## Community of Christ – Clay Cross 

Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31[st] December 2022 Charity No: 247928 

|Contents|Page|
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|Legal and Administratve Informaton|1|
|Report of the Trustees|2|
|Report of the Independent Examiner|4|
|Receipts and Payments Account|<br>5|





## Community of Christ – Clay Cross 

## Legal and Administratve Informaton 

## Charity Trustees 

The following served as trustees for the whole of the financial year ending on 31[st] December 2022 and were trustees at the time of the signing of the annual report: 

Barrie Fox (Financial Officer) 

Cheryl Fox (Pastor) Andrew Fellows (Leadership Team member) Helen Fellows (Leadership Team member) Kim Morris (Leadership Team member) 

At the time of signing the report, the trustees were Barrie Fox, Cheryl Fox, Andrew Fellows and Helen Fellows. 

## Address 

Community of Christ, Thanet Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9JS 

## Independent Examiner 

Paul Riley 

Bankers Lloyds Bank 

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## Community of Christ – Clay Cross 

## Report of the Clay Cross Trustees for the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022 

The Trustees present their report together with the Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31[st] December 2022 

## Structure, Governance and Management 

The charity, Community of Christ - Clay Cross (charity number 247928), was registered with the Charity Commission on 5[th] December 1966.  The governing document is the Clay Cross Constitution dated 24[th] February 2010 which incorporates the World Church bylaws (“the Bylaws”).   The trustees are the Pastor who is elected by the congregation, the Financial Officer who is appointed by the British Isles Mission Centre Financial Officer and the members of the Pastor Leadership Team appointed by the Pastor and sustained by the congregation. 

## Consttuton and Objects 

The objects of the congregation are the advancement of the Christian religion for the benefit of the public in accordance with the doctrine and statements of belief of the Community of Christ. 

The Community of Christ is a Christian church whose purpose and mission is to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace.  The Mission Initiatives of the church are to: 

Invite People to Christ, Pursue Peace on Earth, Abolish Poverty, End Suffering, Develop Disciples to Serve and Experience Congregations in Mission. 

## Achievements and Performance 

The congregation met in church each week for worship or Messy Church.  We continued our practice of offering on-line worship most weeks to allow for participation by those restricted from attending in-person due to ill-health or distance from the church. Our weekly youth groups, toddler groups and monthly games nights were also held. 

A weekend retreat for members and friends of the congregation was held at Dunfield House, Community of Christ’s British Isles Retreat Centre in September. 

We purchased new flooring for the main sanctuary.  This contributed significantly to the financial deficit this year.  The deficit was met from reserves. 

The congregation runs a food bank and employs a part-time food bank resilience officer and a part-time food bank administrative assistant.  We also received funding for a Financial Inclusion officer who provides invaluable support and advice to foodbank clients helping them resolve financial issues. The food bank has been open and busy throughout the year. 

‘Sharing in Community of Christ’ 4[th] edition, produced by World Church, provides information about the identity, mission, message and beliefs of the Church.  This has been used as foundational information for mission alignment, worship, teaching and preaching ministries. 

The congregation also provides pastoral ministry to members and friends of the congregation. 

The congregation has considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. The congregation has sought to fulfil its responsibility to advance religion for the public benefit by: 

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- striving to be a community faithful to the risen Christ that courageously pursues matters of peace and justice; 

- providing worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development, both for its members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the Church has to offer. 

## Financial Structure 

The congregation is funded by contributions from individuals, events, hire of the building and fundraising, although since the pandemic the primary source of income has been donations from individuals. Donations to food bank from individuals and organisations have been used to cover costs related to the food bank, including the salaries.  The ministers of the congregation all serve on a voluntary basis. 

## Financial Results 

The Operating Fund deficit amounted to £12,593. The Food Bank Fund surplus amounted to £12,620. 

