Annual Report and Accounts
Year Ending 31[st] January 2022
People’s Mission,
Fort Street,
South Shields
NE33 2AZ
Charity Reg. No 229259
Contents
Annual Report for the Year Ending 31[st] January 2022 ............................................................ 3 Pastors Report ........................................................................................................................... 5 Accounts .................................................................................................................................... 8 Income ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Expenditure ............................................................................................................................... 9 Budget ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Bible Study ............................................................................................................................... 11 Ladies Fellowship .................................................................................................................... 11 Lunch Club ............................................................................................................................... 12 Parent and Toddles ................................................................................................................. 13
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Annual Report for the Year Ending 31[st] January 2022
In introducing this Annual Report, we must give the Lord our thanks for always being with us. This has been a challenging year as we struggle to adapt to a life living with the fears of covid, whilst also celebrating that those restrictions have lifted and church life can resume. The initial covid restrictions came in almost two years ago. We must be thankful to the Lord that although it has been a difficult two years he has loved and protected us during this time. If we trust in Him, we will be blessed.
The Annual report is an opportunity to recall the occasions during the year when the Lord has blessed us. This year it reflects how the Lord has continued to challenge us to put our trust in Him.
As a fellowship we were blessed with the Year with the dedication of Daniel as Pastor. I know the weekend was enjoyed with all.
The Good Friday Sunday School March of Witness was cancelled again as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. This change in tradition was difficult for all, but it did not stop us from remembering the sacrifice of Christ at Calvary. We look forward to being able to carry out the March of Witness again this coming Good Friday.
Changes in membership
We Praise the Lord that Vicky Buzzard decided to become a member this year. Let us pray that we move out of covid restrictions and can spread God’s word more easily in the local community that more people will come to the Lord and choose to become members of the People’s Mission.
Obituaries
It is with great sadness that we record the home call to Glory of our dear Sister Margaret Dowell. Although Margaret had not been able to attend the Church services for several years, she was much loved and will be sadly missed. However, we do not mourn but celebrate in the knowledge that Margaret is now in the presence of her Saviour.
Believers Baptisms
No requests were made this year for a believer’s baptism. May we pray that as the cases of Coronavirus reduce and life returns to normal that God will place a desire in the hearts of those not baptised will follow in Jesus’ example and step through the waters of baptism.
Dedications
We have been blessed this year to have had one child dedication so far with a second planned for tomorrow. Let us pray that more families will dedicate their children to the Lord in the coming year.
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Auxiliaries
It has been an exciting year as the Church Ministries have once again commenced. We have been much blessed as the local community, friends of the church and church members have returned to spend time with us. May we pray that God will continue to work through us to plant a seed of salvation in all who walk through our doors.
May God bless us during this year ahead as we continue to seek His Kingdom in all that we do.
Gwen Smith
Secretary
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Pastors Report
Taking into consideration the aspects highlighted in the Pastor’s Report submitted for 2020 / 21, the weekly activities at the People’s Mission were still under many of the same lockdown regulations until July 2021. For the beginning of the year, we were able to meet each week for Sunday worship, albeit without singing and with restricted movement. Our Junior Church was able to reconvene in the hall.
For the months of January to July 2021, we were meeting In-Person on Sunday morning while providing Online, Pre-recorded services for those who were not able or comfortable joining us in person. Both were well attended. Although restrictions meant many of our programs couldn’t operate normally, we were able to host a ZOOM "Coffee Connect” in the evening on 28th January and 25th February for a time of socializing amongst the church family. The Silver Band was able to celebrate the 122nd year Anniversary on 31st January with a pre-recorded Online service. Our weekly Bible studies still met each week on an online format. Despite the limitations and challenges we made the format most of every opportunity we had to meet inside our building but also outside, following Government guidelines and restrictions as best we could. Even after restrictions were lifted, we continued to provide weekly recordings of our service, maintaining our online presence for the encouragement of others.
