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Name|Address| |adviser|| |Nameofchiefexecutiveornamesofseniorstaffmembers(Optionalinformation)|| ## ## ## HERRINGTHORPE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH URC Ref. No. 4BIO Registered Charity No: 1188902 IHURC is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation} Accounts for the year ended 30June 2025 Contents Treasurerfs Report for June 2025 General Fund Receipts General Fund Payments statement of Assets and Liabilities Independent Examiners Report li 12 Herringthorpe United Reformed Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 TREASURER'S REPORT FOR Year Ended 30 June 2025 Note on the name chan Earlier in the year, after consultation and discussion with church members, it was decided to change the church name to Stag Community Church. to make it clear to our local community that we are here to serve the community and to bring the Good News to our local community. However, we are still affiSiated to the United Reformed Church and our name as far as the Charity Commission and our bank accounts remain unchan8ed as Herringthorpe United Reformed Church. General Fund Summa The total financial assets of the church are: £171,539. compared to £164,168 at the end of June 2024. The 8eneral fund Shov￿ a surplus of £7,371 compared to a surplus of £5,369 for the previous year. Our free will offering was £68.486: this figure includes a Gift Aid payment of £10,653, compared with £66,191 including Aid of £11,104 for the previous year. We raised £1,836 for our church charities through specific events and donations plus a small gift aid payment, compared to a total of £4,314 for last year. It is difficult to compare our fund raisin8 for church charities from one financial year to the next, since our 'charity yearf is Jan-Dec and our financial year is Jul-jun. See the details of our gifts to our charities on pa8e 4. We received £1,638 in donations to our caring fund and gave £90 in 8ifts. Following a decision of the elder5 to fund taxis Ito bring members of the diurch family to Sunday services), a further £1,699 was pald from the caringfund. Thus, the fund now stands at £5,252. Pa8e I I Herringthorpe United Reformed Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30June 2025 Restrlcted Funds In the period's accounts and hence our current bank balance there is a significant amount of money which is "restricted or ring-fenced" which means it is for specific purposes, as shown below.. a. Youth & Children's arml Famil workers. Ringfenced @ 30 June 2024 Income in period Expenditure in period RingFenced @ 30 June 2025 £23,361 £30,328 £28,524 £25,165 b. Carin Fund RingFenced @ 30 June 2024 Incorne in period Expenditure in peri¢)d Taxis RingFenced @ 30 June 2025 £5.403 £1.638 £90 £1.699 £5,252 aci Grant RingFenced @ 30June 2024 Income in period Expenditure in period Ringfenced @ 30June 2025 £7.293 £0" £7.574 £0 We shall be receiving a further £7,293 durin8 July. d. Ploneer Pro ert Income in period Expenditure in period Rin8fenced @ 30 June 2025 £14,949 £10,645 £4,304 e. Funds from cfR Income in period Expenditure in period Ringfenced @ 30 June 2025 £670 £711 £0 TOTAL RINGFENCED @ 30 June 2025 £34.721 Page12 Herringthorpe United Reformed Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 RECEIPT5 Pa l. Freewill Offerin . The freewill offering has increased compared to last year. Thank you all very much for your generous contrtbutions. The individual figures were as shown below: a. L005e: £9,698 {Last year £7,928) b. Pald to bank: £48.135 (Last year £47,159) 2. Income Tax recovered is shovm below, though the timing of claims makes direct comparison5 between years difficult. Needless to say, Gift Aid is a very useful lunrestrictedl source of revenue. Category Offerings Caring Fund & Charities Church Funds GASDS TOTAL Gift Aid ReceFved £10,653 £326 £948 £1,513 £13.440 3. Lettin s Income virtually unchanged to £26,347 (previous year £26,247). Many thanks to Nev Lilley for her hard work maintainin8 contact with our existing clients and liaisin8 with new customers. 