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2022-08-31-accounts

Venture Church (formerly Latimer Church)

Report and Accounts Year ended 31 August 2022

1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk

VENTURE CHURCH

CHARITY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

Trustees Tracy Jane Cotterell
Stephen John Cockram
Greggory Glenn Guerin
Donald Geoffrey Horrocks
Julie Nelson
Ian Robert Francis Dalton
Key Staff Daniel Susenbach (Lead Pastor from 31 October 2021)
Natasha Edwards
Governing Document CIO constitution dated 16 July 2020
Charity Registration Number 1190427
Principal Address PO Box 5060
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 1FY
Independent Examiner Sarah Crispin ACA
Stewardship
1 Lamb's Passage
London
EC1Y 8AB
Bankers Barclays Bank
1 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HP
Contents Page
Charity Information 1
Trustees' Annual Report 2-5
Independent Examiner's Report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Notes to the Accounts 9-15
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 16

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Venture Church Trustees’ Annual Report for the period ended 31 August 2022

The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the period from 1st September 2022 until 31 August 2022.

Objects of the charity

The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation and is governed by its Constitution. The objects of the charity, as set out in the governing document are:

  1. to advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public in Buckinghamshire and in such parts of the United Kingdom and/or the world as the Trustees think fit, through the establishment or operation of Christian Communities, and/or Church/Churches;

  2. the provision of pastoral care for the congregations and visitors worshipping at such church or churches, or communities;

  3. to promote education and to prevent and relieve poverty in Buckinghamshire and such parts of the United Kingdom and/or the world as the trustees may from time-to-time think fit.

Summary of the charity’s main activities

To further the above objects and vision, the charity’s main activities and achievements were as follows:

  1. Sunday worship in a variety of formats and for all ages, and open to the public;

  2. provision of Venture Communities within the church supporting pastoral care and the advancement of faith through Bible study and prayer, and offering a welcome pathway for all into the church;

  3. support for mission and social action projects directly connected to members of the congregation;

  4. provision of the Family Support Fund in response to crisis financial need.

In planning the activities, the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.

Volunteers

Volunteers are central to the life of the church and the delivery of its public benefit. This is the case not only on Sundays where volunteers are involved in all aspects of the worship service and children’s church, but also beyond this to the work through the smaller Venture Communities and also mission projects. Multi-faceted support is needed to ensure the church and its activities run smoothly and safely in delivering public benefit. Our volunteers who contribute to this are deeply valued.

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Summary of the charity’s main achievements

This is the second year of our charitable operation and we have continued to build healthy foundations in governance and leadership and to clarify the vision that will serve our beneficiaries through the work of the church in its charitable objects. We can report significant progress in key areas.

In October 2021, Daniel Susenbach took up the role of Lead Pastor following a robust recruitment process. Over his first months of leadership, Daniel embarked on an extensive listening and discernment process to clarify and articulate the church’s vision and strategic direction. The church is now starting to align mission and ministries with these, and this will be a significant part of next year’s activities.

During the year, the church found a consistent place to meet for Sunday Gatherings at The Beaconsfield School after a season of changing venues weekly. This has enabled the congregation, visitors and the public to engage with the church’s worship and ministry more easily and has offered more flexibility to develop the children’s work. Curricula were developed for the 4-11s that aligned with the adult teaching programme and the crèche programme was enhanced with a Bible story and craft programme. We are grateful for the six new volunteers who joined to serve in the children and crèche teams and for the parents who volunteer their support for this work too. In October, we ran an All Hallows Eve Party open to 7-11s and their friends aiming at helping them understand how Jesus has conquered the darkness. In the summer, we ran a special programme for the children to grow together as a community with several fun activities such as water games, mini-Olympics, and a photo scavenger hunt.

Venture Communities continued to be central to the work, ministries and outreach of the church. As subsets of the whole church yet larger than a typical church small group, they offer a context to build deeper relationships, encourage people in their everyday Christian faith, and provide a pathway into the life of the church. Seven Venture Communities, ranging in size between 12 and 40 people with 21 leaders serving them, met regularly in homes in a variety of locations across South Buckinghamshire on the first Sunday of the month. Online content developed by the pastors provided a framework for these community gatherings which also met together within the gathered service once a month.

