## **RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002**
## **REPORT AND ACCOUNTS**
**YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002**
## **REPORT AND ACCOUNTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Report of the Trustees|1 - 5|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|6|
|Statement of Financial Activities|7|
|Balance Sheet|8|
|Notes to the Accounts|9 -15|
## **RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002**
## **TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
Psalm 100, ‘For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations’. This pandemic year has been unprecedented but we rejoice that we have known what the psalmist wrote 3000 years ago. God has been good to us; he has provided for our needs, both financially and spiritually, and we look forward to what he has for us in the years to come.
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31st December 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: applicable to charities preparing their financial statements on a Receipts and Payments basis CC16b.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and Aims**
The trustees have based their report on the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The church’s objectives, activities and their decision making related to that are, in the opinion of the trustees, compliant with that guidance.
The primary objective of the church is the advancement of the Christian faith, both in the UK and overseas, by the teaching of the Bible and by promoting prayer and fellowship amongst Christian believers. The church also seeks the advancement of public benefit through religious education of the Christian faith.
## **The Church’s Pastoral Team**
The church has a Pastor, Simon Ogbourn, an Assistant Pastor, Ian Randall and a Women’s Worker, Amanda Thompson, who together form the pastoral team of the church. At the end of 2021 Amanda Thompson relinquished her responsibility as the Women’s Worker.
## **The Church’s Ministries**
The public meetings of the church are held at Sandringham School and at the Jersey Farm Community Centre. The Sunday morning services are also broadcast weekly on the church’s YouTube channel for the benefit of church members, who would otherwise be unable to attend, and anyone worldwide who chooses to join us. The advice from the FIEC (The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches) was extremely helpful in guiding us through the government requirements of covid restrictions.
When we were permitted to meet face to face we did. We followed strictly the government guidelines throughout for social distancing, sanitising surfaces and face coverings. When singing out loud was not permitted we benefited from the ministry of several of our church members who recorded hymns for our services. It is now a great encouragement that we can sing the praises of our God with our hearts and our voices.
Our weeknight meetings continued throughout 2021, alternating small group Bible studies and church prayer meetings. When face to face meetings were not permitted we met using Zoom. Now that we are able to meet face to face without restriction we continue to use Zoom for occasional meetings: once a month we meet on Zoom for the Sunday evening service; every few months we meet for our weeknight church prayer meeting on Zoom; some weeknight Bible study groups use a hybrid arrangement, with
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some members meeting face to face and others joining using Zoom. This hybrid style meeting has meant that some church members who are confined to their homes can still meet face to face ‘virtually’ and enjoy the encouragement of meeting with other members of the fellowship.
Other ministry groups continued this year; meeting face to face when possible. The women’s Bible study groups; the men’s and women’s Saturday morning breakfast; and the monthly service at Parkside View, a sheltered housing facility.
The weekly cafe at the Jersey Farm Community Centre has continued to be a significant link with the wider community, with a good attendance on a Friday afternoon. The annual MacMillan Cafe in September raised £500 for the charity. To increase community involvement there is also a ‘Living Well’ element to the cafe in which topics of interest (e.g. plants and horticulture) are included, with experts from the church participating.
One notable change from mid 2021 has been the arrival of many Hong Kong families to St Albans. Some HK families started to attend our church services and it has been a privilege to welcome them to St Albans and to help them in their cultural adjustment to the UK. In September we held a ‘Lantern Festival’ and were surprised by the numbers of Hong Kongers attending and the overwhelmingly positive response. It is our intention to continue to help these families in their adjustment to life in England and we have planned a number of International Cafe (iCaf) events in 2022 covering such topics as idiomatic usage of English, what to do when you need medical help and what you should expect with the English education system.
It has not been possible to plan the usual programme of outreach and children’s events in 2021. However the greater familiarity with Zoom has allowed us to continue some of our events using that format. Our Friday evening ministry for Key Stage 2 children met on Zoom until August, when the decision was taken to close the ministry rather than go back to meeting in person. Online quizzes, craft events and Advent activities for adults and children have proved successful.
## **Grant Making**
The church supports a number of individuals and organisations. We support a family living and working in Sapporo, Japan. The family are working there under the auspices of the OMF, a missionary organisation working in East Asia.
All grants are approved by the Church Business Meeting and are included in the annual budget. The grants are reviewed regularly to assess the needs of the recipients and the availability of funds.
As part of our concern for different causes, including local secular charities as well as Christian relief agencies, we have appeals at Christmas and at Harvest (September) to raise money for their support. (See page 13).
## **Receipt of Grants**
In 2021 a grant of £5,000 was received to assist in the support of Ian Randall as Assistant Pastor.
