Dereham Baptist Church 

## **Statutory Information** 

Registered Address: Church Office, Church Annexe, Norwich Street, Dereham, Norfolk NR19 1BX 

Charity Registration Number: 1127482 

## **Trustees** 

Rev. Nigel Bayley Lead Minister appointed 16th May 2017 (Chairman) Rev. David Ward Associate Minister appointed 1st August 2017 Marcos Hernandez Minister 

Frances Cracknell Secretary 

Ian Clarke Deacon Mark Cockbill Deacon David Pyman Deacon Liz Goddard Deacon Fraser Morrison Deacon Derek Mann Deacon Julie Mann Deacon Keziah Rogers Deacon Paul Taylor Deacon Ian Gardner Elder Richard Cracknell Elder Jessica Kirkham Elder Trevor Humphrey Elder Christine Taylor Elder Anita Clarke Elder 

## **Property Trustees** 

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

## **Bankers** 

Barclays Bank, 34, Market Place, Dereham, NR19 2AS 



## **Independent Examiner** 

Eric Southwick BA(HONS) FCA FCIE DChA Eric Southwick & Co, Chartered Accountants, 51 The Avenue, Seaham, Co. Durham, SR7 8NS Annual Report for the period 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022 

The Trustees present their Annual Report and financial statements for 2022 

## **Public Benefit** 

The trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit reporting in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. The remainder of this report illustrates the activities undertaken to support the public benefit requirement. 

## **Charitable Object** 

The Charity is governed by an Approved Governing Document which states that the principal purpose of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination to include the advancement of education, community service and such other general charitable purposes in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Church shall determine. 

The Church occupies premises which are held by the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd, on Trusts which are entirely compatible with the above object. 

## **Organisational Structure and Decision Making Process** 

Members of the church are accepted in accordance with the Constitution which requires them to have been publicly baptised by immersion upon personal profession of faith in Jesus Christ, with the Church Members’ Meeting exercising discretion in exceptional cases. 

The Members Meeting normally takes place six times a year and has responsibility for the overall policy of the church. In accordance with the Constitution, the members appoint trustees who together with the Minister(s), Church Secretary and Treasurer (who are also appointed by the Members), and collectively known as the Leadership and are responsible for the day to day running of the church’s work and witness, and the financial and legal tasks involved in the furtherance of the charitable objects. 

Relevant matters may be submitted to the Church meeting by the Trustees for guidance, 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. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

In order to achieve the principal objective which is set out above, the Church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him as living Lord. 



Summary of the main activities in relation to these objectives: 

Central to the work and witness of the Church is the provision of regular public services of Christian Worship. Services take place at 9.00am on two Sundays a month, 10.30am each Sunday and on Saturday evenings at 6pm which is a Portuguese Speaking Service. There are also occasional services at other times. All services are advertised on the church website at www.derehambaptist.org. There is a full children’s programme during the 10.30am morning Service, and 6pm Saturday service. The church seeks to be a friendly and welcoming community and anybody is free to attend any of these services. 

The church runs Connect Groups and smaller Thrive groups for growth and discipleship. Further details are obtainable from the church office. 

The church runs a Community based project group for parents and children twice a month on a Sunday morning in the village hall in Toftwood about a mile away and also on every Wednesday morning. There is also an All-Age service at the church once a month. 

We have a youth church on a Sunday morning which also meets socially on Sunday evenings. Also, a youth support group meets regularly in our building during the week. 

The Church runs Oasis every Thursday, which is a drop-in for adults. 

The Church runs a Coffee Shop on Friday mornings (Market Day) for all ages of the Community. 

The Church runs discipleship and Alpha courses at various times. 

The Church supports a number of overseas missionaries. 

The church runs occasional Open Days, Fairtrade and other events which are open to the public to attend. 

The Church’s charity runs Let’s Chat, a Listening Service in the Christian Bookshop Mon-Thu mornings each week. The Community Fridge project is also held here. This charity also supports migrant workers by holding English classes one evening a week and also sign language lessons. CRIB meets regularly at the church, which is a group for those who have lost a loved one. 

The Church works with other churches on joint projects such as Town Pastors and Foodbank. 

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

The church facilitates regular CAP Money courses and has this year opened a CAP Debt Centre 



The church is actively involved in community events, including the switching on of Christmas lights. DBC is a dementia-friendly and a Sight Loss Friendly Church. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

The church does not measure the success of its programme solely in numbers, either numerical or financial but also in less tangible areas like fellowship and encouragement. The Trustees recognise that these are difficult to measure but believe that 2022 was a positive year in the life of the church and that it will be able to continue to pursue its mission purposes in 2023. One Baptism was conducted in March 2022 and we had many new members, and on 31st December the membership stood at 183. 

## **Financial Review** 

The church continues to raise the funds which it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and congregation. 

The Church is served by Rev. Nigel Bayley as Lead Minister and David Ward as Associate Minister. 

The church is also served by Pastor Marcos Hernandez as part-time Pastor to the Portuguese speaking congregation, and continues to provide pastoral care and support for the Portuguese congregation. 

The church expressed its part in the life of the wider church by making grants to other Christian organisations both in this country and abroad whose aims and objectives are compatible with the church’s own charitable purpose. 

The church is heavily dependent on its membership working as volunteers in all aspects of the church’s activities. Many of these have little impact on the church finances but contribute greatly to the achievement of the church’s objectives. 

In 2019 the membership agreed to rent a shop which would be larger premises for the Christian bookshop (Green Pastures). This contains a community area together with an office to facilitate CAP Debt Centre and Love Dereham, and a smaller shop premises used by DBC as a prayer and meeting room. Green Pastures and Love Dereham are both listed charities. 

The financial results for the year are set out in the church accounts which accompany this report. 

The Trustees have established a Reserves Policy which equates to the equivalent of two month’s income. They are satisfied that they have sufficient reserves, together with anticipated ongoing income to function effectively during the coming year. 

The Trustees have made an assessment of the major risks facing the church and are satisfied that there are policies in place to minimise these risks. 



## **Declaration** 

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ report above. 

Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees 



Dereham Baptist Church
Annual Accounts for the period 1st January 2022 to 31st De¢omber 2022
Charity Number: 1127482
Section A
Statement of financial activities
Details of
own
analysls
Unr0Stricted
funds
Rostri¢t9d
funds
Totsl this year
Total last year
Incomlng resourcos (Noto 31
Donations and Legacies
Incoming resources from Gharitable
activities
177,089.03
48,276.36
225,365.39
206,118
21,895.38,
1,401.60
23,296.98
13,760
Other Trading activities
Investments
0.00
50.00,,
38.70
0.00
38.70
Other incoming resources
Total incoming resources
157.451
150.00
307.45,,
20
199,230.56
49,827 96
249,058.52,
219,902
Re$ource8 expended (Notes 4-7)
Expenditure on Charitable Activities
185,064.79 |
202,00,,
40.971.94
226.036.73
199,434
Other Expend((ure
150.00
352.00
20
Total resourcgs expended
185,266.791
41,121.94
226,388 73,
199,454
Net incoming/(outgolng) resources before
transfers
13,963.77
8,706.02
22,669.79
20,448
Gross transfers between funds
1,500.00
11,500.001,
0.00
Ngt incomingl(outgoingJ resources before
otherrecognised gaIn￿(los$e$j
15,463 77
7,206.02 1
22,669.79
20.448
Other recognised gainslllosse81
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets
for the charity's own use
Gains and 105ses on investment assets
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00,
0.00
Net movement in funds
15,463.771
7,206.02
22,669.79
20,448
Total funds brought forward
36,450.62
29,082.40
65,533.02
45,085
Total funds carrled fonvard
51,914.39
36,288.42
88,202.81
65,533

Section 8-.
Balance sheet
Unrestricted
funds
Restrlcted
income funds
Total last
year
Total this year
Tanglble flxed assets
Buildings (Note 81
Furniture and equipment (Note 81
Investments
F01
F02
F04
F05
3,775,588.00
154,715.00
3,775.588 00
154,715.00
0.00 I
3,930,303.00
3,307,074
132,011,
3.8731
3,442,958
0.00
3.930,303.00
0.00
Current assets
Stock and work in progress
Debtors (Note 91
(Short term) investrnenls
Cash at bank and in hand
0.00
7,425.10
0.00
4,000.00
0.00
11,425.10,,
0.00
46,202 17,
53,627.27
40,647.S9',
44.847.69
86,849.861
98,274.96
81,339
87,993
Totsl current assets
Credltors: amounts falling due within
one year (Note 101
1,144
1,712.88
8,359.27
10,072.15
Net current assets/(liabllltles)
51,914.39
36,288.42
88,202.81
86,849
Total assets less current liablllties
3,982,217.39
36.288.42
4.018,505 81
3.529,807
Credltors: amounts falling due after one
year (Note 101
Provisions for liabilities and charges
0.00
o.ao
0.00
21,316:
0.001
o.ool
0.00
Net assets
3,982,217.39
36,288.42
4,018,505 81
3,508,491
Funds of the Charlty
Unreslri¢ted funds
51,914.391
3,930,303.00,
0.00
0.00
51.914.39
3.930,303.00
36,288.42
36,451
3,442,958
29,082
Unrestricted Fixed Asset Funds
0.00:.
36,288.42 i
o.ao
Reslricled income funds INDte 111
Endowment funds
O.OOi
0.00
Total funds
3,982,217.39
36,288.42
4,018,505.81
3,508,491
Signed on behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Date of
approval
Print Name
'. Nigel Richard Jonathan Bayley
'. lan Gardner

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Note 1 Basls of Preparation
Basis of Pffparation
The accounts have been prepared in accordan￿ with the Accounb"ng R8gulation$ sel out under
the Charities Act 2011. Financial Reporting Standard 107 IFRS 1021 and with th8 Charities
statement of Recommended Practice IFRS 1021120191.
The church 1$ a public benefit entity.
There have been no ¢hange to the ac¢ounts"ng poli￿eS Sin￿ lastyear.
Changes in basis of accounting
Chang8S to previous accounts
No changes have been made to accounts for previou5 years. however, the accounts are now
produced under FRS 102, this has not rtquired any restatementtrj th8 accounts 8nd took effect.
frun 01 January 2016.
Note 2 Accounting Policies
Incoming resources
RecogrEition of incomin9
resouTCeS
These are include£l in the Statement of Financial Activities ISOFAI when..
th8 charity becomes entitled to lh8 resour￿$",
the trustees are virtually certain they wll re￿1ve the re50urce$.' and
the monetary value can be measured with sufficient ieliability
Incoming resource8 With related Where Incoming resou￿$ have related expenditure las with fundraisiThJ or ￿ntract income) the incoming
expenditure
resources and related expendrture are reported gross in the SOFA
Grant8 and donatton$
Grants and donations are only included the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entrtlement to the
sources.
Tax rÈ¢lalms on dor4ation$ and Incoming resources from tsx reclairns a￿ included in the SOFA atth8 Same time as the gift lo which they
gifts
relate.
Taxation
The church Is exempt frorn taxation on its income and gain5 Whe￿ they are applied for charitable purposes.
Ir￿CoVerable VAT 1$ induded in the ¢081 of goods or seNices on whi¢h it was charged
This is only included in ¥)e SOFA ono the related goods or seNic85 have been delive￿d.
Contractual Incomo and
performance relatsd grants
Volunteer help
The value of any voluntary help received 15 not included in the a¢wunts but is described in the Iru5tees'
annual report
This is included in the accounts when received.
This includes any gain or1055 on the sale of investments and any gain or105S ￿Su￿ng from revaluing
investments to market value at the end of the yeai.
Investment income
Investment gains and 1088es
Expenditure and Siabilities
Liability recognitio
Liabil￿￿8 ale ￿0￿nISed as 500n as there is a legal or constructive obligation ￿MmItting the charity to pay
out ￿sOurces.
Include costs of the preparation and examination of ststutory accounts. the costs of trustee meetings and
cost of any ￿981 advice to truste85 on governance or constitutional mstters. Most of the manag8ment is
carried out without charge.
Where the charity gives a grant ￿th condition5 for its payment being a Sp8￿rIC level of service or oulput to
be provided, such 9ranls are only ie¢ogni8ed in the SOFA once the ￿CipIent of the grant has prov￿ad the
specified service or output
Grdnts payable wlthout
These a￿ only recognised in the account5 when a commitment has boen made and the￿ are no conditions
performance ¢onditions
to b? met ￿lating to the giant which remain in the control of the charity.
Fund raising and publicity ¢08ts The ¢hurch doe5 not make formal appeals for funds, and expenditure on these Items is th8refore not
material.
Governance ¢osts
Grants wlth perfoman¢e
condition8
Assets
Tangible fixed assets for u8e by The ¢hurch premises ar8 included in the balance sheet at Insurance value because reliable cost
charity
information is not available, and valuation would inGur significant ¢osl$ which would be onerous cOMpa￿d
with the additional benefit gained by the user of the accounts.
Th8 Manse premises a￿ $tsted at insured value.
Furnitu￿ and equiptnent 18 slated at Insured value.
Depreciation has not been chai9ed on the Church or Manse premises, because In th8 opinion of the
Tru51ees. the residual value of the asset Is not les5 that the original cost price.
Depreciation has not been charged on Furniture and equipment. These are shown at Insured value.
Items below £250 are not capitalised
Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange ar8 valued al market value at the year end. Other
investment assets are included at trustees, best estimate of market value.
These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.
Invoslments
Stocks and work in proyress

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Contd.
Note 3 Analysis of Incoming resources
Donations and Legacies
This year
Last year
Unrestrictsd
Restricted
Offerings
Other Donations
Portuguese offerings
Tax Refunds
131,193.58,
2,277.04
14,636.69,
28,781.72
200.00
1,264.001
27,970.86
0.00
2,237.50 i
16,804.00
48,276.36,
132,457.58
30,247.90
14,636.69
31,019.22
17,004.00
225,365.39,,
127,114
15,840
15,136
29,131
18,898
206,119
Grant Income
Totals
177,089.03,
Incoming Resources from
Charitable activities
Events Income
Traidcraft Income
Other Income
Organisations
0.00
O.OOi
0.00
1,401.60,
0.00
1,401.60,,
0.00
51.58:
17,099.02 i
4,744.78,
21,895.38
18,500.62
4,744.78
23,296.98
12,715.
1,043
13,760
Other Trading Activities
Sales
50.001
Investment income
Bank Interest
38.70
o.oo
Other Incoming Resources
157.45
150.00
307.45,
201
Totsl Incoming Resources
199,230.56
49,827.96
249 058.52
219,903,

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Contd.
Note 4 Analysis of resources expended
Thls year
Last year
Unrestrl¢ted
Re$tricted
Expenditure on Charltable Activltles
Ministry
Establishment
Giving
Restricted Giving
Educationloutreach
Administrationlsupport
Organisations
Pension Contributions in
respect of past deficit
other
82,634.35
56.241.83
25,386.00
8,802.961
25,602.081
0.00,
814.00
4,056.941
1,695.96
o.oo',
0.00 I
91,437.31
81,843.91
25,386,00
814.00
8,874.13
34,440.76
4,430.77,,
121,316.001 i
91,5761
52,731
26.196
1,019
3.132:
27,9951
710
4,817.19
32,744.80
4.430.77',
121,316.00)!
(3,925.001
125.85
0.00
125.85
226,036.73
185.064.79
40,971.94,
199,434
Other Expendlture
202.00
150.00
352.00
Total Expendlture
Charitable activities
Other expenditure
185,064.79,
202.00 |
40.971.940
150.000-
226,036.73
352.00,,
199,434
20
TOTALS
185,266.79
41,121.94
226,388.73
199,454

Section C
Notes to the accounts
contd.
Note 5 Details of certain items of expenditure
Trustee Remuneration and expenses
Trustee expenses were paid to Nigel Bayley, David Ward and Marcos Hernandes.
The authority lo make these payments is contained in the Church's governing document, the payments being
for their Se￿iCe8 as Ministers.
This Yèar
Last Year
Nigel B8yley
Stipend + Nl
Pension Costs
Conference, travel and cost of books
Total Amount paid
31,7001
4881
35,931
David Ward
Stipend + Nl
Pension Costs
Conference, travel and ¢ost of books
Total Amount paid
26.5791
3,247
26,600,
3.200
50
29,850
Marcos Hern8ndes
stipend + Nl
Pension Costs
Conference, travel and cost of books
Total Amount paid
12,451
51
685
12,560
Fees for examination or audit of the a¢counts
Thls year
Last yoaT
Independent examiner's for reporting on the accounts
Note 6 Paid employegs
6.1 staff Costs
This year
Last year
Gross Slipend$, salaries, wages and benefits in kind
Employer's National Insurance costs
Pension costs
Pension costs in respect of past service deficit
Other costs - Council Tax, waler.lelephone
Total staff costs
80,303
1,550
7,539
78,934
2,240
6.941
4,419
5,322
97,856
6,197
98,210
Note.. Costs shown in 5.1 are included here also
This year
Last year
6.2 Average number of employees in the year
Engaged in Charitable activities
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year {2021 none)
Two trustees, who are also employees, lived in housing wholly owned by the church

Section C
Notes to the accounts
contd.
Note 6.3
FRS102 Pensions disclosure
Movement In Balanee Sheet liabillty
Section 28.11A of FRS 102 ￿qUireS agreed deficit recovery payments to b8 recogni88d as a liability. The
movemenl in the provision is sel out in the tab￿ ￿LOW.
Accounting date (year ending)..
Balance sheet liability al year start
Minus dtsfieiency ￿ntributIOnS paid
Interest cost Irecognised in SOFA)
Remaining change to balance sheet liability"
Irecogni8ed in SOFA)
Balance sheet liability at year end
Table of assumptions for calculating the liability
Accounting date
Discount rate
Future increases to Minimum Pensionable
Income
31-Dec-22
31-Dec-21
£21.316
-£2,620
£400
£25,241
-£4,419
£316
-£19,096
£178
£0
£21,316
31-Dec-22
31.Dec-21
31-Dec-20
5.3%
2.0%
1.4%
0.0%
3.2%
3.3%
Note 7
7.1 Total value of grants
Unrestrictèd
Ingtitution
Totsl amount
BUGB (Home Mission Fund}
lentzi - Aksakavo
Breckland YFC
Operation Mobilisalion
OMF
WEC (Pr Dominos Tel
Compassion
Khaya Cheshire
BU Northern Pioneer Co-ordinator
7,870
3,440
1,400
790
700
336
100
1,500
Total
25,386
BMS is a missionary society which supports the spread of the Christian faith in other lands.
The Baptist H()me Mission Fund supports the spread of the Christian F8lth in this ¢ountry.
The grant to Ventze in Aksakavo enables the church lo have a full-lime minister
Operation Mobilisation supports workers for missional work in Central Asia
OMF supports workers for missiional work in the Far East
Breckland YFC 1$ a Christian Youth work charity based in the Breckland Afea ol Norfolk.
WEC- a grant to a project in Guinea-Bissau providing help and shelter to disadvantaged peoplè.
Compas$ion support children overseas
Khaya Cheshir6 Supports disadvanl8ged children in SoLth Africa
BU Pioneer Co-ordinator support8 churches l() engage missionally
Grantrnaklng costs

Section C
contd
Note 8 Tangible Fixed Assets
8.1 Cost or valuation
Church
Premises
Manses
Furniture &
Equiprnent
Total
Balance brought fonmard
Additions
Revaluations
Disposals
2,755,014
552,060
135,884
3,442,958
391,188;
77.326
18,831
487,345
Balan￿ carried fomard
3,146,202
629,386
154,715,, 3,930,303
8.3 Net book value
Brought forward
Carried forward
2,755,014 i
3,146,202
552,060
629,386
135,884
154,715
3,442,958,
3,930,303
All of the fixed assets are used for direct charitable purposes
Note 9
Debtors and prepayments
Analysis of debtors
' Amounts falling due within one Amounts falling due after
year
more than one year
Thisyear l Lastyear
This year
Last year
Accrued Income
Prepayments and other debtors
Total
6,590.80
4,834.30
11,425.10,
2,307
4,3471
6,654
Note 10
Creditors and accruals
Analysis of ¢reditors
Amounts falling due within one: Amounts falling due after
year
more than one year
l Last year
This year
This year
Last year
Loans and overdrafts
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Totsl
0.00
2,047.15
8,025.00
10,072.15
0.00
0.00,,
0.00
0.00
700
1,144
0.00
0.00
0,00

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Contd
Not811
Restricted income funds
11.1 Funds held
restricted income fvnds, including special trusts, of the charity IRI.
Fund Name
Type
Purpose and Restriction$
ITO pass on gifts intended for specific beneficiarie5 external lo
the charity but whose aims mirror those of the charity.
To structurally maintain and develop the premises
Youth and other organisations manage their own accounts
'General
' Building
Organisations
11.2 Mov•monts of major funds
Fund balan¢e$
brought
forward
l Fund balances
carried
forward
IFund names
l Transfers
Gains and
losses
resources | resources
..General
l Building
14,103.941
19,112.801
17,667.86,. 11,500.001
14,978.461_ 30,715.16, 23.454.08
0.00
14,048.88
22,239.54
Total Funds.,
29.082.40J 49,827.96
41,121.94
o.ool
0.00,
36,288.42
11.3 Transfers between funds
From Fund (Name
GENERAL RESTRICTED
To Fund (Namel
BUILDING
Reason
Amount
TO FUND WC REPLACEMENT WORK
1.500

Section C
Notes to the accounts
contd.
Note 12 Transactions with related parties
12.1 Remunoration and benefits
Name of Iruslee or
connected party
Legal authority leg order.
goveming document)
Amounts paid or benefit value
This year
Last year
None
There are no related party trar¢sactions in addition lo those disclosed in note 5.1 Trustee expenses.
12.2 Loans
Amount owing
This year
Lasl year
Name of trustee or
connected party
Due to trustees and
related parties
Due from trustees and
related parties
None
None
12.3 other transaction(s) with trustees or related parties
The custodian Trustee of the church is the Baplist Union Corporation 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
Great Britain, and the Easlern Baptist Association.
The church made a donation lo the Baplisl Home Mission Scheme as set out in note 7.
13. Other information
The church is an unincorporated charity registered in England and Wales with the Charity Commission,
number 1127482 with its registered ofice al Church Annexe, Nomtch Street, Dereham, NR19 1 BX
10

Eric
Southwick&co
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Dereham Baptlst Church
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31st December 2022, which are set out on pages 1
to 10.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's Iruslees consider that
an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Actl and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility lo..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act., and
to slate whether particular matters have come lo my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
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 those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in
the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as 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 lo whether the accounts present a "true and fair view. and the report is limited to the
mallers set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention..
111 which gives me reasonable Cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with s130 of the 2011 Act,. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to
comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been mel., or
121 to which, in my opinion, attention Should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts lo be reached.
Isigned..
Date..
If loJJ2o13
Eric Soulhwi¢k BAIHonsl FCA FCIE DChA
Eric Southwick & Co
Chartered Accountants
51 The Avenue
Seaham
Co Durham
SR7 8NS

Eric
Southwick&co
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Independent Examiner's Report to thfr Trustèes of Dereham Baptlst Church
I reFK)rt on the accounts of the Charlly for the year ended 31 sl December 2022. wh￿h are sel out on pages 1
10 10.
Respective responsibilities of trust&es and examiner
The charity's Iruslees are responsible for the preparation of the aG¢ounls. The charity's Irusleès consider that
an audit is not required lor this year under section 144121 of Ihe Charities Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Act} and that an
independent examination is needed.
11 is my responsibility lo..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.,
lo follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions giv8n by the
Charity Commission under section 14515llb) of the 2011 Act., and
19 slate whether particular mallers have come ID my allenlion.
Basis of independent Qxaminer's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the goneral Directions given by the Charity Commission.
examination includes a review of the accounting ￿COrdS kepl by the Charity and a comparison of the
accounts presèntèd with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual ilems or disclosures in
the accounts, and the seeking of explanation5 from you as Iruslees GonGerning any such matters. The
procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would b6 required in an audit and. consequently,
no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a'lrue and lair viekn4' and the report 15 limited lo the
mallers sel out in the statement below.
Indepèndent examlner's statement
In connection with my èxamination, no matter has mme lo my atlenlion..
111 wh￿h gives me reasonable causè lo believe that in any material respect the requiTemenls
lo keep accounting records in accordance with s130 of the 2011 Acl-, and
lo prepare accounts which accord with the accounting record5 ancl lo
etsmply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 A¢t
have not been mel., or
121 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts lo be reached.
Signed..
Dale..
IClo31ioi3
Eric Soulhwick 8A{Honsl FCA FCIE DChA
Eric Sovthwick & Co
Chartered AccDunlanls
51 The Avenue
Seaham
Co Durham
SR7 8NS