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2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report

For the period from 1[st] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023

Cosham Baptist Church Charity Number : 1126959

Registered Address:

Cosham Baptist Church 48 Havant Road Cosham Portsmouth Hampshire PO2 6QZ

48 Havant Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 6QZ
Trustee Name Office (if
any)
Dates acted if not whole
year
Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint Trustee
(if any)
Rev. Simon Andrew Ford Minister Church members
Richard Michael Brooks Secretary Church members
Kevin PhilipTutte Treasurer Church members
Matthew Peter
Woodroffe
Church members
Elizabeth Ann Caush Church members
Frances Helen Barnes Church members
David Morris Evans Church Members
Daniel Alexander Taylor Church Members
Adrian Gregory Church Members
Nicola Claire Pimlott Church Members
Susan Carol Ayling Church Members

Property Trustees:

The Baptist Union Corporation Limited Baptist House 129 Broadway Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 8RT

Independent Examiner

Data Developments (UK) Ltd, First Floor, The Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton. WV1 1HT

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Structure, Governance and Management

Cosham Baptist Church is a charitable unincorporated association governed by its constitutional (approved governing) documents.

The church is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) and of the Southern Counties Baptist Association (SCBA) and supports the activities and funds of both these. Church Membership is open to all who:

The usual mode of entry into church membership is following baptism by immersion upon personal profession of faith. However, Cosham Baptist Church has an open membership policy, so that persons seeking membership who have not been baptised in the manner described may at the discretion of the of the Church Members’ Meeting be accepted into full membership based on their own public profession of faith.

Ministers (who are also Trustees) are called (elected) by a majority vote of church members and serve until they resign or are voted out by church members at an extraordinary church members’ meeting. Church Deacons (who are also Trustees) are elected from the church members by secret ballot usually at the church’s Annual General Meeting and serve for three-year periods before needing re-election.

All new Trustees are given a copy of the Charity Commissioners current leaflet/guide on being a charity trustee and relevant BUGB/SCBA guidance. They are entitled, should they wish, to attend a training day at the church’s expense to further clarify their knowledge. The Trustees meet usually once per month to review the activities of the church and make decisions regarding the church’s activities.

Church Members are entitled to attend church meetings in person and are now also entitled to view meetings online and vote remotely if they are unable to attend in person.

Ordinary Church Members’ Meetings are held at regular intervals on not less than four occasions in any calendar year and normally bimonthly. These are an opportunity to consider and review routine matters associated with the life of the Church including issues related to church membership.

One Ordinary Church members meeting each year includes the Annual Church members meeting for the church members to receive annual accounts and reports, to appoint Auditors or Independent Examiners and to consider proposals for the strategy and vision of the church in the coming year.

An Extraordinary (Special) Church members’ Meeting can be convened when necessary to consider the appointment or dismissal of a Minister, matters related to the purchase, sale, lease, mortgage or redevelopment of church property or matters considered by the Charity Trustees to be of sufficient importance to require the calling of a Special members’ Meeting.

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Summary of the Objects of the Charity set out in the Governing document:

The principal purpose of the Church is 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 United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects:

Fulfilling the purposes, the church engages in a range of activities including:

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during 2023:

During 2023 the Church slowly returned to its pre-Covid condition. Attendance at Sunday Morning Services increased, and other events re-started.

During the year, the leaders met with Revd Jonathan Woodhouse – a local retired Baptist Minister who facilitated our discussions about the future Ministry of the Church. This was an extremely useful exercise for us as a Team to do and we are grateful to Jonathan for his help during this period.

One of the aims of the Leadership during 2023 was to try to provide a warm welcome for people coming to our Sunday Morning Service. Almost every Sunday we have someone new come to the Church. Thank you to those who provide the tea/coffee and conversation before & after the service to help provide this welcome.

The Leadership has also tried to provide other opportunities for all ages in the Church to come together socially to get to know each other better. We have had “bring-and-share” lunches after the Sunday Morning services, “Connect” where all ages can come together to play games but also to share prayers. We held a “Harvest Fun day” where over 250 local people visited the site enjoying the facilities. This has brought new people into our Church.

The Church opened its facilities on a Wednesday morning to provide a “Warm Welcome” centre where members of the local community could come together & meet with others in a warm environment.

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Several people who attended these sessions , then started attending the Sunday Morning Services and other Church events.

The Church also celebrated the Coronation together. Inviting Members & local people to watch together on the big screen.

During the Summer the Church ran a week long Youth Camp in a local field where younger people could enjoy activities and meeting with the Lord.

Thanks to the Team replacing the old light bulbs with more energy efficient LED bulbs, this will helps keep the Church’s energy bills down and helps towards being more energy efficient and reduces global warming.

We welcomed back “Marie” on furlough from the overseas Mission field and have prayed with her on where the Lord may take her next to serve.

The Leadership set up a new life group meeting early on a Sunday evening to watch and discuss “The Chosen”.

The Church is very dependent on its volunteers, so Thank You for all those who help to provide a warm welcoming atmosphere for those who visit us and in helping them seek the Lord.

Our aging buildings need attention, the flat roofs need renewal and asbestos has been discovered under the chapel floor. However, before but before committing expenditure to simply fix these problems, we have decided to review our building options to consider whether a more extensive rebuild would better serve the church’s needs going forwards.

During the year, the Leadership reflected on the way the church was changing during the post COVID recovery period. We asked the church meeting to help us identify the areas which would benefit from additional input. These included pastoral care and the spiritual needs of the growing number of senior citizens attending during the week. As a result of this we have recruited a part time Pastoral Team Leader for a fixed period of one year to help us explore the best way of meeting the church’s needs going forwards.

