## **St John's Congregational Church, Thornton Heath**
**Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts** for the year ended 31 March 2021
St John's Congregational Church Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AG Registered charity number 235521
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
## for the year ended 31 March 2021
## **St John's Congregational Church**
Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 7AG Registered charity number 235521
## **Trustees**
The charity trustees who were listed on the Charity Commission website were as follows:
Mrs Beatrice Mary Jarman (until 7 May 2020) Mr Philip Gilbert Channon Mrs Gloria Lulalee Day Mr John Desmond Glenney Miss Sonja Elaine Reid Mrs Auleen Peta Timms Mrs Etta Wagstaffe The EFCC Trust Corporation Limited
Beatrice Mary Jarman, a trustee and the church secretary, passed away on 7 May 2020.
The church’s minister was the Reverend William Edward Calder. During the year he gave notice that he would retire at Easter 2021.
The church is thankful to God for the long service that each of them have given.
Miss Sonja Elaine Reid and The EFCC Trust Corporation Limited were the only active trustees during the year. The latter is the custodian trustee for the charity’s properties.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is constituted as a charitable trust. Its governing document is the trust deed.
## **Objectives and activities**
The objects of the charity set out in its governing document are to proclaim the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to build his church in our community.
We are a church affiliated to the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches, working in the community of Thornton Heath with activities such as youth work and pastoral care.
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
During the year, the church has been meeting the spiritual needs of the people of Thornton Heath through declaring the gospel, as well as providing practical help and support.
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During the lockdown stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, the church began meeting online using Zoom. The church resumed meeting in person as soon as this was permitted, but has carried on using Zoom as well, so that members who are at home or in hospital can participate in the services.
## **Financial review**
The church recorded net receipts of nearly £11,000 in the year ended March 2021, bringing reserves to over £109,000.
This includes a restricted fund of £575 for the Junior Church.
The charity aims to hold financial reserves sufficient to cover foreseeable repairs that may be required on its premises. The trustees consider that the current level of reserves is adequate for this purpose. The church is continuing to send regular financial support to another congregation.
## **Declaration**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Sonja Reid Trustee
Date: 24 November 2022
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report To the trustees of St John's Congregational Church**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2021.
## **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 the 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 which give me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Neville Reid ACA 25 November 2022 19 Mills Grove, London E14 0RH
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## **St John's Congregational Church Accounts for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021**
## **Receipts and Payments Account**
|**Receipts:**
Offerings & donations (inc Gift Aid)
Rent received
Legacies
Gift Aid tax refund
Interest received
Pension credit from EFCC
Total receipts
**Payments:**
Local ministry costs
Gas & electricity
Insurance
Phone
Repairs
Donations
Water
Legal & professional fees
Property management fees
Miscellaneous payments
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**
£
£
£
£
7,748
-
7,748
18,407
54,700
-
54,700
35,630
-
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
520
539
-
539
538
960
-
960
960|
|---|---|
||63,947
-
63,947
61,055|
||31,529
-
31,529
31,790
5,671
-
5,671
5,603
6,609
-
6,609
6,545
74
-
74
-
4,105
-
4,105
3,201
840
-
840
840
94
-
94
206
400
-
400
400
3,348
-
3,348
2,232
343
-
343
499|
||53,013
-
53,013
51,316|
||10,934
-
10,934
9,739
98,445
575
99,020
89,281|
||109,379
575
109,954
99,020|
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## **St John's Congregational Church Accounts for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021**
## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Cash funds:**
HSBC Bank
HSBC Money Market Account
Nationwide Building Society
Total cash funds|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**2021**
**Total funds**
**2020**
£
£
£
£
48,779
575
49,354
38,433
49,999
-
49,999
49,999
10,601
-
10,601
10,588|
|---|---|
||109,379
575
109,954
99,020|
**Assets retained for the charity's own use:**
||**Fund to which**|
|---|---|
||**asset belongs**|
|Church, church hall and Hadland Hall|Unrestricted|
|Manse|Unrestricted|
## **Signed on behalf of the trustees:**
Sonja Reid Trustee Date of approval: 24 November 2022
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