2022-12-31-accounts - Panshanger United Church

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date

Period end date

From 01 January 2022 To 31 December 2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Panshanger United Church

Other names charity is known by Panshanger Church

Registered charity number (if any) 269738

Charity's principal address Panshanger Church

24 Hardings WELWYN GARDEN CITY Postcode AL7 2EJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Andrea Ragless Elder To 3 [rd] April 2022 Members
2 Sarah Dawson Elder Members
3 Rev Paul Seymour Minister Members
4 Nicholas Andrew Elder From 3 [rd] April 2022 Members
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5 Matthew Slater Elder From 3 [rd] April 2022 Members
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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TAR

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address N/A N/A N/A

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

[Constitution ]

How the charity is constituted[Association ]

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)[Annual Election by Members ]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

N/A

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The promotion, advancement and development of such joint work of the participating churches as shall further the Christian religion in the area covered by the Local Ecumenical Project.

TAR

Sharing of buildings for the purpose of public worship or other public purposes for the advancement of the Christian religion
Coordination of charitable activities in the local area
Raising of voluntary funds
Youth work

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

N/A

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Continuing to support the congregation during continuing Covid lockdowns
The welcoming of our new minister Rev Paul Seymour
The welcoming of the congregation back into the church building after more than a year of Covid restrictions.

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Section E Financial review

6 months’ reserves are retained

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
Funding is largely provided by Members, with additional support through the Gift Aid scheme
There is no investment policy, and all funds are retained as cash at banks.
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Approved on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Paul Seymour

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Minister

Date 05/06/2023

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Panshanger United Church No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Period start date Period end date For the period from To 1st January 2022 31st December 2022

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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted fundsRestricted fundsEndowment funds Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Church fees 144 - - 144 92
Congregational giving 45,841 - - 45,841 44,603
Gift aid recovered 9,677 - - 9,677 22,033
Grants 1,280 - - 1,280 9,250
Church hall Lettings 3,308 - - 3,308 1,568
Interest received 238 - - 238 40
Stay & Play 2,153 - - 2,153 295
Micellaneous income 537 - - 537 2,695
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) 63,178 - - 63,178 80,576
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 63,178 - - 63,178 80,576
A3 Payments
Administration 3,908 - 3,908 4,696
Charitable donations - - 6,150
Equipment 406 - 406 2,537
Ministerial Expenses 526 - 526 316
Outreach 1,941 - 1,941 186
Parent Churches 50,525 - 50,525 36,596
Premises 7,033 7,033 5,693
Salaries and Staff Costs 5,837 - 5,837 10,041
Sundry Expenditure 137 - 137 698
Worship Needs 1,738 - 1,738 3,008
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Sub total 72,051 - - 72,051 69,921
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 72,051 - - 72,051 69,921
Net of receipts/(payments) (8,873) - - (8,873) 10,655
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 99,672 41,845 - 141,517 130,862
Cash funds this year end 90,799 41,845 - 132,644 141,517
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

03/01/2024

Section B Statement	of assets and liabilities at	of assets and liabilities at	of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period	the end of the period	the end of the period
Categories		Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment fund
				to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B1 Cash funds		Lloyds TSB		36,718		41,845		-
		CAF		54,231		-		-
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		*Total cash funds*		90,949		41,845		-
	e balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details		Agreement Error OK OK Unrestricted fundsRestricted fundsEndowment fund to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets				-		-		-
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		Details	nd to which asset belo			Cost (optional)	urrent value (optiona
B3 Investment assets						-		-
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		Details	nd to which asset belon Cost (optional) Current value (optiona
B4 Assets retained for the						-		-
charity’s own use						-		-
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		Details	d to which liability re		Amount due (optiona		When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities		Hall Hire deposits		Unrestricted		150
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature		Print	Name			Date of approval
				Paul Seymour				05/06/2023

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

03/01/2024

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Panshanger United Church On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2022 Charity no 269738 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 2011 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives 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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Date: 05/06/23 Name: David Watts Relevant professional FCA qualification(s) or body ICAEW (if any): Address: 27A Ravenscroft Park Barnet, Herts, EN5 4NH

October 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER