**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1127223** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 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 2022** ||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 2022** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. ## **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) C Goodsell (Treasurer) L Selby J Martin R Stevenson J Selby G Durrant A Taylor Appointed 21/03/22 ## **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 **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **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** The Trustees endorse this personal review by their chairman and minister:- “2022 was a fruitful year in the life of Welcome Baptist Church. Over the last year we have seen the numbers steadily increase, particularly in the area of families and the number of Children regularly attending our services is the largest in my 25 year relationship with the church. To accommodate the larger numbers attending church, we have continued with two Sunday services. In order to ensure we do not have separate congregations we have begun to have a monthly celebration service of just one combined service. This is well attended and tends to number approximately 170 including 35 in Children’s Church. Our Christmas Carol service was conducted at the local community centre in order to accommodate numbers. In September - December we ran an Alpha course which was a great success with 40 attendees week by week. We provided a full meal, teaching, friendship and prayer. The House groups, children’s groups and other organisations have continued to thrive. We resumed the Men’s Weekend in 2022, and between January - March ran a warm space as a response to the cost of living crisis. Finally, we have started a new midweek group for children with special needs. This is well attended and provides for a great need within the community. We have continued to provide pastoral care to the church, led by our Pastoral worker Sue Lade who, as well as her other roles oversaw the establishment of the ‘Warm space’. Joanne Martin has continued to work extremely hard with families and children and with parents. Janet Cole has continued working hard on keeping the church connected and informed of all that is happening in the church. I have continued to preach most Sundays as well as providing online sermons and pastoral support and leadership. I have also renewed our relationship with Blackboys Baptist Church (also known as New Life Community Church) and have preached at their services a number of times in 2022.” Reverend Andrew Caldwell 17 July 2023 Page 2 **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** The General Giving was 13% higher than in 2021. The Give It Away fund was more than double that received in 2020 and recovering toward the level pre-covid. The payments for 2022 were 12% higher than in 2021, which included a catch-up increase in salaries. The worship costs still included the payments to enable the online attendance to Worship and other broadcasts. The support to other charities had increased by £6,000 to £21,554. The small deficit in 2022 £3,649, has been financed from reserve general funds brought forward. The funds at 31 December 2022 amounted to £27,093. ## **ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD** : C Adams – Trustee/Church Secretary Date: 17 July 2023 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 2022. ## **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: 17 July 2023 Page 4 ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
Note
£
£
**Receipts**
**Voluntary Receipts**
Voluntary income
128,596
437
Give It Away Fund
16,618
**Incoming resources from charitable**
**activities**
Welcome “Holiday”
3,500
D of E group
4,607
Alpha course
1,125
Children and Families
10,005
Social events
1,402
Cedars
895
Children’s Groups
2,487
**Other incoming resources**
Manse income
0
Investment income
59
1
Furlough grant
0
Solar panel tariff
710
Sale of minibus
0
Other receipts
0
**Total incoming resources**
142,256 28,186
**Payments**
**Church activities**
D of E Group
4,259
General
136,287
11,567
Welcome "Holiday"
3,884
Give It Away Fund
16,684
Governance costs
1,410
**Total resources expended**
145,840
28,251
**Net of (Payments)/Receipts**
**Transfers between funds**
(3,584)
(65)
**Cash funds last year end**
30,523
219
**Cash funds this year**
26,939
154||2022
Total
funds
£
129,033
16,618
3,500
4,607
1,125
10,005
1,402
895
2,487
0
60
0
710
0
0
170,442
4,259
147,854
3,884
16,684
1,410
174,091
(3,649)
30,742
27,093||2021
Total
funds
£
122,314
7,090
500
4,361
0
8,491
0
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| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 5 **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |**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
**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|**2022**
**£**
9,836
10,043
53
1,993
2,910
2,258
27,093
**2022**
**£**
2,122
**2022**
**£**
1,232,199
291,494
45,756
**2022**
**£**
738
123
0
285|**2021**
**£**
13,884
10,005
3
1,786
2,422
2,642
30,742
**2021**
**£**
5,921
**2021**
**£**
815,520
291,494
45,756
**2021**
**£**
1,410
40
450
277| |---|---|---| |**The movements in designated**
Give it away fund - restricted
Messy Church - restricted
Alpha course - restricted
Child/family worker - restricted
Minibus fund- designated|**and restricted funds during the year were:**
Bal b/fwd
Receipts
Payment
219
16,619
16,684
0
437
437
0
1,125
1,125
0
10,005
10,005
1,786
1,879
1,672
2,005
30,065
29,923|
Bal c/fwd

154

0

0

0

1,993

2,147| |---|---|---| The “Give it away fund” is to provide a fund from which the Trustees may make donations. The other three 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 2022** ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **Grants Payable** The total grants paid to institutions during the year were as follows: |

Baptist Union Home Mission
ETTAALA
Edfri Kenya
Harambee for Kenya
Christian Aid
Community Garden
Quicken Trust
Crisis at Christmas
Matthew 25 Mission
Medair
Global Care
Samaritans Purse – Ukraine
Salvation Army
Street Kids
Tear Fund
Translations Trust|**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
3,570
3,570
0
1,000
765
0
0
1,000
1,212
0
100
0
1,000
794
445
0
620
5,123
1,013
520
0
3,738
0
1,094
445
540
1,000
2,898
4,485
1,200
1,200| |---|---| ## **Related party transactions** A Caldwell who is also a trustee receives a salary as a minster of £22,292 (2021 £21,833) and a pension contribution of £5,315 (2021 £6,728) and receives a lease back payment of £18,000 (2021 - £16,800) and expense payments of £180 (2021 £343). Joanne Martin, a trustee, received a salary of £ 26,242 (2021 £24,992) and expenses reimbursed £120 (2021 £231) as a Children and Families Worker, but none were received in respect of her role as a trustee. The charity receives online mission services amounting to £11,775 (2021 £11,304) from Dragoon Digital a related party via Joanne Martin’s husband. Page 7 ## **WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |**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
Children and Families Worker
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
Children's activities
Catering
Outreach
On line mission
Worship costs
Carried forward||**2022**
**£**
106,979
16,619
23,179
146,777
60
710
3,500
4,607
10,005
1,402
894
2,487
22,895
0
0
0
0
0
170,442
22,292
5,315
18,000
0
11,599
1,386
29,192
1,547
3,386
11,776
465
104,958|**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| 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 2022** |**Charitable activities**
Brought forward
Maintenance of buildings and equipment
Grants to institutions
**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
Bungalow expenses
Other costs|2022
£
104,958
7,173
4,870
1,410
4,259
3,884
16,684
174,091
(3,649)
2,391
6,632
854
2,105
12,358
659
2,205
162
1,828
1,659
147,854||2021
£
97,851
7,573
8,770
1,338
2,477
5,494
498
4,420
11,782
684
2,742
198
0
265
142,754| |---|---|---|---| ||||4,584| ||||0| ||||7,008| ||||155,684| ||||(3,367)| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 9