Rockministry Registered Charity Number: 1175351
ROCKMINISTRY
Trustees Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31[st] March 2022
Rockministry
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the period ended 31[st] March 2022
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 to2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Receipts and Payments | 4 |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 5 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 5 |
Rockministry
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the period ended 31[st] March 2022
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year to 31st March 2022. The trustees have opted, under section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Charities Act’), to prepare receipts and payments accounts
Objectives and Aims Our charitable objects are:
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(a) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the evangelical alliance basis of faith, in Bideford, Devon and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the directors of the charity may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the charity;
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(b) to relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship and who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in the said location and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit.
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We do this by
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Sunday services and other Christian meetings for the community.
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Free faith and none based Parent and Children courses in the community.
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Providing food and practical items for the poor and needy.
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Providing a place for worship and Christian teaching of the Bible.
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Providing marriage courses and advice, bereavement courses and Counselling.
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Parent and toddler group.
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Community Christian coffee bar.
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Coaching and mentoring to all people.
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Children’s Sunday School.
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Christmas food hampers to the poor and needy. Community building for hire.
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Providing free holidays for those on low incomes and have not had a holiday for 4 years.
Public benefit
The Trustees have considered the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and consider that the activities of the charity meet its charitable objectives and provide a benefit to the public.
Achievement and Performance
Charitable activities
The Rockministry are advocates for many other Charities that include Care for the family, Acts 435, Northern Devon Food bank, Family Holiday Association. Rockministry have worked and provided support to many household’s families and children through Devon County Council community support program. Through working together, we are better placed to offer free holidays to families, free white goods and household items, free food to families. We provide through the Rockministry extra items of fresh food, new items of household goods. Through Care for the family, we offer different family training programs that are recognised by social services and other professionals, this includes handling anger in the family, teenage years, bereavement support.
Rockministry provide employment through work within the ministry.
Rockministry have a regular outreach program to the streets offering prayer and spiritual support. This is an opportunity to pray for the sick, offer emotional, practical, and spiritual support in the heart of a community.
Rockministry provide training and support to those that attend the Rock Church running a 4-week program that develops the specific areas for coming onto the team of the Rockministry. This is a successful way of helping people to have fresh direction and learn to overcome and develop their gifts and abilities through serving in the community local Church.
Volunteers
We have put a lot of time into developing the teams within the Rockministry training and equipping with hope, vision, and purpose.
This includes Growth track that gives every person the ability to learn about what gifts and abilities they function in best, we believe that every person is special and that every person has a unique gift from God to be used to its full potential in him. We are a growing Church that loves to empower, coach and mentor people in ministry, family life, marriage, employment, and personal life.
Financial review
The charity is dependent on donations £27,468 (2021: £8,965).
The coffee bar income increased to £8,278 (2021: £351) with costs of £5,714 (2021: £4,916)
Total income for the period was £62,171 (2021: £43,191) and expenditure £59,019 (2021: £22,681) leaving a surplus of £3,152 (2021: £5,971)
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Rockministry
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for the period ended 31[st] March 2022
We have a café facility and have Sunday services where it is well attended with families and children. We have maintained and paid all our outgoings and have invested in our equipment and resources to be able to cook meals and have an equipped resource for the community to use.
Reserves policy
We have a policy not to borrow finance so where possible we stick to a very tight budget; we do not hold reserves currently as we do not have the finance coming in to do this. We plan to hold a reserve fund of three months for day to day bills coming in.
Unrestricted cash reserves at the year-end were £9,227
Structure, Governance and Management Governing document
Rockministries is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered on 25[th] October 2017.
The charity associated with the International Network of Churches (INC) but is governed independently. New members are elected by the existing trustees to the board after nomination and interview.
Financial reports are presented to the board at each meeting. Minutes of each meeting are taken and subsequently distributed.
Reference and Administration Details
Registered Charity number 1175351
Registered name
Rockministry 1175351 Other names Principal address Rock Café 12 Grenville Street Assembly on the Rock Bideford Devon EX39 2EA
Trustees
Appointments/Resignations
Name
Name Position Appointments/Resignations Jane Butler Chair Brian McMahon Peter Simpson Ruth Ward Appointed 9[th] September 2021
Independent Examiner
Magnus Proctor FFA Lindisfarne Landkey Road Barnstaple EX32 9BW
Approved by the board of trustees on 1[st] December 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
Jane Butler Jane Butler (Dec 7, 2022 09:02 GMT) ............................................. Jane Butler Chair
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ROCKMINISTRY
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Rockministries
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Rockministry (the Trust) for the year to 31[st] March 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Magnus Proctor FFA Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants Lindisfarne Landkey Road Barnstaple EX32 9BW
Date: 1[st] December 2022
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Rockministry
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS for the year to 31[st] March 2022
| Receipts Donations and gifts Café church Event Income Rental income Grants received Total receipts Payments Café church: Purchases Volunteer expenses Rent Rates Utilities Maintenance Donations and giving INC tithe Resources Events Pastoral costs Food parcels Travel costs Office costs Bank charges Equipment Insurance Advertising Subscriptions Website Total payments Net receipts / (payments) Reconciliation of funds Transfer between funds Total Funds brought forward Total Funds carried forward |
2022 2021 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total Total £ £ £ £ 27,468 0 27,468 8,965 8,278 0 8,278 351 225 225 5,950 0 5,950 2,465 17,500 2,750 20,250 31,410 |
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| 59,421 2,750 62,171 43,191 5,714 0 5,714 2,731 6,866 0 6,866 2,185 7,116 0 7,116 7,270 352 0 352 1,980 0 1,980 2,190 0 2,190 293 3,724 0 3,724 125 0 125 0 5,061 0 5,061 1,883 2,113 0 2,113 5,034 2,750 7,784 6,760 0 0 0 900 1,746 0 1,746 1,065 1,160 0 1,160 0 341 0 341 54 11,458 0 11,458 13,861 227 0 227 218 31 0 31 0 838 0 838 193 0 193 |
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| 56,269 2,750 59,019 37,220 |
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| 3,152 0 3,152 5,971 6,075 0 6,075 104 |
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| 9,227 0 9,227 6,075 |
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Rockministry
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES At 31[st] March 2022
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES At 31st March 2022 |
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| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed Assets | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Current Assets | ||||
| Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash at bank | 9,227 | 0 | 9,227 | 6,075 |
| Current Liabilities | ||||
| Creditors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets less Liabilities | 9,227 | 0 | 9,227 | 6,075 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 1[st] December and were signed on its behalf by:
Jane Butler
Jane Butler (Dec 7, 2022 09:02 GMT)
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Jane Butler, Chair
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
1. Accounting Policies
Basis of preparing the financial statements and assessment of going concern
These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis as permitted by law for smaller charities.
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
2. Trustee remuneration and benefits
None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity.
A loan was made to the Charity by a trustee. There was no benefit to the trustee and repayment will be made when the trustees consider there are sufficient reserves.
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