Allerton United Reformed Church Trustees Report for 2020 During the course of the year, no new members joined th¢ ¢hur¢h etther by Profession of Faith or by Transfer from other churches and 6 members wer¢ removed from the Roll by death or for other ieasons. number of nam¢s on the Roll of Members decreased to 66. Pastoral care of church members was exercised infornialty by the Minister and indrvidual members and fomially by the Elders working through 7 Eld¢rs Districts. Pastoral care focus¢d partiadarly on helpin8 and encouragin8 the housebound, the sick, the bereaved and the troubled. esp)ecialty in the ¢ont¢xt of the pandemi¢. The con8rc8ation met for the public worship of God in the Urrited Refonned Church tradition on those few Sunday mornings loWed for by lockdown guidelin¢s. The Chtldren's Organisations ceased to et for rnh of th¢ year due to the lockdown guiddines. Some were able to keep in touch using Zoom. The Adult Or8anisations also ceased to meet thJ¢ to the lockdown guid¢Eines. All th¢ regular social and fundraisins events w¢re wicelled. The external national organisation Al-Anon, supporting the families of Alcoholics. also spended its m¢etin83. Th¢ church supported several clJaritabl¢ causes including th¢ URC Commitment foT Life Scheme in support of World Development. The Congregational Benevolent Fund gave donations to several national and local causes. Individuals and church organigations supported causes such as CJair¢ Hou8¢. The church is an awr¢dited Fair Trade Church. At a naiional level. t church 5UPPOrted URC nattonal and international charktable projerts through its monthly contributions io ihe Ministry and Mission Fund and through donation5 to Christian Aid. J,04
| ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH 31/12/2020 INCOMING RESOURCES Donations, legacies and similar incoming resources 1a (Freewill offering, plates, gift aid and other) Income from activities in furtherance of charitable objectives 1b (Funerals and Magazine) Fundraising Activities 1c Investment income CCLA / COIF and Mersey Synod Trust 1d Other incoming resources 1e Adjustment Historic discrepancy; adjustment to align published balance brought forward 1/1/20 to actual figure; we actually had £13.89 more than the published figure. TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES RESOURCES EXPENDED Appeals, donations, outreach 2a Note that sums received by way of appeals for other charities, etc are not strictly part of our income or expenditure, but rather they In line with advice received, these are now reported separately fro Costs of activities for charitable objectives 2b Support costs + sundry payments 2c Investment Pool Mersey Synod 2d TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED NET INCOMING/OUTGOING RESOURCES TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD at LESS FUNDS HELD IN TRUST FROM 2019 Hence TOTAL FUNDS at LETTINGS INCOME Total lettings income Total income Percentage of income due to lettings Maximum percentage permitted by Charity Commissioners |
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Undesignated Designated Total 45,168.14 240.00 45,408.14 264.10 0.00 264.10 2,516.20 0.00 2,516.20 1,216.08 0.00 1,216.08 17,380.03 1,135.34 18,515.37 13.89 13.89 66,558.44 1,375.34 67,933.78 0.00 425.00 425.00 ., and then paid out to those charities, are sums held in trust. m our internal church accounts. 47,977.84 4,294.09 52,271.93 1,043.05 0.00 1,043.05 1,167.54 0.00 1,167.54 50,188.43 4,719.09 54,907.52 16,370.01 -3,343.75 13,026.26 57,446.41 1,105.53 69,367.14 11,173.00 67,933.78 16.4% 60.0% 01 January 2020 31 December 2020 |
