ST BASIL'S CHURCH, DEVON Charity Registration number : 1193097
TRUSTEES REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Annual Report for CIO, St Basil’s Church, Devon Reports and Financial Statement
1. Legal and Administrative Information
Charity Name: St Basil’s Church, Devon Charity Number: 1193097 Registered Address: Windout Farm, Tedburn St Mary, Devon, EX6 6DR
Status: St Basil’s Church, Devon, operates as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Members of the CIO: Callum Campbell – Chair of Trustees The Revd. Pete Hughes – Trustee Lois Tackie-Oblie – Trustee Church Leader: The Revd Pete James Bankers: The Co-operative Bank Plc Business Direct P.O. Box 250 Skelmersdale WN8 6WT
2. Report of the CIO for the year ended December 2022
The CIO presents its report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Governance, Structure and Management
Governing Document: The CIO is governed by its constitution, a legal document set out to establish the CIOs purposes and how they will be carried out
Structure: The CIO operates under a ‘foundation’ model constitution and therefore its only voting members are charity trustees. The trustee will be responsible for making all key decisions in terms of policies, employment of staff, finance, legal matters and regulatory compliance. They have delegated responsibility for leadership of the church activities and its daily management to the church leader who is supported by a staff team. Members of the CIO give their time voluntarily and receives no financial benefit from the charity.
Management: The members of the CIO (charity trustees) are drawn from the wider Christian community who bring a mix of professional skills such as church growth and management, business management, law and finance.
Objectives and Activities: St Basil’s is a Church of England Church, operating out of a farm in Devon, with a vision to follow the way of Jesus for the renewal of the region.
Public Benefit
By promoting the Christian faith St Basil’s has provided a benefit to the public in line with the Charity Commission guidance by providing facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual development, both for existing church members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the church offers. In addition, we do so by promoting Christian values and service by members of the church in and to their communities, to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.
Mission
Alongside aiming to equip people to share the good news of Jesus Christ in their everyday lives, we have been reaching out to our local community through various missional projects:
Neighbour Fund: This has been a hard financial year for many and we have been privileged to help various people in the wider community in times of extreme need. This year we have given 11 grants totalling £3050 for things like groceries, utility bills, car bills, school clothing and counselling sessions. As a church we have fundraised for the Neighbour Fund at various events such as our apple picking and pressing day and bonfire night, the total raised across both events was £1,369.90.
Prison Ministry: At the heart of the vision to seek Jesus’ renewal in the region is our ministry to Exeter Prison. We continue to lead a service in the prison once or twice a month providing services for both our regular prisoners and more vulnerable ones. Our Ordinand has recently received security clearance meaning he can go on to the wings to sit with, listen to and pray for inmates in their cells. The hope is that next year he will be able to begin weekly bible studies.
Community Freezer: this year our community freezer was launched, to date over 40 meals have been prepared and we have given out 20 of these as an expression of love to those in difficult personal circumstances
Holy Fool: Our first ever experiment at creating a redemptive enterprise was launched this year. Holy Fool - a refurbished coffee van serving artisan coffee - had its first outing on Easter Sunday and has since popped up at a local school and other events. In December we began our regular weekly slots in villages Tebdurn, Ide and Dunsford. It’s been a really positive start to the enterprise and, if we can continue to strengthen, we will look to employ our first ex-offender at some point next year.
Achievement and Performance
Sunday Services: Our Sunday gatherings have been very special times of teaching, worship, prayer ministry and community throughout the year. Our Homes groups have taken on Sunday serving (setting up, cafe, car parking, welcome and packdown) and have joyfully and excellently turned up in force each week to make them happen. Over the course of the year we have seen a significant growth in the congregation, and as of December 2022 we have around 110 - 130 adults attending on a Sunday (approx.180 including kids and youth), and around 280 adults on our books.
Worship: We have loved making space for extended, un-interrupted times of worship on Sundays and at In Our Time, our monthly night of worship and intercession. We believe God is doing something new and powerful amongst us as we worship and we look forward to pursuing his presence together in the year ahead. Under our worship pastors leadership, the worship team has gone from strength to strength with over 15 people contributing to the team. They have also written, recorded and released worship songs throughout the year that have blessed us and the wider church immensely.
Prayer: Prayer fuels everything we do at St Basil’s and our regular rhythms of prayer have brought much life to the church. There’s The Hour; the men’s prayer morning; LARK, the women’s prayer morning; the Prayer Cabin; and In Our Time our monthly evening of worship and Intercession
Kids: It’s been a big year for our kids! We began it by building and launching our wonderful “Kids Camp” complete with a tree house, fire pit, flower beds, mud kitchen, loft and boot room - which the kids and volunteers have loved. We’ve said a sad goodbye to one kids worker and welcomed in another. We hosted an epic Light Party and invited our local community with over 120 kids turning up. Due to exponential growth, in the new year we will be adding a further venue and the groups will multiply to cater for numbers. Our volunteer team has also grown to over 40 people.
