**Ashley Church CIO** 

## **Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022** 

Ashley Church CIO was constituted 20[th] April 2020 and is a registered charity incorporated organisation No. 1189293. Its address is Ashley Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5DA. The charity trustees during the year to 31 December 2022 were: 

Mrs Gillian Bywaters, Mrs Carole Perryman, Mr Shaun Perryman, Mrs Claire Wilkinson, Mrs Gillian Jalland, Ms Claire Pinney 

The object of the charity is to further the religious and other activities of ASHLEY CHURCH in accordance with its Statement of Beliefs (reproduced in the Declaration of Trust).  The Trust is handling all the funds given to the Church by agreement of the members of the church.  All the Leadership Team of the Church are Trustees, and this will continue as a matter of policy. 

The charity began as a result of an existing charity (Ashley Church Fellowship Trust No. 1066501) changing from being an unincorporated charity to a charity incorporated organisation during 2020. However, as a result of delays created by the COVID pandemic and other issues beyond our control in transferring the property deeds to the new organisation this CIO has remained in a dormant state. During 2021 we continued the process of converting to a charitable incorporated organisation and as of 1[st] January 2022 the conversion was completed.  The Ashley Church Fellowship Trust was therefore closed on of 31[st] December 2021 and the new Ashley Church Trust took control on 1[st] January 2022 

There were four meetings of the Trustees during the year as part of the Joint Elders and Trustees Meetings.   We received regular reports from Clive Pickering (the Trust Treasurer) and the Trustees monitored the financial situation based on these reports. The accounts were independently examined and reported on by P. Laskier FCCA of Fenlon & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Rivermill House, 6 High Street Wheathampstead, Herts.  There were also reports from the Building Maintenance Committee. This arrangement of meetings has worked well and efficiently. 

The financial situation during the year has been good and we were able to provide for all the costs the church required, which included: 

General running and Ashley building maintenance costs Contributions to missionary work and charitable giving 

The funds are provided by regular giving of church members and those who attend regularly, along with gifts from other benefactors. All church funds are administered through the Trust for the benefit of the church, and other Christian work. The Trustees noted that the overall financial situation is good. 

Overall, the Trust is able to meet its commitments and liabilities with sufficient reserves to meet any foreseeable liabilities. 

The financial situation will continue to be reviewed on a regular basis. 

SHAUN PERRYMAN for and on behalf of the Board of Trustees 

Signature Shaun Perryman Date  16[th] October 2023 

To be sent to The Charity Commission electronically with a signed and dated copy filed with the Trust Meeting Minutes 

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## **Ashley Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation Charity Commission Registration Number : 1189293** 

## **Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December 2022** 

|**RECEIPTS**<br>**Regular Giving**<br>_Gift Aid_<br>_Non Gift Aid_<br>_Stewardship_<br>**Other donations**<br>_Specifically for FEED_<br>_Specifically for Nepal_<br>_Specifically for STEP_<br>_Specifically for BMS (Afghanistan)_<br>_Other donations_<br>_Legacy_<br>**Gift Aid - Tax Relief claimed (covers 2 years)**<br>**Other receipts:**<br>_Bank Interest_<br>_Ashley Toddlers_<br>_Gable Room hire_<br>_Hall Hire_<br>_Baptisms_<br>_SADC - Polling Station  use_<br>_Tuesday Get Together_<br>**TOTAL RECEIPTS**<br>**PAYMENTS**<br>**Capital Expenses**<br>_Heaters_<br>_New laptop_<br>**General Running Costs:**<br>_Bank Charges_<br>_Charity Commission Application_<br>_Garden Waste_<br>_Gas & Electricity_<br>_Guest Speakers_<br>_Independent Examiner's Fee_<br>_Insurance_<br>_Internet_<br>_Subscriptions_<br>_Supplies & Consumables_<br>_Water & Sewerage_|_12380.00_<br>_1860.00_<br>_2823.78_<br>17063.78<br>_290.00_<br>_60.00_<br>_350.00_<br>_155.00_<br>_0.00_<br>_855.00_<br>5135.00<br>_76.63_<br>_934.01_<br>_3600.00_<br>_1270.00_<br>_200.00_<br>_300.00_<br>_178.90_<br>_6559.54_<br>**29613.32**<br>_4277.52_<br>_415.00_<br>_4692.52_<br>_81.00_<br>_1427.00_<br>_45.00_<br>_3195.88_<br>_340.00_<br>_360.00_<br>_1973.28_<br>_533.97_<br>_436.89_<br>_52.30_<br>_466.62_<br>**2022**<br>**£ : p**|12520.00<br>1360.00<br>0.00 13880.00<br>552.00<br>500.00<br>0.00<br>1052.00<br>3102.91<br>0.30<br>167.56<br>3600.00<br>510.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>4277.56<br>**22312.47**<br>0.00<br>96.00<br>5268.00<br>45.00<br>1072.55<br>120.00<br>360.00<br>1862.48<br>661.20<br>423.66<br>245.11<br>-124.78<br>**Fellowship Trust**<br>**Accounts for**<br>**comparison only**<br>**2021**<br>**£ : p**|
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_0.00 8911.94_ 239.49 10268.71 

