## Grace Church Hammersmith
## Report and Accounts
Period 15 July 2021 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2022
> 1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
## **Grace Church Hammersmith**
## **LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
|ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE|162 Bagleys Lane||
|---|---|---|
||London, SW6 2FW||
|GOVERNING DOCUMENT|Constitution dated 13 April|2021|
|CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER|1195190||
|||Appointed|
|TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR|Robert R. Ilderton|25/04/2021|
|MANAGING THE CHARITY|Richard F.H. Linnell|25/04/2021|
||A. Paul Levy|23/04/2021|
||Pau Ping Szeto|02/05/2021|
|INDEPENDENT EXAMINER|Archie McDowall BA CA||
||Stewardship||
||1 Lamb's Passage||
||LONDON||
||EC1Y 8AB||
**INDEX** Page 1 Legal & Administrative Details Pages 2-3 Trustees' Report Page 4 Independent Examiner's Report Page 5 Receipts and Payments Account Page 6 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Pages 7-8 Notes to the Accounts
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## **Grace Church Hammersmith**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the period 15 July 2021 (date of incorporation) to 31 December 2022.
## **Objects of the charity**
The charity, which is a church, is governed by a constitution and is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation. The charity's principal objects, as set out in its governing document, are:
a) to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the subordinate standard of faith as defined in the Book of Church Order of the International Presbyterian Church applicable to the congregation in Hammersmith, West London and in other parts of the United Kingdom or the world
b) to relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby.
## **Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements**
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
a) God's word was preached from the books of Galatians, Matthew 1-16, Genesis 1-11, Daniel and Ephesians during Sunday worship services
b) Bible study c) Evangelism training
d) Christmas Carol services e) Pub chats
In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
## **Financial review**
During the period 15 July 2021 to 31 December 2022, the charity received income of £81,150, and paid expenses of £39,041. As a result the cash held by the charity increased by £42,109, all of which is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose.
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £21,000 (which equates to about 10 months' of unrestricted expenditure) so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely. At the year end, the charity held unrestricted cash of £42,109 and the charity is holding additional cash to meet the future needs of the charity.
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## **Responsibilities of trustees**
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
## **Approval**
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Pau Ping Sze To
___________________________ Pau Ping Sze To
Date:_______________________14 September 2023
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **Grace Church Hammersmith**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Grace Church Hammersmith ('the charity') for the period ended 31 December 2022 on pages 5 to 8 following.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act 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 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting 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.
Archie McDowall
Archie McDowall BA CA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
Date: 3 October 2023
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## **Grace Church Hammersmith**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
|Notes
**_Income receipts_**
Donations
Other grants
**_Total receipts_**
**_Payments_**
2
3
**_Total payments_**
Transfers between funds
5
**Net movement in funds**
Cash funds as at last year end
**Cash funds at this year end**
A
Net of receipts / (payments) before
Grants
paid
in
relation
to
charitable
activities undertaken by others
Payments
in
relation
to
charitable
activities undertaken directly|General
Designated
Funds
Funds
£
£
44,044
-
37,106
-
81,150
-
81,150
-
38,969
-
72
-
39,041
-
39,041
-
42,109
-
-
-
42,109
-
-
-
42,109
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|18 months to
2022
£|
|---|---|---|---|
||||44,044
37,106|
||||81,150|
|||||
||||81,150|
||||38,969
72|
||||39,041|
|||||
||||39,041|
||||42,109
-|
||||42,109
-|
||||42,109|
The notes on pages 7 - 8 form part of these accounts.
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## **Grace Church Hammersmith**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
|Notes
**A Cash funds**
Cash at bank with immediate access
Petty cash
**B**
**Other monetary assets**
Gift aid due to charity
**C**
**Liabilities**
**Falling due within one year**
Fee for Independent Examination
**Total**|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
42,106
-
2
-
**42,109**
**-**
2,840
-
**2,840**
**-**
840
-
**840**
**-**
840
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-|2022
£|
|---|---|---|---|
||||42,106
2|
||||**42,109**|
||||2,840|
||||**2,840**|
||||840|
||||**840**|
||||840|
## **D Guarantees and secured debts**
The charity has not given any guarantees and has not provided its assets as security for any liabilities.
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Pau Ping Sze To ___________________________________ Pau Ping Sze To Date:_______________________14 September 2023
The notes on pages 7 - 8 form part of these accounts.
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## **Grace Church Hammersmith**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
## **1 Accounting policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
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. During the period, the charity only had general unrestricted funds.
As this was the first period of operation of the charity (covering the period of 15 July 2021 to 31 December 2022), no comparatives are presented.
|**2**
**Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly**
Employment costs (see note 4)
Ministry expenses
Youth and children's work
Outreach activities
Small equipment
Rent
Maintenance of buildings & equipment
Utilities
Insurance
Independent examination
Office costs
Other costs
**3**
**Grants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others**
Grants for:
Other small grants to organisations||Unrestrict|Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ed Funds|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|18 months to
2022
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||General
funds
£
-
676
-
-
1,148
35,387
-
-
205
-
1,023
530
38,969
72
72||||
||||||-
676
-
-
1,148
35,387
-
-
205
-
1,023
530|
||||||38,969|
||||||72|
||||||72|
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## **Grace Church Hammersmith**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
## **4 Transactions with related parties**
One of the trustees, Robert Ilderton, received reimbursement of expenses of £1,812. These expenses were incurred in his role as a pastor and not for duties performed as a trustee.
## **5 Movement of funds**
|**vement of funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|General funds
Total funds|Opening
balance
£
-
-|Receipts
£
81,150
81,150|Payments
£
39,041
-
39,041
-|Transfers
£
-
-|Closing
balance
£
42,109|
||||||42,109|
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