**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 210254**
**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
## **FOR**
**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP Chartered Accountants 20 Eversley Road Bexhill-on-Sea East Sussex TN40 1HE
**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
**CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
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|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|5|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||6||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||7||
|**Balance Sheet**|8|to|9|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|10|to|19|
**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **Introduction**
Since our Foundation in 1848, the ethos of the Community has always been based in health, healing, wholeness, reconciliation and pastoral care, expressed in nursing and midwifery, pastoral care, and care of the marginalised.
Any income from employment was paid to the Community to support our ministry and provide living expenses for the Sisters. This continued for many years until the Sisters retired from paid employment.
Our ministry continues with the same ethos expressed now in the ministry of hospitality, welcoming people in their need, for spiritual accompaniment and pastoral care. Income from these ministries also goes into the Community's funds.
Its working name is CSJD.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
The aim of the Community of St. John the Divine is to unite under the threefold Vows of religion, women communicant members of the Anglican Communion (or a church in communion therewith) who feel called to dedicate their lives to the glory of God by serving the poor, the sick and dying or women in childbirth or to undertake medical, nursing or social work contributing to wholeness and health.
The Community is also desirous of establishing in its houses, centres of worship and prayer in which its members learn and practice true commitment to God and to each other in Community life. Also through its Associates and Friends to draw many men and women into fellowship with its life and work.
## **Policies adopted to achieve those Objects**
The Community of St. John the Divine live under the three-fold Vows of Religious Life, establishing a centre of worship and prayer under the patronage of St. John the Divine Apostle of Love, and together with the Associates of the Community form a network of love, prayer and service.
Within the ethos of healing, wholeness and reconciliation we exercise a ministry of hospitality for people to come for times of rest, retreat and renewal and to share in the life and worship of the Community. We seek to offer a ministry of spiritual accompaniment and pastoral care, and to respond to the needs of the poor and marginalised.
## **Public benefit**
The Trustees have considered their duty set out in the Charities Act to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission, and in their opinion the foregoing report on the achievements and performance demonstrates that they have complied therewith.
## **Grants, donations and support of missionary work and ministry**
Members of the Community attend and support a number of local churches and are involved with certain areas of work being undertaken by the Diocese. Through donations the Community also supports the work of the Church both at home and overseas.
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **The Ministry of the House**
The Trustees Report this year seeks to share the challenges we have been facing as a Community, adapting our life and ministry to our limited resources.
Primarily the house here continues to be a house of prayer where we seek to give witness to the Religious Life within the Church of England. Yet at the same time it is important to share our lives with those who visit for many reasons. We hope that for some time yet we will be able to continue to welcome people for tea, coffee, and a friendly chat, for sharing worship and a meal, for providing space for quiet reflection, for spiritual accompaniment. Since lockdown due to Covid, we have only occasionally hosted some small groups and meetings. It has always felt important to seek to be a help and a safe place when someone is stressed or distressed by circumstances in their lives, to be able to be a place of rest, renewal, and refreshment.
This year from 1st April 2023 to the 31st March 2024 we have had 138 day visitors, including 74 Associates, 88 overnight stays of which 49 were Associates, and Sisters have provided 63 sessions of Spiritual Accompaniment. We have hosted a few small groups totalling 23 people. At the annual Associates Day, 21 of our Associates were present. These numbers do not include visitors who call in for a short visit when they are in the area.
One thing we have been able to continue to support is the local foodbank, Around Again Social Supermarket Charity, based locally in Chelmsley Wood which aims to tackle hunger and poverty in North Solihull.
The Community is small and ageing with only four Sisters. In running the house Sister Christine and Sister Margaret Angela have continued in shared leadership, Sister Shirley has continued as our Sister Treasurer and together they have covered the Community's administration. Sister Ivy takes responsibility for cooking and gardening. Both Ken Jones (who works in the garden two mornings a week) and Vena Thompson (who cooks for us three mornings a week) continue to offer their services as volunteers. We are all very grateful for their help.
