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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Trustees' Annual Report**|||||**for theperiod**|||
|**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date|||
||1st|Jan|2023||31st|Dec|2023|
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Kidlington Baptist Church
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1132164 **Charity's principal address** High Street Kidlington Oxfordshire **Postcode OX5 2DS**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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15|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year **|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Rev P Durrant|Minister and Chair||Special Church Members’
Meeting|
||Miss C Tunbridge|Treasurer|Until 24thMay2023|Church Members’ Meeting|
||Ms R Avery|Treasurer|From 24thMay2023|Church Member’s Meeting|
||Mrs J Nobbs|Secretary||Church Members’ Meeting|
||Mr T Croft|Trustee||Church Members’ Meeting|
||Mrs A Adeniran|Trustee||Church Members’ Meeting|
||Mrs A Bowler|Trustee||Church Members’ Meeting|
||Mr G Barnett|Trustee||Church Members’ Meeting|
||Mrs A Bodinham|Trustee|Until 16thJan 2023|Church Members’ Meeting|
||Mr TonyBray|Trustee||Church Members’ Meeting|
||Mr R Shepherd|Trustee||Church Member’s Meeting|
||Mrs G Chisnall|Trustee|From 24thMay2023|Church Member’s Meeting|
||Mr C Downs|Trustee|From 19thJuly2023|Church Member’s Meeting|
||Mr C Norridge|Trustee|From 19thJuly2023|Church Member’s Meeting|
||Mr J Miller|Trustee||Church Members’ Meeting|
||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**||||
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|Independent
Examiner|Mr Ian Parkinson||
||||
||||
||||
|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
||||
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution of Kidlington Baptist Church. Most recent amendment Type of governing document approved by church members 24 November 2021. (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Type of governing document
Charitable Unincorporated Association
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Elected for a renewable three-year term of office by the Church Members’ Meeting. With the exception of the Minister, a Trustee is only allowed to serve for a maximum of six years but may be re-elected after a minimum gap of one year.
## **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.
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
_The principal purpose of 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 UK and/or other parts of the world._
The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and the advancement of religion for public benefit. Accordingly the church activities may include, but are not restricted to:
**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)**
- regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;
- Baptism as defined in the Baptist Union’s Declaration of Principle;
- • the Communion of the Lord’s Supper, normally observed at least once a month;
- • evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally;
- • the teaching encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people;
- • nurture and growth of Christian disciples;
- • education and training for Christian and community service;
- • giving and encouraging pastoral care; • supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the UK and abroad;
- • encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other Christians
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
The church is indebted to the large number of members who carry out an extensive programme of duties in support of the ministry of the church. Without the aid of these volunteers the church could not fulfil its activities or meet its objectives.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- 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**
The church, in fulfilling our purposes as a charity, has sought to deliver the objectives that are for the public good. The task of being a Christian Church has been fulfilled through regular, open worship sessions to which the public are always invited. Baptisms and Communion have been celebrated, the ongoing work with children and young people has continued in what is clearly a multi-ethnic congregation and community. In no way are these efforts confined to the already believing community. The church continues to livestream Sunday services, making the worship accessible to the housebound. Church members meetings and other midweek groups also offer a zoom option to allow greater participation for those unable to travel. The church continues to act as a base for the North Oxfordshire Food Bank, with the demand for help increasing due to the rise in the cost of living. We have offered our premises to the wider community and they are now used by over twenty-five different groups with no direct church link; they recognise that we are here for them as we endeavour to be. The church offers a wide range of activities for the children and young people in the area. Groups include Little Fishes for pre-schoolers and carers, and Friday evening have 2 youth clubs for children in school years 2 – 13. Our full-time youth worker works in the local secondary school and assists with wellbeing issues. However, after five years in post, the current Youth Worker left in September, and the church committed to finding a replacement – aware of the need to support the young people of Kidlington. In 2020 the church committed to a five-year vision plan in which they would focus on three specific areas which would impact the local community: 1. Evangelism: Sowing God’s Word (sharing God’s love with those who live alongside us). 2. Social action: Sharing God’s Peace. 3. Ecology: Safeguarding God’s Creation (working with others towards a greener Kidlington and safeguard the planet). The Dovecote Café operates twice a week and focusses on being a safe place where it is ‘ok not to be ok’. Its primary focus is to support people who may have mental health needs. June saw the Month of Outreach (MOO) with preaching focusing on Christian apologetics and community-based social activities. The church also committed to work with regards to our ‘ecological footprint’ and is a part of the Kidlington Eco Group (KEG) which is a network of ecologically-minded agencies, groups, and individuals working towards a greener Kidlington and world. The church was awarded the Silver Eco-Church award through _A Roche_ in January 2023 _._ The EcoChurch award focuses on worship and teaching, management of church buildings, management of church land, community and global engagement, and lifestyle. Feed-back from contacted people in each of these tasks of service suggests that without the existence of the Church the wider community would be severely lacking in both resources and community spirit.
