.
RIIC is 2 member of the Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham
Circuir, which consists of five Ilethodist churche%.. .Iskew Road,
Ghelsca, Fulham Broadwa!", Rivercourr and Shepherd's Bush
Road. From the start of the financial }tear all the churches in the
Circuit had started running £oom Services. In general, .4skew
Road ran their own service. The other churches, including ILNIC
had combined Zoom serKryces, led b) presb1.ters and local
preachers in the Circuit with occasional guest ministers who were
free. The Circuir also staned Zoom Circuit %ervices one Sund2)T a
month.
Caiing for members who are sheltering and not computer hterate
has been a challenge.
ome older members did not want to do Zoom and the Tongans
st2rted running rheir own senrices which are mainls: delivered in
their native hnguage. Tongan
Once lockdown ends completel!., we will be able to have a more
rease idea OE likeli. numbers
in
forward.
.Ilini%fL'rial Oversight
Revd. Singa compleied her second !Tear with us in .lugust 2021.
Ve share her ministr%" with Shepherd's Bush Road Church.
Singa was happN' to cotne to KK est kn)ndon as it is a good location
for her Ca￿ng to minister to the Tongan Fellowskn'p in addition to
her Circuit re8ponsibdirie%. -%he began her role in the Circuit in
-lugust ol ?019. Her appuintment should lasr five )ears. She will
haN'e rcached retirement age prior to the end of her appointment.
She could then retirc. If bhe chooses to sta ' on and the Circuit
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votes fnr her ro continue, she could opt-in for another five years
or less as she be eligible to reiire.
The superintendent of our Circuit wenr off on sick Icave in
December. He is currendi- stdl on sick leave at the end of this
financial l'ear. Revd Singa is thc senior presbl'rer in the Circuit.
"Il)is meanb bhe has had to take on è+ome Superintendent
responsibiliries in addirion to her church responsibilities.
efi]llN' this situation will resolve itself in the next financial
ear.
Building
RIIC is an impressive church (insured value £1 0,84? 160 as of 24
June 20?1) from bnrh the inside and outside. It opened in 1875. It
was converted in the latc 1990s ro provide flexibibti. in a modern
worship space. Ihis is both a blessing and a curse.
The blessing is that as a high srreet church, there are many people
passing b!. the building expressing a genuine interest inio what is
going on inside and stopping ro prai". Its location close to both bus
and tube 8eThryces make it an eas!. place ro have meetings, classcs or
other get togethers.
The curse of a large church is its upkeep, which is a major cost of
time and mone!. for the Trustees. In recent }'exrs we have had
exceprion21 costs for the spire and the roof. Our last cost for the
roof was the 50/0 retenrion fee which came due in June 2021.
.{ dark da!. for ILIIC was the 121h of Jul!:. .45 we moved close ro
the end of the financ￿ l'ear and the end of the tenant's lease, both
31:, .lugust, a tottential rain flooded the local sewer s}Fstem which
caused sewage ro b2ck up through basement toilets into the
nursery" which operates in the basement.
LuckilN', we were insured as b!. the end of .4ugust builders beh'eve
thcir work nor be complete until December 2021, which
means that the nurben. have to use ILIIC for cla¥+srooms. So
lat Ilethodist Insurance have been veTh' su
onive.
inancial .Iccounts
2020-21 saw a drop in receipts. The rent from the nurqer! school
incre2sL.d. as nur%crics %ta!"ed open throughout Ihe financial year
despite the pandemic. The nursery" renr was paid at the increased
amount negotiated from the prewous i'ear. Income from the
Church Hau declined dramaticalls as the pandemic caused the
bottom to dtop out ol the letting market across the board from
dance groups and classes to rehearsal space for opera companies.
Other income was down where furlough gains of the administraror
And cusrodian cosis were more than offsL't los% b . the one-off
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grant for roof repairs.
Xle had a massive drop in pa!Thents as a resulr of the previous
i"earfs cost of roof mainEen2nce. Insurance wa!. up as ILIIC
was re-rared bi" Ilethodist Insurance. "I'lu"s onl!, occurs once every
few i.ears so die cosis should not rise for the nexr few }'ears unless
we have expensive claims. Iater in the repott it shows that in fact
we did have a massive claim just near the end of the financial year
X'e also had a rise in other pa!Thents which were tied to the
reopening. This included a deep clcan fot the entire Church 2s well
