## ALBANY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH Everyone Welcome
## ALBANY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH 'Everyone Welcome'
ALBANY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNUAL REPORT
& FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended
31 December 2022
Charity Number 1130510
Albany Road Baptist Church Trustee' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered as: Albany Road Baptist Church
Registration Number: 1130510
Registered Address: Albany Road, Cardiff, CF24 3NU
Trustees 2020: Rev. Richard Hardy Jeremy Ray Treasurer Cynthia Lang Church Secretary Elizabeth Davies Kathryn Hubback Sue Irwin Moses Katta Kwame Pepra Rebecca Williams Sam Beavan Resigned during 2022
## OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES
We Are Christ's Ambassadors. God making HIS Appeal Through us. 2 Corinthians 5:20
The Trustees of the Church are charged with fulfilling the purposes of the Church. Our aims and purposes as set out in our charitable objects are 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 Church is committed to demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ through word and action In order that people might belleve in the Lord Jesus. It welcomes people to worship each Sunday without restriction and with the aim of encouraging them to be part of the Church community of belief. A range of social activities take place during the week all of which are underpinned by Christian ethics and principles.
When planning our activities for the year, the Trustees considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit, particularly the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. Our aim is to help ordinary people to live out their faith as part of the Church community through:
Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus Provision of pastoral care for the Church community Mlsslonary, outreach work, community care and social enterprise
As a church out of conviction and principle we are seeking to follow God's word together. We celebrate where we have come from and the faithfulness of those who have gone before us, and we look for the new thing that God would do through us. We look to combine the best of the past and the present.
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## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
The church is a registered charity governed by its constitution. It Js an unincorporated association with managing trustees drawn from the membership. The managing trustees are appointed for specific terms of office by a meeting of the membership. The church constitution is based in the BUGB Approved Governing Document. It was adopted by the church on 26 March 2009.
## Governance
Day-to-day running of the church is managed by the management trustees, known as the Joint Leadership Team, with material decisions referred to the church membershlp for its consideration and decision. Examples of decisions referred to the church members include changes in ministerial arrangements, building developments, annual budget process and changes to constitution or policy. The church members meeting and the wider congregation is also regularly reminded of its obligation in relation to Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults.
## Independent Examiner
The Independent Examiner to examine Albany Road Baptist Church Accounts for 2023 to be confirmed.
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community, to ensure the Church's vision to be centre of the community for years to come is fit for the next generations to serve our community.
IN MEMORIUM Pauline Mackenzie Winifred (Winnie) Williams Joan Mulr Enid Morgan Colin Roberts Eric Hyett Beryl Hopson
## Treasurer's Report
(Extracted from Trustees report and Accounts 2022)
The relevant pages from the Trustees Report and Draft Accounts for 2022 are attached at the end of the Annual Report.
There was minimal impact from COVID in 2022, apart from January when a lockdown again reduced our Hirers income offerings were largely unaffected by this, and offerings have increased by around 8% over the 2021 figures. This together with a good control of costs has again meant that we did not need to use any of our "emergencV' reserve although we did draw just under E27000 from our Manse Fund to pay for roof repairs/redecoration of the Church Offices.
Finances are still monitored on a monthly basis, and are presented to the Joint Leadership Team before being reported to the general Church Fellowship — this includes a 3 month proJection of the financial position.
During 2022 we were able to drawdown the first tranche of the Welsh Government Grant In readiness for the Redevelopment which started in early 2023 — these funds were placed into a 35 Day Notice Account with Redwood Bank (E85000) and an Instant Access Account with Charity Bank (E40000) — we did then withdraw E4130 to pay some Redevelopment Legal Fees.
On 10 March 2023 we completed the sale ofthe Community Halls to Cadwyn Housing Association, the proceeds (E400K) being lodged with the Baptist Union Trust Corporation — these will be withdrawn over the coming 18 months to meet the stage payments for the Redevelopment works.
The Independent Examiner to examine the Accounts for Albany Road Baptist Church for 2023 will be David Poole of Williams Lester Accountants Ltd,12 Cwrt y Parc, Ty Glas Cardiff CF145GH.
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have seen a significant increase of those effected by the cost of living crisis. We have produced and are delivering a strategy of help and support for the community.
Our area has had an increase in homelessness: We are engaging with the rough sleepers and have spent much time feeding, clothing and advising them where to access services as well as praying with them, talking to them, spending time to listen and value them for who they are. We have in the last year started Be Hapus Café: A drop in space for anyone to come and have a tea, coffee and biscuits. We use a pay what you feel policy, so everyone is treated the same regardless of financial status. We have a group of regular attendees that really value the weekly Café along with four new volunteers who have been fantastic embracing the project with a servant heart. We were blessed by getting a grant to run this project and to get a new kitchen fitted.
