DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
ACCOUNTS AND TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5th APRIL 2024
INDEX
Constitution and administration
Report of the trustees
Statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the accounts
Trustees' approval
Independent examiner's report
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
The charity is a Foundation CIO ( Charitable Incorporated Organisation) that was set up to take over the assets and activities of unincorporated charity number 1053000, also called Durrington Community Church and established in 1996. The CIO was registered with the Charity Commission on 3rd March 2022 with number 1198131 .
The charity's principal objects are the advancement of the Christian religion according to biblical principles and the relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. It operates in Durrington and the Salisbury plain area
of Wiltshire.
The following trustees were appointed on incorporation and continue in office :
Miss L M Burrows
Mr A E Lund
Mrs P R P Potter
Mr W G Kingwell
The trustees meet as required and their responsibilities include the review and mitigation of risk .
Public benefit : as required by section 4 of The Charities Act 2011, the trustees have considered the guidance published by the Charity Commission in respect of public benefit . They believe that the charity's objects, as set out above , are within the definition of charitable purposes in section 2 of the Act and that the charity's regular activities contribute to meeting those objects. Further details are given in the trustees' report for the period on pages 2 and 3.
Registered at:
Durrington Community Church
School Road
Durrington
Salisbury
Wiltshire SP4 8HJ
HM Revenue & Customs charities reference number ZD17954
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5th APRIL 2024
Aims and purposes
- The trustees of Durrington Community Church (DCC ) have the responsibility of co operating with the DCC Leadership team in promoting the whole mission of the church, pastoral , evangelistic, social and ecumenical .
The trustees are specifically responsible for the maintenance of the church building of DCC .
Objectives and activities
The trustees of DCC are committed to the advancement of the Christian religion according to biblical principles. This means enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church building and become part of our community . The trustees maintain an overview of worship and make suggestions about how our services can involve the many groups that live within the community. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament .
When planning our activities for the year, Daniel (our paid youth leader), the church leaders and the trustees try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our community through:
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worship and prayer, learning about the gospel and developing their knowledge and trust
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in Jesus;
- provision of pastoral care for the relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress;
- missionary and outreach work.
To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the DCC building .
Achievements and performance
Since being gifted a building , DCC has increased its ability to look outwards to serving our community more. DCC now holds a family church on Sunday afternoons once a month and hosts the Community Choir in the week . We have Bible Holiday Clubs for 5 to 11 year olds (with secondary school age helpers) and a Salisbury Food Bank collection point .
The general work of the church continues holding services on a Sunday, which our community finds both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. At present six cell groups meet weekly to discuss biblical matters, to pray and to support one another . After school children's clubs take place on Mondays and Thursdays and Open the Book work in two of our local schools. Mentoring also takes place in the local junior and secondary schools. A Tea and Toast group meets on a Thursday morning where young children and their carers can meet, chat and support one another. Several Quiz and Meal evenings have been arranged for the community and a new hub set up to teach English to adults .
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5th APRIL 2024 (continued)
Working with the Parish Church continues with a Transition Day for the year 6 pupils to year 7 with coordinating primary and secondary staff, and a Cheerful Cuppa group that meets on a Wednesday morning. All of these events bring the community together to help and support one another and to gain spiritual benefit .
DCC continues to support other organisations with gifts to aid their work, including:
Alabare, Salisbury : a charity supporting vulnerable, homeless and marginalised people. Anita Goulden Trust : supports the work of a home for disabled and abandoned children, and a school for the children from the home and others from deprived backgrounds in Northern Peru .
Bridge Youth Project: taking the Christian faith into local schools through assemblies and RE lessons, supporting the community through youth projects and inclusion groups.
Children in Distress: providing care for children living with HIV , AIDS or incurable illnesses
in Romania. They run two hospices and a holiday centre for these children .
Hope Now: is dedicated to ongoing work in the Ukraine working with orphanages and children in need, evangelism and church planting .
Mission Aviation Fellowship: flying evangelists, pastors and medical workers to inaccessible villages in various parts of the world. We support Alan and Davina Sully who are with MAF in Mongolia at present .
Rural Ministries: a growing network of rural churches, pioneers and practitioners . It exists to inspire, empower and support denominations, churches and pioneers who are called to live in rural communities across the UK.
Salisbury Food Bank and the Hospital Stars
Appeal .
Open Doors: supporting the persecuted Church around the world .
Tear Fund: a leading relief and development charity, passionate about the local church bringing justice and transforming lives and overcoming global poverty .
World Vision: a Christian organisation and one of the world's leading aid and development agencies working in over 100 countries. Our support helps Hurungwe, a community in Zimbabwe .
