GREATER MANCHESTER CHURCHES TOGETHER
REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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CONTENTS OF THE REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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| Charity Information | 1 |
| Trustees' Annual Report | 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |
| NotestotheReportsandAccounts | 7 |
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CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
TRUSTEES:
TREASURER:
REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS:
CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
REGISTERED NUMBER:
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:
BANKERS:
Bishop Mark Davies Rev'd Dr Andrew J Lunn Bishop John Arnold Monsignor Paul Smith Rev'd Glayne Worgan Rev'd Joanna Farnworth Mrs Janet Warr BA
Mrs Janet Warr BA
Unit 8, The Wesley Centre Royce Road/Old York Street Hulme Manchester M15 5BP
10 Fairfield Square Droylsden Manchester M43 6AD
503258 (England and Wales)
Dr Brian J Woodhall 11 Rydal Place Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 7XU
Unity Trust Bank Plc Nine Brindleyplace Birmingham Bl 2HB
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GREATER MANCHESTER CHURCHES TOGETHER TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The trustees present their report with the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Accounts
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective | January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The accounts have been prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.
Objects and activities
The objectives and aims of Greater Manchester Churches Together (the Charity) are the advancement of the Christian religion, the relief of poverty and advancement of education within the principal area of activity of the Greater Manchester Metropolitan County.
The Charity continues to sustain and support ecumenical developments at local, parish, borough and regional levels through ongoing involvement in local ecumenical partnerships, including Churches Together Groups and meetings with Church Leaders. The Charity actively promotes the coming together of Christian religious organisations within Greater Manchester and by improved understanding and greater cooperation the aim is to help those organisations and their members in their day to day activities and longer term development.
Through the above objectives and activities the Trustees consider that they have complied with their duty under S17 of the Charities Act 2011 and they confirm that they have also complied with the requirements of S4 of that Act to have regard to public benefit as published by the Charity Commission.
Achievements and performance
2020 required significant flexibility in ways of working as a result of the global pandemic. Prior to the national lockdown that took place in March, the Facilitator visited Lees and District for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Height Churches Together and a class of year 8 pupils at St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School (Ashton-in-Makerfield) to speak about unity and ecumenical work as part of their Religious Studies curriculum. In addition, it was wonderful to be able to gather together ministers and representatives of Local Ecumenical Partnerships with denominational ecumenical officers for a lunchtime discussion of the Flexible Framework for Local Unity in Mission. Jenny Bond of Churches Together in England gave a presentation and there was a fruitful time for sharing with one another. Our plans for a large gathering in St Ann's Square in central Manchester as part of Thy Kingdom Come were changed but we had a very successful online celebration of this 11 days of prayer in the period up to Pentecost. We hosted an online prayer sign up for people to cover every hour of the full 11 days of Thy Kingdom Come in prayer and more people signed up than hours in each of those days which meant that we coordinated 330 hours of prayer across Greater Manchester. There wasa great sense of unity and a broad range of denominations took part in this focused period of prayer.
Our Annual Assembly, held in October 2020 was hosted online by Zoom with a large number of people joining together for an evening based around the theme "Hope, Calling and Unity, Churches Working Together in Response to Covid-19". A time of worship was led by King's Church which was followed by the Annual General Meeting which included a video greeting from Timothy Daniels representing the Upper Room Ministers Forum. It is hoped that there may be further engagement between this unity movement and GMCT in the future. The Keynote presentation was given by Roger Sutton, the Director of Movement Day UK and leader of Gather. Roger spoke of the huge challenges facing our communities as a result of the pandemic and the great need for
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; GREATER MANCHESTER CHURCHES TOGETHER TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Achievements and performance - continued
unity among the churches in responding to this crisis. He outlined a proposal for a "Movement for Recovery" (MAR) which would coordinate church work across the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester. There have been ongoing discussions as a result of this presentation and it is hoped that there may be fruit from this in the year to come.
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The Presidents Group, Trustees and Denominational Ecumenical Officers continued their work together through online meetings and although it is hoped that we may be able to gather together physically again soon, the online format has proved to be very successful.
Financial review
The results for the year under review are set out in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 6.
The Trustees prepared a budget in 2019 for the ensuing year to 31 December 2020 and with the exception of some unforeseen exceptions and some timing differences the results are broadly inline therewith. Subscriptions from member denominations of £23,520 for 2020 were collected during 2020 (2019 £24,070). The Charity's reserves as at 31 December 2020 were £28,258 (2019 £31,049) and these are considered sufficient to ensure the Charity's continuing activities.
The Charity's detailed financial position as at 31 December 2020 is set out in the Balance Sheet on page 5.
Structure, governance and management
The Charity was governed by an original constitution adopted on 28 September 1973. This was replaced bya further constitution (the 2012 Constitution) which was adopted by the Charity's Annual Assembly (AGM) on 30 October 2012. The 2012 Constitution was further amended on 15 January 2013 and a copy is available to interested parties on request or online.
The Charity is governed by members at each Annual Assembly and between times by the Trustees as listed on page 1.
Approved by the Trustees and signed by:
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Signed: } | V lon. J ) by SCN, Bishop Mark Davies - Chair and Trustee
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Signed: is Jer cv Mrs Janet Warr BA - Treasurer
Date 01 March 2021
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 5 to 8. My work has been undertaken so that I might carry out an Independent Examination of the accounts in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners.