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## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Charitable Activities**
The church has continued to focus on the teaching of the Bible and promoting prayer and fellowship through the teaching and outreach ministries outlined above.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Principal Funding Sources**
Ridgeway Church St Albans continues to be primarily dependent upon the donations made by the church members. We are grateful to the Lord for the continued financial support from the Ridgeway Church fellowship throughout 2021.
## **Investment Policy and Objectives**
The church’s sole property asset is a 74.55659% share in the home of the Senior Pastor.
## **Reserves Policy**
It is not the policy of the church to increase general reserves. At the end of 2021 the church had reserves equivalent to an expenditure of 17 weeks. In our Balance Sheet we have a designated Building Fund Reserve which currently stands at £50,100.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing Document**
The church’s governing document is the written Constitution approved at a church members’ meeting held on 3rd May 2018. The church is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with registration number 1179002.
## **Recruitment and Appointment of New Trustees**
Recommendations to appoint new Trustees are brought to the Church Business Meeting by the Trustees. They are appointed at a church meeting by a resolution that must be passed by a majority of 75% of the quorum then present. The trustees comprise the Senior Pastor, the Assistant Pastor and three non-pastoral team members. The recruitment of trustees is set out in the church’s handbook and constitution. The non-pastoral team trustees are appointed for a five year term of office; the pastoral team trustees remain trustees until they resign as pastoral team members.
## **Recruitment and Appointment of the Treasurer**
Recommendations to appoint a new treasurer are brought to the Church Business Meeting by the trustees. The treasurer is appointed at a church meeting by a resolution that must be passed by a majority of 75% of the quorum then present. The treasurer is appointed for a five year term of office.
## **Organisational Structure**
The trustees and the treasurer regularly review and discuss the affairs of the church.
The agenda for the Church Business Meetings is set by the trustees; CBMs are held regularly throughout the year. At these meetings members review and make decisions in response to the leadership and work of the trustees and treasurer. All important matters concerning finance are brought to the church members for decision. The annual budget is approved by the Church Business Meeting normally held in November, before the start of our new financial year.
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One trustee meets regularly with the treasurer to discuss financial aspects of the church’s work. Another trustee has the responsibility for safeguarding; to ensure that the church complies with the policy approved by church members.
## **Induction and Training of New Trustees and Treasurers**
New trustees and treasurers are briefed as necessary on their obligations under charity law, the Ridgeway Church St Albans Constitution and the decision-making processes of the church.
## **Risk Management**
The trustees routinely assess the risks that the church faces: financial, pastoral and other risks. These include but are not limited to: completing Risk Assessment forms to cover each church activity; arranging appropriate insurance cover; safeguarding risks for church activities.
Safeguarding is the responsibility of all church members, particularly those involved in leading church ministries. The safeguarding training that each volunteer must attend emphasises the fact that each person has a responsibility for the care of each child and vulnerable adult. Every volunteer involved is routinely DBS checked and encouraged to sign up to the update service. Final responsibility for safeguarding ultimately lies with the trustees and safeguarding and the trustee responsible for safeguarding submits an annual safeguarding report to the trustees.
The church is a ‘Gold’ member of the Christian Safeguarding Services (https://thecss.co.uk/). The church’s safeguarding policy was rewritten in 2021 and was based on the model policy prepared by Christian Safeguarding Services. The church’s new policy was formally approved by CSS. The church uses CSS to do the Disclosure and Barring Service checks for volunteers. The gold membership of CSS also allows us to use the advice service offered by CSS.
The church has a GDPR policy and all data held by the church complies with the provisions of the policy.
## **Membership of other organisations**
Ridgeway Church St Albans is a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) and the Evangelical Alliance (EA).
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
**Registered Charity Number** 1179002
**Principal Address** 34 Wynchlands Crescent, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL4 0XL **Trustees and elders** Simon Ogbourn, Senior Pastor Ian Randall, Assistant Pastor Peter Buckley (appointed 2nd May 2019 for a term of 3 years) Jonathan Kefas (appointed 2nd May 2019 for a term of 4 years) Gift Mlalazi (appointed 2nd May 2019 for a term of 5 years)
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Independent Examiner
Mr Philip Dean F.C.l.E
7 Stirling Close
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 2BA
Treasurer
David Wamer (appointed 2nd May 2019 for a tem of 5
years)
Bankers
Uoyds TSB Bank plc
St. Albans Branch
PO Box 1000
BX1 1LT
Kingdom Bank
Media House
Padge Road
Beeston
Nottingham
NG9 2RS
Church Webslte
church.net
FIEC Registratlon number
EA Membership number
240379
Approved by the Elde and Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
P Bud(ley
Date: Irf
702L-
INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER% REPORT TO THE TrUSTEES OF
RIDGEWAY CHURCH. ST. ALBANS
Charitable Incorpornted Organlsatlon no. 1179002
I report on the accounts for the pericxl ended 31 December 2021 set out on pages 7 to 15.
