## **SWINDON CCRC TRUST**
Annual report and accounts for the period ending 31 December 2023
Company registration no. 11178721 Charity no. 1181020
|**CONTENTS**|**PAGE NO.**|
|---|---|
|Reference and administrative details of the charity|2|
|Trustees report|3-8|
|Independent Examiners report|9|
|Statement of Financial Activities|10|
|Balance Sheet|11|
|Notes to the Accounts|12-17|
## **Reference and Administration Details**
Swindon CCRC Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 30 January 2018 and registered as charity on 06 December 2018.
Charity name: Swindon CCRC Trust Charity no: 1181020 Company no: 11178721 Board of Trustees: Revd Joel Sales (Chair) Bishop Lee Rayfield (appointed 9/7/20, retired by rotation 20/03/24) Mark Cains (appointed 9/7/20) Revd Katharine Smith (appointed 9/7/20) Andrew Langley: Treasurer (appointed 13/1/21, resigned 15/1/23) Revd Paul Freeland (appointed 14/7/21) Beth Trendell (resigned 10/10/22- re-appointed 15/1/23) Fiona Roche: Treasurer (appointed 15/1/23) Janie Oliver (appointed 15/1/23) Paul Woolley (appointed 15/1/23) Hannah Kirkwood (appointed 15/1/23) Company Secretary: Tracey Armishaw (until 5/2/23) Registered Office: 114 East Wichel Way Swindon SN1 7AE Independent Examiner: Derek Rodwell Impact the Future Ltd Bennett Verby 7 St Petersgate Stockport Cheshire SK1 1EB Principal Bankers: HSBC The Forum, Marlborough Road Swindon SN1 1QN
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## **Swindon CCRC Trust**
## **Trustees annual report for the period ending 31 December 2023**
The Board of Trustees present their reports for Swindon CCRC Trust for the period ending 31 December 2023.
## **Charitable Aims, Objectives and Activities**
Swindon CCRC Trust, acting under the name of Pattern Church, is an Anglican church, led by Revd Joel Sales who was commissioned by the Bishop of Bristol to plant a resource church in Swindon. Our charity objectives are set in our governing documents, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, which was agreed by the Board of Trustees in December 2017.
The Board of Trustees is committed to playing our part in the re-evangelisation of the nation, the revitalisation of the church and the transformation of society by **‘inviting people into family to serve Swindon.’** This frames the Trust’s ongoing activities, primarily through the provision of church services, courses, social action projects, and planting churches.
The charitable objectives are the advancement of the Christian religion principally:
- through the provision of an Anglican place of worship in Swindon, and
- by contributing towards the establishment, renewal and revitalisation of churches with the Anglican communion.
Pattern Church exists to give people an opportunity to explore and encounter faith in Jesus, to grow in that faith and as a strong community, and to serve the town we live in.
## **2023 Achievements and Performance**
As we reflect on 2023, we do so with hearts full of gratitude and faith. Our church services have been vibrant and engaging, providing an opportunity for worship, connection, and spiritual growth.
Our impact on the wider Swindon community has continued to grow and we have seen people come to faith through Alpha and connect into church through various ministry areas. We are thankful to God for his grace and provision, and we look forward to continuing to grow, serve, and make a difference in the lives of those around us in the coming year.
## **“Inviting People”**
Pattern Church was established by the Diocese of Bristol in 2018 to reach out to those who were previously unconnected to church or the Christian faith. This remains core to all our activities. The Alpha Course continues to be the primary place of outreach, providing a welcoming space for people to explore life’s big questions and the Christian faith. This year, we have seen many new participants embark on this transformative journey, discovering faith and forging meaningful relationships. We ran 6 Alpha Courses in 2023, and 3 of them were delivered in both English and Ukrainian. We also translated into Portuguese and Farsi as required by guests.
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All our Sunday Services are designed to be accessible to those exploring faith for the first time or the first time in a while, with a large hosting team, groups for 2–16-year-olds and Ukrainian translation for our morning service.
## **“Into Family”**
Our hope is that as people connect with Pattern Church, they join a church family locally here in Swindon as part of the worldwide Christian family of God. Our Pattern Groups for adults, meeting on Wednesdays across the town continue to grow with new groups emerging as Alpha group members continue to explore faith at the end of an Alpha course. Youth Wednesdays have been a great place for young people to bring their friends and explore faith. Each term a new cohort of leaders have been trained to serve Alpha, youth, children’s teams and other places. Throughout 2023 we had meals together, 130 people came to Focus, our church weekend away, and we held a second “Hearing God” conference inviting Christians from across the town for a day of teaching and worship.