as qignage. special bins, costs for tracking clcaning, hand sanitizers
and mask%. IX e should be able ro claim these cosr8 back next year
from a LA)ndon Disttict tund
tLIIC should also receive rents from three properties in adjoining
'vercourt House. IX e receive rental pa!Theni from 2 flat that the
ILIIC collects. The other two properries are managed b) the
IA)ndon Committee in exchange for rent collected on a fourth
propLrn' in RiN'ercourt House. This renr goes direcd}' to the
IA)ndon Committee.
The agents who operate on beh21f of the LA>ndon Committee,
setting and collecring rent have not been doing so 2nd the LA)ndon
CoTnmittee are nor tracking thc work these agents do. 'fhis could
cau>*e a challenge in the ncxt financial )'L'ar for Rllc.
Our receiprs were down our costs dropped dramaticall). which
resulEed in a small profit for the l'ear of £1029.
.41though reserve¥ are below what the!" should be 2nd the damage
to the nurseTh- of the sewage backup remains uncertain, the future
should bc rosi" as tenants rerurn to the building along with the
congregauon who has become tired of Zoom services. Zoom will
certainl)- be used for Bible Studies, Funerals and Weddings
However. people are read!, to be￿n worshiping together as a
ongregation.
Rc%erve
Reserves are the amount of mone!, held b). ILIIC in case of
unforeseen circumstances. ILIIC aims to keep six months of easdy
acccssible cash available. In 2019-20 our bank account (Central
Board of Finance) took a massiiTe hit. In this year the amount held
b!. the Cenrrnl Bank went up a shght amount.
In the past l'ear the ILIIC held the line against the problems of the
previous Iyear. IE the nursefj. repairs are completed and the
ro
ertieti ad"2ccnt to ILIIC srart havin
their rents collected
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regularl!,, next l'ear could consist of ILIIC getting its re¥+erves back
where the!. belong and allow for needed changes such as painting
and upgrading technolo￿..
The Church is l ?5 l-ears old 2nd maintenance costr are very hgh
whether or nor the building is in use. Ixle will havc to reduce costs
and reli. on savings while lertings build back up again post Covid.
Iuch of our work in thc community. is the result of having a space
that ts exttemel!, usable. With a small congregation the building
ha% tn break even. Our savings reserves will tend to fluctuate
berween
u%t over and '
u4t under 50 /0 of the out oin
Rivercourt received no special granrs from CJovernment or private
interests. Ix'e took advantage of the Govcrnmcnt Job Retention
.%cheme and pur our Thvo emploiees, church administraror and
custodian, on fL￿lOUgh while srill paNing 20 % of their salari,.
Income was als.o derived from pubbc giving. lettings and users of
ILIIC irself. No professional tundraisers were used. ,￿ monies
raised and spent were done so in England.
()thLr
.4patt from the pandemic and the sewage backup, no other serious
incident
occurred durin
the i'ear, either re
orted or unre
otted.
%teve Lawrence - Church Treasurer
RL'vd. %inga I'unipola - Ilinister
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent EXaMine￿S Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
LH
On accounts for the year
ended
Charity no
(rf any)
Set out on pages
- 2 .
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
chanty (Ihe Trust") for the year erKled 3 i /0 S/ ioil
As ￿ charit￿S trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011
(Ihe Acr)
Responslblllties and
basis of report
I report in resp￿￿ of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have follo￿1 all the apFlicable DirerAions given by the Chanty Commission
under section 145{5)(b) of the A
Independent
examinerfs statement
apPh6￿ bodyll. De￿te l ] rfnot applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in connectK)n wtth the examination {gtkeFI
dis61￿￿") whith gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
the accounling records ￿e not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charibes Act; or
the aGcounts dKI not accord the accounting records,. or
the accounts dKJ not comply wtlh the applicable requirements
conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
{Accounts and Rew1s} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no con¢ems and have come a￿0$$ no other matters in conne¢tion
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be ￿aChed.
. Please delete Ihe wonts in the brackets rfthey do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
IZ 2•
Namo:
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
FLr4 tT
IER
Oct 2018