We continue to hire out our Church Hall & other rooms to provide local groups with a place to meet. These groups include the NHS, various cancer support groups and neonatal support groups.

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Financial Review

Our overall income for the year 1st January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023 was £227,355 balanced against an expenditure of £188,059 resulting in a surplus over the year of £39,296.

The main source of income for the church remains the generous voluntary giving of its members and other regular attenders. Most of this came from Standing Orders which amounted to £91,009 over the year, a decrease of £5,167 over the previous year. This was partially compensated by Sunday offerings and one-off donations (including legacies) which totalled £33,364, an increase of £3,696 on last year. From the donations received for the general offering and standing orders combined, we were able to claim £21,975 in Gift Aid, a decrease of £869 over last year’s amount.

We did benefit from an increase in income from Hall Hirings which amounted to £53,997, an increase of £3,872 compared to 2022. We very much appreciate the hard work of our Office Manager in achieving this increase.

We continue to experience challenges with our aging building which has resulting in necessary repairs for the heating system, roofs, the lift and replacement of a Fire Door. This resulted in costs of £13,033. Our insurers funded building work to repair cracks in one of the rooms adjoining the chapel, thought to be due to soil erosion from a faulty drain.

We also spent £1,393 on refurbishing the manse and following this have been able to let it until it is needed.

Children, Youth and Families generated an income of £10,610 from fees for children attending various activities, camps and clubs. This was balanced against an expenditure of £7,256 which resulted in a surplus of £3,524 over the year.

At the end of the year, we had £92,965 in our General Fund, there was £12,010 in the fund designated for Children, Youth and Families and £3,400 in the Bethany Fund, which works with Senior Citizens. The Fellowship Fund retained £697.

All in all, our reserves were £97,064 plus an additional £11,815 held by Children, Youth and Families.

Brief Statement of the Charity’s Policy on Reserves

The trustees have agreed that our policy on reserves would remain unchanged at a reserve threshold of £45,000. This would be sufficient to enable a controlled closure over a period of three months in the event of a sudden complete cessation of income. Although we would need to give some members of staff more than three months’ notice, the Trustees considered that a sudden complete cessation of income was an unlikely scenario. It would be more likely that there would be a gradual loss of income, and in these circumstances, reserves would be needed to enable us to tailor our spending to the new circumstances.

At the end of 2023, our reserves totalled £97,064, well above our reserve limit. However, the Trustees are aware that we continue to face a challenging financial situation. Income has been impacted by a decrease in our membership which has resulted in a reduction in regular giving. Recently, regular attenders have increased, and this has been reflected in an increase in ad hoc giving, but not yet

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sufficient to make up for the shortfall in regular giving. A hall hirer, who was paying a regular retainer to use our rooms on three days a week, has stopped this arrangement. We may be able to increase ad hoc bookings to compensate, but it may take several months before we know what the overall effect on our income will be.

Additional expenditure is required if we are to increase our staffing levels to meet the church’s needs. Also funds must be identified to make sure our buildings are suitable for future requirements.

All these factors have introduced considerable uncertainty into our finances at present, and it will be several months before we can determine the overall long-term effect on our financial model. The Trustees will need to monitor the financial situation and our reserves closely to ensure that the church remains financially viable.

Independent Examiner

The church voted at the Annual General Meeting to reappoint Data Developments as our Independent Examiner for the 2023 accounts.

Declaration

The Trustees have read the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit and have taken regard of this in making decisions relating to the running of the charity. They are satisfied that the activities described above are consistent with our declared purpose and provide benefit to the public. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:

Signature: Signature:

Richard Brooks (Church Secretary) Kevin Tutte (Church Treasurer) Date: 26[th] March 2024 Date 26[th] March 2024

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Independent Examiner’s report

Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2023

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and they consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144(2) 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 the Independent Examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required for 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 statement

In connection with my examination, no material matter has come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I 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.

Signed:

Stephen Hendy Date: 30[th] May 2024

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Statement of Financial Activities

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment
Total
Prior year
funds
funds
funds
funds
funds total funds
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) resources
before transfer
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Other recognised gains / losses
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
Bethany
Children, Youth and Families
Fellowship Fund
Restricted
Children, Youth and Families
Church Development Fund
Hope into Action House
Small Groups Work
144,380
515
897

145,793
149,709
352
10,454


10,807
10,971
65,380



65,380
50,124
973



973
162
2,970
1,429


4,399
3,164
214,058
12,400
897

227,355
214,131
178,598
8,176


186,774
206,259
1,285



1,285
446
179,883
8,176


188,059
206,706
34,174
4,224
897

39,296
7,425
1,860
35
5,290

7,187
32,522
(5,290)
(1,895)
0

(7,187)
(32,522)
30,744
2,364
6,187

39,296
7,425
62,221
13,549
629,903

705,674
698,249
92,965
15,914
636,090

744,970
705,674
92,965



92,965
62,221

3,400


3,400
2,572

11,815


11,815
10,286

697


697
691


194

194
194


634,979

634,979
629,689


216

216
19


700

700

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Balance sheet

Total funds
Prioryear funds
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year
Net current assets less current liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
Liabilities
Provision for liabilities after one year
Total net assets less liabilities
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
Bethany
Children, Youth and Families
Fellowship Fund
Mission Reserve
Church Development Fund
Restricted
CAST Christian Assemblies Schools Team
Children, Youth and Families
Hope into Action House
Small Groups Work
Church Development Fund
Funds of the church
798,916
798,916
798,916
798,916
13,381
8,931
112,327
68,804
125,709
77,736
15,718
1,750
15,718
1,750
109,991
75,985
908,907
874,901
163,936
169,227
163,936
169,227
744,970
705,674
92,965
62,221
3,400
2,572
11,815
10,286
697
691