School works: This continues with practical help like our reading support for children that need additional one to one help, we have supported families in crisis with both material items, such as a family sharing one bed, we were able to access a partner grant from Acts 435 and topping up funds from our emergency fund, buying them mattress, bedding and we were gifted a bed frame. Another example is a family finding themselves homeless who we put up for one night in a hotel until emergency accommodation could be found. We also were delighted to have Albany Primary School back for a Christmas concert after 3 years. We also use the skills learnt from funding applications to assist Roath Park Primary receive a E5,OOO grant for "The Corner" a space they deliver all their community work from.
Our Lunch Club: Is still running, numbers are lower than pre-covid, but they are accessing meals from the Claude opposite after meeting for tea and coffee in the Church foyer, our faithful team host and assist those who attend.
Emergency fund: This was set up when Covid broke and we continue to operate it. As the Community Co-ordinator I can't express how valuable this fund has been to enabled our emergency response to everyone in the community, along with partner organisations. To have a fund available at the point of need has blessed so many. When someone finds themselves in a situation, they knock the door in crisis, we can help immediately. We have had people who have lost their Job, lose income, find themselves homeless, a victim of domestic violence, struggle to pay a bill, need food, need a phone to access help and services, and so much more contact us for help.
Our aim is to develop new partnerships to make the most of the opportunities for community care and mission moving forward. We are optimistic that what we have accomplished this past year will form a firm foundation for what is to come.
I'd personally like to thank you all for your support, love, kindness and prayer, giving me the privilege to fulfil my calling in this Church, reaching out on your behalf to our community. Your servant heart, generosity and love is always at the forefront of your giving and time. People are always amazed that our Church responds at the right time with the right intervention. They know if they pick the phone up, drop an email or pop in they will be given the love and support they need.
Our redevelopment plans for the Church Halls, in partnership with Cadwyn Housing Association, are in their final stages and we are waiting for the go ahead from our solicitors and Baptist Union solicitors to exchange contacts with Cadwyn re sale of the church halls.. We were granted €250,000 from Welsh Government towards the redevelopment of the ground floor of the church halls into a community hub and Cadwyn have been granted planning consent to redevelop the upper floor of the Church Halls providing 12 Housing Association Flats for our local community. We have been working hard to secure the finances needed to re-develop the
building and also working with teams from Housing Justice, Cadwyn, Welsh Govemment, Cardiff Council, Solicitors, hirers, and the
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Nowhere is this seen more clearly than in our worship where in this past year we have continued to develop our own style that takes the new and the old and seeks to combine them.
The Rev. Richard Hardy is the full-time Minister here at Albany Road with alongside him Peter Littlechild as our Community Coordinator and Kathryn Hubback as our Student Pastor in Training.
2022 again proved to be a year like no other in the life of the church due to the worldwide pandemic Covid-19. There has been quite a significant impact to both our day-to-day mission work and to the Church Finances. We continued with our Sunday Services via Zoom until we returned to Sunday on site services once we were allowed to; whilst this was challenging, it has also been a time of fruitfulness with a greater sense of unity and commitment to purpose which is to engage with others and in practical ways show and share the love of God. Our Zoom services have enabled us to develop our sense of togetherness and we have found through the development of our presence on social media that we have maintained and, in some cases, grown the church through this challenging time. A limited number of church groups and hirers have restarted following Welsh guidelines on Covid-19 prevention. We have maintained contact with those that attend these groups via telephone and social media.
Our other Church Worship activities remained online, using Zoom - this has included weekly Bible Studies and regular Prayer Meetings and the weekly Saturday Coffee Morning.
Several church groups have re-started including Tuesday morning Bible Study Group, Knit, Stitch and Sew, Lunch Club and Lunch Out on a Sunday following morning service. The Hope in Mental Health project has become well established and continues to provide washbags full of essentials to those patients in need in the Mental Health Crisis Unit.
The congregation has become quite diverse as new faces have appeared at the Sunday services week by week, including a number from different ethnic origins and a variety of circumstances. Several newcomers have joined the church formally and become members, whilst others have clearly made Albany Road their spiritual home and have settled into the life and witness of the church. This has been a source of encouragement and has greatly enriched the fellowship and this has been one of God's blessings upon us as a fellowship as we have continued to grow spiritually and sensed His leading us into new avenues of service both in the local community and further afield.
In many respects this year has been a hard but good one. We have seen the protection of God over the congregation with no one seriously ill with covid. We have seen a greater sense of optimism and unity in the fellowship than there has been in many years. It very much feels as though as a whole church we are on the same page. There is a sense of hopefulness regarding the future and a desire to be a renewed and relevant church for a redeveloped building.
As Student Pastor in Training, I continue to attend Cardiff Baptist College, formally South Wales Baptist College, one Saturday a month where I join others on the Pathways Course. With regard to what I do within the fellowship, this changes and grows as time evolves. It includes leading worship, preaching, pastoral oversight of several within the fellowship. When I can, I attend the Monday Team meeting as well as attending the Joint Leadership Team Meetings. I am also involved, on a rota basis, with leading prayer meetings. Richard and I meet regularly as I continue
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to discern what it is the God has planned for me so that we can put into place opportunities to help with my ongoing formation.
