2023-12-31-accounts - Walderslade Baptist Church

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 23 To 31 12 23

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Walderslade Baptist Church Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1130665 Charity's principal address Catkin Close Chatham Kent Postcode ME5 9HP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Stephen Roe	Minister	Church
Lisa Arnold		Church
Tim Jackson		Church

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Baptist Union Corporation

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Rev Stephen J. Roe, M.A. (Minister)

Rev Stephen J. Roe, M.A. (Minister)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable unicorporated association. AKA Church How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Elected by Members

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Informal induction and training by Minister and other Trustees. Also training available and sometimes taken up from Baptist Union.
• Church of voluntary members, overseen by Minister and elected Deacons (Trustees). Part of Baptist Union of Great Britain, South Eastern Baptist Association, and Evangelical Alliance.
Trustees meet together at least once a month and report to members at another meeting 6 times per year. Review of major risks is undertaken in the course of these meetings.
• Smilers Pre-School Committee : Stephen Roe - Chair / Church Minister Tracy Haben - Manager Diane Rudd - Deputy / Treasurer Karen Gillion Victoria Kerrigan Hannah Thompson Katie Rayner Elizabeth Simmons

Section C Objectives and activities

Advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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Public meetings to disseminate the Christian faith and promote the wellbeing of the local community.
Activities for children, young people and families to promote social, physical, mental and spiritual health and development.
Running daily Pre-School.
Promote relationships and integrated inclusive social structures.
• Support for individuals working in other social institutions for the common good.
Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Most activities led and staffed by volunteers.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Church Pre-School (Smilers) staffed by 7 employees.
• Smilers Pre-School Committee: Stephen Roe - Chair / Church Minister Tracy Haben - Manager Diane Rudd - Deputy / Treasurer Karen Gillion Victoria Kerrigan Hannah Thompson Katie Rayner Elizabeth Simmons
policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

• •	Continued and developed children’s and youth activities serving large numbers in the local community. Continued to develop, train and support volunteers in our community activities.
•	Continued to offer services to the local community which are
	valued by many.
•	£1,717 Special Mission Offering given and split equally between
	local projects: The Princess Project and Medway Foodbank.
•	Linked with other local Churches
•	Mentoring of young leaders.
•	Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteering opportunities given to local
	young people enabling them to serve in our Children’s clubs,
	learning valuable leadership and youth work skills.
•	Smilers Pre-School provides a small, friendly,
	nurturing environment where children can develop a love of
	learning through play. We use a wide range of resources, and
	work to a high child/staff ratio to help us enhance the
	development of our children in free play and adult led
	activities and to work within a framework that ensures equality of
	opportunity for all children. As parents are their children's main
	educators, we also aim to develop and maintain an effective
	partnership with them.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Aim to keep 2 months expenditure as reserves for main Church and 3 months expenditure for Smilers Pre-School.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Funds principally from gifts from members and other people attending. Also from subscriptions from people attending activities, local authority funding and parental fees for Pre-School, grants, Gift Aid and charges for use of the building by other local community organisations.
Expenditure all supports maintenance and development of the Church’s life and ministry of Christian care and proclamation.
Money invested with Charities Aid Foundation savings account.
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Lisa Arnold Full name(s) Stephen Roe Position (eg Secretary, Minister Trustee Chair, etc) Date 23 October 2024

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WALDERSLADE BAPTIST CHURCH

1130665

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2023 31/12/2023

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 29,822 1,857 7,910 93 18,653 5,114 - - - - 63,450 - - - 63,450	Designated funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Restricted Funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - 90,204 - 2,603 92,808 - - - 92,808	Total funds to the nearest £ 29,822 1,857 7,910 18,653 5,114 - - 90,204 - 2,603 156,258 - - - 156,258	Last year to the nearest £
WeeklyOfferings	29,822				27,151
Donations, Grant and other income	1,857				4,616
Income tax recovered ongifts	7,910				7,946
Investment Income	93				19
Rents and contributions for use of premises	18,653				16,118
Raised for other causes	5,114				3,156
Transfer between accounts					-
Subscriptions and activities	-				-
Fees and other income	-				83,070
Investment income	-				1
Fund raisingevents	-				1,607
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	63,450				143,684