Reserves policy
It is the trustees ' policy to maintain a surplus in the bank to cover the cost of maintaining the building. The upgrade to some of the windows to increase airflow within the building has been completed .
Structure , governance and management
The method of appointing church leaders is set out in the Church Leadership Policy . The DCC leaders are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the church including how the funds of DCC are to be spent. They work closely with the trustees whose job is also to maintain the building .
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5th APRIL 2024
INCOME
Freewill giving and general donations
Designated giving
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Contributions towards expense costs
Premises Income
Gift aid tax recoverable
Year to 5th April 2024
Perlod from 3rd March 2022
to 5th April 2029
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Property
Fund
Designated
General
TOTAL
Designated
General
Giving
Fund
NOTE
£
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EXPENDITURE
Youth and community worker's salary Pension contributions Postage, stationery and banners Given to charities Outreach and preaching fees
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£
£
FUNDS
£
Giving
Fund
TOTAL
FUNDS
£
£
£
23,593
23,593
18,484
18,484
740
740
350
350
372
372
520
520
816
816
5,267
5,267
2,924
2,924
740
29,380
30,120
350
22,596
22,946
8,672
8,672
5,627
5,627
66
66
42
42
285
285
115
115
6,860
6,860
350
5,320
5,670
40
265
305
432
432
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School bibles Together magazine Study books Computer costs Equipment Insurance
Room hire Light and heat Water and sewerage
Repairs and maintenance Cleaning Payroll costs 288 288 645 645 73 73 201 201 275 275 108 108 100 3,103 3,203 2,602 2,602 687 687 90 90 1,648 1,648 1,313 1,313 283 283 160 160 600 4,353 4,953 1,176 1,176 637 637 270 270 173 173 115 115 Legal and professional fees 807 807 Payment to independent examiner 200 200 200 200 Sundry expenses 839 839 421 421 740 29,604 30,344 350 18,747 19,097 NET ( EXPENDITURE) / INCOME FOR THE PERIOD (224) (224 ) 3,849 3,849 TRANSFER FROM UNINCORPORATED CHARITY 12 441,276 14,419 455,695 GAIN ON REVALUATION OF PROPERTY
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13,258
13,258
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
454,534
14,195
468,729
3,849
3,849
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
3,849
3,849
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
454,534
18,044
472,578
3,849
3,849
The notes on pages 6 to 9 form part of these
accounts
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
BALANCE SHEET AT 5th APRIL 2024
2024
2023
Unrestricted
UNRESTRICTED
Property
General
NOTE
Fund
Fund
TOTAL
FUNDS
GENERAL
FUND
£
£
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Property
5
454,534
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
6
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Cash at bank
LIABILITIES
Creditors
NET CURRENT ASSETS
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TOTAL NET ASSETS
454,534
1,483
1,483
2,944
17,387
17,387
16,348
18,870
18,870
19,292
7
826
826
15,443
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FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Property Fund
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted General Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
2
The notes on pages 6 to 9 form part of these accounts 18,044 18,044 3,849 454,534 18,044 472,578 3,849 454,534 454,534 454,534 454,534 18,044 18,044 3,849 454,534 18,044 472,578 3,849
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5th APRIL 2024
ACCOUNTING BASIS AND POLICIES
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The accounts are prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 and with the Charities SORP ( FRS 102) and Financial Reporting Standard 102. The accounts are prepared on the historical cost basis .
The accounts are prepared using the following principle accounting policies:
Property: the freehold property is included at its insured value, as set out in notes 3 and 5. It is not therefore depreciated, but is subject to review for impairment .
Income and expenditure: is recognised on the accruals basis as and when it becomes due or payable.
2 FUNDS AND RESERVES
Property Fund : represents the carrying value of the property gifted to, and subsequently transferred here from, the previous unincorporated charity (see notes 3 and 5 ) .
Designated giving received for a specific purpose is regarded as restricted income but such funds are generally paid out in the year of receipt and not carried forward .
General Fund : all other funds are regarded as an unrestricted general fund .
Reserves policy: the trustees aim to retain in general fund sufficient reserves to cover at least three months of anticipated expenditure, including covering the cost of maintaining the building .
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5th APRIL 2024 ( continued )
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GIFT OF PROPERTY AND RELATED CONTINGENT LIABILITY
On 23rd September 2021 the freehold of Durrington Free Church , School Road, Durrington, SP4 8HJ was gifted by The Fellowship Trust to A E Lund , L M Burrows and W G Kingwell to hold as ' property holding trustees' on behalf of Durrington Community Church under unincorporated charity no 1053000. The property was valued at that date for insurance purposes at £353,530: as no market valuation is readily available for such a specialist building , this figure was initially shown as a property asset and an equivalent figure was included as a donation as part of income. Changes in the insured value have subsequently been treated as a revaluation of the property .