We are very aware that it is time to look seriously at the life we lead and to continue to simplify it in ways where we can live the Religious Life with integrity, yet within a life of prayer and begin to make creative preparations for the future both practically and spiritually. Whilst the four Sisters are all Trustees of the Community and have a policy of shared responsibility, we know that we need extra help.
We are very grateful to the Revd. Canon Helen Hingley who is Chaplain to the Community and has been so helpful and supportive during the year, and to the Revd. Elaine King who continues as our second Local Chaplain.
We are grateful to Br. Thomas Quin, OSB, Abbot of Mucknell Abbey who continues to be our Honorary Treasurer and External Trustee.
Revd. Elaine King and Mrs Alison Barker, our two Companion Associates, have been very helpful working with us in updating the new Constitution. After sending our draft Constitution to our Solicitors, they provided us with their report, and we need to meet with them for further discussion in the near future.
There are two areas of our Constitution that we are still working on. The first area considering wording that could be part of the Objects and General Objectives of the Constitution is "The Members of the Community's earlier work in nursing and midwifery and of equipping and helping mothers to deliver and nurture new life, has now become a work of equipping and helping others to deliver new ministries, particularly seen in the Members spiritual direction of ordinands and clergy and guidance given to those active in churches and beyond as well as furtherance of the Christian Faith. We see what we are doing now as a continuity of what we were doing actively. The second area is about the completion of the life and ministry of the Community which is included in the last chapter of the Constitution.
Following the retirement in October 2022 of The Right Revd. David Urquhart, as our Episcopal Visitor, The Right Revd. Anne Hollinghurst, Bishop of Aston, has continued as our Commissary Visitor. Brother Stuart, OSB, from Mucknell Abbey who had been part of the Visitation Team has visited us every six months and will continue to do so until a new Visitor for the Community has been chosen.
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Associates**
As always, we want to give thanks for our extended family of Associates and all they do in sharing our life and being in contact. Our Associates are a group of some 55 people, clergy and lay, men and women from all walks of life who desire to have a close link with the Community and share much of its life.
In May 2023 we hosted our annual Associates' Day attended by 21 of our Associates. Unfortunately, several Associates needed to cancel because of a rail strike or illness. The day was built around sharing a Eucharist with time for worship interlaced with some short reflections, group work, silence and sharing together. Thinking about our Community this year, we wanted to celebrate the 175th Anniversary since our foundation in 1848 and for everyone to be able to spend a few moments reflecting on times of celebration and thanksgiving that has been important to them over the last few years.
This led to sharing with our Associates issues we have been beginning to face and pray about, that slowly but surely, we are moving towards the completion of our life and ministry. The Associates in turn discussed issues in their own lives they were facing and how they were trying to cope with getting older. We have been trying to address 'getting old' more creatively by simplifying our lives yet still living them with integrity.
At our Half-Yearly Chapter meeting in October 2023, discussion took place whether it would be possible to hold another Associates' Day in the future, and it was agreed that we did not feel able to undertake this but would suggest to our Associates that they could come and visit us as they are able.
## **Conclusion**
This last year we have much to give thanks for, yet threaded among all that has been joyful and positive has been the awareness that time has passed, and many aspects of change are now needing to be addressed as we begin to discern the future of the Community and our life and ministry here in Marston Green.
We trust the journey we are making will help us all to be challenged, give us time to reflect and be willing to change, so that together our life and ministry here can be continued in a way that we can manage.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Financial position**
Unrestricted incoming resources for the year are £119,743 compared to £116,610 in 2022/23. The major source of income includes total donations of £68,883 compared to £68,708 in 2022/23 and this includes £55,430 of Community members pensions and benefits made over to the Charity to provide for their living expenses. Other major sources of income during the year included £45,332 of income from listed investments.
Unrestricted expenditure has increased by £3,148 from £72,880 in 2022/23 to £76,028 this year. This was due partly to increases in Sister's allowances and medical costs.
Overall there was an unrestricted surplus for the year of £43,715. The shareholdings showed an unrestricted gain in their value of £120,850 at the year end.
The total unrestricted funds at the year end amounted to £2,312,545 compared to £2,147,120 as at 31st March 2023.