## **“To Serve Swindon”**
We continued to run a weekly Ukrainian refugee hub, The Table, throughout 2023 providing space to socialise as well as free English lessons. We partnered with a range of local organisations including Swindon Borough Council to become a centre for advice and friendship for Ukrainians arriving in Swindon. In Autumn 2023 we employed one of our key Ukrainian volunteers to help coordinate this work.
Growbaby Swindon, our baby bank, continues to expand and thrive. Thanks to grant funding the volunteer project coordinator is now employed by the Trust 2 days a week. Since launching, we have supported over 650 families and have built extensive partnerships with many local organisations. In 2024 we will employ a Family Support Worker to complement what we already offer, again thanks to generous grant funding.
Swindon Crosslight Debt Advice Centre has increased both its volunteer base and client capacity in 2023, and is in the strongest position it has been since launching, although fundraising is still challenging. We are especially grateful to the volunteer centre manager who has overseen the growth of Crosslight over the last year.
We continue to partner with Safe Families, providing volunteers for the work they do supporting vulnerable or struggling families in Swindon. Pattern Church has now helped 51 Swindon families through this partnership.
## **The Well**
The Well is a new church community, planted by Pattern Church in September 2021 as part of the objective to “plant church that plant churches”. The Well has a vision to “worship Jesus and build community in North Swindon”, serving the forty thousand residents of the northern part of the town. Sunday services were held at St Francis School with provision for youth and children, and midweek groups and alpha courses also held in homes and at the school. Little Wellies (toddler group),
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The Living Room (a tea-time hospitality project), Men’s Group and women’s events have continued, and there is potential for more partnership around youth provision across North Swindon.
At the end of 2023 The Well is now operating under a separate Bishop’s Mission Order (BMO) with separate charity and banking status, with the potential to have its own building and Revd Paul Freeland fully licensed during 2024. The activities of The Well will cease to be part of our activities from January 2024.
## **Future plans**
In 2024 Pattern Church looks to continue growing as a church, moving to three services each Sunday, running Alpha every term (including Ukrainian alpha) with three weekends away, welcoming new people of all ages. We will continue to launch new Pattern Groups and resource youth and children’s ministry.
We are also in the early stages of planning two future church plants and exploring new projects to support youth and young adults across the town.
## **Public benefit**
Having thoroughly reviewed the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, specifically focusing on the advancement of religion, the Board of Trustees is confident that Pattern Church surpasses the established requirements in numerous ways. This public benefit has been demonstrated by the activities undertaken since inception of the charity outlined in this document.
Pattern Church's primary beneficiaries are those who engage directly with us through ministry and service, but our impact extends, not least through our direct beneficiaries, to the wider public. This has been particularly visible in 2023 through our ministry to young families, to those in debt and to Ukrainian refugees. Christians are called to serve others, whether they are fellow believers or not, and work for the wellbeing of the communities and organisations of which they are a part. We serve Swindon, seeking the “welfare of the city” (Jeremiah 29:7) and are committed to being the “salt” and “light” of Jesus (Matthew 5:13-16).
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing Documents**
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 30 January 2018 and registered as a charity on 6 December 2018. Swindon CCRC Trust was established under a Memorandum of Association that establishes its objects and powers and is governed under its Articles of Association. Members of the charitable company guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 to the assets of the charitable company in event of winding up.
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## **Structure**
The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purpose of charity law. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the governance and management of the church. The responsibility for leadership of the church’s activities, development of its spiritual life and its daily management has been delegated to the senior leadership team who are supported in that role by the staff team including clergy. The Board of Trustees retains final decisions over policy, employment of staff and finance, and takes responsibility for all matters of legal and regulatory compliance.
Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no financial benefit from the charity. Trustees are appointed by trustee members and can be appointed by ordinary resolution at a general meeting of members.
## **Decision Making**
All financial and strategic decisions over £10,000 are taken by the entire Board of Trustees. Any financial and strategic decisions over £5,000 are taken by the senior leadership team. The organisational implementation of the strategy is carried out by senior leadership. The Revd Joel Sales fulfils the key day-to-day senior management role.