194
194
216
19
700

634,979
629,689
744,970
705,674

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Statement of assets and liabilities

General Designated Restricted Endowment
Thisyear
Lastyear
Fixed assets - Tangible assets
The Link Centre -
Church Manse 176 Hawthorn Crescent -
Totals
Current assets - Cash at bank and in hand
CAF Gold Savings Account -
Barclays Bank current a/c -
Petty Cash -
CYF Lloyds -
CYF PayPal -
CAF Current Account -
Totals
Current assets - Debtors
Accounts Receivable -
Totals
Liabilities - Agency accounts
Agency collections -
Totals
Liabilities - Creditors: Amounts falling due
in one year
Accounts Payable -
Totals
Liabilities - Provision for liabilities after
one year
Baptist Union Corporation Loan -
Totals
Grand total


513,916

513,916
513,916


285,000

285,000
285,000


798,916

798,916
798,916
61,672



61,672
39,324
31,733
3,867
733

36,334
16,647
42
(10)


31
56

12,537
219

12,756
10,474





6
933
222
376

1,532
2,295
94,381
16,616
1,330

112,327
68,804
13,362
19


13,381
8,931
13,362
19


13,381
8,931


218

218


218

218

14,778
721


15,499
1,750
14,778
721


15,499
1,750


163,936

163,936
169,227


163,936

163,936
169,227
92,965
15,914
636,090

744,970
705,674

Fund movement by type

Opening
Incoming
Outgoing
TransfersGains/losses
Closing
BETH - Bethany
Designated
Sub-total for BETH
CAST - CAST Christian Assem
Restricted
Sub-total for CAST
CYF - Children, Youth and
Designated
Restricted
Sub-total for CYF
FF - Fellowship Fund
Designated
Sub-total for FF
2,572
1,429
601


3,400
2,572
1,429
601


3,400











10,286
10,610
7,256
(1,825)

11,815
194




194
10,481
10,610
7,256
(1,825)

12,010
691
360
318
(35)

697
691
360
318
(35)

697

HIA - Hope into Action Hou

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Restricted
Sub-total for HIA
LIFEGROUP - Small Groups Work
Restricted
Sub-total for LIFEGROUP
MISREV - Mission Reserve
Designated
Sub-total for MISREV
Developmt - Church Development F
Designated
Restricted
Sub-total for Developmt
General - General fund
Unrestricted
Sub-total for General
Grand total
19
197



216
19
197



216

700



700

700



700

















629,689


5,290

634,979
629,689


5,290

634,979
62,221
214,058
179,883
(3,430)

92,965
62,221
214,058
179,883
(3,430)

92,965
705,674
227,355
188,059


744,970

Analysis of income and expenditure

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
1101 - Standing Orders
1103 - Gift Aid and GASDS received
1105 - Church collections
1107 - Sumup Donations (DONA)
Contactless
1114 - Fellowship Fund Donations
1135 - General Mission Giving
1137 - Outreach donations
1145 - Vanessa Music Makers Family
Project
1146 - Hope into Action House
1174 - Legacies and Church
Development
1184 - CYF Sundry donations
1186 - CYF General Income
Total
Income from charitable activities
1110 - Wedding and funeral fees
1117 - Photocopier donations
1180 - CYF Music Maker Attendance
Fees
1181 - CYF Payments for
Children/Youth Clubs
1182 - CYF Payments for Activities,
Events, Wee
1185 - CD MM Project
Total
Total
Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
Endowment This year
Last year

91,009



91,009
96,176
21,975



21,975
22,845
18,482



18,482
24,365
6,084



6,084
3,465

360


360
360
300



300
496
48



48

300



300
1,200


197

197
328
6,180

700

6,880
400

150


150
56

5


5
14
144,380
515
897

145,793
149,709
310



310

42



42
24

6,826


6,826
6,266

669


669
869

2,954


2,954
3,739

5


5
71
352
10,454


10,807
10,971

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Other trading activities
1112 - Book and card sales
1113 - Hall lettings
1130 - Manse Rental income
Total
Investments
1121 - Interest received
Total
Other income
1106 - Sundry donations
1115 - Refunds
1116 - Bethany Care
1131 - Feed in Tariff from Solar Panels
Total
47



47

53,997



53,997
50,124
11,336



11,336
65,380



65,380
50,124
973



973
162
973



973
162
2,617



2,617
1,435
11



11


1,429


1,429
1,183
341



341
545
2,970
1,429


4,399
3,164
INCOME TOTAL 214,058
12,400
897

227,355
214,131

EXPENDITURE

Expenditure on charitable activities

xpenditure on charitable activities
1300 - Car Expenses 92
1301 - Salaries & Expenses 67,293 67,293 86,877
1302 - NI employer and employee 4,685 4,685 8,033
1303 - Pension Contributions 8,132 8,132 13,492
1305 - Guests Speakers Fees 1,717 1,717 651
1306 - Fellowship Support Fund 318 318 900
1307 - Simon Heating allowance 159 159 159
1309 - Simon Book & Ministerial 459 459 437
Development All
1311 - Resource Centre & Literature 32 32
1312 - IT and AV Equipment 3,639 3,639 2,860
1313 - Mission Outreach (+Alpha) 338 338
1315 - Children and Families Work 954 954 375
1317 - Music and Worship 12 12
1319 - Catering and Kitchen supplies 2,492 2,492 1,674
1322 - Fees/Del Exps/Licences 3,556 3,556 3,274
1323 - Stationery, office supplies, 444 444 306
publicity
1324 - Photocopier Costs 1,223 1,223 1,081
1325 - Telephone & Internet 612 612 545
1327 - Insurances 6,211 6,211 3,506
1328 - Heating/light/water 15,887 15,887 11,358
1329 - Office Equipment 12 12
1330 - Bethany care Expenses 601 601 600
1331 - Repairs and renewals 13,033 13,033 10,914
1332 - Cleaning 13,215 13,215 12,868
1335 - Alarm & Security 643 643 1,370
1338 - BU Corp Loan repayment 12,063 12,063 7,676
1341 - BMS 4,463 4,463 3,503
1343 - Home Mission 9,096 9,096 7,522
1346 - Other Mission Giving 420 420 673
1349 - Tim and Hannah Flatman 600 600 600
Mission support
1350 - Reach Across 4,368 4,368 4,614
1351 - BU subscriptions 705 705 769
1359 - Portsmouth Food Bank 200
1361 - Bank charges 193 193 184