## **Investment policy**
The major part of these reserves is invested with the Central Board of Finance of the Church of England, in its Investment Fund, Fixed Interest Securities Fund, Property Fund and Deposit Fund, with a view to providing a balanced level of income and the potential for long term capital growth.
No targets have been fixed, no ethical restrictions have been applied since the funds are managed in accordance with the policies of the Church of England's Ethical Investment Advisory Group and there are no specific legal powers of restriction.
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves policy**
Of the total unrestricted funds, £563,259 is represented by Functional Properties and other Fixed Assets used by the Community in the furtherance of its objects. The remaining funds of £1,749,286 represent the operating reserves, available to support the members of the Community both currently and in the future. Due to the reduction in the level of regular income and ever increasing costs the reserves need to be augmented and it is these invested reserves that provide the necessary additional income. The level of reserves required is regularly reviewed and appropriate action taken.
Restricted funds at 31 March 2024 total £2,090 and Endowment funds £21,428.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
The Community is governed by its Chapter and maintains its connection with the Church of England and the Diocese through its "Visitor" (a Bishop of the Anglican Communion elected by The Chapter, and normally the Diocesan Bishop), two local Chaplains (also elected by The Chapter) and the Advisory Council of Relations of Bishops with Religious Communities.
In terms of civil law the Charity is governed by the Constitution and Statutes of the Community of St. John the Divine dated 12th April 1984 and through its Chapter, established thereunder. The Chapter consists of all the Sisters admitted to Life Vows and they, together with any elected individuals are the Trustees. The Community is a Registered Charity (Charity Registration number 210254). All Sisters, during their novitiate, and in advance of their election and all other prospective Trustees, are made aware of the Community's work and structure and the responsibilities of the Trustees and if appropriate they are also introduced to the Community's legal, accounting, investment and property advisors.
## **Structure and Management**
The Trustees are ultimately responsible for the policies, activities and assets of the Charity.
They meet regularly and make all important decisions after seeking advice from their professional and other advisors. The day to day management of the Charity's activities, and the implementation of policies is delegated to appropriate members of the Community or staff.
## **Risk management**
The Trustees have considered the major risks to which the Community is exposed and, where necessary, have put policies and procedures in place to mitigate the exposure to these risks. They have insured against risks that could result in financial loss or liability, and matters relating to Health and Safety are regularly reviewed and appropriate action taken.
## **Membership of the Community**
Those who become members of the Community must be communicant members of the Anglican Communion (or a church that is in communion therewith). It is important that on-going Formation is given in living the Religious Life and that each member is encouraged to develop professional skills to enhance their ministry.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number**
210254
## **Principal address**
St John's House 113 Coleshill Road Marston Green Birmingham B37 7HT
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
## **Trustees**
Sister Christine CSJD * (Mary Christine Hoverd) - Joint Community Leader Sister Margaret Angela CSJD * (Margaret Mary King) - Joint Community Leader Sister Ivy CSJD * (Ivy Rose Patten) Sister Shirley CSJD * (Shirley Hart) - Sister Treasurer
Honorary Treasurer (Elected by Invitation) Brother Thomas Quin OSB
* Custodian Trustees who hold Property on behalf of the Community
## **Leaders of the Community**
Sister Christine CSJD Sister Margaret Angela CSJD
## **Independent Examiner**
David Ashby FCCA ACA Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP Chartered Accountants 20 Eversley Road Bexhill-on-Sea East Sussex TN40 1HE
## **Bankers**
National Westminster Bank plc., City Branch, 1 St. Philips Place, Birmingham, B3 2PP
## **Solicitors**
Messrs. Anthony Collins Solicitors, 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES
## **Accountants**
Messrs. Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP, 20 Eversley Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1HE
## **FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES**
The management of the In Memoriam Trust Fund (which is registered as a subsidiary charity of the Community) rests with the Chapter. Assets belonging to the In Memoriam Trust Fund is held by the Custodian Trustees.
