Bethany Pentecostal Church Registered Charity Number 1052756 Financial Statements To the Year End March 2021
Contents
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Company Information 3
Trustees’ Annual Report
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Independent Examiner’s Report 8
Receipts and Payments Accounts 9-10
Bethany Pentecostal Church
Company Information
Trustees during 2021
K. G. S. Warrington - Chairman B Monks
M. Talbot
Principal Address: 51 South Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6EA Charity Number: 1052756
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 01/04/20 to 31/03/21
Bethany Pentecostal Church
Charity registration number: 1052756
Objectives and Activities
The objects of the Church (the charity) are for the benefit of the public:
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a) To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Belief in such ways and such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit.
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b) To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from the time to time may think fit.
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c) To advance education in such ways and such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit.
The main activities of the Church (the Charity) in relation to those purposes are:
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Regular Church services
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Counselling provision for local ward activities.
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Provision of paid personnel at reduced 50% of cost to oversee and manage the foodbank within the newly created Bethany Community Outreach
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Mission support for Erdington
As can be seen from the aforementioned list of activities the Trustees have had regard for guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
The Charity is not a grant making Charity, we therefore have no formal policy.
Due to the low availability of funds we do not have a specific policy on investment. If the circumstances were to change, this matter would be reviewed by Trustees.
The Church relies on its Minister, volunteers and trustees to support and maintain its activities.
Achievements and Performance
The day outreaches in our local area as explained in last year’s report now come under the separate charity Bethany Community Outreach (1171133) who we continue to support.
All our activities continued to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ to those in our locality.
Financial Review
The Church Council recognised because of the fall in church numbers that the unsustainable mission giving of the past three years needed to be addressed. Bethany Community Outreach were in a position to contribute to the wages of the personnel that we supply in particular to the foodbank and for which it could not run without. This has made a great deal of difference as has the small charges for using the facilities of the church.
The policy of the charity is to hold sufficient funds to meet its commitments up to six months ahead and to cover the charity’s operational costs also up to six months ahead.
The only reserve is the cash reserve held at the bank which at the end of the year was £36,719.
There are no funds in deficit.
There are no uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern.
The principal source of funds are the Church Congregation and use of facilities for community programmes. The Congregation who give regularly at church services and also exceptionally make donations for specific needs in line with the objects.
The funds raised have been used to support the local community by the supply of paid personnel for the foodbank, which at present couldn’t afford to employ a full time or even part time manager.
In consideration of major risks – the charity has assessed and will continue to assess the major risks to which the charity is exposed and in particular to those related to the operations and finances of the charity and are satisfied that the systems are in place to mitigate their exposure to these major risks.
Structure, Governance and Management
Our Governing document is a Constitution with Trust Deed.
The Charity is constituted as a Trust.
Potential Trustees are nominated at a Trustee meeting. If the Trustees are in agreement then the person or persons are then approached. If they are invited to the next Trustee meeting and formally appointed to the charity.
Newly appointed trustees are briefed on the responsibilities they have in the charity. They are given the information pack from the Commission on being a trustee.
The charity does not network with other charities but reserves the right to donate to other charities who have the same objects, from time to time.
Reference and Administrative details
Charity name Bethany Pentecostal Church Other name the charity uses None Registered charity number 1052756 Charity’s principal address: South Road Erdington Birmingham B23 6EA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee Name Office Dates acted if not Name of person/body
for whole year entitled to appoint trustee
1 K G S Warrington Chairman Whole Period
2 B Monk Trustee Whole Period
3 M Talbot Trustee Whole Period
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Corporate Trustees – Names of the Directors at the date the report was approved:
Directors Name K. G. S Warrington B Monk M Talbot
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others:
There are none
Exemptions from disclosure Not applicable
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee’s report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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Signature(s)
Full Name Kevin Graham Warrington Rabina Begum
Position Chairman Accountant
Date 7 [th] June 2021 7 [th] June 2021
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Independent Examiners report on the accounts
I report to the trustees of Bethany Pentecostal Church on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2021 Charity Number 1052756 set out on pages 9 and 10.
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (the Trust) for the year ended 31/03/2021.
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ( the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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The accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mrs Rabina Begum Expressway Business Services 332 Marsh Lane Erdington Birmingham B23 6HP Signed……………………………. Dated …………………..
Mrs Rabina Begum Independent Examiner