_Miscellaneous_ 

## **Maintenance Expenses:** 

_Electrical_ 0.00 _Fire Extinguishers & Alarms_ 531.99 _Heating & Boiler_ 0.00 _General 0.00_ 389.32 921.31 



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## **Charitable Support :** 

## **Regular monthly support:** 

|_Doublejoy_<br>_Open Door_<br>_STEP_<br>_YWAM Outreach (Rosemary James)_<br>_YWAM Uganda (Moses Wamakale)_<br>**Other support:**<br>_Aanandit_<br>_BMS World Mission_<br>_Bikes for refugees_<br>_Citycare International Ltd_<br>_Dar el Aman_<br>_FEED_<br>_Open Doors_<br>_Pakistan Flood Appeal_<br>_STEP_<br>**TOTAL PAYMENTS**<br>**NET RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR**|_1200.00_<br>_600.00_<br>_600.00_<br>_960.00_<br>_549.36_<br>_5500.00_<br>_1000.00_<br>_250.00_<br>_250.00_<br>_1000.00_<br>_580.00_<br>_500.00_<br>_500.00_<br>_1060.00_|_14549.36_<br>**28153.82**<br>**1459.50**|1200.00<br>600.00<br>600.00<br>960.00<br>549.36<br>1000.00<br>1000.00<br>0.00<br>5909.36<br>**17099.38**<br>**5213.09**|
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## **Ashley Church Accounts** 

Summary of Financial Year ended 31st December 2022 


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£ : p<br>Total Receipts 29613.32<br>Total Payments 28153.82<br>Net Receipts for year 1459.50<br>Funds transferred from Ashley Hall Fellowship Trust 171228.91<br>Closing Cash and Bank Balances 172688.41<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




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## **Closing Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December 2022** 


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£ : p<br>Monetary Assets:<br>Bank balances<br>Coop Community DirectPlus 86486.69<br>CAF Bank CafCash 86201.22<br>Cash in hand 0.50<br>Total Cash and Bank Balances 172688.41<br>Other Monetary Assets<br>None<br>Non-Monetary Assets:<br>None<br>Total Monetary Assets 172688.41<br>Liabilities:<br>Total Liabilities 0.00<br>Notes:<br>Owed to Ashley<br>Gift Aid Tax relief to 31 December 2022 TBA<br>Total Owed to  Ashley 0.00<br>Committed Funds:<br>BMS  Afghanistan appeal - including matched amount from Ashley 700.00<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




-4<nlev Church CIO
stered chari
number 1189293
Financial Statements
for the
ear ended 31" December 2022
Com
an
Number CEO 21718
Page
Contents
Trustees, annual report
Independent examiner's report
Recekpts & payments account
Statement of assets & liabilities
Notes to the accounts
Fenlon & Co
6 Higb Street
AL4 8AA

