_Love generously …. Act Justly …. Forgive swiftly …. Include selflessly …. Practice humility_
## AnnuAl RepoRt & FinAnciAl StAtementS FoR the yeAR to 31St DecembeR 2021
## **Contents**
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
_Section 1 : Reference & Administrative Details_
_Section 2 : Charitable Object_
_Section 3 : Organisational Structure and Decision making process_
_Section 4 : Objectives and Activities_
_Section 5 : Achievements and Performance_
_Section 6 : Financial Review_
_Section 7 : Signature and Declaration_
## **Accounting Statement**
_Section A : Statement of Financial Activities_
_Section B : Balance Sheet_
_Section C : Statement of Cash Flows_
_Section D : Notes to the Accounts_
## **Accounts Examination**
_Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts_
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
The Charity Trustees present their Annual Report and financial statements for 2021
## **Introduction: Covid-19 Virus during 2021 effects.**
In common with all aspects of UK society in 2021 Bessels Green Baptist Church has seen the effect of necessary Government policy decisions, resulting from the Covid Pandemic impact its operations.
Throughout 2021 Sunday services continued to be provided in an online platform. Then in addition as easing of UKGov restrictions took place in person meetings began again to take place. Similarly Children's and Youth activities took place on church premises following strictly to UKGov restrictions.
Initially from 23 May the church restarted in person Sunday services with an on line booking system which restricted numbers attending and allowed for those attending to be socially distanced as recommended.
Following from the UKGov adoption of step4 restrictions on 19 July the church removed the need for a booking system for Sunday services and allowed a wider participation for an in person Sunday congregation although this was done having full regard to the remaining UKGov recommendations or restrictions in place. At this time too other mid week activities recommenced initially with reduced numbers and durations.
Ministers and employees continued with the option to work from home during the week as appropriate. As required Church Meetings, trustees and deacons meetings were held initially online and then in person.
The following accounts show that there continued to be reduced spending during the year income from the congregation was broadly maintained. The trustees acknowledged that in this respect BGBC has been especially blessed.
## **Section 1 : Reference & Administrative Details**
Charity Name : **Bessels Green Baptist Church**
Charity's principal address : **Bessels Green Baptist Church** has its primary place of activities in the church premises in Bessels Green Road, Bessels Green, Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2PS.
Charity Registration No : **1132394**
Bessels Green Baptist Church which previously qualifies as an Excepted Charity under subsection 5 of section 3 of the Charities Act 1993 was required to register a charity with the Charity Commission during 2009. The registration process was completed on 29 October 2009.
Those currently acting as Charity Trustees and those with that responsibility in the reporting period are as listed following:
Minister: Charles Ingram Assistant Minister: Andy Potter Elders: Rick Woodward Colin Cross Alison Riches Wilkus Van der Merwe. Resigned 7/12/2021 Rob Ovens. Date elected 10/07/2022 Treasurer : Neil Hudson (Treasurer) Secretary : Richard Bevan (Secretary)
Note : On 26 April 2015 the church approved a revised constitution in which only the Minister(s), Elders, Treasurer and Secretary are Charity Trustees. The Deacons post this date operate not as Charity Trustees but with specific agreed portfolios of responsibility as agreed by the Church Meeting.
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
Premises Trustees:
The church is the beneficial owner (subject to the relevant trusts) of the Church premises at Bessels Green Road and the manse at 21 Larkfield Road. These premises are held in trust on behalf of the church by the custodian trustee, The Baptist Union Corporation Ltd. The church also holds a part interest in 1 Darent Close and 7 Marvillion Close but the BUCL are not involved in these last two properties.
Professional Advisers : Bankers:
Independent Examiner :
National Westminster Bank plc Sevenoaks Branch 67 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1LA Paul Baker FAIA Applied Accountancy, Riverside Suite, 50a Clifford Way, Maidstone ME16 8GD
## **Section 2 : Charitable Object**
Charitable Object : The Charity is governed by an Approved Governing Document which states that the principal purpose of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination to include advancement of education, community service and other such charitable purposes in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Church shall determine.
The Church occupies premises which are held by the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd, on Trusts which are entirely compatible with the above object.
## **Section 3 : Organisational Structure and Decision making process**
Members of the Church : Members of the church are accepted in accordance with the Constitution which requires them to be or to have been publicly baptised on the profession of faith in Jesus Christ, or following other modes of baptism to renew their public profession of faith in Jesus Christ.
Members Meeting : The Members Meeting normally takes place four times per year and has responsibility for the overall policy of the church. In accordance with the Constitution, the members appoint up to five Elders, Treasurer, Secretary and up to ten Deacons. The Elders, together with the minister(s), Church Secretary and Treasurer, are collectively known as the Charity Trustees, and are responsible for the day to day running of the Church's work and witness, and the financial and legal aspects of the charity. All members are encouraged to take an appropriate part in the spiritual and practical tasks involved in furtherance of the charitable objective.
Relevant matters may be submitted to the Church meeting by the Charity Trustees for guidance, or may be raised by members in Church meeting for further consideration by the Charity Trustees. Though the Constitution permits decisions to be made at Church meetings by appropriate majorities, the Church seeks to work by consensus wherever possible.
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## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
## **Section 4 : Objectives and Activities**
In order to achieve the principal objective which is set out above, the Church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him as living Lord.
Central to the work and witness of the Church is a full programme of regular public services of Christian worship. These services take place each Sunday at 10.00 am and at 5.00 pm .There are also occasional services at other times which are advertised on the Church Notice Board, in the weekly Sunday news letter and on the website at bgbc.co.uk. There are children's programmes during both services. The church seeks to be a friendly and welcoming community and anybody is free to attend any of these services.
The Church has encouraged members to take their Christian faith out into the world in specific activities organised to enable non Christian friends and acquaintances to be involved. These activities can take place at any time in the week but on two Sundays a month participating members are released from the normal Sunday services to pursue those activities.
The Church runs a series of house groups for the growth of faith and discipleship in the homes of some members, and further details of these can be obtained from the Charity Trustees on request, or at the Sunday services of worship.
From time to time the Church runs or promotes courses for people interested in discovering more about Christianity.
The Church operates systems to ensure that all people working with children and vulnerable adults are appropriately vetted with regard to the Disclosure and Baring Service.
The church has read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and is satisfied that the activities outlined above clearly demonstrate that the charity is providing a benefit to the public."
