REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1176190 ort of the Trustee Unaudlted FlnanclAI Statements rE l Dccember 2023 for RiY¢r Church Hull 360 Aecouihtants Limited 18-19 Albion Street Hull East Yorksliir¢ HUI 3TG River Ci Churcli Hull ConteRts of the Financi1d I Statements Year EndL.d 31 DL'cLmber 2023 Page Report of thE Trustees Independent ExAminer's Rcporl Stat¢ment of Flnonclol Activltics Balance Shcet Notes to thc Financlal StatLments 7 to 12 Det&lled Statement of Flnuncl41 Actlvltles 13 to 14 River Cit Church Hull ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 202 The trustees present their reporL with Ihe finat)cial statements of the ¢harily for the year ended 31 December 2023. The trustees have adopted ti)e provisions of Accoiillting #nd Reporting by Charities.. Stalement of Re¢onunended Practice applicable lo cl)arities preparing tlieir accounls in accordance witli Ilie Financial Reporting Stsndard appli¢able in tl)e UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effective l January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectlves and Alms To AdvAnc¢ tlie Chrisiian faiili in accordance witli the siatement of belief5 appearing in tl)e scliedule hereto in Hull 2nd such otlier parts of the United Kingdom or tl)c world 0% tli¢ tru$i¢es of tlle CIO may from lime to tiine t1)It￿ fit ￿ld to fvlfill sueh oilier purposes wliicli are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales in connection wilh the charitable work of ilie CIO,. To i'elieve tlie needs of tile ¢oi)ynunity in Hull and surroui)ding areas by.. (a) Ihe relief of financial l)ardship, in paiticular but not exclusively by tlie pi'ovision of advic¢ and infonknaiioi): (bl Ilie preservaiioii and protection of good pl)ysical and menial healil). SIRnlficAnt Aetlvltles Tl)e ¢liarity exists 8$ a e￿I￿reh, and is part oftl)e Catalyst i)etwork of cliurclies. It ¢arries oul lypi¢al activitie8 for a Cliristian Chur¢h ¢.g. public worsliip, teacliing and training. prayer. projects of a charitable n#tur¢, th¢ extension of Ilie Cluisliaii faiili in Hull and beyond, the spiritual and pra¢ti¢al support ol'other Christian chiirches ai)d its own on8regalion. As of D¢¢¢mber 2023, our av¢ra8e attendance at our Sunday m¢¢ting wa$ roug])ly 120 (incliiding children). Publ1¢ benetlt I'lie cliarity has eiigaged in services to tliose ii) povcrly - Ilirougl) Ilie rui)ning of Bn Easi Hiill FoodbRnk' ¢lie delivery of a Wgnn Spuce durin￿ Ihc WiAlcr mortil)s, alongside A nuinber of iiifoni)ol educa¢iondl ¢ourses,' provisioii of counscl to tliose in need,. llnd has worked willi external Ag¢neies ftsr ihe dcvelopineiit of con)Iiiunilie.% In Ihc Drypool. Ings aiid Loii¥liill #rcas of 14ull #s well tIiL Clty as a whole. We l)ave worked witli iiiaiiy other churclics aeross Hull and tl)v UK. We have directly siipported ¢haritabl¢ works in l.lull, Leeds, New ZLalai)d and Zainbia. We a150 provide a chaplmirtcy s¢rvice to local Rugby League team Hull Kingston Rovers. FINANCIAL REVIEW Fln#n¢lal posldon Iiicome for Ilie general wnning of d)¢ Chariry during the period came from donalioiis fTom iTJembers and other privllte iiidividuals, grani tiiilding and do1￿¢10nS froin a loLJl biisine5s. Exp¢nditur¢ duriiig tlie year froin tlie geneiul fund relutcd to tlie norn)al ruDJiing cost5 of tSic cliurcli including.. 