The Custodian Trustees during the year were:
Sister Christine CSJD (Mary Christine Hoverd) Sister Margaret Angela CSJD (Margaret Mary King) Sister Ivy CSJD (Ivy Rose Patten) Sister Shirley CSJD (Shirley Hart)
The Trustees continue to receive income from the investment with Central Board of Finance and consider from time to time appropriate grants.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 25th October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
Sister Christine CSJD - Trustee
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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Community of St John The Divine**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Community of St John The Divine (the Trust) for the year ended 31st March 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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.
David Ashby FCCA ACA
Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP Chartered Accountants 20 Eversley Road Bexhill-on-Sea East Sussex TN40 1HE
18th November 2024
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND**
**ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
**68,883**
**Charitable activities**
Hospitality
**2,006**
Other trading activities
3
**154**
Investment income
4
**48,362**
Other income
**338**
**Total**
**119,743**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
**76**
**Charitable activities**
5
House
**64,530**
Personal
**6,421**
Grants and donations
**5,001**
**Total**
**76,028**
Net gains/(losses) on
investments
**120,850**
**NET**
**INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**164,565**
**Transfers between funds**
17
**860**
**Net movement in funds**
**165,425**
**RECONCILIATION OF**
**FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**2,147,120**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED**
**FORWARD**
**2,312,545**|Restricted
funds
£
**-**
**-**
**-**
**351**
**-**
**351**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**750**
**750**
**-**
**(399)**
**(860)**
**(1,259)**
**3,349**
**2,090**|**2024**
Endowment
**Total**
funds
**funds**
£
**£**
**-**
**68,883**
**-**
**2,006**
**-**
**154**
**550**
**49,263**
**-**
**338**
**550**
**120,644**
**-**
**76**
**-**
**64,530**
**-**
**6,421**
**500**
**6,251**
**500**
**77,278**
**1,719**
**122,569**
**1,769**
**165,935**
**-**
**-**
**1,769**
**165,935**
**19,659**
**2,170,128**
**21,428**
**2,336,063**|_2023_
_Total_
_funds_
_£_
_68,983_
_1,555_
_145_
_46,376_
_293_
_117,352_
_51_
_69,021_
_(1,315)_
_6,413_
_74,170_
_(70,037)_
_(26,855)_
_-_
_(26,855)_
_2,196,983_
_2,170,128_|
|---|---|---|---|
## **CONTINUING OPERATIONS**
All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
## **BALANCE SHEET 31ST MARCH 2024**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
12
**563,259**
Investments
13
**1,633,345**
**2,196,604**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
14
**7,485**
Cash at bank and in hand
**118,197**
**125,682**
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within
one year
15
**(9,741)**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**115,941**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS**
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**2,312,545**
**NET ASSETS**
**2,312,545**|Restricted
funds
£
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,090**
**2,090**
**-**
**2,090**
**2,090**
**2,090**|Endowment
funds
£
**-**
**20,728**
**20,728**
**-**
**700**
**700**
**-**
**700**
**21,428**
**21,428**|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
**563,259**
**1,654,073**
**2,217,332**
**7,485**
**120,987**
**128,472**
**(9,741)**
**118,731**
**2,336,063**
**2,336,063**|_2023_
_Total_
_funds_
_£_
_572,499_
_1,476,103_
_2,048,602_
_3,500_
_127,662_
_131,162_
_(9,636)_
_121,526_
_2,170,128_
_2,170,128_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
## **BALANCE SHEET - continued 31ST MARCH 2024**
|**FUNDS**
17
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Endowment funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**2,312,545**
**2,090**
**21,428**
**2,336,063**|2,147,120
3,349
19,659|
|---|---|---|
|||2,170,128|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 25th October 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:
Sister Christine CSJD - Trustee
Sister Margaret Angela CSJD - Trustee
Sister Shirley CSJD - Trustee
Sister Ivy CSJD - Trustee
The Right Revd Thomas Quin OSB - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
## **Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions**
The charity has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland':
- the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.
## **Income**
Salaries and Pensions are received under deeds of covenant from the members of the Community and are stated inclusive of Income Tax but net of any deductions for Social Security payments and contributions to occupational pension schemes and are accounted for when received. Donations are accounted for when received and tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is accounted for when the income is recognised.
