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2020-12-31-accounts

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 rn￿h 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
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.

ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

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
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

ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

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

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

(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

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