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
	-				-
*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					143,684

Ministry	33,110	-	-	33,110	32,625
Mission	3,771	-	-	3,771	9,347
Upkeep of Manse	8,412	-	-	8,412	3,838
Upkeep of Church	13,771	-	-	13,771	18,176
Administration	495	-	-	495	408
Loan repayments	-	-	-	-	-
Transfer to Youth account	-	-	-	-	-
Tuck shop supplies	-	-	-
Materials	-	-	-	-	-
Equipment supplies	1,320	-	-	1,320	1,225
Activities	1,976	-	-	1,976	3,167
Church users - (use of Church premises)	-	-	6,500	6,500	5,985
Loan Repayment (Baptist Union)	-	-	-
Transfer between accounts	-	-	-	-	-
Staff wages and associated NI	-	-	76,890	76,890	70,356
Administration and other running costs	-	-	10,062	10,062	7,391
**Sub total **	62,856	-	93,452	156,308	152,517

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-
	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
					152,517

	595				- 8,833 21/10/2024

A3 Payments
Ministry	33,110		-		-	33,110	32,625
Mission	3,771		-		-	3,771	9,347
Upkeep of Manse	8,412		-		-	8,412	3,838
Upkeep of Church	13,771		-		-	13,771	18,176
Administration	495		-		-	495	408
Loan repayments	-		-		-	-	-
Transfer to Youth account	-		-		-	-	-
Tuck shop supplies	-		-		-
Materials	-		-		-	-	-
Equipment supplies	1,320		-		-	1,320	1,225
Activities	1,976		-		-	1,976	3,167
Church users - (use of Church
premises)	-		-		6,500	6,500	5,985
Loan Repayment (Baptist Union)	-		-		-
Transfer between accounts	-		-		-	-	-
Staff wages and associated NI	-		-		76,890	76,890	70,356
Administration and other running costs	-		-		10,062	10,062	7,391
**Sub total **	62,856		-		93,452	156,308	152,517

A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
	-			-	-	-
	-			-	-	-
**Sub total **	-			-	-	-	-

*Total payments*	62,856			-	93,452	156,308	152,517

*Net of receipts/(payments)* CCXX R1 accounts (SS)	595	1		-	- 645	- 50	- 8,833 21/10/2024

A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*	-		-		-		-		-
	14,569		-		51,976		66,544		75,377
	15,163.18		-		51,331.03		66,494.21		66,544

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

21/10/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds CCXX R3 accounts (SS)	Signature Details Details Church Premises Fixtures, Furnitures and Equipments Manse Details Details Cash Balances Bank Current Accounts Deposit (Savings) Accounts *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details ~~3~~	Unrestricted funds Designated Funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - 15,163 - 15,163.18 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Designated Funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) 0 - - - - Print Name	Restricted Funds to nearest £
			20
			51,311
			-
			51,331.03
			OK
			Restricted Funds to nearest £
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			Current value (optional)
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			Current value (optional)
			1,505,328
			64,699
			200,000
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			When due (optional)






			Date of approval

	~~3~~		~~21/10/2024~~

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Waklerslade Baptist Churth On accounts for the year endod 31 December 2023 Charity no {if any) 1130665 Set out on pages I report to the twstees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (llhe Trusf) for the year ended 31 December 2022 Responsibilities and As the chanty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of rnport of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 rthe Acr). I report in res¢1 of my examination of the Twst's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicatAe Directions given by the Charty Commission under sertion 145(5)(b) of the Ac*. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no matenal matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounts'ng records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statsm•nt I have no concern$ and have come across no other matters in connection wtth the examination lo which attention should be dravm in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: 2111012024 Name: Andrew Barton Rolevant profes8lonal quallflcatlon($) or body lif anyl: Addross: 1 Wamers Close Great Brithhill Mitton Keynes MK17 9BJ Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of ¢harity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018

Give here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wlshas to disclose. None IER October 2018