Youth: We are so encouraged by all that is going on among our Youth! The group has grown to over 20, 11-16 year olds regularly on a Sunday. Our youth worker sadly left and we’ve since welcomed our new youth worker. Inlanders - a ministry reaching beyond the church with some epic beach trips, surf lessons and stories of lives changed by the love of God - continues to be a highlight in the calendar! In total 35 young people attended our Inlander surf trips and we are planning lots more for next year.
Pastoral Care: Over the year, our pastoral lead has established a brilliant group of well-trained people to provide pastoral care to those experiencing difficult moments both in the church and our local community.
Bereavement Course: God’s heart to minister to the bereaved and grieving is clear throughout scripture and this year saw us host our first ever bereavement group with 11 people – over half of whom do not come to church – coming together in a supportive environment to talk through their experiences. By all accounts, it was an extraordinary time of processing, healing and forming community.
Homes: Homes are smaller communities within the church that gather around geography. As the church has grown through the year we have sought to increase our number of Homes . We now have 10 Homes meeting monthly with 143 people signed up and committed to forming community with one another
Events: we’ve had a lot of fun this year! There’s been: Slip n Slide Sunday; Superhero themed Easter celebrations; our epic first ever church weekend away “Basbados”; a brilliant Women’s Day with Ele Mumford; Apple Picking and Juice Making; a Light Party for the kids; Bonfire Night (with over 300 people!); the raucous annual Beers and Carols; and a wider Christmas period with wonderful carols. Over 1500 people have attended these events throughout the year, with many of those not normally going to church.
Site
As the church has grown the site has had to change and adapt with it. The kids venues have gone through different iterations throughout the year - two new venues have been added as well other elements such as a fire pit and flower beds to increase integration between kids work and the land. Due to being based on an organic chicken farm, bird flu has been a prominent feature of the past year. Several measures have been implemented to protect the farm against infection - spraying car wheels and disinfectant foot baths are to name a few. A new fire risk assessment was carried out and measures to promote fire safety have been implemented throughout the year. We also sought advice from a structural engineer who assessed our buildings and spaces. Sadly the youth room was condemned and as such a new youth venue will need to be established in the new year. Finally Infrared heaters have been added to the barn and additional venues to help take the chill off during the winter months.
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Safeguarding
St Basil’s leadership fully recognises and accepts the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy Statement, which has six overarching policy statements that outline a commitment to: 1) Promoting a safer environment and culture, 2) Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibilities related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the Church 3) Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation 4) Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons 5) Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons 6) Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others.
Dan Miles has served as a parish safeguarding representative since June 2021 and has lined up new safeguarding representatives to hand over to next year. They will have an overview of safeguarding at St Basil’s and a focus on vulnerable adults, there will also be another safeguarding lead with a focus on children and youth. Dan has worked alongside the kids and youth workers, pastoral care lead and operations manager to ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are in place such as risk assessments, DBS checks and safeguarding training. We have carried out DBS checks for new members of the kids and youth team as well as those joining the pastoral team, who may end up working with vulnerable adults. All new members of these teams are asked to complete online safeguarding training when they begin the role. We are in the process of carrying out a review of our recruitment process in line with the latest safer recruitment guidance and as we transition out of an initial ‘start up’ phase there is further work to be done in ensuring that safeguarding procedures are effectively communicated to the church.
Finance
Total receipts were £340,175 (£381,795 2021).
The total receipts consisted of
Voluntary giving of £268,636 (£241,868 2021) Gift Aid recovered of £65,206 (£59,942 2021)
Other Income of £6,333 (£79,985 2021 this was due to the transfer of £76,000 from Kings Cross Church when St Basils became its own charity)
Planned regular giving increased by 28% with the number of regular givers increasing from 67 in January 2022 to 85 in December 2022.
Expenditure for the year has increased on previous years due to the growth in activity. Total expenditure for 2022 was £243,647 (£165,420 2021)
The total net assets at 31 December 2022 was £312,903 (£216,375 2021) of which £5,951 (£11,282 2021) was restricted and £300,776 (£107,919 2021) was cash balance at the bank.
Reserves Policy: The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (‘the free reserves’) held by the charity should be in the range of 3-12 months of the resources expected. At the end of 2021 the total free reserves were £295,475.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST BASIL'S CHURCH, DEVON
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of St Basil's Church, Devon for the year ended 31 December 2022 set out on pages 8 to 16.