The salary of the key management role is paid by the diocese in accordance with the agreed salary structure of ordained personnel in the Church of England.
## **People**
Pattern Church is the volunteers - church family and ministry members who are the primary source of activity at Pattern Church. The staff team, made up of clergy, ministry and operations members, support and lead these volunteers. Specialist volunteer teams support Sundays with hosting,
worship, production, children’s work and youth work. There are volunteers mentoring young people, pastoring Pattern Groups, and hosting Alpha groups. Volunteers lead Growbaby and The Table, support Crosslight Debt Advice, and help with Starting Point and Safe Families. There are also people who help maintain the building.
In accordance to FRS 102 and the Charities SORP (102), the economic contribution of general volunteers is not recognised in the accounts. All staff, volunteers and trustees undergo a formal recruitment, safeguarding, and selection process, followed by an induction period that includes any training considered necessary to effectively perform their role. Senior Leadership of the church consists of the clergy, whose pay is set via stipend, the level of which is set by the Diocese.
## **Safeguarding**
Pattern Church as part of the wider Church of England recognise our duty of care to staff, volunteers and stakeholders and seek to safeguard those at risk of abuse, protect and support those who have been abused and promote the welfare and safety of all.
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The Board of Trustees have adopted the Diocese of Bristol’s safeguarding policy relating to children, young people and vulnerable adults and appointed Alan Brownlie as Safeguarding Officer. The Safeguarding Officer has completed the necessary diocese training courses in safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults.
The trustees are committed to the principles of best practice in relation to safeguarding and comply with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 in respect of having due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The guidance can be read in full on the Church of England official website.
## **Key risks and uncertainties**
The principal risks and uncertainties that the trustees see as facing the charity and any subsidiaries include the ongoing responsibility of the financial cost of maintaining the Pattern Store building and staffing costs. We received £120k across two years from the Jerusalem Trust for central operational costs and we need to continue to increase other forms of income into 2024.
Our social action in 2023 has also been largely funded by and reliant on grant income. Growbaby and The Table have been fully funded by restricted grant income and giving income. However, our Crosslight team has not raised grant income to cover the core costs of the Debt Advice Centre over the past 2 years. Fundraising events and grant applications are being prioritised, but with a volunteer team and with core costs often difficult to raise through grant funds, this remains a risk for the trust.
We seek to be a church who plants churches who plant churches. We hope that our planting curate Revd Tom Morgan will plant a new church during 2024, taking with him a Pattern Church team of maybe 50 people, both families with children and individuals. We gladly invest these people, their financial giving, and a financial one-off gift into the new church plant as we play our part in reevangelisation of the nation, the revitalisation of the church and the transformation of society, also acknowledging the risk of reduced income.
The trustees plans and strategies surrounding these risks include exploring opportunities to apply for relevant grants as well as generating rental income. Hiring a bookings coordinator has increased building hire revenue, and the trustees are working on strategies to increase this further, keeping the building a hireable space whilst allowing for Pattern Church activities to take priority for use.
## **Financial Review**
In the period ended 31st December 2023 the total income of the Trust came to £462k (2022 £423k) of which £181k (2022 £190k) was restricted. Giving from the congregation totalled £344k (2022 £289k) . Grant income totalled £90k (2022 £119k).
There was a surplus on unrestricted funds of £65k (2022 surplus of £7k) with restricted funds increasing from £133k to £144k.
Total expenditure came to £386k (2022 £417k) of which £170k (2021 £192k) was restricted.
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Unrestricted funds carried forward totalled £188k up from £123k in 2022.
The details behind all these figures are shown in the attached financial statements.
## **Reserves Policy**
The Board of Trustees are aware of the need to maintain sufficient reserves. The Trust aims to hold free reserves of at least 3 months of unrestricted expenditure. 3 months of free reserves at 2023 expenditure levels would indicate a reserves target of £54k. Actual free reserves at the end of the year were £165k.