88larics and expenses of tlie employees, venue liir¢, trainin& support costs and office costs. Tliis year was our Second full flnancial year iii our vcrtiie, Tlie Well. aiid so some ¢osts asso¢iat¢d witli tl)e building liave decreased after a significant outlay on maintenance in the first yeBr. HO￿￿er, tlie biiildii)g ulsD enubled us to grow our Inembersliip which Ineant that our regular incoiiie incitased and our anniial 'Gifi nay" in Octobcr 2023 raised over £25.000 towards tl)e oiigoing running costs of Ilie cliur¢li. We 81$0 received a nuinber of gronts from North Bank Forum, Asda Foundation aiid Sanctuary Housii)g to fiind our Warin Space provision and edu¢atioiJal ¢ourses. OLlr Income was therefore sufficient lo cover our ¢xp¢ndiiure and cliurcl) finajices reniain he8ltliy, with the ehurch l)aving over four montlis of operational ¢osts in r¢serve. River City Chiirch Hull Inakes a practic¢ of giving to oiher ¢hari¢able bodies whose aim5 are consi5tcnt with tlic Charitys Objective5. DDnations are also inade to individuals, Including* but iiot restricted to participaiits of tl)e churcli (this 18 nortnally in cas¢s of IiaiKlsliip). All Such giving is consistent with tl)e M¢morandiim of Association. This giviiig is one ofihe largest ite]ns of ¢xp¢nditure after salaries and venue hire. Page I River Cl Church Hull ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 FUTURE PLANS Our main areas of atiention conlinue to be Christian mission and ¢onununity support in Hull, the UK and overseas, ¥rowinLr our own eongtegation and pariicipating in th¢ plun(ing of new churcheb in Hull and across lh¢ UK. We will do this through the provision of regular Discovery Bible Studies, the trdining and resourcing of our inembers in missiot), and through Workin￿ with other churches to reach towns and cities across the UK. We ivill continue lo offer our Foodbank provision 2 days a week, njn our Tliursday Wann Space unlil ai l¢)st Mar¢h 2024. offer iDformal educalion sesgions on subjects such as clothing alteration, li¢altliy cookiiis, pvltery, menlal wellbeing et¢, provide a sun)mer lioliday club for local primary school children. as well as otl)er rainily focused evenls. We Iiave ¢stablis￿led 4 posiiive parinetship with local charity EMS, who deliver weekly low ctsst meals to us. We also provided 200 free Clwislmas In¢als to local people in n¢ed, in partnersl)ip with Foodies Catering and Bevcrley Barn. In tl)e con)ing year we will contii)ue il)ese projects and seck to add n¢w a¢tiviti¢s wl)ere we identify a need iii il)e coi)unuiiity. A5 a result of our si￿]1r1¢ant growth over the lasi year we will be looking to rnake.significaiit ulicTulion$ lo Tlie Well in order 10 accomn)odat¢ our larger congregation. This will require capital invesiinent in the buildiiig but allows us to remain liere longer lerni. We Iiav¢ ncgotiited an extension to our lease whicli includes a si￿1)rICant reduction in our annual rent and the replocement of tlic lift in the building. SI"RUCI'URL, GOVERNANCE AND MANACEMENT Gov¢rning document Tl)e charity is coiitrolled by ils govemin8 do¢uilleiit. a deed of trust and constitutes an unin¢oTP(Irat¢d ¢l)arity. Orggni5gtion&l structure Tl)e Lliurcli 1$ maiiaged on a day.by-day basis by four parl-tim¢ ¢mploy¢d staff wlio Bre supported by a large number of volunlcer pcr8onnel from Ilie ¢l)ur¢h congregation. The Iruslcc$ oftlie Cl￿ritY observ¢ tho ¢liiirch's obli88¢ion under company and charily law aiid seLlmoiiilor the salarics and ilic ¢ontl'll¢ilworkinbb coiiditions of the el￿p10Ye¢S. Rtsk management Tlie trnsle&% liavL a duty to identify and review the Tisks to whi¢l) tlie ¢l18rity is exposed and to ensure appropriate eontrols are in pla¢e to provide reasonable assui'knce against fraud and error. The trustees have exainined the major straleyic, busin¢s8 and operatioiial risks wliich the charity faces and confirni tliat systems have been established and regiilar r¢ports produ¢ed lo mitiga(¢ ¢he8e risks. REFERENCE AND ADMILYISTRATIVK DETAILS Re%i8tered Chllrlty number 1176190 Princip414ddrcss Tlie Well Tlic Mount Retail Park Hull East Yorkshire HU9 2BN Trustees MrD Maude Mr L Savory Mr P Ricliardson Mr A RobinsDn Mrs K Jidethsanya Trustee (appointed 22.11.231 Page 2 Rivcr City Cbur