**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1127223** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FOR WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** Grugeon Reynolds Limited Adams & Moore House Instone Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AG **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ||Page| |---|---| |Report of the Trustees|1 to 3| |Independent Examiner's Report|4| |Financial Statements|5| |Statement of Assets and Liabilities|6 to 7| |Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|8 to 9| **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** 1127223 ## **Principal address** Alexandra Road Heathfield East Sussex TN21 8EQ ## **Trustees** |A Caldwell|(Minister)| |---|---| |C Adams|(Church Secretary) Appointed 27/09/21| |C Goodsell|(Treasurer) Appointed 27/09/21| |L Selby|| |J Martin|| |R Stevenson|| |J Selby|Appointed 27/09/21| |G Durrant|Appointed 27/09/21| |A Taylor|Appointed 21/03/22| |P Cole|Stepped down 27/09/21| |M Dicker|Stepped down 27/09/21| |D Ledger|Stepped down 27/09/21| ## **Independent Examiner** Grugeon Reynolds Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Adams & Moore house Instone Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AG ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity. The policy and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the Trust. New Trustees are appointed by the church members in accordance with section 15 of the Church Constitution. ## **Risk management** The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. Page 1 **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims** The Trust seeks to demonstrate the Christian faith in action by being a church in the community of Heathfield, Sussex. The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities. ## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Review of activities** We began reopening in March 2021. Prior to that we had met as the rules allowed, prayed and continued services both on-line and in person. 2021 was a year of rebuilding and welcoming people back to the building. We now have two morning services, firstly to provide covid safety, and secondly to accommodate growing numbers at the church. As rules were relaxed in 2021, we kept one service as covid safe and the second free of Covid restrictions (as the laws, guidance and rules allowed) Our congregation is healthy, and we currently have approximately 120-130 in total attending services. Our babies and toddler groups resumed as well as our youth and children's work. The Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme also resumed. We have continued to provide pastoral care to the church - Led by our Pastoral worker Sue Lade she has worked particularly hard among those frightened and concerned with covid. Joanne Martin has continued to work extremely hard with families and children and with parents. New families have joined the church through her ministry and lockdown babies and toddlers have learnt to socialise and make friends. She has continued throughout 2021 to develop online ministry with her husband Philip. Janet Cole has continued work very hard on keeping the church connected and informed of all that is happening and as the church has expanded, she has been connecting with visitors. She also oversees many of the church Rota’s which are essential in church life. Our Pastor continues to preach most Sundays as well as providing online sermons and pastoral support and leadership. We introduced a Saturday prayer meeting called “Pastries and Prayer” which has proved so popular that now the church meets most Saturday mornings to pray. At the end of 2021 our tenants in Deerness moved out and after an inspection of the building it was felt that the building was not in good enough condition to rent out again immediately. We will spend 2022 discerning how we want to proceed with the building and the land we own. Page 2 **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** The circumstance experienced, relating to Covid, in 2020 were still in force for most of 2021.Receipts were reduced, by more than 10% of the 2020 amounts but when compared to 2019, the General Giving was 3% higher. The Give It Away fund was lower than in 2020, which reduced the Church’s resources available to assist other organisations. The payments for 2021 were higher than in 2020, but this included the cost of replacing the minibus (£2,550) and the return to worship at the church increased the premises costs. The replacement of the minibus had been foreseen and a fund had already been established to finance this. The worship costs still included the payments to enable the online attendance to Worship and other broadcasts. The changes in both receipts and payments meant the £3,367 of the surplus in 2020 was used to finance the deficit in 2021. The funds at 31 December 2021 amounted to £30,742 and has put the Church into a stronger financial position than that enjoyed when Covid started to hamper its Christian endeavours. ## **ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD** : C Adams – Trustee/Church Secretary Date: 18 July 2022 Page 3 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2021. ## **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 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 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 Act; or - the accounts did 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. Hakeem Adeleye BA (Hons) ACCA Grugeon Reynolds Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Adams & Moore House Instone Road Dartford Kent DA1 2AG Date: 18 July 2022 Page 4 ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** |Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
Note
£
£
**Receipts**
**Voluntary Receipts**
Voluntary income
121,314
1,000
Give It Away Fund
7,090
**Incoming resources from charitable**
**activities**
Welcome “Holiday”
500
D of E group
4,361
Mother and Toddler
487
8,004
Cedars
471
Children’s Groups
583
**Other incoming resources**
Manse income
6,500
Investment income
1
Furlough grant
708
Solar panel tariff
951
Sale of minibus
250
Other receipts
97
**Total incoming resources**
136,223 16,094
**Payments**
**Church activities**
D of E Group
4,584
General
133,750
9,004
Welcome "Holiday"
0
Give It Away Fund
7,008
Governance costs
1,338
**Total resources expended**
139,672
16,012
**Net of (Payments)/Receipts**
**Transfers between funds**
(3,449)
82
**Cash funds last year end**
33,972
137
**Cash funds this year**
30,523
219||2021
Total
funds
£
122,314
7,090
500
4,361
8,491
471
583
6,500
1
708
951
250
97
152,317
4,584
142,754
0
7,008
1,338
155,684
(3,367)
34,109
30,742||2020
Total
funds
£
136,301
10,710
140
2,107
255
51
36
6,600
11
2,035
599
0
360
159,205
3,911
134,148
654
10,633
1,272
150,618
8,587
25,522| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||
|| |||||| |||||| |||||34,109| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 5 **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** |**Cash Funds**
CAF Cash account
CAF Gold account
CAF Give it away account
CAF Mini bus account
Barclays D of E
Barclays Welcome Holidays
**Other Monetary Assets**
Gift Aid recoverable
Prepayment
**Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
Church – Insurance value
Manse - cost
Equipment - cost
**Liabilities**
Accounts and examination
Other creditors
Rent deposit
NEST pension contributions|**2021**
**£**
13,884
10,005
3
1,786
2,422
2,642
30,742
**2021**
**£**
5,921
0
**2021**
**£**
815,520
291,494
45,756
**2021**
**£**
1,410
40
450
277|**2020**
**£**
13,561
10,004
17
5,739
2,646
2,142
34,109
**2020**
**£**
5,072
504
**2020**
**£**
815,520
291,494
44,249
**2020**
**£**
1,338
185
450
277| |---|---|---| ## **The movements in designated and restricted funds during the year were:** |Give it away fund - restricted
Messy Church - restricted
Child/family worker - restricted
Minibus fund- designated|Bal b/fwd
137
0
0
5,739
5,876|Receipts
8,090
1,000
8,004
251
17,345|
Payment
8,008

