## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date 1
Period end date 31 December 2020
January 2020
**From**
**To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Cheriton Baptist Church **Other names charity is known by** N/A **Registered charity number (if any)** 1132606 **Charity's principal address** Quested Road
Cheriton Folkestone, Kent **Postcode** CT194BY
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Rev Dave Barker Minister Whole year Trustees and Church
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Members
Graham Chair of Trustees Whole year
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Smerdon
3 Virginia Laws Trustee Whole year
Robert Trustee Whole year
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Whiteman
5 Ali Laws Trustee Whole year
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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The Baptist Union of Great Britain Whole Year
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address Independent Examiner** Phillip Goodwin 415 Dover Road, Walmer, Deal, CT14 7PD (of Accounts)
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Rev David Barker
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document A Constitution adopted 19[th] May 2009
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is Unincorporated Association constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Elected by Church Members]
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The Advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the UK and or other parts of the world.
Cheriton Baptist Church (CBC) continues to meet the spiritual and practical needs of the community through CBC's purpose: “ _Connecting with God, Connecting with each other and Connecting with our community.”_
The following summary of our main activities demonstrates that we are carrying-out charitable purposes for the public benefit whilst having due regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance :-
- **Nepali Community:** The Nepalese-speaking service is held at CBC on Sunday afternoons. CBC and the Nepali church worship and work together on a variety of activities.
- **Community Partnerships:** CBC works with a number of local community groups including:
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
- Churches Together Folkestone, to organise events including Easter and Christmas events in Folkestone precinct;
- The Rainbow Centre, providing volunteers for the Winter Shelter, and donating to Food Bank
- Hythe town council, getting involved in the Hythe Venetian Fete and Hythe festival;
- Shepway District Council – praying for the councillors and their families in the local council chambers, supporting local events such as the Christmas light switch on in Cheriton High Street and the Cheriton Light Festival;
- Kent Police, Shepway District Council, The Shepway Community Safety Unit, and Folkestone Area Partnership Against Crime through the Urban Pastors Project
- Local schools – by running school assemblies - both in schools and in the church, representation on a school governors board, supporting management staff and teachers in some local schools.
- **Hosting The Community** : Local Community Meetings; Cocaine Anonymous; Community Network; Pro-Active Development;
- **Community Training Hub:** CBC delivers a variety of courses, some ‘in house’ and others in association with other groups.
- **Church Staff:** CBC has a team of four, full and part time staff members and approximately thirty volunteers.
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**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## **Some of CBC’s activities during 2020:**
- **Cheriton Baptist Church** continues to work with and support other charities, especially in SE Asia. These charities include ROPE – Relief for Oppressed People Everywhere.
**1. Meeting Point: (Over 60’s)** A monthly gathering aimed at the over 60’s, providing a combination of friendship, entertainment, afternoon tea and faith.
**2. Kingdom Cafe:** is open on Thursday mornings and continues to be a popular place for people to meet up with old friends and others come to make new ones in a relaxed friendly atmosphere. It is well attended by both people from CBC and the local community.
## **3. Work with children and youth** .
CBC provides a diverse set of activities & programmes designed for each age group across the spectrum of 0 - 21yrs. We have a team of approximately 20 volunteers from different backgrounds and skill sets, who cater for the various needs of children and young people.
**After School Club:** is primarily for young people aged 11-14 year olds. An important aspect of this work is to build relationships with the young people so that they are able to talk to someone should they face challenges/problems, or simply if they are feeling lonely.
**Remix:** is our Sunday morning teaching programme for young people aged 11-16. It includes fun, games and motivating activities, as well as social events outside of the church.
**Sunday YLC:** For children ages 5-11. We use a variety of methods including drama, songs, stories, bible studies, bible teaching and games to teach the children and help them develop their own personal walk with God.
**Toddler Group:** We have many families on the register that attend regularly. We offer support for parents and a safe and happy environment for the children to play..
**4. Urban Pastors:** CBC co-ordinates the Urban Pastors’ team, comprising volunteers from a number of churches across Folkestone, in partnership with Shepway District Council’s Community Safety Unit. The aim of Urban Pastors is to head onto the streets of our community and engage with the public – to be a friendly face, to be willing to pray for people, and to help combat the issue of Anti-Social behaviour. We currently have 2 teams running in the Cheriton and Harbour areas of Folkestone. We work closely with the local Council and local Police, to help to make the streets a safe place for all.