## **The Board of Trustees responsibilities in relation to the Financial Statements**
Charity law requires the trustees, who are also directors, to prepare a statement of financial activities and statement of assets and liabilities for each financial year, which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the church and of its financial activities for that year and adequately distinguishes any material special trust or any other restricted fund of the church. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether policies adopted are in accordance with appropriate SORP on Accounting by Charities and the Accounting Regulations and with applicable accounting standards, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the accounts on the ongoing concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume the church will continue to operate.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the church, and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable Accounting Standards and Statements of Recommended Practice, the Companies Act 2006 and the regulations made under the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees
Name: Katharine Smith, Associate Minister
Signed:
Date: 31/7/2024
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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF Swindon CCRC Trust Ltd (Pattern Church, Swindon) ('the Company')**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees of Swindon CCRC Trust Ltd.**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023 which can be found on pages 10 to 17.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent Examiners Statement**
Since the gross income for the period exceeds the amount provided in section 145(3) of the Act, I confirm that I am qualified to act as Independent Examiner under the provisions of that section of the Act being a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
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:
Name: Derek Rodwell FCCA (Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants)
Address: Bennett Verby, 7 St Petersgate, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1EB Date: 31[st] July 2024
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## **SWINDON CCRC TRUST LTD (PATTERN CHURCH) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023**
|**Note**
**INCOME FROM:**
**Voluntary income**
2
**Income from charitable activities**
Alpha weekend and other income
3
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
**Charitable activities**
Youth & Children
Alpha Courses
Worship & Services
Building/site costs
Focus & events
Social action and giving
Parish Share
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
4,5
**NET INCOMING / (OUTGOING) RESOURCES**
Transfers
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Total brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER**|**UnrestrictedRestricted**
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**253,712**
**180,378**
**434,090**
**218,415**
**189,982**
**408,397**
**27,337**
**537**
**27,874**
**14,697**
**214**
**14,911**|
|---|---|
||**281,049**
**180,915**
**461,964**
**233,112**
**190,196**
**423,308**|
||**80,075**
**44,854**
**124,929**
**48,837**
**68,797**
**117,633**
**13,535**
**2,836**
**16,371**
**10,642**
**6,424**
**17,066**
**17,193**
**14,788**
**31,980**
**26,222**
**31,534**
**57,755**
**47,004**
**3,511**
**50,515**
**398**
**41,043**
**41,440**
**9,235**
**3,501**
**12,736**
**3,699**
**5,168**
**8,867**
**(45)**
**49,544**
**49,499**
**16,216**
**38,655**
**54,872**
**48,668**
**51,332**
**100,000**
**120,000**
**0**
**120,000**|
||**215,664**
**170,366**
**386,030**
**226,014**
**191,620**
**417,634**|
||**65,385**
**10,549**
**75,934**
**7,098**
**(1,424)**
**5,674**
**(345)**
**345**
**0**
**(6,250)**
**6,250**
**0**|
||**65,040**
**10,894**
**75,934**
**848**
**4,826**
**5,674**
**122,504**
**133,160**
**255,664**
**121,656**
**128,334**
**249,990**|
||**187,544**
**144,054**
**331,598**
**122,504**
**133,160**
**255,664**|
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## **SWINDON CCRC TRUST LTD (PATTERN CHURCH)**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023**
|**Note**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
6
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Sundry Debtors
7
Cash at bank
**CREDITORS: amounts falling due within 12 months**
8
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**STATEMENT OF FUNDS**
10,11
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
49,397
49,397
73,411
73,411
22,253
13,683
273,431
295,684
174,078
187,761
(13,483)
(13,483)
(5,508)
(5,508)
282,201
182,253
331,598
255,664
144,054
133,160
187,544
122,504
331,598
255,664
**31ST DECEMBER 2023**
**31ST DECEMBER 2022**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
49,397
49,397
73,411
73,411
22,253
13,683
273,431
295,684
174,078
187,761
(13,483)
(13,483)
(5,508)
(5,508)
282,201
182,253
331,598
255,664
144,054
133,160
187,544
122,504
331,598
255,664
**31ST DECEMBER 2023**
**31ST DECEMBER 2022**|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||182,253|
|||255,664|
|||133,160
122,504|
|||255,664|
The notes on pages 12 to 17 form part of these financial statements.