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| ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH BALANCE SHEET 31/12/2020 FIXED ASSETS Investment Pool held by Mersey Synod; now wound up. Proceeds of sale paid into bank Piano CURRENT ASSETS Bank: Current Account Coif Account Bank: Savings Account Cash Float Sundry Debtors Note that Cash Float is actually FWO offertory for 27 December in dated envelopes, but not actually received until after the New Y so credited as for 27 December in order to credit it to the correct w but treated as immediately transferred to Cash Float in order to re Subsequently banked 12 January 2021. TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL FUNDS (i.e. assets other than equipment) CURRENT LIABILITIES Outstanding M&M commitment Agreed partial deferral because of impact of Covid restrictions Cheques issued and in pipeline TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS FUNDS General Account Legacies and In Memoria Children and Youth Organ Fund Flower Fund Benevolent Fund Special Covid Equipment Equipment Total Assets (i.e. Total of Funds plus listed Equipment) Current Account Uncommitted Funds Balance Cheques issued and in pipeline Uncommitted Funds Note that total of designated funds exclude |
Undesignated Designated Equipment, Total Funds Funds etc. £ £ £ £ 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,496.37 2,496.37 13,262.80 13,262.80 CC # 19,464.25 34,464.27 53,928.52 Sav# 182.40 182.40 0.00 35,405.82 34,464.27 69,870.09 ear; eek, concile with the banking. 35,405.82 34,464.27 2,000.00 71,870.09 35,405.82 34,464.27 69,870.09 10,710.00 0.00 10,710.00 251.17 0.00 251.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,961.17 0.00 10,961.17 10,961.17 0.00 10,961.17 24,444.65 34,464.27 2,000.00 60,908.92 6,132.82 0.00 6,132.82 29,273.00 10,100.20 39,373.20 0.00 805.67 805.67 0.00 22,554.85 22,554.85 0.00 421.13 421.13 0.00 582.42 582.42 0.00 -261.88 -261.88 35,405.82 34,464.27 69,608.21 2,000.00 2,000.00 35,405.82 34,464.27 2,000.00 71,608.21 2,496.37 251.17 2,245.20 s the "Covid Fund", which is in deficit. |
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| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31/12/2020 1. INCOMING RESOURCES 1(a) Donations, legacies and similar incoming resources Freewill offerings Gift Aid Yellow Envelopes Collection Plates Legacies, In Memoriam, & Other Donations Premises - Special COVID Precautions & Equipment 1(b) Income from activities in furtherance of charitable objectives Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms + Fees Tea and Coffee Donations Messenger Sales & Advertising Reform Subscriptions 1(c) Income from activities for generating funds RADS Theatre Dinner Musical Evening 29 Feb Sale of Plants & Marmalade Open Door Coffee Morning Craft Group, in lieu of Christmas Fayre Christmas Raffle C hristmas Card sales 1(d) Investment income Bank interest received CCLA Interest retained Investment Pool with Mersey Synod; Fluctuation Investment Pool with Mersey Synod; Forced Sale, due to pooled investment winding up despite our clear objections. 1(e) Other incoming resources Premises and organizations' donations (see below) Grants and other premises income (excluding lettings) RADS Tax Refund - Gift Aid Benevolent Fund (income see note 5) Flower Fund income Sundry Youth & Children Heart of Liverpool Pastorate; Minister's expenses from other Churches St. Stephen's; reimbursement for their humidity sensor (paid from, and reimbursed to, Organ Fund) Premises Income and Organization Donations 3 Storage containers: Guides Rangers GuidesRADS Al-Anon Barnabas Bible Study Group Beavers Belly Dancing Caterpillar Music Ceroc Dance Group Dance Group Guides Healthy hearts Kumon Monday Club Music Theory Group Carlton House Other lettings Rainbows 4th Allerton Scouts Tai Chi Tots & Co Tumble Tots VIP Puppets Yoga Zumba The Little Laboratory Birthday and Other Parties Giggling Tots Diddi Dance Strengthening Wellbeing Together Barefaced Fit Ballroom Dancing Craft Group Cinderella Panto Filming Tread Classes Teeny Tiny Tots |
