2021-12-31-accounts - Sandon Road Baptist Church Stafford

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SANDON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH

Report of the Trustees from January to December 2021

The Trustees present their report and independently examined financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021

Reference and Administrative Information Charity Name: Sandon Road Baptist Church Charity registration number: 1116868 Address: 317 Sandon Road, Stafford. ST16 3HW Correspondence address: 22 Gladstone Way, Stafford, ST16 3JT Trustees: 1[st] January – 2[nd] September 2021 2[nd] September – 31[st] December 2021 Alex Harris (Senior Minister) Chrissy Remsberg (Associate Minister) – from 14.10.21 Duncan Leake (Elder) Chris Knight (Volunteer Church Co-Leader) Lawrence Larbi (Elder) Stuart Wray (Treasurer) Geoff Biggin (Secretary) Sandra Bunn Stuart Wray (Deacon & Treasurer) Ruth Concar Simon Acaster (Deacon) Sally Cox Sandra Bunn (Deacon) Gill Farrell Ruth Concar (Deacon) Patricia Horsnall Sally Cox (Deacon) Steven Cranston (Deacon) Geoff Markham (Deacon)

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Bankers: HSBC, Market Square, Stafford;

Santander Bank, Market Square, Stafford;

Unity Trust Bank, Nine Brindleyplace, Birmingham

Independent Examiner: Tim Herriott, 15 Briarsleigh, Stafford, ST17 4QP

Structure, Governance and Management

The organisation is an Unincorporated Association and was registered as a charity on 17[th] November 2006.

The charity's Governing Document is its constitution adopted on 4[th] February 2010. Members of the church are accepted on profession of faith following attendance at a Church Members’ course. The members’ meeting normally takes place at least 8 times a year and has responsibility for the overall policy of the church. In accordance with the Constitution, the trustees are appointed by the members, and are responsible for the day to day running of the church’s work and witness and the financial and legal aspect of the charity. All members of the church are encouraged to take an appropriate part in the spiritual and practical tasks involved in the furtherance of the charitable objective. Relevant matters may be submitted to the church meeting by the Trustees for consideration or may be raised by members in Church meeting for further consideration by the Trustees. Though the Constitution permits decisions

to be made at Church meetings by appropriate majorities, the Church seeks to work by consensus wherever possible.

Ministers are a vocational calling; all other Trustees are elected for three years and may serve a second term before standing down for 12 months. Their election is by the whole membership, usually at the AGM.

The trustees meet approximately ten times during the year.

The Secretary and Treasurer are appointed by the church meeting.

Objectives and Activities

The principal purpose of the charity is to proclaim, advance, practice and teach the Christian faith through engaging in a range of activities including

The provision of space for public worship and prayer;
Evangelism and Mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally;
Expressing God’s love to the community through the provision of youth activities, toddler and older friends groups which are open to all sections of the community
Nurture and growth of Christian disciples;
Training and equipping the congregation for Christian service;
Giving pastoral care;
Supporting charitable social action at home and abroad;
Relating in support and fellowship to Baptists and other Christians;
The provision of meeting space for community activities such as children’s parties and adult education activities
Raising finance to further the purpose by receiving grants donations and loans.

The church seeks to be a friendly and welcoming community, and anybody is free to attend any of its worship services.

The Church operates systems to ensure that all people working with children and vulnerable adults are appropriately vetted with regard to the Disclosure and Barring Service

The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Achievements and Performance during the year

2021 continued to be a challenging year as a result of the global pandemic and the requirements of moving our main location back to our original building on Sandon Road. However, we have continued to improve our ability to connect both in person and online to ensure that the care and development of those within the existing Church communities has continued and that wherever possible we continue to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ.

We also experienced a significant change within the leadership of the Church with our Senior Minister moving on to pursue another role outside of Beacon. This combined with a small change in the way our leadership teams functioned presented some challenges for the trustees. However, we have seen the Church unite behind the co-leadership of the Associate Minister and another volunteer Co-Leader and our Leadership Team has begun to build a good sense of unity and relationship that has provided stability for the Church.

Key moments in 2021 include the launching of a one to one discipleship opportunity going through Ephesians that engaged 30+ members to journey together through the course. We also hosted our first ever vision month in June, engaging with 75+ members over several weeks to discuss the vision and direction of the Church and discern together where God would continue to lead us in the next 10 years.

In line with our value of 'Loving People' we continued to provide many opportunities for online engagement and connection, including providing ways for small groups to continue to meet over Zoom. As we were able to begin meeting in homes or outdoors we worked hard to include meals and prayer together into each meeting to provide opportunity for members to reconnect with one another after much time apart.