The Church is happy, in addition to its own activities and where scheduling of activities permits, to make its premises available for use by the wider community. Such use includes an after school club that meets on part of the premises, a weekly aerobics group, regular use of the church hall for children's parties and occasional use by local primary schools.
## **Section 5 : Achievements and Performance**
The Church does not measure the success of its programmes only in numbers, including financial numbers, but also in less tangible areas like fellowship and encouragement. The Charity Trustees recognise that these are difficult to measure but believe that 2021 was a positive year in the life of the church. It continued to pursue its mission purposes in 2021 and will be able to pursue its mission purposes in 2022.
In the year nine persons were received into church membership. Seventeen church members were removed by death, transfer, removal or resignation. At 31 December 2021 membership stood at 156 compared to 164 a year earlier.
In 2021 with the restrictions imposed by the Covid Pandemic it has been more difficult to measure the success of church programmes however feedback from the congregation through an online survey and through individual contacts has continued to be positive. Numbers watching online on Sundays have remained stable and the number viewing later in the week through YouTube and Facebook posts has been significantly high. New contacts have also been made with a number of individuals not previously connected to the church who have been regularly watching online Sunday Service broadcasts. Following the restart of in person Sunday service in July attendance numbers have been encouraging and some individuals who first started to share in online worship have begun attending in person.
Average attendance at worship services before the restrictions imposed by the Covid Pandemic were maintained, and this was also reflected in the children's work and amongst young people.
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
## **Section 6 : Financial Review**
The financial year reported herein by the Church is from 01 January 2021
to 31 December 2021
The Church continues to raise the funds which it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and congregation. No wider public appeal was made for funds during the year.
The most significant expense relates to the appointment of a Minister and Assistant Minister, to lead and co-ordinate the church's activities including the Sunday Services, to provide pastoral care for the congregation and other people, and to equip and encourage the membership in their lives, Christian witness and service. During the year the Minister was Revd C Ingram and the Assistant Minister was Revd Andy Potter. The Minister and Assistant Minister are assisted by a Children & Youth Worker, Joshua Amott.
The Church expressed its part in the life of the wider church by making grants to national and international Christian organisations and societies with Christian aims and objectives compatible with the church's own charitable purpose. The organisations and financial support given is detailed in Section D of this Report. Through its Mission Team the church seeks to promote support of mission through a number of Core Missions / Mission Partners. In addition members are encouraged to be personally involved.
The Church is heavily dependent on its membership working as volunteers in all aspects of the church's activities, many of which run with little or no impact on the church's expenditure, but nevertheless contribute substantially to the achievement of the church's objectives.
The financial results for the year, together with a summary of the accounting policies adopted are set out in the accompanying financial statements.
The Charity Trustees have established a Reserves Policy and are satisfied that they have sufficient reserves at the Balance Sheet date, together with ongoing income anticipated, to enable the church to function effectively in the coming year.
The Charity Trustees have made an assessment of the major financial risks facing the church, and are satisfied that there are policies in place to minimise these risks.
The church is a participating employer within the Defined Benefit section of the Baptist Pension scheme and has been making ongoing deficit payments to cover the costs of past service of its employees within the scheme under a recovery plan. The church has no plan to leave the scheme and expects to continue to make payments to the scheme in line with the recovery plan.
**Post Balance Sheet Event.** At the end of June 2022 the Baptist Pension Scheme signed an agreement with the insurance company Just Group to secure members pension benefits under the Defined Benefit Plan. This agreement is referred to as a 'buy-in-policy'. The agreement means that Just are now providing financial backing for all Defined Benefit Plans provided through the Schemes Defined Benefit Plan. This transaction takes the Scheme out of a shortfall position for the first time in two decades. Although risks remain the Baptist Union and the Trustees of the Scheme have agreed that deficit contributions from each participating employer in the Defined Benefits Plan will be reduced to £1 per month from August 2022. The effect of the agreement has been reflected in the formal accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021. See Note 24 to the accounts.
## **Reserves policy :**
The Charity Trustees have previously established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds held and not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the Free Reserves) should normally be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 months of the resources expended. In 2021 General Funds this equates to between £ 54,000 and £ 108,000.
This level of reserve is judged to enable responsibilities in respect of the employment of the Minister and other employed staff to be discharged whilst continuing current activities in the event of a significant drop in income.
Year end effective Free Reserves are **£ 139,545** and this provides cover above the maximum end of the target for required reserves. Previous year (2020 : £172,398) .
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
## **Investment policy :**
The requirement for easy access to funds to meet the needs of the Church during the year precludes the specialised investment in medium and long term investments. To best suit this access requirement funds placed on deposit and are available on demand.
## **Review of major risks :**
The Charity Trustees periodically conduct their own review of the major risks to which the Church is exposed. Following which systems and procedures are identified and implemented to manage those risks.
Where appropriate systems and procedures are backed up by the agreement and authority of the Church Meeting. An example being the "Safe to Grow Policy" established for the care and protection of children and young people together with the considered appointment of leaders for children and young peoples groups.
The church premises are inspected for Health & Safety risk on an annual basis the most recent full assessment and recommendations being made in December 2020. Appropriate items are acted upon by the Charity Trustees. On an ongoing basis H&S issues are reported to and considered by the trustees as appropriate at their regular monthly meetings. A separate specific Asbestos Risk Assessment was made in August 2017 and revealed no areas of concern.
Systems are implemented to ensure that Health & Hygiene procedures in relation to the use of church premises to prepare and distribute food and drink at church events are up to date and applied to church activities.
Agreed policies and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet current needs and responsibilities. Child Protection, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and Health & Safety Policies are reconfirmed at each church AGM.
In line with UKGov and Baptist Union recommendations a separate Risk Assessment was produced in July 2020 to manage the risks associated with the Covid 19 Pandemic on church activities. This was updated throughout 2021 as required dependent on those activities which were permitted by UKGov rules and recommendations. Measures identified as required were implemented on the premises including but not limited to signage, hygiene measures, social distancing, ventilation, and additional cleaning. Individual users of the premises were required to provide their own Risk Assessment and implement appropriate measures in addition to that of the church generally.
## **Section 7 : Signature and Declaration**
The Charity Trustees present this report and financial statements for the year to 31 December 2021.
The report has been prepared to comply with the requirements of The Charities Act 2011 and the relevant provisions of The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and to the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities 2005.
We declare, in our capacity as Charity Trustee, that:
* the Charity Trustees have approved the report above; and
- have authorised us to sign it on their behalf.