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**Urban Pastors For Schools:** – we also have a team of Urban Pastors who visit the Girl's Grammar School and engage with the pupils to reassure them and work with them as necessary
**5. Music & Worship:** We have a team of volunteer musicians made up from members of CBC. As a team they cover all aspects of worship in the church. As well as community events and other town wide events.
**6. Media:** the media team facilitate the sound and media requirements of the church. Members of the media team also help with producing promotional videos and specifically preparing a weekly Sunday service video during periods of “lockdown”. We have a small team who look after the church website and social media requirements.
**7. Stewarding/Welcoming Team:** is mainly responsible for welcoming the congregation and visitors into the church, including the provision of requested information on activities and helping visitors feel at home. The team is responsible for the setup of the church for varying activities and also act as Fire Marshals during the services.
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Section D Achievements and performance
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
- Continued good performance in the continuation of all the services above
- Continued growth in terms of community involvement.
Improvements to collaboration and cooperation between Cheriton Baptist Church and local schools, particularly: o The Girl's Grammar School.
- Turner Free Schools
- Enhancement of the worship band and their influence across the community as they have performed in various other churches across the town.
- Urban Pastors - continuing to work on the streets supporting the local community.
- Cheriton Baptist Church continues to support the local community and a few selected charities working in other nations who we have relationships with.
## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the** Our aim is to retain a minimum reserve of three months running **charity’s policy on** costs to enable the charity to be prepared for the following **reserves** potential eventualities:
a) The risk of unforeseen emergency or other unexpected need for funds, e.g. an unexpected large repair bill or finding ‘seedfunding’ for an urgent project.
b) An unexpected drop in the Offering and/or Tithes.
c) A source of income, e.g. a grant, not being renewed. Funds might be needed to give the trustees time to take action if income falls below expectations.
d) Planned commitments, or designations, that cannot be met by future income alone, e.g. plans for a major asset purchase or to a significant project that requires the charity to provide ‘matched funding’.
e) The need to fund short-term deficits in a cash budget, e.g. money may need to be spent before a funding grant is received.
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**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
Accounts Included.
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Graham Smerdon **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of Trustees **Chair, etc) Date** 3rd November 2021
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Cheriton Baptist Church No 1132606 **Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 1/1/2020 12/31/2020 **from**
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted
Total funds Last year
funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Voluntary Income 81,977 - 81,977 89,583
Restricted Income - 11,213 11,213 2,796
Donation 474 4,005 4,479 4,410
Church Activities Generating funds 4,620 4,620 9,338
- - -
Total receipts 87,071 15,218 102,289 ## 106,127
A3 Payments
Church Activities 83,302 5,536 88,838 124,522
- - -
Fundraising trading costs 539 539 2,576
- - - -
Governance 150 - 150 150
Sub total [ 83,991 ] 5,536 89,527 107,803
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Vehicle - -
Mixing Desk - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 83,991 ### 5,536 89,527 107,803
Net of receipts/(payments) 3,080 9,682 12,762 - 1,676
A5 Transfers between funds -
A6 Cash funds last year end 63,435 63 63,498 84,619
Cash funds this year end 66,515 9,745 76,260 84,618
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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|**Categories**|**Details**|||||
|**B1 Cash funds**|BU Savings
Santander
Petty Cash||
|**to nearest £**
**9,745**
**-**|**to nearest £**
**66,515**
**-**|
|||**_Total cash funds_**||**9,745**|**66,515**|
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account(s))||OK||#REF!|
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**Endowment**|
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|**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Vehicle||
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**7,360**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|**charity’s own use**|Media||
|**7,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|
|||||**Amount due**|**When due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**
Pension Defcit|||**(optional)**|**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees||Signature|||Date of approval|
In connection with my examination of Seapoint Canoe Centre, no matter
has come to my attention
l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material report
the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section
130 of the 2011 Act and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply
complied with.
2. To which in my opinion attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the A/Cs to be reached
-5Q.1
Lynda Rogers
3rd July 2021
16 Woodland Way Dymchurch Romney Marsh TN29 OUB