To reinforce our value of 'Courageous in mission' we began hosting pop-up small groups at Easter and Christmas to allow those who might not usually attend church to join a small group to learn about the Easter or Christmas story. And we also began giving away Smile Boxes, small boxes filled with small gifts and treats and some messages of encouragement donated and contributed by church members to offer love and support to those both inside and outside the church. This initiative has proven to be very well received by many members and friends within the community and will be continued.

In support of our value of 'Spirit dependent' we hosted opportunities for online and overnight prayer, encouraged fasting, and lead the church in seeking guidance together over the summer in new leadership and reaffirming our vision. We have taken courageous steps of faith to see us through a challenging season in leadership and finances and have been rewarded as we have seen answers to prayer and steps forward that have continued to allow the church to flourish and grow.

By the end of 2021 we have been pleased to have had opportunity to begin meeting in person in some of our congregations and to see the benefits of meeting in homes and gardens more frequently. Many expressed great joy at the opportunities to sing and worship together again and have been looking forward to continued opportunities to freely worship and open the doors of the church to those who would join us.

Financial Review

The Church has continued to raise the funds which it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and congregation. No wider public appeal was made for funds during the year. The church’s main expenditure is the rent for our second premises at the Beacon International Centre which we have had very little use of due to Covid regulations and we have received no income from the business which would have run there. Fortunately, members’ pledged giving in addition to normal offertory has continued to be received enabling us to maintain our legal commitment to pay rent for the term of our lease.

The Church is dependent on its membership working as volunteers in all aspects of the church’s activities, many of which run with little or no impact on the church’s expenditure, but nevertheless contribute substantially to the achievement of the church’s objectives.

The financial results for the year, together with a summary of the accounting policies adopted are set out in the accompanying financial statements.

The church is a participating employer within the Defined Benefit section of the Baptist Pension scheme and has been making ongoing deficit payments to cover the costs of past

service of its employees within the scheme under a recovery plan. The church understands that if it had left the scheme at the year-end, it would have to have made a one-off payment estimated to be £22900 to meet its statutory obligations to the scheme. The church has no plan to leave the scheme and expects to continue to make payments to the scheme in line with the recovery plan.

Statement of policy on reserves:

The Trustees have established a Reserves Policy to enable the church to function effectively and meet its obligations in the event of a decline in our income or a major cost. Having considered the relevant risks of changes in income and expenditure, the Trustees have determined that the appropriate level of reserves is £30,000 to enable it to retain sufficient funds to pay 6 months’ salary to cover notice to any minister in post and 1 month’s pay for any other employees of the church.

As at 31[st] December 2021 the church held reserves of £30000 which meets our new commitment.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Charity Reporting and Accounting: the essentials – March 2015 (CC15c)

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees:

Signature Name Geoff Biggin Date 5[th] October 2022

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Sandon Road Baptist Church members of On accounts for the year 31 December 2021 ended Set out on pages 3,4.5,6 and 7

Charity no (if any) 1116868

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s
trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity examiner’s statement Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that statement disclosed below *)
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	T.Herriott Date:	25/02/2022


	Mr Tim Herriott

	ACA

	15 Briarsleigh
	Stafford
	ST17 4QP

March 2012

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

March 2012

IER

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Sandon Road Baptist Church	Sandon Road Baptist Church	Sandon Road Baptist Church	Charity No (ifany)	1116868
Annual accounts for theperiod
Period start date	01/01/2021	To	Period end date	31/12/2021

Section A Statement of financial activities

Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
128,622	63,623	-	192,245	279,130
188	-	-	188	889
17,250	-	-	17,250	76,859
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
146,060	63,623	-	209,683	356,878

99,583	-	-	99,583	132,622
84,723	115,097	-	199,820	158,661

-	-	-	-	-
184,306	115,097	-	299,403	291,283

(38,246)	(51,474)	0	(89,720)	65,595
0	0	0	0	0
(38,246)	(51,474)	0	(89,720)	65,595
0	0	0	0
(36,177)	36,177	0	0	0

0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0
(74,423)	(15,297)	0	(89,720)	65,595

992,052	111,286	0	1,103,338	1,037,743
917,629	95,989	0	1,013,618	1,103,338

Section B Balance sheet

Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04	Total last year £ F05
-	-	-	-	-
915,000	-	-	915,000	915,000
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
915,000	-	-	915,000	915,000

-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
15,629	95,989	-	111,618	201,338
15,629	95,989	-	111,618	201,338

-	-	-	-	-

15,629	95,989	-	111,618	201,338

930,629	95,989	-	1,026,618	1,116,338

13,000	-	-	13,000	13,000
-	-	-	-	-

917,629	95,989	-	1,013,618	1,103,338

-			-	-
	95,989		95,989	111,286
917,629	-	-	917,629	992,052
			-
917,629	95,989	-	1,013,618	1,103,338

Signature		Print Name		Date of approval dd/mm/yyyy

CC17a (Excel)

04/02/2022