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2022-03-31-accounts

HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

Charity registered number 1132252

HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

Page
Report of the Trustees 2
Report of the Independent Examiner 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Notes to the Financial Statements 9
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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

The Trustees present their report together with the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022

Reference and administrative information

Charity name: Heaton Baptist Church Charity registration number: 1132252 Registered office and operational address: Heaton Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5HN

Trustees

Rev D Tubby Elder (Senior Minister) Mrs A Innes Elder Prof R Taylor Elder – resigned May 2022 Miss H O’Neill Elder Mrs A Girling Elder – resigned May 2022 Mrs SM Foster Elder Mr P Smith Elder – appointed May 2022 Mr R Bird Deacon – resigned May 2022 Mr P Tang Deacon Mr R Wallace Deacon Mr M Stobbs Deacon – resigned June 2022 Ms F Varley Deacon – resigned May 2022 Miss H Wilkin Deacon – resigned May 2022 Mr G Sexton Deacon Mr JP Bird Deacon – appointed May 2022 Mr T Onions Deacon – appointed May 2022 * = Current trustee

Independent Examiner

Mr J Gresham, Azets, New Garth House, Upper Garth Gardens, Guisborough, TS14 6HA.

Bankers

Lloyds TSB plc, Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.

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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing document

The organisation is a charity, governed under a constitution adopted on 1[st] August 2009. The charity registered on 22[nd] October 2009, having previously been an excepted charity.

Recruitment and appointment of the Trustees

Names are brought to the Church members. A quorum of 20% of church members is required to take part in the vote. Confirmation is by secret ballot with at least two thirds of the members voting in favour of the appointment.

Elders and deacons serve for a period of three years, after which they can apply for re-election if they wish.

Trustee Induction and Training

Before appointment potential trustees are supplied with up to date financial information and other documents such as the most recent accounts and a copy of the constitution.

Risk management

The trustees have examined the major risks which could affect the charity as a whole and have developed and implemented procedures to minimise these risks as far as possible. Risks identified by the trustees include child protection issues, health and safety aspects associated with the church premises and activities, fire safety, insurance and other legislative compliance. Risk management is a proactive activity developing with the growth of the charity.

Following the completion of the new Building Project in 2010, a revised governance structure was adopted with the appointment of the ‘The Buildings Management Group’ (BMG), now called the Buildings Advisory Group (BAG). The BAG ensures appropriate inspection and maintenance arrangements are in place for key assets and equipment. Risk assessments are carried on key activities and appropriate safeguards introduced where necessary. A 'health and safety' culture is being developed and encouraged amongst all internal and external users of the premises.

Organisational Structure

The trustees are responsible for administering the church and for its strategic direction. The day to day running of the church building is delegated to the Office Manager.

Related parties

The church does not have any related parties other than the trustees and their immediate families.

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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

Objectives, activities, achievements and performance

Objectives of the Charity

Heaton Baptist Church is a vibrant family church that seeks to live out and share the Christian faith across its sphere of influence and beyond its walls. Its current focus is to develop its goal of "Growing as healthy disciples of Jesus".

The mission statement of Heaton Baptist Church is: ‘Loving God and Living for Others; Bringing God to people, leading all to maturity in Christ’. In 2022, we established five core values which determine how we seek to live out our faith, namely being: Christ-centred, discipling, generous, missional and welcoming.

The trustees have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

Activities and achievements during the year

Heaton Baptist Church is a welcoming and inclusive church that hosts a range of activities that are part of our mission as well as providing a home for a variety of user groups. Our premises are used extensively.

There have been a number of changes during our recovery from Covid. The Partnership Fund, co-ordinated by three church-elected trustees and which sought to support those involved in ministry within the church, formally closed. The trustees subsequently developed a new structure, co-ordinated through representatives from the leadership, to support missional activity, both local and further afield.

The trustees also established that each trustee would oversee an area of ministry within the church. There are currently 2 ministerial staff (1 full-time, 1 part-time), a part-time youth ministry leader, a part-time children’s ministry leader, 2 part-time office staff and a cleaner.

The church has been involved in a variety of practical community responses during Covid, and has also developed a new, online presence in that time. We host the local foodbank on a weekly basis, as well as providing a free, regular community café.

Financial review

The Statement of Financial Activities on page 6 of these financial statements details all incoming and outgoing resources during the year. The Trustees consider the charity’s affairs to be satisfactory. At 31[st] March 2022 a balance of £58,109 remains in the General Fund for Church use.

Reserves Policy

The Trustees have retained the reserves policy agreed during previous Financial Years. Free reserves are those unrestricted reserves not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets. The goal over the next few years will be to reach a minimum reserve equivalent to three months of expenditure cover, which is around £58,109. The balance at the end of the year was consistent with this goal.

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Investment Policy

The Trustees have agreed an investment policy which is to gain maximum interest with minimum risk on money held on reserve, the balance of the accounts currently being such that no money is held in high risk investments.

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 31[st] January 2023 and authorised to sign on its behalf:


DP Tubby, Trustee

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF

HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2022 which are set out on pages 7 to 15.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. The accounts do 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.