Grants and Legacies are accounted for as soon as the Charity is notified of its legal entitlement, the
amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the Charity is reasonably certain. Interest and Dividends are accounted for when received.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Freehold property - 2% on cost Fixtures and fittings - 10% on reducing balance Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 33% on cost
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
continued...
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued**
## **Fund accounting**
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
|Salaries and pensions of Sisters
Donations (inc. Gift aid tax recoverable)
Legacies
**3.**
**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
Sale of work
**4.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Listed investments
Cash investments|**2024**
**£**
**55,430**
**13,453**
**-**
**68,883**
**2024**
**£**
**154**
**2024**
**£**
**45,332**
**3,931**
**49,263**|_2023_
_£_
_53,935_
_14,798_
_250_
_68,983_
_2023_
_£_
_145_
_2023_
_£_
_44,919_
_1,457_
_46,376_|
|---|---|---|
## **5. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
|||Grant|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||funding of|||
||Direct|activities|Support||
||Costs (see|(see note|costs (see||
||note 6)|7)|note 8)|Totals|
||£|£|£|£|
|House|**56,298**|**-**|**8,232**|**64,530**|
|Personal|**6,421**|**-**|**-**|**6,421**|
|Grants and donations|**-**|**6,251**|**-**|**6,251**|
||**62,719**|**6,251**|**8,232**|**77,202**|
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**THE COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
## **6. DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
|**DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**|||
|---|---|---|
|Staff costs
Chapel
Gas
Electricity
Council tax and water rates
Insurance
Cleaning
Repairs and maintenance
Major repairs
Graveyard repairs
Telephone
Garden
Provisions
Motor expenses
Travelling
National insurance, pension contributions and subscriptions
Stationery and postages
Computer costs
Library
Periodicals and newspapers
Pets and animal expenses
Sundry expenses
Fees and conferences
Sisters' allowances
Medical
Depreciation
**GRANTS PAYABLE**
Grants and donations
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as
follows:
Charitiable
The total grants paid to individuals during the year was as
follows:
Non-charitable|**2024**
**£**
**4,637**
**203**
**2,748**
**1,457**
**1,616**
**4,636**
**5,614**
**5,038**
**-**
**406**
**1,031**
**215**
**7,336**
**1,989**
**456**
**1,883**
**2,365**
**2,005**
**109**
**742**
**1,463**
**560**
**820**
**2,606**
**2,995**
**9,789**
**62,719**
**2024**
**£**
**6,251**
**2024**
**£**
**5,305**
**2024**
**£**
**946**|_2023_
_£_
_9,989_
_179_
_3,173_
_1,740_
_2,849_
_3,239_
_1,245_
_9,005_
_6,134_
_-_
_651_
_122_
_6,350_
_1,801_
_480_
_-_
_2,077_
_2,093_
_204_
_731_
_1,494_
_169_
_604_
_(3,511)_
_1,592_
_9,848_
_62,258_
_2023_
_£_
_6,413_
_2023_
_£_
_5,166_
_2023_
_£_
_1,247_|
||||
## **7. GRANTS PAYABLE**
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## **8. SUPPORT COSTS**
|**SUPPORT COSTS**|||
|---|---|---|
|||Governance|
|||costs|
|||£|
|House||**8,232**|
|Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:|||
||**2024**|_2023_|
|||Total|
||House|activities|
||**£**|_£_|
|Accountancy charges|**4,740**|**_4,386_**|
|Independent examiner's services|**1,152**|**_1,062_**|
|Legal fees|**2,340**|**_-_**|
||**8,232**|**_5,448_**|
## **9. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
The living expenses of the Trustees, who are members of the Community, are borne by the Community, but the trustees received no remuneration or other benefit in connection with their duties as trustees during the year.
An honorarium of £150 was paid to the Honorary Treasurer, Br. Thomas.
## **Trustees' expenses**
Travel expenses of £33.75 were paid to one trustee during the year.
