CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 111 January 2021 To 31*1 Dfjcem￿r 2021 Charity name: The Storehouse Church Dorchasler Chaiity registration number. 1174381 Objectives and Actlvltles Summary of tha purF*)ses of the charity 8s set out in its govemiro docUM￿t 1.17 to advance the Chrlstlan falth In accordance wlth thè Slatgmgnt and In such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the worfd as the Church Councll from Ilmo to tlme to may thlnk fil: (b) to rellevg slckness and flnanclal hardshlp and to promote and preserve good hoalth by th& provlslon of funds, goods or servlces of any klnd Indudlng through the provlslon of ¢ounselllng and support In such parts of the Unlted Klngdom or the worfd a$ the chU￿h Councll from tlme to tlme Ihlnk fft; and {c) to advance educatlon In su¢h ways and in such parts of the Unlted Kingdom or the world as the Church Councll from Ilmo to tim• may thlnk fft. Summary of the main activities in relatK)n to tPb)so purposes for the public benefft, in particular. the activities. projects or services idenlified in the accounts. Pw8 1.17 1.19 ChurGhe5 Wgre prohlblted from all face- to4aca mgetSngs and serviG95 of vrtKship until August 2021. Prior to th1$, provlslon was made for gularl publi& Chrlstlan r•llglous servlces through broadcasted recordings or live church meetings by use of thg Internet. Slnce public face•to- face meelings werg made lawful agaln, these have bttn held on church emises but the church has also retained the advantage and benefit of broadcasting services or using audio viwal communi&*ion to provlde for those unable to attgnd meetlngs through ill health or othtrnmiso. The church also supportgd and continued providing facilities for a local Indian Christian commun. who meet to r5hip and fellowship in thelr Iraditlonal language. The ¢hur¢h maintained its levels of regular financial 5UPPOrt for oth Chrlstian Oryani&￿i0n4 churches and ministries locally. in the UK and abroad. The church became sponsor of The Boys Brigade in Dor¢hester to pro￿• aCtsvil￿S. education. friendship and support to y¢)ung pgoplg. Thg church continued to advance efforts to reduce hardshlp and povèrty by actlve Involvement and by helping to raising funds ft)r Communlty Share and other local charftles wlth slmllar objec11v￿ to Our own: The church has begun to dellver r•cognlsed trnlnlng IOT tts volunteers to brfng better recognised 8tandards ol service delivery and n¢)w has a qualmad Instructor •ble to provide training to ¢)ther churthes and o anisations. The church trusteès hav• full and duo r8ganl to thw Charlty Commission. guldance on publlc beneflL W• r¢maln true to thfr lawful and tharttablg alms of tho Charlty's govorning document and conllnue to seek to grow our mlnlstry and WO￿ for the furtlw beneflt of ¢ommunllles near and far. Statement confinning whether the trustees have had regard to the guida￿% issued by the Charity Commisston on public benefit P*8 1.18 Addltlonal Infonnatkn (OF You ma P¥4 1J8 ¢a4• ba•1• by tho Chur¢h Councll. Pdicy on grani making 1.39 Policy on socia investment induding program related inve$trnent Church voluntoers make a cnKlal contribution lo the worf( of th8 church, supporting and èxpanding the work of pald staff. The church has a small team of dedicated In•*vldual volunteers wilh varlous skllls and exF>wiences WI￿ take on a varigty of roles. The church 19 beglnnlng to Invest more in its volunteers through a programme of training wilh suilable quallficatlons for c role& P*a 1.38 tril￿tiOn made by volunteers other Achievements and Perfonnance Despite the severe restrlctions imposed . the church by Covld-19, The Storehouse Church