During the year, we developed a new discipleship initiative aimed at helping people navigate everyday life with their Christian faith central. Entitled “The SatNav Series”, we developed and delivered two SatNav journeys this year. SatNav Journey #1 was for parents of 0-11's to explore some of the cultural challenges that Christian parents have to navigate in today's world. SatNav Journey #2, “Swimming Confidently Upstream”, was designed to help people be confident both in their faith and in sharing their faith in a contested world.

Through the year we ran an Alpha course designed to introduce people to the Christian faith. We baptised two people in water and had two child dedications. We developed our church prayer life together, adding monthly in-person prayer meetings to our weekly zoom times. We took 70 people to the New Wine Conference for a powerful week of growing together in our relationship with God and with one another. We assisted eight families through our Family Support Fund and gave £8,000 to nine mission organisations as part of our church’s mission giving. We launched “Lotsa Helping Hands” as a tool to help provide quality care for people in our congregation and community at times of significant change or crisis, notably through the provision of meals.

We strengthened our leadership core by electing two new Trustees to the governance team and one new voluntary staff team member to help with the church’s administration. Our first staff retreat was held in the Autumn to strengthen team unity and build a healthy, intentional culture amongst staff members. We continued building our operational systems and governance model by creating and approving several new policies to support the work of the charity. We deepened our relationships with

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church leaders across our geographical catchment area and are especially grateful for partnerships that have arisen through the year.

The Trustees also wish to note in their report that the main name of the charity was changed from “Latimer Church” to “Venture Church” on 6 December 2022 in order to align more closely with the vision and activities of the charity and to support the church’s distinct identity.

Structure, Governance and Management

The charity’s organisational structure consists of the Board of Trustees, a Senior Leadership Team, and a Staff Team with both paid and voluntary members. In addition, many members of the church volunteer on a variety of teams, each of which has its own remit and procedures.

The charity’s constitution provides details of eligibility for trusteeship (9.2), the number of charity trustees (9.3), details of the first charity trustees (9.4), and the appointment of charity trustees (9.5).

The Trustees of the charity meet regularly throughout the year with minutes taken at all meetings. Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities when they start and additional training and support is given as appropriate. A full induction process for new Trustees was developed prior to the appointment of this year’s new Trustees. Venture Church uses the consultancy service for churches available through the Stewardship giving charity and has adopted a number of their templates for the necessary policies and procedures pertaining to governance and finance.

Financial review

Income for the year ending 31 August 2022 totalled £233,810 including £7,500 of restricted funds. Expenditure for the period totalled £265,064, of which £210,812 was staffing costs with outcomes directed primarily to mission, ministry and discipleship, with the remainder for operational support. These staffing costs included £7,321 one-off costs associated with moving costs to the UK from America for our new Lead Pastor, this new position also contributing to the increased staffing costs overall.

The principal source of funds is donations (regular and one-off) from our church congregation, with gift aid being claimed where appropriate to a value of £31,009.

A total of £8,000 was given to nine different mission organisations. In addition, £2,800 was given from the restricted Family Support Fund in line with its remit.

Reserves policy

The Trustees reviewed the reserves policy on 2nd August 2022 and have determined it is appropriate to hold 3 months’ operating costs less 3 months’ of 80% (amended figure from the previous 100%) regular unrestricted giving, in cash, totalling around £21,000. Unrestricted cash reserves at 31 August 2022 were £36,003 and during the year these reserves are kept under regular review by the Trustees.

Going concern

The end of year position is in line with forecasts and, as noted above, unrestricted cash reserves are above required levels. Regular monthly giving from the congregation has grown through the year, and the budget approved for 2022-23 includes discretionary expenditure which will be released subject to appropriate checks. The church has clarified its vision and has a clear pathway for developing its mission and activities through the coming year. The Trustees have no concerns about the charity as a going concern.

