2023-03-31-accounts - Town Church Bicester

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Church Information
Trustees Report
Independent Examiners	Report
Statement of Financial	Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the accounts

		CHURCH INFORMATION	CHURCH INFORMATION
TRUSTEES		lan Lancaster
		Jonathan	Reid
		Simon Poole
CHARITY NUM	ER	1176260
CONTACT ADD	ESS	Jonathan	Reid
		4 Heather	Road
		Bicester
		OX26 3YR
PLACE OF WO	SHIP	Longfields	Primary School
		Bicester
		OX26 6QL
BANKERS		TSBBank	Plc
		Wantage	Branch
		PO Box1000
		BX47SB
INDEPENDENT	EXAMINER	Geoff Mann ACIE
		Geoff Mann Limited
		Dee House
		Highworth	Avenue
		Cambridge
		CB42BQ

			2023	2022
Income from:
Donations			72,344	75,774
Restricted	giving		5,213
Charitable	Activiti	s	610	623
Government	Gra	s
			78,167	76,397
Expenditure fro
Raising funds
Charitables	activit	es	78,059	78,200
Restricted	giving		2,706
			80,765	78,200
General Net inco		e/(expenditure)	-5,105	-1,803
General funds at		st April 2022	35,171	36,974
General funds at		1st March 2023	30,066	35,171
Restricted	Net in	ome/(expenditure)	2,507
Restricted	funds	t 1st April 2022
Restricted	funds	t31st March 2023	2,507

Acco	nting policies
Basis	of preparation
The fi	ancial statements have been prepared in	accordance with the charity's	Constitution,			the Charities
Act 20	1 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended			Practice			applicable		to
chariti	s preparing their accounts in accordance	with the Financial Reporting	Standard		applicable			in the
UK an	Republic of ireland (FRS 102)(effective	1 January 2019)".The charity	is a	Public Benefit				Entity	as
define	by FRS 102.
Going	Concern
At the	ime ofapproving the financial statements,	the Trustees have a resonable expectation					that	the
charit	has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable				future. Thus the
Truate	s continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing		the financial			statements.
Inco
Incom	is recognized when the charity becomes	entitled to the income, the trustees		are virtually				certain
they	ill receive the income; and the amount can be measured with sufficient		reliability.
Expe	diture
Expen	iture is recognised on an accruals basis	as a liability is incurred. Expenditure		includes			any VAT
which	annot be fully recovered, and is reported	as part ofthe expenditure to	which	it	relates.
Tangi	le fixed assets
Tangi	le fixed assets are measured at cost minus depreciation.
Depr	ciation
Depre	iation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off
the co	t less estimated residual value ofeach asset over its expected useful life as			follows:
Motor	vehicles 20% straight line basis
Equip	ent 33.33%straight line basis
Debt	I's
Trade	debtors and other debtors are recognised	at their settlement amount due after any discounts.
Prepa	ments are valued at the amount prepaid	net ofany trade discount due.
Credi	ors and Provisions

Employees			2023		22
Number of persons	employed	by the charity
Employment costs			2023		22
Wages and salaries			35,821	33,	02
Social security costs			1,209		83
Other pension costs			2,077		27
			39,107	36,
Donations
Regular Gift Aidable			52,320	48,	35
Single Gift Aidable			600		30
Regular Non Gift Aidable			1,800		00
Single Non Gift Aidable			5,283	10,	49
Gift Aid Tax Reclaim			12.341	12,	59
			72,344	75,	74
Restricted Donations
John Ventress - Wycliffe			4,170

Gift ai	on restricted	on restricted	giving	1,043
				5,213
Chari	able activities income
Christ	an Men's Convention
Men' s	Evening donations			88	322
Ladie	' Evenings	donations		266	206
Churc	Weekend	Away Payments
Quiz	onations			75	95
Explo	e More donations			180
				609	623
Chari	able activities expenditure
Elder	, Staff and	Intern		40,675	36,978
Sund	y Gathering			5,665	7,210
Childr	n's work			409	450
Regul	r groups			3,000	2,628
Mem	ers Training			1,331	2.113
Com	unications			885	681
One	ff events			3,732	3,126
Day	way			1,443
Fees/	overnance		(IE Fee 6600)	2,236	1,118
Vehic	e Costs			1,760	1,276
Intere					206
Depe	iation			2,746	2,435
Missi	nary Giving			14,172	19,981
				78,059	78,200

Tangible fixed assets	Tangible fixed assets	Tangible fixed assets
			Tech	Music			General
			Equipment	Equipment	Vehic	es	Equpment	Total
Cost
At 31 March	2022		3051	1477	6	80	480	11488
Additions							0	0
At 31 March	2022		3051	1477	6	80	480	11488
Depreciation
At 31 March	2022		1201	758	1	80	98	3137
Deprecation	during	the year	924	365		96	160	2745
At 31 March	2023		2125	1123	2	76	258	5882
Net book value
At 31 March	2023		926	354	4,	04	222	5,606
At 31 March	2022		1,850	720	5,	00	382	8,352
Debtors			2023			22
Other debtors			7,065		6,	13
Prepayments			549			28
			7,614		7,	41