UNfTED REFORMED CHURCH CHARfTY FINANCIAL sfATEMENIS 31rt DECEMBER 2621 Elders, and Tn￿, Annual RetK•rt Ourplace isyourplac¢- making connecliopLY Our Church in Community AdmIn￿1rallVe Jrfonnation Ito7 2105 6107 Eld¢rs' Statement Receipts & Payinents Ac￿ullt stst¢ment ofAssets & Liabilities Notes lo the Fina￿la1 Stat¢nr IOto12 BATH CENTRAL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY (Registered Charity 1130339) ELDERS, and TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT- DECEMBER 2021 The Elders (acting as Tnistees for the Purp￿ of the Charities Acts) of Bath Central United Refornied Church Charity present theirAnnual Rep)rt and Financial Statrments for the year en&d 311)ecember 2021. OUR PLACE IS YOUR PL4CE- MAKING CONNECTIONS TOGETHER Som¢ prayerful. thoughts and T￿￿llectionS of other& events and hap￿8S from our Church's magazine 'Contacl'. through January to Decemkn. as we offer our prdyers &8 a Church for OU￿1v¢S and for others in Community ....... As we venture into a new year. after many months of anxiety and trsts of our faith. strcnthen ￿ for whatever is to come, and help us always to be conscious of your love and SuP￿rt. May we not feel alone. May we feel your healing Comfort in our every day contael with other May we play our part in bringing your love 2nd wncems to all we communicate with and to share with them the sure hope of better days to come. We thank you that you cwc for and YOUT creatio￿ more than w¢ can ever know and in ways we cannot even imagine. We are very grateful to have surYiv¢d th¢ l&st t￿1ve montlLS and we prny for those WIK) have not We ptay espwially for their close friends and family who are left belu'nd W¢ wve thanks for all those who have Visit￿ others lo keep them in touch wtth the outside world aThJ the Church community. We give thanks for the work of scientists creating vaccines that have enabled this county to start on the road to r¢covery. Help us all to be aware of folk around us who are still suffering from th¢ effects of long-tem] Covid. You bl¢&s us with this time of Wdrmer weather. when nature ts in abundance with its LX)lours and scents. when wildlife abounds and for all things that are a plwure for us. You make us feel uplift even during times when some of us may have felt low b￿￿se of health concerns or other circumstances. We ask the Holy SpiTii to descend on us and awake our senses to this WOnderfi￿ lim¢ of year and io make appr￿lative of all that you give us. We pray that you will continue to guide ¥$ now and in the futur4 in good times or ba￿ We thank you for our Ministy team and EldeTS WIM) have enabl¢d us to continue with our worship over the months to kcep the Church alive As w¢ ¢nter a new plwe of the pandemic. may we always think of those who moum loved ones and who may be sad at the manner of their passing. We pray that we will be abl¢ to meet up more Teadily in the futu￿ with those who are weeping, and to rejoi(% with those who are Ixlebrating a special (Kc&sion. Meanwhil¢ let U5 be truly grateful for the unsung her<￿ and heroines who have sustained us scientists a￿1 medics. w)stmen. Iklivery driver& shop staff. tradespeople, transwrt work¢r& volunt¢¢TS and many moTe. We offer ow thanks for the beautiful colours ofAutwnn and which offers a fresh start for all. bl¢ss all those children going to sch￿] for the first tirne and to tkns¢ pupils returning for another year" bless also the teachers who show tHtience and kinth]ess and a listening ear in a challenging world. At this Christin%stid& please help us alwiys to ￿meMber its true meaning• W¢ Pray for our families and friends