Respetho rnsponslbllllles of tnMt••s and •xaminer
The chaiyty's trLtst8es are resp)nsible for the preparation of the accounts. The chariws trustees
consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Chaiities Act 2011
[the Charities Act] and that an independent examination is required.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the a¢xounts under Section 145 of the Charities A(*.
to follow the pro(%dures laKI d(Avn in the General Directions giv8n by Charity
Commission [under Section 145151[b] of the Charities Act],' and
to stste whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the independent examlnerfs rnport
My examination was carried out in ac¢J)rdance with the General Directions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination indudes a of the accounting rerdS kept by the charity
and a comparison of the acc£)unts presented with those records. It also indudes consideration
of any unusual items or disclosures in Ihe acayJnts, and seeking explanations from you as
trustees 1x)nMing any such tter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the
eden that would be required in an audit. and consequendy no opinion is given as to whether
the aurrtS present a Irue arKI fair view ' and the rewt is linvied to those matters set out in
the statements below.
Indopendent examinerfs statement
In connection with my examination. no matter has rne to my attention:
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which gives me reasonatle wse lo believe that, in any material respect. thé
requirements
lo keep a(oUntIng re)rdS in accordan with Section 130 of the Charities Art and
to prepare accounts which accord WTth the a¢(n11n0 rwds and lo Ix)mply with the
accounting requirements of the Chaiities Act
have not been n*. or
lo which, in my opinion, attention should be dralm in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounis to be reathed.
P Dean F.C.l.E
7 Stirting Close
Uxbridge
Middl&
UB8 28A
**RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002**
## **CHARITY COMMISSION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES [INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT] FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|**Note**
**Incoming resources**
**Incoming resources from**
**generated funds**
Voluntary income
Activities for generating
funds
Charitable Activities Income
Investment income
Building Reserve
**_Total incoming resources_**
2
**Resources expended**
**Costs of Generating Funds**
Fundraising trading costs
3
Charitable activities
4
**_Total resources expended_**
**_Net incoming / [outgoing]_**
**_resources before transfers_**
**Gross transfers between**
**funds**
10
**_Net movement in funds_**
**Funds brought forward**
**from 2020**
**_Total funds carried forward_**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**2021**
**_2020_**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**_£_**
106012
9915
**115927**
**_131996_**
448
**448**
**_657_**
1412
**1412**
**_1327_**
77
**77**
**_27_**
20
**20**
**_20_**|
|---|---|
||**107969**
**9915**
**117884**
**_134027_**|
||616
**616**
**_420_**
121449
7878
**129327**
**_123198_**|
||**122065**
**7878**
**129943**
**_123618_**|
||[14096]
2037
**[12059]**
**_10409_**
13158
[13158]|
||[938]
[11121]
**[12059]**
**_10409_**
319080
17824
**336904**
**_326495_**
**318142**
**6703**
**324845**
**_336904_**|
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RIDGEWAY CHURCH. ST. ALBANS
Charltable Incorporated Organisation no. 11791)02
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021
funds
income funds
2021
Flx•d assets
Investments
227560
227560
227560
2Z1560
227560
CunBnt assets
Cash at bank and in hand
90582
6703
97285
109344
90582
6703
97285
109344
Net eunt&s$8ts /llbullIe$l
90582
6703
97285
109344
318142
6703
324845 336904
Provlsions for IlablllU•s arKI
charges
318142
6703
324845
336904
Funds of the Charlty
Unrestrlcted funds
Designated funds
Restrlcted Income funds
40482
277660
41500
277580
17824
277660
6703
6703
Total funds
318142
6703
324845
336904
Approved by the Elders and Trustee8 arKI sign1 on their behalf by:
P Buckley
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**RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## 1.1 Basis of preparation
The 2021 accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
## 1.2 Funds
General funds represent those funds of the church that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use. Where general funds are set aside for a particular purpose, these funds are also unrestricted.
## 1.3 Investments
Investments are carried in the Balance Sheet at cost.
## 1.4 Gifts in kind
Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the church. Gifts in kind for use by the church are included in the SOFA as incoming resources when receivable.
