## **2021 - 2022 Trustees’ Annual Report**
## Introduction
The Father’s Home began with the call to a small group of us ‘to love the people’ and share the good news of the gospel. To do all this we need to be a worshipping fellowship because it is from our worshipping relationship together that we are able to reach out to the local community. Through all of the changes brought about by the pandemic, our meeting together to worship and pray, either face to face or over the internet, has sustained us.
As we entered our third year the pandemic was still surging and though we had no building our worshipping life thrived. The aims set by the Trustees in the previous year were to ‘focus on supporting the local community through the food bank, TLC baskets and community events as the Covid restrictions permit’ were faithfully pursued.
## Achievements and Performance
## **Food bank**
The year started with a wonderful donation from St Paul’s Junior school who gave their Easter Collection of food to our Food Bank. At the same time we received a generous donation of Easter eggs from Morrisons which we were able to distribute to all of the families supported by the Food Bank.
Our Easter was blessed when St James continued to support us by sharing their facilities at Easter. All this made our
celebrations more joyous and gave us real encouragement for the year. Later in the year the Food Bank was blessed with a donation from the local Nationwide staff and customers.
Our Food Bank is overseen by The Father’s Home Trustees and leadership. It is operated by volunteers (church members and local people), who administer grants, manage schedules, collect food, pack and deliver parcels.
The Well, a large local food bank, Morrison’s, Warburtons and the Acts of Kindness charity supported us with weekly bread, food, toiletries, nappies and advice. Wolverhampton City Council supplied food parcels which were vital in supporting the thirty families of the Food Bank - 55 adults and 77 under 18 year olds per week in addition to responding to people facing sudden and immediate hardship.
During the year the Food Bank was more involved in managing Government grants provided to the Food Bank via Wolverhampton City Council. There was another Winter Grant of £10,000 to provide food and clothing which was so timely for school uniforms and winter clothing. In January 2022 our Food Bank received a £28,000 Household Support Grant for food, white goods, fuel and clothing to support not only families with children but also single person households.
The grant enabled us to purchase goods for two other organisations: The Potter’s House Church Food Bank and Low Hill Nursery’s families who were also supporting families in our area. The grant had to be spent by the end of the 2021-2022 financial year. Not only was this achieved but the monitoring forms were completed in full and submitted before the deadline.
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## **Prayer and worship**
The prayer and worship life of the church has developed in various ways as we responded to the changing circumstances of the pandemic restrictions. During the early part of the year a prayer group was established called Heaven to Earth (H2E). This group meets weekly to worship and pray in support of the church and church leadership. It is inclusive, being open to anyone who feels the call to prayer. The base membership is five including one of the church leaders and it meets in various homes which are publicised each week over the church WhatsApp group and by word of mouth. Anyone can request prayer for any issue causing them concern.
As a church we have explored meeting in separate homes but linked through Zoom for services. This was successful, especially for those who struggled with technology as others managed the Zoom connections. At other times groups met in homes and one of the leadership facilitated the time together so that everyone was able to have an input. St James offered us the use of their building for a nominal cost once a month which was a real blessing.
We had services outside in a local open space - which was delightfully different. On all of these occasions we always adhered to the Covid restrictions. Live worship was another blessing we enjoyed. These were times of joy as we were able to reconnect as a whole church. Just before Christmas, the leadership decided to meet in the upper room of the local Beefeater once a month. It gave us the option to have refreshments and separate children’s work. So a pattern for regular church worship was being developed.
## **A church without walls**
The Father’s Home was active in a wider forum. In April the women of the church attended a 2-day ‘Be Conference’ in Chelmsford. The time included teaching and fellowship across the Skylark Network of which we are a part. Speakers from the Skylark Network joined us at services to give us teaching and encouragement. The Leadership team also took part in training courses and development weekends.
Over the Christmas period we answered an urgent call from Wolverhampton Council who were collating Christmas food parcels for the community and were short of volunteers. Members of the church packed boxes at the Dove Hub in Pendeford. It was hard work but so satisfying as we all realised the blessing the parcels would be to the community.
Christmas saw us as a church doing a special collection for The Father’s Home Food bank families. We wanted to provide parcels which included extras to bless their Christmas celebrations. We gave away these Parcels in the week before Christmas. We also received wonderful donations for the Food Bank from St James and the Church of the Good Shepherd, another church in the local Church of England parish.
The Father’s Home Christmas meal this year was a joyous time hosted in the Beefeater with volunteers from the Food Bank and members of the local community joining us in our celebrations.