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
## **Section E Financial review**
Our policy is reviewed regularly; the current policy is to maintain a **Brief statement of the** General Reserve equal to at least 25% of overall general expenditure. **charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** There are no funds materially in deficit. **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
The Charity’s principal source of funding is the regular giving of the members through offerings. This remained stable through the year, despite Covid.
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
Only one Trustee, namely the Minister, is in receipt of emoluments, including pension contributions in total amounting to £38699. In addition, housing owned wholly by the Church is provided for the fulfilment of his duties; this has a nominal value of £7134.
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**ned** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**|**s trustees**|**s trustees**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**Jacqueline Mary Nobbs
Rosslyn Dawn Avery
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Secretary
Treasurer
**Date**18/07/2024||||
||Jacqueline Mary Nobbs||Rosslyn Dawn Avery|
||Secretary||Treasurer|
|||18/07/2024||
|||18/07/2024||
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## **Kidlington Baptist Church**
**UK Registered Charity number 1132164**
## **Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023**
Kidlington Baptist Church – Accounts for the year ended 31.12.23
1
## **Kidlington Baptist Church**
## **Receipts and Payments account for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**Receipts:**
Offerings
Donations and other income
Income tax recovered on gifts
Investment income
Rents and contributions for use of
premises
Other
**Total Receipts**
**Payments:**
Ministry
Mission
Mission Support
Upkeep of Church premises
Lettings
Administration
Church weekend away
Spent on other causes
**Total Payments**
**Net receipts/(payments)**
Transfers
**Funds balance at 31 December 2022**
**Funds balance at 31 December 2023**|**year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
**General**
**Funds**
**£**
**year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**£**
**year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
**Restricted**
**Fund**
**£**
**year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**year to**
**31 Dec 2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**|
|---|---|
||**131,300**
**634**
**4,960**
**136,894**
**127,371**
**375**
**0**
**0**
**375**
**5,000**
**30,779**
**0**
**0**
**30,779**
**26,239**
**753**
**0**
**0**
**753**
**231**
**28,778**
**0**
**0**
**28,778**
**16,796**
**99**
**1,599**
**4,421**
**6,119**
**1,994**|
||**192,084**
**2,233**
**9,381**
**203,698 **
**177,631 **|
||**45,749**
**0**
**0**
**45,749**
**45,273**
**26,101**
**2,288**
**4,643**
**33,032**
**35,070**
**6,211**
**0**
**0**
**6,211**
**6,294**
**14,881**
**0**
**0**
**14,881**
**12,846**
**22,948**
**0**
**0**
**22,948**
**19,603**
**11,831**
**0**
**0**
**11,831**
**10,976**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,506**
**16,227**
**16,458 **
**4,931 **
**37,616**
**34,923**|
||**143,948 **
**18,746 **
**9,574**
**172,268**
**168,491 **|
||**48,136**
**(16,513)**
**(193)**
**31,430**
**9,140**
**(51,632)**
**51,600**
**32**
**0**
**0**
**54,543**
**3,641 **
**1,929**
**60,113**
**50,973**|
||**51,047**
**38,728**
**1,768**
**91,543**
**60,113**|
Kidlington Baptist Church – Accounts for the year ended 31.12.23