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1363 - Manse/Repairs and Expenditure
1369 - Music Makers Family Project
1370 - Volunteer Training
1373 - Hope into Action House
1382 - CYF Activities, venue hire,
events ticke
1384 - CYF Mission giving
1385 - CYF Computer, software,
websites
1386 - CYF resources, props,
decorations
1387 - CYF food and catering
1390 - CYF Transport costs
1393 - CYF Music Maker Project
1395 - CYF Sundries
1396 - CYF General Expenses
1398 - CYF PaylPal fees
1400 - Wayne Dulson Heating
allowance
1701 - Wayne Dulson Book allowance
Total
Other expenditure
1314 - Sundry Items
1365 - Health and Safety
Total
1,393



1,393
8,013





2,116
520



520
420





880

1,445


1,445
1,625

1,448


1,448
1,416

55


55
11

814


814
1,266

1,899


1,899
1,502





605





27





407

1,593


1,593
630





0
13



13
159





48
178,598
8,176


186,774
206,259
439



439
428
845



845
18
1,285



1,285
446
EXPENDITURE TOTAL 179,883
8,176


188,059
206,706
GRAND TOTAL 34,174
4,224
897

39,296
7,425

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COSHAM BAPTIST CHURCH REGIsfERED CHARITY 1126959 SEE SEPARATE DOCUMENT FOR sfATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrIvmES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 SEE SEPARATE DOCUMEKf FOR BALANCE SHEEfs 31 DECEMBER 2023 (DEfAZLED, SUMMARY AND SEPARATE FUNDS) The notes on pages 2-13 form an intejral part of these accounts T￿e Kcounts *Ere approbEd by Trustees on 26.3-24 and signed on their behalf Kevin Tutte TreaSu￿r Churth S8Jetary Date 1014 | 13 Ii"Ay 1013 Page 1 of15

COSHAM BAPTisf CHURCH NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 l AccouKfING POUCIES a Basis of preparation (Q￿rItIeS SORP 2021), FRS102 and with ￿ Charities PLt 2011 Casham Baptist Churth is a registered charity, no.J12fi252 a￿1 ns the definfa¢)n cl a publt benefft entity under FRS102. Assets and liabiliues are Initially reccJnized at hlstorical cost or transaction value unkn otheFwise stated in the rdevant accounting notes. b Income recognition Atl Ir￿Ming resour￿ are i￿luded In ￿ Ststement of Hnandal ACtm￿ when the tharty is legal enttt￿J to the income after any performan￿ conditions have been met, the airtrjunt can te measured rKIW it is wobable that ttE wlll be receNed. c Donatlons tknnations are accounted for grass when receiv81. fixed asset gtlts in kind are recojni￿l when r￿1Vable a￿ I￿ud￿l at fair value. d Legacies Legaaes are accounted for when probate has been completed, the amourt of the begacy Gin be re15ably quantifth the c0TrJiti￿S of ttE legw are withln the o)ntroS of the church. e Investment Income InNtStn￿nt income is indlkled in ttE accounts In the year In whlch It Is reC￿rdb￿. f Expenditure recognition All expenditure is accounted for on an accnjals basis. Expenditure is r￿￿Jni1ed Whe￿ there is a legal or constructive oblvJation to make payments to third partles, it is probable that settlement will be requi atKI the anwunt obligation be rrasured reliabty. Costs of raising fund$ Church rnt make fml aP￿al$ for furnjs, arKI expenditure on these lteTh￿ is thwefore not h Grants payable The Churth makes grants to other Organisat￿S vthc6e charitable objects complenEnt Its work. Tlw are o)unted for when ￿ recipient has been rntifA ￿ the grant a￿1 payrwit 6 uncoThJitThal. I Support costs SupkKJrt o)sts are tlYR that assist the work of the church but do r￿t directly represent tharitabbe xtlvlt￿s Ind￿le Offi￿ costs arnl governan￿ c05t. Where supp)rt costs cannot te dirth attributed to FQrticular hthliThJs have alk(ated to the cost of raising funds exFernliture M charitaLle ivi￿S on a basis c(Ksistent with ￿ use of resoun2s. Thls ￿presents dir&t exFETrJiture g0veMan￿ of the thurch. Most of the management is carrled out chanje by vdunteers. Thls intsTrJible cost is not I￿uded in the StateffEnt of Hnan¢ial Actwitie5 sirre there is ￿ measurable cost to the wlunteers f(Y thar service. Page2of15

j Fixed Assets Tangible fixed ass&s a￿ capltsllsed can te for more than one year and cost at least £l,i)CKJ. They are initialty recr)Jnised at crt or for donatsj assets, at a rea￿ffiab￿ esumate rf thelr value c k Investment Assets Invesfvnts are inltialty ststed at C05t. SUbSeq￿nty tfv are rwsured at falr Val￿ wlth changes nized in the StstenEnt of Flnancial Artivlties If the shares are publldy traded or thelr falr value on heTwlse measured reliably. All other Invest￿ assets are stK>wn at ojst less impaim l Fund$ unre5tr1rt￿ funds a￿ avaIlat￿e for use at the dlsuthn of trust￿ In furt￿n￿ of ttE general

