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2022-12-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2022

Reports relating to the main themes of Worship, Community and Mission

Structure, Governance and Management of the Church

Castle Hill Baptist Church is a registered charity set up under Trust Deed and governed by the Deed and its constitution.

The principal Purpose of Castle Hill Baptist Church (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.

The governance of the Church is on Baptist principles and centred on the Church Members’ Meeting to which all Members of the Church are encouraged to attend. The Church Members’ Meeting usually occurs monthly with a Special Church Meeting in November (to elect new trustees to start in the new year) and an Annual General Meeting in March (to present accounts and reports).

The Church Members’ Meeting is also responsible for calling the Pastor, electing the Church Secretary and Treasurer on an annual basis and electing deacons for a three-year term. These offices all comprise the Trustees of the Church.

The Trustees normally meet eleven times a year. Training for Trustees is provided by the Heart of England Baptist Association and the Baptist Union.

Public Benefit

When reviewing the activities of the Church, the deacons have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance to charities which are for the advancement of religion. The public benefit is fulfilled by enabling ordinary people to live out their faith as part of the Church and wider community. The Church fulfils its public benefit primarily by worship, to which any member of the public is welcome.

The Church runs a wide range of activities led by various Members of the Church. As well as public worship, the key activities comprise work with children and young people, including local schools, running a pre-school, a coffee shop and outreach centre, and enabling meetings and groups for older people (particularly those now living alone). More details of our wide range of activities are set out later in this report.

Notwithstanding the appointment of persons to accept responsibility for any of the activities, all individuals, organisations, groups and committees operating within the life of the Church and their leaders shall be accountable to the Charity Trustees and also through any specific direction of the Church Members’ Meeting.

As of 31st December 2022 there were 78 Members on the Church Membership roll.

Objectives and Activities

The Deacons are committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our Church and to become part of the fellowship of the Church. The services and worship put faith into practice through prayer, scripture, teaching, music and sacrament.

In fulfilling the Purpose and Objectives the Church will engage in a range of activities either on its own or with others that will vary from time to time, with activities being initiated, expanded, or closed, as appropriate.

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The activities include, but are not restricted to:

Affiliation and Relationships

The Church is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain (Baptists Together), the Heart of England Baptist Association (HEBA) and Churches Together in Warwick (CTW). The church is also a Fairtrade Church and in 2021 set up a ‘Fair and Green’ group with the aim of becoming an Eco Church.

The Church will normally promote, encourage, support and enhance the work of the Baptist Union, the Association and BMS World Mission through prayer, financial contributions and, where appropriate, by making personnel available from the Membership of the Church. When it is able, the Church will also support local Baptist and ecumenical gatherings.

Achievements and Performance

Report from the Trustees/Diaconate

Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matt 6:33

This year began with our pastor having a two-month reflective sabbatical to recharge after the Covid season and refresh his focus for us as a fellowship. During this time (and at other points in the year), it was fantastic to hear of so many people taking on roles and responsibilities within the life of the church, including individuals and house groups leading our Sunday Gatherings. So many give of their time and skills to enable God’s kingdom work here at CHBC, whether seen or unseen – to all of you, we are so very thankful.

Alongside our usual activities (reports below), we were pleased to see CAMEO recommence its monthly meetings in January as we learned to live with Covid whilst serving our community. Whilst blessed by many from within our fellowship leading and preaching on a Sunday, we also welcomed guest preacher who both challenged and inspired us.

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In February, our young people led an engaging service and we held a special evening of prayer focusing on our links with BMS World Mission. By March, our pastor had returned, we celebrated the 1[st] anniversary of Baby Basics Warwick, and the Church Meeting agreed to a new tenant in our Smith Street flat. Sadly, our annual Deeper conference had to be cancelled at the last minute due to our Speaker being unwell.

Around April we moved our online evening prayer meetings from Facebook to Zoom, we welcomed the local Beaver colony to explore our church building and baptism pool, our pastor also visited Coten End Primary School to lead an assembly as well as our own preschool (Noah’s Ark) for the first time since 2020. The Church Members also reflected on feedback from our pastor’s sabbatical and affirmed their support of a new vision and mission statement. Over the rest of the year, the meeting has taken time to consider what this means in practice.

Our mission is: To grow followers of Jesus, who make followers, transforming lives with the good news of Jesus.

Our vision is: To be a beacon of hope in Warwick and beyond

As we entered May and June, it was clear the life of the church was back to its busy self—the season of rest was over—with Friday Lunches (rebranded Meet ‘n’ Eat) consistently full with those from the local area. A plant sale at a member’s house, a Big Brekkie morning in Gateway Café and a swimathon all swelled the coffers for Christian Aid (see totals below). Our pastor and treasurer both attend the Baptist Assembly continuing our ties with the Union, and we welcomed a former Member as a guest preacher whilst our pastor spoke at the local gathering of The Redeemed Christian Church of God for their fiveyear anniversary celebrations. The Church Meeting agreed the updated version of our Health and Safety policy and procedures, alongside reviewing our Covid guidance, and the wall decals were finally displayed around the church building.

