**WILMINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH** **TRUSTEES REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date** 1 April 2020 **To Period end date** 31 March 2021 **Charity name:** Wilmington Community Church CIO ## **Charity registration number:** 1183656 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The advancement of the Christian faith in
Wilmington and other such parts of the UK
and the world| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|1. The delivery of Sunday worship in
the church and via video link called
“Church on Line” when physical
meetings are prohibited due to
Covid 19 to promote spiritual health
and fellowship
2. The provision of weekly fellowship
meetings via “Church on Line” when
physical meetings in the church or
homes isn’t possible to promote
spiritual health and fellowship
3. The delivery of community support
programme offering to assist local
residents who are incapacitated or
“locked down” with gardening,
shopping, medicine collections and
a friendly ear via requested
telephone calls to combat the sense
of isolation and loneliness,
especially but not exclusively
amongst the elderly
4. The ongoing provision of the
Wellbeing Counselling Centre
(formerly the Well Counselling
Centre) providing qualified
counsellors supporting clients with a
range of issues including
Bereavement and loss; Anxiety;
Relationships; Guilt and shame;
Post-trauma stress; Physical,
emotional and sexual abuse;
Obsessive-compulsive behaviour;
Self-harm; Low self-esteem; Work;
Redundancy; Career.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit.|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|1. Wilmington Community Church
CIO’s (“WCC”) policy is to
financially support other relevant
charities both in the UK and
oversees. The source of the
finance is from church members
and the object is to further the
Christian faith
2. It is also our policy to, where
possible, financially support those
in our community who are in short
term urgent financial need, typically
with one-off payments not
exceeding £200| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|WCC CIO’s policy is to place reserves in
safe UK bank accounts| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers play an important part in the
delivery of our objectives.
1. 4 Elders provide the spiritual
leadership of the church with
oversight in all areas – 5 hours per
week each. 2 further Elders are
employees.
2. 3 Trustees provide business
leadership of the church with
oversight in all areas – 2 to 5 hours
per week each depending on role. 1
further trustee is the senior pastor
and an employee.
3. 1 Treasurer manages the income
and expenditure, bank accounts
and with the trustees the budget – 2
to 3 hours per week.
4. 1 Accountant provides accounts for
examination and arranges the
examination processes by the
independent examiner – 0 to 20
hours per week at submission time.
5. 3 Deacons supported by an
employed maintenance manager
manage and maintain the church’s-
built assets – 1 to 10 hours per
week depending on role.
6. 6 Wellbeing Counselling Centre
support group members provide
administrative and fund-raising
support to the Well – 1 to 2 hours
per week.
7. 13 Fellowship group leaders lead
and manage mid-week fellowship
groups to strengthen faith, teaching
and fellowship - 2 to 3 hours each
per week.
8. 2 Hospitality Team members
provide catering for the church| - meetings and outreach events – depends on time of year and events calendar – approximately 1 to 4 hours each per week, although during the period no hospitality events have taken place due to covid. - 9. Note, the volunteers noted above are those who perform the main formal functions of the church, however there are many other church members who provide pastoral and social support within the church and to the local community. These acts of volunteering are not recorded formally. - Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|1. The advancement of the Christian
faith by evangelism and social
works in the community and beyond
through video Sunday service
broadcasts.
2. The advancement of the Christian
faith and delivery of social support
in the UK and oversees via our
mission partners that we financially
support.
3. The ongoing spiritual and practical
support of our members and wider
community.
4. The ongoing provision of
counselling services to the wider
community through the Wellbeing
Counselling Centre.
5. The provision of a Community
Support Fund used to financially
assist people in urgent short-term
financial need.| ## **Financial Review** ||Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|1. As of 30/3/21, WCC’s financial
position was strong with a positive
bank position
2. Our income generally exceeds
expenditure over a 12 month period
3. It should be noted that trustees
approved the purchase of audio/
visual broadcasting equipment to
enable reliable web-based services| |---|---|---|---| |||to be delivered. The expenditure of
£11,000 was funded from reserves
in accordance with our policy.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|1. Our operating costs are in the
region of £133,000 and our policy is
to hold a minimum of 3 months
operating cost in reserve to ensure
sustainability. A review was
undertaken of the source of
member’s income and was found to
be predominantly from government
employment and pensions
2. The surplus beyond our reserves
will be invested in programmes to
further the Christian faith| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At 31 March 2021 unrestricted cash reserves
were £45,572. It is considered that there are
sufficient unrestricted fund reserves to
transfer to the Wellbeing Counselling
restricted fund if necessary.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|It is considered by trustees that the charity
is robust and economies made to operating
costs for year 21/22 will ensure the
continuance of the charity.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Regular giving by church members| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|1. Our policy to invest our reserve
safely and at the lowest possible
risk.
2. Our social investment is principally
measured in staff and volunteer
time in furthering our community
support projects.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|1. Risks continually assessed at
trustee meetings and generally
formally once per year.