Community Coordinator - Unfortunately, local mission in our own community and neighbourhood has been severely affected by the series of lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic including our outreach work in local schools. We are continuing to reach out to our community in God's love and
Albany Road Baptist Church Trustee' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Notes to the accounts forthe year ended 31 December 2022
L Charity Registration: The Church is a registered charity, no 1030510.
2. Basis of accounts : The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and accord with the Charities Act 2016.
## 3. Donations and other income
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|2022|'021|
|Street Food||||5,000|
|CHOMP|||||
|Hope in Mental Health||||4,697|
|General donations||||2,592|
|||||12 424|
## 4. Ministry
Minister% employment costs
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|2022|2021|
|Employment costs|61,898||61,898|63,383|
|||61,89861,898||63,383|
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Statement of Assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2022
|||278 450
Unrestricted|Restricted|278,450
Total|178,457
Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Representing the balance on the following accounts:
Funds
Funds||||2022|2021|
|Assets||||||
|Unrestricted
Bank and other ash balances:|||Restricted|Total|Total|
|Natwest current account|Funds
18,380||Funds|2022
18,380|2021
15,127|
|Restricted funds
Baptist Union Corporation||106,814||106,814|131,955|
|Chomp
CCLA COIF Deposit account||31,682||31,682|31,375|
|Welsh Food
Special Appeals
Charity Bank Deposit||36,093||225
36,093|4,007
920|
|Hope in
Health
Redwood 35 day notice||85,000|1,671|1,671
85,000|3,702|
|Debtors & creditors||||482|592|
|Be Hapus Café|||2,711|2,711||
|Pew Appeal|||5,410|5,410||
|Hardship Fund||||2,900||
|WG Community Grant|||121,093|121,093||
|Misc Rese rve|||675|675||
||||134 685|134 685|10,637|
|Unrestricted funds||||||
|General reserve||6,469||6,469|5,082|
|Legao,' reserve||30,000||30,000|131,955|
|tonse Reserve|106,815|||106 815|31,375|
||143 284|||143 284|168,412|
|TOTAL FUNDS|143 2u||134,685|277,969|179,u9|
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|Recelpts and Payments Accounts for the year|Recelpts and Payments Accounts for the year|Recelpts and Payments Accounts for the year|Recelpts and Payments Accounts for the year|ended 31 December|2022||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted||Restricted|Total|Total|
|||Funds||Funds|2022|2021|
|RECEIPTS|||||||
|Weekly offerings|||70,892||70,892|65,612|
|Donations and other Note 3|||||144,960|19,223|
|Income tax recover on gifts|||17,166||17,166|13,914|
|Other Income||||||227|
|Bank Interest|||2,368||2,368|275|
|Rent and other Income from||us|19,059||19,059|16,475|
||||254,445||254,445|115,726|
|PAYMENTS|||||||
|Ml nistry|Note 4||61,898||61,898|63,383|
|Mission|Note 5||12,842||12,842|10,347|
|Upkeep of church|pr Note||50,942||50,942|28,282|
|6|||||||
|Administration|Note 7||17,168||17,168|10,123|
|Social grants|Note 9||6, 774||6,774|5,891|
|||149,624|||||
|||149 624||118,026|||
|NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS||104,821|||104,821|-2,300|
|Transfer between funds|||||||
|NET MOVEMENTS IN|||||||
|FUNDS||104,821|||lu,821|-2,300|
|Cash Funds last year||153,115||25,709|178,824|181,124|
|Cash Funds this year||257 936||25 709|283 645|178824|
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Albany Road Baptist Church
Trustee' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees for the year ended 31 December
2022
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Albany Rd Baptist Church ('The Charity') for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are setout above on pages 6 to 10.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charitvs 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 ofmy examination ofthe charitvs 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:
1. accounting recordswerenotkeptinrespectofthecharityasrequiredbysection130 of the Act;
2. the accounts do not accord with those records,
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn i this report in order to enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts to he reached.
David Gar th Poole Independent Examiner c/o williams Jester accountants ltd 12 Cwrt Y Parc, Ty Glas, Cardiff CF14 5GH
18[th ] June 2023
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## Albany Road Baptist Church Trustee' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
a Trustee remuneration & expenses
No trustee received any remuneration or expenses during the period.