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## **Receipts and Payments account for the year ended 31 December 2022**
|
**Receipts:**
Offerings
Donations and other income
Income tax recovered on gifts
Investment income
Rents and contributions for use
of premises
Other
**Total Receipts**
**Payments:**
Ministry
Mission
Mission support
Upkeep of Church premises
Lettings
Administration
Church weekend away
Spend on other causes
**Total Payments**
**Net receipts/(payments)**
**Funds balance at 31 December**
**2022**
Transfers
**Funds balance at 31 December**
**2023**|**year to**
**31 Dec 2022**
**General**
**Funds**
**£**
**year to**
**31 Dec 2022**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**£**
**year to**
**31 Dec 2022**
**Restricted**
**Fund**
**£**
**year to**
**31 Dec 2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**|
|---|---|
||**124,333**
**0**
**3,038**
**127,371**
**5,000**
**0**
**0**
**5,000**
**25,947**
**0**
**292**
**26,239**
**231**
**0**
**0**
**231**
**16,796**
**0**
**0**
**16,796**
**0**
**1,994**
**0**
**1,994**|
||**172,307**
**1,994**
**3,330 **
**177,631 **|
||**45,273**
**0**
**0**
**45,273**
**32,645**
**1,325**
**1,100**
**35,070**
**6,294**
**0**
**0**
**6,294**
**12,117**
**250**
**479**
**12,846**
**19,603**
**0**
**0**
**19,603**
**10,976**
**0**
**0**
**10,976**
**0**
**0**
**3,506**
**3,506**
**16,747**
**14,385**
**3,791 **
**34,923**|
||**143,655**
**15,960**
**8,876 **
**168,491 **|
||**28,652**
**(13,966)**
**(5,546)**
**9,140**
**39,880**
**3,597**
**7,496**
**50,973**
**(13,989)**
**14,010**
**(21)**
**0**|
||**54,543**
**3,641**
**1,929**
**60,113**|
**Other income covers things like cake sales and contributions to the Dovecote café.**
Kidlington Baptist Church – Accounts for the year ended 31.12.23
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Kidlington Baptist churth
Statement of Assets and Uabllitles at 31 Decomber 2023
ioij
Total Funts
2021
Total Funds
Current a55ets
Cash at bank and In hand
Debtors
Total Current assets
85,100
10195
6.05
321959
31,063
64022
14
Current liabllttle5
Creditors
Total Current Ilabllltles
41510
49510
31909
15
911543
6oit13
The fund5 of the tharfty
Unrestrlcted Income funds
General
Designated
Restricted Income funds
Total tharfty fvnds
51,047
381728
1p768
911543
54p543
3p641
11
60,113
The accounts and statement of assets and Ilabltities set out on pages 2 and 3 relatlng to the
year ending 31 December 2023 are as approved by the Trustees on 22 May 2024 and
signed on its behalf by..
Rosslyn Avery (Treasurer)
lfjdling Bapb'st Church-PmyJnts tr the yew ended 31.1223
## **Notes forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **1. Basis of accounts**
These accounts have been prepared on a ‘receipts and payments’ basis and in accordance with 133 Charities Act 2011.
## **2. Ministry**
|Ministers’ stipend, pension contribution and national insurance
Baptist Union Pension Deficit
Other minister funds for travel, training
Manse costs|2023
£
2022
£|
|---|---|
||37,934
36,217
12
2,726
1,610
1,597
6,193
4,733|
||45,749
45,273|
The Minister acts as one of the church’s trustees and receives remuneration and other benefits in respect of his services as Minister, including the provision of manse accommodation owned by the church.
## **3. Mission**
|Ministry to Children and Youth
Youth Worker salary, pension contribution and national
insurance
Other church ministry|2023
£
2022
£|
|---|---|
||2,851
3,147
21,120
28,936
2,130
562|
||26,101
32,645|
The youth worker left during the year and there was a vacancy for the rest of the year.
