## St Mary and St Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church Report and Accounts Year ended 31st December 2021 1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk ## **ST MARY AND ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH** ## **CHARITY INFORMATION** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **Trustees** Dr Amin Gorgy Dr Boutros Maxwell Dr Ehab Morgan Dr Magdy Moawad ## **Key Management** Father M Assad Father I Henein ## **Governing Document** Constitution adopted on 16th May 1988 as amended 20th February 2011. **Charity Registration Number Principal Address** 299660 Rickman Hill Coulsdon CR5 3OS ## **Independent Examiner** Lisa Darby FCA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB ## **Bankers** HSBC BARCLAYS |**Contents**|**Page**| |---|---| |Charity Information|1| |Trustees' Annual Report|2 - 3| |Independent Examiner's Report|4| |Statement of Financial Activities|5| |Balance Sheet|6| |Notes to the Accounts|7 - 11| |Detailed Statement of Financial Activities with Comparatives|12| Page 1 ## **ST MARY AND ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH** ## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** The trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year. ## **Objects of the charity** The charity is a trust and is governed by its Trust Deed. The objects of the charity, as set out in the governing document are to promote the religion of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the south of England. The trustees note that the Church is not a building, but a gathering of ordinary people of different ages and backgrounds, whose lives have been changed by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The New Testament reveals the Church as a community of people, properly taught and cared for, who by loving and serving Jesus Christ, were also committed to love and care for each other and to bring a blessing to the area in which they lived. St Mary and St Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church; its trustees, elders and members are committed to the restoration of those New Testament principles. It is not alone in this, it is one of many Churches in the area, country and all over the world that is re-discovering the excitement of knowing Jesus Christ. The vision is to see the people of the South of England come into this experience of knowing Jesus as their Lord, Saviour and friend. ## **Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements** To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows: The holding of regular church services, Sunday school teaching, bible study classes and youth activities. Most the charity's activities are undertaken by volunteers and the charity could not operate effectively without their efforts. In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Responsibility for setting policy and for making operating decisions rests with the trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. HH Pope Tawadrous II appoints the church committee who in turn nominate three to five trustees as per the church constitution. The charity's custodian trustee is HH Pope Tawadrous II, who holds the title to the property belonging to the charity, without having any management responsibilities. ## **Financial review** During the year income decreased by £40,880, to £306,832, and expenditure increased by £44,280, to £206,309. As a result surplus for the year decreased by 85,160, to £100,523 and the charity's net assets increased by the same amount, to £2,823,590. Net current assets increased by £102,650, to £1,288,650. Page 2 Q,'4EWOUDA CQPI-IC c?7140￿0x Ck4U?ni4 L021 The trustees have dotarmlned th81 tne charlty sliould alm LO hold Usyf8Stdct8d cash of no l@e￿8 than £100,000 (which eqU￿t@S to about 8 montho, Oi unrestricted e)Ipendiiurel so that thé charity could conlinuc to op@r￿(0 shoknld incomo and l or J?xpono'iluro V&iry &dv@r8elJ. AL th¢4 yoar end, th8 ¢h8rity held unreslrlcled cash of £1,240,74.O and the charlty Is coiJplylng y￿1[.h ils reserijes policy. b"UtElI'Q o;ans Tlie Building Project Is currently In a rede￿￿luN pliase diie to the necessity to adlusl initlal plans duo to IhÈ rising ¢osls of buildino maierials in the curront economlc cllm81,? rlslEs and 1111¢OfLain io The charity is exposed lo various rl8l%S - b¢ they operational, fiiiancial or r8PUialional. The lru8le8s revi8W the charity's a¢livities regulai'ly to ideiilify slgniflcant rlsks whercs possible, th8y take approprfale measures lo miligala Ihoso risl u￿4￿￿￿ IlÈl(4.'I1" ¢iiariiJ {￿Lu Thg Irusl$oS clre responsible for preparing Iliè IrLislees' annual report and Ihg flii<,nclal slalernenls In accordance wlth 8ppll¢**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
3
Investments
4
**Total income and endowments**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities
5
**Total expenditure**
**Net gains/(losses) on investments**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
13
**Other recognised gains/(losses):**
Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined
benefit pension schemes
13
Other gains/(losses)
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
13|Unrestricted
Funds
£
273,327
15,455
288,782
138,562
138,562
-
150,220
(69,728)
80,492
-
-
-
80,492
2,094,550
2,175,042|Restricted
Funds
£
18,050
-
18,050
67,747
67,747
-
(49,696)
69,728
20,032
-
-
-
20,032
628,516
648,548|Total