||10637|137 324|15 206||134 685|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|IQ Unrestri&d Funds||||||
||Emce at|Inmme|apendlture|Transfers|Balance at
31st December|
||1st January||||22|
||||||6,469|
|General funds|5,æ2|||||
|Condngenq fund|31.375||||30,000|
|knse reserve|||26979|1837|106,814|
|9. Restricted Funds||||||
||Balanæ at|Inmme||Expenditure|Transfers|Balance at|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||1st January 22|||||31st December 22|
||2.oæ||||4008||
|Welsh Food|4007||||-4,007||
|Spedal Appeals||3654||4365|16|225|
|Hope In kntal HealØt||||2,161||1,671|
|Be Hapus Café||||1.2%|4007|2,711|
|Pew Appeal||6,050||1.240||5,410|
|}Ordshlp Fund||2490||1.564|1.974|2,900|
|ommunlty||125,mo||4130||121,093|
|Grant|||||||
|Msc Reserve||||450|1,125||
||||26 979||||
|||143 283|||||
Albany Road Baptist Church
Trustee' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 5. Mission
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds
|BXS annual donation|4.650||4,650|3,900|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Home mlsslon annual donatlor
4,650|||4,650|3,900|
|Hope in mental health|2,161||2,161|2,107|
|LOCI mission|85||85||
|Other giving to good causes|||||
|Two's ømpany||||20|
|Be Hapus Café|1,296||1,296|224|
|6. Upkeep of Church Premises|||||
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
||Funds|Funds|2022|2021|
|Lighting and heating|7,668||7,668|`4,3D`|
|Cleaning|4,490||4,490|2,952|
|Insurance|4,517||4,517|4,189|
|Repairs and Maintenance|29,731||29,731|11,909|
|Solar panel loan repayments|4,281||4,281|4,671|
|Rates & water||||217|
|Other||||35|
||12,u2||12 u2|10,347|
||50942||50,942|28 282|
|7. Administration|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Restricted|Total|Total|
||Funds|Funds|2022|2021|
|Office expenses|11,124||11.124|3,744|
|Telephone||||815|
|Fees & Subscription|3158||2,158|2,170|
|Catering|92||92||
|Equipment hlre|2,971|2.971|2,971|
|---|---|---|---|
||17 168|17 168|10123|
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ALBANY ROAD
BAPTIST CHURCH
Ev•ryon• W•l¢om•
ALBANY ROAD
BAPTIST CHURCH
'Everyone Welcome,
ALBANY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNUAL REPORT
& FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended
31 December 2022
Charity Number 1130510
Albany Road O•pilst Church
Trustee, Rert lor the Ye•r Ended 31 December 2032
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
Reglsiered •s'.
AlnY Road 8aptlst Churth
Re8lslr•tknn Number: 1130510
Res15tered Address: Alb•ry Ao•d, C•rdlff. CF24 3NU
Trumees 2020..
Aev. Alch•rd H•rdy
Jeremy Rav
Cynth1• Lan8
Elts•lxth D•vles
K•ihryn Hubback
Sue lTh¥ln
Moses Katt•
Xw•me Pepr•
Rebecca Wllll•m5
S•m De•
Treasuier
Church Secfetsry
Res*ned durlw 2022
OWEcfivES & Acnvm
W• Arn Chrlses Amb•M•dorn. God m•klrq App••l Thfv Us.
2 Corfnthl•M Sao
The Trustees of the Churth •re ch•ryed wllh fvlfilllry ihe purposes of the Chufth. Our alms
purpose5 •3 set out In our ch•rlt•ble objects •ie the idv•ncemeni of the Chrtsilan f•lth accordlry lo
the prlnclples of the B•ptlst denomlD•tfjon. The Church m•y also adv•nce education •nd c•ryy out
other ch•rlt•ble wrposes In the Unlted Klnsdom andlof oiher p•rts of the world.
The Church commltted to demonstr•t1 the oljesus Chrlsl thrOh Wofd Ind attn In order
th•t people m*ht belle¥e In Lord Jesus. It welcomes people to worshlp e•¢h 5ur#lay without
5trktlon •nd whh ihe •lm of encourailnl them lo be p•rt ol the Churth tommunlty ol bellel. A
r•rye ol socl•l •rtMile5 t•ke plKe durlry ihe weell •ll of which •re vnderplnned by Chrfstl•n othks
•nd prfnclples.
When pl•nnln8 our •ctfvlts for the year. the Trnstees consldered ihe Commlsslon's iuid4nce on
pubNc benefft. wrtlcul•rty the specmc iuldince on ch•rtths foi Ihe •d¥•ncemeni ol rel*knn. Ow
•lffl ts to l*lp ordlnary people to114* out thelr f•lth •5 P•rt of the Church communlty thrwh..
Worshlp •rnl pr•yer: leamln8 Ibout Ihe Gospel Ind developlry ihelf knowknthe •nd
tiU5t In Jesus
Prov151on of p•stoi•l c•re for ihe Chvrch communlty
Mlsslon•ry, Dulre•ch 4wrk, communlty ure •nd s1•1 enlernrhe
As • church oth ol convkilon •nd prlnclple we •re seellr4 lo folk*w God's Iether. We
(elebr•ie where we h•ve come Irom and the f•lthlulr*ss of those who h•¥e Bone b•lorn us. 4nd
look for the new thln8 th•1 God would do ihrou8h us. We look to comblne the t¢ ol tlx p•si Ind
the pres¢nl.
