The Peo
les Church Nowlow abb
ort of the
' the Year E
usTr¢s
ed 5 A ril 2022
Tlie TNstee8 4r¢ pleased to present Ilieir report with the finai)¢ial statements of the charity for tho year endcd 5 April
2022.
STRUCfURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANGEMENr
Govcrning Dfj¢ument
The Peoples Chur04. Newt()wnabbey 1$ a Trust cmled by a TNst Deed ddted 6 June 2011. It Is r¢gist¢red 8$ a charity
with tho Northern li'eland Charities Commission and witli HM R¢v¢nu¢ & Customs.
Organl8Atio
The Boaiyl ofTrustees are responsible tiir the management and administration of the Church's property and fi￿d$. The
minimum nuinber of IrLSt¢os is thre¢ indtviduals but thoie is no inaximuin, The spii'ilual leadership of the Chui'eh shall
rest witli the elder
The Clu]I'ch has tl?re¢ elders, Poslor George McKim, Pastor Tommy Br&iden and Pastor John
Tl?ornpson and they sl)all appoint 5ucc¢ssors.
The Tru8ttes who served during the year and up to th¢ dat¢ of signature of the finan¢i&l Statem￿)ts W￿.¢ R¢v P A Hills,
Rev G McKim. Rov D Morrist)]i aiid Rev T M Mttcuriy.
Appointment of TrDJtee5
As set out in the Trust Decd, the PastoJE or othe]. duly ¢onslituled govei'ning body having oversight of the Chujrh (the
Ovenight), Inay appDint a Trustee or Trustees by resolution at u nTreeting of lhe said Ov¢r5igliL Howcvcr. if the nuinbor
ofTrustees is loss Il',wi thiEe and Ihc Ov¢rsigi)t has Leosed to funclion, tl)en th¢ I￿1 surviviiw Ti'ustee may act for the
purpos¢ ol'appoinlin8 14 ncw Truste¢ or Trustees.
Induetlon 4nd of Trusteos
New I'ritsieos undorgo an inductioiTr day l(Tr briefthem on tl)¢ii' legal rtrbligotions undei. chaj'ity law, tho ci)ntu)t ofthe Trust
Deed and decision-making proccss. Th¢y will Ined key ejnployees. Trustees are encouraged to all'end external trainin8
events wh¢re th¢se will be of benofit to theii. role.
Or￿li￿￿tIoNAl Struetur¢
Dcci8ions al.frd'in¥ aspec13 of the woi'k that li&ve a notional impact are Inade by tlic Board of Trustee5. Pastor aeorge
McKiTn, in l)is iDle Senior Pa5toi', iii responsible for overseeing the Charity's work on a day to day bisis und take the
necessary a¢lion to Implem￿lt Board d￿lS￿oi7S. Tlie Bonrd or'rntglees. ordinai'ily meEt two times iii each cal¢iid8r year.
Remuneration of th¢ key InanA8thent personnèl is approved by tho TrJ8te¢$ and y8 teviewed annually and normally
edjusled in a¢wrdance with averag¢ ek)IMings. The Trustees ￿nChIn&1'k Ilie key manageme]?I personnel pay agaiiisl pay
leve15 111011)er ¢hai'itie$ of siillilai. size ai)d activity to ¢nsurc that the IEmun¢ratioft set 1$ fair and appropriate, Detsils of
remuneration paid to k¢). manasemenl pcrsonnel is pi'ovided in Note 7
ORIIQCTLVES AND ACTIvITI￿s
Tlie Ch&rity Trusle¢s bcli¢ve they have Complied with their duty in Section 17(5) of th¢ Charities Act 2011 lo hav¢ due
Tegard to Publi¢ Elenefit bryuidqttce by the Cliai'ity Coinmission and have (ak*i awount o£it' in plAnning activities.
The Objectives are cor.18ined in tho Trust Deed and air as follows..
To adv8n¢e Lhe Christian faith, to reli¢ve sickness and financial hardship> promote and pr¢5erve good health, and to
advance educution #nd sucl) other eharitable pury)oses a5 tho tswlecs detÉriniiie all in accordence with the Statement of
Beliefs. The aiitts of ih. Cliurch, as a Clirist Cenlertd and People Friendly C1]￿'ch. Ale to worsllip God and His Son 8nd
lo pi'each ihe Gosp¢l in Wo1￿ and in aclion.
The Chureh hold8 foul weekty services gnd continues to be involved in Outreach Mtnistries within the locnl
ommunity, reaching all Rge groups. 'fhe Chuirh also suppoits home and foreign m]￿lOns.
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How our 4etlvitie8 deliver publ1¢ benefit
In th¢ year undej. review, the activities of TP.e P¢opl¢s Chuirh. N¢wtownabbey ¢ontirkue to focus on specific, identifjablo
sectiot]s of Lhc puE.lic. The pi'imary benefic5￿.1¢S aiE those seeking spii'itual or pastOi'kLI care. investigating the Christian
raitli oi. devoloping t.heir journ¢y in tlie Christiaii faith. Oih&' beneficiaries illclL￿e families of individuals who attend tho
V￿.1￿uS Inini$tri¢5 and seivi¢es in the Chiirch buildin& cominunilies in which the cl)arity W¢X'ks and the g¢ncr&l public
who rwdp tlie b¢nefit of our wo1*,
The local serviee8 of The P¢oples Chur¢h, Newtownabbey are open to all people regardless of colour) gender. age or
ligion.
It 1$ genei'ully recosnised that one of die m￿Or probleins iii tho UK affecling young people 18 anti-social behaviour. The
consequences of this for $oci¢ty or¢ mony.. the¢t crime, drug related h¢alt]) P]DbI￿liS, inrrcased policing costs. drug
related erime, incrtrased prisoi) populal'ions, social costs in liauin&g suffcred by tliose who or¢ burgled, assaulted or
Otherwi￿ subjected to th¢ consequential effe-ts of cri1￿1￿￿1 beh&viour.
Th¢ Peoples Churcli Newtownabboy woi'ks with children and young people os well as peoplg of all ag¢8 in its prevention
and interv¢nlion aclivilies.
Tlie scop¢ of I￿lIvitieS that Th¢ Peoples Church. NewtownAbbey is able to engage in to fulfil its objecilvos is obwously
liinited by its avhilable It8ouI'ces. Flowover, ir is clear that tliere is enorn?ous public benefit in the ¢harlty c4nyin8 Out its
activities to aehieve it$ sthted objectives.
I n$url4g our work ielTr5¢V￿ alms
Olir aims, objectives and &clivities al'e r¢vicwed at our regular Ineotiiigs of the Pastors and Board of Tru¥tee& Tliose
reviews cov¢J' every aspect otthe ¢h&rity's worli and also help us ensuro ouraims. obj¢¢lives and activiliw remain focused
on our stated piirposes.
The BO￿￿ of Tlugleos eonlinue ta Irly upon th¢ guidanc¢ contalned in the Cliarity comi￿lS$10n for Northern Iicland's
¥en¢ral guidance on put)lic benefit when revi¢win8 our ¥ims alid objectives aiid in planning our future activities. Tn
p#rtieulai', the Trustees consider how planned a¢tivitie5 will conli'ibute lo the aims and objectives ¢ont&ined iii ti)e Trust
Do￿.
The obje¢liv¢s of the eharity are achi¢ved through outreach work, Chuith servi¢¢s and Iniiiislries and ii) othw. appropriate
ways.
Perform¥tnce MeH5uro$
The Peoples Church, Newtownabb¢y ministsy prosrams are Su￿eSS￿l in helping iiidividual$ in many significant and
indeed, life changing ways. We Ineasure tllis by assessing key porforninnce Indicato￿ (KPIS) that we ¢ollert, analyse. and
report.
Peithrmanctt indi¢Htor3 help The Peoples Churdi, Newtownabbey pN>illotc ¥piritual and pastorELI c&r¢ to memb¢TS and
otlicrs in the wider Commuiiity.
In order tt) do this the Trustees regularly consider the following Tneasure5 in order to develop an Appi'oach to measuring
perforrnan¢e of The Peopl¢$ Church. Newtown&bbey delivery of car¢ lo others.
Structural Measures.. Structurnl quality m¢asures iyfor to the features of The Peoples Church, Newtownabbey that
deiermine its eap2Clty to provide spiritual care, 5uGh as th¢ existsnceofan clectronic It¢ords systcm orthe ratio ofpastoral
caiE and ¥upport staff to m¢mbers atlending across all our ihinistrie8.
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The P Chui'ch
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he Year Ended 5 A ril 2022
P￿resS Measuyes: Process measures are used lo assess how well spiritual and pastoral eare is WDvided to an iiidividual
or Societal group. Theso r¢ctsinm¢ndations are boscd on irs¢arch evidence or con8Ensus (i.e., th¢ views of exp¢rts when
the reseaith evidence is lacking or inconclusiv¢) regarding tl)e probability that providing particular services will a¢l)ieve
Ihe desired outcom¢s. Genéi?Ily. p]'ocess me&gures ¢xpressed as rates, witl) the denominator defining a population
that is ofin(erest be¢ause of its demographic and clinical condition. and the numei?tor defining the subgroup receiving
gpeoific services.
Process measu￿5 are particularly iinportaut in the development of p¢rformonce measur¢8 bocause they be used to
identify specific areas of spiritual or p&storal care that inay ne¢d improvemeiit. For example, if a'ime OT antisocial
behaviour is increasin8 in the commLtnily amongst youiig people, additional specific youth groups or ev¢nt5 Could be
initiated in an effoit Lo ikverse the Ii'end. If it is identified that individuals air struggling with debt, depression or similar
issues it may b& neees$ary to orrei'particulai. dis¢ipleship coutses. Moreover. tho data to calculate proce?5 meosures ollen
can be obtained us purt of an athninistrative daLa system that inoludo5 information on n)emb¢rs' dates attd types of, and
¢ngagoment with, Sttv1￿.
Outcome Me8sure8'. Those itteBsurt$ 8¢n￿.￿llY are used to ¢valuatÈ the stats of an individual's sptritual health and
wollbeing resuliing fiDm tho service¥ pi'ovided.
Attributin8 iihproved 81udent out'comes to th¢ Charity's specifi¢ actions con sometimes be dlfficult because outeom¢
m¢asur¢s of qu*lity reflect the ¢umulative impact of multiple fuctors such es the timeliness of $¢i'viees and the
oppi'opriateness of t1￿ type. Ouicoines also or¢ influenced by faotOf8 that depend on tho individuals thom$¢lves and ar¢
oulsid¢ the Cliu￿h ¢8re $y8teins.
A¢¢css Mèasllr¢s: Ac¢ess meASUW 88sess the ¢xtenl to whioh a pe￿on who needs cor¢ and s¢rvlces is able lo receive
tli¢m.
While KPI data may differ betw¢¢n Iniiiistrie5, they geiierally include the following:
Numb¢r of visitors rttt¢ndiT)g foi. the fir8t tiine;
frequoicy ofal(endance'
Number of profEssion$ of fAilh irj Cl)rigt'
NLimb¢r of Bapli8ms
GiYiiW'fithing>
SUC￿5s￿.ul ¢ompletion of disciplethip pi'ogi'ain$'
ND ofwithdrawals,reBignations from Chiirch membership
Percentage of ottendees involved in ministy and serving within the loeal cliur¢h minislritS.
KPI data is collected, RnaIysed, and ovaluated on an ongoing basis Éo Onsul￿ Tlie People$ Chuirh identifie5 trends and the
¢ffecL of servi¢e. Paramelei. change5 on outcomes are identified in a tiinoly manner. Reports are communicated to all
Trustees.
Dthing the year uiider i'eview il was ne¢￿alY to coniply with the restriction8 pla¢ed upon public gatherings due tn the
Covid-19 pandemic. This mcant closin8 ihe thureli buildins fov a nuinb¢r of rnonths at]d ev¥i)tually the leadership being
able lo conducl socially distanced services in the church car park. During the year the friistees are satisfied with the
I￿Pr)￿ed results in each of the pei'foi'mance ii)di¢ators whiclJ they identify a5 key. Whilst $at'isfi¢d that these measuffs
hav¢ been achioved throughout the yefir there Changes irnplementEd lo ensure the he&ldi and safrty of all ]￿eMb￿
and attet)d¢es to the churclL
KPI'S will continue to serve as a quality as5urat]rx tool foi. Th¢ Peopl¢s Chur¢l), NewtowJ)abbey. The informlltion (hoy
Y)vide helps us prom&e care that Is ac¢essibl¢, scryicewdi'iven, eost-effective, evidenctrbascd, and i'esults-focused.