Irf any):
Addrtss:
L. I
Section 8
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn
{see CC32. Ir¥Jependent examinats'on of charty accounts.. directions and
guidan￿ for examiner5).
Give here brief details of I
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENfjLAND AND WALES
Recei
tsand
ents accounts
CC16a
Forthe period
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrict•d
fuFKIs
P￿trt¢tell
fund5
Endowment
Total fund5
Last ytrar
A1 RecLy
10.054
fQ,054
13,655
7t.514
491
6.371
LBthn95 Ini>
Bank In￿[￿¥1
HMRC grant Jab Sclvne
310
ARJ
93.755
91755
171341
93,755
91755
A3Pa
Chutth rjtwl
11811
13.554
a973
12.841
13.$54
28.9n
87.351
IitstB5
si¥IF(tsts
26.991
100
10.510
11130
I3,1￿•
Sub to
1SB,49S
Sub tolal
1365
92.726
92,728
160,860
Net 0frn¢w"m￿{payMffitsJ
AS Transfers between funds
A6 Calh funds last year end
Cash funds this year•nd
1.029
48,519
47.066
47,066
46.037
CCXX R1 acoyJnts ISSI
29111r2021

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrvstrlct•d
Restrl¢ted
fund*
ts) n•arMt£
Endowmtnl
funds
to
B1 Cash funds
47.Q51
15
Total cash funds
47,066
funds
to f￿ar•￿t£
fundB
to ngarnstf
Ftsndtot*l￿h
Cost{opknall
Cuffentvalu
onal
B3 Inv•stm•nt assèts
Costlopttmall
Cuff•nttAIuB
charity's uso
w￿nd
BS U•biliti
by ¢Jn
ha¥ of all Ihe trustses
&gnatu
Flwrt Name
Date of
roval
CCXX R2 actertjnts ISSI
2911112021

CHURCH (Short Fom)
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
(SHORT FORM)
Rivercourt Methodist
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2021
(I
Ji
Circult
Clrcuit no
Registored Chartty - Charity Registration number
1174328
If not a registered charity Hw IAaiosty's Revenue and Customs
Gift Aid numbor
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity nurnber in tenns of evidence of charttable status
and may be used to give to dorK)rs or grant funders 7Mshing to see eviden￿ of the organisation's charitable
status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not ￿lStered tharities are excepted from
registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister.
Church Stewards:
Treasurer..
Churth short Sld frym ofac£ts 2012 R PJ
1d4