Funds
2021
£
291,377
15,455
306,832
206,309
206,309
-
100,524
-
100,524
-
-
-
100,524
2,723,066
2,823,590|Total
Funds
2020
£
334,456
13,256| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||347,712| |||||162,028| |||||162,028| |||||-| |||||185,684
-| |||||185,684
-
-
-| |||||185,684
2,537,382| |||||2,723,066| The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations. The notes on pages 7 -11 form part of these accounts. Page 5 o.f PIARY,.3￿[J S'r SFIEM'OUDACOf.STIC ORTHODOk CPIUP%Ckl p,s r4Y 31 DELF.n4r8EI4 ko?1 Total Funds 2020 Unrestrleted Funds Reslrfcted Funds 2U21 NDb FlkED D.￿￿￿E}$ Tangiblo assets Inveslmfynts 757,662 593,828 1.351,4QO 183,450 1,534,940 1.3Jf3.617 183,450 94.1 112 593,628 1,537,067 CYRR£PII' A8SETJ Dobtors Cash at bank 8rKI In hand 93,364 1097 111 10 1240.740 54,720 1,295 480 1,240,740 54,720 1,295,4eo 1,190,475 CP.EDITORS: Affi?ou&itLJ ¢iilllnrJ 16,8101 16,8101 14,4781 Not ¢urrvnt oJsotts' l (Ilabllltitx41 1.233,930 54,720 1,288,650 1,185,999 IQTAL Plfy p.ss￿.￿8 2 17Jf,042 648,54 2.823 5UO 2 723.OS6 FUND FIA.1 AWCEki Unrestrlclod Funds CFn@ral funds De$ignated luiids 18 2.175.042 2,375.042 2,094,550 2.175,042 ? 175,04? 2.094.550 Re81rlcted Funds 848.548 648,548 628,516 2,175,042 64&,fo48 2 1423,590 2,723,06S The ffn8nel81 $talernenls wer8 appmvtd bv11i0 8oard of Truste@s and wero 8lgn8d on Its bèliall by.. DR. AMIN GORGY Datg: 3/4 Ch&ityr number 29q660 The notr*8 on pegos 7-11 fonn p8rt of th¢8e accounts. ## **ST MARY AND ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **1 Statutory Information** The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales. The charity's registered number and principal address can be found on the Charity Information page. ## **2 Accounting Policies** These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention . These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the "Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ("the Charities SORP"), with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland ("FRS 102") and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as set out in FRS 102. The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (the '2008 Regulations') requires charities to prepare their accounts in accordance with 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005' but this accounting standard has since been withdrawn and has been replaced by the Charities SORP mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The charity has prepared these financial statements in accordance with the new Charities SORP; this departure from the 2008 Regulations is believed to be necessary for these financial statements to give a 'true and fair view'. The principles adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. ## a) Going concern The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In particular the trustees have considered the charity's forecasts and projections and the possible implications should projected income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly. The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. In making this assessment the trustees have considered how Covid-19 might affect projections. ## b) Income Income including investment income is recognised in the period in which the charity becomes entitled to receipt, the amount receivable can be measured with reasonable certainty, and receipt is probable. For the most part, income is generally recognised when it is received. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period. Income from donations includes: - i) Recoverable gift aid. This is recognised when the related donation is received. Gift aid that has not been recovered by the balance sheet date is included as a debtor. The charity relies on volunteers to carry out many of its activities. However, in accordance with the SORP, the value of these services has not been included in these financial statements as they cannot be reliably measured. Investment income represents income generated by the charity's assets and includes income from letting the charity's property and bank interest. ## c) Expenditure Expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, is recognised when it is incurred or, if earlier, when a legal or constructive obligation for a payment arises provided that it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Governance costs, which are included in expenditure on charitable activities but are identified separately in the notes to the accounts, includes costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity. Page 7 ## **ST MARY AND ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## d) Fund accounting General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects. ## e) Tangible fixed assets Items purchased or donated for the charity's own use are capitalised when the cost of purchased items, or the fair value of donated items, is more than £1,000 and the item is expected to benefit the charity over more than one accounting period. Depreciation is charged on a straight line basis so as to write down the value of each asset to its estimated residual value (if any) over its expected useful economic life. To achieve this objective the following rates of depreciation are charged: Freehold land & Buildings Is not depreciated (because it is not consumed by use) Other land & buildings Is not depreciated (because it is not consumed by use) Fixtures, Fitting and Equipment on a 15% reducing balance basis The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment in periods when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. ## f) Investments Fixed asset investments are held to generate income and / or for their investment potential. Current asset investments are investments that are held specifically for sale or are investments that the charity expects to sell by the next balance sheet date. Investments, other than social investments (see below), are valued at original cost. ## g) Pension scheme arrangements The charity operates defined contribution pension schemes for its employees. Obligations for contributions to these schemes are recognised as an expense when the liability arises. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds. h) Taxation The charity has taken advantage of the various reliefs from taxation available to charities and no tax is payable on the charity's income. ## i) Exemption from preparing a cashflow statement The charity has taken advantage of an exemption conferred by the Charities SORP and has not prepared a cash flow statement. - j) Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement The trustees do not consider that there are any material sources of estimation or uncertainty at the balance sheet date that could result in a material adjustment to the carrying values of assets and liabilities in the next reporting period. ## **3 Donations** |**Donations**||| |---|---|---| |Donations of cash and similar
Government grants Job Retention Scheme
Income tax recoverable
**Investment income**
Property letting
Bank interest|2021
£
268,783
8,000
14,594
291,377
2021
£
12,258
3,196
15,455|2020
£
284,163
6,456
43,837| |||334,456| |||2020
£
10,463
2,793| |||13,256| ## **4 Investment income** Page 8 ## **ST MARY AND ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **5 Charitable expenditure** |**a**
**Costs incurred directly on specific activities**
Salaries, travel and expenses
London Diocesan Fund Contribution
Building Project Professional Fees
Costs relating to the running and maintenance of the church and its buildings
**b**
**Costs incurred on support & administration**
Governance costs
Independent examiner's fee
Other
Legal and professional fees
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Management and Administrative Costs
Insurance
**Total expenditure**|2021
£
99,589
15,256
67,747
14,419
197,010
3,450
3,450
-
2,127
803
2,919
9,299
206,309|2020
£
90,333
39,840
1,760
12,593| |---|---|---| |||144,526| |||1,020| |||1,020
7,550
2,502
706
5,724| |||17,502| |||162,028| The fee payable to the independent examiner for preparing and examining the accounts was £3,180 (2020: £1,290) ## **6 Analysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration** The average monthly number of employees during the year was 3 (2020: 3). Most of the charity's activities are carried out by volunteers. No staff received salaries at a rate of more than £60,000 per annum. During the year key management received employment benefits totalling £76,828 (2020: £73,871). No trustees received employment benefits in either the current or preceding year. ## **7 Tangible fixed assets** |Cost
At 1 January 2021
Additions
Gains / (losses) on revaluation
Disposals
At 31 December 2021
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 January 2021
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposal
At 31 December 2021
Net book value
At 31 December 2021
At 31 December 2020|Freehold
Property
£
1,336,289
-
-
-
1,336,289
-
-
-
-
1,336,289
1,336,289|Other
Land &
Buildings
£
3,150
-
-
-
3,150
-
-
-
-
3,150
3,150|Fixtures,
fittings and
equipment
£
91,643
-
-
-
91,643
77,465
2,127
79,592
12,051
14,178|Total
2021
£
1,431,082
-
-
-| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||1,431,082| |||||77,465
2,127
-| |||||79,592| |||||1,351,490| |||||1,353,617| The charity's custodian trustee is HH Pope Tawadrous II, who holds the title to the property belonging to the charity, without having any management responsibilities. Page 9 ## **ST MARY AND ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **8 Fixed asset investments** |**8**
**Fixed asset investments**||| |---|---|---| |Investment property valued at Cost.|2021
£
183,450|2020
£| |||183,450| |||| |**9**
**Debtors**
**Falling due within one year:**
Trade debtors
Tax recoverable
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
**10**
**Cash at Bank and in Hand**
Cash at bank with immediate access
Notice deposits (with a term of three months or less)
Petty cash|2021
£
-
-
-
2021
£
781,577|2020
£
38,588
54,776| |||93,364| |||2020
£
585,089| ||513,882|512,022| ||-
1,295,460|-| |||1,097,111| ## **11 Creditors: liabilities falling due within one year** |2021
2020
£
£
Accruals
6,810
4,476
6,810
4,476
**12**
**Pension commitments**
**13**
**Funds**
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £6,088 (2020: £3,462) were payable to defined contribution personal
pension schemes. Pension contributions of £2,036 were owing at the balance sheet date (2020: £0)|2021
2020
£
£
Accruals
6,810
4,476
6,810
4,476
**12**
**Pension commitments**
**13**
**Funds**
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £6,088 (2020: £3,462) were payable to defined contribution personal
pension schemes. Pension contributions of £2,036 were owing at the balance sheet date (2020: £0)|2021