Key risks and uncertainties

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The Trustees maintain and review a risk register and are attentive to the primary risks that the charity needs to manage and mitigate. The primary risk facing the charity is financial. This would be the inability to generate the increase in giving needed to cover the increase in staff related expenses for year 3. Also worthy of note is the risk associated with any unanticipated loss of significant individual donors. This is monitored and any concern will be presented to the Trustees on at least a quarterly basis. The Trustees are aware of the risks around staff and volunteers, namely, the inability to fill staff and key volunteer roles should they become vacant. Training and support, together with the development of a strong team culture are used to mitigate risk. Safeguarding, child protection and health & safety are a high priority for the Trustees and policies and procedures are used to mitigate risks in these areas. The Trustees are also aware of the risks around potential changes in legislation that would be incompatible with the church’s principles and ethos and maintain a watching brief.

Responsibilities of trustees under charity law

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charity as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

  1. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

  2. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

  3. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

  4. state whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

  5. prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approval

This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Tracy Cotterell

Tracy Cotterell (Co-chair of Trustees)

Date: 24 January 2023

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF

VENTURE CHURCH ('the Charity')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2022 on pages 7 to 16 following, which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out on pages 9 to 10.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no 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 Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

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.

Sarah Crispin

Sarah Crispin ACA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB

Date: 25 January 2023

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VENTURE CHURCH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

Note
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations
3
Investments
Total income and endowments
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
11		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
226,302
8
226,310
260,764
260,764
(34,454)
(34,454)
77,412
42,958		 Restricted
Funds
£
7,500
-
7,500
4,300
4,300
3,200
3,200
5,632
8,832		 Total
Funds
2022
£
233,802
8
233,810
265,064
265,064
(31,254)
(31,254)
83,044
51,790		 Total
Funds
2021
£
292,518
7
292,525
209,481
209,481
83,044
83,044
-
83,044

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations.

The notes on pages 9-15 form part of these accounts.

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VENTURE CHURCH

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 AUGUST 2022

Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
6
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
8
CREDITORS: Amounts falling
due within one year
9
Net current assets / (liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets / (liabilities) excluding
pension asset / (liability)
Defined benefit scheme asset / (liability)
10
TOTAL NET ASSETS
FUND BALANCES
11
Unrestricted Funds
General funds
Restricted Funds		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
4,845
4,845
10,840
36,003
46,843
(8,729)
38,113
42,958
42,958
-
42,958
42,958
-
42,958
-
42,958		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
8,832
8,832
-
8,832
8,832
8,832
-
8,832
-
-
8,832
8,832		 Total
Funds
2022
£
4,845
4,845
10,840
44,835
55,674
(8,729)
46,945
51,790
51,790
-
51,790
42,958
-
42,958
8,832
51,790		 Total
Funds
2021
£
4,800
4,800
6,005
77,852
83,857
(5,613)
78,244
83,044
83,044
-
83,044
77,412
77,412
5,632
83,044

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and were signed on its behalf by:

Tracy Cotterell

Tracy Cotterell (Co-chair of Trustees)

Date: 24 January 2023

Charity number: 1190427

The notes on pages 9-15 form part of these accounts.

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VENTURE CHURCH

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

1 Statutory Information

The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales. The charity's registered number and principal address can be found on the Charity Information page.

2 Accounting Policies

These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the "Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ("the Charities SORP"), with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland ("FRS 102") and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as set out in FRS 102.

The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (the '2008 Regulations') requires charities to prepare their accounts in accordance with 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005' but this accounting standard has since been withdrawn and has been replaced by the Charities SORP mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The charity has prepared these financial statements in accordance with the new Charities SORP; this departure from the 2008 Regulations is believed to be necessary for these financial statements to give a 'true and fair view'.

The principles adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.

a) Going concern

The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In particular the trustees have considered the charity's forecasts and projections and the possible implications should projected income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly. The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

b) Income Income including investment income is recognised in the period in which the charity becomes entitled to receipt, the amount receivable can be measured with reasonable certainty, and receipt is probable. For the most part, income is generally recognised when it is received. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period.

Income from donations includes:

When donated goods, services and facilities are distributed or consumed, an expense in respect of those items is included in the Statement of Financial Activities. At the year end any goods that have not been distributed or consumed are recognised as stock; donated fixed assets are capitalised.