Jectk¥es of the thirlty a￿1 whlth have rK)t bn d&Jnated for (thr wrFb)5es. De￿gna￿ fuThJs conprf unrestrlcted funds that have been set askle by trustees for spedfic wrpxes. Tr alm afbj use of eth d￿gnat￿l fu￿1 Is set out In the ￿te$ to the flnandal statenEnts. Restrktal fuThls are funds whlth are trj be In aCQDrdan￿ wth 5￿fic restrlctths Impc6ed by d[￿￿5 whlch have been ralsed by the charlty for speclfic wrFK)ses. The cost of ralslrKJ and admlnlsterlThJ S￿ fu￿15 are charged against the spedfk fvTrJ. The aim arKI use of each restricted fund Is set out in tsE ryJtes to the flnarKlal statements. Enth)Nment funds ￿present those assets whlch must be held permarthuy by the charSty. IrKome adslng the endowment fund5 can be used in accordarKe with objects of charfty and Is Ir￿1￿led as unrestricted Incon. Any capltsl galns or tsses art51ng the Investments form part of the fuThJ. Invest￿ charges aThJ legal advke relatlTrJ to the fund are tharged agalrst the fuThJ. m Employee ￿nefits The thadty ¢)perates a defined ContrIbut￿ plan for Its employees. A defIr￿ ccfitrlbjtlon plan Is a penshjn pkin under whlch the charlty pays flxed contrlbutl¢)ns into a separate entlty. on￿ the contrfbutlon5 have tEen pahl the thirlty ￿$ no further payments cèlhjauons. Tr contrlbutlons a￿ recojnlsed as an exrthse w￿n they are due. Amounts not paid a￿ shown in a￿￿￿1$ In ￿ balaKe SI￿￿. Tr assets of the plan are held separately from the tharlty In an IrKleperKlendy admlnlsterej furKI. Prlor to 2012 ￿￿$10n pThbbn was maje thrc4Jgh Mu￿1￿mp￿)¥￿ deflned ber￿fft ￿ans. Where It Is not pM)sslble f￿ the charlty to obtsln suffldent Informatlon to enable It to account a plan as a deflned berfit plan, It acQ￿nts for the plan as a defir*d contrlbutlon plan. Where the plan Is In defkbt arKI whwe the charfty has agreed, wtth the plan, to partldpats In a ddldt fvTrJing arrangement, the charfty recognises a liabilty for this obllgakn. The amnt reccyjnlsed Is the net present value of ￿.cOntribut￿S payable under the agreement that relate to the defklt, The unwlTrllng of the discount Is reLryJnised as a finan￿ cost and any other d￿rge In the of thls Ilabllty is expensed to the Ststement of Flnafthl Actmtles. Page3 of15

Donatlons and Legaci unrestrk￿ Deslgnated Restrlcted Endowment 2023 2022 £116.224.97 £515.76 £21,975.97 £0. £197.21 £116,937.94 £126,464.45 £21,975.97 £22W5.02 £0. Tax rduTrJs £0. £o.INJ Grnnts £0. £0. £0.00 £6.1￿.￿) £o.Tr) £700.(KJ £0.00 £6.880.00 £4￿. Totsl (to agree thSoFAJ £144.XJ.94 £515.76 £897.21 £145.793.91 £149.709.47 In 2023 £897.21 of the donatKns aNI legaci￿ Incoff vias attrlbutable to reStrItt￿ funds, wlth the ￿main1￿j £144,896.70 teiThJ attributsble to Unrestritt￿ funds. 3 Income from Charltable Activlties Income from Charitable Activities Unrestrirted Funeral Fees £310.00 Muslc Makers £O.CKI Chlldren's Youth aubs/Camps £0.00 CD Sales £0.00 Photocopler Use £42.27 Total Designated £0.00 £6,826.50 £3,623.40 £5.00 £0.00 Restricted £0. Total 2023 £310.CM) £6.826.50 £3.623.40 £5.00 £42.27 Total 2022 £0.00 £6.266.50 £4.608.15 £71.50 £24.85 £10,971.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £352.27 £10,454.90 £10.807.17 2022 £973.69 £O.LN) £0. £o.r £973.69 £0.00 £162.08 EO.C#) Building S￿ety intvegt £o.(x) Rent received £0. £0.00 £0. £o.I £0.00 £0.00 £0. £0, £0.00 £0. £o.¢)) £o.(MJ £0.00 £0. Total (toagrne *rfthSoFAJ £973.69 £o.rxJ £0. £o.c £973.69 £162.08 Other tradlng activities 2022 Income from other trading actlvltles TradiThJ ir n¢frraislThJ Tot•1 (t04vqrne WAJ £65.Ml.91 £0.00 £0.[￿ £O.IXI £65.XJ.91 £0.IXI £o.fyJ £65.380.91 £50.124.69 £0.￿) £0. £0. £o.cw) . £0.￿) £65,380.91 £50.124.69 Page4of15