Chwc
Rivercourt Methodist
ct•Jr¢h
SECnOII A
RECE
iO.D54
13.6
491
a3
71.514
15 1%)
.881
TOT*LRECE
93,755
112.341
SECIION
b1
PAVIIEFITS
02
12.841
67.351
13.554
9,513
42.131
39.866
91n6
110.8fjQ
b7
TOTAL PAY¥Epirs
SECTION C
a6-bT
148.5191
C1
Topi h￿$
48 037
TOTAL FLWIDSATEIKIOF YEAR
6,037
siai&r*ets* ofan
io.w.a20
I1.843.￿5
SECIW)F4 D ANJLYSL8 OF FIJI
d1
BaWW atTklCP a131
hEbJatCF8at31
30.434
d3
16ABI
15.603
47
SECllOW E
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B*L4JXE SrnL TO BE PA
ei•e2•31
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Name of Church". Rivercourt Methodist Church No .............
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confim that these Re￿Ipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2021 have been
prepared from the records of the Church and that they indude all funds under the control of the
Churd) trustees.
Signature of treasurer ...
Name and address of treasurer .S. l&.4/d-...
. Post Code..W b l?".t
Presentation to the Church trustees
I confim that the annual report arKJ accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 weAMII be.
presented to the meetinq of the Church trustees held on ..
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Narne of the Chair of the meeting
1£10 612022
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the
Rivercourt Methodist Church
Charity Number 1174328
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examinth.on of the accounts of the Rivercourt Meth¢)dist Church for the
year ended 31 August 2021 set out on page 2. As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the
preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ *ith the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the ACY).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of ihe
Act and. in carying out my examinats"on, I have followed all the applicabte Direcbons given by the
Charity Commission under seciion 145(5){b) of the Act.
' delete or circle as appropriate
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Name of Church: Rivercourt Methodist Church No ..
Independont Examinerfs Statement
I have corn￿eted my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to My attention in
conrtttion with the examination which give me cause to believe that in. any m*erial respect..
the accountiro records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act" or
the accounts do not accord vthh the attounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters ￿ connection with the examination to
which attention should be dra*Tr in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be r*ched.
I have obtained independent verification of all investmenis vAth the Trustees for Methodist Church
Purposes or hekl in other trusts. bank balances and fijnds at the Central Finance Board of the
Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10.(￿ (ten thousand pounds) at the balance
sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of indepèndent examiner. Angelo Antippa. Director
Relevant professional qualification of irNJependent examiner. FCA CTA
Name of (where apprwiate>: Antippa & Company Ltd, Chartered Accountants
Addr￿.. 17 Copthall Gardens. Twckenham. TW14HH
Date: 12 February 2022
Chwth short Std fom of ￿ R.W2012.xls

Rivercourt Methodist Church
Accounts
Year ended 31 August 2021

Rivereourt Methodist Church
Receipts and payments summary
Year ended 31 August 2021
2021
2020
Reeempts
Voluni
income:
Collections. donations and Gift Aid
10.054
13.655
Rental income:
Shops and flal
Church basement
22.487
37.8(K)
8.222
18.626
31.500
21.388
Church hall lettings
68.509
71.514
Other incom¢'.
Bank interest
HMRC grants - Job reieniion scheme
Coniribution tow'ards costs from tenants
Grant for roof repairs
42
14.870
280
491
6.371
310
20.000
112.341
93.7)5
Payments
Circuii assessment
SiafTsalaries and National Insurance
Organist
Property maintenance
Insurance
24.000
28.973
1.640
12.841
9.768
2.314
1.472
3.972
590
24.000
26,991
2,400
87.351
3,800
4.906
837
1,372
933
2,921
730
812
Lighi and heating
Water rates
Cleaning and refuse collection
Telephone and internet
Professional fees and engineering report
Accountancy
Postage and stationery
Travel
Gifts and donations
Other payments - Covid supplies. flowers. eic.
Purchase of equipment
730
1.209
70
70
loo
200
1.272
2.365
-160.860
-92,726
Surplusl-Defieit of receipts over payments
£1.029
-£48519

Rivercourt Methodist Church
Balance Sheet
As at 31 August 2021
2021
2020
Gen¢ral Fund
Accumulated surplus ai I Sep1¢m￿r 2020
Add: Surplus for th¢ year 2021
A¢¢umulated surplus at 31 August 2021
46.037
94.556
1.029
£47,066
48.519
£46,037
resented b
Bank and cash
Central Board of Finance bank dewsit account
HSBC bank current accounl
Petty cash
Total fund5 at 31 August 2021
30.605
16.446
30.434
15.499
104
£47,066
£46.037