Investment income represents income generated by the charity's assets and includes income from bank interest.

c) Expenditure

Expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, is recognised when it is incurred or, if earlier, when a legal or constructive obligation for a payment arises provided that it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

The charity makes grants to other institutions and individuals to further its charitable objectives. Grants payable are recognised as constructive obligations arise, which is generally when the charity expresses a commitment to the recipient that can be measured reliably and then only to the extent that any conditions associated with the grant are outside of the control of the charity.

Governance costs, which are included in expenditure on charitable activities but are identified separately in the notes to the accounts, includes costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity.

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VENTURE CHURCH

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

2 Accounting Policies (continued)

d) Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects. Endowment funds are donations that are retained as capital in accordance with the donor's wishes. The nature of the restriction determines whether the endowments represent permanent endowments or expendable endowments.

e) Tangible fixed assets

Items purchased or donated for the charity's own use are capitalised when the cost of purchased items, or the fair value of donated items, is more than £500 and the item is expected to benefit the charity over more than one accounting period. Depreciation is charged on a straight line basis so as to write down the value of each asset to its estimated residual value (if any) over its expected useful economic life. To achieve this objective the following rates of depreciation are charged:

Equipment Over 4 years

The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment in periods when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

f) Pension scheme arrangements

The charity operates defined contribution pension schemes for its employees. Obligations for contributions to these schemes are recognised as an expense when the liability arises. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds.

In the previous year, the charity contributed to the Church of England Funded Pension Scheme, which is a multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme. The charity was unable to identify its share of this scheme's assets and liabilities therefore, as permitted by FRS 102, it was treated as if it were a defined contribution scheme. The last actuarial valuation indicated that the obligation to provide defined benefits gives rise to a funding deficit and participating employers, must make additional contributions to remedy the deficit. The obligation to make deficit reduction contributions in future years would ordinarily be included as a liability in the financial statements, however the charity currently is not required to make any future payments and is no longer participating in the scheme. Further information about this defined benefits scheme, and the charity's obligation to contribute towards its funding deficit, is disclosed elsewhere in the notes to these accounts.

g) Taxation

The charity has taken advantage of the various reliefs from taxation available to charities and no tax is payable on the charity's income.

h) Financial instruments The charity's financial assets and financial liabilities all qualify as basic financial instruments, as defined by FRS102. Creditors and debtors are measured at their expected settlement value (normally the amount of cash that the charity expects to pay or receive).

i) Exemption from preparing a cashflow statement

The charity has taken advantage of an exemption conferred by the Charities SORP and has not prepared a cash flow statement.

j) Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement The trustees do not consider that there are any material sources of estimation or uncertainty at the balance sheet date that could result in a material adjustment to the carrying values of assets and liabilities in the next reporting period.

3 Donations

Donations of cash and similar
Donations in kind (note 3a)
Minster Fellowship donations
Income tax recoverable
a
Donations in kind comprise:
Donated equipment
Donated accommodation		 2022
£
202,793
-
-
31,009
233,802
2022
£
-
-
-		 2021
£
165,563
10,590
85,951
30,413
292,518
2021
£
1,500
9,090
10,590

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VENTURE CHURCH

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

In the previous year, donated equipment was transferred to the charity from the Minster Fellowship. Donated accommodation related to the provision of accommodation for the Senior Pastor in a property leased by the Minster Fellowship for September to December 2020.

4 Charitable expenditure

a
Costs incurred directly on specific activities
Staffing, travel and expenses
Donated accommodation expensed
Communication costs
Ministries & discipleship
Production & worship
Venue & storage hire
Grants payable (note 4c)
b
Costs incurred on support & administration
Governance costs
Independent examiner's fee
Subscriptions and professional fees
Administration costs
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Insurance
Total expenditure		 2022
£
210,812
-
2,977
7,092
858
18,379
240,119
10,800
250,919
1,920
1,920
9,719
567
1,614
325
14,145
265,064		 2021
£
145,798
9,090
4,499
5,954
3,874
7,965
177,180
14,430
191,610
1,920
1,920
12580.1
582.47
1600
1188.12
17,871
209,481