## Key Risks 

As the income from the hire of the building has not returned to pre-pandemic levels there is a risk that the operating fund will continue to reduce.  However no major improvements or repair works are planned. There is a risk to the ongoing function of the food bank if donations from organisations cannot be secured but some of the current donations are guaranteed for several years and there is an adequate reserve. 

## Serious Incidents 

No serious incidents have been brought by the trustees to the attention of the Charity Commission over the previous financial year. The trustees have considered the list of serious incidents that should be reported to the Charity Commission and declare that there are no serious incidents or other matters relating to the charity over the previous financial year that they should have brought to the Commission’s attention but have not. 

## Future Actvites 

Since the start of 2023 a full programme of worship, youth groups, and games nights has taken place. A congregation retreat at Dunfield House has been planned for 2023. The food bank continues to be very successful.  The ministry and aid it is providing continues to expand and sources for financial support to make such growth viable have been identified. 

## Reserves 

In the opinion of the trustees, the Operating fund reserves of £31,332 and Food Bank fund reserves of £74,584 are adequate but not excessive. 

## Volunteers 

Community of Christ is primarily a volunteer organisation, with almost all priesthood and leadership roles being filled by self-sustaining personnel.  The church could not function without such dedicated service.  The congregation is blessed by the availability of dedicated persons who give of their time and skills to facilitate the achievement of the mission of the church and the functions of the congregation.  To all who serve in this way we offer our grateful thanks. 

Approved by the Community of Christ (Clay Cross) Trustees on 18[th] October, 2023 and signed on their behalf by: 

## Cheryl Fox (Pastor) 

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## Community of Christ - Britsh Isles Mission Centre Independent Examiner’s Report 

To the members of the Community of Christ - Clay Cross congregation. 

I report on the accounts of Community of Christ Clay Cross Congregation for the year ended 31[st ] December 2022. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 2011 have not been met. In my opinion there is nothing to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts. 

Signed Paul Riley Date 18/10/23 Paul Riley 2 Cowham Close Alfreton DE55 7HG 

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## Community of Christ (Clay Cross) RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2022 

## OPERATING FUND 

|OPERATING FUND||||
|---|---|---|---|
|RECEIPTS<br>OFFERINGS<br>Oferings<br>Youth Groups<br>Toddler Group<br>Gif Aid Tax Refunds<br>Dunfeld Weekend<br>Donatons<br>OTHER RECEIPTS<br>Hire of Building<br>Electricity refund<br>Special Eforts<br>Sundry Income<br>TOTAL RECEIPTS<br>PAYMENTS<br>PROGRAMME/MISSIONARY<br>Youth<br>Messy Church<br>Worship Resources<br>CCL Licence<br>Dunfeld Weekend<br>Guest Ministry<br>Gif to World Church<br>Publicity and Outreach<br>Rise Magazine<br>Camp Subsidy Fund<br>Mission Centre Ministries<br>Zoom Payments|2022<br>£<br>£<br>6,174.7<br>2<br>761.98<br>200.00<br>1,090.5<br>8<br>0.00<br>455.43<br>8,682.71<br>2,720.0<br>0<br>4.60<br>34.90<br>0.00<br>2,759.50<br>11,442.2<br>1<br>291.66<br>641.55<br>16.93<br>205.89<br>927.95<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>60.00<br>0.00<br>1,100.0<br>0<br>172.68|2021<br>£<br>£<br>5,546.6<br>8<br>211.95<br>89.98<br>711.98<br>69.70<br>276.00<br>6,906.29<br>2,645.0<br>0<br>203.63<br>50.00<br>0.00<br>2,898.63<br>9,804.92<br>44.08<br>157.15<br>19.06<br>183.10<br>641.98<br>0.00<br>1,000.0<br>0<br>0.00<br>40.00<br>0.00<br>1,100.0<br>0<br>172.68||
||2,720.0<br>0<br>4.60<br>34.90<br>0.00|2,645.0<br>0<br>203.63<br>50.00<br>0.00||
||291.66<br>641.55<br>16.93<br>205.89<br>927.95<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>60.00<br>0.00<br>1,100.0<br>0<br>172.68|44.08<br>157.15<br>19.06<br>183.10<br>641.98<br>0.00<br>1,000.0<br>0<br>0.00<br>40.00<br>0.00<br>1,100.0<br>0<br>172.68||
||||9,804.92|
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|Toddler Group<br>Dunfeld House<br>Congregaton Support Minister|0.00<br>500.00<br>350.00<br>4,266.66|50.00<br>1,000.0<br>0<br>350.00<br>4,758.05|
|---|---|---|



