REGISTERED CHARITY T4UMBER.. 293629
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The Gre¢n¢ Parthership LLP
Chartered A¢countanls
Suite 2C, Brosn*n House
175 Dorkes Lane
Potters Bav
Hertfordshire
BN6 IBW

DON
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ci&1 Statemtnts
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Report of the Trustee5
Independtnt ExAminer's Report
statement of Finanelal Activities
BRlinee Sheet
Notes to the Finattei#l Statements
6 to 10
Detsiled Statement of FinHDei#l Activitae5

H OF NORTH Lof*DON
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The trustees present their report wiih the financial statements of the rharity for the year eThded 31 July 2024. The trustees have
adopted the provision5 of Accounting alid Reporting by Chhrities.. Statemcnt of Rccommended Practice applicable to chorities
preparing their accoun15 in &c¢ordance with the Financial Reporting Stand2rd applicable in the UK and Republic of Iirland (PRS
102) (¢ffeaive L January 2019).
ORJEcfivES AND ACTIVITIES
QhJe¢tive$ ind 8ims
The object of the charity is to promote the gospel of Christ primaTily in London The charity has a primary ministy gay,
lesbian, bisexual and trdnsgender comixunities, providing thB safe ¢nvironmeTht of an acceptitJg congregation wheTe people ¢an
rEnd God's salvation, peiEonal suppoit, Sp￿ltual gr0￿h and guidance loward health and wholeiiess. This is achieved through
celebrative worship s¢Thices, supportive Chre groups, Community outreach, justice, advocacy and social action.
*ignifRc&nt Activitie5
The management comniittee hired Bloomsbury Cetilral Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Av¢nue, London, WC2H 8EP as the
m¢eting place for worship and devotional activities. Throughout the y￿r the charity conducted Se￿1¢¢$ every Sunday and held
meetings most Wednesdays, usually online. Revenue ￿lS¢d was mainly via gift aid and weekly cash offerings from the
congregation. The chief items of expenditure w¢r¢ payments to the Pastor for their services to the Church, rental paymetkls for hire
of the premises and for tray¢l and other expenges a550ciated wilh sending the Pastor, D￿¢01)s, Twstees and Lay Delegates to
training and ¢(Trnf¢rences.
At the Annuol Gcncral Meeting held on 18 November 2018 it was agreed to increase ffom 3Yo to 4% of the Charity's illCOEll¢ as
bcing titlied to the Universal Fellowship of Metropolilan Commullity Churches.
Public b¢nefit
The church wa5 Set up to provid¢ w place wher¢ peoplt can live out their faith in a safe ¢nvitDnm¢nt b¢¢au8e of their s¢xuality.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
This finw)cial yw the ¢harily saw a consolidation of the work done in th¢ PTeVjOUS year.
The tharity has a surplus of unrestricted funds for the year of £2,880. The total of the unr¢5tricted at 31 July 2024
amounted to £4.884.
It was agreed by the trustees tlwt as amount5 had been set aside in separate bank aGcounts for anticipated future building rep8irs
and ￿tUre del¢gat¢ expen5tS thE total amout)ts would be shown as transf¢rs to and fron) ihe unrestricted g¢nerdl fund lo the
appropriate reStriG￿d funds. It was also &greed that if it was deemed necessary from a financial p¢rspectiVE the trustees could
ake trdll5fers bxk to the unrestricted general fund.
Since the above wli¢y been impl¢mellted it was decided to keep all fvnds in one bank account except the Cold Weaih¢r
Shelier funds. In order lo I'egularise tlie year end balances, it was agrEed by th¢ trnstees to transfer £362 10 the Building Fund
Reserve and £701 to th¢ Future del¢gate Reserve from the (ieneral Fund.
At 313uly 2024 th¢ B￿lIdIng Fund R¢s¢￿e amoun¢ed to £18,952 and the F￿t￿re Deleg8te Re%ive amounted lo £7,220.
The cljarity is also maintaiiiiiTrg a ￿parate bank account for the Cold Weather Shelier trnnsa¢tions. At 31 July 2024 the Ctsld
Wcather Shelter Reserve amounted to £1,509. In order to agree the re5¢rve balance at 31 July 2024 a transfer of £385 was
required betwecn the General Fund.
STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Govtrning docurnent
Th¢ charhty IS Colltrolled by its governing do¢ument, a deed of tr￿51 and Constitutes an unincorporated Charity.
Recruilment and HppoRlltment of new trustees
Board membei$ are apptsilltcd for ttvo years and then requir¢d to stand down as Tru5ters. Lay delegares are appointed for a thre¢
yeai. period. Twsi¢es and the Lay Delegate are appointed by the member5 tsf the church ai the annual gemeiEI meeting. Tim
Fellows is ¢uiYently the sole Lay De1¢￿te.