and those w¢ love and carc for and &8k you to proteci them. May we especially think of folk who have to work away from home. as w¢ ail make plans ftlr the festive seLson. Thank you for the faith that binds us, for th¢ family and friends who love us. atKI for your giving of your son into this world to save us. We ask for tolerance for all fAiths And tbosewith no belief at 41L And finally. help us to recognise the needs of our fellow travellers and to respond generously. May our Church be ahvays a plaee of wekom& So be with our thall￿ Amen. Page I ELDERS, and TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPOR T- DECEMBER 2021- cont'd OUR CHURCHIN COMMUNITY.. SFL41UNG OUR HOPES Reflectsons - Over th¢ pwt year. much of our Church's life in ministry and mission- its activities and events. its clKJsen journey - Contin￿ to feel the effects caused by factors outside its control. The financial resources available to the Church have also continued to decline signifiganlly. Confider￿10￿$ . But our Church has w￿rea as best it can the continuing risks and challenges ov¢r the past year and now faces new chall¢ng¢s and oMy)rturriti&5 that refl￿t & IM[￿ratiVe lo knowledge the nKd to xcept manag¢ change. In Looking Back - THE CHARrfY's ACTIvrrIES Bath C¢ntral United Refornled Church is committd to offering the OPFK)rtunity of Cbristian worship to all. Our Church aims to enable t￿ople to live out their faith in the world and make an enri¢htng contribution to the communities in wkn'ch our Cburch lives. Our Church does thi.s through.. Worship atMI Prayer, learning about the Gospel and developing knowledge and trust in Jesus > Pastor￿ cate and cornm￿1ty involv¢m¢nt for pe0￿C living in the area WORSHIPAND PRAYER-'k*rning aboryt the GoJpeL a#d pkncing trnst in Jesus, The Church's activities atMI ¢v¢nts arc listed below. - Our Church Service - in tKr50n or online. aiming to be beneficially chall¢ngiog and spiritually fulfilling. - Celebrating Holy Conununion at morning Worship oa the fiT5t Sunday of each month. . Our Church's wayer corner providmg a wellxxned and aMYeciat¢d quid space during tk week. where people are abl¢ to sit alone. or with a companion and ￿ St£￿ a quiel lime with W" offering a place to bring the CO￿ weigh on the I￿aIts of individuals for reflection and listening to our itllw voice. - Prdying for those that use our Church Halls and writing to tkn &8 a symlx)l of our pray¢rful SUPPM)rt for during the year. . Our prayers for the ongoing a￿1 valued work ￿n￿rtthn by several of our Church m¢mlKts . in ing out S￿IfiC resp￿ibIlitieS in tk life of our community- with a heartfelt thank youl! . Our th￿ne-b￿ Bibk St￿ sessiotts. to Fyomo learni￿ refl￿tion and th'SC￿￿10n a￿1 to offer n¢w insights of th¢ familiar- are lcd by the Revercnd David aThl involve Membets from each of thc three United RefornKd Church&s in BatlL Our Church's w¢ll.stocked Library. s￿￿ling individual spiritual St￿ly, enquiry and learning. PASTORAL CARE- 'm' volving peopl& and eDga8ing with coneerns for others, When and wh¢￿ver w)ssible. the Chuwh has Continued to offer supp)rt to the wider Church community by . - Ongoing ¢ngagancnt of (￿¢ by our Church El(krs and the ￿.