Alierton tinite(i Relormed Ctiurch
Trustefs Keport for 2021
Durin8 the Course of the year. no new memtsers joined the church either by Profession ot
Faiih or by Transter from other churches and 4 members were reftVed from the Roil by
death or for other reasons. The number of names on the Roll ot Menthrs decrea1 to b2.
Pastoral care of church members was ex¢rci5ed infornialiy by the Fthister and individual
members and formally iiy the El(iers working tiirough 7 EIOer$ Dijtricts. Pastoral care
focused panicularly on helpin8 and enwuraging tile housebouW tile SICK the bereaved
and the troui)led.
SuDject to Covia resttictions, the congre8ation met weekly for tiK p&Aic worship of God
in the Unitea Reformed Church traditxon on Sunday mornings.
The spiritual and social needs of children were addresseil by Junior Worship which met
dwing Sunday morning worship. Lhildren shared with the consresation in worship and
also met togeth¢r to learn more about tso(i and the moral responsibiliti¢s of livin8 a
Christian life in the cnurcn and in the communtly.
Due to Covid res¢riction4 several chur¢h 8roup4 whilst coniimiin8 10 exisL met
oaS1onallY or not at all.
The church supportoa several charitai)le causes includin8 the URC Commitment tor Life
Jciieme in support ot World Development. The congre8ational Benevolent Fund gave
donaiions to several national an4 local ¢auses. IndIldUa)S and church organisations
supponed causes Such as Lyreen Fingers.
The children in Junior Worship r8is¢d money for Asylum Link.
The Church is an accre411t Fair Trade Church and a Rha-BrOnze Award Eco Lhurch.
At a naiionat level, the chur¢b supported URC national and internattonai chariiatjie projecis
through its montfrdy contributions to t1 DAinistry and Mission Fund and through donations
to LiWiSti&n Aid.
|**ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH**|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|31/12/2021|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Undesignated**|**Designated**|**Total**|
|**31/12/2021**|||||
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**|||||
|Donations, legacies and similar incoming resources|1a(i)|44,013|0|44,013|
|(Freewill offering, plates, gift aid and other)|||||
|Gift Day Donations|1a(ii)|7,300||7,300|
|Income from activities in furtherance of charitable objective|1b|230|0|230|
|(Funerals and Magazine)|||||
|Fundraising Activities|1c|5,990|0|5,990|
|Investment income CCLA & bank interest|1d(i)|136|0|136|
|Investment growth (CCLA asset-based fund|1(d)(ii)|1,385||1,385|
|Other incoming resources|1e|19,632|705|20,337|
|**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**||**78,685**|**705**|**79,390**|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**|||||
|Appeals, donations, outreach|2a|125|300|425|
|Costs of activities for charitable objectives|2b|62,829|10,920|73,749|
|Support costs + sundry payments|2c|739|0|739|
|**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**||**63,694**|**11,220**|**74,914**|
||||||
|**NET INCOMING/OUTGOING RESOURCES**||**14,991**|**-10,515**|**4,476**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD at**||**44,197**||**69,367**|
|**Hence TOTAL FUNDS at**||**44,561**||**73,843**|
## **LETTINGS INCOME**
|Total lettings income
Total income
**Percentage of income due to lettings**
Maximum percentage permitted by Charity Commissioners|17,090
79,390
**22%**
**√**
1
**√**|
|---|---|
## **ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH**
|**ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**BALANCE SHEET**|**designated**||**Designated **|**Equipment,**|**Total**|
|**31/12/2021**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**etc.**||
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**FIXED ASSETS**||||||
|Piano||||2,000|2,000|
||||||0|
||||||0|
|||**0**|**0**|**2,000**|**2,000**|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||||
|Bank: Current Account||3,829|||3,829|
|CCLA: Coif Deposit Account||22,265|||22,265|
|CCLA: Coif Charities Ethical Investment Fund||9,385|||9,385|
|Bank: Savings Account||14,705|23,949||38,654|
|Cash Float||45|||45|
|Sundry Debtors|||||0|
|||**50,230**|**23,949**||**74,179**|
|Less funds held in trust||**0**|**336**||336|
|**TOTAL ASSETS**||**50,230**|**23,949**|**2,000**|**75,843**|
|||||||
|**TOTAL FUNDS (i.e. assets other than equipment)**||**50,230**|**23,949**||**73,843**|
|**FIXED LIABILITIES**||0
0|0
0||0
0|
|||**0**|**0**||**0**|
|**CURRENT LIABILITIES**||||||
|Outstanding M&M commitment from 2020||8,210|0||8,210|
|Agreed partial deferral because of impact of Covid restrictions||||||
|M&M commitment for remainder of year||0|0||0|
|Cheques issued and in pipeline||786
0|0
0||786
0|
|||**8,996**|**0**||**8,996**|
|||||||
|**TOTAL LIABILITIES**||**8,996**|**0**||**8,996**|
|||||||