Albany Road 8•ptbt Church
Tw5tee' Report lor the Year Ended 31 December 2022
sThucruRE, GOVERNANCE & MAIIAGEMENT
The church b • re8lsiered ch•rityBoverned by Its constltutlon. ttls an unlncorporaled as50clatlon wlth
mana8ln8 Irustee5 driwn from the membershlp. The m4na8ln8 trustees •re •ppolnted for specffK
tem)s of offlo by a meetln8 ol ihe member5hlp. The church consiltutkin Is based in the 8UGB
Approved Go¥emln8 Doctsment. It was •dopied by t church on 26 M•rch 2CII9.
Day-to-day fttnnlng of the thurch Is manaied by the maneMent trustees, known •5 1fr Joint
LeadershipTeam, with materlal dèd51ons referred io the church membershlp for hs conslderatK*n and
declslon. Examples of dedsions referred io ihe church members Include change5 In mlntsterlal
•rran8ements. bvlldinB developments. •nnual budget process and Chae$ to cOrltUtIon or polky.
The chuKh members meetln8 and the wider congre8atlon15 also re8ul•rty remlnded Df Fts Dbl*•lkni
In relatlon to Safeguardln8 Chlldren and Vulner•ble Adults.
Independert Examlner
The Independent Examiner to examine Albany Road Baptist Church Accounts for 2023 to be
confirmed.
S*ned behalf of tl* trv5tee
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Albany fld B•ptlst Churth
Trustee. Report for the Ye•r Ermled 31 December 2022
communlty. to eVre the Churth's vlslon lo be centre of the communlty fof lIS to (ome Is fft for
the ne 8ener•tlons 10 5er4o our communlty.
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(Extr•rt•d from TnMlee5 report •nd Accounts20221
The relev•nt p•ies from Tfustees Report •nd Draft Accounts fDr 2022 are attached •t the end of
the knnu•l AeporL
There w•$ mlnSm•l Imp•ct from COVID In 2022. •p•rt from J•nu•ry when • kxkdown ayln r•duced
our HIr$ Incom•-offerln8s were laoety un•ffeued ty thls, •nd offerlnis h•ve 6ncreased by around
8% over ihe 2021 l*ures. Thls togeihvf wllh • Bood Conirol of costs h•5 •8•ln meant that we dld not
need to us• any ofour"erner8enrf re5eThe ¥lthou8h we dld drnw Jusl under£27LKKI Irom our Mans•
Fund to ply lor roof Pa1/redeCorltjon of the Church Offlces.
Fln•nces •re stlll monltored on • monthly b•sls, •nd •re presented to ihe Jolnt Le•dershlp Team
before belw reported to the 8ener•l Church Fellowshlp- Ihls Includes a 3 month prokrtlon of ihe
lln•ncl•l poslik)n.
2022 we were •bk to dr•wd¢Thin the tht Ir•nche olthe Welsh Go¥emment Gr•N In re•dlness
for the Redevelgpment whlch st•rted In early 2023 - these fvthls were pl•ced Into • 35 Day Notke
Account wilh Redwood B•nk1£850CX)) ¥nd •n Inst•nl Access At¢ount wlth Charlty B•nk1£4C(LX))-
w• dhl tl*n wlthdr•w£4130 to p•y some Redevelopmenl Leqal Fees.
On 10 M•rch 2023 we mmpleied the s•le olthe Communtty H•lls to Cathn Housln8 A550cthik+n. the
oceed51£4KI belry kmtsed wlth the 8•ptlst Unlon Trust Corpor•tlon- these wlll b¢ wtttrflr•wn
¢wei the comlw 18 months to meei the st•8e yments for the Redevelopment wor*s.
The IrKlependent Ex•mlnei to ex•mlne the Accounts lor Alb•ny knad Bapllsl Church lor 2023 wlll be
D•vld Pool• of Wllll•m5 Lesltr Account•nts Lid.12 Cwrt y Par4 Tr Gl•$ C•rdlff CF145GH.
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hwe seen a slgnificant increase of those effetted by ihe cost of Imre crtsls. We have produced and
•re deliveri a Mrate8y ol help and support for tht community.
Our •re• h8s had an Increase in hornelessn•ss'. We are en8aBin8 whh the rou8h sleepers and have
spent much time feed1 clothln8 and advtslng them where to access seryice5 as well as praying with
them, t•lkln8 to them. 5pendirvd timt to listen and value them for who Ihty are. We have In the last
year sL•rted Be H•ws Cam: A drop In space lor anyone to come and have • tea. coffee and biscuits.
We use • pty what you feel pollcy, so everyone Is treated the same re8ardles5 of fln•n¢l•l ststus. We
h•ve a iroup of regular attendees that really value the weekty Café alon8 wfth four new volunteers
have been fantsstK embr¥cing projed wtih a 5evv•nt heart. We **re blessed by gettlng
irnnt to run thls prohd and to get a new kitchen fftted.