July saw the decision to stop our evening prayer meetings with very low numbers in attendance—our thanks for the ministry in this area. However, we also experienced positives as our partnership continued with Crossteach with Year 6 pupils from Coten End Primary School coming to our building for a Transition Experience, the new chairs arrived for the main building (thanks to the hard work of the Property team), and we had a fantastic time opening our café and chatting with the public as part of the Smith Street Fair. Similarly, in August, it was great to see so many pull together to open our building to the public for the Commonwealth Games Bike Race. Many thanks to all who enabled these two events to happen!

But the biggest marker for us as a Church in July was celebrating all Noah’s Ark Christian Preschool had done over its 30 years serving our local community before closing its doors for the final time on 14[th] July. We are so grateful to the many who have served through this ministry, both paid and not, and give thanks to God for all the lives we’ve been able to touch in this time.

As the new school year began, we opened our building to the public for the funeral of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, we joined in the national celebrations for the Great Big Green week, as well as launching a Christianity Explored course. As throughout the rest of the year, our big window display sought to offer hope and echo the focus of the season to those passing by.

In October, our buildings were used by Warwick Words for a week of their history festival, we joined with the family of a member in giving thanks for her life—she will be greatly missed, and we launched a new initiative called Home From Home , offering a safe and welcoming space to those who might need support, warmth or just somewhere to be with others. We launched our first Prayer and Fasting Day as we sought to discern how our Gerrard Street building could be used in the future. And at the end of the month we welcomed 36 children and 20 adults to our Light Party , offering a Christian alternative to Halloween. Our thanks to the team of 33 adults and 9 children and young people who made this happen.

As we head towards the end of the year, we give thanks for the generosity of giving to our Harvest and Advent appeals plus the emergency appeals for Ukraine and Pakistan (see figures below). We celebrated the appointment of a paid part-time administrator and affirmed our support of our pastor acting as Moderator for Redditch Baptist Church as they search for a new Minister. We held

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an evening of prayer for the persecuted church, re-established the prayer ministry team, and developed our schools’ work with both Coten End Primary School and All Saints’ CoE Junior School.

As a Church Meeting, we made the long-term strategic decision to partner with Thrive Youth Ministries as part of their Manifesto commitment to developing our youth work, forming a group to help the church in its thinking in this area. We elected three new deacons: Elaine Randall, Keeva Austin and Sarah Poole, and gave thanks for the significant periods of service offered by Dave Pearce and Liz Short who retired at the end of 2022.

As December arrived, we enjoyed our annual community Christmas pudding event (Stir Up Sunday) and filling Shoeboxes with gifts for disadvantaged families in Romania. We spent time reflecting on the Advent season over a shared meal and a time of worship, and gathered with others from our Connect groups to sing Christmas carols and hear the story as part of the last Tuesday Together—thank you Pauline for all your ministry through this meeting. We welcomed a BMS representative from Indonesia who shared about his ministry and challenged us to think about how we engage in mission. We celebrated the dedication of one of our young children and enjoyed using our many gifts to put on “It’s Christmas!” inviting friends and family. We also recognised how Christmas can be a difficult season and offered a service to Reflect and Remember loved ones no longer with us.

It is also right to recognise that whilst some are able to be active, others are constantly undergirding everything we do—the challenges and joys—in prayer. One such vital ministry is our Prayer Link. It received around 170 requests this year from members of the public (using our prayer cards) through to those linked to our church family. We have heard about some truly amazing answers to prayer, not just in the big things but in the every day too. We give thanks for those who coordinate this ministry.

The above is only an overview of the many ways the CHBC family has been active this year. There are many groups and jobs that happen every month that do not go unnoticed but haven’t been mentioned - for your service, friends, we are truly grateful and give thanks. None of this activity is possible unless we work together and people offer their time, talents and treasures to the Lord freely.

In particular, we want to say “Thank you!” to those who have stepped down this year.

On the flip side, we also say “Thank you!” to those who have taken on new responsibilities, joining our children’s work teams, serving at Home From Home, expanding our ICT team, refreshments team and welcome team on a Sunday, serving on steering groups, and just stepping up to fill the gaps when ad hoc events have taken place or groups have needed that extra hand.

Membership

Over 2022, we have welcomed 7 people into membership, 5 have resigned their membership due to relocation and 1 Member has been promoted to glory.

Year Members Baptisms Notes
2022 78 0
2021 77 0 Covid;Significant revision of roll
2020 89 0 Covid
2019 88 2
2018 80 0

Looking forward

As we consider the year ahead, we continue to seek God’s guidance for the best use of our buildings. Whilst we can create all sorts of activities we think are ‘good’, we must continue to keep our eyes focused on his kingdom and see where he is pouring out his blessing.

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As we continue to keep growing in what it means to be a beacon of hope in Warwick and beyond, our main focus will be developing our Thrive Manifesto partnership and being open to how God will use this to influence our corporate agenda. Alongside this, we will look to develop our schools work, create more opportunities for corporate prayer and seek to build on those relationships formed through our Connect groups.

The Members will be invited to review our wider giving in light of where we now find ourselves missionally and financially and seek to re-energise our commitment to those partners we affirm to continue supporting. Administratively, we hope to progress our CIO application, complete the update of our safeguarding policy, develop the online visibility and process for hiring our buildings, and seek to manage the changes within the leadership team.

