2022-12-31-accounts - Bolton Villas United Reformed Church Charity

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Bolton Villas United Reformed Church Charity Registered Charity: 1180791

part of the United Reformed Church

Trustees annual report & financial statement for the year ending 31 December 2022

Bolton Villas Family Church

Trustees' report for the year ended December 2022

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:

Name Position Rev. Ashley Evans Senior Pastor/ Chair Of Trustees Karen Charlesworth Church Secretary Justin Charlesworth Church Treasurer Resigned March 2022 John Brookes Elder Appointed November 2022 Kathleen Evans Elder Jean Flerin Elder Richard Haley Elder Margaret Merriweather Elder Marguerite Sobol Elder

Charity Number

Bolton Villas United Reformed Church was an excepted Charity, but became a registered Charity, number 1180791 with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 22 November 2018.

Charity Address:

Bolton Villas Family Church, Livingstone Road, Wrose, Bradford, BD2 1PZ

Bankers

Current Account - Co-operative Bank, P.O. Box 250, Skelmersdale, WN8 6WT

Independent Examiner

Rhys North, West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service CIO, Stringer House, 34 Lupton Street, Leeds, LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The Charity is a trust distilled from the United Reformed Church acts (1972 and 1981) and Scheme of Union (1972) adopted 19 June 2008. The Trustees are responsible for the charity, though delegate dayto-day running to the senior leadership team.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The Trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.

The Charity's Objectives

The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the scheme of union of the United Reformed Church.

Bolton Villas Family Church

Objectives & Activities

The Charity's main activities, achievement and performance

2022 saw continued stability for the Church as we settled into a new post-Covid ‘normal’. This stability enabled the Church to continue opening up our building and (re-)starting activities. We ran family specials in February focussed on Valentines, at Easter and at Christmas. These afternoons aim to bring the whole family together and include craft activities, stories, worship and food, and are aimed at not only families connected with the church but also the whole community.

We also re-started our Encounter Nights, these are evenings dedicated to prayer, praise and worship which we have started running quarterly. We ran several events aimed at men including ‘youth club’ nights and meals out. We also joined up with two churches located near us, New Life Community Church and Church on the Way, to run and attend events aimed at men. The Church was also able to take a coach full of people to the Yorkshire Synod Big Day Out at Lightwater Valley in September.

We were enormously pleased to welcome several people into membership during the year, and baptised one of our young people in the river at Burnsall in the summer. In conjunction with St Cuthberts, our local Anglican church, we ran a successful joint Alpha Course in the second half of the year. We also organised a Harvest Supper evening which included a talk from Commitment for Life, the United Reformed Church’s global justice programme which the church donates money to regularly.

We are also very proud to note that we now have a defibrillator installed in our Church car park. This was made possible through receipt of two grants from Wrose Community Association and Yorkshire Ambulance Trust, as well as a very generous donation from one of our own church members.

Grant applications were also received in the latter part of the year from Yorkshire Synod’s Mission Fund which will enable us to continue to employ our Youth Pastor. Grants were also received during the year to fund other projects including our Winter Warmers Pop-Up café, one of our responses to the cost-of-living crisis. The café started in November and will run weekly throughout winter for those in the community who need a warm meal and somewhere to gather on cold winters nights. Our Refreshed café and charity shop is also a registered warm space, and we thank Bradford Council for the grant they provided.

We did unfortunately lose two of our key trustees during the year as our Church Treasurer resigned in March, and our Church Secretary gave notice of her intention to step down from the role at the AGM in November 2023. The Trustees of the church are actively searching for replacements for both positions. In the meantime however both role holders are continuing serving the Church for a period of time until replacements can be found.

Christmas is always a joyous time of the year for any Church as we seek to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and Bolton Villas is no exception. As well as events noted above, we were able to gather for carols at a local pub, collect toys for delivery by our young people to families in need locally and collect socks and chocolates for distribution to Bradford Soup Run who supports the homeless in Bradford.

Public Benefit Statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of the Christian Faith.