2. Principle risks are defined as;
a. Conflict of opinion between
Elders and Trustees
b. Loss of use of buildings
through say fire or other
hazard
c. Loss or moral failure of key
staff
d. Loss of church members
financial giving
3. Retained risk after control measures
are applied is low in all cases for all
risks.| |Other||N/A| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|1. Trustees are recruited from within the
church using the following criteria;
a. Leadership experience
b. Business and or operational
experience
c. Compliance with the Charity
Commission eligibility rules| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees are required to read and
understand Charity Commission rules and
documents| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|1. The spiritual and pastoral aspects
are led by the elders who remit the
leaders of fellowship groups and
have spiritual input and leadership
of all aspects of church life
2. The operational, safety, HR,
financial, asset management
aspects and the Well (Wellbeing)
Counselling Centre are led by the
trustees, as are the Deacons,
maintenance manager and
treasurer.
3. There is a written agreement
between elders and trustees
defining the responsibilities of each
group| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|None| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Wilmington Community Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|The Well Counselling Centre| |Registered charity number|118656| |Charity’s principal address|Broad Lane Wilmington Kent DA2 7AQ| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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3
4
5
6
7
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10|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Gordon Raggett|Trustee||The trustees| ||Julian Field|Trustee||| ||Graham Windget|Trustee||| ||David Mann|Trustee chairman|Resigned 31 October
2021|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved > **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |The holder of the property
title is the Church Growth
Trust||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |Senior Pastor – Gordon Raggett, Assistant Pastor - Tara Rogers||| Senior Pastor – Gordon Raggett, Assistant Pastor - Tara Rogers ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Julian Field|| ||
Trustee|| ||28 January 2022|| ||28 January 2022|| ## **WILMINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WILMINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Wilmington Community Church (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2021. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts 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 2011 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 2011 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. Nigel Hewson FCA DChA Hewsons 80 Woodhurst Avenue Orpingto006E Kent BR5 1AT Dated: 1 February 2022 |**Charity Name**|**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---| |**Wilmington Community Church**|**1183656**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||**CC16a**| |Period start date
**For the period**
**from**
01/04/2020|Period end date
**To**
31/03/2021||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**104,362**
**-**
**5,789**
**446**
**7,485**
**-**
**-**
**118,082**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**118,082**
**78,911**
**13,792**
**1,932**
**15,718**
**7,642**
**3,619**
**654**
**-**
**-**
**122,268**
**11,785**
**-**
**11,785**
**134,053**
**- 15,971**
**1,702**
**59,841**
**45,572**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**7,956**
**7,007**
**1,100**
**-**
**466**
**123**
**-**
**-**
**16,652**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,652**
**5,096**
**1,810**
**-**
**551**
**801**
**1,980**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,238**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,238**
**6,414**
**- 1,702**
**10,502**
**15,214**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**112,318**
**7,007**
**6,889**
**-**
**912**
**7,608**
**-**
**-**
**134,734**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Last year**
**5 months**
**to the nearest £**| |Offerings including gift aid tax refunds
received|**104,362**|||||**53,133**| |Donations|**-**|||||**3,551**| |Rent|**5,789**|||||**4,849**| |Bank interest||||||**29**| |Other income|**446**|||||**1,230**| |Transfers from Harbour Ministries|**7,485**|||||**67,181**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**118,082**|||||**129,973**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||**134,734**||**129,973**| |||||**84,007**
**15,602**
**1,932**
**16,269**
**8,443**
**5,599**
**654**
**-**
**-**
**132,506**
**11,785**
**-**
**11,785**
**144,291**
**- 9,557**||| |Salaries NI andpension costs|**78,911**|||||**36,113**| |Donations made|**13,792**|||||**7,522**| |Operational costs|**1,932**|||||**2,692**| |Premises costs|**15,718**|||||**8,958**| |Administration expenses|**7,642**|||||**2,265**| |Other expenditure|**3,619**|||||**2,080**| |New equipment costingless than £300|**654**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**122,268**|||||**59,630**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| |New equipment|**11,785**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**11,785**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**59,630**| |||||||| ||**- 15,971**|**6,414**|**-**|**- 9,557**||**70,343**| ||**1,702**|**- 1,702**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**59,841**|**10,502**|**-**|**70,343**||**-**| ||**45,572**|**15,214**|**-**|**60,786**||**70,343**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Gift aid debtor
Other debtors and prepayments
Church Bank account
Petty Cash
Well Counselling bank account
**Details**
**Details**
Freehold land and buildings - held in trust
for charityuse
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
**Details**
Accruals
Accruals|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**44,763**
**809**
**-**
**45,572**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**4,385**
**2,198**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Restricted
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
Unrestricted
Restricted|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**10,760**
**68**
**4,386**
**15,214**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**278**
**87**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**6,510**
**330**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**11,481**| |||||**479**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||Accruals|Unrestricted|**6,510**|| ||Accruals|Restricted|**330**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ## **Notes to the accounts** Related parties - as permitted by the governing document, during the year trustee Gordon Raggett was employed as church pastor and received a salary of £35,874 and pension contributions of £1,769. No trustee expenses were paid in that capacity. Donations of £10,860 were received from trustees and related parties. The transfers from restricted funds includes £3,502 building fund expenditure in 2020 that was wrongly included in unrestricted funds and £1,800 Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |Signature|Print Name
Julian Field|Date of
approval| |---|---|---| ||Julian Field|31 January2022| ||||