4. Glfts and fund raisin al General 8ifts increased from £2.334 to £7,238. This increase is due to a generous £50￿ legacy gifted to the church by a church member in memory of her deceased parents. We are very grateful for this gift. bl Specific gifts including for Church Charities decreased from £13,591 to £4.509. though last yearfs figure included the Capacity Grant of £7,293 from Synod. l Fund-raising. We only held I fund-raising artivity this year: the Christma5 Fair, which raised £1,816 compared to £1,748 from last yearfs event. 5. Car Park income for the period was £3,496 compared to £3.817 for last year. 6. Actlvfties income from church "activitie5" was £3.856 compared to £2,611 for last year. 7. Interest and investment Income We have continued to benefit from the hi8her interest rates and investment returns and our income was £4.419 compared to £4,453 for last year. 8. Contributlon from Ardeen Road We received £1,443 from our "sisteff church a5 their share125%1 of general manse costs, last yearfs figure was £2,960. Page13 Herrin8thorpe United Reformed Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 PAYMENTS l.OurM&M ent was £34,750 down from £37,306 for last year. This reduction reflects the further decrease in Church membership. 2. Church costs increased to £53,199 compared to £45.175. this represents an increase of almost 18%. There was no major development during the year,. the largest item of expenditure was for our 8as and elertricity which was £13,5391£5.747 previous yearl. the significant increase was due to timing of the bills and a delay in the billing for electricity. The cost of cleaning wa5 £11,8081£11.414 previous yearl. We spent £3.806 on 8ener31 maintenance 1£2.822 previous year). We spent £3,469 on gardening I handyman services. but this cost is covered from our Capacity Grant. We spent £3.555 on roof repairs. The fabric committee looked into the installation of solar panels, but as all our heating is from gas, the savings were not considered worthwhile. We are still lookin8 at a lon8-term solution to our heating need5. We continue to use a management company18ricknellsl to manage the maintenance of the building, liaising with the fabric committee. which c05t Us £1,440. 3. Manse costs Manse Costs reduced as no significant maintenance work was necessary, so the costs reduced from £9,918 to £4,472. Ardeen Road's contribution was £1.443. In addition, Ardeen Road kindly paid for the installation of a new kitchen in the manse. We are very grateful for the generosity of the congregation of Ardeen Road for doing this. 4. Chari ments Our total giving to charities and other good causes decreased to £9,024 from £9,442, (which included a payment of £2,(K)O for Alan Wood's training) with our gifts to church charities increasing significantly from £6,108 to £8,424. 5. Actlvttles Our expenditure on activities was £6.866 compared to last yearfs figure of £8,055. The redurtion is due to our away day, rather than weekend. 6. Office costs Office costs increased slightly to £9.678 from £9,2CKI The largest sin8le item being the salary of our administrator, which is funded from our Capacity Grant. The total also includes £1,699 for taxis. which. as noted above, was taken from the caring fund. 7. Children's outh and famllles. workers The costs incurred here were £28.524 compared to £26,174 for last year. These fi8ures are within our budget and within our funding grants and donations. August 2025 Page14 Herringthorpe United Reformed Church Accountsfor the Year Ended 30 June 2025 GENERAL FUND l July 2023 To ￿Jun-24 l July 2024 To WJuTr25 RECEIPTS Ploneer Projert Grant 14,949 14.949 SU&TOTAL (Pioneer Projert) Offerlng5 Loose Offerings Loose Offerings Gift Aid Payments direct to bank Offerings Income Tax recovered SUB-TOTAL {Offerln8s) 4,948 2,980 47.159 11.104 66.191 5.328 4,370 48.135 10,653 Car Park 3.496 Caterln8 Income Church Lunch Other Income 174 38 Coffee Donation 465 244 sU￿ToTAL {Caterin8 Income) 503 418 Cost Sharfn8 Income- Frorn Ardeen Road Fund ralsing efforts for Church General Fund Christmas Fair 1,748 1,816 GASDS Tax Reclalm 1.301 1,513 Genernl 8lfts Church Funds Craft Group Legacy Church Funds- Income Tax Funeral Donation 672 1,240 