Undesignated Designated Total Funds Funds £ £ £ 20,918.31 20,918.31 1,940.00 1,940.00 2,661.50 2,661.50 19,648.33 19,648.33 240.00 240.00 0.00 0.00 45,168.14 240.00 45,408.14 2.00 2.00 40.00 40.00 13.60 13.60 208.50 208.50 264.10 0.00 264.10 1,069.20 1,069.20 493.00 493.00 174.00 174.00 43.00 43.00 150.00 150.00 361.00 361.00 226.00 226.00 0.00 0.00 2,516.20 0.00 2,516.20 Fun # 29.28 29.28 34.77 34.77 -15.51 -15.51 1,167.54 1,167.54 1,216.08 0.00 1,216.08 11,173.00 0.00 11,173.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 4,181.29 0.00 4,181.29 461.68 461.68 0.00 0.00 25.74 25.74 132.00 132.00 500.00 500.00 41.66 41.66 0.00 17,380.03 1,135.34 18,515.37 210.00 210.00 200.00 200.00 210.00 210.00 120.00 120.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 1,020.00 1,020.00 490.00 490.00 445.00 445.00 240.00 240.00 80.00 80.00 1,392.00 1,392.00 50.00 50.00 75.00 75.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 836.00 836.00 440.00 440.00 800.00 800.00 495.00 495.00 0.00 0.00 1,095.00 1,095.00 335.00 335.00 45.00 45.00 250.00 250.00 270.00 270.00 140.00 140.00 75.00 75.00 120.00 120.00 315.00 315.00 220.00 220.00 500.00 500.00 135.00 135.00 70.00 70.00 0.00 0.00 11,173.00 0.00 11,173.00 |
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| ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31/12/2020 2. RESOURCES EXPENDED 2(a) Appeals and donations received 2019 & paid out 2020, NET EXP Benevolent Fund expenditure (see note 5) Person in Need; authorised by Tim Meadows Other Outreach 2(b) Costs of activities for charitable objectives Ministerial and Service Expenses Ministry & Mission Minister's expenses Pulpit fees Organists' fees Licensing fees (CCLI, etc. Materials for Worship Defibrillator Consumables Church premises Heating and Lighting Cleaning (salary, materials + equipment) Water (Church and Manse) Fire extinguisher maint Pest Control Insurance Other Premises Expenditure (see below) Premises - Special COVID Precautions & Equipment Publicity Children and Youth Organ Fund expenditure (includes humidity sensor for St. Stephen's, since reimbursed) Flower Fund expenditure Fundraising floats / expenses 2(c) Support costs and sundry expenses Printing, stationery, postage and telephone Secretary's Expenses Accountancy Fees (Invoice still awaited at year end) Sundry Expenses Note that Sundry Expenses include £25 annual registration plus £30 for leaving gift for Moderator, and £20 for a retire 2(d) Investement Pool Mersey Synod Forced sale of holding when fund wound up; entered at cell C 166 as investment income, and paid into bank. Premises General Expenditure Brian Merrett; Proven Hall Roof P A Lahogne; storage cupboard, Choir Room Electrikom David Jones, paint, etc. Mike Pugh, sum overdue from April 2019 to the late Denise Pugh. Reimbursemnet for payment to Ni-Pi for electrical work, April 2019 Brian Merrett; painting & other work in Proven Hall David Jones,; paint, etc. Mersey Synod; 2019 payment for Building Survey Scheme. Paid late by oversight Proven Hall floor; Traditional Floori8ng UK Ltd. D & I Roofing, paid by BACS; emergency repairs following water ingress and flood in corridor. D & I Roofing, paid by BACS; emergency leak repair Mersey Synod; Annual (2020) Contribution to Building Survey Scheme D&I Roofing; emergency repair (water ingress) New keys Sue Pickering of 202 Mather Avenue; contribution towards cost of replacement fence to common boundary, following resolution of Managers New keys D&I Roofing; emergency repairs |