## **4. Mission support**
|Visiting preachers
Training
Library
Catering
Sound and Technology
Other|2023
£
2022
£|
|---|---|
||589
469
1,718
783
173
367
1,745
580
1,521
3,969
465
126|
||6,211
6,294|
Kidlington Baptist Church – Accounts for the year ended 31.12.23
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## **5. Upkeep of the Church premises**
|Heating & Lighting
Cleaning
Repairs & Maintenance
Equipment
Insurance
Other premises
Cleaners
Less recharge to Lettings (50%)
**. Lettings**
Recharge of premises costs
Administrator employment costs (allocated to lettings)
**. Administration**
Administrator employment costs (allocated to church)
Fees and subscriptions
Other administration|2023
£
2022
£|
|---|---|
||10,761
9,692
4,312
3,776
5,109
3,225
3,603
474
2,353
2,348
174
1,630
3,450
3,089
(14,881)
(12,117)|
||14,881
12,117|
||2023
£
2022
£|
||14,881
12,117
8,067
7,486|
||22,948
19,603|
||2023
£
2022
£|
||8,067
7,008
1,060
2,870
2,704
1,098|
||11,831
10,976|
## **6. Lettings**
## **7. Administration**
## **8. Spend on other causes from general income**
|BMS World Mission
Home Mission
Other grants to local groups|2023
£
2022
£|
|---|---|
||8,083
8,239
7,770
7,368
374
1,140|
||16,227
16,747|
Other grants in 2023 include payments to the local Baptist Cluster and Churches Together in Kidlington (2022: extra payments to Verite Sport, Depaul International and Evangelical Alliance).
## **9. Income raised for and spend on other causes from designated funds**
The church members agreed to set aside funds in 2023 arising from the savings from the youth worker vacancy and extra giving. These were designated for building work, equipment needed, and the church weekend away costs. Each year the church sets aside funds for the 10% fund and confidential fund. These are used for grants to organisations and people in need in line with the church’s objects and purposes.
Kidlington Baptist Church – Accounts for the year ended 31.12.23
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|Designated funds
Dovecote
Junior Church for Compassion
Holiday Bible Club
Little Fishes
Warm Spaces
Veg out
Equipment (yellow slice)
Church weekend away
Building improvement fund
10% fund
Confidential Fund
Total Designated|**At 1 Jan 2023**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**Transfers**
**At 31 Dec**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
|---|---|
||**1,642**
**1,050**
**(1,500)**
**0**
**1,192**
**430**
**472**
**(892)**
**0**
**10**
**0**
**634**
**(631)**
**0**
**3**
**42**
**0**
**(42)**
**0**
**0**
**250**
**0**
**(250)**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**77**
**(77)**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**4,000**
**4,000**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**2,000**
**2,000**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**30,000**
**30,000**
**1,018**
**0**
**(14,024)**
**14,400**
**1,394**
**259**
0
**(1,330)**
**1,200**
**129**|
||**3,641 **
**2,233**
**(18,746)**
**51,600**
**38,728**|
## **10. Spend on other causes from 10% fund**
|**0. Spend on other causes from 10% fund**||
|---|---|
|A Rocha
Bicester Christian Action
Christians in Science
Depaul International
German Bible Society
IFES (Naomi Dawson)
Iranian Fellowship
Persian Christians in UK
Isabel Powell
Józef Kovacs
Kidlington Parish Church (in memory of Reverend Martin Davies)
Love Barton
Mercy Ships
Nepal (Jit Bahadar Bishwo)
OCMS
Oxfordshire School Chaplaincy
Pastor Croiter Dorin Cata
Pioneers
Potters Village
Spears Family
The Porch
UCCF
Verité Sport
Windrush Ministry
Wycliffe Bible Translators|**2023**
**2022**
£
£|
||125
125
0
1,000
500
500
0
500
0
500
3,254
3,000
400
400
3,140
400
0
315
0
509
500
0
500
0
0
300
180
0
0
500
275
0
0
900
600
0
1,000
1,000
100
0
400
600
500
0
1,800
3,200
250
300
500
0|
||14,024
14,049|
Kidlington Baptist Church – Accounts for the year ended 31.12.23
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## **11. Income raised for and spend on other causes from restricted funds**