During the months still under lockdown, the Walk & Talk group met in the evening hours on 17th April, 23rd May, and the 27th June. We were able to do three walks in Spring and Summer months and one night time walk on the 23rd October which proved to be a big hit with the young people who came along with their torches, glow sticks and headlamps. These were positive and encouraging times when the church family could connect outside in the fresh air and enjoy both fellowship and God’s creation around the Leas.
On 12th June, 10 young people from the Lawe Top community and our Junior Church came (with the parents and guardians) and helped the Mission tidy up the outside of our building. This was a practical event that was enjoyed by all participants and even got the attention of a local Postman who, when seeing what was happening with the young people involved, went away, and purchased Ice-lollies and came back to hand-deliver them to the kids. Some of the neighbours living around the Mission came out to see what was happening.
In July, lockdown restrictions were lifted which meant the majority of what wasn’t happening, or could happen, in the Mission building could go ahead. With the summer months typically being the time when our ministries wind down and people are away on vacation, the joint decision was made to start things up again come September.
On the 30th September at the Members Meeting, the People’s Mission Constitution was accepted and adopted. This document is intended to give clarity in purpose and direction in all People’s Mission ministries and activities, explaining our Purpose Statement, Doctrinal Beliefs, Membership Requirements, Leadership Roles and descriptions,
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Procedural Practices along with Provision for Amendments and guidance on how the meetings and business of the Mission should be conducted. No church constitution is perfect, but it serves as a tool to both protect the Mission and help communicate our identity and purpose as a church for ourselves to understand and new members who get involved.
On the 2nd October we were able to host the first “Coffee with Friends” since Covid-19 In-Person; which was well attended despite some apprehension. During the summer months it became increasingly clear that a second session of Parents & Toddlers needed to happen in order to relieve the current waiting list for the Morning session, while creating opportunity to connect with and bring in more people from the local, Lawe Top area. We had the capacity to expand this ministry into the afternoons each Thursday and the support for this ministry expansion was overwhelming amongst the volunteers. The first morning session since Covid-19 began in September, and the first afternoon session in October. It has been an encouragement to connect with new families and to see parents and grandparents, whose first introduction to the Mission was through the Toddlers program, start connecting with other ministries and initiatives currently underway.
One of these initiatives has been the “Friends of the Mission” which has been greatly helped by David & Carol Cooke. This is an initiative designed to help with the practical maintenance at the People’s Mission through inviting and actively encouraging practical involvement from our own people but also those from the wider community. We have seen parents, among others, from both Morning and Afternoon Toddlers take part in this initiative; painting walls and stripping wallpaper while engaging in wholesome conversation in the building.
On the 31st October the Mission Membership grew when Vicky Buzzard was accepted into Membership. That afternoon the Mission hosted the “Community Cardboard DriveIn” where the junior church along with young people from the community came along and built card-board cars, planes, tanks and houses from cardboard boxes and a film was shown, along with lots of snacks and goodies.
Things are better when we work together and on 14th November there was a joint Remembrance Day service with St. Stephen's Church. This was an encouraging time when we were able to work together towards a common goal, helping to foster a sense of unity and fellowship in the Lawe Top Community.
On the evening of 27[th] November, the People’s Mission hosted the first annual Ladies Dessert Night, which was an outreach initiative that saw many new and old faces come along to participate and enjoy. Hannah shared a message from the Bible and the night was a success largely due to the great support and assistance of the volunteers who worked behind the scenes to make sure everything ran smoothly.
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Over the Advent/ Christmas season the Junior Church was present with us each Sunday morning for the first 5-10 minutes of the service. The young can learn from the old and the old can still learn from the young and we look forward to a growing multigenerational church in the months to come. The Junior Church is the next generation of the church.
These are but a few of the many exciting highlights from 2021. It should be noted that while the above took place, the Ladies Fellowship, Lunch-Club, Silver Band, mid-week Bible studies and much more continued to function after July and despite the difficulty of Covid-19, our Mission Ministries have all seen growth, maturity, and God’s Blessing.