## 1.5 Tangible fixed assets
Fixed assets are expensed in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year of acquisition. Items over £200 purchased in 2021 were Two Laptops for £963, streaming equipment balance £807, printer £1254, office furniture £568 and bookshelves £240
## 1.6 Pensions
The church contributes 6% of salary into the employee’s personal pension scheme. This is expensed as incurred.
## 1.7 Excepted charity status
The church obtained its own charity number 1179002 on 2[nd] July 2018 and the transfer of all net assets and liabilities to the C.I.O. was completed on 31[st] December 2018.
## 1.8 Grants received
In 2021 a grant of £5000 was received to support the appointment and training of an Assistant Pastor.
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**RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **2. ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES**
|Giving
Fellowship Fund
Tear Fund
Christmas Appeal
Other Restricted
Building Reserve
**Voluntary income**
Bookstall
Other Income
**Activities for generating funds**
Interest received
**Investment income**
Tots Time
Cafe Income
Away Day Income
Events Income
**Charitable Activities Income**
Assistant Pastor Grants received
**Non- recurring Income**
**Total Incoming Resources**|**2021**
**_2020_**
**£**
**_£_**
**106012**
**_116448_**
**200**
**_6006_**
**1456**
**_663_**
**1759**
**_1706_**
**1500**
**_7173_**
**20**
**_20_**|
|---|---|
||**110947**
**_132016_**|
||**448**
**_333_**
**0**
**_324_**|
||**448**
**_657 _**|
||**77**
**_27_**|
||**77**
**_27_**|
||**79**
**_410_**
**1333**
**_370_**
**0**
**_547_**|
||**1412**
**_1327_**|
||**5000**
**_0_**|
||**5000**
**0**|
||**117884 **
**_134027_**|
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **3. FUNDRAISING TRADING COSTS**
|Bookstall
Newspaper for resale [Evangelicals Now]
**4.**
**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
**Note**
Gifts / grants to Individuals
6
Gifts / grants to Institutions
6
Administration and support
5
Ass. Pastor College Expenses
5
Rent
Insurance
Equipment purchased & repairs
Printing, stationery and office costs
Website
Refreshments
Publicity and Books for general use
Subscriptions and memberships
Bible Club
Youth work
Visiting Preachers
Events / Mission
Travel & subsistence
Repairs & maintenance
Jersey Farm Community Cafe
Away Day
Tots Time
Payroll services
Professional fees
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Bank charges
Trustees meetings – hire of facilities|**2021**
**_2020_**
**£**
**_£_**
**481**
**_357_**
**135**
**_63_**
**616**
**_420_**|
|---|---|
||**2021**
**_2020_**
**£**
**_£_**
**2650**
**_4628_**
**17610**
**_15239_**
**78428****_70704_**
**2862**
**_6931_**
**8181**
**_4380_**
**602**
**_574_**
**4326**
**_6819_**
**2332**
**_1437_**
**911**
**_496_**
**45**
**_0_**
**657**
**_570_**
**4005**
**_4422_**
**312**
**_160_**
**29**
**_248_**
**200**
**_0_**
**2159**
**_278_**
**670**
**510**
**693**
**_1696_**
**403**
**_258_**
**0**
**_946_**
**0**
**_275_**
**990**
**_792_**
**1140**
**_1790_**
**122**
**_45_**
**0****_0_**|
||**129327****_123198_**|
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**RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **5. STAFF COSTS**
The staff costs during the year were:
||**2021**|**_2020_**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**_£_**|
|Salaries|**72800**|**_66133_**|
|Employers National Insurance costs|**1947**|**_1713_**|
|Pension costs|**3681**|**_3368_**|
|College Expenses Ass. Pastor|**2862**|**_6931_**|
|**Total staff costs**|**81290**|**_78145_**|
||**2021**|**_2020_**|
|The average number of ministers and full-time equivalent|||
|employees in the period was:|**2.3**|**_1.7_**|
No Trustees received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses in their capacity as Trustees.
Simon Ogbourn received remuneration for pastoral work, including a contribution of 6 percent of stipend into his own pension scheme. Ian Randall joined as part-time Assistant Pastor in September 2017 and received remuneration for pastoral work and 6 percent of stipend into the church pension scheme with NEST.