|**NET ASSETS**||**41,234**|**23,949**|**2,000**|**66,848**|
|**FUNDS**||||||
|General Account||20,621|0||20,621|
|Legacies and In Memoria||29,273|0||29,273|
|Children and Youth||0|411||411|
|Organ Fund||0|22,555||22,555|
|Flower Fund||0|421||421|
|Benevolent Fund||0|563||563|
|Special Covid Equipment||0|-262||-262|
|||**49,894**|**23,949**||**73,843**|
|Equipment||||2,000|2,000|
|**Total Assets (i.e. Total of Funds plus listed Equipment**||**49,894**|**23,949**|**2,000**|**75,843**|
|**Current Account Uncommitted Funds**||||||
|Balance||3,829||||
|Cheques issued and in pipeline||786||||
|Uncommitted Funds||**3,044**||||
## **ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH**
|**ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL**
**STATEMENTS**|**Undesignated**|**Designated**|**Total**|
|**31/12/2021**|**Funds**|**Funds**||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**1. INCOMING RESOURCES**||||
|**1(a)(i) Donations, legacies and similar incoming resources**||||
|Freewill offerings|20,961||20,961|
|Gift Aid Yellow Envelopes|2,395||2,395|
|Collection Plates|2,984||2,984|
|Legacies, In Memoriam, & Other Donations|17,673||17,673|
|Premises - Special COVID Equipment & Precautions||0|0|
||||0|
||||0|
||**44,013**|**0**|**44,013**|
|**1(a)(ii) Gift Day Donations**||||
|Easter Gift Day Donations|7,300||7,300|
||**7,300**|**0**|**7,300**|
|**1(b) Income from activities in furtherance of charitable objectives**||||
|Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms + Fees|0||0|
|Tea and Coffee Donations|30||30|
|Messenger Sales & Advertising|80||80|
|Reform Subscriptions|120||120|
||**230**|**0**|**230**|
|**1(c) Income from activities for generating funds**||||
|Sale of Plants & Preserves|161||161|
|Coffee Morning 30 August|481||481|
|Harvest barbecue|160||160|
|Quiz Night|489||489|
|Sale of clothes|100||100|
|Sale of books|16||16|
|Christmas Fayre (gross takings)|3,804||3,804|
|Bentley Concert|558||558|
|Books, cards & clothes sales|78||78|
|Open Door Coffee 17-12|142||142|
||**5,990**|**0**|**5,990**|
|**1(d) Investment income**
Bank interest received
CCLA Interest retained (Deposit Fund)
Residual income distribution from Synod Pooled
Investment Fund (closed 2020)|5
2
129
**136**|**0**|5
2
129
**136**|
|**1(d) Investment growth - asset-based fund/s**||||
|CCLA Investment Growth (Ethical Investment Fund)|1,385||1,385|
|(includes dividends retained)||||
||**1,385**|**0**|**1,385**|
|**1(e) Other incoming resources**||||
|Premises and organizations' donations* (see below)|17,090|0|17,090|
|Grants and other premises income (excluding lettings)|2,041||2,041|
|RADS|500||500|
|Tax Refund - Gift Aid|0|0|0|
|Benevolent Fund (income see note 5)||280|280|
|Flower Fund income|0|0|0|
|Sundry|1||1|
|Youth & Children|0|425|425|
|Heart of Liverpool Pastorate;
Minister's expenses from other Churches|0|0|0|
||**19,632**|**705**|**20,337**|
## **ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **31/12/2021**
|**Premises Income and Organization Donations**
Al-Anon
Narcotics Anonymous
Ballroom Dancing
Barefaced Fit
Barnabas Bible Study Group
Beavers
Belly Dancing
Birthday and Other Parties
Carlton House
Caterpillar Music
Ceroc Dance Group
Cinderella Panto Filming
Craft Group
Dance Group
Diddi Dance
Giggling Tots
Guides
Healthy hearts
Kumon
Monday Club
Music in Unison
Music Theory Group
Other lettings
Rainbows
Scouts
Strengthening Wellbeing Together
Tai Chi
Teeny Tiny Tots
The Little Laboratory
Tots & Co
Townswomen's Guild
Tread Classes
Tumble Tots
VIP Puppets
Yoga
Zumba|**Undesignated**
**Designated**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
120
120
130
130
1,105
1,105
0
0
0
0
270
270
0
0
795
795
360
360
2,460
2,460
0
0
0
0
0
0
725
725
1,195
1,195
180
180
240
240
0
0
2,348
2,348
0
0
720
720
0
0
570
570
0
0
1,152
1,152
0
0
165
165
375
375
90
90
500
500
100
100
2,020
2,020
0
0
0
0
1,140
1,140
330
330
0
0
**17,090**
**0**
**17,090**|
|---|---|
## **ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **31/12/2021**
|**2. RESOURCES EXPENDED**|**Undesignated**|**Undesignated**|**Designated**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**||
|**2(a) Appeals, donations, outreach**||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Benevolent Fund expenditure (see note 4)|||300|300|
|Person in Need; authorised by Tim Meadows||||0|
|Other donations||125||125|
|Other Outreach|||0|0|
|||**125**|**300**|**425**|
|**2(b) Costs of activities for charitable objectives**|||||
|**Ministerial and Service Expenses**|||||
|Ministry & Mission||30,614||30,614|
|Includes £2500 payment off the 2020 Covid-related|shortfall||||
|Minister's expenses||||0|
|Pulpit fees||342||342|
|Organists' fees||1,290||1,290|
|Licensing fees (CCLI, etc.||323||323|
|Materials for Worship||127||127|
|Defibrillator Consumables||0||0|
|Wi-f- and Electronic Technology||798||798|