Respectfully Submitted,
Pastor Daniel
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Accounts
For the year ending 31[st] January 2022
| Current Accounts: | |
|---|---|
| Petty Cash | £21.91 |
| Current Account NatWest | £12,407.14 |
| Total | £12,429.05 |
| Investments: | |
| Cambridge & Counties | £81,382.96 |
| Yorkshire Bank | £65,196.03 |
| Hodge Bank | £59,702.47 |
| Total | £206,281.46 |
Total as at 31.1.2022 £229,103.57
Income
Accounts for the year ending 31[st] January 2022
| Category | 31.01.2022 | 31.01.2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Donations | £3,137.85 | £5,174.70 |
| Gift Aid | £6,276.48 | £5,189.90 |
| Legacies | £5,000.00 | £0.00 |
| Miscellaneous | £645.42 | £344.02 |
| Pastor Expenses | £0.00 | £841.00 |
| Sunday Offering & Standing Order Offerings | £25,030.21 | £20,299.57 |
| Transfers | £15,000.00 | £38,883.52 |
| Total | £55,089.96 | £70,732.71 |
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Expenditure
Accounts for the year ending 31[st] January 2022
| Category | 31.01.2022 | 31.01.2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Expenditure | £0.00 | £629.98 |
| Cleaning | £209.32 | £167.21 |
| Communion Wine | £68.68 | £44.99 |
| Donations | £400.00 | £400.00 |
| Electric / Gas / Water | £2,590.40 | £1,923.79 |
| Fire Safety / Boiler Servicing | £585.30 | £175.68 |
| Flowers | £0.00 | £40.97 |
| Insurance & Licences | £4,404.04 | £4,042.41 |
| Investments | £0.00 | £4,383.01 |
| Kitchen Equipment | £26.99 | £0.00 |
| Miscellaneous | £1,491.85 | £386.60 |
| Missionary Quota | £3,010.00 | £3,000.00 |
| Music Books / CDs / DVDs | £159.84 | £107.81 |
| Pastor Expenses | £12,510.12 | £20,462.13 |
| Pastor Salary | £22,735.52 | £23,592.97 |
| Preacher's Expenses | £400.00 | £550.00 |
| Refreshments | £318.86 | £0.00 |
| Rent | £0.00 | £80.00 |
| Technical Equipment | £143.90 | £1,678.89 |
| Wi-Fi | £206.16 | £301.79 |
| Total | £51,883.17 | £62,008.22 |
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Budget
For the year 2022/2023
| Category | 2022/2023 | 2021/2022 (Budget) |
2021/2022 (Spend) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expenditure | £2,000.00 | £3000.00 | £0.00 |
| Cleaning | £300.00 | £300.00 | £209.32 |
| Communion Wine | £100.00 | £0.00 | £66.68 |
| Compassion UK | £0.00 | £1,150.00 | £0.00 |
| Decorating | £500.00 | £500.00 | £0.00 |
| Donations | £400.00 | £400.00 | £400.00 |
| Electric / Gas / Water | £5,000.00 | £3,500.00 | £2,590.40 |
| Flowers | £250.00 | £400.00 | £0.00 |
| Insurance & Licences | £4,500.00 | £4,100.00 | £4,404.04 |
| Kitchen Equipment | £150.00 | £150.00 | £26.99 |
| Maintenance | £5,000.00 | £5,000.00 | £3,154.30 |
| Miscellaneous | £1,500.00 | £400.00 | £1,491.85 |
| Missionary Quota | £4,000.00 | £3,000.00 | £3,010.00 |
| Music Books / CDs / DVDs | £200.00 | £100.00 | £159.84 |
| Pastor Expenses | £13,000.00 | £20,000.00 | £22,735.52 |
| Pastor Salary | £23,000.00 | £24,000.00 | £22,735.52 |
| Preacher's Expenses | £500.00 | £500.00 | £400.00 |
| Printing / Postage / Stationery | £100.00 | £100.00 | £53.19 |
| Refreshments | £350.00 | £200.00 | £318.86 |
| Technical Equipment | £150.00 | £0.00 | £143.90 |
| Wi-Fi | £205.00 | £204.00 | £206.16 |
| Total | £61,205.00 | £67,004.00 | £51,883.17 |
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Bible Study
| Income | Expenditure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Collections | £475.00 | Donations | |
| Tear Fund | £100.00 | ||
| Open Doors | £100.00 | ||
| New Hope for Children |
£100.00 | ||