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.
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charity 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 EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
Since the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute Of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which
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:
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1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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2) the accounts do not accord with those accounting records; or
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3) 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.
C J Goodhead FCA Knight Goodhead Limited Chartered Accountants
7 Bournemouth Road Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 3DA
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ST BASIL'S CHURCH, DEVON
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
| Notes INCOME Donations and legacies Charitable activities Investment income Assets gifted from King's Cross Church Total income 3 EXPENDITURE Charitable activities Total expenditure 4 NET INCOME BEFORE TRANSFERS TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 10 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FUND BALANCES AT 1 JANUARY 2022 11 FUND BALANCES AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 328,275 5,567 333,842 301,810 5,368 734 6,102 3,590 231 - 231 7 - - - 76,388 333,874 6,301 340,175 381,795 240,597 3,050 243,647 165,420 240,597 3,050 243,647 165,420 93,277 3,251 96,528 216,375 8,582 (8,582) - - 101,859 (5,331) 96,528 216,375 205,093 11,282 216,375 - 306,952 5,951 312,903 216,375 |
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ST BASIL'S CHURCH, DEVON
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
| INCOME Donations and legacies Charitable activities Investment income Assets gifted from King's Cross Church Total income EXPENDITURE Charitable activities Total expenditure NET INCOME FUND BALANCES AT 1 JANUARY 2021 FUND BALANCES AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds 2021 £ £ £ 288,258 13,552 301,810 3,590 - 3,590 7 - 7 74,189 2,199 76,388 366,044 15,751 381,795 160,951 4,469 165,420 160,951 4,469 165,420 205,093 11,282 216,375 - - - 205,093 11,282 216,375 |
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ST BASIL'S CHURCH, DEVON
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
| Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 7 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 8 Cash at bank and in hand CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year 9 NET CURRENT ASSETS NET ASSETS FUNDS Unrestricted: Designated funds 10 General funds 10 Restricted 10 TOTAL FUNDS |
£ 11,477 5,799 300,776 306,575 (5,149) - 306,952 |
2022 £ 11,477 301,426 312,903 306,952 5,951 312,903 |
£ 7,938 112,099 107,919 220,018 (11,581) - 205,093 |
2021 £ 7,938 208,437 216,375 205,093 11,282 216,375 |
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Signed on behalf of the trustees by:
Trustee
Date:
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ST BASIL'S CHURCH, DEVON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
- (a) Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.
The accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis. There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue. The charity is a public benefit organisation.
(b) Fund accounting
General funds represent the funds of the charity that are not subject to any restrictions as to their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the charity. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the charity are also unrestricted. Restricted funds represent the funds of the charity that are restricted to their use on the type of fund that it relates to.
Designated funds are funds set aside by the trustees for specified purposes in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes and are laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund.
- (c) Income
The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the charity is responsible in law. They do not include the financial statements of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. Income is recognised on the accruals basis and is allocated to the activity for which it relates.
(d) Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. It includes any VAT paid, and is allocated to the activity for which it relates.
- (e) Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives. A full year of depreciation is charged in the year of purchase and there after on the following
IT equipment 33% straight line Furniture and fittings 33% straight line
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ST BASIL'S CHURCH, DEVON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
- (f) Basic financial instruments
The charity only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors, cash at bank and creditors. These basic financial instruments are measured and transaction price. Financial assets and liabilities classified as due within one year are not amortised.
- (g) Pensions
The charity participates in a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions in respect of this scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year in which they are payable. Timing differences between contributions payable and contributions actually paid in the year are shown as either accruals or prepayments at the year end.
2 LEGAL STATUS
The charity was registered on 13 January 2021 with the Charity Commission in England and Wales.
The registered office of the charity is St. Basil's Church, Windout Farm, Tedburn St Mary, Exeter, EX6 6DR.
