The Vine Community Church Charity Number 801471 

## Trustees Report 

The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 5[th] April 2023. 

Organisation and statues 

The members of the Leadership and Trustees committee for the above year are as follows:- 

Arthur Bartram Chairman, Trustee & Treasurer Ken Hobday Trustee & Leadership Team Nigel Ovens Trustee & Leadership Team Anne Ovens Leadership Team Angela Hobday Leadership Team 

The Leadership and Trustees are elected or appointed as and when required by the elders. The Annual General Meeting is held every year after the accounts are prepared. 

The Charity was established by a Trust Deed on 20th March 1989 and is registered with the Charity Commission No. 801471. 

## Objectives 

The Vine Community Church was set up for the advancement of the Christian faith in Cambridgeshire and elsewhere. The full details are included in the declaration trust and a copy is available on request. 

## Finances 

The attached financial statements and notes show the current state of the Charity's finances for the year ended 5[th] April 2023. 

On behalf of the members of the Leadership and Trustees. 

## Arthur Bartram 



The Vine Community Church Charity Number 801471 Statement of Financial Activities Tax Year 6th April 2022 - 5th April 2023 

|The Vine Community Church<br>Charity Number 801471<br>Statement of Financial Activities<br>Tax Year 6th April 2022 - 5th April 2023|The Vine Community Church<br>Charity Number 801471<br>Statement of Financial Activities<br>Tax Year 6th April 2022 - 5th April 2023|
|---|---|
|Income|Tax Year 2021-22<br>Tax Year 2022-23<br>Notes|
|Tithes and Offerings<br>Gift Aid<br>Group & Club Takings<br>Other|£23,809<br>£26,647<br>£3,563<br>£3,939<br>1<br>£177<br>£569<br>2<br>£160<br>£588<br>3|
||£27,708<br>£31,743|
|Expenditure||
|Audio & Visual System<br>Books/DVDs<br>Broadband<br>Electricity & Water<br>Employee Costs<br>Childrens work (inc Sunday Teaching, Energise & Vine Tots)<br>Insurance<br>Licences<br>Building & Maintenance Costs<br>Mission Support<br>Outreach - Mens Shed<br>Other Outreach<br>Refreshments<br>Stationary and Printing<br>Visiting Speakers<br>Adverts & Promotional work<br>Training<br>Professioanal Fees<br>Total Expenditures<br>Mission Fund to pay out<br>Net Income|£711<br>£1,697<br>4<br>£126<br>£317<br>£323<br>£1,386<br>£3,926<br>5<br>£9,072<br>£9,184<br>6<br>£1,016<br>£1,116<br>£1,106<br>£1,184<br>£780<br>£592<br>£16,477<br>£3,885<br>7<br>£4,300<br>£6,265<br>8<br>£5,270<br>£5,002<br>9<br>£202<br>£264<br>£117<br>£16<br>£255<br>£891<br>£1,950<br>10<br>£251<br>£474<br>£455<br>£213<br>£206<br>£157<br>£42,683<br>£36,503<br>-£14,975<br>-£4,761|





||||Notes<br>£27,773.49<br>£0.00<br>£27,773.49<br>£23,012.94<br>£0.00<br>£23,012.94<br>£27,773.49<br>-£4,760.55<br>£23,012.94<br>£3,757.95<br>£790.00<br>11<br>-£939.49<br>£3,608.46|
|---|---|---|---|
||Opening Balance<br>Barclays<br>6th April 2022<br>Petty Cash<br>Total<br>Closing Balance<br>Barclays<br>5th April 2023<br>Petty Cash<br>Total<br>Opening balance<br>Surplus<br>Cheques from previous year & Tithes accrued<br>Uncleared cheques<br>Reconciled Balance<br>FIXED ASSETS<br>Opening Balance as of 6th April 2022<br>Additions<br>Depreciaton<br>Balance as of 5th April 2023<br>Accounts prepared Arthur Bartram<br>Accounts checked by Mark Hodgkinson<br>The Vine Community Church<br>FINANCIAL RECONCILIATION<br>6th April 2022 to 5th April 2023||Notes<br>£27,773.49<br>£0.00<br>£27,773.49<br>£23,012.94<br>£0.00<br>£23,012.94<br>£27,773.49<br>-£4,760.55<br>£23,012.94<br>£3,757.95<br>£790.00<br>11<br>-£939.49<br>£3,608.46|
|||||






**The above financial statements give a true and fair view in material respects and are in accordance with the information, reports and documentation provided for the examination.** 


**Mark Hodgkinson (Examiner) Date** 



## **Mark Notes** 

Go through format of accounts, the front sheet, the income statement and balance sheet. Then say these are filled with the charity commission and you can view these and previous years on their website. 

Income 

We did have an increase in Tithe or nearly £3000 but some of this was a one off donation related to some building work we had so is not a growth in general 

All other income areas increased and overall we are up by 4035 

Expenditure 

Inflation has affected most businesses but not us this year as we didn’t have much that increased in price and what we spent extra was the decision of the leadership 

Big areas of increase are electricity and water, £2570 but we are owed around a £1000 back from this and mission support. 

This is the 5[th] year in a row we have made a loss, and over these 5 years we have spent £54,807 more than we earned so this amount has had to come out of our reserves.