.4SKLEY CH
RCH CIO
TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 20
Full name Ashlev Church CIO
Organisation type Charitable incorporated organisation
Registered charity number 1189293
CompAny number CEO 21718
Principle Address Ashley Church. Ashley Road: St Albans. ALI 5DA
Trustees
Shaw) PeThyman
Gillian Bywaters
Gill Jalland
Claire Pinney
Carole Perrvn￿Q
Claire Wilkin50n
Independent eiaminer
Paul L&8kier, Principal, Fenlon & Co. 6 I￿gkn Str4 Wheathampsteal AL4 8AA
Govern&nce and management
The chatlty is operated under the rules of its CIO Association adopted I￿ OctobeT 2021
Tn￿teeS are voted in at a committee meetins and agree to serv¢ and adopt ail Church policies.
Objectives activiti
The objects of the CIO are for the public benefit:_
to advance the Ch]iStian faith in accordance with the Ststement of Faith in Herfordshire
and such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Charity Trustees may
from time to time think fit"
to relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardsbip or who are sick and to
relieve the distress caused thereby in Hertfordshire and such other parts of the United
Kingdom or the world as the Charity T￿SteeS may from time to time thinL' and
to fulfil such other charktable purposes beneficial to the community in Hertfordshire
and such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Charlty Trustees may
from time to time think fit.
Public benefit stattment
The Trustees confirni that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act
2006 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's genera] guidance on public benefit
'Chatities and Public Benefit,.

Summary of the main achievements during the year
Running the Church
Maintaining the fabric of the building
Providing regular monthly support to selected gotyj causes and targeted support to
other deservino causes
The charity's policy on reserves
The current policy of the trustees is to maintain the charitv reserves
Incorporation
The CIO was incorporated on 30 April 2021 and took over the assets and liabilities of the
Ashley Church Fellowship Trust as of I" January 2022.
Transfer of Property
The Church land and building, Ashley Hall Evangelica] Church. Ashley Road. St Albans.
AL15DA was trausferred from the Fellowship Property Trust to tbe CIO on 25 January
2022.
sigll￿ on behalf o
e charity's trustees:
Signed
Shaun Perymao T
Date
//- &-zs

INDEPENDENT EXAMINE 'S REPORT TO THE
.4SllLEY
HURCH CIO
R THE YEAR ENDED 31 D
CEMBER 2022
RU
I Teport on the ac4J)unts for the vear ended 31° December 2021 set out on Pates 4 to 7.
Respettive responsibilities of trustees and examiDer
The Ch￿l￿,S trnstees are responsible for the preparntion of the accounts. The Charity's trnstees consider
that an audit is not required for this vear (under Section 144(2) ofthe ChaTittes Act 2011 (the 2011 Act))
and that aEL illdependent examillation is required.
It is my Tesponsibilitr to:
examine tbe ac£ounts under Section 145 ofthe 2011 Act:
follow the procedures laid dowl ill the Gelle￿ Directions given by the Cbarity Commission
(under Section 145(5){b) of thts 2011 Act),. and
to state whether parti¢ularmatters hav¢ wme to my attention.
Basis of the independent ￿a￿lDer'S report
My examillation was caTtied out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Clwity
Commission. An &XaMiz￿tIots includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Cknity and a
compwisoll of the accounts p￿sented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
itcms or disclosures ill the accoutLts: aDd seeking explanations from you trustees concerning any su¢h
￿￿ters. Th¢ procedures urAdertaken do not provide all the evidence that wou]d be Thwired in an audit
and C4)llsequently no opinion is gven &% to whethertbe accounts presetrt and fair view" alld the
report is limited to those Matte￿ set out in the statements below.
Independent examiner'5 Statement
have Comple￿ my exaMI￿Oll. I confirni that no material Matte￿ have come to my attention in
CODnection the exami￿0￿ giving me cause to beIieve that ID any material
accouoting TrCA)rds We￿ not kept in re$￿ct of the Tn￿ as required by section 130 of the Act.. or
2. th¢ ￿COUntS do not accord with those notes. or
3. the accounts do not comply ￿ryth the applicable requirements concerning the form and cojttent of
accounts set out in the Cbarities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other thall any
requirement that the accounts give a true and fa'r view which is not a matter consider¢d as part
of an independent examin&on.
I bave no conc£rns and have COEfLe across no othermatters in cojjnection wÉth th¢ eXam1J￿10tt to W￿Ch
attention should be drawi in report in ord¢T to ¢nable a proper uDd¢rstattding of thc accounts to
reached.
P L&skner FCCA
Principal of Fenlon & Co
6 High Stret
WheathJrnpstead
Herts
AL4 8AA
Dated