Signature :
Signature : Signature : Position : Treasurer Position : Trustee
Date : 13/03/2023
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section A : Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended**
|**Section A : Statement of Financial Activitie**
**Notes**
**Incoming Resources**
_Voluntary Income_
Donations to Church
4.1
Donations to Missions
4.2
_Activities for generating funds_
5
_Investment Income_
6
_Profit on Sale of Freehold Property_
26
_Other incoming resources_
_7_
**Total Incoming Resources**
**Resources Expended**
_Costs of generating funds_
8
_Charitable expenditure_
9
Ministry
Mission
Establishment
**Total Resources Expended**
Net incoming resources before transfers
Transfers between funds
14
**Net incoming resources**
**Net income for the year**
**Other recognised gains/(losses)**
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit
pension schemes
24
**Net movement in funds**
**Total Funds Current at 31 December 2020**
**Total Funds Current at 31 December 2021**|**s for the year ended**
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**FUNDS 31**
**December**
**2021**
**FUNDS 31**
**December**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
313,123
**313,123**
274,630
17,740
**17,740**
11,400
2,764
**2,764**
2,952
15
**15**
182
8,827
30,949
**39,776**
21,976
324,729
48,689
**373,418**
311,140
169,936
**169,936**
159,904
63,056
43,109
**106,165**
86,351
29,665
29,428
**59,093**
114,334
262,657
72,537
**335,194**
360,589
62,072
(23,848)
38,224
(49,449)
(14,125)
14,125
47,947
(9,723)
**38,224**
**(49,449)**
39,639
**39,639**
25,825
87,586
(9,723)
77,863
(23,624)
**688,387**
**1,428,714**
**2,117,101**
**2,140,725**
**775,973**
**1,418,991**
**2,194,964**
**2,117,101**
**31 December 2021**|
|---|---|
Comparative figures for each fund are shown in the notes to the accounts
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## **Section B : BALANCE SHEET as at 31 December 2021**
|**Notes**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible assets
17
Investments
18
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
19
Cash at Bank and in Hand
20
**Current Liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts**
**falling due within one**
**year**
21
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
**Total Assets less current liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts**
**falling due after one year**
21
**Net Assets excluding pension liability**
Defined benefit pension
scheme Asset or Liability
24
**Total Net assets or liabilities**|_Unrestricted_
_Funds_
61,307
140,738
202,045
202,045
202,045
(5,545)
196,500|_Designated_
_Funds_
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
581,465
581,465
581,465
581,465
61,307
8
140,746
2,000
2,000
(1,992)
200,053
579,473
781,518
579,473
781,518
(5,545)
579,473
775,973|**Restricted**
**Funds**
1,409,575
1,409,575
4,454
6,836
1,874
9,416
1,418,991
1,418,991
1,418,991|**Totals 31**
**December**
**2021**
**1,991,040**
**1,991,040**
**65,761**
**147,582**
**3,874**
**209,469**
**2,200,509**
2,200,509
**(5,545)**
**2,194,964**|**Totals 31**
**December**
**2020**
1,986,040
1,986,040
24,952
231,430
64,777
191,605
2,177,645
6,000
2,171,645
(54,544)
2,117,101|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The attached notes form an integral part of these accounts.
These accounts were approved by the Trustees on 13th March 2023 and signed on their behalf by
a) Treasurer
b) Trustee
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section C : Statement of Cash Flows for year ending 31 December 2021**
|**Totals 31**
**December**
**2021**
**Reconcilliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operation activities**
Net movement in funds
**77,863**
Add back provision for pension deficit payments
**(39,639)**
Pension deficit payments in year
**(9,360)**
Add back depreciation charge
**4,855**
Deduct interest income shown in investing activities
**(15)**
(Decrease) increase in stock
**n/a**
(Decrease) increase in debtors
**(40,809)**
(Decrease) increase in creditors
**(60,903)**
**Cash Used in operating activities**
**(68,008)**
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Interest Income
**15**
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
**(9,855)**
**Cash provided by (Used by) in investing activities**
**(9,840)**
**Cash flows from financing activities**
Repayment of borrowing
**(6,000)**
**Cash used in financing activities**
**(6,000)**
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year
**(83,848)**
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
**231,430**
**Total cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**
**147,582**
**Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**
01-January
2021
Cash Flow
Notice deposits
Short-term deposits
**231,430**
**(83,846)**
**231,430**
**(83,846)**|**Totals 31**
**December**
**2020**
(23,624)
(25,825)
(6,899)
12,457
(182)
n/a
23,054
55,171
**34,152**
182
(12,459)
**(12,277)**
(6,000)
**(6,000)**
**15,875**
215,555
**231,430**
31-December
2021
**147,584**
**147,584**|
|---|---|
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
## **Notes Forming an Integral Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
Basis of preparation The accounts are prepared in accordance with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice Charities SORP (FRS102) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The church is a registered charity, no. 1132394 and meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy body notes.
Going Concern It is the trustees view that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue for the foreseeable future.
Income recognition All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
Donations Income received by way of donations and gifts is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when received.
Grants and Legacies Grants and Legacies including for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are received.
Investment Income Investment income is recognised in full in the year in which it is received.
Expenditure recognition All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is allocated to the particular activity where the cost relates directly to that activity. However, the cost of overall direction and administration on each activity, comprising the stipend and overhead costs of the central function is not apportioned but taken in full in the General Fund allocation.
Fund raising and publicity costs The church does not in the usual course of activities make formal appeals for funds, and expenditure on these items is therefore not material.
Grants payable The church makes grants to other organisations whose charitable objects compliment its work. They are accounted for in the year in which they are paid or when the recipient has been notified of the grant and payment is unconditional.
- Support costs Support costs are those that assist the work of the church but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs and governance cost. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to the cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. This represents direct expenditure on the administration of the church. Most of the management is carried out without charge by volunteers. This intangible cost is not included in the Statement of Financial Activities since there is no measurable cost to the volunteers for their service.
Tangible fixed assets for use by the The church premises are included in the balance sheet at insurance value, taken at June 2005, because reliable cost information is not charity available, and valuation would incur significant cost which would be onerous compared with the additional benefit gained by the user of the accounts.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
The Manse premises are included in the balance sheet at the value of £ 436,396. This being the cost of purchase of 21 Larkfield Road, Sevenoaks, Kent unadjusted for inflation. The charity does not have a policy of revaluation.