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## Community of Christ (Clay Cross) 

|PROPERTY<br>Cleaner/Cleaning Materials<br>Water<br>Electricity<br>Gas<br>Insurance<br>Repairs and Maintenance<br>New Church Floor<br>Equipment<br>MISCELLANEOUS<br>Leadership Development<br>Ofering Envelopes<br>Statonery/Postage<br>Gifs/Donatons<br>Sundry<br>TOTAL PAYMENTS<br>NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS)<br>Transfer to Foodbank Fund<br>Net afer transfers<br>Balance brought forward 1 January<br>Balance carried forward 31 December|2,591.12<br>389.25<br>966.25<br>1,552.77<br>1,198.69<br>1,316.81<br>11,610.0<br>0<br>69.21|19,694.10<br>74.61<br>24,035.37<br>(12,593.16<br>)<br>0.00<br>(12,593.16<br>)<br>43,925.29<br>31,332.13|2,466.5<br>0<br>150.48<br>329.82<br>1,428.1<br>7<br>1,068.2<br>4<br>1,215.9<br>0<br>0.00<br>0.00|6,659.11<br>226.50|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||0.00<br>20.00<br>0.00<br>50.00<br>4.61||0.00<br>20.00<br>0.00<br>70.00<br>136.50||
||||||
|||||11,643.6<br>6|
|||||(1,838.74<br>)<br>0.00<br>(1,838.74<br>)<br>45,764.0<br>3|
|||||43,925.2<br>9|



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## Community of Christ (Clay Cross) 

## FOODBANK FUND 

|FOODBANK FUND||||
|---|---|---|---|
|RECEIPTS<br>Financial Inclusion<br>Asda Grant<br>Donatons - Organisatons<br>Donatons - Individuals<br>Tesco<br>Fundraising Events<br>Afordable Foodbox Scheme<br>Bank Interest<br>TOTAL RECEIPTS<br>PAYMENTS<br>Financial Inclusion<br>Food & Toiletries<br>FareShare Payment<br>Salary & NIC<br>Mileage Expenses<br>Marketng & Fundraising<br>Statonery<br>Hub<br>Phone and Internet<br>Trussell Trust<br>Bank Fees<br>Eat Well Spend Less<br>Poverty Fund<br>Sundry<br>TOTAL PAYMENTS<br>NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS)<br>Transfer from Operatng Fund|2022<br>£<br>£<br>41,805.9<br>5<br>0.00<br>10,694.7<br>4<br>6,503.65<br>1,921.10<br>0.00<br>4,410.10<br>31.30<br>65,366.8<br>4<br>27,264.7<br>5<br>3,900.81<br>4,160.00<br>15,002.8<br>7<br>890.28<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>915.04<br>286.64<br>0.00<br>81.00<br>0.00<br>245.17<br>0.00<br>52,746.5<br>6<br>12,620.2<br>8<br>0.00|2021<br>£<br>£<br>0.00<br>4,939.60<br>19,430.2<br>1<br>12,835.6<br>5<br>1,683.72<br>95.00<br>4,196.60<br>0.00<br>43,180.7<br>8<br>0.00<br>2,672.86<br>3,567.00<br>13,772.1<br>1<br>143.10<br>84.00<br>0.00<br>2,912.60<br>377.90<br>0.00<br>96.00<br>0.00<br>1,099.79<br>0.00<br>24,725.3<br>6<br>18,455.4<br>2<br>0.00||
||27,264.7<br>5<br>3,900.81<br>4,160.00<br>15,002.8<br>7<br>890.28<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>915.04<br>286.64<br>0.00<br>81.00<br>0.00<br>245.17<br>0.00|0.00<br>2,672.86<br>3,567.00<br>13,772.1<br>1<br>143.10<br>84.00<br>0.00<br>2,912.60<br>377.90<br>0.00<br>96.00<br>0.00<br>1,099.79<br>0.00||
||||43,180.7<br>8|
|||||
|||||
||||24,725.3<br>6|
||||18,455.4<br>2<br>0.00|