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Thc Peo les Chui
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il 2022
Rtsk managcment
The trustees have assessed the majoi. risl(s to which the d)ai'ity is exposed, in p2rticulor those related to the operations
and fjiiances ofthe-
-harily and @re satisficd that systems are in plaee to mTtigate our exposvr¢to the major risks. Financial
reports are prepared each month for the truste¢s wliich compare actual results a8ain$l targets s¢t for thc current monii)
and ye￿. to dal¢. Analysis of non-finan¢ia] liaz&rds arising from the underlaking of the work of The Peoples Church,
NewlownAbboy is done ut a I￿al level in line with The Peoples Church, Newlownabbey's health and safety policy. Such
asseb8menL and the contsDI measurcs I'esulting frtsin it, is Inonitored through antwal ¢xtemAI heal¢h and safety consultant
audit and internal inspection and supervision ￿'rangeInents.
GT4nt MaliiTrg Policy
The Church malces grants from its incoin¢ to individuals and oi'ganisations that aiy geneially known to the T]ust¢os atMI
the Chuirh. The bor￿fIcIeTIeS azt involv¢d in 4¢livities (M. ministt'ios compatible with the Chuirh's objective8.
l)erfomun£e Highllghts
The ye•. und¢J' Irvi¢w WA8 impacied duelo restritytions ai'ising from the Covid-19pandemic. Hencc the church mel online
with services being recorded and broad¢asl on Soci￿ media. Eventually when p¢rmitt¢d to and whon safe to do so. the
leaders c(Trnducted ¢hurch services in the church Car Phrk.
Ai the peopl￿ Churcli Newtownobbey ("PCNI, we have a desi1* to ¢ontinually preach the gospel. reaching the lost in
our di$lriel for Jesu& extending His kingdoill work iii our area. During 2020-21 we ctsnlinued as a fellowship to hnve a
desir¢ in out. lienits to worship the Lord passionately. to grow spiritually aiid to walk fervent]y in tho plans &iid p￿￿ose$
He lias for us as a Church and ag individualy. Also Ilie coi)gregation continues to build good r6lationsliips throug
fvllowship in our hospitality. eonneclin& foi'ming friendships and parlnej'ing togetl)¢r in the woi'k of the Ininistry.
Tho Chur¢h'.% Loadci¥l)ip reinain gratethl to tho faithful 8iving of church members and ir8ular atlendors wl)o give we¢k
by wcel( foi. the ongoing wo]* at]d I￿￿niStry of PCN.
Wo coiilinue to prny thot God will bless ail 8specls of the ininisty as we seek Hi¥ direction in all that we do for His
Kingdoin.
PCN hav¢ been arrili&ted witli Cl'own Jesus Mii)islries fi'om January 2012, This lias been L Iremeudow8 link with other
cliurches in Iliu Newtownabbcy area. Past￿¥ attend Inonthly player breakfasts with olli￿. ministei's from our eommunity.
Th¢re is also a monthly Ineeling lo updat¥ on Chi'islion events in which PCN cen lake pait in,
We continue lo colebrate special tiines ofthe Y￿ such as Father's Day, Moth¢r's Day, Eastei., Christsnas and Hosman4y
by having spe¥ial"oiiline" services.
Pastor Georgo coniinues to 8lt on the Board of Te¢n Challenge UK.
The Peoples Church N¢wL'owi)abbey constantly looks for opportuiiities to reach oul. into our coinmunity aiid in doing so
httve helped 8 v4riety of charities over tho year. Thank you to our entir¢ congregation foi. Ilieir eontinued support lor &ll
these wortjiy cuuses.
Many labour we¢k aftei. week in serving and looking after God's house and God's peoplo. It ¢an often go unooticed bul
18 of w'eat value to the Cliui'ch. The Lead&%hip appr¢ciatc the willin8t]ess of people sorving for Clirisl'5 sake and His
glory. Wit.liout th¢ congregation we would f￿11 short, bul thank you oue all for your faith￿InesS to the work.
I CorinthiAn$ 15:58 (NLT)
So, my dear brothers and 5iSt¢rs. bc strong and immoyable. Always work enthusiastically for the Loi'd, for you know that
nothing you do fot t1￿ Lord is ¢ver us61¢s8.