Sthool workn.. Thts contlnue5 ¥Ath practkal help Ilke our readin8 sUPPOrt for chilllren that need
•ddltlon¥l one to one help, we have 5UPPOrted f•rnilie5 in crisis wlth both miterlal Items, such as
famlty shari one bed. we We able to access a partner grant from Acts 435 and toppi up funds
from our emergency fvnd, buyi them mattre55, beddin8 and we were 8ffted a bed frame. Another
example Is a famlly findin8 them5efves homele55 who we put up for one night in a hotel until
emergency acwmmod•tion could be found. We also were delighted to have AlnY Primary School
back for a Chrlstmas corKert after 3 year5. We also use the skllls learnt frorn fundlng applications to
a55i5t Roath Park Primary recefve • £5,CKrf) grant for Ihe Cornerf a space they deli¥*r all the
community work from.
Our Lurth aub.. 15 5¢111 runnlw nvmber5 ore than pr&cowd, but they are attesslng meals from
the Claude opposlte •fter meeting for tea and Coffee in ihe Churth f(yer, our htthful team host and
assist those who attend.
Emerytncy fvnd.. This was set up when Covid broke and we continue to operate it. As the Community
Cordinal0r I can't express how valuable this fvnd has been tg enabled our emergency response to
everyone In the Community. along with partner organlsatlons. To have a fund avaSlable at the point of
need ha5 ble55ed so many. When someone finds themsefve5 in a sttuation. they knock the door In
crisis, we help Immedlately. We have had people who have lost thelr Job, lose income, find
Ihem5elves homele55. a victim of Oome5tic violence, stru88le to pay a bill. need food. need a phor* to
ess help and ser¥lces. and so m more contsrt us for help.
Our •kn h to delOP rthv partnershlps to make the most of the opportunitle5 fof comrnvnlty c•re
•nd mbslpn mIng foThMrd. We art optimistk that what have accompllshed thls Past ar will
form • fimi foundaik*n for wh•t ts to tome.
rd perwnalty Ilke to thank you all for your 5UPPOrt, love, klndness •nd Pfayer. me the privlk
to fvird my calllN6 In thls Church, reachln8 Out Dn your beh•lf to our community. Your 5er¥ani heart.
8eneroslty #NI love Is always at ihe forefront of your 8ivin8 •nd time. People •re IayS amazed thai
our Church respDnds at the rthht ilme wlth the rliht Inter¥entlon. They know if they pKk ihe phone
up, drop •n em•ll or w In they wlll be 8lven the and support il*y r*ed.
Ourr•diwlowMnt ptsns forthe Church Halls In partnershlp wlth Cad Hous1 Auod•tlon. are
In thelr flml lIeS •nd wt •re w•ttlnB for the 80 •head from our sollchors and 8aptiSt Union
solkltors to exchanie cont•c¢s wlth Cadwyn re sale af church h•lls.. We weie granted £250.CfQ
from Welsh Govemmenl tOWOTds the redevelopment of the 8round floor of the chuich hts Into
communlty hub Ind Cadw) h•ve been Branted plannlna consent lo redmlop Ihe upper ftoor ol
the Church H•lls provldlrvd 12 Housln8 A$50cl•tlon Flats for our communlty. We fvve been
WOfkkn8 h•rd to CUr• the fln•nces needed lo re4tlOP ihe bulldln8 Ind •lso worklry wtth te4ms
from Hous1 Jurtke, C4dwyn, Wetsh Governmeni. C•rdlff Councll. Soll¢hors, hlrers, •nd the
AlnY Road 8•ptlst Church
Truslee, Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Nowhere Is thls seen more Clear than In our wor5hlp vthere In ihls pasl yeir we have contlnued to
eloP our own style that takes the new and the old and seeks to comblne them.
The Rev. Rlchard Hardy Is the full-tlme Mlntsier here Ol Albany Road wlth •lon8slde hlm Peter
Uttlechild as our Communlty Coordlnator and Kathryn Hubback as our stlent Pastor In Tralnlng.
2022 a8•in proved to be a yeèt Ilke no other In the lffe of the church due to the worldwlde pandemlc
Covld-19. There has been qutte • 5i8nlficant lrnpact to boih our day-to-day mlsslon work and to the
Church Flnances. We contlnued wlth our Sunday Ser¥kès Vla Zoom untll we returned to 5und•y on
slte serrfices once we were allowed io.. whilst thls was challen81Th8, It has also been a tlme of
frulrfulnem with a 8reater sense of unity and commllment to purpose which is to er*age wilh others
and In prnctlcal ways show and share the love of God. Ourzoom seThlces hve enabled us to develop
our sense of togetherness and we have found ihrou8h the development of our presence on so¢lal
rnedla that we hwe malntoined and, in some casts, grown the churth through this challenging tlme.
A Ilmited number of chUh groups and hlrers Ve restarted followin8 We15h gurdelines on Covkl-19
preventlon. We h•ve rnalnttlned contact wlthlhoseih•t attend these 8roupsvh telephone and Social
medla.