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TROPO
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ULY 2024
REFERENCE AiYD ADMINisfRATIVE DÈTAILS
Registered Ch4Aty uumber
293629
PrlneipAI address
The M¢tropTrlitan Community Churchof
North Londot)
Bloomsbury Central Baptist Chuwh.
London
WC2H 8EP
Tn]st
Reveitrtd Peta Evans
Richard GoTe
Precious Janice Samuels
Jordan Dy¢k (resigned 5.4.24)
Juli¢t Owoo
Wa7ana Sinyangwe
Timothy Fellows
Alan gutherlaRd
Chinya Simbar&she
Independent ExaMi￿tr
Steven Gordon
The Greene PartneJ5hip LLP
Chartcred Awunlonts
Suite 2Q BrosEWI Houst
175 D&i'ke5 Lane
Potters Bar
HertfoTdshire
-.f/1 2/4-_-
Approved by order of the board of tiustees ON............. ..
. and signed on its behalf by..
Reverend Pets Evans- TNslee
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MIMUN'ITY
Independent examiner's report to the trustt¢5 of THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF NORTH
LONDON
I r¢port to the charity trust¢¢s on my examination of the a¢¢L￿nIS of THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF
NORTH LONDON {th¢ TrLJ5t) for the year ended 31 July 2024.
R¢sponsibilities bHsis ofreport
A5 Ihe charity truslees of tlie Trust you are responsible for th¢ Preparation of the account5 in a¢¢ordance with th¢ requirements of
the Charitics Act 2011 Cthe A¢fl.
I report in respect of my ¢xaminalion of the Trusl's accounts ¢alTid out under Section 145 of the Acl and in corrying out my
exaTnination I hav¢ followed all applicsble DiTe¢tions given by the Charlty Commission unde¥ Sectiot) 145(5)Ib) of the Aci.
Independent eximiner's stAtement
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no Mat￿la] Inatters have come lo my attention in conllectioth With ihe
&xaI￿1￿at10n giving me cause to beli¢v¢ that in any mAierial respect..
acwuThtÉng r¢cord8 were J￿t kept in respect of the Ttust as iEquired by Section 130 of the Acl. or
the accounts do not accord with thos¢ records,. or
th¢ accou2)ts do not comply with the applicable requirements coneeming the forffl and ¢(MJtettt of accounts set out in the
Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other tIIoD any req￿Irem¢llt that the accounts give a true and f3ir view
whicth is not a matter considered a5 part of &n slldependent examination.
hay¢ no eoncems and have cotDe across no other matters in connection with the examillation to whi¢h attentlon Should bc drawn
itt this report order to enable a proper u￿d￿standIng of the occounts to be rea¢hed.
Steven Gordon
The Greene Partnership LLP
Chartered Accountants
Suite 2C, Brostkan House
175 Dark¢s Lane
Ptstters BaT
Hertford5hire
EN6 IBW
Date..
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THEM
ANCO
F IYORTH LONDON
St&tement of FinAIIC
f rthey
ULY 20
31.7.24
Total
funds
31.723
Totsl
nds
Unresirict¢d
fund
Restricted
funds
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
tk)nitions and legacie5
38,558
273
38,831
36,8SI
lllvc5tmeiit income
402
402
469
Totwl
38,960
273
39,233
37,320
EXPENDrruRE ON
ChAritAble activities
Genei?I
cold weather shel¢¢r
Future delegate expettditute
36,081
36,081
2,685
635
32.674
1,929
2.685
635
36,081
3,320
39,401
34,603
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE)
Trinsfeys b¢twee]i funds
2,879
(6781
13,047)
678
{168)
1717
Net movernenl In
2,201
(2,369)
(1681
2,717
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brollght fonvard
3,067
30.050
33,117
30,400
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
5,268
27,681
32,949
33,117
The not¢s form part of these finartcial sl&tements
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HE
HUR
LITAN CO
OR
LOIY
HOF
31 JULY2
24
31.7.24
Tot81
funds
31.7.23
Total
tjds
Unr¢5tiiCted
nd
Restricted
fund5
Nok5
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
28
38
28
CURRENT ASSETS
Debio
Cash at bAnk and in hand
1,752
31369
724
33,555
1,752
4,688
27,681
6,440
27,681
34,121
34,279
CREDI'foRS
Amounts falling due within one year
11,200)
(1200)
{1,2(KJ)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
5.240
27.681
3192
33,079
TOTAL ASSETS LE&S CURREIYT
LIABILITIES
5,268
27,681
32,949
33.117
NET ASSETS
5268
27.681
32,949
33.117
FUNDS
Unrestricted ￿ndS
Re5triol¢d funds
5,268
27.681
3.067
30,050
TufAL FUNDS
32,949
33,117
The financial statements wer¢ appiDved by the Board of Trustees and authoris¢d for issue on
were sign¢d on ils behalf by..