## **Growth in the church**
This year was one of hard work and highlights. We celebrated a dedication and three full emersion baptisms which took place in St James Church. Their support has over the past year been deeply appreciated.
## Summary of year’s activities
There has been so much work, celebration and friendship this year as The Father’s Home explores what it means to love the people here in Bushbury.
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**Structure Governance and Management**
## Governing Document
CIO - Foundation Registered 02 Oct 2018
## Charitable Objects
The object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, to advance the Christian faith in Wolverhampton and such other parts of the world as the charity trustees may from time to time think fit.
## Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Name: **The Father’s Home** Charity Number: **1180161** Principal Address: **7 Bittell Close Wolverhampton WV10 8UZ**
Trustees:
|**Name**|**Role**|**Date of Appointment**|
|---|---|---|
|Mrs Raj Hare|Trustee|1stJanuary2020|
|Mrs Ingrid Nuara|Chair|2ndOctober 2018|
|Mr Barry Egerton|Trustee|2ndOctober 2018|
|Mr Martin Macklin *|Trustee|2ndOctober 2018|
|Mr Adam Boneham|Trustee|2ndOctober 2018|
* Martin Macklin gave notice of his intention to complete his time as trustee on 31st March 2022.
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## **The Father's Home**
## **Receipts and Payments Account**
## **For the period from 01 April 2021 to 31 March 2022**
||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**|**Prior year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**total funds**|
|**Receipts**|||||||
|Donations and legacies|£20,564.70|-|£1,436.00|-|£22,000.70|£22,002.65|
|Income from charitable activities|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Other income|£340.99|-|£38,000.00|-|£38,340.99|£18,674.02|
|Other trading activities|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Investments|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Receipts**|**£20,905.69**|**-**|**£39,436.00**|**-**|**£60,341.69**|**£40,676.67**|
|**Payments**|||||||
|Expenditure on charitable activities|£11,802.53|£2,407.67|£45,966.69|-|£60,176.89|£23,002.29|
|Other expenditure|-|£69.41|-|-|£69.41|-|
|Raisingfunds|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Payments**|**£11,802.53**|**£2,477.08**|**£45,966.69**|**-**|**£60,246.30**|**£23,002.29**|
|**Excess of receipts over payments before transfer**|**£9,103.16**|**(£2,477.08)**|**(£6,530.69)**|**-**|**£95.39**|**£17,674.38**|
|**Transfers:**|||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in|-|£2,693.89|-|-|£2,693.89|£4,919.80|
|Gross transfers between funds - out|(£2,693.89)|-|-|-|(£2,693.89)|(£4,919.80)|
|**Excess of receipts over payments before other gains**|£6,409.27|£216.81|(£6,530.69)|-|£95.39|£17,674.38|
|**Net movement in funds**|**£6,409.27**|**£216.81**|**(£6,530.69)**|**-**|**£95.39**|**£17,674.38**|
|**Reconciliation of funds**|||||||
|**Excess of receipts over payments at beginning of the year**|**£10,691.84**|**£20.00**|**£9,666.52**|**-**|**£20,378.36**|**£2,703.98**|
|**Excess of receipts over payments for the year**|**£17,101.11**|**£236.81**|**£3,135.83**|**-**|**£20,473.75**|**£20,378.36**|
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## **The Father's Home**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by fund) As at: 31 March 2022**
||**Balance**
**Previous**
**balance**|
|---|---|
|**Cash At Bank And In Hand**
**301: Lloyds Current Account**
Acts Of Kindness
Restricted
£260.79
£1,674.91
Compassion
Restricted
£107.50
£107.50
Conference Fund
Restricted
-
£183.00
TFH Food Bank
Restricted
£2,621.08
£2,880.80
Happy Feet Fund
Restricted
£146.46
£146.46
Pastoral Meetings
Designated
£230.59
-
Winter Grant 2
Restricted
-
£4,673.85
Worship Fund
Designated
£6.22
£20.00
General fund
Unrestricted
£17,101.11
£10,691.84
Agency collection
Restricted
£225.50
-
**£20,699.25**
**£20,378.36**
**Cash At Bank And In Hand**
**£20,699.25**
**£20,378.36**
**Agency Accounts**
**6699: Agency collections**
Agency collection
Restricted
£225.50
-
**£225.50**
**-**
**Agency Accounts**
**£225.50**
**-**
**Grand Total**
**£20,473.75**
**£20,378.36**|£260.79
£1,674.91
£107.50
£107.50
-
£183.00
£2,621.08
£2,880.80
£146.46
£146.46
£230.59
-
-
£4,673.85
£6.22
£20.00
£17,101.11
£10,691.84
£225.50
-|
||**£20,699.25**
**£20,378.36**|
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## **The Father's Home**
## **Fund movement summary**
## **Selected period: 01 April 2021 to 31 March 2022**
|**Fund**|**Fund balances**
**brought forward**|**Incoming**
**Resources**|**Outgoing**
**Resources**|**Transfers**|**Gains and**
**Losses**|**Journal Entries**|**Fund balances**
**Carried forward**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Acts - Acts Of Kindness|£1,674.91|-|£1,414.12|-|-|-|£260.79|
|Christmas - Christmas Fund|-|-|£82.26|£82.26|-|-|-|
|Christmas Appeal - Christmas Appeal For Community|-|£381.00|£490.39|£109.39|-|-|-|
|COMP - Compassion|£107.50|-|£100.00|£100.00|-|-|£107.50|
|Conference - Conference Fund|£183.00|£30.00|£518.06|£305.06|-|-|-|
|Food Bank - TFH Food Bank|£2,880.80|£925.00|£1,184.72|-|-|-|£2,621.08|
|HappyFeet - Happy Feet Fund|£146.46|-|-|-|-|-|£146.46|
|Hospitalty - Hospitality Fund|-|-|£257.18|£257.18|-|-|-|
|HSF - Household Support Fund|-|£28,000.00|£28,000.00|-|-|-|-|
|Pastoral Meetings - Pastoral Meetings|-|-|£69.41|£300.00|-|-|£230.59|
|WG2 - Winter Grant 2|£4,673.85|-|£4,673.85|-|-|-|-|
|WG3 - Winter Grant 3|-|£10,000.00|£10,000.00|-|-|-|-|
|Worship - Worship Fund|£20.00|-|£13.78|-|-|-|£6.22|
|WOW - WOW Fund|-|£100.00|£1,640.00|£1,540.00|-|-|-|
|General - General fund|£10,691.84|£20,905.69|£11,802.53|(£2,693.89)|-|-|£17,101.11|
|**Totals**|**£20,378.36**|**£60,341.69**|**£60,246.30**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**£20,473.75**|
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## **The Father's Home**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **For the period from 01 April 2021 to 31 March 2022**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**|**Prior year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**total funds**|
|**Income and endowments from:**||||||
|Donations and legacies|£20,564.70|£1,436.00|-|£22,000.70|£22,002.65|
|Income from charitable activities|-|-|-|-|-|
|Other trading activities|-|-|-|-|-|
|Investments|-|-|-|-|-|
|Other income|£340.99|£38,000.00|-|£38,340.99|£18,674.02|
|**Total income**|**£20,905.69**|**£39,436.00**|**-**|**£60,341.69**|**£40,676.67**|
|**Expenditure on:**||||||
|Raising funds|-|-|-|-|-|
|Expenditure on charitable activities|£14,210.20|£45,966.69|-|£60,176.89|£23,002.29|
|Other expenditure|£69.41|-|-|£69.41|-|
|**Total expenditure**|**£14,279.61**|**£45,966.69**|**-**|**£60,246.30**|**£23,002.29**|
|Gains/losses on investment assets|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**|**£6,626.08**|**(£6,530.69)**|**-**|**£95.39**|**£17,674.38**|
|**Transfers:**||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in|£2,693.89|-|-|£2,693.89|£4,919.80|
|Gross transfers between funds - out|(£2,693.89)|-|-|(£2,693.89)|(£4,919.80)|
|**Other recognised gains / losses**||||||
|Gains on revaluation,fixed assets,charity's own use|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Net movement in funds**|**£6,626.08**|**(£6,530.69)**|**-**|**£95.39**|**£17,674.38**|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||||||
|**Total funds brought forward**|**£10,711.84**|**£9,666.52**|**-**|**£20,378.36**|**£2,703.98**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**£17,337.92**|**£3,135.83**|**-**|**£20,473.75**|**£20,378.36**|
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**The Father's Home**
## **Analysis of income and expenditure Selected period: 01 April 2021 to 31 March 2022**
||**Total**
**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**This year**
**Last year**|
|---|---|
|**Income and endowments from:**
**Donations and legacies**
001 - Loose Plate Collection
002 - Gift Aid - Bank
003 - Other planned giving
004 - Donations/Appeals etc
005 - Gift Days
020 - HMRC Tax refund
**Donations and legacies Totals**
**Income from charitable activities**
030 - Sales of items
**Income from charitable activities Totals**
**Other trading activities**
**Other trading activities Totals**
**Investments**
**Investments Totals**
**Other income**
006 - Other income