The asset value of Manse premises is included in the Designated Manse Fund. The asset value of the church premises and of Investments is in the Specified Fabric Church Buildings Fund since the use of the premises and the invested capital is restricted for property use.
Depreciation has not been charged on the Church or Manse premises, because in the opinion of the Trustees, the residual value of the asset is not less than the original valuation.
The relative asset value of £ 145,068 applicable to the church interest in the Assistant Ministers house at 1 Darent Close has been included in the Designated Manse Fund. This property was purchased in the first quarter of 2008 and depreciation has not been charged in the current year because in the opinion of the Trustees, the residual value of the asset is not less than the original valuation, This was confirmed by a December 2018 property valuation which indicated a valuation of c £177,000.
The relative asset value of £ 5,000 applicable to the church interest in the Children and Youth Workers house at 7 Marvillon Close has been included in the Youth Worker Accomodation Fund. This property was purchased in the second quarter of 2021 and depreciation has not been charged in the current year because in the opinion of the Trustees, the residual value of the asset is not less than the original valuation.
- Depreciation Depreciation has not been charged on the Church or Manse premises, because in the opinion of the Trustees, the residual value of the asset is not less than the original cost price.
Items costing less than £ 7,500 are wholly depreciated in the year of purchase.
Depreciation on other fixed assets where applicable is calculated to write off the cost on a straight-line basis of each asset over its expected useful life, which is normally estimated at 4 years. Or at such rates as the trustees decide.
Investment Assets No investments are held other than premises noted elsewhere.
Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds. They are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the h it
Designated funds Designated funds are unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
- Restricted funds Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Independent Examiner Fees The fees in respect of 2019 and 2020 accounts was paid in 2021, The fee for 2021 accounts has not been included as an accrual as it is considered immaterial.
Property Loans At 2020 year end church Bank Balances included the sum of £ 58,125 that had been advanced with the objective of assisting with the purchase of accommodation for the youth worker. Such sums were provided to be used as capital loans in the purchase that took place in 2021 and are reflected in these accounts.
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
**2 Post Balance Sheet Note**
Stewardship Grant: In December 2020 the church was advised by Stewardship Services that an anonymous Stewardship Grant in the gross sum of £1,000,000 had been made to BGBC upon specified terms and conditions of use. Stewardship advised ;
"The intent of the grant is to release the church to be outward looking through serving the local community with the faithful proclamation of the gospel and practical action that enables authentic engagement. It is to be invested in a venue/venues and settings in which this can be achieved. The vision is to enable Kingdom based Christian ministry in the local area around Bessels Green Baptist Church. The wording in the confidential expression of wishes document favours a ‘Kingdom’ perspective in interacting with the local community. This requires a combination of faithful proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ which is backed up by practical action that enables authentic engagement with the local community. The goal therefore is to invest the funds in such a way as to provide a venue/venues and settings in which those twin goals can be achieved in a manner which enhances community engagement and opens a new basis for dialogue with a wider cross section of the neighbourhood. In summary, the vision is to bless the community in a holistic manner". The only other stipulation is that any assets acquired with the grant need to be suitably ring-fenced so that they are retained to achieve the intended objectives.
Funds will only be released to BGBC once details of the plan for the use of the grant, as agreed by the Trustees of Bessels Green Baptist Church are available, so that Stewardship can draw up a Grant Agreement Form to allow release of the funds.
In 2021 some sums were released and reflected in the accounts to cover costs of employing specialist advisors.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
**Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Endowment (Designated) 2021 2020** _**CHARITABLE INCOME 4 VOLUNTARY INCOME**_ **4.1 Donations to Church** 313,123 **313,123** 274,630 In 2020 £ 22,301 of the donations to church income was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ 252,329 being attributable to unrestricted funds. **4.2 Donations to Missions** 17,740 **17,740** 11,400 In 2020 £ 11,400 of the donation to missions income was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ Nil being attributable to unrestricted funds. **Total** 313,123 17,740 **330,863** 286,030 _**5 ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS**_ **5.1 Use of Premises** 2,764 **2,764** 2,952 In 2020 £ Nil of the income was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ 2,952 being attributable to unrestricted funds. Use of premises income from regular lettings is allocated to the Fabric Fund since it relates primarily to the cost of wear and tear on the buildings and the relative cost attributable to heat and light is not considered material. NOTE: Occasional lettings in respect of the use of church premises are covered by a policy of not charging for lettings unless the lessee is intending to charge for the event to be held. Income from these occasional hall lettings are allocated to those missions supported from budgeted giving as an addition. _**6 INVESTMENT INCOME**_ 4426 Bank Interest 15 **15** 182 **Total** 15 **15** 182
## _**CHARITABLE INCOME**_
In 2020 £ Nil of the income was attributable to restricted funds with the remaining £ 182 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
_**7 OTHER INCOMING RESOURCES**_
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Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
(Designated) 2021 2020
Total 8,827 30,949 39,776 21,976
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In 2020 £ 12,875 of the income was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ 9,101 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
## _**CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE**_
## **8 COST OF GENERATING FUNDS**
The church does not incur costs under this heading.
## **9** _**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**_
## _**MINISTRY**_
|**9.1 Minister**
**9.2 Assistant Minister**
**9.3 Youth / Community Worker**
**9.4 Preaching Fees**
**9.5 Ministry Sundry Costs**
**Sub Total**
Apportionment of Support Costs Note 13
**MINISTRY TOTAL**|71,579
40,965
27,476
150
269
140,439
29,497
169,936|**71,579**
**40,965**
**27,476**
**150**
**269**
**140,439**
**29,497**
**169,936**|65,264
39,749
26,425
438
**(528)**
131,348
28,556
159,904|
|---|---|---|---|
In 2020 £ Nil of the expenditure was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ 159,904 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
In the Year the Youth and Community Worker spends part of his time working in Dunton Green for DGFW. However costs for the full year are not separated and are included in the Main Church General Fund.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
|**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**(Designated)**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**MISSION TOTAL**
20,393
42,664
43,108
In 2020 £ 29,202 of the expenditure was attributable to restricted funds,
with the remaining £ 57,149 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
**ESTABLISHMENT TOTAL**
14,741
14,925
29,428
In 2020 £ 79,796 of the expenditure was attributable to restricted funds,
with the remaining £ 34,538 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
**10 Not used**
**11 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
This note reanalyses all of the costs in the previous notes between direct charitable costs, grants and support costs.