|**Ongoing funds**
10% extra reserve
Youth Projects/Soul Survivor
Worship Group Fund
Men's Group
**Payment in advance**
Church weekend away deposit
**One‐off offerings**
Ambulance Service ‐ gardening
Anniversary – Cluster
Anniversary ‐ CAP
Little Fishes
Nepal (Jit Bahadur Bishwo)
Syrian refugees
Anniversary – Home Mission and
Church weekend away
Mid Wessex Camp
Harvest ‐ BMS
Harvest – Food Bank
Holiday Bible Club
Persian Christians in UK
Potters Village
Youth weekend away
Youth social event (Fission)
Youth social event (Ignite)|**At 1 Jan**
**2023**
**£**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**£**
**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**£**
**Transfers**
**At 31 Dec**
**2023**
**£**|
|---|---|
||2,229
0
0
0
2,229
1,317
2,797
0
(2,054)
2,060
484
0
0
0
484
91
0
0
0
91
(3,506)
0
0
398
(3,108)
90
0
(122)
32
0
320
0
(320)
0
0
152
0
(152)
0
0
576
0
(564)
0
12
70
0
(70)
0
0
106
0
(106)
0
0
0
796
(398)
(398)
0
0
305
(840)
535
0
0
55
(55)
0
0
0
63
(63)
0
0
0
95
(95)
0
0
0
3,375
(3,375)
0
0
0
271
(271)
0
0
0
1,125
(2,474)
1,349
0
0
270
(440)
170
0
0
229
(229)
0
0|
||**1,929**
**9,381**
**(9,574)**
**32**
**1,768**|
**12. Analysis of all funds.**
|General funds
Designated funds
Total unrestricted funds
Total restricted funds
Total Funds|**At 1 Jan 2023**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**Transfers**
**At 31 Dec**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
|---|---|
||54,543
192,084
(143,948)
(51,632)
51,047
3,641
2,233
(18,746)
51,600
38,728|
||58,184
194,317
(162,694)
(32)
89,775
1,929
9,381
(9,574)
32
1,768|
||60,113
203,698
(172,268)
0
91,543|
Kidlington Baptist Church – Accounts for the year ended 31.12.23
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## **13. Assets Held for the Church’s own use**
The church is the beneficial owner (subject to the relevant trusts) of the following assets, the legal title of which is held by the church’s custodian trustee, the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd.
- Church premises at Kidlington Baptist Church, High Street, Kidlington, OX5 1DS.
- Church manse at 2 Deaufort Close, Kidlington, OX5 2BQ.
The church also owns fixtures, furniture and equipment.
## **14. Current Assets**
|**4. Current Assets**||
|---|---|
|**Debtors**
Gift aid to be received
Rents due|2023
£
2022
£|
||8,887
26,307
2,066
4,763|
||10,953
31,070|
## **15. Current Liabilities**
|**Creditors and Accruals**
Utility bills not yet paid
Expenses due to be paid
Grants not yet paid
Taxes and National insurance
Pension
Rents paid in advance|2023
£
2022
£
599
0
557
0
445
1,225
1,758
2,509
0
175
1,151
0
4,510
3,909|
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## **16. Pension scheme liabilities**
The Church is an employer participating in a pension scheme known as the Baptist Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”) which is a separate legal entity which is 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 was undertaken 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 £298million, whilst the level of assets needed to pay the 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.
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On 30[th] 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.
The Minister and some members of the church staff are eligible to join the Scheme.
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**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees**
Charity Name Kidlington Baptist Church
**On accounts for the year Charity no ended** 31[st] December 2023 **(if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2023.
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
**Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:**
**Oct 2018**
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**IER**
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
None.
**Oct 2018**
2
**IER**