50 503 409 JG Taylor Trust 750 SUB-TOTAL (General Gifts) 1334 7.238 Pa8elS Herringthorpe United Reformed Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 GENERAL FUND l July 2023 To 31>Jun-24 l July 2024 To 3￿JUn-25 RECEIPTS Interest and Investment Income Interest on bank deposit accounts 4.453 4.419 Lettln85 26.247 26.347 Specific Gifts / Grants Church charities Ilncluding Tax Reclaimed) Little Princess Trust124) Caring Fund inc. Income Tax Synod Grant- Ministry Training Synod Grant- Capacity Grant Rotherham Show ICTR) Computer Shoe Box Appeal Flowers 4,314 114 1,836 1,650 170 1,638 7,293 670 325 20 20 50 sU￿ToTAL (Specific Gifts) 13.591 Artivities Away Day Community Lunch Ilncome- Expense) Cheeky Chicks Messy Church1241 Gingerbread event1251 Holiday Club Memory Lane Café inc. grants Swanwick1241 Big Day Out1251 Synod Residential {241 Youth Away & Jurnp125) SUB-TOTAL (Artlvltles) 660 16 1.352 42 1.059 287 205 1,360 -295 310 743 24 140 564 3,856 2.611 Youth & Farnlly Worker Donations I,1￿? 27,180 3.ICKI 27,228 30.328 Grants SU&TOTAL (Youth & Famlly Worker) TOTAL RECEIPTS 154.036 168,818 Pa8e16 Herringthorpe United Reformed Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 GENERAL FUND l July 2023 To 3fyJun-24 l July 2024 To 3fyJun.25 PAYMENTS Mlsslon and Ministry Expenditure Mission and Ministry Fund linc. Synod Levyl Visiting Preachers Fees Ministerfs Car- Running Costs Ministerfs Expenses linc. Summer School) Mini Retreat 37.306 375 34,750 420 286 294 1,199 40 461 Devotional Sundries 74 496 Outreach linc. Pioneer) SUB-TOTAL (Mlsslon & Mlnlstry Costs) 103 10,645 47,844 38,605 Manse Costs Council Tax Security1241 Water Rates 2.568 145 2,657 75 507 517 436 653 492 Telephone Insurance 552 Repairs/Maintenance 5,624 9.918 164 SUB-TOTAL {Manse Costs) 4,472 Church Cost5 Light and Heat Insurance 5,747 4.537 837 11,414 504 13,539 4,796 3.201 11,808 Water Rates Cleanin8 Hygiene Service Maintenance 2.822 316 3,806 3,555 1.355 407 859 900 285 Lo8 Cabin1241- Roof Repairs125) Equipment & Elertrical Work Pest Control1241 Security 5 Yearly Survey124}- Solar Projert125) Service - Fire equipment Gas heaters + Notice Board & Prayer R {251 Audio System 5.527 378 1.551 1.125 203 3.520 714 1503 103 Page17 Herringthorpe United Refonned Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 GENERAL FUND l July 2023 To WJun-24 l July 2024 To 30-Jun-25 PAYMENTS Church Costs continued ..... Plumbing Gardening & Handyman Management Fee Commercial Waste Miscellaneous 864 464 2,582 1.420 440 3,469 395 674 934 SU8-TOTAL (Church Costs) 45.175 S3.199 Office Costs Office Admin Photocopier Printin8 and Stationery Website 4,042 513 865 243 4,105 226 1,033 285 Taxi5 Mobile Phones Tralnin81241 Licences inc. D8S checks125) Gear Meeting Payroll Services Zoom (Covid exp. Prev. years) Computer Costs 2,315 561 1,699 861 158 21 170 335 481 156 156 653 SUB-TOTAL (Office Costs) 9.2L 9,678 Actlvltles Away Weekend / Days Christmas Fair Kids, Club &Hi 5. including Christingle Holiday Club Youth, Jump. Breathe Deep & Pancake Party Messy Church, Café Church & Christmas Li8hts Cheeky Chicks Rotherham Show CTR inc. Arise Rotherham Ladies Activities Memory Lane Café Stag Festival 3.742 125 661 317 1.061 97 576 200 968 2,107 419 381 773 774 711 167 126 722 795 199 SU&*TOTAL (Activities) 8.055 6,866 Page18 Herringthorpe United Refonned Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 GENERAL FUND l July 2023 To 3￿JUn-24 l July 2024 To 3￿JUn-25 PAYMENT5 Subscrlptlons 1.029 975 Bank Charges Monthly Fee linc. other charges) 79 Specific gifts Church charities Charity Event Catering Cost Caring Fund 6.108 334 8,424 525 90 SU&TOTAL {Speclfic Glfts) 4967 Other Charltles Alan Wood Training Samaritan's purse Good News for Everyone Little Princess Trust1241 Open Doors125) SU8-TOTAL (Other Charities) 245 290 2LY) 230 20 2.475 510 Caterln8 Expendtture General Catering Expenditure SUB-TOTAL ICaterfn8 Expendlture) 979 979 786 786 Youth Worker & Famlly Worker {Partl Office Costs Salaries & Associated Costs 65 82 26.109 28,442 28.524 SUB-TOTAL (Youth & Family Worker) TOTAL PAYMENTS 148,667 161,447 Page19 Herringthorpe United