Our oiher Church Worshlp actNStles remalrled onllne, u51r¥ I( - this has Induded weekty Blble
Studles and regular Prayer Meetlngs and the weekly Saturday Coffee Momlng.
Several church 8roups have re-started includin8 Tuesday rnornln8 Blble 5tth Group. KnlL Stiich arml
Sew, Lunch aub and Lunch Out on a Sunday followin8 mornln8 5ervlce. The Hope in Menial Health
project has become well established and contlnue5 to provlde washba85 full of e55entials to Ihose
patlents In need in the Mentsl Health Crisls Unit.
The cortgregatlon ha5 become qulte dNerse a5 newface5 have appeared at the Sunday services week
by week, includin8 a number from dSfferent ethnic orlBlns and a variety of Circumstan5. Several
newcomers have Joined the church fomially and become members, whllst oihets have clearly made
Albany Road thelr splrltual hoffle ènd have settled into the life and wltness of the church. This has
been a source of entOUrn8ement and has 8reatfy enriched the fellowship and this has been one of
God's blesslngs upon us as • fellpwshlp a5 we have contlnued to 8row spiritullfy and sensed His
leadln8 Us Into new avenues of seNlce th In the local tommunlty ar further afield.
In many fespects th15 ye•r hJs been a hard but good one. We h¥e seen the pmtectfon of God over
Ihe conye8ation wlth no one serlousty111 wlth covld. We h•ve seen • greater sense of optimi5rn and
unlty In the fellowship than there has been in many year5. It very much feels a5 though a5 a whole
thurch we Ire on the same page. There Is a sense of hopefulness re8ardlnB the futu and a deslre 10
be • renewed and relevant churth for a redeveloped bulldln8.
As Ststhnt P•slor In Trnlnln& I contlnue to *iend Cardlff 8apti5t Colle8e. formalty South Wales
Baptlst Colleie. one Saturday a month where l Joln Otr5 on ihe Pathways COue. Wlth reBard to
wh•t I do wlthin the fellowshlp. thls chon8e5 and grows a5 Ilme evolves. It onc1leS le•d]r ¥vorshlp,
pr¢Khl pastor•l o¥trsl8ht of severnl wlthln the fellowshlp. When I can, l attend the Mond•y Team
meetln8 •s **II 45 •tterKllry the Jolnt Leadefshlp Telm Meetln85. 1 am also Invofved. on • rota b•sls.
wlth le•dln8 pr•yer meetlngs. Rlchard and I meet re8ularly as I conilnue to dlscern what It Is the God
s planned for me th•1 Twe can put Into pl•¢e opportunltle5 to help wlth my on8oln8 fofm•tton.
Commuthcwdlnrtor. Unfortunalety. local mlsslon In ourown communlty and nel8hbourt*ood has
bèen severely •ffected by the serles of lockdowns due to the Covld-19 pandemlc IndLKlln8 our
oulre•ch work In loul schools. We are contlntsln8 to re•ch out to our communliy In God's love and
Alry Road Baptlst Church
Trustee, Reirt for the Ye•r Ended 31 Dttember 2022
Notes tothe •¢cwnts forthe ye•r ended 31 December 2022
I Chlrlty Re¢istr•15on.' The Churth Is a reilstertd tharity. no 10305JQ
Z 8•515 of •cUnts.' The xcounts been Ppad on a reolpts and pwnents b•$5s
and with the Charflles Act 201&
Don•tlons •nd other Inrne
Unres¢rfcted
Funds
RestrlL1ed
Funds
Total
Tgtsl
Street Food
lknpe In A*ntsl He•lth
rxnernl don•tlons
15
hqnlstry
nJster¥ eMoVment costs
Lknrestflcled
Fund5
Restrtcted
Funds
Toial
Total
Employmentm5ts
61898
61898
6L898
Albany Road Baptlst Church
Trustee. Report for the Year Ended 31 Detember 2022
Ststement of Assets •nd Il•bllllle$ •$ •t 31 Dernber2o2I
Unreslrlded
Funds
Restrlded
Fumls
Tot•1
2022
Tot•1
Assets
B•nk •nd other ash b•l•nces:
P4•twest cUent •ctouni
Blptlst Unlon Corpornllon
caA COIF Deposll •cc¢unt
Ch•rfty B•nk Deposlt
Redwood 35 d•y notl¢e
Debt0 & uedlto
18,3
1(4814
31682
3&(83
I,814
31682
3QC83
i.YJ5
3L375
27
H•pr•s•ntlw the b•laAce on the followln8 •cu)unts'.
