MAGHERA PARISH CHURH
Trustees. Annual Report and Statemont of Receipts and Payments and Assets
and Liabilities
For the year ended 31st DBcember 2021
Charltles Number: 103765

Maghord Parish Church
Annual report and finan¢l•l statemgnts for the year ended 31st December 2021
Contents
Pages
References and administrative details of the church
Trustees, report
Independent Examiners Report to Ihe Trustees
Receipts and payments account
Statement of assets and liabilities
Notes to the financial statements

Maghera Parish Church
References and Admlni5tratlon details
Chafity Name.. Maghera Parish Church
Chanty Registration Number. 103765
Contsct Addrgss
50 Main Street
Dundwm
Co Down BT33 OLY
Trustees
Rev C Carson
Mr J Twsedale
MrA Bingham
MrPSmy
Mrs J Bingham
Princlp¥l Officer-bearnrs
Rectors's Churchwarden Mr P Smyth
Reclors's Glebewarden Mr K Mc Gaw
People's Churchwarden Mr J Truesdale
People's Glebewarden Prof. B Walker
Independgnt Auditor
Robert Clarke
86 Old Belfast Road
Saintfield
Co Down
BT24 7DF
Banker8
First Trust Bank PLC
28-32 Main Street
Newca5tie
Co Down BT33 OAD

Trustègs'Annual Report for the year ended 31st December 2021
The trustees present the annual report and statements of receipts and payments and
assets and lia￿l￿S for the year ended 31st D￿rnber 2021
Obigctfves and Activitios
The pUr￿￿e of Maghera Parish Church is to share the message of the Gospel as
it is found in the scriptures.
Perfom)ance & Public Bènefft
Each week we m*t to praise and worship our Gc#Y together and pray wtth one another.
In this way we support and encourage each other to griyw in our own personal failh and
become more like Christ and share Communion together.
The church has gwen careful consKlerats"on to the Charity Commision for Northern
Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activib'es entered into during the
year have helped to achieve the churth's objectives and activibes as well as
providing publrc benefft.
Financial Revlew
Provrde an overview of the financial posttion at the reporb.ng date
Explain the Trustee's polrcies
If there any material deficits at the end of the year take steps to remedy same
Going Concern
The trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satistfied that there
are adequate funds in place to ensure that the thurch can continue its activities and the
financial statements for the year ended 2021 can be signed off as a going concem
The trustees are resF)onsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show
and explain the church's tranSaCt￿n$ and di3Glose wtih reasonable a￿￿racY at any
time the assets and l￿bill￿"eS of the church.They are also resp)nsible for safeguarding
the assets of the church and hence take reasonab￿ steps for the prevention offraud
and other irregulantes
Signed on behalf of the Trustees

Trustees'Annual Report lor the y•ar ended 318t December 2021 ( continuod I
struclurg Govgmance and Managoment
Governing Document and Constitirtlon of the Chafity
The Charity Trustees are responsible for thi5.
Recfuitsnent and Appolntmenl of Vesty Member8
The church vesty members a￿ appointed at a meeting ofthe
Church at the Easter Vesty
Pay and remunerntion
The payment of salary and remuneralhjn is detemiined by the Chur¢h
Of Ireland office
Organisalional Stru¢tuve
It 1$ the thurch members who are resFonsibl6 for the day to day management of the
Church.
They meet to discuss matter5 of church business arising.
Statement of Tn￿Bes. Responslbilitie8
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Twslees, report and statement of receipts
and payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law
and ￿gulab.0nS
The law applicable to chanb.es in Northern 1￿laTrd with income of less than £250000
requires the trustees lo prepare a statement of receipts and payments and a statement of
assets and liabilities for e&h financial year