Reformed Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 GENERAL FUND l July 2023 To 3fyJun-24 l Jvly 2024 To 31>Jun-25 RECEIPTS & PAYMENrs TOTAL RECEiwfs {From Page 51 LESS TOTAL PAYMENTS (from Page 8} Surplus / (Deficit) for the year Balance at the beginning of the year 168,818 161.447 7.371 164.168 S,369 Balance at the end of the year 164.168 171.539 Page 110 Herrin8thorpe United Reformed Church Accounts forthe Year Ended 30June 2025 srATEMENf OF ASSET5 AND LIABIUTIES AS AT 30 June 2025 The assets and liabilities at the end of the year (and comparative amounts for the previous yearl were: 30 June Z024 30 June 2025 Bank and Cash Balances Reconciled Current Account Balance (CAF} Deposit Account Balance ICOIFI Bank Balances Less Un-presented cheques Plus Cash in hand 71,385 89,171 160.556 77,803 93,404 171.207 3.612 332 Totsl 164.168 171,539 This total represents the balance of the general and restricted funds at the end of the year. Other Assets.. a) Church buildin& contents and other freehold premises at Wickersley Road. Rotherham Valued for insurance at £2,385,255. b) Freehold property in 18 Gough Close, Rotherharn used as a Manse Valued for insurance at £ 484,051. •These values were re-assessed in October 2021. Uabllltles a} Of our total bank & cash balance of £171.539 we have restricted funds of £34,721 b) Provision has been made for a Charitable Fund to aid District Churches £3,732 Stephen Roth - Treasurer Mike Ede- Trustee ,(t[ Date.. August 2025 Page 111 Herringthorpe United Reformed Church Accounts forthe Year Ended 30 June 2025 REPORT BY THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE MEMBERS OF HERRINGTHORPE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, ROTHERHAM I report on the members and trustees of Herringthorpe United Reformed Church on my examination of the accounts for the year ending 30 June 2025. which are set out on page5 1 to ii. Responslbllltles and basis of the report As the Church's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act") and you have asked me to carry out an Independent Examination. I report in re5pett of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under settion 145 of the 2011 Art and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(bl of the Art. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe otherwise than that: the accounting records of the Church satisfy the requirements of section 130 of the Act and the accounts are in accordance wsth 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 order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Si8ned Date Name Robert A Millard Qualification FCA Address Anderton House Church Street Oughtibrid8e Sheffield S35 OFU Page112 Herringthorpe United Reformed Church Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025 REPORT BY THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE MEMBERS OF HERRINGTHORPE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, ROTHERHAM I report on the members and trustees of Herringthorpe United Reformed Church on my examination of the accounts for the year ending 30 June 2025, which are set out on pages I to ii. Responslbllllles and basls of the report As the Church's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the actounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Act") and you have asked me to carry out an Independent Examination. I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carrled out under section 145 of the 2011 Art and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directlons 8iven by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlfterfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no m*erial matters have come to my attention In connertion with the examination which 8lve me cause to believe otherwlse than that: the accounting records of the Church satisfy the requirements of Section 130 of the Act and the accounts are In atcordance wlth those ￿CordS I have no concerns and have come acros5 no other matters in connertion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 518ned Date Name Robert A Millard Qualification FC4 Address Anderton House Church Street Ou8htibrid8e Sheffield $35 OFU Page | 12