_For the period ended 31 December 2023, the company was entitled to the exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies._
_Responsibilities of directors/trustees:_
_a. The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act - however, in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 the accounts have been examined by an independent examiner whose report forms part of this document._
_b. The directors/trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts._
_These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime._
Approved by the board of directors and signed on behalf of the board,
## Full Name Katharine Smith
Signed
> Dated 31/7/2024
Company registration number: 11178721
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## **SWINDON CCRC TRUST LTD (PATTERN CHURCH SWINDON) Notes to the accounts**
## **For the period ended 31st December 2023**
## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective January 2019) - (Charities SORP(FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Swindon CCRC Trust Ltd meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
The trustees consider that the Swindon CCRC Trust Ltd is a going concern and have accordingly prepared the accounts under the historical basis of accounting.
## **Funds**
General funds represent the funds of the charity that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the church. Restricted funds are those donated for specific purposes.
## **Income**
## _Voluntary income and capital sources_
Donations and other income are recognised when received and an estimate of income tax recoverable is recognised when the related donations are recognised.
Grants and legacies to the Trust are accounted for as soon as the church is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the church is probable.
## **Fixed assets**
Additions and improvements to the newly acquired church premises are written off as incurred. Only items costing £500 or above are capitalised. Fixed assets are depreciated on a straight line basis as follows:
Improvements to the buildings: 10 years Fixtures and fittings including electricals: 5 years Plant & machinery including sound and audio: 5 years Computer equipment: 3 years
## **Current assets**
Amounts owing to the church at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income such as gift aid are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable.
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## **SWINDON CCRC TRUST LTD (PATTERN CHURCH)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31ST 2023**
|**2 VOLUNTARY INCOME**
Planned giving
Grants
Other donations
Loose plate collections
Gift aid tax
**3 OTHER INCOME**
Youth & Children
Focus
Weddings and funerals
Alpha & conferences & events
Rental income
**a ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE 2023**
Youth, children & pastoral
3a
Alpha Courses
Worship & Services
Building/site costs
Focus & events
Giving & social action
Parish Share
Allocation of staff costs including training,expenses, etc
Allocation of central admin costs
Totals|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
179,209
49,869
229,078
160,052
49,585
209,637
12,000
78,447
90,447
0
118,916
118,916
6,664
27,797
34,461
7,440
7,655
15,095
16,448
8,474
24,922
6,527
4,932
11,459
39,392
15,790
55,182
44,396
8,894
53,290|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
179,209
49,869
229,078
160,052
49,585
209,637
12,000
78,447
90,447
0
118,916
118,916
6,664
27,797
34,461
7,440
7,655
15,095
16,448
8,474
24,922
6,527
4,932
11,459
39,392
15,790
55,182
44,396
8,894
53,290|
|---|---|---|
||253,712
180,378
434,091
218,415
189,982
408,397||
||**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
537
160
697
766
164
930
5,099
160
5,259
435
50
485
373
217
590
408
0
408
6,819
0
6,819
3,868
0
3,868
14,509
0
14,509
9,220
0
9,220||
||27,337
537
27,874
14,697
214
14,911||
||% of time spent
80.2
5.1
0
0
0.7
14
100|Direct
costs
Staff costs
Central
admin costs Total costs
2023
2023
2023
2023
£
£
£
£
14,719
94,641
15,569
124,929
9,421
5,968
982
16,371
31,981
0
0
31,980
50,514
0
0
50,515
11,779
822
135
12,736
30,204
16,569
2,726
49,499
100,000
0
0
100,000|
|||248,619
118,000
19,411
386,029
118,000
(118,000)
0
19,411
(19,411)
0|
|||386,029
0
0
386,029|
## **4a ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE 2023**
Staff costs have been allocated to departments in proportion to the amount of total time staff are estimated to have spent their time. The allocation of central admin costs has also been allocated in similar proportions.