| Lagos Ministries International |
£100.00 | ||
| Sub-total | £475.00 | Sub-total | £400.00 |
| Excess Income / Expenditure |
£75.00 | ||
| total | £475.00 | total | £475.00 |
| Cash in hand as 1.2.2021 | £0.00 | ||
| Cash in hand as 1.2.2022 | £75.00 |
Ladies Fellowship
| Income | Expenditure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Offerings | £87.00 | Christmas Carol Service |
£38.00 |
| Donations | £100.00 | Postage Stamps | £10.20 |
| Sub-total | £187.00 | Sub-total | £48.20 |
| Excess Income / expenditure |
£138.80 | ||
| total | £187.00 | total | £187.00 |
| Cash as at 31.1.21 | £6.71 | ||
| Excess Income / Expenditure | £138.80 | ||
| Capital as at 31.1.2022 | £145.51 |
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Lunch Club
| Income | Expenditure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | £581.31 | Food and Flowers | £545.98 |
| Equipment | £55.95 | ||
| Sundry | £17.00 | ||
| Sub-total | £581.31 | Sub-total | £618.93 |
| Less excess / income | £37.62 | ||
| Total | £581.31 | Total | £581.31 |
| Total Capital as at 31.1.2021 | £948.38 |
|---|---|
| Plus, excess income / expenditure | £37.62 |
| Total Capital as at 31.1.2022 | £910.76 |
| Bank as at 31.1.2022 | £855.15 |
| Cash in hand | £55.61 |
| Total Capital as at 31.1.2022 | £910.76 |
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Parent and Toddles
| Income | Expenditure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Y/E Cash Deposit | £47.61 | Gift Bibles | £97.02 |
| WeeklyCollections | £624.75 | Refreshments | £310.86 |
| Sale of Snowman Soupetc |
£335.00 | Toys/craft | £75.67 |
| Children in Need | £113.25 | Donation - D. Pritchard (Mr Tumble) |
£300.00 |
| Alzheimer’s Society | £82.00 | Snowman Soup Ingredients |
£177.10 |
| Drop& Donate | £197.11 | Cleaning | £47.87 |
| BirthdayCards / Gifts | £130.07 | ||
| Children in Need | £122.50 | ||
| Food SafetyCourse | £132.00 | ||
| Alzheimer’s Society | £82.00 | ||
| Sub-total | £1399.72 | Sub-total | £1475.09 |
| Expenditure / Income |
£75.37 | ||
| total | £1476.09 | total | £1475.09 |
| Capital as at 31.1.2021 Less Expenditure / Income Bank Balance as at 31.01.22 Less unpresented cheques Total |
£847.69 £75.37 £1,277.61 £505.29 £772.32 |
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| £847.69 | |||
| £75.37 | |||
| £1,277.61 | |||
| £505.29 | |||
| £772.32 |
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Th• People's Mlsslon Ind•pendent ADnu•l Report •nd Accounts Audlt For the yr ended 31* Janu•ry 2022 TR Dlxon & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants ststutory Audttors Bermuda House IA Dinsdale Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 IBD
We have audited the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31° January 2022, whlch have been prepared from the accountln8 records. inforniation and expknations provlded to us by N. Dagllsh actln8 on behalf of the People's Misslon Respecdvè rnsponslbllltl•s of Th• pPIe.$ Mlsslon Independent Audltor The People's Mlsslon are respons5ble for keeping proper, complete accountlng records and for the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31° January 2022. N Da811sh, ha5 undertaken these responsibillties on behalf of The People's Mlsslon. It Is our responslblllty io fom an IrKlependent oplnlon, based on our audlt, on the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2022 to report our oplnlon exduslvely to the People's Mlsslon. to the fullest extent pemltted by law, we do not accept or assume any Ilablllty to anyone other