Independent Examiners Report to the Tnjstees of Maghera Parish Church
I report on the aLxtyJnts of Maghera Parish Church
lor the year ended 31st Decemter 2021 which are set ¢￿t on pages 5,6,7.
Respethe r￿pOnsIbl1111es of charity Irusteos and examiner
As the charivs trustees you are restmjnsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance wrth the Charities A£t l Northem Ireland12008.
It is my re￿nsIbIlty lo..
examine the acwunts under sectron 65 of the Chartbes Act
Follow the prc￿edureS laky dcrwn by the general directh)n5 given by Ihe Commission
under secthon 65(9) Ibl of the Charrties Act and
state whether parttcular matters have come to my atten￿n.
Basis ol indepondent examinerfs report
I have examined your charity accounts as requir&J under section 65 of the Charilies Act
and my examination was caffred out in accordance wtth the General Directions given
by the Charrty Commission for Northem Ireland under Sec￿ 6519)Ibl ot
the Charibes Act
My examinatron incfuded a review of the a(tounting records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also included consideration of
unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanat￿nS from you as
any charity trustees con￿mIng any such matters.
My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me
cause lo believe..
1.That accounting records were not kept in accordance wtion 63 of the Charities Act
2.Thal the accounts do not match those accountr.ng records
3.Thet thc¢ ac￿￿nts do not comply wim the accounts.ng requirements of the Charities Act
4.Thal there is futhr infonnation needed for a proper understanding of the accounts
to be reached.
Independent examlnerfs statement
I have completed my examination and my con￿rn in resFecl of the matters
{11 to14) listed above and , in connectton with following the directions of the Charity
Commi$ion for Northem Ireland. I have found no matters that require drawing to
your attention.
Mr Robert W Clarke
86 Old Beifast Road Sainffietd Co D￿7 BT24 7DF
0710912022

Magh•rd PaTish Church
Recelpts and Payments Account
Accounts ft>r the year •nded 31 De¢omber 2021
2020
Income
Offerrings
Investment Income
Gift Ard
Bequest lncome.rcb
Interest
Other receipts
8271
3545
554
1524
93
3209
1826
1c6
158
4008
34C6
Totsl Incorne
17308
190
Expendlture
Bank
Insurances
Clergy salary
Clergy PenS￿n Fund
Clergy Cover
Organist
Dioceses of Down
Sexton
Rectory Expenses
Up Keep Grounds Etc
Heat & I￿￿
Sundries
173
652
12488
1920
310
490
3189
2100
172
12488
3189
40
385
1885
480
1695
1662
957
25109
1189
1524
495
24530
Nel Deleclt
-6109
Signed on behalf of the Trusiees
Trustee
Trustee
0710912022

Maghera Parfsh Church
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021
20
2020
Fixed A8SOts
Rectory
Land
92000
210000
302000
210000
302000
Current Assets
Bank Accounts
14567
23011
21789
21789
Investrnents
M & G Charifund
Legal and General
73372
39879
113251
65746
39879
105625
Total Not Assets
429818
429414
Represented by Roserves
Opening Balan¢e
Change in Investments
Add Net Defecit
Retained reserves
429414
7626
.7222
429818
449324
-13801
-6109
429414

Notes to the FFnanclal Statemeth for thè year onded 31st Decgmber 2021
Roceipts
Gifts,Donab"ons
Board Of Education
Land Income
Way leave
147
2242
17
Sundry Payments
RCB Music
Alexander Reid & Fr&er
Royal British Legion
Water rates
FWO envelopes
85
100
213

Notes to thg financlal sLitemonts for tho year onded 31st December 2021
1. Accounting policles
Set out bebw ate the pnncipal ac￿nkn.ng policEs have been adopted
in the compiliation of the Re￿Ipts and PaymentAccount and the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
a.Rectipts and Payments A¢￿Unt
All items of income and expenditu￿ induded ￿thin the Receipts and Payments
Account have been accounted for on a cash receipts basks.
b. Ststement of Assets and Llabllltles
Assets retsined for the church own use
The assets of the church retained for Its own use comprise.'_
1 Chureh and Hall
2 . Rectory
3 ..Land
The valuation of the above where applicable have been detemiined
by the Trustees of the Church refflect the historical value of same.