The fee payable to the independent examiner for preparing and examining the accounts was £1,920 (2021: £1,920); in addition the charity paid £150 (2021: £269) to Stewardship for consultancy services.

c Grants payable

Grants for UK and overseas mission
Grants for the relief of poverty
The comparatives for the previous year are as follows:
Grants for UK and overseas mission
Grants for the relief of poverty
The charity's principal grants to institutions comprised:
Christian Mission Society
Aylesbury Vale Youth for Christ
LICC
Restore Hope
International Justice Mission UK
Jesus Home
Grants to institutions for less than £1,000 each		 Institutions
£
8,000
-
8,000
Institutions
£
10,400
-
10,400		 Individuals
£
-
2,800
2,800
Individuals
£
-
4,030
4,030
2022
£
-
2,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
2,000
8,000		 2022
£
8,000
2,800
10,800
2021
£
10,400
4,030
14,430
2021
£
2,600
-
-
-
-
-
7,800
10,400

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VENTURE CHURCH

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

5 Analysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration

The average monthly number of employees during the year was 5 (2021;5). Most of the charity's activities are carried out by volunteers.

No staff received employment benefits at a rate of more than £60,000 per annum.

The charity's key management comprise the trustees and the key staff named on the Charity Information page.

During the year key management received employment benefits totalling £76,015 (2021: £64,034).

In addition the charity incurred expenditure totalling £32,076 in respect of the customary provision of accommodation for the Lead Pastor, who is a member of key management, so that they could better perform their duties.

No trustees received employment benefits in the current year.

6 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 31 August 2021
Additions
Disposals
At 31 August 2022
Accumulated depreciation
At 31 August 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 August 2022
Net book value
At 31 August 2022
At 31 August 2021
7
Debtors
Tax recoverable
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
8
Cash at Bank and in Hand
Cash at bank with immediate access
9
Creditors: liabilities falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals		 Equipment
£
6,400
1,659
8,059
1,600
1,614
3,214
4,845
4,800
2022
£
2,377
3,231
5,232
10,840
2022
£
44,835
44,835
2022
£
2,477
3,243
590
2,420
8,729		 Total
2022
£
6,400
1,659
-
8,059
1,600
1,614
3,214
4,845
4,800
2021
£
1,750
2,615
1,640
6,005
2021
£
77,852
77,852
2021
£
1,640
2053
0
1,920
5,613

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VENTURE CHURCH

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

10 Pension commitments

Summary of pension contributions payable for year:

The charity's pension contributions were as follows:

to the Church of England defined benefit pension scheme
to defined contribution pension schemes
Summary of pension liabilities at the year end:
The charity's pension liabilities at the end of the year were as follows:
in respect of defined benefit pension arrangements
in respect of defined contribution pension arrangements		 2022
£
-
2,715
2,715
2022
£
-
590
590		 2021
£
9,948
2,496
12,444
2021
£
-
330
330

In 2021, the charity participated in the Church of England Funded Pensions Scheme for stipendiary clergy. This scheme is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the schemes separately from those of the Responsible Bodies.

Each participating Responsible Body in the scheme pays contributions at a common contribution rate applied to pensionable stipends.

The scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. This means it is not possible to attribute the Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific Responsible Bodies and so contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that year and these are shown in the table above.

A valuation of the Scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent Scheme valuation completed was carried out at as 31 December 2018. The 2018 valuation revealed a deficit of £50m, based on assets of £1,818m and a funding target of £1,868m. Ordinarily, as a responsible body, the charity would contribute towards the deficit recovery. However at this point in time the charity does not believe it owes any further liability in respect of its share and it is no longer participating in the scheme. Should the charity, be required to make additional contributions to remedy the deficit in the future then the obligation arising will be included as a liability in the relevant financial statements.