Summary

Overall, we want to give thanks to God for his amazing provision both with people and finances—he has once again done more than we can ask or imagine. Whilst we were sad to close our preschool, evening prayer meeting and ministry through Tuesday Together, we know this has been the right thing to do, and trust God with his timing in how we’ll use that building and develop other ministries in the future.

As we continue to seek his kingdom, and walk in step with his ways, we also pray he would help us share with more people the transformative love of Jesus and the difference the power of the Holy Spirit can have in their lives.

Summary of Covenant Service Reports

Throughout 2022 Castle Hill Baptist Church continued in our movement out of Covid and back into a more regular and outreaching focus. It has been exciting to bring back previous events that have worked well and engaged with our community but also provided many opportunities to try out new ideas and ventures. One idea that culminated in the service on January 15th 2023 was the change from collating written reports from our many varied activities to a community gathering where we celebrated 2022, set our vision looking forward into 2023 and covenanted together to work as a fellowship. Therefore this report, rather than being a collection of many reports, reflects a summary of those presented at our covenant service.

Community

As we look to be a ‘beacon of hope in Warwick and beyond’ it has been stirring to see the many ways in which our community events have looked to follow this statement.

Our Gateway cafe has been running regularly each Saturday reaching out to people whilst serving great coffee and food. On a Friday a group of dedicated volunteers have been preparing ‘Friday lunches’ which was recently rebranded ‘Meet ‘n’ Eat’. Over the year there have been 32 regulars in attendance with 50% not being regular members of the church. Over the year 2022 the lunches ran 44 out of the 52 weeks and provided 1081 meals.

It was great to see CAMEO (Come and meet each other) start back up. Many of the regulars from preCovid were happy to be able to meet together again and engage with a programme of talks, quizzes, games and social interaction. This year, CAMEO also raised £500 for Northleigh House School in combination with the penny jar (however this was not able to be presented until 2023).

For 30 years Noah’s Ark Christian pre-school ran at our Gerrard Street hall but in 2022 it was agreed by the church membership to allow this community activity to close. This was not a decision taken lightly but one after a lot of thought and prayer from both the organising committee and the members of the

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church. In July a Sunday gathering was held with a focus on celebrating the life of the pre-school and later a celebration was also held at Gerrard Street.

An initiative in 2022 was the launching of our ‘Green and Fair group’ which looks to focus on how as a community we consider issues such as the environment and how, as Christians, this is reflected in our behaviour and outreach to others.

In October our buildings were used by the ‘Warwick Words’ festival and provided an opportunity to both support this local festival alongside strengthening our links with the community.

At the covenant service a report was also provided around Baby Basics This service continues to grow and provide an excellent service to those in need. At the service details were provided as to the many donations the group have received and also the amount of items that have been given out to the referrals made.

Worship

Over 2022 our Sunday Gathering continued both in person and online but with a steady growth in the number attending in person. In terms of the building, July saw the majority of our chairs being upgraded to similar but lighter chairs to enable more the ability to quickly repurpose our space into different arrangements.

Unfortunately Deeper, our in depth Bible study series across three evenings, had to be postponed in 2022 but we are looking forward to running this in 2023.

Throughout the year, Tuesday Together met once a month to offer a daytime meeting of worship. It was lovely to hear about and pray for the work of Thrive Juniors and to hear Pauline’s life anecdotes to illustrate our Bible passages. In December, a member led a simple carol service seeing many come from the other Connect groups. Once again, it is sad but right to recognize this group has served it’s time in the current format and will be pause for 2023. Our thanks to the leader for all the work she has put in over the years.

As 2022 drew to a close we had a variety of Christmas events including a Christmas celebration ‘It’s Christmas’ where there was opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of musical pieces and sketches.

Mission

In 2022 it was great to be able to run ‘Light Party’ and ‘Stir Up Sunday’ as part of the 2022 programme alongside the Commonwealth Games providing a unique opportunity to open up our main building for the community during the bike races that took place around Warwick town.

The ‘Light Party’ attracted a range of families both from those attending our church and from our local community. As an alternative to Halloween it presented a positive message to those attending. ‘Stir Up Sunday’ was very successful in again reaching out to both our own community and those around us and many Christmas puddings were made with the usual smooth running of the event crafted by the organisers.

The Shoebox appeal was another way we involved the community with engaging in mission. 64 family boxes were packed as part of the Amen Trust Christmas Appeal. These joined many others being shipped to Romania to help the poorest living in disadvantaged communities.

At the covenant service a report was give as to our support for Baptist Missionary Society and about those missionaries that we are actively linked with. These reports demonstrated both the need for this support but also the varied and exciting opportunities that are ran because of our support.

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Treasurer’s Report

In 2022 our total receipts were £157,368 (2021: £204,345) and our payments £179,106 (2021: £159,949) resulting in our overall funds falling by £21,738 before gains on fixed assets and changes to the pension fund liability. These figures include receipts and payments for Baby Basics, Gateway and Noah’s Ark Christian Pre-School (NACPS). The main reasons for the reduction in income were grants received in 2021 not repeated in 2022 and reduced receipts for NACPS reflecting its closure from July 2022. Increased expenditure was mainly due to the purchase of new chairs. General Fund receipts were £108,884 (2021: £101,966) and payments were £103,178 (2021: £99,040). In addition, there were net transfers to the General Fund of £4,000 (2021: -£1,500). These comprised receipts from NACPS and Gateway towards running costs.

We can give thanks to the Lord for His financial provision over the year. 2022 has again been challenging with the increase in inflation, particularly gas and electric costs, following the impact of Covid 19. There has been an increase in giving from the fellowship as people have responded to the financial needs. Gas and electric contracts for the church had to be changed at the end of 2021, gas because the supplier went into administration and electric because the previous contract came to an end. Both new contracts were around double the old but the new three year contracts have protected the church from the large increases in gas and electric. There was a net surplus of £9,529 on the General Fund, before the change in outstanding pension liability. As a result of the Pension Fund defined benefit scheme moving into surplus on technical provisions during 2022 the liability has reduced by £20,367 to a nominal £42.

Designated Funds (excluding the Manse fixed asset) increased by £6,202 due to increased funds in the Building Reserve. The increase arose from the transfer of surplus funds on the closure of Noah’s Ark Christian Pre-School (NACPS) offset by the costs of the chairs for the church. Gateway receipts, excluding grants, were up 85% as both the Saturday café and Friday lunches were able to operate across the year. Payments also increased reflecting the additional activity with a result that funds fell by £207.

Restricted Funds (excluding the church buildings fixed assets) fell by £37,646 due to the closure of NACPS. Receipts at NACPS fell by £17,143 reflecting NACPS only operating for two of three terms and also the reduction in the number of children attending. Payments increased reflecting closure costs, including redundancy payments for the staff.

Baby Basics made a small loss for the year reflecting the stocking up of supplies and the purchase of storage units. Monetary donations were up from £1,125 to £1,896 but most of the activity of Baby Basics is from non-financial donations of clothing, equipment and other supplies.

Home from Home is a new venture set up as part of the national and local Warm Spaces scheme.

Receipts of £8,902 (2021: £3,393) were given through the Appeals Fund, Home Mission and 95fM, (the latter two in 2021 only) which was all for Wider Mission work. The total giving (grants) to external mission organisations was £29,396 comprising:

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Local Mission CAP Local Centre Partnership Annual subscription Advent Appeal 2021 Annual Contribution arwj Harvest General Fund £5,5C(I £75 Churches Together in WarwKk Crosstea¢h General Fund Appeal Fund General Fund/Appeal Fund E766 Fctsdbank É1,245 New Hope Thrive General SupFXt General Support Harvest Appeal 2021 General Fund £6EA) General Fund Welcome Here Appeal Fund £416 National Mission Baptist Home Mission Bristol Baptist College General Gwing Annual Grft General £5,379 £2,(Ky) General Fund Overseag Mission BMS World Mission General GNin8 Harvest Appeals Advent Appeal 2021 Advent Appeal 2022 Chr￿tIan Aid Week General Fund £5,379 £i,iii BMS World Mission Christian Aid Christian Aid Appeal FuTrJ Appeals Fund Appeals Fund Appeals Fund General Fund £492 Christian Aid £910 Compasslon European BaPt￿t Federation Tear Fund Child &Jpport Ukraine ApFeal Pakistan Flcojs £663 Appeals Fund Appeals Fund Appeal £2,584 £i,c((J £56 Wycliffe Deeper donations Pension Llabillty The Defined Benefft (DB) Scheme of the Baptist Pension Stheme of the thur( ts da66ed as an employer has been in defiat over many year5 resulting in the thurth having to make defiat C4)nlributions. In 2022 Ihe Stheme caTh in to su￿lUS on a ted￿￿￿1 provisions basis. As a result the deficit contributions were reduced to a nominal £1 per nbjnth. The Pension S(eme Mitends lo arrange a buy out of Ihe DB Stherr￿ but until that time there bs a risk that a small shorttall ￿)Uld rel￿r hence malntalnlng the contributions. The cl)ange has allowed £20.367 to be released back wito the Genoral Fund. Reserves Pollcy To ￿Ver three month's essential expen*thire needed for an orderty run down. £19,023 is required. Fre8 reserves at the end of 2022 were £62.753. The Trustees o)nsider the reseprfe posib'on is accEptable given thal expenditure is planned for the manse and Gateway. IL(Idttl Signed on behall of the Deacons 91 knnual Report and Ac£ounis 2023

REPORT OF TRUSTEES

Reference and Administrative Information

Registered Charity Number Registered Charity Office 1129504

Castle Hill Baptist Church, Castle Hill, Warwick, CV34 4EX

Names of Trustees

Minister Rev K Johnson Church Secretary Mr M Colliver (to February 2023) Treasurer Mr J D Levick Deacons Mrs K Austin (from January 2023) Mrs K Hewitt Mr D T W Ho Mr R Molloy Mr D Pearce (until December 2022) Mrs S Poole (from January 2023) Mrs E Randall (from January 2023) Mrs E N Short (until December 2022) Mr C Williams Mr N Wylie (until August 2023) Legal Adviser Shakespeare Martineau, 11 Colmore Road, Birmingham, B4 6AA

Independent Examiner Keith Moore, KLM Accountants, 15 Shenstone Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5LW

Bankers HSBC, The Parade, Leamington Spa Barclays Bank PLC, The Parade, Leamington Spa Custodian Trustees Heart of England Baptist Association 24 Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6QX

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Castle Hill Baptist Church

Year ended 31 December 2022

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Castle Hill Baptist Church

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on pages 8-17

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees 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 charity's accounts carried out under section 145 Of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect :

or

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Keith Moore

Keith Moore KLM Accountants 15 Shenstone Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5LW

Date....13[th] October 2023...........................................

Receipts and Payments Account For the period 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

2022
Receipts
Donations and Legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
Total receipts
Payments
Fund Raising costs
Expenditure on charitable activities
Total payments
Surplus(loss) for the year
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Net Transfers
Net movement in funds after transfers
Surplus/(loss) on fixed assets
Change in Pension Fund liability		 Notes
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 to 14
16
16		 General
funds
92,059
0
720
16,105
0		 Designated
funds
475
0
10,622
13
2,795		 Restricted
funds
10,993
21,286
274
117
1,909		 Total
funds
103,527
21,286
11,616
16,235
4,670
108,884 13,905 34,579 157,368
1,144
102,034		 7,160
13,115		 0
55,653		 8,304
170,802
103,178 20,275 55,653 179,106
5,707 (6,370) (21,075) (21,738)
4.000
0		 13,604
(1,032)		 32
(16,604)		 17,636
(17,636)
4,000 12,572 (16,572) 0
9,707 6,202 (37,646) (21,738)
0
20,366		 22,939
0		 307,227
0		 330,166
20,366
Total funds brought forward 1,662 282,749 2,861,393 3,145,804
Total funds carried forward 31,735 311,890 3,130,974 3,474,599
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
less Pension Liability
Designated
Buildings Renewal Fund
Gateway Cafe Trading Fund
Legacy Funds
Fixed Assets - Manse
Restricted
Agency collection
Appeals Fund
Baby Basics
Home from Home
Noah's Ark Pre-School
Fixed Assets - Buildings		 21
21
23
22
24		 31,735
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0		 0
0
16,053
14,499
644
31,196
280,694
0
0
0
0
0
0
0		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
85
3,086
1,333
500
0
5,004
3,125,971		 31,557
16,053
14,499
644
31,196
280,694
85
3,086
1,333
500
0
5,004
3,125,971

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2021
Receipts
Donations and Legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
Total receipts
Payments
Raising Funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Total payments
Surplus(loss) for the year
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Net Transfers
Net movement in funds after transfers
Surplus/(loss) on fixed assets
Change in Pension Fund liability		 Notes
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 to 14
16
16		 General
funds
87,978
157
0
13,343
488		 Designated
funds
27,984
124
5,828
1
19,051		 Restricted
funds
7,572
37,157
0
62
4,600		 Total
funds
123,534
37,438
5,828
13,406
24,139
204,345
5,953
153,996
13.500
(13.500)
0
44,396
16,695
4.274
3,080,439
3,145,804
23,120
(21,458)
241,9696442
24,994
9,644
14,707
643
24,994
257,755
85
3,071
1,674
0
37,820
42,650
2,818,744
159,949
44,396
101,966 52,988 49,391 204,345
1,990
97,050		 3,963
15,260		 0
41,686
99,040 19,223 41,686 159,949
2,926 33,765 7,705 44,396
6,000
(7,500)		 7,500
(2,000)		 0
(4,000)
(1,500) 5,500 (4,000) 0
1,426 39,265 3,705 44,396
0
4,274		 13,897
0		 2,798
0
Total funds brought forward (4,039) 229,587 2,854,890 3,080,439
Total funds carried forward 1,662 282,749 2,861,393 3,145,804
Repre
General fund
less Pension Liability
Designated
seBnuteilddibnygsURnerensetwal Fund
Gateway Cafe Trading Fund
Legacy Funds
Fixed Assets - Manse
Restricted
Agency collection
Appeals Fund
Baby Basics
Home from Home
Noah's Ark Pre-School
Fixed Assets - Buildings		 21
21
23
22
24		 23,120
(21,458)
1,662
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0		 0
0
24,9094
9,644
14,707
643
24,994
257,755
0
0
0
0
0
0
0		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
85
3,070
1,674
0
37,820
42,649
2,818,743

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ststement of Assets and Uablltties Cash & 17 9),674 576 Credltts-AmtyJnt duewthin c￿e￿I 312 4.578 Cr•dilor5-Amountdu• Overu￿V 19 16.981 Tral L¥l¥Thbe5 67.744 69,116 frA•Y As%ets 4406W 3J)76.689 Totsl P4etA#•ts W4599 3I76.689 stsrtingbaknn Excessl Idefftitl to date ChanBe in Pensw L&ibility Gainslllosse51 on propwty assets 3.145.￿4 121,7371 20.366 330,166 JA74599 3.080,428 44,397 4,274 16,695 3,145fy1 3L735 23.120 121.4581 282,749 2,861,393 3.145304 Less Penslom L￿b1￿Y tle5Wta RestrKted 311,8 3,130.974 3A74593 141 Annual Report and Acct)unts 2023

Castle Hill Baptist Church

Analysis of receipts and payments Selected period:

01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

Notes to the Accounts

1. Accounting Policies

a) These accounts have been prepared on a ‘receipts and payments’ basis and in accordance with Section 133 Charities Act 2011.

b) The Church and Hall at Gerrard Street and the Manse at Norton Drive are shown at the latest insurance value.

c) Funds. Income received for specific purposes is considered to be restricted and may only be applied to those purposes. Income which may be applied to any of the charity's objectives is treated as unrestricted. The Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School funds are treated as restricted as virtually all the income is purely to cover the activities of the pre- school and cannot be used for other purposes. Similarly Baby Basics is treated as restricted as most donations are given specifically for that work.

d) Tax recovered reflects funds claimed under the Gift Aid scheme. This includes tax reclaimed under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) for cash gifts under £20 per individual.

e) The pension liability reflects the deficit contributions payable until June 2026 in accordance with the Pension Fund valuation of 2019. The current rate is £1 per month.

RECEIPTS

RECEIPTS
Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2022 2021
69,889
35,679
17,956
123,534
220
61
37,157
37,438
5,828
0
1,942
866
12,540
13,406
22,891
1,238
10
24,139
2 Donations and legacies - Donations
Regular Giving
One off donations & Others
Tax recovered
Total475
3 Income from charitable activities
Fellowship Meals
Tiddlers
NACPS Fees & Funding
Total
4 Other trading activities
Gateway Takings
Use of Premises
Total
5 Investments
Bank Interest
Rent from Properties
Total11
6 Other income
Grants
Miscellaneous Income
Income to offset costs
Tot		 71,719
5,934
14,406
92,059
0
0
0
0
0
720
720
949
15,156
16.105
0
0
0
0		 350
0
125
475
0
0
0
0
10,622
0
10,622
12
0
12
0
2,650
145
2,795		 714
8,997
1,145
10,856
137
0
21,286
21,423
274
0
274
117
0
117
500
1,346
63
1,909		 72,583
14,931
15,676
103,190
137
0
21,286
21,423
10,896
720
11,616
1,078
15.156
16,234
500
3.996
208
4,704
RECEIPTS TOTAL
108,884		 13,905 34,579 157,368 204,345

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PAYMENTS
7 Raising Funds
Gerrard St Flat Management Fees
Flats Maintenance
Gateway Supplies
Gateway Staff Costs
Gateway travel
Total
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
8 Ministry
Stipend Costs
Pension Deficit Contribution
Other Ministry Costs
Music
Manse costs
Total
9 Own Mission
Benefaction (Benevolent Grants)
Noah's Ark Pre-School Staff Pay
Children & Young People
Other Activities
Total
10 Wider Mission
Churches Together in Warwick
New Hope
Christians Against Poverty
Thrive
Warwick Foodbank
Various Mission Local
Home Mission Fund
Various Mission National
BMS World Mission
Christian Aid
Various Mission Worldwide
Total
11 Support Costs
Safeguarding
Subscriptions/Fees
Supplies
Payment Fees
Miscellaneous
Insurance - Various
Professional Fees
Equipment
Total		 Unrestricted Designated
Restricted
2022		 Designated
Restricted
2022		 Designated
Restricted
2022		 2021
1,044
946
3,704
259
0
31,336
4,274
1,688
0
3,184
40,482
169
32,619
559
320
33,667
75
1,010
7,500
625
2,550
1,700
6,962
2,850
9,823
0
2,343
35,438
323
2,047
556
167
313
2,392
50
10,188
15,713
16,036
5,953
1,044
100
0
0
0		 0
0
5,433
1,149
578		 0
0
0
0
0		 1,044
100
5,433
1,149
578
1,144 7,160 0 8,304 5,953
33,274
2,535
2,763
6
3,216
41,794
522
0
973
114
1,609
75
660
5,500
600
550
28
5,379
2,000
5,379
0
348
20,519
235
1,219
481
133
194
2.622
0
119
5,003		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
11
0
29
12,196
12,313		 0
0
52
0
0
52
0
42,320
0
14
42,334
0
0
0
0
695
1,182
0
0
1,111
2,248
3,641
8,877
0
300
219
10
537
0
386
2,460
3,912		 33,274
2,535
2,815
6
3,216
41,846
522
42,320
973
128
43,943
75
660
5.500
600
1,245
1.210
5,379
2,000
6,490
2,248
3,989
29,396
235
1,519
700
219
742
2.622
415
14,775
21,228

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Unrestricted Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2022 2021