2022 Voluntsry dOnatI¢M￿ t¢Y￿a￿lS c¢)st of mea15 Member one-off ghiTrJ £371.21 £0. £o.f £0. £371.29 £265.32 £i.T25. 43.(K> £0. £0.￿ £i.n5.( £43.( £50. £o.fy) £76.21 Donation to the churth In £478.09 £o.(rf) £0. £0. £47&f Éo. Rafunds £11.39 £0. £o.oJ £o.oJ £11.39 £o.¢y) £0.￿ £1.429.n £341.52 £0. £o.(N) £0.{￿ £1.429.n £1,183.36 £0. £341.52 £545.38 Sol•r Panel F•ed In T•rlff £0. Card Sal £o.(J) Eo. £0. £0. £o.I £64.10 SafeGuardlnll Trnlnlw F £0. EO.(X) £o.tyJ £o.NJ Éo.fyi £240.(K) T•ch Equlpmtht #•l•• £O.(K) EO.(N) £0. £0. £o.Th) £740.IX) Totsl Ito •Ar•• SrfAJ £2,970.27 £1,429.72 £O.LK) ÉO.¢Xl £4,399.93 £3164.37 Raldw Fund• Ralslng Fund* Totsl (to aqrn• SOF Eo. £0. £O.L EO.ts) £0. £0. Charltsble Actmtl Mlnl £87J87.$9 o. £0. o.(x) É87387.59 £122,617.70 £29,17&62 ￿170.02 £o.(YJ £o.Ixi £37J52.64 £33.673.71 £62,033.88 £0. Éo. o.IYJ E62P33.88 £49,967.94 £0.￿ £186,774.11 £206,259.35 Tatsl (toaRrne wlthWA) £178,59&(Tr) £&176.02 Éo. spent urKler each headlTrJ.

Other Expenditure Other Expendlture Amenity rip Fee Asbestos Survey and Plan Book5 for Ufegroup Cour £12.IXI £o.o) £o.Tr) EO.IY) £12.IXI £o.o) £0. £0. Eg]o.IXI £0. £o.cK) £0. £37. £0.￿) £o.fy) £o.(rf) £0. £82.40 £o.Tr) Mediol Item• £0.￿) Éo. 33.60 £1&42 É11.99 Éo.fy) Éo. £0. £11.99 £o.c Gift for Lo•vlrvJ Rtyk)Ml Mlnlster Room Hlre for Leaderf• Meetlng Th•nk You Glfts £150. o. £150.00 £iw.(K> £1￿.(￿} O.(KJ o. £irA.(M) £0. Éo. £0. £0. £57.28 £o.LNJ Mlscellaneous Itern £0. o.(x) £0. £0. £0. £173.55 Éo.trf) £0. £o.(x) £0. £0. £102.18 Ust of Oryanlzatlons GMThJ Grnnts Top up lor Agenry Lkniatlon Totsl (to Ar•• thSoFAJ Eo. £0.￿) £0. £0. £0.( £49.LW) Eo.rA) £o.c £0. £o.Tr) Éo. £3.75 £1.I8S.17 £o.c £0.￿ £1,285.17 £446. io Support colts FthW￿ (Bank Charges) rr atMI AV 193. £0. Éo.(K) Éo. É193.W) 184.50 £3.639.3S £2.292.69 £22,361.( £0.￿1 £o.fy) £O.(KI £3,639.35 £2.860.86 £O.IK) Q292.69 £1,933.10 £O.(K) Q1361.08 UO,492.66 £0.￿¥ £0.￿1 Éo.(K) Éo.(K) Éo. Éo.(K) £0.￿ £1,070. £350. Legal costs o.(KJ £0. £oL .(Mi £o.(K) £0. £0. £0. £O.LN) Éo. £0. £0.( T¢1 (toayrn• wlth nt• 9) Q9,556.92 £o.(KJ £0. O.IXl £29.556.92 £25,821.12

li Expenditure Expendlture Grants Payable Expendlture Ministry MI￿on £73,558.54 £10,846.60 £ 52,217.05 £0.00 £13,829.05 £5,911.04 £9,816.83 £20,595. £0.00 Esta￿[shm&tt £o.o) £O.(M) £o.cwJ Totsl {toaArne notas 10 & 12) £136,622.19 £20.595.(X) £29,556.92 12 Grants payable 2022 Grnnts pAyable £9.0%.￿) £4,463.00 £4.368.00 É6thJ.00 £0.00 £o.cAJ £0.00 EO. £o.¢NI EO. E9,096.Q) £7,522.lYJ £4.463.00 £3,503.(KI £4.368,00 £4,614.16 £61YJ. £600.O) BMS World MLSS £o.(Ki £0. £0. £0.00 £0. £0. Latln tink £0. £0. £0.00 £0. £o.LvJ £2,068. £880.39 r 5Th￿11 gTrnts (<6LIJ) £420.￿ £1,448.Cw) £0.00 £0.00 £2,289.72 Totsl (to agr4e not• Il) £18,947.IKJ £1,448.rxJ £0.00 £O.(M) £20,595.LKI £19,409.27 13 N•t Inc4xn• for the year 2023 2022 Net Income for the year Net Incrfft fty ￿ year Is stated after ￿￿￿1￿{￿￿1tIThJ) AudWlwd￿t exan￿￿5, reMUn￿tIM. AUdlVlThje￿ exan￿nat Tay2tion £226,285.67 £213,781.61 £1,070.IXI £o.¢)o £350.00 £0. £0.00 £O.CKJ sak of flx•J a%ets £0.00 £0. 14 Galns and losses on revaluatlom and dlsposals of Investment assets church does not hold #ctk exchawe InVesth￿nts CY buildlngs used for Income purrxJse5 rather than furtfran of the churth's objthes. 15 Translers between funds •• Unrestrlrt￿expeTr1lLUre transfe￿ can ts lrnSud&l in thls //ne. T1￿ ded￿%￿￿ from one fU￿/S nHtdk%lbyan addltion to ts Ott￿r, ￿ t1￿ tctsl MIla￿ayS ly nil. Itts ncymal to slvw a note agalnst thls item sin? e￿natA¥L% L7n LEglM urhr ttkl fvTrls arM￿lS teknv.