Responsibilities and basis of report
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act). The trustees consider that an audit is not required for the year ended 31 December 2020 under section 144(2) of the Act and that an Independent Examination is appropriate.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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. | confirm that no significant matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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(2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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(3) the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a "true and fair view" which is not a matter considered as part of an Independent Examination.
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.
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Dr Brian J Woodhall 11 Rydal Place Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 7XU
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|BALANCE|SHEET|
|AS AT|31|DECEMBER|2020|
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|Note|£|£|
|FIXED|ASSETS|
|Tangible|assets|1|177|265|
|CURRENT|ASSETS|
|Investments|9,003|9,003|
|Prepayments|674|629|
|Cash|at bank|23,027|25,727|
|TOTAL|CURRENT ASSETS|32,704|35,359|
|CURRENT|LIABILITIES|
|NEST pension|contributions|253|253|
|Other|creditors|=*|-|4,275|
|Accruals|95|47|
|TOTAL CURRENT|LIABILITIES|348|4,575|
|NET CURRENT|ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)|32,356|30,784|
|TOTAL ASSETS|LESS|CURRENT|LIABILITIES|£|32,533|£|31,049|
|FINANCED|BY:|
|Unrestricted|fund:|-|
|General|32,533|31,049|
|£|32,533|£|31,049|
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Approved by the Trustees and signed by:
Signed: + | V los1s \ Jom — ; Bishop Mark Davies - Chair and Trustee
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Mrs Janet Warr BA - Treasurer
Date 01 March 2021
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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|Incoming|resources:|
|Income|from|charitable|activities|2|24,070|23,560|
|Other|income|3|1,895|1,299|
|Investment|income|~|4a|104|
|Total|incoming|resources|~~|26,009|34,963|
|Resources|used:|
|Charitable|activities|5|24,456|25,571|
|Governance|costs|6|69|73|
|Other|resources|expended|7|-|2|
|Total|resources|used|34,525|25,646|
|Net|incoming/(outgoing)|resources|1,484|(683)|
|Fund|balances|brought|forward|31,049|31,732|
|Fund|balances carried|forward|39°53.|~~|31,049|
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO THE REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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| 1 | Tangible fixed assets | ||
| Cost | |||
| As at 01 January2020 | 3,238 | 2,885 | |
| Additions | - | 353 | |
| As at 31 December2020 | 3,238 | 3,238 | |
| Depreciation | |||
| As at 01 January 2020 | 2,973 | 2,885 | |
| Charge foryear | 88 | 88 | |
| As at 31 December 2020 | 3,061 | 2,973 | |
| Net book values | |||
| As at 31 December 2020 | 177 | 265 | |
| Tangible fixed assets primarily consists ofoffice and computerequipment. | |||
| Depreciation on tangible fixed assets isprovided at25%ona straight line basis inorderto writeoff | |||
| each asset over its estimated economic useful life. | |||
| 2 | Income from charitable activities | ||
| Contributions from memberdenominations | 23,520 | 23,560 | |
| Donations received | 550 | - | |
| 24,070 | 23,560 |
Contributions from member denominations are recognised in the accounts when due, all other income is included on a receivable basis insofar as the amounts are quantifiable and the likelihood of receipt is sufficiently reliable.
| 3 | Other income | ||||
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| Employmentallowance | 1,895 | 1,299 | |||
| 1,895 | 1,299 | ||||
| 4 | Investment income | ||||
| Bank interest | ０ ０ 20 |
０ ４ 40 |
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| Income from investments | 24 | ６ 64 |
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| 44 | 104 | ||||
| Total | incomingresources | £ | 26,009 | £ | 24,963 |
Total incoming resources
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NOTES TO THE REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
| 31/12/20 | 31/12/20 | 31/12/19 | ||
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| 5 | Charitable activities | |||
| Employment costs | * | 22,234 | 21,559 | |
| Office expenses | 8 | 105 | ||
| Dues and subscriptions | 840 | 782 | ||
| Insurance | 650 | 120 | ||
| Annual assembly costs | - | 1,782 | ||
| Other meeting costs | 112 | 247 | ||
| Travel and subsistence | 268 | 590 | ||
| Advertisingand promotions | 50 | 125 | ||
| Website and internet expenses | 134 | 44 | ||
| Equipment rental/operating leases | - | 57 | ||
| Bank charges | 72 | 72 | ||
| Depreciation charge forthe year | 88 | 88 | ||
| 24,456 | 25,571 | |||
| * Employment costs in2020 have been reduced by the write backof | ofa pension provision | from earlieryears | years | |
| (previously shown under Other creditors) that is considered notnow required as follows: | ||||
| Employment costs fortheyear | 26,509 | 21,559 | ||
| Staffpension contribution provision written back | (4,275) | - | ||
| 22,234 | 21,559 |
Charitable activities expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries.
- 6 Governance costs Professional fees 69 73 69 73
Governance costs include the costs attributable to the charity's compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including strategic management any trustees' meetings and reimbursed expenses. 7 Other resources expended Sundry expenses -
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Sundry expenses - 2
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Total resources used £ 24,525 £ 25,646
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All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset's use. other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs
All resources expended are inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.