12 Maintenance & Repairs
Church Maintenance
Hall Maintenance
Manse Maintenance
Smith Street Maintenance
The Gateway Maintenance
Total
13 Premises Running Costs
Computing & Sound
Electricity & Gas - Church
Electricity & Gas - Hall
Water
Fire & Security
Heating Servicing
Cleaning
Healthcare & Waste Disposal
Council Tax - Gateway
Total
14 Administration
Printing and Stationery
Telephone, Internet & Postage
Secretarial
Bookkeeping
Total
TOTAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
PAYMENTS GRAND TOTAL
15 Loan Repayments
HEBA Loan
16 Transfers
Transfers
NACPS Contributions to running costs
Gateway Contributions to running costs
NACPS balance to Building Reserve
Net Transfers
1,475
0
2,689
10
0
0
0
0
0
390
0
0
0
0
0		 _
1,475
0
2,689
10
390
604
1,409
0
470
47
4,154 390 0 4,544 2,530
1,413
8,172
2,632
1,103
2,774
204
5,076
2,697
0		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
364		 49
0
0
0
0
0
0
282
0		 1,462
8,172
2,632
1,103
2,774
204
5,076
2,979
364		 1,217
4,659
2,714
984
2 907
444
5,409
3,054
164
24,071 364 331 24,766 21,552
1,095
2,676
1,113
0		 48
0
0
0		 147
0
0
0		 1,290
2,676
1.,113
0		 767
3.020
345
159
4,884 48 147 5,079 4,291
102,034 13,115 55,653 170,802 153,997
103,178
300
2,000
1,000
0		 20,275
0
0
(1,000)
13,572		 55,653
0
(2,000)
0
(13,572)		 179,106
300
0
0
0		 159,949
300
0
0
0
3,000 12,572 (15,572) 0 0

17 Cash and Bank

Church : HSBC
Church : HEBA
Church: Cash
Baby Basics : Barclays
Gateway : Barclays
Gateway : Cash
NACPS : Coventry BS
Deposit Protection Scheme
Stripe		 31/12/22
31/12/21
45,313
29,901
8,987
8,073
0
0
0
922
13,320
14,241
68
(111)
0
37,551
576
0
371
98
68,636
90,674

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18 Current Liabilities (due to be paid in one year)

Creditors – Amount due within one year Interest Free Loans Deposit Smith St Flat Pension Liability

31/12/22 31/12/21 300 300 0 15,500 576 0 12 4,278 888 19,025

19 Current Liabilities (due over one year)

Creditors – Amount due over one year Pension Liability

550
850		 550
850		 550
850		 550
850
30
16,131
580 16,981

20 Assets held for Church’s own use

Fixed assets

Church Building
Gerrard Street Hall and Flat
Manse 11 Norton Drive
Total Fixed assets
Balance
01/01/2022
Receipts
21 Unrestricted Funds
General - General fund
Unrestricted
22,070
108,884
Pension Liability
(20,408)
0
Total for General
1,662
108,884
Designated Funds
Gateway
23
14,707
10,780
Buildings Reserve
9,644
3,125
Legacies
643
0
Total Designated Cash Funds
24,994
13,905
Manse - Fixed Asset
22 Restricted Funds
Appeal - Appeals Fund
3,070
8,903
Baby Basics
1,674
2,458
NACPS - Noah's Ark Pre-School 24
37,820
22,719
Agency
85
0
Home from Home
0
500
Total Restricted Cash Funds
Church and Hall Property
2,818,744
0
Sub-total for all Buildings
3,076,499
0
Grand total
3,145,804
157,351
257,755
0
38,944
34,580		 Church Building
Gerrard Street Hall and Flat
Manse 11 Norton Drive
Total Fixed assets
Balance
01/01/2022
Receipts
21 Unrestricted Funds
General - General fund
Unrestricted
22,070
108,884
Pension Liability
(20,408)
0
Total for General
1,662
108,884
Designated Funds
Gateway
23
14,707
10,780
Buildings Reserve
9,644
3,125
Legacies
643
0
Total Designated Cash Funds
24,994
13,905
Manse - Fixed Asset
22 Restricted Funds
Appeal - Appeals Fund
3,070
8,903
Baby Basics
1,674
2,458
NACPS - Noah's Ark Pre-School 24
37,820
22,719
Agency
85
0
Home from Home
0
500
Total Restricted Cash Funds
Church and Hall Property
2,818,744
0
Sub-total for all Buildings
3,076,499
0
Grand total
3,145,804
157,351
257,755
0
38,944
34,580		 Church Building
Gerrard Street Hall and Flat
Manse 11 Norton Drive
Total Fixed assets
Balance
01/01/2022
Receipts
21 Unrestricted Funds
General - General fund
Unrestricted
22,070
108,884
Pension Liability
(20,408)
0
Total for General
1,662
108,884
Designated Funds
Gateway
23
14,707
10,780
Buildings Reserve
9,644
3,125
Legacies
643
0
Total Designated Cash Funds
24,994
13,905
Manse - Fixed Asset
22 Restricted Funds
Appeal - Appeals Fund
3,070
8,903
Baby Basics
1,674
2,458
NACPS - Noah's Ark Pre-School 24
37,820
22,719
Agency
85
0
Home from Home
0
500
Total Restricted Cash Funds
Church and Hall Property
2,818,744
0
Sub-total for all Buildings
3,076,499
0
Grand total
3,145,804
157,351
257,755
0
38,944
34,580		 Freehold
Properties
at 31/12/2021
1,91,513
1,164,648
280,694
Payments
Transfers
(103,178)
4,000
0
0		 Freehold
Properties
at 31/12/2021
1,91,513
1,164,648
280,694		 Freehold
Properties
at 31/12/2021
1,91,513
1,164,648
280,694		 Freehold
Properties
at 31/12/2021
1,91,513
1,164,648
280,694
Transfers
4,000
0
1,662 108,884 (103,178) 4,000 20,367 31,735
14,707
9,644
643		 10,780
3,125
0		 (9,987)
(10,288)
0		 (1,000)
13,572
0		 0
0
0		 14,500
16,053
643
24,994 13,905 (20,275) 12,572 0 31,196
257,755 0 0 0 22,939 280,694
3,070
1,674
37,820
85
0		 8,903
2,458
22,719
0
500		 (8,887)
(2,800)
(43,967)
0
0		 0
0
(16,572)
0
0		 0
0
0
0
0		 3,086
1,332
0
85
500
38,944 34,580 (55,654) (16,572) 0 5,003
2,818,744
3,076,499
3,145,804		 0
0
157,351		 0
0
(179,089)		 0
0
0		 307,227
330,166
350,533		 3,125,971
3,406,665
3,474,599