## **10. STAFF COSTS**
|Wages and salaries
Other pension costs|**2024**
**£**
**4,578**
**59**
**4,637**|_2023_
_£_
_9,880_
_109_|
|---|---|---|
|||_9,989_|
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
||**2024**|_2023_|
|---|---|---|
|Employees|**1**|_1_|
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
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|**11.**
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
fund
funds
funds
£
£
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
68,958
25
-
**Charitable activities**
Hospitality
1,555
-
-
Other trading activities
145
-
-
Investment income
45,659
167
550
Other income
293
-
-
**Total**
116,610
192
550
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
52
-
(1)
**Charitable activities**
House
68,996
25
-
Personal
(1,330)
15
-
Grants and donations
5,163
750
500
**Total**
72,881
790
499
Net gains/(losses) on investments
(69,337)
-
(700)
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(25,608)
(598)
(649)
**Transfers between funds**
820
(820)
-
**Net movement in funds**
(24,788)
(1,418)
(649)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
2,171,908
4,767
20,308
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
2,147,120
3,349
19,659|Total
funds
£
68,983
1,555
145
46,376
293
117,352
51
69,021
(1,315)
6,413
74,170
(70,037)
(26,855)
-
(26,855)
2,196,983
2,170,128|
|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
## **12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Freehold
property
£
**COST**
At 1st April 2023
**658,988**
Additions
**-**
At 31st March 2024
**658,988**
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1st April 2023
**88,064**
Charge for year
**8,996**
At 31st March 2024
**97,060**
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31st March 2024
**561,928**
At 31st March 2023
_570,924_
**FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**
**MARKET VALUE**
At 1st April 2023
Additions
Revaluations
At 31st March 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31st March 2024
At 31st March 2023|Fixtures
and
fittings
£
**38,968**
**-**
**38,968**
**38,606**
**36**
**38,642**
**326**
_362_|Motor
vehicles
£
**8,000**
**-**
**8,000**
**7,148**
**213**
**7,361**
**639**
_852_|Computer
equipment
£
**5,137**
**549**
**5,686**
**4,776**
**544**
**5,320**
**366**
_361_|Totals
£
**711,093**
**549**
**711,642**
**138,594**
**9,789**
**148,383**
**563,259**
_572,499_
Listed
investments
£
**1,476,103**
**55,401**
**122,569**|Totals
£
**711,093**
**549**|
||||||**711,642**|
||||||**138,594**
**9,789**|
||||||**148,383**|
||||||**563,259**|
||||||_572,499_|
|||||**1,654,073**||
|||||**1,654,073**||
|||||_1,476,103_||
## **13. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
The historical cost is as follows:
## **Unrestricted fund**
|**Unrestricted fund**||
|---|---|
|63,340.14
CBF Income fund shares|**600,494**|
|81,670.36
CBF Property fund shares|**116,823**|
|434
Abrdn Ordinary shares|**0**|
|||
||**717,317**|
|||
|**Endowment fund**||
|890.75
CBF Income fund shares|**8,362**|
|||
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024**
|**14.**|**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**2024**|_2023_|
|||||**£**|_£_|
||Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations|||**2,270**|_2,121_|
||Prepayments|||**5,215**|_1,379_|
|||||**7,485**|_3,500_|
|**15.**|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||||
|||||**2024**|_2023_|
|||||**£**|_£_|
||Other creditors|||**9,741**|_9,636_|
|**16.**|**LEASING AGREEMENTS**|||||
||Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due|||as follows:||
|||||**2024**|_2023_|
|||||**£**|_£_|
||Within one year|||**-**|_936_|
||In more than five years|||**5,600**|_-_|
|||||**5,600**|_936_|
|**17.**|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**|||||
||||Net|Transfers||
||||movement|between|At|
|||At 1/4/23|in funds|funds|31/3/24|
|||£|£|£|£|
||**Unrestricted funds**|||||
||General fund|**2,147,120**|**164,565**|**860**|**2,312,545**|
||**Restricted funds**|||||
||Trinity Centre|**697**|**351**|**-**|**1,048**|
||Grant - Christian hospitality|**860**|**-**|**(860)**|**-**|
||Donations - Food parcels|**1,792**|**(750)**|**-**|**1,042**|
|||**3,349**|**(399)**|**(860)**|**2,090**|
||**Endowment funds**|||||
||In Memorium trust fund income fund|**650**|**50**|**-**|**700**|
||In Memorium trust fund capital fund|**19,009**|**1,719**|**-**|**20,728**|