Charitable Activities Grant Funding
Support Costs
Cost of Generating Funds
Charitable Expenditure
Ministry
140,439
29,497
Mission
26,174
77,082
2,909
Establishment
56,535
2,559
Governance Costs
223,148
77,082
34,965
**12 GRANTS PAYABLE**
BMS World Mission
8,580
11
Home Mission Fund
6,354
Sevenoaks Counselling (Formerly SCCS)
2,580
SAYT
3,225
SEBA
650
Crosslight (Formerly West Kent Debt Advice Centre)
2,500
AWM - (Sharkary)
Brown's Lebanon
Guinea Bissau
2,393
3,174
Hospice of Hope
2,393
9,622
Powerline Trust
9,370
11
Kent Thames Side
2,226
10
Harvest : 2021 Sevenoaks Larder
1,038
CRIBS
Worth Unlimited
2,393
73
Others
3,800
**Total**
42,664
17,739|**2021**
**106,165**
**59,094**
**169,936**
**106,165**
**59,094**
**335,195**
**8,591**
**6,354**
**2,580**
**3,225**
**650**
**2,500**
**5,567**
**12,015**
**9,381**
**2,236**
**1,038**
**2,466**
**3,800**
**60,403**|**2020**
86,351
114,334
159,904
86,351
114,334
360,589
9,464
7,302
2,805
4,127
679
523
11,976
2,290
9,091
2,164
3,001
(2,745)
50,677|
|---|---|---|
## **10 Not used**
## **11 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
**Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted (Designated)**
**Endowment**
**2021 2020**
## **13 SUPPORT COSTS**
This item defined in the SORP regulations is small in church contexts, as much support is provided free by volunteers. Administrative costs, including paid administrative staff, which are not Governance costs, are included as support costs and allocated across the other headings on a logical and consistent basis.
Support costs incurred are in respect of the General Fund elements of Ministry Mission and Establishment aspects of BGBC work. Costs are therefore allocated to expenditure in the General Funds as noted below.
|**SUPPORT TOTAL**
Apportionment
Ministry
Mission
Establishment|34,965
29,497
2,909
2,559|**34,965**
**29,497**
**2,909**
**2,559**|33,593
28,556
2,010
3,027|
|---|---|---|---|
## **14 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**
In 2021 there were generally no significant transfers impacting as between Unrestricted and Restricted Funds. However some sums were transferred from Unrestricted to Restricted funds. One of £8,500 in respect of expenditure on church refurbishment and one sum of £ 5,000 in respect of the church interest in purchase of the Youth Worker Accomodation. A further sum of £625 was transfered to Youth Worker Accomodation having been designated by the donor for this purpose.
## **15 OTHER CHURCH ACCOUNTS**
Aggregated accounts for Baby Plus, Seniors Lunch Club and BGBC-FC are included within the appropriate parts of notes 4 to 14.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
|`
**rustees expenses**
Salaries
S
Social Security Costs
N
Pension Costs
P
Other Costs
The average number of employees during the year (or part year) was|**2021**
**113,319**
**4,639**
**10,885**
**37,784**
**166,627**
**6**|**2020**
109,708
4,881
10,619
30,750
155,958
6|
|---|---|---|
## **16 Staff Costs and Trustees expenses**
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year (2020 none)
The minister acts as one of the church's trustees in accordance with the agreed constitution and received remuneration of £35,315 and other benefits in respect of his service as minister, including the provision of manse accommodation part owned by the church and rented in part from the minister and his spouse.
The assistant minister acts as one of the church's trustees in accordance with the agreed constitution and received remuneration of £29,410 and other benefits in respect of his service as minister, including the provision of manse accommodation owned by the church.
No sums were reimbursed to the Trustees for their work as Trustees (2020 none).
The church pays pension contributions for its Ministers and staff to the Baptist Ministers Pension Trust Limited. See also Note 24.
## **17 Tangible Fixed Assets**
|Cost / valuation
31-Dec-20
Additions
Disposals
31-Dec-21
Depreciation
31-Dec-20
Charge for the year
on disposals
31-Dec-21
Net Book Value
31-Dec-21
31-Dec-20
Gains/(Losses) on Fixed Assets|Freehold Land & Buildings
Furniture &
Fittings
Equipment
Total
Church
21 Larkfield
Road
1 Darent Close
7 Marvillion
Close
1,404,575
436,396
145,069
76,472
123,981
2,186,493
5,000
1,674
3,183
9,857
1,404,575
436,396
145,069
5,000
78,146
127,164
2,196,350
76,472
123,981
200,453
1,674
3,183
4,857
78,146
127,164
205,310
1,404,575
436,396
145,069
5,000
1,991,040
1,404,575
436,396
145,069
1,986,040
5,000|
|---|---|
Gains/(Losses) on Fixed Assets
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
**2021 2020**
All of the fixed assets are used for direct charitable purposes.
For insurance purposes the value of the church premises is taken at £ 2,403,596 (2020: £2,358,780). The insured value of furniture, fixtures and equipment is £ 174,253 (2020: £170,958).
A further "All Risks" policy is effective for computers, and video projectors in the insured value of £ 6,234 (2020: £6,234).
For insurance purposes the Manse premises, 21 Larkfield Road, are at an insured value of £ 441,886 (2020: £ 416,093).
The property 21 Larkfield Road was purchased on 27 July 2012 as an Manse for the sale price of £436,396. This being funded from the previous Manse sale proceeds £ 254,775 together with loans £ 40,000 from SEBA, £ 83,000 from the Baptist Union Loan Fund, £ 37,000 loans from members of the congregation and the balance being made up of gifts made by the congregation.
At 31 December 2021 only £2,000 of SEBA loans and no loans from members of the congregation remained to be repaid.
The property 1 Darent Close was purchased in 2008 by C Ingram (minister) and his wife with the church owning a share interest equivalent to 15.9% of the sale price (Purchase 2008 @ £ 408,800). This 15.9% of the sale price (£65,000) was funded by direct giving or loans to the church the loans all being repaid before 31 December 2013.
In addition for 1 Darent Close the church originally facilitated additional loans from individual members amounting to £ 110,000 but had no direct interest accruing from these loans or this sum.
In 2013 the church bought out two of these additional loans, original value £60,000 and has hence increased its interest in 1 Darent Close. In 2014 the church further increased its interest in 1 Darent Close when an interest to the value of £10,553 was purchased from the minister, this being funded from existing church balances. In 2018 the minister invested significantly in further modernisation and improvements to the premises and the equivalent share interests have accordingly been recalculated.
