_Bamber Bridge Pentecostal Church (Charity number 1092795) 214-216 Chorley Road, Walton-Le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4RL Annual report for the year ending 31st December 2022_ ## **Annual report:** **Bamber Bridge Pentecostal Church (Charity number 1092795)** ## **214-216 Chorley Road, Walton-Le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4RL** **Year ending 31st December 2022 (01[st] Jan’22 - 31 Dec’22)** ## **Report compiled Oct 2023** _Page_ _**1** of_ _**5**_ _Bamber Bridge Pentecostal Church (Charity number 1092795) 214-216 Chorley Road, Walton-Le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4RL Annual report for the year ending 31st December 2022_ ## Table of contents **:** Table of contents .............................................................................................................................................................. 2 Structure ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Activities and Objectives ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Achievements and Performance ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Worship and Prayer ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Outreach ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Pastoral Care ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 COVID response ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Other activities .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Building maintenance ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Mission and Evangelism .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Future Church Planning..................................................................................................................................................... 5 _Page_ _**2** of_ _**5**_ _Bamber Bridge Pentecostal Church (Charity number 1092795) 214-216 Chorley Road, Walton-Le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4RL Annual report for the year ending 31st December 2022_ ## **Bamber Bridge Pentecostal Church (Charity number 1092795) 214-216 Chorley Road, Walton-Le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4RL Annual report for the year ending 31st December 2022 (01[st] Jan’22 - 31 Dec’22)** **Trustees during 2022: Current Trustees / amendments:** Paul Nuttall – Treasurer Paul Nuttall – Treasurer John Whitham - Chair & Temp Church Secretary Ahmad Saumtally – Chair & Church Secretary Ahmad Saumtally, appointed 24[th] November 2020 John Rogerson John Rogerson, appointed 24[th] November 2020 David Dobson David Dobson, appointed 24[th] November 2020 John Whitham ## Structure Bamber Bridge Pentecostal Church is an independent Pentecostal Church. Trustees are appointed by the membership of the Church, in line with the characteristics set out in the Bible for Church leadership. In addition to the trustees there is a ministry team, who support the Church in its mission to share the Good News of Christ to the community. ## Activities and Objectives The key objective of the charity is the preaching and teaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ, seeking to display the love of Christ through mission and acts of practical application. The Church is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our Church and we have been present in our local community for over 50years. Our services and worship put faith into practice through fellowship, prayer, communion, scripture reading, music, praise and worship. When planning our activities for the year, the Church has considered the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefit and in particular, we strive to serve our community to help people live out their faith through: - Worship - Prayer - Bible teaching - Developing knowledge and trust in Jesus Christ - Pastoral care - Outreach / Mission to the community, local, national and internationally through prayer, practical application and financial giving to help support. - Community events Assets owned by the Charity include a Church building and minibus to facilitate this work. It is important that we maintain the fabric of the building and service of the minibus so the Charity pays costs and expenses for the operation and responsible and essential maintenance of its assets. The Building is used as a place of worship and to provide the various activities. The minibus is used for collecting Church members for Sunday Worship and children for youth work each Sunday and Wednesday, for Sunday School, the Children's group and youth work on Wednesday evening. _Page_ _**3** of_ _**5**_ _Bamber Bridge Pentecostal Church (Charity number 1092795) 214-216 Chorley Road, Walton-Le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4RL Annual report for the year ending 31st December 2022_ ## Achievements and Performance ## Worship and Prayer The Church offers a range of services during the week and over the course of the year for Christian spiritual worship of God the Father through His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. The Sunday Services comprise of a Sunday morning communion service, usually followed by Sunday School and then an evening Gospel Service. Usually, a weekly prayer and bible study is held once per week as well as children's / youth meetings and periodic prayer meetings / outreach. In all services we encourage open audible and quiet individual prayer and worship, as attendees express their living and active Christian faith. As well as our regular services, we give the opportunity for people who attend the church from the surrounding community to celebrate and thank God at key milestones throughout their own personal life. This ranges from infant dedication to God and blessing (we thank God for the gift of life), believers' baptism (by full immersion), marriage as instituted by God in the bible, exchanging vows with God's blessing and at funeral services giving care to grieving family and friends. This is truly a cradle to grave service that is provided. ## Outreach A key aspect of our outreach is through our Sunday Gospel Service and Children’s work. The Church provides a weekly Sunday School and Wednesday youth & children's meeting, where children within the community are invited into the Church to learn about God’s love and the teachings of the Bible through song, prayer, bible stories. games and craft activities. As part of this work we offer annual events to celebrate the Children’s Youth Work through the, Sunday School anniversary, Christmas, Easter and a family service. In addition to our weekly Sunday School and Wednesday Youth meetings we have links with some of our local primary and secondary schools to support assemblies, allowing us to talk to the children about who the God of the Bible is and why he is so important to all of us. Each Christmas we invite members of the local community to a Christmas meal, with the Church youth serving a Christmas meal to elderly adults. This is provided to those who attend as a free gift and blessing. ## Pastoral Care At times, some members of our Church are unable to attend due to sickness or age. Members of our Church seek to provide appropriate prayer and companionship in their own homes to help encourage them and help them in their walk with God. ## COVID response It has been good to transition out of the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic as we experienced through 2021. The church continues to provide a safe environment for all who attend for the services/events mentioned above. We continue to make use of online platforms (mainly zoom) to allow those who are unable to travel or unwell to continue to link into the meetings online. This has been very helpful for them to keep in touch and contact with friends and family. ## Other activities To provide fellowship within the church family, outreach and service to the community, the Church has several other activities that it normally undertakes during a typical year. Our usual activities are as follows:- - Week holiday in Bassenfell Cumbria for the youth and children (the charity pays for all food costs for the entire trip and provides transportation). This is particularly helpful to families who struggle to pay/afford. _Page_ _**4** of_ _**5**_ _Bamber Bridge Pentecostal Church (Charity number 1092795) 214-216 Chorley Road, Walton-Le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4RL Annual report for the year ending 31st December 2022_ - Bank Holiday walks with transport provided for those that require it. - Sunday School trip which is fully funded by the church including Coach Transport, Food & Admission to venue. This is open to Sunday School Children and their families. - Youth summer barbecue, again all costs covered by the church charity. - Craft Day for all children and youth organised during School Holidays materials and food provided by church charity. - Occasional monthly ladies meeting which includes a day trip and Christmas meal funded by the Church. - Trip to Blackpool lights for youth and Church members. A trip to Blackpool, for an evening walk through the illuminations followed by a visit to McDonalds, transport and food snack all paid for by the church charity. - Christmas meal provided for approx. 