2023 2022 Stsff costs and T￿￿￿e$ £54,946.72 £1,249.75 £4.266.34 £82,475.67 £2,187.30 £7,1(6.36 £4,428.47 £5,737.76 Mlnlster H(￿gr￿ Rtmtsl £15,1XKI.00 £13,020. £12,063.96 £7.676.37 Total £91,995.24 £118.203.46 £624.00 £486.21 £54.90 £92.70 £104.90 £312.85 £783.80 £891.76 The Mlnister was aLs0 re1M￿r5&1 a totsl of £4,463.23 d￿1r￿j ￿ y83r for 6tems (fDJd and re￿jrces} purctkisal on tehalf The wlfe of the Treasurw was relmburs8J a totsl of £655.09 durtrwJ the year fly frxxl aNI kJi(￿n gjpplles wrrhased for churth (￿pts W0￿d￿l). One TnA5tee (Adrlan Gregory) was r￿rnt￿S￿l a tota tA ¥98.81 for mthals used In red￿Tr￿rg a￿1 refurtJlthlTrJ church Ow￿1 manse I n weparaljon for It to tE let ats departure of our Adult Mlnlster. The aver&Je number of eMF4tr￿S during the year was 2.08. No emph)￿ receNed totsl ett￿Uments in pJcess of £60,0(N) during the year. The Mlnlster acts as of church's trustees in accordan￿ with e.g. the Trust deed and r￿e￿￿j reMUr￿at10n of £32,595 and cthr benefts in res￿ of his/her Servi￿ as Minister, indudlng the provislon cl manse acCoM￿￿&t￿)n rented thurth frcffi the Mlnlster (and h￿/her spou). £783.80 in tctal was reimbursed to the Truststs in respect of werEe5 ir￿u￿e￿ as Trustees {2022 £891.76). The Church pays Fer6Kfft contribuknons for its Minister to the &ptlst Mlnlstets PensK)n Trust Limfted, lvhlch is defined contribution which Is not contracted out of the Stste second pension. The ￿eme is a mulb- employer thme it is not pMMble to identify the assets and liabilltles of the scheme whith are attributable to the church. Therefore, in ￿(Ordan￿ with FRS102 Section 28, the is ¥coun￿l f￿ as a defined contribution scherrE. Total aggregate remunerakn paid to key marogement Fer9￿￿1 dur1￿ year was £55,746.n (2022 SL47>-,6 7

17 Tangible Flxed Assets Chtsrch Computers and equlpment Manses Furniture and flttln Total Tangible Fixed Assets 01 JanLWry 2023 £51,3916.29 £285,otKI.(x) £798.916.29 £0. £0. £o.(M) £0. £0. £0.00 31 [￿eM1￿ 2023 £513.916.29 £285.(XKI.00 £798,916.29 01 January 2023 0￿rge fc the year Cm dl4K6èLs 31 [￿rter 2023 £0. £0. £0. £0. £0.￿) Net Ix¥ value l January 2023 31 tknmter 2023 £513,916.29 £285,(m.00 £798,916.29 £513,916.29 £285,CW.00 £798,916.29 The ￿nk Cerrtre ctirryxi￿ the tyjikling next to the thurch whith was wrctssoj ty the In 21K12 aThJ int8Jrated into the nkiin church t￿iklIng. The hlst£t value is listal at £513,916.29. The Man was wrrtha￿r l tr £285.0￿ In 2019. At thtre valuations. Tt was not ttwht realistic to appty dekxayatkn. All of the fixed assets are used for diW d￿ritable purFoses. 18 Fixed Asset Investsnents Nc 19 Stocks None

20 Debtors 2023 2022 OfferiThJ Th)t yet de[￿￿tal * ytsr ald £293.55 vear end HMRC Grft Pid aaim £19.49 £1,756.53 El.726.19 Out5tarKling Hall Hirings InsurarKe PrePayment Ber))9t for reY fire dcor £2.201.50 £6,525.92 £2,584.90 £1,234.00 £5.971.43 £13,381.89 £8,931.62 AII LKtsiarKlir#J amounts were wthin 2 ff*Jnths of year eThJ. 21 Current Asset investments 22 Bank and cash balances Cash and Bank Balances CAF Gold Savings Account Barclays Bank Current Account Lloyds Bank Current account (CYF) CAF Current Account Paypal Account {CYF) Petty Cash Total 2023 2022 £61,672.38 £39,324.55 £36,334.25 £16,647.62 £12,756.74 £10,474.07 £1,532.68 £2,295.68 £0.00 £6.42 £31.78 £56.08 £112,327.83 £68,804.42 23 Cre4litors: amounts falllng due within one year Creditors Amount Expenses Claim £1,277.12 Electrlcity Invoice £644.83 Gas Invoice £1,466.09 Water Bill £28.68 Door Servicing Invoice £272.22 Builderfs Invoice £11,810.60 Agency Funds due for payment £218.66 Total £15,718.20 io