HLEY CHURCH CIO
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS & PAYMENT
OR THE YEAR Ef4DED 31-
ECE
ER 2022
202
CEtpis
Gth Aided doTiatioLs
Gift Aid- Tax Rtlief
Other D0uatioLgGih￿etC
Stewardsbtp
12.380
i.135
2,715
Otber Recetpts
Ashl￿1 To[￿eT5
Hall Eitre
Tues Café & OtlrrIncome
23.054
934
5.170
179
76
200
Baptis
TOTAL RXCEIP
PAYMEN
capit￿ EIpeng
Heaters
Laptop
4.278
415
4.693
Geller￿ Running Costs
Bank Clwges
Gas & Electiicits"
Guest Su¢ak¢
E¥an)1￿￿ Fee
81
3.196
340
360
1.973
i34
437
52
467
1,427
tDterllet
Subscritrtions
Supplies & Co]Jsullthles
Watrr& Sewerage
Chan"ty CoK[j￿15510llAppI1ca￿Orn
8.912
MxinteDance Expense4
ElectiicAI
C*aritv Imi￿1&￿#ry Support
Note 2
14,549
TOTAL PAYMENTS
NET RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR
1.459
FUNDS TIW4SFERRED FROM ASRLEY HALL
FELLOWSHIP TRUST
171.229
BANK & CASH BALAF4CES CARRIED FORWAJID
172

SHL
Y CHURCH CIO
& LIABIL
TATEMENT OF ASSE
ECEMBER 2022
2022
.Iqor4ETARY ASSEIS
Co-op Community Direct Hus
CAF Bank
86.486
86201
Total Bank & Cash Baiancey
Church Contents
ChurchBuilLting
OTHKR ASSETS
Gift Aid to 3 1.12.2022
BBC LocationFees R￿e1vable
3.276
350
3_626
Accrued I*ndent ExamitiatioD Fee
G&s & Electricity charg¢s i]utTedto 31.L2.22
870
583
-453
The Fellowship T[￿È has pledged £700 to the charity BMS Af8banistsD Ap￿￿. This is lljade up of £3iO ftOJ
gelle￿1 furth and a n￿thIng £350 ￿ceIvedfi￿M a church member.
Tr Noles onPages 6 .7 fonnpart of thse Fin￿121 Ststem¢nts
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by..
Signed
Gillian Bywaters. Trustee
Dated
(1. 6

ItLEY CHURCH CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DED 31 DECE
ER 2022
l. Receipts & pavments accouttts
Receipts and paTrments accounts contsin a SUMM￿ of money received and money spent durintr
the pellod aud a list of assets and liabilities atthe cnd of the period. Usuallv cash rec£ived and
cash spent will include trausactions through bank accounts alld in hand.
2. ChAritytMission4ry Support
Regular Monthly Support
Doublejo!"
ODen Door
STEP
YWAM Olltreach
YWAM Uganda
1,200
600
600
960
549
Other Support
Aandit
BMS World ￿"SsIon
Bikes for Refugees
Citvcare International
Dar El Aman
FEED
i,iOO
1.000
250
1.000
580
ioo
500
1,060
Pakistan Fl¢xd Appea
STEP
3. Trustee's renumeration
Truste¢s received no expenses. renu]neTation or ben¢fits ijjthis peri¢xL
4. Accounting convention
The financial statcments ]we been prepared on the Receipts & Payments basis. atTrd Tn
awjrdauce with th¢ Charities Act 2011 and the requirernents ofthe Statement of Recommend
Practice. A¢￿untIllg and Reportwg bv Charities.
5. Receipts
Receipts ate included on the Statern¢nt of Receipts & Payments when the Chwity is in ￿CeIpt of
Cas￿ cheques or electronic payments.
6. Payments
Expenth"ture is accounted for wben payment is mad¢ and beert classified under headings that
aggregate all ¢ost r¢lated to the caregoTh".
7. Tangible fixed assets
Purchascs of equipment are tTe3t¢d as expenses.
8. Taxatio
The Churth is exempt from tax (like ally oth¢r cbarity) on most sourccs of income iacluding
investment and propertv income.

9. Fund accoullting
Un￿strICted fimds can be in accordaace with the charitable objectivcs at tlke discretion of
Restricted fimds cau only be used forparticular restricted puryoses within the objects of tbe
Charity. Restrictions ￿lse when specified by the donor or when fi￿dS are rdised for particular
restsicted purposes.
Further eAT)lat]ation ofthe llatt￿e and purpose of eacb fimd is induda in tILe fiDallcial statemcnts.