than The People's Mission, for thls report. or for the oplnions we have fomied. An audlt invofves obtaining evidence al)out the amounts In the ststement sufficlent 10 8fve reasonable assurance that It Is free from materlal mlsstatement. whether caused by fraud or error. If we become aware of any apparent material mlsstatements or inconsistencles, we con$5der the Impllcatlons for our report. Bash of oplnlon We planned and perfomed our independent audit 50 as to obtain all the inforn)atlon and explanations whlch we consldeied necessary In order to provide us wlth sufficient evldence to glve reasonable assurance that the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 3111 January 2022 show a true and fair summary of the accountln8 records relating to The People's Misslon and Is sufflcSentty supported by accounts, recelpts and other documents which have been made avallable to us. We are not requlred to express an opInn on the adequacy of any future expenditure. We Include appendlx & B and C as evidence of the verification of figures provided.
Opinion In our opinion, the Annual Report and Account5 for the year ended 31" January 2022 have been prepared in accordance with the accounting record5, information and explanations provided to us, and 15 sufficiently supported by accounts, receipts, and other documents. Is correctly staled and free of material error. .A.o'r Jennifer O'Toole FCCA Ba (Honsl (Senior Statutory Auditorl TR Dixon & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Statutory Auditors 8ermuda House IA Dinsdale Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 IBD Date: 9, September 2022
Peo lès Mission Year end 31.01.2022 Appendix A Income Atcounts for the year ended 31st January 2022 Verified Donations 3138 08.09.22 Gift Aid 6276 08,09.22 Legacies Misc SIO Offering Sunday Offerings Bank Transfers from Closed Accounts 5000 645 3480 21550 15000 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 Total Income 55091 On behalf ol T R Dixon and Co Ltd, l tan confirm that the fl8ures in the accounts are correctly stated and free of material error, Wlll Clifton ACCA 09.09.22
Peo les Mission Year end 31.01.2022 Appèndix B Expenditu Accounts for the year ended 31stJanuary 2022 Verified Capital Expenditure Cleanine Communion wine Donation Electric Fire Safety Floral Tributes Harvesi Items Insurt7ace Inve5tment5 Kitchen Equipment Macmillan Miscellaneous Missionary Quota Mu51C Pastor Appoinlment Paster $313ry Preachers expenses pps Repairs Technical equipmerTt Wifi 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09 22 08.09.22 08.09 22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 209 69 400 2590 585 4404 27 1492 3010 160 12510 22736 400 372 2568 144 206 Total Expenses 51883 Total per Management report 51883 Non Material Error On behalf of T R Dixon and Co Ltd. I can confirm that the figures in the accounts are correctly stated and ffee of material error. Will Clifton ACCA 09.09.22
Peo les Mi55ion Year end 31.01.2022 Appendlx C Bank Accounts Accounts for the year ended 31st January 2022 Verified Current Account Natwest 48836354 60-00-01 Cash Account 12407 22 08.09.22 Revenue Accounts & cash in hand 12429 Hodge Bank 30-16-27 7628200 Cambridge 15011612 Deposit Monmouthshlre Building Society 164999 Deposit 59702 81383 65196 08.09.22 08.09.22 08.09.22 Trust Fund Account 8alan¢e 206281 Total Funds 218711 On behalf of T R Dixon and Co Ltd, I can confirm that the li8ure5 in the ac¢ounts are correctly stated and free ol material error. Will Cllfton ACCA 08.09.22