## **4b ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE 2022**
|% of time spent
Youth, children & pastoral
3a
64
Alpha Courses
4.5
Worship & Services
17.7
Building/site costs
0.6
Focus & events
0.9
Giving & social action
12.4
Parish Share
100.1|Direct
costs
Staff costs
Central
admin costs Total costs
2022
2022
2022
2022
£
£
£
£
15,268
91,357
11,008
117,633
9,894
6,401
771
17,066
29,503
25,215
3,038
57,755
40,452
881
106
41,440
7,457
1,258
152
8,867
35,078
17,665
2,129
54,872
120,000
0
0
120,000|
|---|---|
||257,653
142,777
17,204
417,633|
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Allocation of staff costs including training,expenses, etc Allocation of central admin costs
Totals
|142,777|(142,777)||0|
|---|---|---|---|
|17,204||(17,204)|0|
|417,633|0|0|417,633|
|**5 ANALYSIS OF DIRECT COSTS**
**Youth, children and pastoral**
Pastoral
Youth
Children
**Alpha and other Courses**
Alpha
The Marriage Course
**Worship & Services**
Services- specials, Easter and Christmas
Services- hospitality and resources
Services- venue hire
Service- The Six
Services- other
Worship- equipment and depreciation
Worship- licenses & subscriptions
Worship- other costs
**Building/site costs**
Building: UtilityBills
Building: Maintenance & equipment
Building: Insurance
Building: Cleaningand Waste
Building: Depreciation
Building: rental costs
Building: Other
**Focus & Events**
Focus Pitch costs
Focus Staff costs
Focus catering costs
Focus Bursaries
**Giving & Social Action**
LYN: Boxes of Hope
Crosslight Materials & Resources
Crosslight Fee
Growbaby
Mission giving
The Table
Other social action|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,732
258
1,990
1,916
1,591
3,507
6,569
977
7,547
3,370
705
4,076
2,966
2,217
5,182
2,415
5,270
7,685|
|---|---|
||11,267
3,452
14,719
7,702
7,566
15,268|
||9,196
225
9,421
7,678
2,134
9,812
0
0
0
82
0
82|
||9,196
225
9,421
7,760
2,134
9,894|
||1,999
1,259
3,258
1,533
1,610
3,142
3,247
1,089
4,336
3,018
1,477
4,495
0
2,950
2,950
0
2,080
2,080
566
0
566
491
0
491
6
0
6
17
0
17
8,715
9,310
18,025
7,666
9,272
16,938
2,303
159
2,462
2,125
182
2,307
357
21
378
20
13
33|
||17,193
14,788
31,981
14,869
14,634
29,503|
||17,844
0
17,844
0
15,593
15,593
6,700
0
6,700
0
6,588
6,588
7,482
0
7,482
0
5,091
5,091
9,659
0
9,659
0
8,297
8,297
2,474
2,213
4,687
0
4,687
4,687
2,845
1,298
4,143
0
0
0
0
197
197|
||47,003
3,511
50,514
0
40,452
40,452|
||2,315
1,230
3,545
1,246
2,208
3,454
1,401
1,269
2,670
851
310
1,161
787
263
1,050
771
161
933
4,134
380
4,514
264
1,645
1,909|
||8,637
3,142
11,779
3,133
4,324
7,457|
||0
0
0
57
440
497
1,122
0
1,122
195
0
195
616
6,884
7,500
10,500
0
10,500
0
4,185
4,185
0
1,740
1,740
0
182
182
(0)
574
574
0
16,535
16,535
0
20,836
20,836
681
0
681
737
0
737|
||2,419
27,786
30,204
11,489
23,589
35,078|
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|**Parish Share**
**Total Direct costs**
**Mission Giving analysis**
Youth for Christ
St Francis CE Primary
Safer Families
**Analysis of overheads allocated**
Telephone,internet & postage
Printing & stationery
IT software & consumables
Website, social media and advertising
Public liability insurance
Depreciation of office equipment
Other administration costs
Accountancy and IE fees
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS 2023**
Assets at cost
Opening balance
Purchases
Closing balance
Depreciation
Opening balance
Charge for the period
Closing balance on accumulated depreciation
Closing balance on fixed assets 31/12/22
Closing balance on fixed assets 31/12/23
**DEBTORS**
Accounts receivable
Prepayments
Late bankings
Gift Aid receivable
**CREDITORS**
**Amounts falling due within one year**
Accounts payable
Accruals and deferred income|48,668
51,332|
100,000
120,000
0
120,000|
100,000
120,000
0
120,000|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||144,382
104,236|
248,618
164,871
92,699
257,570||
||0
0
0
0
0
182|
0
0
287
287
0
0
287
287
182||
||0
182|
182
0
574
574||
||1,166
0
1,553
413
2,260
373
491
180
1,329
235
346
7,528
2,011
0
1,247
280|
1,166
117
821
938
1,966
1,489
427
1,916
2,633
1,727
135
1,861
671
0
1,133
1,133
1,564
121
1,264
1,385
7,874
328
7,528
7,857
2,011
544
7
551
1,527
1,143
420
1,563||
||10,404
9,008|
19,411
5,469