On 23rd June 2023 the freehold property was transferred here at its carrying value as part of the transfer of activities and assets from the unincorporated charity to this charity (see note 12).
Under the terms of an 'overage deed ' dated 23rd September 2021 the property holders are liable to make an overage payment to The Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches Trust Corporation Limited if at any time within 20 years from the date of the deed any part of the property is disposed of . The overage payment would be 90% of any disposal proceeds. There is currently no intention of making any such disposal and no liabiity has therefore been included in these
accounts .
AMOUNTS GIVEN TO CHARITIES
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£
£
Alabare
200
Anita Goulden Trust
300
Bridge Youth Project
4,800
3,600
Children in Distress
300
Hope Now
200
Mission Aviation Fellowship
300
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Open Doors
600
450
Open Doors Turkey / Syria earthquake appeal
200
Rural Ministries
360
270
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Salisbury Foodbank 350 Salisbury Hospital Stars Appeal 100 Tear Fund 200 Tear Fund Turkey/Syria earthquake appeal 200 World Vision 100 6,860
The payment of £350 to Salisbury Foodbank in the previous period was in respect of designated giving received for the ' harvest appeal '. PAGE 7 DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5th APRIL 2024 ( continued)
5 PROPERTY Freehold property donated to unincorporated charity on 23rd September 2021 (see note 3) and transferred at carrying value to this CIO on 23rd June 2023 (see note 12) Increase on revaluation Valuation at end of year 441,276 13,258 454,534
The property's valuation is based on its insured value, as set out in note 3.
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DEBTORS
2024
7
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2023 £ £ Income tax recoverable under gift aid Expense prepayments 565 2,924 918 20 CREDITORS 1,483 2,944 2024 2023 £ £ Staff costs 340 120 Pension contributions 93 32 PAYE and national insurance 103 Other accrued expenses 290 299 Due to old unincorporated charity 14,992 826 15,443 STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS 2024 2023 £ £ 8,672 5,627 Remuneration Employer social security costs Employer contributions to defined
contribution pension scheme
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66
42
8,738
5,669
Number
Number
1
1
Headcount
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5th APRIL 2024 (continued )
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TRUSTEE REMUNERATION, EXPENSES AND DONATIONS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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None of the trustees received any remuneration or expense payments in this or the previous period apart from the reimbursement of out of pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the charity .
The trustees made freewill donations to the charity during the period of £7,920 (previous period £5,110) .
There were no related party transactions requiring disclosure in this or the previous period .
PAYMENT TO INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
A gift of £200 was paid to the independent examiner in this and the previous period .
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM UNPAID VOLUNTEERS
In common with many charities, and in particular other churches, the charity benefits from the work of volunteers in the provision of its charitable activities and in its mangement and administration . In accordance with the Charities SORP(FRS 102), no monetary value is put on these contributions .
TRANSFER FROM OLD UNINCORPORATED CHARITY
As noted under ' Constitution and administation ' on page 1, the CIO was set up to take over the assets and activities of unincorporated charity number 1053000, also called Durrington Community Church
and established in 1996 .
The CIO was registered on 3rd March 2022. It opened its own bank account and began to deal with regular church activities from August 2022. In June 2023 the remaining activities and assets of the charity, including its freehold property, were transferred to the CIO. The property was transferred at its carrying value of £441,276 and the balance of unrestricted reserves transferred was £14,419.
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
TRUSTEES' APPROVAL
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The accounts and notes and the trustees ' report for the year ended 5th April 2024 set out on pages 1 to 9 were discussed and approved by the trustees on . 5 June 2024
Signed on behalf of the trustees
Name LYNDA BURROWS
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Name
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Signature
LM Burrows
Signature
ANDREW LUND Abs
Date 9.6.24
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Date
9-6-24
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DURRINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1198131
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
I report to the trustees of Durrington Community Church on the accounts for the year ended 5th April 2024 set out on pages 1 and 4 to 9.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT
As the charity's trustees, 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 material matters have come to my attention that give me cause to believe that, in any material respect : - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act ;
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records;
the accounts did 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 .
Name
Signature
Date
ID Mitchell, FCA
Land Atched
24th JUNE 2014
16 Little Woodfalls Drive
Woodfalls Salisbury Wiltshire SP5 2NN
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