1,000

8,004

4,204

21,216|
Bal c/fwd

219

0

0

1,786

2,005| |---|---|---|---|---| The “Give it away fund” is to provide a fund from which the Trustees may make donations. The other two restricted funds were to finance particular aspects of the Church’s work. The “Minibus fund” is to provide the funds from which to replace the minibus when this becomes necessary and finance running costs. Page 6 **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **Grants Payable** The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows: |

Baptist Union Home Mission
ETTAALA
Food Bank
Harambee for Kenya
Christian Aid
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Quicken Trust
Crisis at Christmas
Matthew 25 Mission
Medair
Open Doors
Salvation Army
Street Kids
Tear Fund
Translations Trust, Berul Ali Si
Various other grants Trust
**A hardship Grant was made to an individual**|**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
3,570
3,570
1,000
2,000
0
1,033
1,000
500
0
500
0
1,000
1,000
500
445
0
620
0
1,013
750
0
2,150
445
1,295
1,000
1,750
4,485
2,655
1,200
1,2000
0
75
0
500| |---|---| ## **Related party transactions** A Caldwell who is also a trustee receives a salary as a minster of £21,833 (2020 £21,833) and a pension contribution of £6,728 (2020 £6,498) and receives a lease back payment of £16,800 (2020 - £16,800) and expense payments of £343 (2020 £373). Joanne Martin, a trustee, received a salary of £ 24,992 (2020 £24,992) and expenses reimbursed £231 (2020 £278) as a Children and Families Worker, but none were received in respect of her role as a trustee. Page 7 ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** |**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Voluntary income**
Donations
Give it away fund (including Gift Aid)
Other Gift aid
**Investment income**
Deposit account interest
**Solar Panel tariff**
**Incoming resources from charitable activities**
Welcome “Holiday”
D of E Group
Mother and Toddler
Social Events
Cedars
Children’s Groups
**Other incoming resources**
Manse income
Furlough grants
Sale of minibus
Other receipts
**Total incoming resources**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**Charitable activities**
Minister's salary & NIC
Minister’s pension contributions
Minister’s lease back payments
Minister's expenses
Pastoral care
Pension costs
Youth and children's activities
Catering
Outreach
On line mission
Worship costs
Carried forward||**2021**
**£**
101,220
7,090
21,094
129,404
1
951
500
4,361
8,491
0
471
583
14,406
6,500
708
250
97
7,555
152,317
21,994
6,773
16,800
344
9,713
1,354
27,746
693
370
11,304
760
97,851|**2020**
**£**
111,948
10,710
24,352
147,010| |---|---|---|---| ||||11| ||||599| ||||140
2,107
256
0
51
36
2,590| ||||6,600
2,035
0
360
8,995
159,205| ||||22,199
5,748
16,800
373
9,880
1,349
28,280
257
0
6,065
1,409| ||||92,360| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 8 ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** |**Charitable activities**
Brought forward
Maintenance of buildings and equipment
Grants to institutions
Grants to individuals
**Governance costs**
Accountancy
**D of E Group**
**Welcome “Holiday”**
**Give It Away Fund**
Grants
**Total resources expended**
**Net income/(outgoings)**
**Support costs**
**Other**
Insurance
Light, heat, water, refuse and TV
Telephone
Motor and travel expenses
Admin and support services
Training and materials
Professional and membership fees
Bank charges
Other costs|2021
£
97,851
7,573
8,770
0
1,338
4,584
0
7,008
155,684
(3,367)
2,477
5,494
498
4,420
11,782
684
2,742
198
265
142,754||2020
£
92,360
10,019
8,345
500
1,272
2,429
3,698
603
199
11,869
318
2,696
126
986
134,148| |---|---|---|---| ||||3,911| ||||654| ||||10,633| ||||150,618| ||||8,587| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 9