CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH ids, chartered accountants TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policie5 set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's [goveming documentl, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities.- Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing Iheir accounts In accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019) Objectlves and actlvities The principal activity of Ihe company continued to be the provision of church facilities to members of the local community. Causeway Coast Vineyard is a vibrant mi55ional community in Northern Ireland. Our vision is to change the community one life at a time and to do so within our lifetime while ensuring that the work continues for generations beyond. We do not simply want to have a great church., we want to have a great city. We are a community who cary hope and are passionately pursuing God's heart for His city through our ordinary everyday lives. We are a church where lives are changing. A place where people are saying 'Yes' to God and experiencing life in a fresh way. We are people who seek to bring life to every area of our community. A place where we see transfomation happen as we pursue the dreams that God has placed in our hearts. We believe we were made to connect with our community. Regardless of our interests or life stage, we have something for everyone, and it is our desire that Causeway Coast Vineyard helps people on their journey lowards greater connection within the community. Our desire is to see our community continue to Ilourish and we are seeking to be involved in that through many ways. We want to see our community come into a relationship with Jesus and build a family of faith • reduce isolation in our society and build a family of connection help people in our community deal with the challenges of life by building a family of resilience see a community who have a direction and focus by building a family of purpose see a community that is sustainable and charitable -a family of provision In 2010 we bought a seven-acre site {part of an old timber yard) in the centre of Coleraine and in October 2012 moved into a purpose built 33,000 square foot church venue. We worship together on a Sunday through morning and evening seNices with around 1400 people of all ages gathering on average each month as of Novemberl December 2022. We also have online se[viS available which has given the opportunity for those who are ill, far away, or interested in exploring church seNices the option to be a part of it. Of course, what happens through Sunday and other weekly services is only a small part of how we seek lo impact our community. We have weekly small groups allowing people to connect regularly, as well as providing other gathering points for different people groups throughout the week. These include many different types of activities from walking, running and other interest groups, all the way through to mental health, Bible study and family support groups.
CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH ids chartered accountants TRUSTEES, REPORT {CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 We have a network of HUBS to help aid connection and care for those who are a part of CCV and for their surrounding community. These are groups of 40-50 people who are tasked with the responsibility lo look out and keep in contact with one another. They are made up in geographical locations and contain people of all ages and stages. Through HUBS we encourage people to be neighbours in the community by lookn'ng out for those who are struggling and offering them h8lp and connection. We have continued to be involved in local schools and have one full time staff member dedicated to this work supported by a team of loyal volunteers and other staff. Our goal is to partner with local schools to aid them in the work they do with the young people in our community. We supply programmes focusing on self-worth. identity and relationships, and in 2022 we have also been running a full programme of school assemblies, lunch clubs, homework clubs, Alpha events, school transition courses. and were able to deliver a Christmas production to 3 high schools in our area. We regularly pray for and see healing and run events for varying ages. We run conferences and training events such as Encounter More and Illuminate, for those wanting to encounter God and experience Him more. We pray on our streets every Saturday moming, which we have been doing since 2005. We also have a weekly Healing on the Zoom ministry which allows us to connect with those who are unable to turn up in person. Our volunteers, post COVID, have really stepped in to serve our local community who have experienced real need in this season especially with the rrsing cost of living We are delighted to see people give of their time to serve people with love and dignity. The trustees have paid due regard lo guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. New trustees will receive appropriate induction and relevant training We have a risk management assLtrance framework in operation. This covers areas such as safeguarding processes for children and vulnerable adults, staff training and development, health and safely for staff and public around the site as well as HR, IT and financial risks (covered by our reserves policy). Two d our board members sit on a risk management sub-committee alongside the Operations Director. Any risks are raised, discussed and measures pul in place to mitigate the risk. Risk is a standing agenda item on our board meetings and the risk management assurance framework is reviewed formally at the board meeting every six months. Achievements and performance From September 2022 we were able to resume irpperson services without needing to adhere to additional COVID restrictions. This has allowed people to fully return to services and we have seen our Sunday gatherings grow by 30400A over the past year. We've also been able to keep broadcasting our services so those who are unable to make it along can still be a part of the Church. Many newcomers lo our in-person serVIS will have tuned in online first. Our Easter services this year allowed us to see 1300 people connect in our 3 weekend services. We also hosted a family easter egg hunt in a local forest and we had around 500 people come along, many of who hadn't connect with us before, or it had been a long time since we had seen them. Our Under 18 ministries have gone from strength to strength as well. We have Sunday environments, mid-week groups, mums and toddlers care, and other community based projects, We are currently reaching anywhere beeen 300-500 Under 18,5 Within our gathered environments in the building and others that we can't quantify outside of this within the community. As mentioned, our school's ministry has been growing this year. Betmeen September and December alone we reached around 3000 pupils in 16 different schools in our education system. We have had lots of feedback from teachers and pupils in how this ministry has been so helpful within their environment. Each year we run a 9-month School of Ministry which every year has gathered people to CCV from different locations who move and serve al CCV for the duration of their time in the school. For the past number of years we have opened this up to online students who this year have gathered from England. Scotland, and even in India.
CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH ids, chartered accountants TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED){INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Al Causeway Coast Vineyard we see much happening within our small groups. These are groups of up to 20 people who meet weekly to conrsect with God and one another. These groups are open to the whole community They are places to connect, make new friend5, deepen relationships, encounter God's love and have the occasional party We have discovered that big moments in life often happen in the small corners of life. There are a range of core groups (including weekly connection over coffee and studying a bible passage or bookl, courses (including prayer groups and bible study), family central groups (including marriage, pr&marriage and singles groups). interest groups (including keep fil, sewing, table tennis, etc.} and life stage groL6PS (including groups for 20 somethings, women's groups, etc,) During 2022 we ran a total of 85 different groups over 3 terms which had over 500 unique people connecting and growing in their faith within them. Our new Hubs model has resulted in us having 20 different HUBS where anything up to 800 people have been grouped together and are working hard to connect with one another and the community. In Christmas 2022 we were able to take teams into Schools and our local prlson to bring them the hope and wonder of the Christmas story. We reached around 900 people in this week as well as seeing over 700 people attend our Christmas carol service. Flnancial review The results for the year are set out on page 11. The company retumed net outgoing resources for the year of £5,812 {2021 incoming resources of £168,296). At 31 December 2022, the tota5 funds of the charity amounted to £2,069,661 (2021 £2,075,473) comprising restricted fvnds of £16,417 (2021 £5.717) and unrestricted funds of £2,053,244 (2021 £2.069,7561. The Charity set aside £4,000 to a designated fund for significant expenditure on the facilities. At 31 December 2022, the balance on this fund was £88,12612021 £92,224}. At 31 December 2022. the charity's bank debt amounted to £896,501 (2021 £1,122,758). The trustees are confident that the bank debt will be repaid out of ongoing surplus incorning reSoUrS and as such will be able to meet its ongoing working capital requirements. The principal risk faced by the charity continues to be the potential of receiving insufficsent funds to continue its activities. The charity seeks to mitigate this risk in the following ways: Unrestricted reselves are held which are sufficient lo cover the Continuan of operatsons given a 25 % reduction in unrestricted income, for a period of 3-6 months, together with any specific liabilities which are outside of the normal scope of activities Appropriate designated reserves are held for significant long-term expenditure Based on the 2023 budget, the range of reserves considered by the trustees to be adequate (as calcJJlated above) is between £99K- £197K. Total general unrestricted reserves {comprising of cash and debtors, less short-term liabilities) were £64,948 (2021 £265.936).
CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH ids chartered accountants TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Plans for the future Our plan is lo continually seek to move forward with the objectives we have set out. We will be focusing a lot of our energy in the next season in re-visioning our community toward5 our desire to See our community become more 5ike who Jesus created them to be. We want lo belter resource people to reach their friends, family. and colleagues as well as providing opportunities to do this on a larger level. Equally we want lo see our community be 3 place of connecd'on after the past seasons of disconnection, and our hope is that every street in our community will be a pl£ce of connection rather than isolation. We will be holding different events, connection lunches, as well as our weekly ServIS to help to do this, as well as resourcing people to do this within their everyday. Our desire is to increase the work that we do in seeing people walk into andlor discover their purpose in life. Moving forward we want to better develop leaders in our community and resource the many small business owners within our community. We won't achieve everything that we dream of within one year but as a church we are committed to snrnething beyond that time period. We are praying and working hard to prepare for everything Ihat our community will experience in the coming years, and as always we remain as committed a5 ever to what God has called us to do here. Structure, governance and management Causeway Coast Vineyard is a company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on l April 2008. The company was established under a Memorandum ofAsso¢iation which established the objectives and powers of the company and is governed by its Articles of Association. The liability of ils members is limited in that every member of the company undertakes to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 in the event of the company being wound up. The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were.. Mr RJ Kelly MrAR Lynas Mr PR Lynas Mr DP Wright Mr NAW Young Dr KC Hutchinson New directors are appointed when appropriale. Suitable candidates are considered on the basis of their skills, experience and sympathy with the aims of church. New directors will be agreed at a board meeling before being invited to join. Trustees are responsible for setting th& organisation's payscales following the NICVA matrix and benchmark and ensuring thal these are adhered to. Vineyard Compassion was birthed from Causeway Coast Vineyard church and has the same trustees. Reference and admlnistratlve detalls The day-to-day management of the charity is overseen by Neil Young (Senior Pastor), David Mccracken (Operations Director) and Victoria Moore (Finance Manager}.
CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH ids chartered accountants TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Oth8r Information Alan and Kathryn Scott left CCV in June 2017 and Neil and Janet Young took over as senior pastors. Alan and Kathryn moved to America and become the leaders of Vineyard Anaheim and in early 2022 announced they were taking that church out of the Vineyard movement. This has given rise to media coverage and a legal challenge in the US though these have no direct impact on CCV or VC. However, concerns were raised at this lime about Alan's conduct in the US and from his time in the UK, In response, CCV and Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland {VCUKII commissioned an independent review prOsS of the complaints relating to CCV in February 2023, run by an experienced third party Trusted HR Ltd. That process is ongoing and primarily relates to Alan Scott's lime as senior pastor. The trustees have allocated £15,000 to cover the cost of the review proces5 and the offer to counselling to those impacted. VCUKI have set aside a similar amount. While the tfU5tees expect some impact in terms of reputation and giving for the church in the short term. we remain confident that this will settle as the review process concludes in the auturnn. The trustees do not anticipate a Significant impact on Vineyard Compassion at this time. statement of trustees, responslbillties The trustees. who are also the directors of Causeway Coast Vineyard Church for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards {Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company Law requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the stale of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year. In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently-, obseNe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP., make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject lo any material departures disclosed and explained in the a¢counts- and prepare the accounts on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charsty and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other iegUlar1ties. Audltor In accordan with the cornpany's articles, a resolution proposing that IDS Chartered Accountants LLP be reappolnted as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.
CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH ids. chartered accountants TRUSTEES. REPORT {CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Dlsclosure of infomiation to auditor Each of the trustees has confimied that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit. bul of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information. In accordance with the compariy's articles, a resolution proposing that IDS Chartered Accountants LLP be reappointed as auditor of the Company will be put at a General Meeting. The truslees, report wa5 8 y the Board ofTrustees. Mr PR Lynas Trustee Dated.. 14 September 2023