Safeguarding

Bolton Villas Family Church takes its duties under the Children Act 2004 seriously and has appropriate procedures and leaders appointed to meet its duties under the 2004 Act. If a reasonable suspicion is raised about the protection of a child under the age of 18 years or any adult seen as at risk the Church will undertake its duties using its procedures. The Church has a policy to vet all those who have the responsibilities for the care of children and adults at risk within areas of its responsibilities to comply with the Protection of Children Act 1999.

Bolton Villas Family Church

Objectives & Activities (continued)

Financial review

Income

Our Income is returning to what might be understood patterns of the past. Gone are the support grants & also a number of legacies that we received during previous years. Tithes and offering income is broadly similar, Fundraising and Donation are down reflecting the legacies received in the previous year. Gift Aid includes a catch up quarter to align the GASDS & Gift Aid claims into the same time frame. The Refreshed cafe whilst now open for 3 days per week is much busier, takings are proportionally up on the income when it was open 6 days a week. Property income is up showing that the building is being used more for external groups and parties than in the previous year. Grants is reflecting the additional support in the early part of 2021 that Refreshed charity shop received in Government Grants due to COVID. Bank interest is reflecting the changes in this areas as well, and the programme activity costs clearly show that more things have been happening with Church activities.

Overall income is down slightly on the previous year and our aspiration to do more things continues to challenge the Church finances longer term.

Expenditure

Expenditure has overall increased reflected by the additional activities that were undertaken. The Synod Mission & Ministry fund is based on Church members at the start of the previous year and is calculated by the Synod each year All areas of spending have increased other than the Interest paid on the Kingdom bank loan. Again this reflects the increase in activities during since the previous year. This is our continued challenge to balance our desire to support our local community with activities and having the financial to continue to do that.

Overall

Whilst we are re-establishing our work after COVID we are continually challenged with the desire to undertaken more whilst needing additional funds to support that work. The Kingdom Bank loan should be repayed at the end of the 2023 which we will have repaid early with offerings and Refreshed income. Our challenges may continue in the future as the pressure on reduced incoem against or aspiration to do more.

Reserves Policy

The charity’s free cash reserves at the year end were £46,828 (2021 - £58,108), which includes designated funds of £32,902 (2021 - £48,108). It is the Trustees policy to maintain a balance of unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to at least three months payments, equivalent to £29,186 to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. The balance of £46,828 held of free cash reserves funds at the year-end exceeded this target.

Funds held as agent on behalf of others

At the year-end we held £113.91 on behalf of other organisations that had been received but hadn’t been transferred to them, this is classed as Agency Income & Expenditure.

Future Considerations

Whilst we continue to return to new patterns of work and the new normal and there are continued challenges balancing the Desire to do more with what we have, the Trustees have reassessed the charity's ability to continue for the next 12 months and have concluded that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charities ability to meet its liabilities as they fall.

Signed on behalf of the board of Trustees:

Rev. Ashley Evans Karen Charlesworth

Chair of Trustees Church Secretary

Date: 6th July 2023

Bolton Villas Family Church

Independent Examiner's report

Independent examiner’s report to The Trustees of Bolton Villas United Reformed Church Charity

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2022, which are set out on pages 6 to 10.

Respective responsibilities of The Trustees and examiner

As the charity trustees 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 as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the 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:

1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Rhys North Name: Rhys North ACA Date: 12th July 2023

West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Bolton Villas Family Church

Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes Receipts Tithes and offerings Fundraising and donations Monies raised for outside causes 3 Gift Aid repayments Refreshed café and shop Property income Grants received Other incoming resources Bank interest Programme activity income Total Receipts Payments Synod mission & ministry fund Employment & travel expense 4 Church running costs 5 Programme activity costs 6 Support of outside causes 7 Church buildings & other assets 8 Refreshed café and shop Loan capital repayments Loan interest Total payments Net receipts (payments) Transfers between Funds Net receipts (Payment) after transfers Cash Funds at 1 January 2022 2 Cash Funds at 31 December 2022	Unrestricted £ 29,093 505 - 7,947 - 1,639 616 1,037 - 800 41,637 17,664 4,155 14,202 4,513 60 6,682 - - - 47,276 (5,639) 9,565 3,926 10,000 13,926	Designated £ - - - - 20,206 - - 4,897 14 696 25,813 4,416 8,510 2,411 4,212 1,760 4,274 4,712 1,159 - 31,454 (5,641) (9,565) (15,206) 48,108 32,902	Restricted £ 8,575 2,515 5 2,070 - - 24,500 - - 746 38,411 - 26,496 1,209 1,972 491 57 - 6,845 945 38,015 396 - 396 9,345 9,741	2022 £ 37,668 3,020 5 10,017 20,206 1,639 25,116 5,934 14 2,242 105,861 22,080 39,161 17,822 10,697 2,311 11,013 4,712 8,004 945 116,745 (10,884) - (10,884) 67,453 56,569	2021 £ 38,049 9,819 - 8,579 10,838 250 35,312 4,499 4 440
					107,790
					23,388 33,287 16,240 6,234 1,573 7,604 4,404 7,590 1,359
					101,679

					6,111
					-
					6,111 61,342
					67,453

Bolton Villas Family Church

Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the year ended 31 December 2022

Note Monetary assets Bank and cash accounts Deposit accounts Total monetary assets Agent Payments held on behalf of others Other assets Gift aid recoverable Assets used for Church purposes Minibus Church Building 9 Manse Building 9 Liabilities Loan outstanding from Kingdom Bank 10 WYCAS Independent examiners Fee Electricity*1 Signed on behalf of the board of Trustees: Rev. Ashley Evans Chair of Trustees Date: 6th July 2023	Unrestricted Designated £ £ 13,926 30,382 - 2,520 13,926 32,902 7,239 1,572 625 9,115 990 725 Karen Charlesworth Church Secretary	Restricted £ 9,741 - 9,741 14 493	2022 £ 54,049 2,520 56,569 14 9,303 9,115 990 725	2021 £ 64,547 2,906
				67,453
				167 10,017 17,119 600 -

*1 The Churches electricity meter was replaced in September but it didn’t function or allow meter readings to be returtned until 17th January 2023.

Bolton Villas Family Church

Notes to support accounts

1 Accounting policies The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Unrestricted funds may be used by the church for any of its ordinary purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

Restricted funds represent income which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of a trust or bequest, or donations or grants received or invited for a specific purpose. These funds can only be spent on the specific

purpose for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent must be carried forward as a balance on that fund for future expenditure on that specific purpose, or returned; it cannot be absorbed into general funds.

Fixed assets

Consecrated property and movable church furnishings

Consecrated and benefice property of any kind is not included in the Accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.

B/Fwd. £ 999 - - - 3,603 2,500 - - 707 1,536 9,345 398 - 1,260 9,994 80 170 18,303 2,943 - 12,460 2,500 48,108 10,000 67,453	Receipts £ 1,000 5 515 7,790 24,601 - 2,000 2,500 - - 38,411 - - - 20,206 4,897 - - 710 - - - 25,813 41,637 105,861	Payments £ 1,057 - 491 7,790 26,353 - - 81 707 1,536 38,015 - 150 - 6,925 9,258 170 - 1,110 5,856 7,985 - 31,454 47,276 116,745	Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - - - 150 - (1,549) 4,281 - (18,303) - 5,856 - - (9,565) 9,565 -	C/Fwd. £ 942 5 24 - 1,851 2,500 2,000 2,419 - -
				9,741
				398 - 1,260 21,726 - - - 2,543 - 4,475 2,500
				32,902

				13,926

67,453	105,861	116,745	-	56,569

Fund details are listed over the Page

Bolton Villas Family Church

Notes to support accounts (continued)