021 - Grants
**Other income Totals**
**Income and endowments Grand totals**|£30.00
-
-
-
£30.00
-
£10,250.00
-
-
-
£10,250.00
-
£7,435.00
-
-
-
£7,435.00
£15,434.70
£2.00
-
£1,436.00
-
£1,438.00
£3,638.35
-
-
-
-
-
-
£2,847.70
-
-
-
£2,847.70
£2,929.60|
||**£20,564.70**
**-**
**£1,436.00**
**-**
**£22,000.70**
**£22,002.65**
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
£340.99
-
-
-
£340.99
£3,674.02
-
-
£38,000.00
-
£38,000.00
£15,000.00|
||**£340.99**
**-**
**£38,000.00**
**-**
**£38,340.99**
**£18,674.02**|
||**£20,905.69**
**- £39,436.00**
**- £60,341.69 £40,676.67**|
|**Expenditure on:**
**Raising funds**
**Raising funds Totals**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
101 - Event costs
102 - Guest Speakers
103 - Consumables
104 - Printing
105 - Service items
106 - Equipment and Furnishings
107 - Children's work
110 - Charity giving
120 - Licences and subscriptions||
||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
£1,954.16
£367.34
£163.00
-
£2,484.50
£713.11
£250.00
-
-
-
£250.00
£600.00
-
£112.90
-
-
£112.90
£997.94
£205.04
-
-
-
£205.04
£30.00
-
-
-
-
-
£166.30
£131.95
-
-
-
£131.95
£373.28
-
-
-
-
-
-
£1,709.48
£1,781.65
£45,803.69
-
£49,294.82
£13,167.04
£2,019.46
-
-
-
£2,019.46
£1,447.79|
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||**Total**
**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**This year**
**Last year**|
|---|---|
|121 - Safeguarding Costs
122 - Skylark Tithe
123 - Technology
124 - Grounds and Garden Costs
125 - Council Tax
126 - Electricity
127 - Water Rates
128 - Governance and Examination Costs
129 - Maintenance Costs
130 - Insurance
140 - Training
141 - Education
150 - Rent
151 - Church Telephone Costs
152 - Administration
**Expenditure on charitable activities Totals**
**Other expenditure**
153 - Bank Charges
154 - Pastoral Support Costs
**Other expenditure Totals**
**Expenditure Grand totals**|£153.50
-
-
-
£153.50
-
-
-
-
-
-
£1,740.00
£987.98
£13.78
-
-
£1,001.76
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
£905.20
-
-
-
-
-
£126.32
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
£99.31
-
-
-
£99.31
£99.31
£780.08
£132.00
-
-
£912.08
-
£67.39
-
-
-
£67.39
-
£3,030.39
-
-
-
£3,030.39
£2,636.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
£413.79
-
-
-
£413.79
-|
||**£11,802.53**
**£2,407.67**
**£45,966.69**
**-**
**£60,176.89**
**£23,002.29**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
£69.41
-
-
£69.41
-|
||**-**
**£69.41**
**-**
**-**
**£69.41**
**-**|
||**£11,802.53**
**£2,477.08 £45,966.69**
**- £60,246.30 £23,002.29**|
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## **Charities Act 2011.**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report.**
**Independent Examiner’s Report to the Father’s Home, 7 Bittell Close, Wolverhampton WV10 8UZ (Charitable Incorporated Organisation and Charity Commission number 1180161)**
**I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[ st ] . March 2022 which are detailed on the six pages of financial statements attached to this Report.**
## **Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner.**
**The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.**
## **It is my responsibility to :**
**examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;**
**follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity**
**Commissioner under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act; and**
**to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.**
**Basis of the independent examiner’s report.**
**My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’, and the report is limited to those matters as set out in the statement below.**
## **Independent examiner’s statement.**
**In connection with my examination, no other matters has come to my attention :**
**1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirement to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and to prepare**
**accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met,**
**2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.**
**Signed.**
**Roger Chester**
**Date 22nd December 2022**
**Roger Chester**
**44 Hunstanton Avenue**
## **Harborne**
**Birmingham**
**B17 8TA**