## **THE BAY CHURCH**
## _**Trustees Report for the year ending 31 December 2023**_
- The church has maintained its life as a worshipping and witnessing community
- The weekly activities of the church are open to people from the community. Everyone is
welcome.
- Weekly activities include a meeting to provide practical support to women and children from a
wide range of backgrounds and a coffee and conversation morning for people in the local area.
- Andrew Hadley continues to serve the church as pastor.
## **The Bay Church**
## **Statement of Accounts for the year ended**
## **31-Dec-23**
|**Receipts**
Gifts
Gift Aid rebate
Bank interest
**Payments**
Accountancy
Building Costs
Catering
Employment costs
Equipment
Miscellaneous
Missionary gifts
Rent and office costs
Visiting preachers
Youth Work
Opening balance
**Represented by:**
Current account
Deposit account
Total payments
**Statement of Financial Activities for the year**
Total receipts
Evangelism and literature
**Net receipts / (payments) for the year**
**Statement of balances as at 31 December 2022**
Net receipts / (payments in the year
Closing Balances
Total funds held at bank|**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
99,551
42,197
7,843
17,159
0
107,394
59,355
300
0
5,660
-
983
-
49,755
40,416
90
0
1,581
1,485
2,637
455
2,400
10,373
5,716
6,069
590
600
275
300
69,986
59,698
37,408
-343
35,369
35,712
37,408
-343
72,777
35,369
72,777
35,369
0
0
72,777
35,369|
|---|---|
## **The Bay Church**
## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended**
## **31-Dec-23**
## **Basis of accounts**
These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.
## **Funds**
The Church operates unrestricted funds only.
## **Assets and liabilities**
As at 31 December 2023, the Church held cash and bank balances of £72776.77
The Church is yet to claim Gift Aid rebate on donations received in the period 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2023.
The Church had no significant liabilities as at 31 December 2023
## **Payroll and related party transactions**
A related party transaction is one where a trustee or member of their family receives a payment or remuneration from the Church.
Rev. Andrew Hadley, pastor and trustee, received a salary from the Church of £40,000 per annum (with effect from 01.08.22)
## **Approval of the accounts**
These financial accounts were approved by the Trustees on
24Oct2024
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Mr Andrew McMillen Trustee and Church Secretary
## Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The Bay Church Cardiff
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2023.
## Responsibilities and basis of report
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 2011 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 2011 Act.
## Independent examiner's statement
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:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act or
- 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.
Deryck Evans FCA
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
4 Phyllis Avenue, Bridgend, CF31 3DD
24/10/2024