managed to rernain activety engaged wlth all people ty continuing lo develop the us• of visual communications and interngt broadcastin Upon the Covld restrlcilons ￿Ing romovfjd in August 2021. all of the pro- Covid congregalion eventually rtrtumed to church activitiès Inrfb8rson. Where somg Wore hesitant or unablo to rgturn at firs( the church contlnuod Its provlslon of vlsual communlcatlon and broa￿tIng serv4ce$ and thls has now become an Impoitsnl and growing element in sharing the hope of the Chrlstlan falth and for engaglng wlth wldw audience. We have rncelvod messages from ￿ar and far tslling u8 of how Indlvlduals and whole famllla$ havo been helped through this new way to minister In TNorship. prayer and other typos of •upporL Whilst for much of 2021 tho church w ohibitod from using Its bulldlng for vmrship and mlnlstry It continuod to appty Its resourt6s In support of local charlty, Ctynmunlty Share (prevlously, Dw¢hestor Communlty Kitch•n), provkllng an operatlonal base to reach out to thousands of famllies or Indlvlduals around th6 county of Dorset needlng fo(￿ and hyglene goods durlng dlffi¢ull pgrlods of golng wflhout care supporL Income, famity conlac( etc. Thls support glven wlthout any dlrect benefrt to the church except in that It allowed us to eonlinue meeting some of our own obiectlves as a charity. We were pleased to so0 Community Share bocome a rggistered charlty In Its own rigm as li continues to grow to moet new needs and to gain a good r•putalion wlth lo¢al organisations and local authorities and even has the Imcking of the local MP. The church has begun to rfrestablish The Boys Brlgade In Dorchester the bonefft of local young people. Training in Mentsl Health First Aid has been r￿e1ved by the church for the purpose of preparlng to provide better and servlces to Summary of the maln achievements of the tharity. identTfying the differen￿ Ihe charitys work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any vnler benefits to society as a whole. numbers of local people as the repercussions of L¢>¢kdown have Addlllonal Infomi¥tlon {opllonal) You ma choose to I￿lUde fijrther Stat￿nts ab(wL' Achievements against objectives set Performance of fiJndrai$iThJ activities against otie(aives 1.41 Invostment perf(￿rnance against ￿l'ectIveS P*a 1.41 Financial Review Review of the charitys financid position at the end of the period 121 The church suffgred great hardshlp from bein9 prohibited from its normal activities and functions but the exercise of financial prudenc• and the support of committed. regular donors helped the church to continue to meet all of its commilmgnts throughout the year untll opportunities arose towards thg end of tho year that havg onabled the church finances to recover greatèr roslllence. Consequenlty, the position at the close of the financial period gives •ncouragement for the church to havo greater ablllty to bongfft communltles In Dorchestor and be ond 5t4ovld. The church's policy is lo hold in reserve the equivalent of three months. worth of planned exp•nditure to bulfer against change and to provide time lo react to such. Statement explaining the pollcy for holding reserves stating why Ihey are held Pw* 122 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holdiThJ z￿0 reserv8s Oetails ol lund matefialty In deficit Explanation of any uncertainkn'es about the charity t))ntinuiTh3 as a g)ing Pwa122 £7.gK P*a122 124 123 Addltlonal InfOrn￿O0n (Op￿Onall You ma choose to indude furiher statements whefe relevant about: Prlnclpl¢ fundlng comes from regulor donatlons. hiring of ChU￿h facilitles and tax benth through Gfft Aid. The charws princlpal S￿r¢e$ of fvnds (l￿￿udINj any