￿ls￿[s. Page 2 - Providing collections and d¢livcries of items of to the lo￿ FoodB(uth which is organised un&r the auspices of the Genesis Trust. . Making available a monthly Contacl, Inaga7ine. . Orgam"sing an internal christi￿ Post for ail Church EdanlKrs and adI￿rellts. ovrREACH- 'developing Trl%tionsbip• through small making A big difference, This incluths ongoing woTk by the Church's Ministery Elders and oltr£rs in our membership, thro - Working to develop the vision aThl mission of our chU￿lL . Our Ministers actlng as a FreÉ Church Chapkn"n& to Ihe Unl￿ wlllun Bath. - sup￿rting th¢ wider Worl￿ throu￿ maknng gifts UDd¢r the auspirA of the charitablc activities of Embrnce ihe Mlddle ELfl- a Christian Ikvelo￿nent chan'ty tackling p)v¢rty and injustice in communities in the Near and Middle Fast . lillle glf& making a big ￿erence. . Our Church's Satthary atMI Halls ¢nabling stxe to a wilk vari¢ty of community service groups and opie. i￿luding different faith group. - Idelltify￿g f¢llow5hip otwrturriti¢s togctlv, to (kvdop val￿d the multi-re lationsbips aThl links within our Church's ¢onm]unity. - Invtting people to attend Services and otlw events planned during the Christmas O r¢fr¢shed Chuwh's webtmges containing a number of stories of our chU￿h and its life during the year. - Regularly giving to support the dev¢lotKnent WOTk undertaken by Christian Aid in th¢ world's orest countries and also to the Umted Refornied Church's own Commitment for Life- a world development programme. . Our Church's surnx)rt and c4)ntributio￿$ to <￿tiOn Child. an organisation Nthich sends shoe IK)xes of presents for children in Eastern Euro￿. Equally. our Church's giving und¢r itsAnnMal Gift Senyce for those ¢hildren attending the Bath Child Conlad C*J￿e and in supporting families &s rt of the activities at Christmas of th¢ Salwlion Arn - Church Members actively particiEMting as volunteers and in other ways within charitable community organisations in Bath and neighbouring districts such as Oxfw Cluldren's Hospice South WOY, Julian Hous4 Fnends of ihe Royal Umted Hospital. Dorothy HoxFe Hospice and th¢ Genesis - Continuing to extend invitalioDS to many. a￿{ in turn to r¢sFX)nd willingly to invitstions from others. PUBLIC BENEFrr- thinking #bout and e4gaging with othe Our Church eares deepty #bout its rel*tionships with the outside world and (Wn￿lgnS in Trus*es ￿ntInUe lo have regard to public bettfit guidance pthlished by the Charity ConuDiSSiO P4ge 3 Our Church and its halls have always provided a meeting place for groups offering a div¢rse range of aring. social and other activiti¢s. such as ihe B¢tsh Child Conl¢7cI Ctitsr4 Headway- Bath and DAFtrILY and Soundwell Therapy TnLK. Our Church continues to seek and to establish relationships within our community and by invitstion aeting as a host and providing a venu¢ for a number of ¢v¢nts each y¢at as part of the B￿h FesliwLf. Bath Central URC has committees for Bwldings and House- drnwn from its memlKrship- who ensure that the buildinss are maintai￿d to a hj.gh standa The Committe¢ of Finance and Halls Managemart which oversees and manages the hiring of the Sanctuary and Church balls, ensures that this is carried out in a professional and charitable mann¢r. Our chll￿h is an Eco Churth. In so kin& it CXpr￿ its care for God's world in worship and teaching. in how it looks after its Church buildings and lan(L' in how it enwdges with its IOLXI community and in global campwgtLS' and in the personal lifestyles of its congffgatio All matters and conneth0￿% of in]￿rta￿e for our Church at¢ proadiyety promoted by the Elders. Our Chur¢h readily acknowledges that activities . such as th[￿ listed above- together represthrt and serve &s a rewarthng achievement and engagement of 'shari￿ our hopa in communty,. FtNAIW4CIAL REVIEW The financial activities of Bath Central URC for the year end￿ 31 December 2021 are as set out on ges 9 to 12. The net outgoing payments for 2021 were £25,833, belore transfers between funds held. for 2020. the