50 guests – all paid for by the church charity. - Sunday School & Children’s Club Christmas Parties with gifts for each child attending. - Supported all transportation costs for older youth visiting bible conference in Scotland, which normally spans over a weekend in October. ## Building maintenance Maintenance to the building during 2022 has been minimal. We have carried out minor improvements including some internal painting and general cleaning / tidy up. ## Mission and Evangelism Helping those in need is a demonstration of our faith. The total gifts donated by the Church during 2022 equals £6,000.00 (six thousand GBP). All income recited is paid on an entirely voluntary basis via the church members through the church offering. ## Future Church Planning The Church continues to operate from its present location and building on Chorley Road, to carry the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the community in which it has been for over 50years. The Church continues to grow and the trustees and church as a whole agree how to best manage the finances and where the need is most. God has blessed us with good and healthy finances which we hope to use in the coming years to continue to operate as we have been doing, blessing our community and others further a-field as well as to consider building development/growth to either purchase new, a new site, or to develop the existing site we are on. We commit this The LORD God in prayer and see how he will lead us in the coming years. ## Mr A Saumtally ## Mr J R Whitham Current Chair and Church Secretary For and on behalf of the Trustees Chair and Temp Church Secretary during 2022 For and on behalf of the Trustees _Page_ _**5** of_ _**5**_ **BAMBER BRIDGE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022** ## **PAGE 4** |**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Church offerings
Donations HOPE
Interest received
HMRC - Gift Aid Tax
Hall hire
Total incoming resources
**EXPENDITURE**
**Direct charitable expenditure:**
Childrens welfare
Missionary Gifts
Donations to appeals
**Management and administration:**
Advertising
Catering
Cleaning
Insurance
Ministry
Motor & travel
Pastoral
Accountancy
Repairs & maintentance
Stationery & books
Computer costs
Sundries
Sundries - church holiday contribution
Fire Conference
Telephone
Utilities
Premisies expenses
Training - First Aid
Hall Hire
Depreciation:
Fixtures & Equip
Computers
Motor Vehicles
HOPE expenditure
Total expenditure
Net incoming resources
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
NET INCOMING RESOURCES
after transfer of funds
FUND BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD
Property revaluation adjustment
FUND BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD|**2022**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
42105
9051
0
51156
2141
5350
57
1169
2620
940
1030
4189
0
550
1096
34
1391
1018
2996
675
270
2756
2754
64
0
869
997
405
33372
17785
0
17785
225186
0
242971|**2022**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
0
0
4500
4500
-4500
-4500
4588
88|**2022**
**Designated**
**Investment**
**Funds**
**£**
205
205
0
205
0
205
182173
182378|**2022**
**£**
**42105**
**0**
**205**
**9051**
**0**
**51361**
**2141**
**5350**
**57**
**1169**
**2620**
**940**
**1030**
**4189**
**0**
**550**
**1096**
**34**
**1391**
**1018**
**2996**
**675**
**270**
**2756**
**2754**
**64**
**0**
**0**
**869**
**997**
**405**
**4500**
**37872**
**13489**
**0**
**13489**
**411946**
**0**
**425435**|**2021**
**£**
36652
0
18
8025
150| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||44845| ||||||2620
5200
0
86
553
2758
829
2098
3149
0
550
1021
80
2125
1029
5985
480
540
2652
125
0
450
0
1023
997
540
0| ||||||34891| ||||||9954
0| ||||||9954
401992
0| ||||||411946| **BAMBER BRIDGE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2022** **PAGE 5** |**NOTES**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
4
Investments
5
Total fixed assets
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Bank
Cash
Debtors - HMRC Gift Aid tax refund
Prepayments
Total current assets
**SHORT TERM CREDITORS**
Accruals
2
Net current assets
**NET ASSETS**
**RESTRICTED FUNDS**
3
**DESIGNATED INCOME FUNDS**
3
**UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS**
3|**£**
**£**
**177971**
**182378**
**360349**
**55856**
**3285**
**6782**
**1313**
**67235**
**2150**
**65085**
**425435**
**88**
**182378**
**242971**
**425435**
**2022**|**£**
**£**
180242
182173
362416
44268
109
6434
1518
52329
2800
49529
411946
4588
182173
225186
411946
**2021**|**£**
**£**
180242
182173
362416
44268
109
6434
1518
52329
2800
49529
411946
4588
182173
225186
411946
**2021**| |---|---|---|---| ||||362416
49529| ||||411946| ||||4588
182173
225186| ||||411946| **BAMBER BRIDGE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022** **PAGE 6** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP and Regulations (2011) ## **Gifts** These are included in the accounts only when distributed by the charity. ## **Tangible fixed assets** Tangible fixed assets are included at cost or valuation less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at the following rates in order to write off assets over their estimated useful lives: |Freehold buildinds|-|n/a| |---|---|---| |Computer equipment|-|20% on cost| |Other fixtures and equipment|-|15% on written down value| |Motor vehicles|-|25% on written down value| ## **2. EXPENDITURE** |These include:
**Accruals**
Independent Examination fee
Mission Gifts
Christmas Expediture & cleaning|**2022**
**£**
**550**
**1600**
**0**
**2150**|**2021**
**£**
550
2250
0| |---|---|---| |||2800| ## **3. DESIGNATED AND UNRESTRICTED FUNDS** The charity maintains a designated investment fund. Such funds are held in a bank investment. The purpose of this fund is to enable the charity to acquire another building or extend the current one and to replace a motor vehicle. ## **Fund movements** |Incoming resources
Expenditure
Transfers
Asset revaluation
Net movement
Opening balance
Closing balance|**General**
**fund**
**£**
51156
-33372
0
0
17785
225186
242971|**Restricted**
**Investment**
**funds**
**fund**
**(designated)**
**£**
**£**
0
205
-4500
0
0
-4500
205
4588
182173
88
182378|**Total**
**£**
51361
-37872
0
0| |---|---|---|---| ||||13489
411946| ||||425435| Transfers continue to be made for the purposes referred to above. ## **BAMBER BRIDGE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022** ## **PAGE 7** ## **4. TANIBLE FIXED ASSETS** |**4. TANIBLE FIXED ASSETS**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Freehold**|**Fixtures**|**Computers**|**Motor**|**Total**| ||**land &**|**&**||**vehicles**|| ||**buildings**|**equipment**|||| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Cost or valuation:|||||| |At 1st January 2022|170000|28637|4984|24654|228275| |Disposals|||||0| |Revaluation|0||||0| |Additions||0|0||0| |**As at 31st December 2022**|**170000**|**28637**|**4984**|**24654**|**228275**| |**Depreciation:**|||||| |At 1st January 2022||22843|2155|23035|48033| |Disposal / Revaluation|||||0| |Charge for year||869|997|405|2271| |At 31st December 2022|**0**|**23712**|**3152**|**23440**|**50304**| |**Net book value:**|||||| |**At 31st December 2022**|**170000**|**4925**|**1832**|**1214**|**177971**| |At 1st January 2022|170000|5794|2829|1619|180242| |**Cost or valuation includes:**|||||| |At cost||27762|4984|24654|57400| |At valuation|170000|875|||170875| ||170000|28637|4984|24654|228275| Valuations are based on those carried out by Charles Parker Bennett in Novemeber 2019 ## **5. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENT (designated fund)** |**Bank deposit (U.K.)**
Balance at 1st January 2022
Deposits
Withdrawls
Interest
Balance at 31st December 2022|**2022**
**£**
**182173**
**0**
**0**
**205**
**182378**|**2021**
**£**
182155
0
0
18| |---|---|---| |||182173| endent Examiner's Re rt to Ihe Truslees of the "Bamber Brid e Pente¢ostal Church" I reNIrt on ihe accounts of the Trust for the ye8r ended 31 Decem￿r 2022, whi¢h are set out on pages l 10 7. Rupe¢ti>'t responslbilities of trusle¢J and ex•Jniner The charity's trusiees are responsible for the prepftrniion of the accounis. The clwity's tN5tees consider that an audit is not required for this year under seciion 144(2) ofthe Charities Aci 2011 (the 2011 Act) and an indwthnt examination is needed. It is my r¢swJnsibility to: examine th¢ accounts under section 145 of the 2011 A¢t: to follow the PTocedur¢s1oid down in th¢ 8eneral Directions 8iven by the Charity Commission urmler seaion 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act; and to state wh¢ther particular matters hav¢ ¢oirte io my atienlion. *sis of indepeDdeDt ei*mInt￿> report My examinaiion was ¢¥rried out in accordance with the generai Dir¢¢iioNq given by the Chtiriry Commission. An ¢x8mination includes a review of the 4¢¢OUniin8 records kepi by the charity and comparison of the a¢eounts presenied with those records. It a150 includes consideration of any unusual items or diwlosutts in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. Th¢ procedures Unde￿en do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given os io whether Ihe accounts present a 'true and fair view And the reN)rt is limited to those matter5 set out in the ststement below. IndepettdeDt ex*miDer'i itste1n¢￿t In ¢ontKction with my examinatio￿ no matter ha5 come to my attention: (l ) which 8iv¢$ me reasonabl¢ cause to believe in any materi41 resF¢Ct the requirements.. io keep accounting records in accordgtKe with section 130 of th¢ 2011 Act; and to preFthre a¢counts whi¢h T￿ord with the accounting records and comply with th¢ accouniing requiffments of the 2011 Act have not been met. or {2) to which, in my opinion, attention should b¢ drnwTr in order io enable a proper understanding of thea unis to be reached. Mr P Dugdale MAAT PND Accountin Cotton Court, Church Sired. Prcslon, Lancashir¢ PRI 3B Y Date: 3￿ MArch 2023