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## **RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST ALBANS Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **6. GRANTS AND GIFTS**
|Compassion UK
Tear Fund
Zion Church St Ives - T Dennick
St Albans & District Foodbank
STEP
Fellowship Fund
Smiles Foundation
Preparation for Christian ministry
OMF - John & Sian Newton
OMF – L & A Blacker
Friends International - Sarah Dawkins
St Albans Refuge
Mercy Ships
UCCF – S Redmayne
**7.**
**INVESTMENTS**
At cost
1 January 2021 balance brought forward
31 December 2021|**Grants to Institutions**
**Grants to Individuals**
**2021**
**_2020_**
**2021**
**_2020_**
**£**
**_£_**
**£**
**_£_**
**_0_**
**1456**
**_663_**
**1000**
**_1000_**
**1704**
**_0_**
**300**
**_300_**
**1000**
**1850**
**_3828_**
**_0_**
**800**
**_800_**
**8400**
**_8400_**
**250**
**_300_**
**2000**
**_3300_**
**_388_**
**_388_**
**1500**
**_500_**|
|---|---|
||**17610**
**_15239_**
**2650**
**_4628_**|
||**2021**
**_2020_**
**£**
**_£_**
**227560**
**_227560_**
**227560**
**_227560_**|
The investment is the property situated at 34 Wynchlands Crescent, and is part-owned by Simon Ogbourn [Pastor-Elder]. The investment was transferred by the Independent Chapel [Spicer Street] on the church's formation, evidenced by a Deed of Assignment dated 13[th] December 2010. This represented the Independent Chapel's 74.55% interest in the property.
Since the investment property is occupied solely for church purposes, the Trustees and Treasurer consider the significant cost of an independent valuation at the year end to be excessive compared with the additional benefit derived by the users of the accounts in assessing the Trustees and Treasurer's stewardship of the asset. In the opinion of the Trustees and Treasurer the net realisable value, assuming vacant possession, of the property would exceed the book value shown in the accounts.
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **8. DESIGNATED FUNDS**
||**Funds**||||||**Fund**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Brought**||||||**balances**|
||**Forward**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**||||**carried**|
||**2020**|**resources**|**resources**||**Transfers**||**forward**|
|**Fund names**|**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**||**£**|
|* 34 Wynchlands Crescent|_227560_|||-|-||**227560**|
|Building Reserve|**_50020_**|
**80**|||||**50100**|
||**_277580_**|
**80**||**-**|||**277660**|
|This reserve is maintained|at an amount equal to the sum|||expended on the||property at 34||
|Wynchlands Crescent.||||||||
|**.**
**RESTRICTED FUNDS**||||||||
||**Funds**|||||||
||**Brought**||||||**Fund**|
||**Forward**||||||**balances**|
||**2020**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**||||**carried**|
|||**resources**|**resources**||**Transfers**||**forward**|
|**Fund names**|**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**||**£**|
|Fellowship Fund|_5415_|200||2850|1590||**4355**|
|Christmas Appeal|_930_|1759||1704||-|**985**|
|Other Restricted|_618_|1500||1868|[250]||**-**|
|Tear Fund|**_-_**|1456||1456||-|**-**|
|Assistant Pastor Grants|_10861_|5000||-|[14498]||**1363**|
||**_17824_**|9915||7878|[13158]||**6703**|
* This reserve is maintained at an amount equal to the sum expended on the property at 34 Wynchlands Crescent.
## **9. RESTRICTED FUNDS**
The Fellowship Fund is used to express love and concern for one another and others with whom the church are in touch. From the total of the giving to the church, 1.5 percent of undesignated gifts is transferred to this fund. A special appeal was made in 2020 to increase the Fund to help any in need due to the Coronavirus.
Tear Fund is a Christian organisation for whom the church collected specific donations from the congregation. The Christmas Appeal is allocated to Christian organisations nominated by the Elders and approved by members. A Payment of £1704 was made to St Albans and District Foodbank from the 2020 Christmas Appeal. A specific gift of £250 to OMF was also made in 2021.
A specific donation of £6873 was received in 2020 to purchase Streaming Equipment. A balance **RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS** of £618 remained to be spent and this was used for the equipment balance in 2021. A specific **Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002** donation of £1250 was received in 2021 for a new office printer. The printer has been purchased. Ian Randall was appointed as Assistant Pastor on 1[st] September 2017 working 3 days per week **RIDGEWAY CHURCH, ST. ALBANS** on a 3 year contract. **Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1179002** The church agreed an extension to Ian Randall's contract to 31[st] August 2021 to enable him to study at London Seminary for 3 years commencing September 2018. In 2021 his contract was further extended to 31[st] July 2022 working 4 days per week.
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **10. TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**
|**From Fund**
**To Fund**
**Reason**
General
Fellowship
1.5% of general funds transferred
as per Constitution
Other Restricted
General
Equipment purchase
Assistant Pastor
General
Monthly salary transfer of grants
**General Fund movement**|**£**
**[1590]**
**250**
**14498**|
|---|---|
||**13158**|
## **11. PROFESSIONAL FEES**
Professional fees are for the Independent Examination of the accounts £1080, ICO £35 and DBS provider £25
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