11,735
17,204||
|||Fixtures &
Plant &
IT
Total
fittings
machinery
equipment
£
24,682
110,252
9,555
144,489
0
4,827
619
5,446||
|||24,682
115,079
10,174
149,935
12,443
51,600
7,034
71,077
4,936
22,835
1,689
29,461||
|||17,379
74,435
8,723
100,538||
|||12,239
58,652
2,521
73,412||
|||||
|||**7,303**
**40,644**
**1,451**
**49,397**||
||||2023
2022
£
£
1,818
2,318
200
0
1,344
6,522
18,891
4,844|
||||22,253
13,683|
||||2023
2022
£
£
2,176
3,244
11,307
2,263|
||||13,483
5,508|
## **6 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS 2023**
## **7 DEBTORS**
## **8 CREDITORS**
## **9 SALARIES**
Analysis of payroll:
Gross pay Employers NI (net of employment allowance) Employers Pension
|2023|2022|
|---|---|
|£|£|
|109,509|132,361|
|2,039|4,330|
|1,665|2,436|
|113,213|139,126|
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**10a**
In the 12 months ending 31st December 2023 there were, on average, 7.8 people on staff (2022 9) representing an average FTE of 4.6 (2022 5.5). The key management role was filled by the Revd Joel Sales who received his salary from the diocese and received no emoluments or benefits in kind from the Swindon CCRC Trust. Expenses incurred on behalf of the church were refunded against receipts. No member of staff received renumeration of above £60,000
|**STATEMENT OF FUNDS (2023)**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**Restricted funds**
**Grants and donations received**
The Table
Growbaby donations- general
Growbaby Family Support Worker
Growbaby staffing including project co-ord
Growbaby- nappies and toiletries
"Pattern' donations for 'turntable' project
Jerusalem Trust grant for operations
Grants and donations for the Well
Underground Youth- The Well
Christingle collection for Safe Families
Crosslight debt advice
**Grants spent on fixed assets**
SDF grant towards set-up costs
Growing Lives grant from Allchurches Trust: Slide
Gifts towards building and equipment costs
Well Church plant
Beyond Hope
Voluntary action grant
Total restricted funds
**Total Funds**|2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
Opening
Incoming
Resources
Transfers
Closing
Balance
resources
expended
Balance
£
£
£
£
£
122,504
281,049
(215,664)
(345)
187,543|
|---|---|
||18,885
2,291
(21,522)
345
(0)
1,865
1,717
0
0
3,582
0
1,000
0
0
1,000
11,000
3,000
(9,523)
0
4,477
0
5,355
(4,185)
0
1,171
1,074
95
0
0
1,169
0
60,000
(60,000)
0
0
56,972
96,191
(50,539)
0
102,624
0
3,000
0
0
3,000
0
182
(182)
0
0
0
6,884
(6,884)
0
0|
||89,797
179,716
(152,835)
345
117,021
15,059
0
(6,190)
0
8,869
5,231
0
(2,200)
0
3,031
15,076
0
(6,313)
0
8,763
3,032
1,199
(1,077)
0
3,154
1,482
0
(594)
0
888
3,485
0
(1,156)
0
2,329|
||43,365
1,199
(17,531)
0
27,033|
||133,162
180,915
(170,365)
345
144,054|
||255,665
461,964
(386,029)
0
331,598|
## **The Table**
The Table provides support for Ukrainian refugees who have moved to Swindon in the wake of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. It began as a weekly meal for Ukrainians and their host families, and has since included English lessons, summer trips, Ukrainian language translation in services and supporting Ukrainian Alpha guests. In 2024 The Table has been funded by Love Ukraine (part of Love Your Neighbour), The Jerusalem Trust, The Catenian Association and personal donations from congregation and table community members.
## **CRT Focus bursaries**
Focus is a long weekend of camping which all the church family are invited to. We run a bursary scheme with CRT where we contribute to camping equipment and ticket costs - the CRT donation was to cover the cost of the bursary tickets.
## **Growbaby donations**
Growbaby is a baby bank providing baby clothes and equipment to families in need. Support donations of nappies, toiletries etc from individuals. In 2023 financial donations for Growbaby were also given by The Anchor Foundation (for staffing), Sovereign Housing Association (for staffing), Outsource UK, Swindon Lions Club, The Jack Lane Charitable Trust, Growbaby International, The Fulmer Trust, Dorcan Academy, Asda Foundation, Coventry Building Society, Go South Coast, Feed’s Winter Formula Fund, Hexagon, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School and many individuals.