R¢verend Peta Evans- TTu$lee
The notes forn) part of th¢se financial $talements
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METRO
ITAN
NORT
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Note5 to
h Finftnci
I StAteme
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basi5 of preparing the finAnclal statements
The finan¢ial sta*m¢nts of the ehaiity, which 55 a public bcE)efit entity undEr FRS 102, have been prePa￿d in a￿ordanCe
with th¢ Chai'ities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accovnting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended PiTrctice
applirable to charities preparillg thcir occounts in accordance with th¢ Finaticial R¢porting Standard appliGable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland 11,'RS 102) (effe¢tive l January 2019),, FinanGial Reportihg Standard 102 'Th¢ Financial
Reporting Standard appli¢abl¢ in the UK and Republic of [￿laNd, and the Charities Act 2011. Th¢ financial statements
have been prepared vnderthe historical cost convention.
Ineome
All it]come is recO￿￿5Cd in th¢ StatemEnt of Financial Activitie5 once the charity has ¢ntitlem¢nt to the funds, it is
probable that the income will be r¢ceivcd and the amount can be measured reliably.
Voluntary in¢omE is received by way of grants, doDations and gifts and is included the fvll statem¢nt of finon¢ial
activities when y￿eiVable. Grants Whe￿ entitlement is noi conditional on the delivery of a spe¢ifiG pErfornian¢e by ihe
charity, ar¢ recognised when the charity becon1￿ unconditionally entitled to the grdnt.
Donated Se￿iceS and fa¢iliti¢s are i￿luded at the value tD the ¢harity where Es can be quantifid. The value of the
sttvices provided by volunteers has ttot been included.
Gifts donated forrcsale ar¢ included as incoming resources withia) activiti&% for generating fvnds when they are sold.
Income from investments is included in the year in which it is receivable.
Expendltsre
Liabilities are recogniscd as expenditure &s soon as there t5 a legal oi. constructive obligation comniÉttin8 th¢ ¢harity to
tha¢ expenditure, it is pl￿babIe that a transfer of economio bertefiis will be required in settlement and the amount of the
obligation call be m¢a5ured reliably. Expenditur¢ is accounled for on #n awruals basis and has been classifi¢d und¢r
headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Wher¢ costs cannot be directly attributed to paiticular headings
they have been allocated to activities on a bagis consistent with the use of reSou￿es.
Txrtglhle fixed as$els
Dcprcciation is provided at the following aniiual Yat¢s in older to write off ea¢h assct ow it5 estim*ed usefvl lif¢.
Fixts]re5 and fittin8S
25/0 on redu¢ing balan¢e
TAxation
The charity is exen)pt fiDm t&x on its Charitable activities.
Fund 8eeounting
UThre8tricted fiind5 can be used in accordan¢e with the ¢haritable obiecttves atthe di￿retion ofthe In￿tees.
Restricted funds cali only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the Charity. RestrEctions arise
whcn s￿lfied by the donoroy when funds are rdised for pirti¢ulaT restri¢ted purpose&
Furtherexplanaiion of ilie natur¢ at)d purpose of each fuDd is included in the notes to the financial stst¢ment5.
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El.
CHURC
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THLO
o the Fina
hey
I I St&tenJents- eo
31
inued
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
31.7.24
31.7.23
Non gift-aidcd dortations
Gift-aidEd donations
2,166
36,665
5,936
30,915
38,831
36.851
INVESTMENf INCOME
31.7.24
31.7.23
Deposit awunt interest
402
469
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
DuTing the yearPeta Evan$ w&s paid Stipend ¢harg¢s of £19,226 for their role &8 pastor of th¢ ¢hurch.
Trustee5' exptw¢s
During the yearPeta Evans was reimbuised necessary trnv¢lling expenses t()talliAg £2,361.
Th¢r¢ were rto other tr￿ste¢S, exp¢nses paid during the year et)ded 31 July 2024 nor forth¢year ￿d¢d 31 July 2023.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
fittings
COST
At l August 2023 ai?d 31 July 2024
2,137
DKPRECIATION
At I Au8ilSt 2023
Charge for year
2,099
10
At 31 July 2024
2,109
NET BOOK VALUE
Ai 31 July 2024
28
At 31 July 2023
38
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CHUR
OF NOR
LON
heFi
rEnd
nciAI Stste
- Continue
DEBTORS: AMoup¥fs FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.7.24
31.7.23
Oihu debtors
1,752
724
CREDITORS: AMouTrwfs FALLING DUE WITHIIY ONE YEAR
31.7.24
31.7.23
Other creditor5
1200
1,200
MOVEMENf IN FUNDS
Net
movememl
in fund5
Transfers
between
fund5
At
31.7.24
At 1.8.23
Unr¢strActed funds
G¢￿er￿1 fund
3,067
2,879
(678)
5,268
Restricted funds
Cold weather shelter
Future delegate expenditUTe
Building fulld reserve
4,306
7,154
18,590
11412)
(635)
(3851
701
362
1.509
7,220
18,952
30,050
(3,0471
678
27,681
TOTAL FUNDS
33,117
(168)
32.949
Net movement in fvnd5, inGlud¢d in the aix>ve hre as follows..
Incoming
resovrces
Resources
expended
Movement
in fund5
Unrutrieted funds
General fvnd
38,960
(36,081 }
2,879
Restricted funds
Cold wellther 5h¢lttr
Future delegatc expenditure
273
12,685)
{635)
(2,412)
(635)
273
(3,3201
(3,0471
TOTAL FUNDS
39,233
(39,4011
(168)
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CHURCH
NORTH
Notes io the Fingllei
I StAtemen
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24
MOVEMR IIY FUNDS- eontinued
ComparHtives for movernent in funds
Nei
movement
in fund5
At
31.7.23
At 1.8.22
Uiirestj'icted funds
General fi]nd
2,986
81
3,067
Restricted fund5
Cold wEalher shelier
Futur¢ d¢l¢gate expenditure
Build%ll8 fund reserve
1,670
7,154
18,590
2,636
4,306
7,154
18,590
27,414
2,636
30,050
TOTAL FVPIDS
30.400
2,717
33,117
Con)par&tive net movement in thnds, included in the al￿e are as follows:
I[￿oMing
resourtes
Resources
cxp¢nd¢d
Movemenl
in funds
Unreslricted fun
General fijnd
32,755
(32,674)
81
Restrlcted fuiids
Cold we&tih¢r shelter
4,565
(1,929)
2,636
TOTAL FUNDS
37,320
134,603)
2,717
Restri¢ted fvnds
Cold Weather Shelter
This r¢serve i5 nomidly used to provid¢ a cold weather shclter for Sixteen s¢le¢ted homeless people from Janulry through
to ma￿h. This was on Monday evenings from 15th January to 25th March inc]￿sIve.
Buildirtg Fund Resuve
The trustees originally agrccd to transfer one persoE)'s regular donation5 llito a %pardte bank account to b¢ set aside or
9t]y necessary repairs to the church wherev¢r it mighi be 51tU8ted. It w&s also agreed th&t if it was n￿¢S5￿ry. funds could
be transferrd from this thnd bark to the gen¢ral Un￿StrICt¢d fund.
Futur¢ Deleg&te Expenditur¢ Rese¥ve
This reserve is to be used for any nece55ary deleg&t¢ expense5 to be incutT¢d.
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THE MET
FNORTH
DON
otgs to tlit Fi
Inents-
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 July 2024.
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THE METRO
ND
DetAiled St8tement of Financial Aet.
for th Y r Ended
31.7.24
Total
funds
31.7.23
Total
fund5
Unrestri¢ted
fisnds
Rc5tricted
fund$
INCOMK AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations leg8Cit5
Non gift-aided doiiatlDll5
Gift-aided don8tion$
2,110
36,448
56
217
2,166
36,665
5,936
30,915
38.558
273
38,831
36.851
Investment tntome
tkposit a¢￿U￿1 interest
402
402
469
Total incorninE resoiiyees
38,960
273
39233
37,320
EXPENDITURE
Charltxble xctivities
sti￿rtd
Music ministry
Catering costs
Cold weAth¢r sh¢lt¢r expense5
19,226
1,363
640
19,226
1,363
640
2,685
17,477
1,358
1,040
1,929
2,685
21,229
2.685
23,914
21,804
Support Costs
AdministrAtIo
Rent
lrt%uranc¢
T¢lcphone
Postage and stationery
G¢n¢ral church expenses
Office expenses
Tithes
Siaff travel and traiDing
Publicity
Fixtures and fittings
7.356
586
78
102
7,356
586
78
102
222
260
1,298
4,075
300
10
5,348
553
86
26
605
533
1,168
2,967
300
13
260
1,298
3,440
300
10
635
13,652
635
14,287
11,599
Govemanee costs
A¢wuntancy
1.200
1,200
1,200
Total resourc&% expended
36,081
3,320
39.401
34,603
Net 1￿Come
2,879
(3.047)
(168)
2,717
This pagt does not forni part of the statutory financial statements
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