2020
£
£
Accruals
6,810
4,476
6,810
4,476
**12**
**Pension commitments**
**13**
**Funds**
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £6,088 (2020: £3,462) were payable to defined contribution personal
pension schemes. Pension contributions of £2,036 were owing at the balance sheet date (2020: £0)|2021
2020
£
£
Accruals
6,810
4,476
6,810
4,476
**12**
**Pension commitments**
**13**
**Funds**
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £6,088 (2020: £3,462) were payable to defined contribution personal
pension schemes. Pension contributions of £2,036 were owing at the balance sheet date (2020: £0)|2021
2020
£
£
Accruals
6,810
4,476
6,810
4,476
**12**
**Pension commitments**
**13**
**Funds**
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £6,088 (2020: £3,462) were payable to defined contribution personal
pension schemes. Pension contributions of £2,036 were owing at the balance sheet date (2020: £0)|2021
2020
£
£
Accruals
6,810
4,476
6,810
4,476
**12**
**Pension commitments**
**13**
**Funds**
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £6,088 (2020: £3,462) were payable to defined contribution personal
pension schemes. Pension contributions of £2,036 were owing at the balance sheet date (2020: £0)|2020
£
4,476| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||4,476| |||||Transfers
in the year
2021
£
(69,728)
69,728
-|Gains and
losses
2021
£
-
-
-|Closing
balance
2021
£
2,175,042
648,548| ||Opening
balance
2021
£|Incoming
resources
2021
£|Outgoing
resources
2021
£|||| |_General Unrestricted Funds_
_Restricted Funds_
Building Fund|2,094,550
628,516|288,782
18,050|(138,562)
(67,747)|||| |||||||| |||||||2,823,590| |Aggregate of funds|2,723,066|306,831|(206,309)|||| |||||||| Page 10 ## **ST MARY AND ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **Analysis of net assets by fund** The assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows: |assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:|||| |---|---|---|---| |Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investment
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
757,662
-
183,450
-
-
-
1,240,740
-
(6,810)
-
2,175,042
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
593,828
-
-
54,720
-
648,548|2021
£
1,351,490
183,450
-
1,295,460
(6,810)| ||||2,823,590| The transfers during the year related to £54,720 income transferred from General Funds to Restricted Funds reflecting two grants being assigned as restricted in purpose that were received during 2020. In addition £15,008 was transferred to cover costs incurred on the Building Project prior to the re-design phase. In the previous year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows: |_General Unrestricted Funds_
_Restricted Funds_
Building Fund
_Aggregate of funds_|Opening
balance
2020
£
1,934,520
602,862
2,537,382|Incoming
resources
2020
£
322,058
25,654
347,712|Outgoing
resources
2020
£
(162,028)
-
(162,028)|Transfers
in the year
2020
£
-
-
-|Gains and
losses
2020
£
-
-
-|Closing
balance
2020
£
2,094,550
628,516| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||2,723,066| ## _**Analysis of net assets by fund**_ In the previous year, the assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows: |Tangible fixed assets
Fixed Asset Investment
Debtors
Investments held as current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
759,789
-
183,450
-
93,364
-
-
-
1,062,423
-
(4,476)
-
2,094,550
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
593,828
-
-
-
34,688
-
628,516|2020
£
1,353,617
183,450
93,364
-
1,097,111
(4,476)| |---|---|---|---| ||||2,723,066| The Building Fund represents the cost of the build of the annex and remaining funds for future building costs - **14 Transactions with related parties** During the year the charity: - a) received donations totalling £40,979 (2020: £36,000) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them). - b) No expenses (2020: £NIL) were paid to, or for, the trustees. Page 11 ## **ST MARY AND ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH COMPARATIVES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** |Note
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
3
Investments
4
**Total income and endowments**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities:
5
**Total Expenditure**
**Net gains/(losses) on investments**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
13
**Other recognised gains/(losses):**
Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets
13
Other gains/(losses)
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
13
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit
pension schemes||General
Designated
2021
2021
£
£
273,327
15,455
288,782
-
138,562
138,562
-
-
150,220
-
(69,728)
-
80,492
-
80,492
-
2,094,550
-
2,175,042
-
Unrestricted funds|Restricted
2021
£
18,050
18,050
67,747
67,747
(49,696)
69,728
20,032
20,032
628,516
648,548|Total
2021
£
291,377
15,455
306,832
206,309
206,309
-
100,524
-
100,524
-
-
-
100,524
2,723,066
2,823,590|||General
Designated
2020
2020
£
£
308,802
13,256
322,058
-
162,028
162,028
-
-
160,030
-
-
-
160,030
-
160,030
-
1,934,520
-
2,094,550
-
Unrestricted funds|Restricted
2020
£
25,654
25,654
-
25,654
-
25,654
25,654
602,862
628,516|Total
2020
£
334,456
13,256
347,712
162,028
162,028
-
185,684
-
185,684
-
-
-
185,684
2,537,382
2,723,066| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| Page 12