fUndrai￿n9) P•a 1.47 Investment and objectives induding any soual investment FK4icy adopted 1.46 A description of Ihe prinlipal facir¥J the charity P*a 1.46 Structure. Governance and Management Description of char￿5 trusts: Type of governing do(JJment ',neri Pwa 125 How is Ihe charity constituted? le..g unincorporated %onr.IAtinn n.lni Tn￿tee seledion meth(Kls including details of any constrtutional prowsions e.g. electM)n to post or name of any person or body entytled to appoint one or m￿6 twstees P• 125 Trust Pwa 126 Trust•os arn appolnted by the Church Councll. Additional inforniation (opttonal) You ma choose to include further statements where ro￿Vant about: Policies and wocadures adopted for the induction and trainirvJ of trustees Pw• 1.51 The church 18 a88oclat•d wlth Assemblles of God GB, Is a mèmber of Churches Together In Dorchestor and Is sponsor to tho * Dorchester Company of The Boys Brlgad• natlonal youth organlsatlon. The church collaborat•s wlth thfr work of local charfty Communlty Shara based Dorchester. Mark Stéven Topp18 marriod to Lydia Jayno Topp. Th8 charity's organisational structure and any wider nets*￿rk with whiL* the charity works P•¥ 151 Relatlrmshlp with any related parties Pwa 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Cha name Other name the cha . uses ISter￿ chari number Charty's prin(ipal address The Storetx)use Church. The store1K￿se 1174381 3 Cambndge Road Dorchester Dorset DT12LR Names of the charlty trustees who mana9B the char TftMt•• nam• Office (rf any) Mame of T￿$0￿ lor body) enlllled ttrustee on Mark Steven Topp Steven Paul Cain Treasurer From 0110912021 RoLErt Martin Fitzgerald Lydia Ja￿e Topp Sandra Rose MiHer Emest Raymond Shapcott 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 e trustees- names of the dKectcffs at date the vras a roved Name of trustees Iw)kliThJ lik to wcpwty belorvJiThJ to the tharity Mark Steven To Robert Martin Filz Sandra Rose Miller Ernest Ra ond Sha Ronald Richard Dunkl rald Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capa Ccffnmunty Share. Name and c*>je(ts of the Charity on whose behalfthe assets are held and how thi8 falls within the custLMlian Boys BrWe- the adVantr￿ of Christ's kingdom and Ihe pmmotron of habits of obedien￿. revgrence. disrapline, seff-res￿t and all that tends towards true Communty Share- lThging C￿nmunitieS tryMier to provkge far and a￿essIble support to those in need. either with su lies of s or b oJlab)rative These cash funds are hekj in the chufth's own bank acuJunL Th8y are SUbj￿t to the same financial safeguards as the churth's own fijnds but are acuunted for separately within the thuro*'s own records {as con be seen in the annual accounts summary Regular and on41emarnl reports of the activty of 88ch fund are provthy to tlw)se persons Tesportsible for the management of each of th&8e organisations. The Boys Bngade's assets are held on tmst as part of the church's sponsoTship. in accordance with The Boys Bngade's nalml regulati￿$ for the manawont of its cxJnpanie5. Ccffnmunty Share's assets are hekl on tn& untd such time its ban laThlties. Detsib of arrangements for safe cUst&￿Y and segregation of suth assets from the charity's own assets Addltlonal infonnation (opljonal) Namos and addross•s of advlser5 Ioptlonal Infomiallon) Type of Name advl••r Nam? of chlef executlve or names of senlor st•lf m0mbgr8 (Opdonal Infomiatlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for norHllsdosure of ke nel details other o tional information Declarations Tho trusto08 doclare that they have approvod the tfUStees' report above. &gnod on behalf of the charW$ Iru Slwature(s) Full namel$) Posilion leg Secretary, Chair. elc) o_f_ 2oiL ## **Accounts 2021 - Balance Sheet** **----- Start of picture text -----**