At 31 December 2018 the current church share interest in 1 Darent Way now amounts to 28% of the Value. A further 11% share interest remains for the additional loans from individual members.
The property 7 Marvillion Close was purchased in 2021 by J Amott (Youth Worker) and his wife with the church owning a share interest equivalent to 1.39% of the sale price (Purchase 2021 @ £ 360,000). This 1.39% of the sale price (£5,000) was funded by a loan from church General Funds. In addition for 7 Marvillion Close the church originally facilitated additional loans from individual members amounting to £ 73,125 but had no direct interest accruing from these loans or this sum.
## **18 Investments**
This heading refers to properties and stock exchange and other securities held on a long term basis, not simply the prudent investment of short term surplus funds.
The church holds no investments of this nature.
## **19 Debtors**
Accrued income General Fund Outstanding tax recovery on Gift Aid to Balance Sheet date included here 61,307 36,808 Mission Donations Outstanding tax recovery on Gift Aid to Balance Sheet date included here 3,254 2,125 Specified Funds Outstanding tax recovery on Gift Aid to Balance Sheet date included here 1,200 1,775 Church Refurb. Fund Outstanding tax recovery on Gift Aid to Balance Sheet date included here Adjust for Claims already repaid in Year (15,756) Prepayments and other debtors No significant prepayments have been made.
**65,761** 24,952
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
|**Bank and cash balances**
Main Church Accounts
**National Westminster Bank plc**
Business Reserve Acc. No. 13416855
31 December 2020
**180,001**
Transfers from/to a/c 71570594
**(100,000)**
Interest
**15**
**1** Business Reserve Acc. No. 13416855
31 December 2021
Current Account No. 71570594 : BGBC Main
31 December 2010
**36,788**
Other Outstanding Standing Orders etc
Movements: In Period
**17,455**
Cash In Hand
Uncleared Cheques - BGBC Main
**2** Current Account No. 71570594 : BGBC Main
31 December 2021
DGFW
Current Account No. 23116285 : BGBC DGFW
31 December 2020
**8,054**
Movements: In Period
**(840)**
Cash In Hand
Cost Accruals
**3** Current Account No. 23116285 : BGBC DGFW
31 December 2021
Sub total
Other Church Activities Accounts
Babyplus - National Westminster plc
Account No. 50567624
Uncleared Cheques
Cash in Hand
Wednesday Lunch Club - National Westminster plc
Account No.23250666
Cash in Hand
BGBC-FC - HSBC
Community Account No.41710826
Money Manager Account No.41710834
Cash in Hand
Uncleared Cheques/Payments|**2021**
**`**
**80,016**
**54,243**
**7,214**
141,473
**1,138**
**2,896**
**262**
**96**
**1,184**
**469**
**66**
**147,584**|**2020**
`
180,001
36,788
8,054
224,843
1,208
3,777
96
1,506
231,430|
|---|---|---|
## **20 Bank and cash balances**
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
|**ors**
**ors: amounts falling due within one year**
**21.1**
**Loans & Overdrafts**
Purchase Manse 2 : 1 Darent Close
Interest Free Loans
Repaid Complete in 2013
Purchase Manse 1 : 21 Larkfield Road
Interest Free Loans
Low interest Loans
Repaid Complete in 2014
SEBA Loans
BUCL Loans
Repaid Complete in 2016
Purchase Youth Worker :
Capital Loans
`
**21.2**
**Other creditors**
**21.3**
**Accruals**
General Funds
Mission Funds
**ors: amounts falling due after more than one year**
**21.4**
**Loans & Overdrafts**
Purchase Manse 2 : 1 Darent Close
Interest Free Loans
Repaid complete in 2013
Purchase Manse 1 : 21 Larkfield Road
Interest Free Loans
Low interest Loans
Repaid Complete in 2014
SEBA Loans
BUCL Loans
Repaid Complete in 2016
Purchase Youth Worker :
Capital Loans
**21.5**
**Other creditors**
**21.6**
**Accruals**|**2021**
**2,000**
**1,874**
**3,874**|**2020**
1,000
4,000
58,125
1,652
**64,777**
6,000
**6,000**|
|---|---|---|
## **21 Creditors**
## **Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
## **Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
**2021 2020**
## **22 Alternate breakdown of funds**
|**22.1**
**Restricted Funds**
31-Dec-20
Name of Fund
Specified Fabric Church Buildings
1,404,575
Church Refurbishment
9,404
Mission Donations
20
Youth Worker Accommodation
Stewardship Grant
Hardship Fund
12,738
Specified Funds
1,977
Totals
1,428,714
Specified Fabric / Buildings :
Mission Donations :
Specified Funds :
Hardship Fund :
Specified Fabric Church Buildings
Church Refurbishment
Mission Donations
Youth Worker Accommodation
Stewardship Grant
Hardship Fund
Specified Funds
Totals
**22.2**
**Designated Funds**
31-Dec-20
Fabric Fund
68
Manse Fund : 21 Larkfield Road
425,396
Manse Fund : 1 Darent Close
145,069
Mission Budget
Totals
570,533|Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
Surplus &
Deficit
Transfers
31-Dec-21
1,404,575
9,649
27,553
(17,904)
8,500
17,740
17,740
20
1,875
(1,875)
6,875
5,000
10,000
10,000
4,244
(4,244)
8,494
11,300
11,125
175
(1,250)
902
48,689
72,537
(23,848)
14,125
1,418,991
fund related to the church buildings in Bessels Green Road.
fund is giving to specified missions by donors.
fund is where donors have stipulated purpose for their gift that is not covered elsewhere
fund is to support those financially impacted by Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions.
Fixed Asset
Investment
Current
Asset
Creditors
Total
1,404,575
1,404,575
1,894
1,874
20
5,000
5,000
8,494
8,494
902
902
1,409,575
11,290
1,874
1,418,991
Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
Surplus &
Deficit
Transfers
31-Dec-21
2,764
14,924
(12,160)
12,100
8
9,000
434,396
145,069
42,664
(42,664)
42,664
2,764
57,588
(54,824)
63,764
579,473|
|---|---|
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
**2021**
**2020**
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
|Fabric Fund :
Manse Fund :
Mission Budget :
Fabric Fund
Manse Fund : 21 Larkfield Road
Manse Fund : 1 Darent Close
Mission Budget
Totals
**22.3**
**Unrestricted Funds**
31-Dec-20
Name of Fund
General Fund
103,212
DGFW Fund
8,054
Fixed Assets
Other Church Activities
6,588
Pension Deficit Payments
Totals
117,854
General Fund :
DGFW Fund :
Other Church Activities :
General Fund
DGFW Fund
Other Church Activities
Pension Deficit Payments
Totals|fund for routine maintenance and upkeep of buildings and equipment together with
the purchase of new furniture, fittings and equipment
fund related to church Manse ownership
fund for giving to mission from church funds as agreed by Church meeting.