Undesignated Designated Total Funds Funds £ £ £ £ ENDITURE (see not 25.00 25.00 400.00 400.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 425.00 425.00 16,935.60 16,935.60 0.00 60.00 60.00 810.00 810.00 539.28 539.28 71.49 71.49 218.40 218.40 18,634.77 0.00 18,634.77 6,039.90 6,039.90 9,735.00 9,735.00 1,458.11 1,458.11 297.84 297.84 384.00 384.00 4,147.26 4,147.26 22,062.11 0.00 22,062.11 6,952.96 2,800.00 9,752.96 501.88 501.88 328.00 328.00 336.04 336.04 398.97 398.97 0.00 0.00 257.20 257.20 7,280.96 4,294.09 11,575.05 958.22 958.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 84.83 84.83 1,043.05 0.00 1,043.05 fee for Liverpool Free Church Federal Council, ment gift for one of our volunteer workers. 1,167.54 1,167.54 1,167.54 0.00 1,167.54 0.00 650.00 200.00 850.00 1,248.41 1,248.41 740.00 740.00 42.45 42.45 186.00 186.00 2,600.00 2,600.00 39.00 39.00 135.00 135.00 2,034.00 2,034.00 120.00 120.00 140.00 140.00 135.00 135.00 140.00 140.00 29.10 29.10 500.00 500.00 14.00 14.00 800.00 800.00 6,952.96 2,800.00 9,752.96 |
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| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31/12/2020 3. FUND ACCOUNTS (a) Youth and Children (Junior Worship & Holiday Club) (b) Organ Fund (c) Flower Fund (d) Benevolent Fund (e) Special COVID Precautions & Equipment Note that figure brought forward for Benevolent Fund is that PRIO being debited to the bank, as these were still in the pipeline at th 4. APPEALS - SUMS RECEIVED 2019 & PAID OUT 2020 Christingle 2019 (for Claire House) Christian Aid Commitment for Life 2019 Total |
b/f 1/1/2020 Income Expenditure Current Total £ £ £ £ 1,009.71 132.00 336.04 805.67 Fu nd s Ch ec ks u m # 22,912.16 41.66 398.97 22,554.85 421.13 0.00 0.00 421.13 520.74 461.68 400.00 582.42 N/A 240.00 501.88 -261.88 R to cheques for December 2019 donations e year end. Net b/f 1/1/2020 Income Expenditure Expenditure 474.48 N/A 474.48 0.00 631.05 N/A 631.05 0.00 Paid ve 0.00 1,105.53 0.00 1,105.53 0.00 |
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Note that sums received by way of appeals for other charities, etc., and then subsequently paid out to those charities, are not strictly part of our income or expenditure, but rather they are sums held in trust. Although it makes no significant practical difference, in line with advice received these are now (as from 1 Jan 2020) reported separately from our own internal church accounts.
| 5. BENEVOLENT FUND EXPENDITURE DETAILS Balance as at 1/1/2020 Pipeline as at 1/1/20 Income Current totals |
Running Total 520.74 520.74 400.00 120.74 461.68 582.42 582.42 582.42 582.42 582.42 982.42 400.00 582.42 |
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(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION llllTH ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH On accounts for the year ended 3111212020 Charity no (If any) 225517 Set out on pages 1 to 5 attached report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charily {"the Trust'l for the year ended 31 December 2020 As the charily's truslees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act.). Responsibiltles and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commission under sedion 145{5){b) of the Aci. Independent Where he charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 l am qualified to examiner's statoment undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the ICAEW. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charrties Act. or the accounts did not accord with Ihe a¢¢ounting records., or the account5 did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of account5 set out in the Charities (Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinalion. 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not 8ppIy. Signed: Date: 15 June 2021 Name: Timothy Vogel Relevant professional qualification(s) or body FCA IER Oct 2018
(if any): Address: 7a Com Exchange. The Market pla Swaffftam PE37 7AB Section B Disclosure Only complete If the examiner needs to highlight material matters ot concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charrty accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. None IER Oct 2018