net outgoing ￿Yments were £44.721 . Th¢ totsl cash funds for 2021 availabl¢ to be ried forward to the next financiaI year were £29.519- and for the previous year they were £55J52, both y¢ars representing between three to Dine months of its annual ￿yMents. Our Church Eldefs tK)licy (acting as TnL%tees) on the IM)Iding of any cash funds &8 reserves is explained in tk notes to t1￿ accounts under Reserve$ Policy. Our Church's approach for SlewdTdsbip rA•ntinues lo wovide an ongoing for our Giving However. during the ￿ year. the combined reduction in the use of OUT Church Halls and fithr red￿tiOnS of its available fuwKial r¢souw threaten the SUp￿)rt our chU￿h'S Visio￿ mi&sion and ministy to our Church's community. As part of our Churth's ongoing annual commilment to th¢ United Refornied Chur¢h's Ministy and Mission Furt it h&s reswinded p)sitively to ts I•A additional giving challenge in recent y¢ars (see Note 8). Bath Central URC Clwity of its charitable mission and xtivities paid the following donations: 2020 58 Christian Aid Disaster Ap￿a]S Commitment for Life Sundry AptThls 1.478 70 2,148 137 1.155 Benevolent Fund Totals Page 4 ACCOUNTING AIYD REPo1￿ING RESPONSIBILTfIES The Elders (acting as Trustees) are reS￿nSIble for prodwing the Annual Re￿rt and Financial Statements for each firjancial year in accordance with applicable le￿SlatiOn and Clwity Commission requirements. The accounting and fitwicial management tK)licies of Centsal URC are as set out in the Notes to the Recei￿S & Payments AccounL For 2021. these finwiai statements have again pr¢pared on a reccipts and payments b&8iS. In L(mkn'ng F0nv(￿d- During o￿ober 2021. the Chur¢h Iwn a new jounw by consitsing the necessary changes that it needs to manage going fonward. As pmrt of its 3 2 1 p￿￿e$s. a numb¢r of options were identified and discussed to ensu￿ that it offcrs to the m¢mbers of its wider Church community, a &￿t0[ate is suslaiDable and attra¢tiv¢. Much still Keds to be disc￿ aNI during 2022. fegarding those firtutt an3ngern¢nts which will Und￿1n the n￿e&Sary delivery of it its ambitions and the owx)rtimities that wll surely follow. Dear Lor4 May wefeelyour healing comfort in our every day contacl with others. Mayyou continue to guide us now ond in thefuthre, in good times and in ba May you nuture within us continued tolerancefor allfaiths and Éhosewith no belief al alL May our Church be ahvays a place of welcomefor other Ifith our grateful thanks, Ame Page 5 ELDEKS, and TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPOR T- DECEMBER 2021- cont'd ADMINISTRA TIVE INFORh£4TION.. POSTALADDRESS Grove StreeL Bat￿ BA2 6PJ OKJECTtVES ANDAeTIV￿Es The C1￿]ty'S Obj￿1VeS &s set out in the gY)verning thxument i&8￿1 by Uniled Reforniol Church is the adVanc￿t of the Christian faith for be￿fit of the pjblic Rn accordance with th¢ Scheme of Union of thc United Reforni￿1 Church. STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The following is tsk¢n from the Uniled Rcfornied Cbutch Acts of Parliament (1972 and 1982) and the Scheme of Union (1972). The Bath C¢ntral United RefornKd Church Charity (Bath Central URC) is a constituent part of the United Rcfonncd Church in thc United Kingdom. and is subject to the ge￿1 priKedures of that Church set out in ￿ S¢hane of Unioffj aNI any Subseque￿ amenthnents and a(kh'tions. Its MemlKrs shall be those wofess faith in G(Kt Fath￿r. Son a￿1 Holy Spirit covenant ts) shate fully in the corporate lif¢ of the United RefornKd ChurclL A Church Meeting is nornjally held every other mortlL and in any ev¢nt not less than onc¢ a quarter. Special M¢ctings may also ￿ Call￿ in acCOrda￿e with the PrO￿dureS of Bath Central URC. AppoIiYfMENf OF TRUSTEES The number of Elders (acting &$ Trustees for the pur[x￿ of the Charities Acts) of Bath Central United Refornied Chutch Charity and thelr ￿riOdS of service is decided by our Chutch Meeting. The Trustees consist of the Ministerfs). Treasurer, SecretsTies (Admimstration aDd Worskn'p) and Serving Elder& Serving El(krs are ap￿)Inted by our Church Meeting ODd s￿ve for a ￿ri(￿l of three years. On completion of that Fnod tlw are eligible for ￿ Finaw¢ and Halls Managemenl House. This RepK)rt was approved a￿1 ado￿￿ by the Church Meeting in June 2022. Page 7 BATH CENTRAL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH cHAR￿y (Registered Charity 1130339) ELDERS, STATEMENT The rm￿]￿1 st&tanats for the year 31 Drnber 2021 have been prq)&ed from the accounting re¢ords of the BATH CENfRAL URC CHARrrY. The attxh&J acwutits are in &cordance with S￿1KM 133 of the Chartiis Act 2011 OD Rwts ￿ PaYM￿ts basts a￿1 wih g￿anCe pub]isknJ by the Chwfiy con)m￿S￿￿ for En81ty1 & Waks. Compath fi ¢¢n ptovKied for the pre￿￿ year. Signol on be1￿￿of the Eklcx5: dat¢. June 2022 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT I report to the (actin8 &8 TnLSte&% for the pU￿0$¢S of the Ch&llrs Acts) on my examinthn of the counts of the BATH c￿￿RAL URC CHARrrY (￿l￿[ch for year aKiaJ 31 D￿ 2021. Respective respbnsibllilies of tht EWe¥s and ltsdependeDt Euminer As the Eklers of the Church CFty. you a￿ ￿sponSI>k for the prqJar*ts)n of Accounts in *cord8tx¢ with the C1Wrt￿ knt 2011 (- the ACV'I Basis of IndependeDt Examiner's ftport I report in respect of my examinthn of the Cburch CIwÉy's ￿COUnts carrial out Ulld￿ se¢tk)n 145 of the 2011 Act and in caryin8 Out my eXan￿￿t4 I have folk)wal the appkabk DrecIM)￿S given by the Charity Commi8sx)n ￿￿er se£t￿ll 145(5Xb) of the ACL Independent Examiner'y Jtaten*nt records We￿ not kept in xc0rd￿e vlith sectx¥n 130 of the A¢L or the &COu￿ do Dol ￿)rd wih the ￿COUnting records attetitk)n shoukl be drnwn in ordtr to ajabk a proptt utMle¥staThJing of the accounts to be rnhed. PEI Mr P J BartoD FCCA ART A¢¢ountants Lmnited Ground Fbor I l Manvtts Stre BATH BAI IJQ Thts Y￿r 2021 Tots41 £ L•*tY•ar 2020 Fun0• £ 3ItJ24 47rx) 7LD 31.1e8 132 132 4253 zs 4411 410 410 122 1,275 Z184 4,184 Tot•1 I￿1p￿ 7&64 81.91 PAYWSNr MirM¥try & IAJ•kn FWKI 41.￿5 Ctst* 237 .6T4 1a1 31.853 347 Z148 11&17 Z148 T<*al wym•nts 10151 44.T21 .274 7r4 1rrJ.073 10 12 12 111145 2ry124 9,(f31 9.313 1111Y3 mon•tsry 19.1 13 13,X 14 Churah {S•utti West•rn 8ynpd) 16 13rfT 3,347 (B¢￿￿Tr￿ Ch¥*y 11393391 P•g• 10 R¢8*red Chaw*y" 1130339 L478 & cA￿ULA TOTAL TOTAL 47 M & G (Ctsrw . 162 u*5• a613 19.722 3.947 o ￿824 24926 U67.711 IXQO. 61 &ioi I￿) 347 4).413 Fwxl frardws 342 P￿1 11 THcENT￿ ￿￿EDREFoRMED0￿wjaUR[[y (R*davity1130339) NO￿10￿FINANlJALsTAIEH￿sYE1A￿DE•JI r&xx121-(rfd 18 RESIRicfEDRJNt6 Tre (hth f¢*thJFrt knite MÉ5 te wJkfttE pjpm ¥oeu*thJtr*lte auttL Tl& ae Outh W tray a)Jnth tirtrr& Tre 6 a f L&1 Trt r&JthJ c& fint Ce*aUK (Ywty fits: 2021 2020 1,328 1,275 IL 11 11 1918 1148 3,462 *Ye(￿￿t 19 TOTALCISH RTht6 2021 2020 4274 34 a) RELAIEDpAifrf TRLlSXItC4S Pw to ts thjth MaEe Ly G Cumty MIM H , 6 3 3J21, tt* Felffets JYoJt8Jto £11518￿￿￿ Tre Q•Jdts FwKe& BATH CENfRAL tINTfED REFORMED CIIURCH CHARfTY (Re8i8tertd Chty 11303391 21 VILIIWARY (aVII 27fv5 1165 27.675 1165 Yg,321 amrth 24.733 Pjsh ixc 1133 371 1.073 TrwThbVJ 174 174 7,121 17 7.176 1635 1.526 774 L661 1,165 1,013 1,661 202 Tewjknj: 102 102 102 %.3 Ftyxtr 27 Pw1¥ THIS PAGE IX)ES NOT FORM PART OF THE SUBiirrED ANNUAL FINANc￿L STATEMENTS