## **St John's Congregational Church, Thornton Heath**
**Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts** for the year ended 31 March 2022
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 2022
## **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:
Mr Philip Gilbert Channon Mrs Gloria Lulalee Day Mr John Desmond Glenney Miss Sonja Elaine Reid Mrs Auleen Peta Timms Mrs Etta Wagstaffe
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.
The church’s minister, Reverend William Edward Calder, retired at Easter 2021. The church is thankful to God for his long service.
## **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.
The church is affiliated to the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches, and works 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. We hold two weekly services, Sunday and Thursday evening prayer meeting, which are broadcast on Zoom for those not able to attend. In October 22 we held our post pandemic Harvest Festival supper, to which those who attend St John’s invite friends and family for a shared meal. Our popular Carols by Candlelight was held on 18.12.22 and Christmas Day service on Sunday 25.12.22. We continue to work together as a congregation while we search for a new Minister.
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The church is grateful to its volunteers and visiting speakers who have continued to provide its weekly ministry.
## **Financial review**
The church recorded net receipts of over £36,000 in the year ended March 2022, bringing reserves to over £146,000.
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: 18 August 2023
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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 2022.
## **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 18 August 2023 19 Mills Grove, London E14 0RH
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## **St John's Congregational Church Accounts for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022**
## **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**
£
£
£
£
8,780
-
8,780
7,748
50,960
-
50,960
54,700
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
525
-
525
539
80
-
80
960|
|---|---|
||60,345
-
60,345
63,947|
||1,816
-
1,816
31,529
5,616
-
5,616
5,671
6,981
-
6,981
6,609
341
-
341
74
4,451
-
4,451
4,105
840
-
840
840
152
-
152
94
-
-
-
400
2,790
-
2,790
3,348
886
-
886
343|
||23,873
-
23,873
53,013|
||36,472
-
36,472
10,934
109,379
575
109,954
99,020|
||145,851
575
146,426
109,954|
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## **St John's Congregational Church Accounts for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022**
## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Cash funds:**
HSBC Bank
HSBC Money Market Account
Nationwide Building Society
Offerings not yet banked
Total cash funds
**Liabilities at the end of the period:**
Rent received in advance (estimate)
Independent examination fees|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**2022**
**Total funds**
**2021**
£
£
£
£
94,302
575
94,877
49,354
49,999
-
49,999
49,999
-
-
-
10,601
1,550
-
1,550
-|
|---|---|
||145,851
575
146,426
109,954|
||15,000
-
15,000
3,000
850
-
850
400|
## **Assets retained for the charity's own use:**
|||**Fund to which**|**Insured**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**asset belongs**|**value**|
|Church,|church hall and Hadland Hall|Unrestricted|9,635,995|
|Manse|(estimated valuation)|Unrestricted|250,000|
## **Signed on behalf of the trustees:**
Sonja Reid Trustee Date of approval: 18 August 2023
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