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Home Mission Funds Specific gifts for the Baptist Union Home Mission Fund

Baby Basics Receipts and Payments relating to Baby Basics providing a service to new mothers in need Appeals Fund Funds raised for specific purposes almost entirely for Wider Mission Agency Includes legacies with restrictions on the use of funds 95fM 95 for Mission. Originally used to fund the building of the new church. Funds now used for support for the local CAP centre. Change of uses have been agreed by donors.

Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School Receipts and payments relating to the Pre-School run as part of Church activities

23 Gateway Café Fund (Designated)

Receipts
Saturday Takings
Lunches
Other takings
Total takings
Investments – Bank interest
Grants
Contribution to travel
Total
Payments
Food supplies
Coffee supplies
Non-food consumables
Staff costs
Total running costs
Grants
Equipment
Maintenance
Finance costs
Council Tax
Travel costs
Miscellaneous
Total
Excess of receipts over payments
Brought forward balance
Transfers
Carried forward balance		 2022
6,544
3,960
118
10,622
13
0
145
10,780
4,817
550
66
1,149
6,582
0
1,919
390
77
363
578
78
9,987
793
14,707
(1,000)
14,499		 2021
4,291
1,521
16
5,828
1
19,051
0
24,880
2,471
362
130
1,000
3,963
5,000
6,877
423
117
27
65
16,471
8,408
8,298
(2,000)
14,707

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24 Noah’s Ark Pre-School Fund (Restricted)

Receipts
Donations
Nursery Education Funding
Other Fees and Registrations
Other income
Investments – Bank interest
Grants
Miscellaneous
Income to offset costs
Total
Payments
Staff costs
Training
Safeguarding
Subscriptions and Fees
Books
Refreshments
Supplies
Equipment
Stationery and Printing
Maintenance
Miscellaneous
Total
Excess of receipts over payments
Brought forward balance
Transfers
Carried forward balance		 2022
5
18,054
3,232
45
117
0
1,265
0
22,718
42,320
0
0
386
98
75
98
292
147
0
550
43,966
(21,248)
37,820
(16,572)		 2021
42
29,565
7,592
0
62
1,840
750
10
39,861
32,620
410
13
566
54
84
176
1,113
28
1,409
296
36,769
3,092
38,728
(4,000)
0 37,820

25 Baby Basics Fund (Restricted)

Receipts
Donations
Tax recovered
Grants
Other incone
Total
Payments
Subscriptions
Equipment
Commission
Website
Total
Excess of receipts over payments
Brought forward balance
Transfers
Carried forward balance		 2022
1,896
552
0
10
2,458
300
2,450
0
49
2,799
(379)
1,674
0
1,333		 2021
1,125
73
2,000
0
3,198
400
1,078
0
46
1,524
1,674
0
0
1,674

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26 Pensions

The Church is a participating employer the Baptist Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”), which is a separate legal entity administered by the Pension Trustee (Baptist Pension Trust Limited). The assets of the Scheme are held separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers. The Scheme, previously known as the Baptist Ministers’ Pension Fund, started 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 Defined Benefit (DB) Plan was a pension of one eightieth of final minimum pensionable income for each year of pensionable service together with additional pension in respect of premiums paid on Pensionable Income in excess of Minimum Pensionable Income.

Since 1 January 2012, benefits have been provided through a Defined Contribution (DC) Plan. A formal valuation of the DB Plan as at 31 December 2019 by a professionally qualified Actuary using the Projected Unit Method. At the valuation date the market value of the DB Plan assets was £298 million, whilst the level of assets needed to pay benefits was £316m, giving a deficit of £18m (equivalent to a past service funding level of 94%). The Church and the other participating employers in the DB Plan are collectively responsible for funding this deficit.

The next actuarial valuation of the DB Plan within the Scheme is due to take place not later than as at 31 December 2022.

On 30th June 2022 the Baptist Pension Scheme signed an agreement with the insurance company Just Group (“Just”) to secure DB Plan members’ pension benefits. Just are now providing financial backing for all pensions provided through the Scheme’s DB Plan and following this transaction, the Scheme no longer has a shortfall. An updated Recovery plan was then signed in August 2022 under which recovery contributions from each participating employer in the DB Plan reduced to £1 per month from August 2022.

27 Related parties

Mr J Levick is Trustee and Treasurer of The Baptist Union of Great Britain which is the recipient of the Home Mission grants. He does not vote on this issue.

28 Post Balance Sheet Events

None

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