11 Funds

During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:

General Unrestricted Funds
Total Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
Family Support
Women's Ministry
Toddlers Group
Young Adults Ministry
Other funds
Aggregate of funds		 Opening
balance
2022
£
77,412
77,412
3,621
271
609
1,131
-
5,632
83,044		 Incoming
resources
2022
£
226,310
226,310
6,000
-
-
-
1,500
7,500
233,810		 Outgoing
resources
2022
£
(260,764)
(260,764)
(2,800)
-
-
-
(1,500)
(4,300)
(265,064)		 Transfers
in the year
2022
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Closing
balance
2022
£
42,958
42,958
6,821
271
609
1,131
-
8,832
51,790

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

Analysis of net assets by fund

The assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:

Tangible fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year
Defined benefit pension schemes liabilities
In the previous period the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
Opening
Incoming
balance
resources
2021
2021
£
£
General Unrestricted Funds
-
280,943
Total Unrestricted Funds
-
280,943
Restricted Funds
Mission Support
-
1,920
Family Support
-
7,651
Women's Ministry
-
271
Toddlers Group
-
609
Young Adults Ministry
-
1,131
-
11,582
Aggregate of funds
280,943
(191,949)		 Unrestricted
funds
£
4,845
10,840
36,003
(8,729)
-
42,958
Outgoing
resources
2021
£
(203,531)
(203,531)
(1,920)
(4,030)
-
-
-
(5,950)
(5,950)		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
8,832
-
-
8,832
Transfers
in the year
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
77,413		 2022
£
4,845
10,840
44,835
(8,729)
-
51,790
Closing
balance
2021
£
77,413
77,413
-
3,621
271
609
1,131
5,632
83,044

All incoming resources for restricted funds were from the Minster Fellowship donation along with £74,370 in unrestricted funds.

Analysis of net assets by fund

In the previous year, the assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:

Tangible fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year		 General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
4,800
-
6,005
-
72,220
-
(5,613)
-
77,412
-
Unrestricted Funds		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
5,632
-
5,632		 2021
£
4,800
6,005
77,852
(5,613)
General
funds
£
4,800
6,005
72,220
(5,613)
77,412
83,044

The Mission Support Fund is for the support of missions and mission work either in the UK or overseas.

The Family Support Fund is for the relief of hardship amongst members of the church.

The Women's Ministry fund is for the specific ministries run for women within the church or for outreach through women in the church.

The Toddler's Group Fund is for the support of this ministry within the church.

The Young Adults Fund is for the support of young adults ministry and mission within the church. Other restricted funds are one-off funds given for specifc causes.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

12 Operating lease commitments

The charity has an operating lease for staff accommodation. The minimum amount payable (based on a 2 month notice period and ignoring the potential effect of future rent reviews) in respect of this lease is as follows:

ignoring the potential effect of future rent reviews) in respect of this lease is as follows:
Within one year
Payments falling due:		 2022
£
5,600
5,600		 2021
£
6,818
6,818

During the year the charity was charged £35,631 (2021: £18,180) for its operating leases.

13 Transactions with related parties

During the year:

Except as disclosed in note 5 there have been no other transactions with related parties during the year.

14 Events since the year end

On 6 December 2022, the charity changed its name from 'Latimer Church' to 'Venture Church'.

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH COMPARATIVES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

Note
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
3
Investments
Total income and endowments
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities:
4
Raising funds
5
Other
Total Expenditure
Net gains/(losses) on investments
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
11
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
11		 General
Designated
2022
2022
£
£
226,302
-
8
-
226,310
-
260,764
-
-
-
-
-
260,764
-
-
-
(34,454)
-
-
-
(34,454)
-
77,412
-
42,958
-
Unrestricted funds		 Restricted
2022
£
7,500
7,500
4,300
4,300
-
3,200
-
3,200
5,632
8,832		 Total
2022
£
233,802
8
233,810
265,064
-
-
265,064
-
(31,254)
-
(31,254)
83,044
51,790		 General
Designated
2021
2021
£
£
280,936
-
7
-
280,943
-
203,531
-
-
-
-
-
203,531
-
-
-
77,412
-
-
-
77,412
-
-
-
77,412
-
Unrestricted funds		 Restricted
2021
£
11,582
11,582
5,950
5,950
-
5,632
-
5,632
-
5,632		 Total
2021
£
292,518
7
292,525
209,481
-
-
209,481
-
83,044
-
83,044
-
83,044

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