Fln4Mcl#l Rtview
The deficit for the y¢ar was £26,495 (2021- surplu8- £3,777) and ihiy has been tsan5ferred to other charitable fund¥. At
5 April 2022. the Chiii'ch had total funds of £979,909 {2021- £1,006.404).
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The
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Newtowna
lie ort ofthe Trust
for the
r Ended
ril 2022
tnvtslmemt poivers pollcy
Under tlie TrustD&d tho Church has th¢ powerto invest in any way the Twstees wish. The Truslees have considered the
most appropri¥ie policy br investing funds Ell?d liavc found that the c(IrJrnl mix of Tertn Deposits and tn5tant Access
Accounts provides the requii'ed security and flexibility n¢eded.
Reserves policy
It Is the policy of the Church that Uniesli'icted f4unds be ii?ainlained at a level which equates to approximAtely three
month's uniE5ts'icted expenditure. Ai Il)is level and, in the event of a si8Jiificant th'op in funding, tile TrusPtes al'e of the
opinion that the Chuith's activities could be inaintained whilst addjtssing the inatter of raising additional Cui)ds. Pei. the
Statem¢Jit of finaii¢ial Aelivities on page 8, tlie G¢Jwal Fund At 5 April 2022 ajnounled to £979,909 (2021- £1,006,404)
whi¢h ¢x¢ceded th¢ Irquired level.
Covld-19
J¢ has becn giEat to retuin to'ln-person" m¢etings on a Sunday morning and on & W¢dne8day evening again. ￿0k]ng
forword, it will b¢ wondei'ful lo se¢ olhe]' guest speakers and Ininisli'ies li￿ we have bw) blessed to support iplui'n to
updat¢ us on th¢ prog￿55 of their Ininistries over the last couple of years.
With Church members maintaining an encouraging level ot givin¥ tlie Truste¢$ believe thÈl the Chureh. with ils levol of
unrestriL*ed iwerves at 05 April 2022, has adequate r¢sources io pull througt) Covid-19 and conlinue its varied and
important ministries.
PLANS FOR FUTURII PEI RIODS
The Trugt¢es iiitend that OV￿ tlie next two yeurs Ilie c]iarity will coiitinue its curiynl range of Inissions, Inii)iStries and
aelivttics whilst beir,g ever mindful of new opportunities for spreading God'5 Word thi'ough deeds and a¢tion$. In
pfirticular the Trustoes will ¢ontinue to biiild a solid found4tion botii spirituolly and financially tD enabl¢ the Churd) to
grgw And expand.
TRUSTEfi,S' RIESPONSIBILITItLS IIN REI LATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Lharity truytee$ are I￿SponSibl0 for pirp&i'ing a truSt￿s, w?nu&l i￿POi.t and financial statoments in 8ccordon¢¢ with
4ppli¢Hble luw and Uuited Kingdom Aecounting Standai'ds (United Kingd(>rn Gencrally Accepted Aecountiiig 1>
I'actice).
The law applicable lo charities in Northem Ireland requires the diarity trustees to pJEpaiY finaneiAI stal'om¢rJl3 foi. ￿¢1?
ye&i' wliicli glvea true and tairviewofthe slate ofaffaii¥ of the charity otthe end ofthe yearand ofthe incoiningre50urce3
and applicolion ofr¥sowces, oftii¢ chèi'ity for that perlod, In preparing those financial slftteJnenl4 Ihetrustee5 are required
Sel¢¢t suitable accounting policics and then apply th¢m coiisistenUy>
MÈlc¢ judgements and ¢stirnat¢s that. are ira50nMble and prudent.
Pr#pllre Ilie financi&l statements on the going ¢on¢ern basis unless it Is inappropria(e to presume tl)al the ¢harAty will
continue its a¢'tivities,
The Tivste&* I'¢spoii$ibl¢ Eor ensuring that 8ccounting records are kept in ro8pect ofd)e charity whioh are suffioient to
show and explain the transaclions of tli¢ charity and which
a) disclose at any limo. the financial posilion of tl)¢ charily at that lime. and
b) enable them to ensure tl)at any statement of account prepaird ¢omplies with the requirements of relevant
r¢gulat'ion3,
The accounting recoi'ds shall in particular contain
a) eiitri¢s showing from day to day all sums of Inoney ￿e1ved Imd ¢xpend2d by thL4 charity, and the mattor8 in
respect of which the receipt and expeiiditUlE takes pl4re' and
b) a i¢coiYl of tlie &88ets and liabilities of die ¢hil1'ity.
ON BCI HALF OF THE TRUSTEKS:
George McK"iin- TRUS
Dated..
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