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|Net afer transfers<br>Balance brought forward 1 January<br>Balance carried forward 31 December|12,620.2<br>8<br>61,964.0<br>6<br>74,584.3<br>4|18,455.4<br>2<br>43,508.6<br>4|
|---|---|---|
|||61,964.0<br>6|



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## Community of Christ (Clay Cross) 

## OTHER CHARITIES FUND 

|OTHER CHARITIES FUND|||
|---|---|---|
|2022<br>Donatons Received For:<br>£<br>£<br>World Church<br>Worldwide Other<br>0.00<br>Use Where Needed Most<br>6,436.2<br>5<br>Abolish Poverty, End Sufering<br>925.14<br>Britsh Isles Mission Centre<br>Mission Centre Ministries<br>630.00<br>Congregaton Support Minister<br>60.00<br>Children's Holiday Camps<br>0.00<br>Peacemobile UK<br>0.00<br>The Dunfeld Charity<br>1,965.5<br>0<br>Outreach Internatonal<br>332.50<br>10,349.3<br>9<br>Less Amounts Paid ToThe Above Charites<br>10,349.3<br>9<br>0.00<br>Balance brought forward 1st January<br>0.00<br>Balance carried forward 31st December<br>0.00|2021<br>£<br>£<br>0.00<br>5,995.0<br>0<br>744.70<br>702.50<br>67.50<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>1,794.8<br>0<br>209.50<br>9,514.00<br>9,514.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00||
||||
|||0.00<br>0.00|
|||0.00|



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## Community of Christ (Clay Cross) 

## SUMMARY OF FUNDS 

|SUMMARY OF FUNDS|||
|---|---|---|
|Operatng Fund<br>Foodbank Fund<br>Other Charites Fund|2022<br>£<br>31,332.13<br>74,584.34<br>0.00<br>105,916.4<br>7|2021<br>£<br>43,925.29<br>61,964.06<br>0.00|
|||105,889.3<br>5|



Note: £941 of the Operating Fund balance is restricted to maintenance or replacement of the organ 

## STATEMENT OF ASSESTS AND LIABILITIES AT 31st DECEMBER 2022 

|STATEMENT OF ASSESTS AND<br>LIABILITIES AT 31st DECEMBER 2022|||
|---|---|---|
|Cash Funds<br>Cash balances<br>Bank current account- Operatng Fund<br>Bank current account - Foodbank Fund (Co-op)<br>Bank current account- Foodbank Fund (CAF)|2022<br>£<br>0.00<br>31,332.13<br>50,534.95<br>24,049.39<br>105,916.4<br>7|2021<br>£<br>0.00<br>43,925.29<br>0.00<br>61,964.06|
|||105,889.3<br>5|



Other monetary assets None 

## Church building and contents 

The church building and contents were insured for: 

||2022|2021|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Building|764,555|679,604|
|Contents|76,412|62,326|



The land and buildings are held in trust for the Presiding Bishopric as trustees for the World Church.  In accordance with church policies any decisions by the congregation in respect of the purchase or sale of properties must be approved by appropriate Mission Centre and World Church leaders with final approval being given by the Presiding Bishopric. 

## Liabilites 

None 

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