Fixed Asset
Investment
Current
Asset
Creditors
Total
8
8
436,396
2,000
434,396
145,069
145,069
581,465
8
2,000
579,473
Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
Surplus &
Deficit
Transfers
31-Dec-21
318,807
160,955
157,852
(77,889)
183,175
840
(840)
7,214
3,158
3,635
(477)
6,111
321,965
165,430
156,535
(77,889)
196,500
fund for the general purpose of the church
fund for work in Dunton Green.
fund is for sums held by church organisations separate from the general funds
Fixed Asset
Investment
Current
Asset
Creditors
Total
183,175
183,175
7,214
7,214
6,111
6,111
5,545
5,545
202,045
5,545
196,500|
|---|---|
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
**2021 2020**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
## **23 Analysis of net assets**
|**Restricted Funds**
**Designated Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
Totals|Fixed Asset
1,409,575
581,465
1,991,040|Investment|Current Asset
11,290
8
202,045
213,343|Creditors
1,874
2,000
5,545
9,419|Total
1,418,991
579,473
196,500
2,194,964|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **24 Pensions**
The Church is a participating employer of the Baptist Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”), which is a separate legal entity 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.
From January 2012, pension provision is being made through the Defined Contribution (DC) Plan within the Scheme. In general, members pay 8% of their Pensionable Income and employers pay 6% of members’ Pensionable Income into individual pension accounts, which are operated and managed on behalf of the Pension Trustee by Broadstone Corporate Benefits Ltd. In addition, the employer pays a further 4% of Pensionable Income to cover Death in Service Benefits, administration costs, and an associated insurance policy which provides income protection for Scheme members if they are unable to work due to long-term incapacity. This income protection policy has been insured by the Baptist Union of Great Britain with Aviva Limited. [Members of the Basic Section pay reduced contributions of 5% of Pensionable Income, and their employers also pay a total of 5%.]
The Scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. Because it is not possible to attribute the Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific employers, the scheme is accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. to specific employers and means that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pension costs charged to the SOFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that year, plus any impact of deficiency contributions (see below).
The Ministers and some members of the church staff are eligible to join the Scheme.
## **Actuarial Valuation as at 31 December 2019**
A formal valuation of the Defined Benefit (DB) Plan was performed at 31 December 2019 by a professionally qualified Actuary using the Projected Unit Method. The market value of the DB Plan assets at the valuation date was £298 million. The valuation of the DB Plan revealed a deficit of assets compared with the value of liabilities of £18 million (equivalent to a past service funding level of 94%). The church and the other employers supporting the DB Plan are collectively responsible for funding this deficit.
|DB Plan are collectively responsible for funding this deficit.|||
|---|---|---|
|The key assumptions underlying the valuation were as follows:|||
|Type of Assumption|%pa||
|RPI price inflation assumption||3.20%|
|CPI price inflation assumption||2.70%|
|Minimum Pensionable Income increases (CPI plus 1.0% pa)||3.20%|
|Assumed investment returns|||
|- Pre-retirement||2.95%|
|- Post-retirement||1.70%|
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
**2021**
**2020**
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
Deferred pension increases - Pre April 2009 3.20% - Post April 2009 2.50% Pension increases - Main Scheme pension 2.70%
Mortality is assumed in accordance with 80% of the S3NA standard mortality table. Future improvements projected from 2013 in line with the “CMI 2019” projection with a long-term rate of improvement of 1.75% p.a. for males and 1.5% p.a. for females with the core smoothing parameter and with additional initial mortality improvement factor A=0.5%.
The next actuarial valuation of the DB Plan within the Scheme is due to take place not later than as at 31 December 2022.
## **Recovery Plan**
In addition to the contributions to the DC Plan set out above, where a valuation of the DB Plan reveals a deficit the Trustees and the Council agree to a rate of deficiency contributions from churches and other employers involved in the DB Plan.
Under the current Recovery Plan signed in September 2020, deficiency contributions are payable until June 2026. These contributions are broadly based on the employer's membership at 31 December 2014 and increase annually in line with increases to Minimum Pensionable Income as defined in the
## **Post Balance Sheet Event**
On 30th 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 effect of this agreement has been reflected in these formal accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021. With the 2021 closing balance of £43,200 written off and a provision for actual payments made in 2022 of £5,545 being retained.
## **Movement in Balance Sheet Liability**
Section 28. 11A of FRS 102 requires agreed deficit recovery payments to be recognised as a liability. The movement in the provision is set out in the table below.
|below.||||
|---|---|---|---|
|_Accounting date (Year ending)_|_31-Dec-21_|_31-Dec-20_||
|Balance sheet Liability at year start|54,544|87,268|32,724|
|Minus deficiency contributions paid|(9,360)|(6,899)|2,461|
|Interest cost (recognised in SOFA)|199|1,425|1,226|
|Remaining change to balance sheet liability* (recognised in SOFA)|(2,183)|(27,250)|(25,067)|
|_Post Balance Sheet Event_||||
|Adjustment removal of remaining deficit as note above.|(43,200)||43,200|
|Provision 2022 Payments|5,545||(5,545)|
|Balance sheet Liability at year end|5,545|54,544|48,999|
|* Comprises any change in agreed deficit recovery plan and change in|assumptions between|year ends||
|Period Calculation Change|(39,639)|(25,825)||
|Actual paid in Year|(9,360)|(6,899)||
This liability represents the present value of the deficit contributions agreed as at the accounting date and has been valued using the following assumptions set by reference to the duration of the deficit recovery payments.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
**2021 2020** _Accounting Date 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19_ Discount rate 2.0% 0.4% 1.7% Future increases to Minimum Pensionable Income 4.1% 3.0% 3.2% Summary Account Entries **Difference (48,999) 5,545 54,544 Cost of benefits earned and expenses in the year** The total pension cost recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities is as follows: Defined contribution plan: Current period contributions **10,885 10,619** Multi-employer defined benefit plan: Deficiency contribution in respect of prior service period (in year) **9,360 6,899**
## **25 Related Charities**
The custodian Trustee of the Church is the Baptist Union Corporation Limited which is a charity number 249635, and which is controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, and the South Eastern Baptist Association.