## **Pattern donations**
The Pattern Store is named after the engineering ‘patterns’ which were housed in the building during the GWR era in Swindon. These patterns were left in the building when it was vacated in the 1980s and so part of the property purchase in 2018. We have been selling the Patterns to raise money for future restoration of the building and the turntable.
## **Jerusalem Trust grant for operations**
The Jerusalem Trust guaranteed Pattern Church £120,000 at the end of 2021 to cover 2022 and 2023 respectively. We also received an extra £12,000 from the Jerusalem Trust of which £5,000 the trustees have designated to be spent on staffing costs of Growbaby and The Table as required.
## **Grants and donations for the Well**
The Well is the church planted out of Pattern Church in September 2021, meeting at St Francis School, Taw Hill in North Swindon. Donations to the Well in 2023 came from individual giving.
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## **Alpha Course**
Pattern run Alpha Courses for adults, youth and children throughout the year. In 2023 we had donations from individuals towards prison alpha and our adult alpha course, particularly to cover the costs of taking guests away for the weekend part-way through the course
|**10b**|**STATEMENT OF FUNDS (2022)**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**Restricted funds**
**Grants and donations received**
SDF grant towards salaries
The Table
CRT Focus bursaries
Carol service collections
Diocesan Grant for utilities
Voluntary Action Grant
Crosslight raffle and giving
Growbaby donations
Growbaby grants for staffing
"Pattern' donations
Jerusalem Trust grant for operations
Grants and donations for the Well
Alpha Course
**Grants spent on fixed assets**
SDF grant towards set-up costs
Growing Lives grant from Allchurches Trust: Slide
Gifts towards building and equipment costs
Well Church plant
Beyond Hope
Voluntary action grant
Total restricted funds
**Total Funds**|2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
Opening
Incoming
Resources
Transfers
Closing
Balance
resources
expended
Balance
£
£
£
£
£
121,656
233,112
(226,014)
(6,250)
122,504|
|---|---|---|
|||41,572
360
(41,932)
0
(0)
0
42,188
(23,303)
0
18,885
(0)
1,150
(1,150)
0
(0)
0
574
(574)
0
0
(0)
3,948
(3,948)
0
(0)
1,328
0
(1,328)
0
0
0
759
(759)
0
0
56
3,549
(1,740)
0
1,865
0
11,000
0
0
11,000
0
1,074
0
0
1,074
0
60,000
(60,000)
0
0
25,247
63,083
(37,610)
6,250
56,972
0
2,010
(2,010)
0
0|
|||68,202
189,696
(174,353)
6,250
89,796
21,250
0
(6,190)
0
15,059
7,431
0
(2,200)
0
5,231
21,389
0
(6,313)
0
15,076
3,346
500
(814)
0
3,032
2,076
0
(594)
0
1,482
4,641
0
(1,156)
0
3,485|
|||60,133
500
(17,267)
0
43,365|
|||128,334
190,196
(191,620)
6,250
133,160|
|||249,990
423,308
(417,634)
0
255,664|
## **11 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**
|Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
NET ASSETS|Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
funds
funds
funds
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
£
£
£
£
£
£
22,364
27,033
49,397
30,047
43,364
73,411
178,663
117,021
295,684
97,965
89,796
187,761
(13,483)
0
(13,483)
(5,508)
0
(5,508)|
|---|---|
||187,544
144,054
331,598
122,504
133,160
255,664|
## **12 RELATED PARTIES**
Mark Cains served as a trustee and director in 2023. His company (Steam it Clean) was paid £670 in the year (£249 in 2022) to clean carpets. Cath Sales (wife of Rev Joel Sales) was paid £247 in 2023 (2022 £102) via her graphic design business (Hope & Ginger) No other directors/trustees received any remumeration during the year.
None of the trustees were reimbursed for expenses relating to services provided to the charity as trustees. Expenses incurred by trustees on behalf of the Trust were reimbursed against receipts
In the period ended 31st December 2023 £34,561 (2022 £14,870) was given by the trustees to the church.
## **13 INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION**
A fee of £750 was accrued in the period for the independent examination and £750 for the preparation of the accounts.
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