Mr J Gresham FCCA Azets 31[st] January 2023

New Garth House Upper Garth Gardens Guisborough TS14 6HA

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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

Note Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total Total
INCOME Funds Funds Funds 2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Weekly offering 14745 440 350 15535 14140
Gift aid 159138 - - 159138 173511
Income Tax Recovered 56225 - - 56225 44709
Bank Interest 12 - - 4 4 2
Designated 2 3577 - - 3577 15382
Rents/lettings 3 3753 - - 3753 1198
Other income 4,12 9280 - 1015 10295 51515
_ ___ _____ _____ ____
Total Income 246718
__
440 1369 248527 300457
EXPENDITURE
Staff Costs 5 158658 - - 158658 139534
Mission 6 24528 - - 24528 36355
Upkeep of Church Buildings 7 52261 - - 52261 39724
Giving to other organisations 8 6852 - - 6852 3482
Other 9 1669 - - 1669 1562
Administrative Support Cost 10 10029 - - 10029 10153
Partnership Fund 11 - 21052 - 21052 18894
Toddlers Group - - 1136 1136 711
__ __ ____ _____ ____
Total expenditure 253997
_
21052 1136 276185 250415
Net income/(expenditure)
before transfers (7279) (20612) 233 (27658) 50042
Transfers (15988) 18988 (3000)
-
-
Fixed asset revaluation - - - - -
__ __ ____ _____ ____
Net movement in funds (23267) (1624) (2767)
(27658)

50042
_ ___ _____ _____ ____
Reconciliation of Funds
Funds brought forward 1803386 9392 1350876 3163654 3113612
_ ___ _____ _____ ____
Funds carried forward 1780119
_
7768 1348109 3135996 3163654

The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

BALANCE SHEET

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

Notes
£
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
13
Current assets
Cash at bank & in hand
14
81156
Prepayments & Accrued Income
39298
__
Total current assets
120454
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year
14
(1050)
____
Net current assets
Creditors: amounts falling
due after more than one year
15
Net assets
Funds
General Fund
17
Revaluation Reserve
17
Designated funds
17
Restricted funds
17
Total funds
17
2022
£
£
3016592
126554
21528
__
148082
(1020)
_
119404
-
_
3135996
__
58109
1722010
7768
1348109
__
3135996
______
2021
£
3016592
147062
-
_
3163654
_

81376
1722010
9392
1350876
_
3163654
_

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2015).

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 31[st] January 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

------------------------------DP Tubby Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

1. Accounting Policies

Charity information

Heaton Baptist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales. The registered office is Heaton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5HN.

Accounting convention

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with FRS102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Ireland’ (“FRS102”), “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities applying FRS102 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice as it applies from 1[st] January 2015. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS102.

The accounts are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

2. Designated Offerings and Givings
Church Ministries & Internal Events
External Events/Mission & Special Offerings
Youth & Children’s Work

Total General Fund

3. Rents/lettings
Hire of Manse
Hire of Church Buildings
_
2022
£
1592
1955
30
_
3577

2022
£
-
3753
__
3753
2021
£
13620
1747
15
__
15832
_
2021
£
-
1198
___
1198

4. Other Income

During a financial year, the Church will receive a number of gifts which are donations towards the costs for services that our members have used or to which they would like to donate.

Miscellaneous gifts/offerings
Telephone, photocopying, postages
Maternity pay/NI refunds
Total General Fund
Restricted Fund
HBC Toddlers Group
2022
£
5280
-
4000
__
9280
1015
____
10295
2021
£
4303
-
4000
__
8303
0
____
8303
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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

2022
5. Staff Costs
£
Gross salaries
119603
Social security costs
9120
Pension costs
14093
Other costs
15842
__
158658
_
No employee received emoluments of more than £60000 in either this year or last year.
2022
The average number of employees was:
7
_
2021
£
112273
8994
12125
6142
______
139534
2021
£
112273
8994
12125
6142
______
139534
__ _
2021
6
_

Included above are the following amounts in respect of trustees of the charity. The constitution permits the employment and remuneration of trustees for performance of other duties for the charity as described in brackets below.

D Tubby (Senior Minister)
A Innes (Assistant Minister)
A Girling (Youth Director)
H Rogers (Children’s Worker)
E Watts (Office Manager)
L Fletcher (Comms/Admin Assistant)
Total
Salary
Housing
Pension Expenses
Allowance
£
£
£
£
36137
-
3911
1063
24898
-
2295
12607
20359
-
937
1105
16321
-
771
952
17145
-
807
-
10614
-
520
-
__
_

___
125474
-
9241
15727



Total
2022
£
41111
39800
22401
18044
17952
11134
______
150442
Total
2021
£
39292
30277
27373
14952
17530
5945
______
135369

Dave Tubby was appointed as Senior Minister and began in August 2018. He is living in the Church Manse, wholly owned by the church, which was rented out during the period where no senior minister was in post. No sums were reimbursed to Trustees for their work as Trustees.

