The Vine Community Church Charity Number 801471
Trustees Report
The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 5[th] April 2024.
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 2024.
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 2023 - 5th April 2024
| Tax Year 2022-23 | Tax Year 2023-24 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | |||
| Tithes and Offerings | £26,647 | £29,902 | |
| Gift Aid | £3,939 | £4,038 | 1 |
| Group & Club Takings | £569 | £715 | 2 |
| Other | £588 | £310 | 3 |
| £31,743 | £34,965 | ||
| Expenditure | |||
| Audio & Visual System | £1,697 | £501 | 4 |
| Books/DVDs | £88 | ||
| Broadband | £323 | £366 | |
| Electricity & Water | £3,926 | £1,047 | 5 |
| Employee Costs | £9,184 | £9,995 | 6 |
| Childrens work (inc Sunday Teaching, Energise & Vine Tots) | £1,116 | £1,865 | 7 |
| Insurance | £1,184 | £1,317 | |
| Licences | £592 | £757 | |
| Building & Maintenance Costs | £3,885 | £2,820 | 8 |
| Mission Support | £6,265 | £3,500 | 9 |
| Outreach - Mens Shed | £5,002 | £4,613 | 10 |
| Other Outreach | £264 | £532 | |
| Refreshments | £16 | £264 | |
| Stationary and Printing | £255 | ||
| Visiting Speakers | £1,950 | £3,115 | 11 |
| Adverts & Promotional work | £474 | £79 | |
| Training | £213 | £1,042 | 12 |
| Professioanal Fees | £157 | £145 | |
| Total Expenditures | £36,503 | £32,045 | |
| Net Income | -£4,761 | £2,919 |
| The Vine Community Church | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FINANCIAL RECONCILIATION | Notes | ||
| 6th April 2023 to 5th April 2024 | |||
| Opening Balance | Barclays | £23,013 | |
| 6th April 2023 | Petty Cash | £0 | |
| Total | £23,013 | ||
| Closing Balance | Barclays | £25,932 | |
| 5th April 2024 | Petty Cash | £0 | |
| Total | £25,932 | ||
| Opening balance | £23,013 | ||
| Surplus | £2,919 | ||
| Cheques from previous year & Tithes accrued | |||
| Uncleared cheques | |||
| Reconciled Balance | £25,932 | ||
| FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Opening Balance as of 6th April 2023 | Opening Balance as of 6th April 2023 | £3,608 | |
| Additions | £0 | ||
| Depreciaton | -£902 | 13 | |
| Balance as of 5th April 2024 | Balance as of 5th April 2024 | £2,706 | |
| Accounts prepared Arthur Bartram | |||
| Accounts checked by Mark Hodgkinson |
Notes 1 Gift Aid relates to Previous year. This year gift aid claim will be around £4796 2 Mens shed £525, Childrens groups £190 3 Last year funeral donations & Jubilee event, this year compensation from Energy Provider & Polling Station rent 4 New computer last year 5 £1595 of electricity used before 5th April was not invoiced until after the year end. 6 Increases due to minimum wage legislation 7 Additional groups Pulse & Holiday Club 8 Last year new blinds (£1914), guttering repairs (£708). This year electrical work 9 This year the following causes were supported: Newmarket YFC £200 Reach Across £3200 Rural Ministries £100 10 Relates to rent & utilities for the group 11 Speaker fee increased from £75 - £100 (More Non Vine Speakers) 12 Multiple safeguaring courses for the leaders and church members Items being depreciated at 25% per annum are are the projector, computer, mixing 13 desk, TV & Portacabin, the bookcase and keyboard
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.
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1/7/2024
Mark Hodgkinson (Examiner)
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