|||**33,493**|**0**|**33,493**|
|**Church premises**|||||
|Heating and Lighting||6,585||6,585|
|Cleaning (salary, materials + equipment)||9,675||9,675|
|Water (Church and Manse)||1,142||1,142|
|Fire extinguisher maint||418||418|
|Pest Control||384||384|
|Insurance||4,354||4,354|
|||**22,557**|**0**|**22,557**|
|**Other**|||||
|Premises Expenditure* (see below)||5,805|10,100|15,906|
|Premises - Special COVID Equipment||0|0|0|
|Publicity||323|0|323|
|Children and Youth||0|820|820|
|Organ Fund expenditure||0|0|0|
|Flower Fund expenditure||0|0|0|
|Fundraising floats / expenses||650|0|650|
|||**6,779**|**10,920**|**17,699**|
|**2(c) Support costs and sundry expenses**|||||
|Printing, stationery, postage and telephone||338||338|
|Reform subscriptions (to be reimbursed by subscribers)||402||402|
|||**739**|**0**|**739**|
## **ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **31/12/2021**
|**Premises General Expenditure**
Paint, brushes, etc, for work in Proven Hall corridor
Bob Evans - Plumber/Engineer; emergency call-out to
deal with flooded cellar
David Jones: paint, etc.
Electrikom; upgrade of audio system
D&I Roofing, repairs to chimney stack (re Quinquennial Report)
D&I Roofing; repairs to address water ingress
NW Locks; replacement lock for steel shutter to rear door
David Jones; reimbursement for painting & decorating
materials re corridors
Picton Glass; window repairs
Bob Evans, plumber & engineer; repairs to cellar pumping
system
Cottrell Electrical Services; work in kitchen of Manse
Pristing Building Services; fixing heaters in the two toilets
at far end
Blinds for Proven Hall
Pristine Building Services, works in Hall toilets
Refurbishment of kitchen
CO Detectors (part of cell Ledger!Y205)
Gate repair (part of cell Ledger!Y205)
FGS Gas Services; repair to central heating pump
Mersey Synod; Annual Contribution to Building Survey
Scheme
Storm damage repair to Manse roof; 50/50 split with St. Stephen's
Paving work, Matthew Roberts|40
40
140
140
60
60
540
540
260
260
220
220
79
79
153
153
432
432
180
180
129
129
75
75
555
555
60
60
10,082
10,082
147
19
166
50
50
1,350
1,350
135
135
100
100
1,100
1,100
**5,805**
**10,100**
**15,906**|
|---|---|
## **ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
|**ALLERTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**31/12/2021**|**b/f 1/1/2021**||**Income **|**Expenditur**
**e**|**Current**
**Total**|
||**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**3. FUND ACCOUNTS**||||||
|**(a) Youth and Children (Junior Worship & Holiday Club)**||806|425|820|411|
|**Legacies & In Memoriam designated for Kitchen**
**Refurbishment**||8,812|1,288|10,100|0|
|**(b) Organ Fund**||22,555|0|0|22,555|
|**(c) Flower Fund**||421|0|0|421|
|**(d) Benevolent Fund**||582|280|300|563|
|**(e) Special COVID Equipment**||-262|0|0|-262|
|||||Running Total||
|**4. BENEVOLENT FUND EXPENDITURE DETAILS**|Balance as at
1/1/2021||582||582|
||Pipeline as at
1/1/21|||0|582|
||Income||280||863|
|Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen Hospitals NHS Trust||||100|763|
|St. Andrews Community Care Network||||100|663|
|Liverpool Heart & Chest||||100|563|
|Pipeline as at 31/12/21||||400|163|
||Current|totals|**863**|**700**|**163**|
(HARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
ruNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH ALLERTON UNITED REFORMkD CHURCH
On accounts for the year
ended
3111212021
Charity no
lif any)
225517
Set out on pages
1 to 7 attached
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity I'the Trust'l for the year ended 31 December 2021
As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in aGGordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
I'lhe AGt').
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 oul my examinalion, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under sedion 145(5)Ibl of the Act.
Independent
oxaminerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
ause to believe that in. any material respect..
the a¢¢ounling records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and contenl of accounts set out in the Charities
{Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any rèquiremenl
that the accounts give a 'lrue and fair, view which is nol a malter
considered as part of an independenl examination.
have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with Ihe examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Signed:
Date:
20 October 2022
Name:
Timothy Vogel
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
{if any):
FCA
Address:
30 Market Place Swaffham PE37 7QH
IER
Oct 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Only Gomplete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidan for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
None
IER
Oct 2018