24 Creditors.. amounts falling after more than one year Crodltors: Amount falllng duo after mwe than OM year Loans: 2023 Baptlst Unlon Corporatlon Loan (duo to b• r•wld by 12r2m) £163,936.96 £169,227.12 Total £163.936.96 £169227.12 25 Endowment Funds 26 Restricted Funds 310 2023 RestriLted Funds Chiklren, Y(xrth aKI FanMIs £194.64 £194.64 £19.•) £197.21 £216.70 £0.[￿ £7￿. £7￿. Furyj (Church ￿Ik& and Mar) £629.6&3.17 £5J).16 £634,979.33 £629.￿3.￿) £897.21 £52￿.16 £636.09).67 such as asylum seeker5 ￿ t￿e with rnentsl health issues. Tfv partner with a bxal church whith pThides a team bdriernlers to with ts I￿￿lents. Tr fil￿1 is by church memters for the team to use to assist the resthnts. f(K example in ￿DyK11rrtJ be(lirKJ ar¥J fumishirKJ fx garden tts. Churth Develowiert Fund: It Ivas disccV￿ tha¢ recLYdirMJ loan ca￿tal repayT￿ts m to the Baptist Union CorpJratk)n fcff purchase nNar6e. the anyxjnts Ikl trRen alkx7bl to tr gerthl fuThJ rather than the Church tbek4rnt Fund. At er￿, £5,2￿).16 was tran￿￿ to ts Churth [kThekv￿t Fur￿ to crT&t this. The Link Centre conyts& the buiklirKJ next to the dvjrch whKh was try dwrth in 2002 a￿1 integrated into the main church buildirrfJ. Tr hist￿￿ Val￿ Is li&1 as £513,916.29. The Manse was wrchasal ts £285,IXX) in 2019. Fixed Assets T¢*al Chihlren, YLMrth arm Famil￿$ HoFe into P£tw £0. £0. £194.64 £194.64 £o.(M) £0.¢ £216.70 £216.70 Ufegr￿p Church De4Ekprw Fund (￿Urth ￿lId1￿j and Mm) £o.(x) £0.¢￿ £7(X).(N) £7(KJ. £634.979.33 £0. £634,979.33 £634,979.33 £1,111.34 £636,0￿.67 li

27 Designated Funds Galns Incomln Resources and Resources Ex nded Losses 31st December Transfers 2023 1st Janua Z023 Designated Funds Bethany £2,572.06 £1.429.72 £601.22 £0.00 £0.00 £3,4CKI.56 Chlldren. Youth and Famllles £10,286.47 £10,610.66 £7,256.40 £0.00 -£1,825.00 £11,815.73 Fellowshlp Fund £691.35 £360.00 £318.40 £O.LK) -£35.00 £697.95 Total £13,549.88 £12,4(M).38 £8,176.02 £0.00 -£1,860 £15,914.24 The Bethany Fund is for the use of the 05der Persons Group which meets in the church on Wednesdays. The Fellowship Fund is money set aside for use at the discretion of the Mlnlster and TreaSU￿r to help those people known to the church in particular need. The Children, Youth and Families Fund represents the money generated by the various Child￿n,5 groups within the church and is set aside for their use in funding attivities and resour￿. Each month a sum of £155 (£1,860 annually) is transferred to the church general fund for the cost of light and heating for the children's attivities and to help fund the Churchsuite software which keeps records of the children known to the church. Net Current Investments Assets Flxed Assets Desl ated Funds Total Bethany £0.00 £O.(K) £3,400.56 £3,400.56 Chlldren, Youth & Famllles £0.00 £O.IXI £11,815.73 £11.815.73 Fellowship Fund £0.00 £O.(K) £697.95 £697.95 Totsl £0.00 £0.00 £15,914.24 £15,914.24 12

Analysis of net assets Fixed Assets Investments Net Current Totsl Analysis of net assets ErKlowment Funds per note 25 Restricted Funds per note 26 D￿nated Funds per note 27 Unrestricted Funds £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £634,979.33 £0.(KI £1,111.34 £636,090.67 £0.00 £0. £15,914.24 £92,965.94 £15,914.24 £0.00 £0.00 £ 92,965.94 Totsl £634,979.33 £O.(KJ £109,991.52 £744 970.85 Totals to agree wlth the &larKe SheÉt 29 Pensions The Church is a partiapating employer Baplist Penslon kheme fthe Scheme?, whlch Is a separate legal entity administered by the Pension Trustee (Baptist Pension Trust Llmited). The assets of the Scheme are held separdtely from ttr￿ of the Employer and the other participatlng employers. The Scheme, previously known as the Baptist Mlni5ters' Pension Fund, 5tsrted in 1925, but was closed to future accrual of defined benefits on 31 December 2011. Prior to this date the main benefit provided through the Defi￿ Benefit (DB) Plan was a pension of one eightieth of final minimum pensionable income for each year of pensionable seNice together wlth additional pension In rwett of premiums pald on Pensionable Income in excess of Minimum Pensionable Income. From January 2012, penslon provlslon Is being made through the Defined Contribution (tK) Plan within the Scheme. In general, rnembers pay 8% of their Pensionable Incorne and employers pay 60/0 of members, Pensionable Income into individual pension accounts, which are operated and managed on behalf of the Pension Trustee by Broadstone Corpornte Benefits Ltd. In addltlon, the employer pays a furttrEr 4% of Penslorkible Income to cover t)eath In servi￿ Benefits, administration costs, arKI an as￿￿lated inSUra￿e policy whth provides ir￿orne protection for Scheme members if they are unable to work due to long-term incapacty. This income protethon poli￿ has b￿n Insu￿ by Bapts'st Union of Great Britain with Aviva Lirnited. [Members of the Baslc Sectlon pay ￿L￿ed contributions of 5% of Pensionable Ir￿oMe, aThJ their employers also pay a totsl of 50/0.] The Scheme Is consldered to be a multi*mployer scheme as described in SectSon 28 of FRS 102. Because it is not possible to attribute the Scheme's assets and liabilities to Sp￿IfiC employers, the scheme is accounted for as if the Scheme wwe a defined contribution scheme. 13

The Minister is eligible to join the Scheme. None of the previous ministers of the church were members of the tkfined Benefit plan at a time which would make Cosham Baptist Church liable for the defiat relating to their pension. 30 Related Charities The custodian Trustee of the church is the Baptlst Unlon CorFM)ration Limited which is charity number 249635, and which is controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Gr&it Britain, and the Southem Counties Baptist Association. The church Is In receSpt of a loan from the Baptist Union Corporation as set out in note 23. 14

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