The
Storehouse The Boys Community
Church Brigade Share All Accts
Carried Over (C/O) 2020 7,481.73 10,777.08 18,258.81
INCOME
Cash (Bag) Offerings 3,038.52 3,038.52
Givt (net income) 244.05 244.05
Bank Rec'ts/Cheques (non-G/Aided) 9,153.00 9,153.00
Bank Rec'ts/Cheques (G/Aided) 19,072.00 19,072.00
Gift Aid/GASD (tax refunds) 6,909.15 6,909.15
Other Gifts 1,005.00 1,005.00
-
Fundraising (general)
Church Hire 975.00 975.00
- -
Gas/Elec (refunds)
Missions/Outreach/Community (general) 2.58 2.58
Lunch Club - -
- -
Star of Hope
- -
Stay & Play
- -
Help the Vulnerable
Boys Brigade 1,493.36 1,493.36
Community Share 6,717.68 6,717.68
Bank Interest; Deposit Acct. 0.60 0.60
sub total (Income - C/O 2020) 40,399.90 1,493.36 6,717.68 48,610.94
Total Income 47,881.63 1,493.36 17,494.76 66,869.75
EXPENDITURE
Employee costs 21,536.29 21,536.29
Gifts out 7% (see Church Giving) 1,263.50 1,263.50
AOG 3% Contribution 895.44 895.44
Insurance Prem 1,389.13 1,389.13
Annual Fees 495.00 495.00
Annual Services 181.80 181.80
Gas/Elec (rev. Sep) 1,269.07 1,269.07
Phone/internet 331.47 331.47
Website 343.00 343.00
Zoom 146.76 146.76
Visiting Speakers 60.00 60.00
- -
Missions/Outreach/Community
Lunch Club - -
- -
Star of Hope
- -
Stay & Play (* B/Fd 2020)
- -
Help the Vuln (* B/Fd 2020)
Boys Brigade 40.00 40.00
Community Share 7,641.69 7,641.69
Building upkeep (inc. roof repair) 795.14 795.14
Other 230.19 230.19
Total Expenditure 28,936.79 40.00 7,641.69 36,618.48
BALANCE 18,944.84 1,453.36 9,853.07 30,251.27
Nett Income 2021 11,463.11 1,453.36 -924.01 11,992.46
Bank Reconciliation
Lloyds Bank Balances as at:
31 December 2020 18,258.81
31 December 2021 30,251.27
Nett difference 11,992.46
Church Account 2021
Receipts 48,610.94
Payments - 36,618.48
Nett Receipts/Payments: 11,992.46
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to tho trusteesl members of The storeh￿ Church D￿ter On accounts for th8 y ènded 2021 Charity no Irf afty) 1174381 Set out on pag•s I reFrf)rt to the trustees on my eXAminalJon ￿ the ￿)Unts of the abov8 charity11he Trusf} for th8 year ended Responsibllltlos and the tharity trustees of the TntsL you are resr*Mslblè for the preparation basls of report ol the acccmjnts in aeL￿darth with ts requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {tr Acr). I reFrt)rt in respect of my examlnation of t￿ Tru$l's accnunls camed out urKJer sethon 145 of the 2011 A(# and in ￿rryIng rjjt my examination I have followed the apptKable Directions given by the Charity Commisslon under secaion 145(5Xb) of the Ac*. I have comthted my exwninatM)n. l o)nfirm that materlal matters have cajme to my attention {other than that disclosed t*low ') in o)nnection with the examlnallon *thlch gives cause to bali6ve that in, any materlal aCts￿nti￿ recx)rd8 ￿r6 not kept in 8(xaxdanc8 wlth 88Ctlon 130 of the Aca Indepondent examln•rfs statemont I have rm) C47ncems and have (x￿0 acxoss no other matters in ￿)nneCtIOn wilh the examination to attention should bè drawn in ordèr to enable a proper urhjerstandiry of the acx*)unts to be rnached. . Please d￿te Ihe ￿ iii the bra¢kèts rfthey th) not apply. Slgn•d: /5 Z022 SfiJl v LLfvPPI LLI YJ L D6fHSSI h Reléwdnt professlonal quallflcation(s) or body (If any): A3SOCI fvTION Ofr AccoLifvIIN6 T&C ICIA UlvTA￿C SErtv(c&ts IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Onty txynplete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent ekiminatKJn of (*wity a￿nts. direclions and guidance for examiners). Glvo here brlef d•ta118 of any items that the examiner wlshes to disclosè. IER Octobor 2018