St Basil's Church was a part of King's Cross Church (charity number 1141658) until 1 January 2021. It continued to receive support from King's Cross Church during 2021, including running St Basil's payroll until September 2021.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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|3|INCOME|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|Total|Total|
|funds|funds|funds|2022|2,021|
|£|£|£|£|£|
|DONATIONS AND LEGACIES|
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|Planned giving - gift aided|142,630|1,660|144,290|101,844|
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|Planned giving - not gift aided|4,879|4,879|4,895|
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|One off gifts - gift aided|114,046|2,743|116,789|128,435|
|One off gifts - not gift aided|459|-|-|459|4,894|
|Gift aid recovered|64,042|1,164|-|65,206|59,942|
|Donations from organisations|627|-|627|1,800|
|Special Appeals|1,592|-|-|1,592|0|
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|328,275|5,567|333,842|301,810|
|CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES|
|Events|2,777|-|-|2,777|3,590|
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|Holy Fool|2,522|2,522|
|Sale of Produce|69|734|-|803|-|
|5,368|734|-|6,102|3,590|
|INVESTMENT INCOME|
|Bank interest|231|-|-|231|7|
|231|-|-|231|7|
|ASSETS GIFTED FROM KING'S CROSS CHURCH|
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|Assets gifted|76,388|
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|76,388|
|TOTAL INCOME|333,874|6,301|-|340,175|381,795|
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ST BASIL'S CHURCH, DEVON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
| **4 ** | EXPENDITURE | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
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| Notes | funds | funds | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| Worship | 9,923 | - | 9,923 | 7,006 | |||
| Events | 19,017 | 3,050 | 22,067 | 8,191 | |||
| Mission | 19,137 | - | 19,137 | 8,340 | |||
| Operations | 30,843 | - | 30,843 | 20,423 | |||
| Staff | 6 | 136,957 | - | 136,957 | 94,339 | ||
| Governance | 3,925 | - | 3,925 | 1,716 | |||
| Buildings | 18,434 | - | 18,434 | 25,180 | |||
| Publishing | 2,361 | - | 2,361 | 227 | |||
| - | - | - | |||||
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 240,597 | 3,050 | 243,647 | 165,420 |
Included within accountancy above are amounts due to the independent examiners in relation to the accounts and examination work of £1,700 (2021: £1500).
5 GRANTS
During the year the charity made the following grant(s) of £1,000 or more to organisations:
| King's Cross Church 6 EMPLOYED STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS Salaries and wages Employer's NI costs Employer's pension costs |
£ 5,000 2022 2021 £ 134,135 90,698 - 1,684 2,822 1,957 136,957 94,339 |
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The average number of full time and part time employees during the year was 5. During the year one trustee was reimbursed for travel expenses totalling £40 (2021: £25) incurred on the charity's behalf. Three trustees were also provided with Christmas gifts for a total cost of £210. £510 was paid for trustees accomodation and refreshments.
During the year, key management personnel were paid£26,328 (2021: £23,052) in salary and benefits.
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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|7|TANGIBLE ASSETS|IT|Furniture &|
|equipment|fittings|Total|
|£|£|£|
|COST|
|At beginning of year|2,993|6,000|8,993|
|Additions|-|8,958|8,958|
|At end of year|2,993|14,958|17,951|
|DEPRECIATION|
|At beginning of year|888|167|1,055|
|Charge|998|4,421|5,419|
|At end of year|1,886|4,588|6,474|
|NET BOOK VALUE|
|At end of year|1,107|10,370|11,477|
|At beginning of year|2,105|5,833|7,938|
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|NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022|
|8|DEBTORS|2022|2021|
|£|£|
|Gift Aid recoverable|2,813|37,246|
|Other debtors|2,886|74,853|
|Prepayments|100|-|
|5,799|112,099|
|9|CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year|2022|2021|
|£|£|
|Trade creditors|3,449|8,240|
|Accruals|1,700|1,500|
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|Payroll payable|1,841|
|5,149|11,581|
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ST BASIL'S CHURCH, DEVON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
10 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| Restricted funds Neighbour Fund Tinker Fund Surf Club General funds Total funds |
Balance at Transfers Balance at 1 January between31 December 2022 Income Expenditure funds 2022 £ £ £ £ £ 2,650 6,301 (3,050) - 5,901 8,582 - (8,582) - 50 - - - 50 11,282 6,301 (3,050) (8,582) 5,951 205,093 333,874 (240,597) 8,582 306,952 216,375 340,175 (243,647) - 312,903 |
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The following are the restricted and designated funds allocated by the charity:
Neighbour Fund
This is a community-fundraised pot of money from which grants can be made to local people who find themselves in a vulnerable financial position.
Tinker Fund
Tinker is a ministry aiming to break cycles of marginalisation, injustice and poverty through establishing small businesses.
Surf Club
A monthly youth surf club gathering around surf culture aimed at both the regular St Basil’s youth but especially those beyond the church.
| 11 ANALYSIS OF FUNDS Fund balances as at 31 December 2022 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Fund balances as at 31 December 2021 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities |
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds 2022 £ £ £ 11,477 - 11,477 300,624 5,951 306,575 (5,149) - (5,149) 306,952 5,951 312,903 Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds 2021 £ £ £ 7,938 - 7,938 208,736 11,282 220,018 (11,581) - (11,581) 205,093 11,282 216,375 |
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