The Church pays pension contributions for its Senior Minister to the Baptist Ministers Pension Fund which was a final salary defined benefit scheme. It is not contracted out of the State second pension. As the scheme is a multi-employer scheme, it is not possible to identify the assets and liabilities which are attributable to the church. As it is in deficit, payments continue even with no senior minister in post. In accordance with UK GAAP the scheme is accounted for as a defined contribution scheme. This became on 1 January 2013 a Defined Contribution Scheme for future service into which the Church and Minister pay. The other members of staff also contribute to this pension scheme, with the matched church payments as per the scheme rules.

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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022


6. Mission
Baptist Missionary Society(BMS)
Home mission Fund(HMF)
Junior Church/Creche/Youth Activities (Incl Romania)
Evangelism (Incl International Work)
Visiting Speakers
Worship/PA Equipment
Prayer
Meeting Point
Short term bursaries
External events
Freshstreams
Conferences (not incl Freshstreams)
Internal events/General
7. Upkeep of Church Buildings
Manse (29 Ivymount Road)
Church Buildings
Gas Electricity and Water
Insurances
Maintenance and Repairs
Replacements/Refurbishment
Health and safety
Relief Caretaking/Cleaning and Materials
8. Giving to Other Organisations
External Ministry Organisations
Heaton Churches Together/Festival
2022

£
7900
8000
2540
422
550
2334
471
-
-
-
-
-
2311
__
24528
_
2022
£
10821
8781
5502
13264
2036
424
11433

52261

2022
£
6712
140
___
6852
2021
£
7900
8000
2212
505
315
15645
19
5
-
-
330
-
1424
__
36355
_
2021
£
4918
7699
3950
11326
200
-
11631

39724

2021
£
3470
12
___
3482
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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

9. Other

Hardship Fund
Leaving Gifts
Catering
Miscellaneous-other
Students
10. Administrative Support Costs
Printing, computing, office supplies and postage
Telephones
Affiliation fees/ Leadership development
Bank Charges
Independent Examiners Fee
11. Partnership Fund
Payments to Church Members working in missions abroad
Bank charges and sundry expenses
_
2022
£
121
816
732
-
-
_
1669

2022
£
2484
1652
3907
906
1080

10029
_
2022
£
21025
27

21052
2021
£
960
369
118
-
115
__
1562
_
2021
£
5600
1804
1222
507
1020

10153

2021
£
18894
-

18894
___



12. Pearson Legacy

During 2020 the church received a legacy from Dorothy and Mary Pearson. The use of it was not defined by the giver but it was agreed that any use would be decide case by case by the members and not treated as part of the General Fund. Therefore it has been treated as a Restricted Fund and held in the separate Deposit Account. Expenditure against this will be highlighted separately in future years.

Legacy payment
Bank Interest
Transfers
2022
£
0
4
(3000)

(2996)
____
2021
£
43212
2
_-
43214
_
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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

13. Tangible Fixed Assets

The tangible fixed assets relate entirely to Freehold Land and Buildings at deemed cost.

2022
At deemed cost
£
Church Buildings (Heaton Road/Mundella terrace)
2714543
Manse (29 Ivymount Road)
302049
__
3016592
_
_
14. Cash at Bank
2022
£
Treasurer’s (Current) Account
25646
Deposit Account
40298
Partnership Fund Account
5603
Building Fund Account
8416
HBC Toddlers Account
1193
_
81156

2022
15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
£
Other creditors and accruals
1050

1050

Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
16. Analysis of net assets between funds
£
£
Tangible fixed assets
1722010
1294582
Net current assets
65877
53527
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
-
-

___
1787887
1348109

2021
£
2714543
302049
__
3016592
_
2021
£
66653
43294
7227
8066
1314
_
126554

2021
£
1020

1020

Total
Funds
£
3016592
119404
-
___
3135996
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HEATON BAPTIST CHURCH

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022

17. Movement in funds
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Property revaluation reserve
Designated funds
Partnership Fund
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted Funds
Building Fund
HBC Toddlers
Pearson Legacy
Total restricted funds
Total funds
1st
Incoming Resources
31st
April
Resources Expended Transfers Revaluation March
2021
2022
£
£
£
£
£
£
81376
246718
(253997)
(15988)
-
58109
1722010
-
-
-
- 1722010
9392
440
(21052)
18988
-
7768
__
_



1812778
247158
(275049)
3000
- 1787887





1306349
350
-
-
- 1306699
1313
1015
(1136)
-
-
1192
43214
4
-
(3000)
-
40218





1350876
1369
(1136)
(3000)
- 1348109




___
3163654
248527
(276185)
-
- 3135996




Designated Fund

The designated fund is called the Partnership Fund and is used for supporting members of the Church in full time training or ministry. It has a separate bank account and is administered by 3 trustees who are members of the church and are voted into that role.

Restricted Funds

The Building Project was completed in 2009. The loan payments and gifts received to pay for this project have been handled separately. The loans are now paid off in full but two members still pay into the fund. The income received by the Toddler group is also restricted and is managed by a dedicated group on behalf of the Church. During 2020 the Pearson Legacy was received by the Church and is treated as a restricted fund – see note 12 above.

Transfers

During the year £15988 was transferred from the General Fund to the Partnership Fund. £3000 was transferred from the Pearson Legacy Fund to the Partnership Fund.

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