Fund details

Adam & Eve fund Defibrillator External Organisation Donations - DES External Organisation Donations - RES Hardship fund HUB project - DES HUB project - RES Minister fund - DES Mission fund - DES Refreshed Saturday Seniors fund Tithe fund Youth Work - Boys 2 Men Youth Work - Eat Move Pray Youth Work - GAP Year - DES Youth Work - GAP Year - RES Youth Pastor fund - DES Youth Pastor fund - RES

Funds held from previous Mother and Toddlers project for future use Funds held for the installation and ongoing maintenance of a Defibrillator Donations given from Church resources to External organisations Funds from Donations given to specifically to external organisations Used to support members of the congregation in financial difficulty Funds raised through Refreshed Café & Shop, used for Mission & Church projects Funds raised through donations for the repayment of the Kingdom Bank Loan Holding area for Minster & Synod Evangelist expenses Donations for other organisations not able to be treated as Agency payments Funds held for the future development of Refreshed Funds held By Saturday Seniors for 60+ group Holding area for funds used for the Churches tithing calculation Project, grant funding for youth work Project, grant funding for youth work Church allocated support for the Project prior to appointment Project, grant funding for youth work Funds held to support youth work Donations & Grant funding for Youth Pastor salary

Unrestricted £ - - 4,150 5 - - 4,155	Designated £ - - 5,216 3,111 168 15 8,510	Restricted £ 5 5 26,496 - - - 26,496	2022 £ 5 5 35,862 3,116 168 15 39,161	2021 £ -
				-
				31,018 2,221 48 -
4,155	8,510	26,496	39,161	33,287

3 Monies raised for outside causes

4 Employment & travel costs

Trustees expenses.

No trustee received any trustee related expenses during this year or the previous year.

Though the minister is a trustee he is an employee of the National United Reformed Church, not the local Church. He is however paid expenses for his roles as minister & Synod Evangelist but not his role as trustee.

5 Church running costs

Gas and electricity Water Insurance Stationary & photocopying Publicity Purchase of equipment Subscriptions Cleaning equipment & materials Accounts examination & software Fee Safeguarding (DBS) Telephone/ internet Health and safety Other admin expenses Total church running costs	3,473 264 3,236 1,081 811 584 1,296 558 780 - 915 - 1,204 14,202	- 707 370 125 - 8 - 254 - - 768 - 179 2,411	- - - 30 - 28 - - - - - - 1,151 1,209	3,473 971 3,606 1,236 811 620 1,296 812 780 - 1,683 - 2,534 17,822	3,693 976 2,559 290 957 706 1,044 849 630 63 1,827 61 2,585
	14,202	2,411	1,209	17,822	16,240

*2 Where appropriate Mission Funds are categorised as Agency payments.

Bolton Villas Family Church

Unrestricted £ 1,416 355 - 977 1,765 4,513 - - - 60 - - - 60 6,295 387 - - 6,682	Designated £ 345 - 1,120 1,221 1,526 4,212 150 240 600 170 120 240 240 1,760 - - - 4,274 4,274	Restricted £ - - 971 - 1,001 1,972 - - - 24 - 467 - 491 57 - - - 57	2022 £ 1,761 355 2,091 2,198 4,292 10,697 150 240 600 254 120 707 240 2,311 6,352 387 - 4,274 11,013	2021 £ 2,299 67 1,235 678 1,955
				6,234
				- 240 600 - 120 373 240
				1,573
				1,195 479 - 5,930
6,682	4,274	57	11,013	7,604

9 Assets used for Church purposes

The church building is vested in the Congregational Union as trustees and are not church assets. It is held for the benefit of Bolton Villas Family Church in accordance with the statutory trusts applicable to URC properties under the URC Acts.

For insurance purposes the church building & external storage unit are insured by the church for £2,772,805. The Church contents are insured by the church for £202,705.

The Church has a 10% share of the Manse with the remaining 90% vested in the United Reformed Church (Yorkshire Province) Trust Limited.

For insurance purposes the Manse property is insured jointly by the Trust & the Church for £466,508

10 A loan of £9,115.13 (2021 - £17,118.50) is secured on the church building and is included within these accounts as the liability to repay the loan is that of Bolton Villas Family Church.