UnrestrlL1ed
Restrfa*d
Fund5
Fund5
Tot*1
Total
2021
R•strtded fvftds
Chomp
Welsh Food
Sped•l Appe*ls
Hope In fv*nt•l He•lth
Be H•pus Cé
Pew Appe•l
H•rdshlp Fund
WG Communlty Gnnt
fv•sc AeseTre
225
1671
1711
5,410
1,671
1711
5.410
1702
12L093
675
12L093
675
Uhrertrbaed funds
r*fter•l reserve
ie8•cy reser¥e
Miftse ReseNt
13L955
YOTAL FUND5
179,019
Albany Road baptlst Church
Trustee. Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Recelpts Ind P•yments Accour+ts forthe year ended 31 December2022
UnstrIded
Funds
H¢strfcled
Funds
Tot•1
Tot•1
RECEIPTS
Weokly offerfn85
Don•llons •nd oth•1 Note 3
Income t•x IEco¥ef on ilfts
Other Income
•nk Interest
Rent •nd other Income from u$ 19,059
7Q892
6S612
.223
13,914
227
275
1&475
144.9(
17,166
17.166
1368
19,C59
254,445
PAYMENTS
Mlnlstry
Note 4
Mlsslon
Nthe5
Upkeep of chuth pp Note 6
Admlnlstrntlon
Note 7
Sodal 8r¥nts
Note 9
6L898
IIB42
61,898
11842
50.942
17.168
T14
IQ347
282
17.168
4774
%891
111026
NEf RECEJP151PAYV*N15
104,821
Trnnsf•r bItsen funds
14EfKVEE15 IN FUNDS
.13(
C4sh Funds l•ii ye•r
.1
25,709
In824
1811Z4
h Funth thlj ye•r
Alb•ny Ro•d B•ptlsl Church
Twstee. Report lor the Yeir Ended 31 December 2022
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees for the year ended 31 December
2022
I report to the charity trttee$ on myexamlnatlDn olthe accounts olAlb•ry Rd Baptlst Church (Tr
Char> forthe yearended31 December 2022 whkharesetovt above onpo8es 6 to 10.
ResponsibS1itle5 Jnd $1S of report
As the th•rWs trustees you are resporsible for the preparntlon ofthextfymts In •ccoré•nce *ryth the
requkements of the Cth•rths Act 20111'theA¢VI.
l portIre¥0frnYem0m1natl0n oftht tharty5accountsc•rr*doUlundern 145Df theALt
•nd In urryinB Out myexaminatFon I have followed Ill the applkable d5rertk)n$ 8lven by the Charlty
Commlss5on under settion 14515)Ib) of the Ad.
Independert emmlnees st•temenl
I have comwed my emmlnatlon. I conflrrn ihat rKI m•terlal matter5 ha come to my attentlon in
connedlon ¥rtth theexaMln•tlonBMn8meU5e to belle that1nanymaterfalresrt."
l. •c¢ourrtlr¥rncordswerenotkept5nrespertofthedwrltyasrequiredbysection 130 of
theA¢'
2. the •c(ounts do not Kcoid wlth those records.
Iha¥e M ctyKerns •nd have come acro55 no olherrnatters Sn coftnedion th1he examlnatlon lo wNch
•tttntion shwjd be drawnyl ,Iti15 report In ordertoenable •proper undersiandln8 of the xcounts to be
D•¥ld G•i6th Poole
Independent Ex•mIr
clo wllHams125ter •ccoyntsnts Itd
12 Cwrt Y P•rc. Ty Glas.
Card
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Albany Ro•d 8opttst Churth
Trustee, Report for the Year Ended 31 DeCemr 2022
ITnMIE• rnmLm¢*7tlon l*xp•n¥
ll01ne¢RI¥*d oro¥perwsdwlwtrrt pert•d.
* Fwds
•t
Exp•fidltyrn
•t
315tD•¢•mbei22
w•h F•oO
Sp•d•1*
lknp• ID
4¢X
4LiV
225
Im
Ini
5.4JO
&7(Q
4f
P•wApp•il
41x1
Ll
Tr*1•
JrtJwu•ry>
J7S
J137
li
Alb•ny Ro•d 8•pllsl Church
Trn5tee' Report for the Year ErKled 31 December 2022
5. P*lsslon
Unrestrlcled
FurKIs
Aestrlrted
Fund$
Tot*1
Tot•1
•nnu•l don•tlon
Homt rnlsslon •nnu•l don•tlof
lknpe In menial h*th
Local mlsslon
Otheriivlni io 8ood f•uses
Two's 0)mn¥
Be H•pu¥ C•fé
1161
1161
224
& Wkeep dCh¢trth Prernlses
Unrestrlrttd
Funds
Restrfrted
F¥nds
Totsl
Total
Uthtlrva•Dd he•tln8
a•*nlna
IVr•nc
Rep•lts •nd M•lntenance
sohrntI lo•n repayments
R•tes & w•tef
Other
4.4
4,517
29,731
1952
4517
29,TJi
4281
4.671
217
35
7. Admlnls¢rntlon
Lknrestrfcted
Funds
Restrfrted
Funds
Tc4•1
Tot•1
Offlce exponses
lelephone
Feès & Subsulptlon
Caterlr
Equlpment hlre
IL124
11124
1744
815
1170
1971
1971
1971
io