|||**19,659**|**1,769**|**-**|**21,428**|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**|**2,170,128**|**165,935**|**-**|**2,336,063**|
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## **17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Trinity Centre
Donations - Food parcels
**Endowment funds**
In Memorium trust fund income fund
In Memorium trust fund capital fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Comparatives for movement in funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Trinity Centre
Grant - Christian hospitality
Donations - Medical
Donations - Food parcels
**Endowment funds**
In Memorium trust fund income fund
In Memorium trust fund capital fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**||Incoming
resources
£
**119,743**
**351**
**-**
**351**
**550**
**-**
**550**
**120,644**
At 1/4/22
£
2,171,908
1,280
1,680
15
1,792
4,767
599
19,709
20,308
2,196,983||Resources
expended
£
**(76,028)**
**-**
**(750)**
**(750)**
**(500)**
**-**
**(500)**
**(77,278)**
Net
movement
in funds
£
(25,608)
(583)
-
(15)
-
(598)
51
(700)
(649)
(26,855)||Gains and
losses
£
**120,850**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,719**
**1,719**
**122,569**
Transfers
between
funds
£
820
-
(820)
-
-
(820)
-
-
-
-||Movement
in funds
£
**164,565**
**351**
**(750)**
**(399)**
**50**
**1,719**
**1,769**
**165,935**
At
31/3/23
£
2,147,120
697
860
-
1,792
3,349
650
19,009
19,659
2,170,128|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||
||||||||||
||||||||||
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## **17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Gains and|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|losses|in funds|
||£|£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|General fund|116,610|(72,881)|(69,337)|(25,608)|
|**Restricted funds**|||||
|Trinity Centre|167|(750)|-|(583)|
|Donations - Medical|-|(15)|-|(15)|
|Donations - Chapel|25|(25)|-|-|
||192|(790)|-|(598)|
|**Endowment funds**|||||
|In Memorium trust fund income fund|550|(499)|-|51|
|In Memorium trust fund capital fund|-|-|(700)|(700)|
||550|(499)|(700)|(649)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|117,352|(74,170)|(70,037)|(26,855)|
## **Details of restricted funds are as follows:**
## **Trinity Centre**
In 2009/10 and 2010/11 the Community was given donations by "The Trinity Centre (Birmingham) Limited Charity Number 519600)", a Charity which was being wound up following the termination of its original project. The donation was to be used "in supporting people or families to overcome disadvantage affecting their ability to live independently".
## **Christian hospitality**
A grant was received from the Graces Dieu Charitable Trust in 2015/16 for the purposes of Christian hospitality. This grant has now been fully expended.
## **Chapel**
A donation was received during 2022/23 for the purposes of the chapel costs.
## **Medical**
Gift Aid donations are received during 2022/23 for the purposes of medical costs of the community.
## **Food parcels**
Funds are donated during the year to purchase food parcels which are then given to the poor and needy.
## **Details of endowment funds are as follows:**
## **In Memoriam trust fund**
The In Memoriam trust fund originated in 1895 by Edward Henry Hills Esq. of Tonbridge, Kent, Hector Francis Monro Esq. of Middlesex, and Sister Henrietta Janet de la Condamine and Sister Ada Isabella Beaver, both Sisters of the Community, the income from which was to be used for the purpose of, ".... providing nurses for and nursing poor persons ordinarily resident in the Town of Deptford or elsewhere in any of the Counties of Kent, Surrey or Middlesex or in the City of London and for purposes of providing food medicine and medical or surgical appliances and other things necessary for the use or benefit of such poor persons.....".
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## **17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
## **Transfers between funds**
During the course of the year a total of £860 was allocated for Christian hospitality purposes but because it is impossible to split this between accounts headings a transfer was made from the Christian Hospitality fund to the general unrestricted fund.
## **18. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
Other than disclosed on Note 9 there were no other related party transactions for the year ended 31st March 2024 or 31st March 2023.
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