The Church is in receipt of a loan from the South Eastern Baptist Association as set out in note 21
There were no transactions between the church and its related charities during the year 2021.
There were no transactions during the year with "The Anabaptist Mennonite Network" of which the currant Assistant Minister is a trustee.
## **26 Related Party Transactions**
There were no transactions between the church and any of the Trustees or their families other than agreed salaries and allowances of Ministers. These Ministers allowances are noted in Note 16.
_Love generously …. Act Justly …. Forgive swiftly …. Include selflessly …. Practice humility_
## AnnuAl RepoRt & FinAnciAl StAtementS FoR the yeAR to 31St DecembeR 2021
## **Contents**
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
_Section 1 : Reference & Administrative Details_
_Section 2 : Charitable Object_
_Section 3 : Organisational Structure and Decision making process_
_Section 4 : Objectives and Activities_
_Section 5 : Achievements and Performance_
_Section 6 : Financial Review_
_Section 7 : Signature and Declaration_
## **Accounting Statement**
_Section A : Statement of Financial Activities_
_Section B : Balance Sheet_
_Section C : Statement of Cash Flows_
_Section D : Notes to the Accounts_
## **Accounts Examination**
_Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts_
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
The Charity Trustees present their Annual Report and financial statements for 2021
## **Introduction: Covid-19 Virus during 2021 effects.**
In common with all aspects of UK society in 2021 Bessels Green Baptist Church has seen the effect of necessary Government policy decisions, resulting from the Covid Pandemic impact its operations.
Throughout 2021 Sunday services continued to be provided in an online platform. Then in addition as easing of UKGov restrictions took place in person meetings began again to take place. Similarly Children's and Youth activities took place on church premises following strictly to UKGov restrictions.
Initially from 23 May the church restarted in person Sunday services with an on line booking system which restricted numbers attending and allowed for those attending to be socially distanced as recommended.
Following from the UKGov adoption of step4 restrictions on 19 July the church removed the need for a booking system for Sunday services and allowed a wider participation for an in person Sunday congregation although this was done having full regard to the remaining UKGov recommendations or restrictions in place. At this time too other mid week activities recommenced initially with reduced numbers and durations.
Ministers and employees continued with the option to work from home during the week as appropriate. As required Church Meetings, trustees and deacons meetings were held initially online and then in person.
The following accounts show that there continued to be reduced spending during the year income from the congregation was broadly maintained. The trustees acknowledged that in this respect BGBC has been especially blessed.
## **Section 1 : Reference & Administrative Details**
Charity Name : **Bessels Green Baptist Church**
Charity's principal address : **Bessels Green Baptist Church** has its primary place of activities in the church premises in Bessels Green Road, Bessels Green, Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2PS.
Charity Registration No : **1132394**
Bessels Green Baptist Church which previously qualifies as an Excepted Charity under subsection 5 of section 3 of the Charities Act 1993 was required to register a charity with the Charity Commission during 2009. The registration process was completed on 29 October 2009.
Those currently acting as Charity Trustees and those with that responsibility in the reporting period are as listed following:
Minister: Charles Ingram Assistant Minister: Andy Potter Elders: Rick Woodward Colin Cross Alison Riches Wilkus Van der Merwe. Resigned 7/12/2021 Rob Ovens. Date elected 10/07/2022 Treasurer : Neil Hudson (Treasurer) Secretary : Richard Bevan (Secretary)
Note : On 26 April 2015 the church approved a revised constitution in which only the Minister(s), Elders, Treasurer and Secretary are Charity Trustees. The Deacons post this date operate not as Charity Trustees but with specific agreed portfolios of responsibility as agreed by the Church Meeting.
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
Premises Trustees:
The church is the beneficial owner (subject to the relevant trusts) of the Church premises at Bessels Green Road and the manse at 21 Larkfield Road. These premises are held in trust on behalf of the church by the custodian trustee, The Baptist Union Corporation Ltd. The church also holds a part interest in 1 Darent Close and 7 Marvillion Close but the BUCL are not involved in these last two properties.
Professional Advisers : Bankers:
Independent Examiner :
National Westminster Bank plc Sevenoaks Branch 67 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1LA Paul Baker FAIA Applied Accountancy, Riverside Suite, 50a Clifford Way, Maidstone ME16 8GD
## **Section 2 : Charitable Object**
Charitable Object : The Charity is governed by an Approved Governing Document which states that the principal purpose of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination to include advancement of education, community service and other such charitable purposes in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Church shall determine.
The Church occupies premises which are held by the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd, on Trusts which are entirely compatible with the above object.
## **Section 3 : Organisational Structure and Decision making process**
Members of the Church : Members of the church are accepted in accordance with the Constitution which requires them to be or to have been publicly baptised on the profession of faith in Jesus Christ, or following other modes of baptism to renew their public profession of faith in Jesus Christ.
Members Meeting : The Members Meeting normally takes place four times per year and has responsibility for the overall policy of the church. In accordance with the Constitution, the members appoint up to five Elders, Treasurer, Secretary and up to ten Deacons. The Elders, together with the minister(s), Church Secretary and Treasurer, are collectively known as the Charity Trustees, and are responsible for the day to day running of the Church's work and witness, and the financial and legal aspects of the charity. All members are encouraged to take an appropriate part in the spiritual and practical tasks involved in furtherance of the charitable objective.
Relevant matters may be submitted to the Church meeting by the Charity Trustees for guidance, or may be raised by members in Church meeting for further consideration by the Charity Trustees. Though the Constitution permits decisions to be made at Church meetings by appropriate majorities, the Church seeks to work by consensus wherever possible.
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
## **Section 4 : Objectives and Activities**
In order to achieve the principal objective which is set out above, the Church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him as living Lord.
Central to the work and witness of the Church is a full programme of regular public services of Christian worship. These services take place each Sunday at 10.00 am and at 5.00 pm .There are also occasional services at other times which are advertised on the Church Notice Board, in the weekly Sunday news letter and on the website at bgbc.co.uk. There are children's programmes during both services. The church seeks to be a friendly and welcoming community and anybody is free to attend any of these services.
The Church has encouraged members to take their Christian faith out into the world in specific activities organised to enable non Christian friends and acquaintances to be involved. These activities can take place at any time in the week but on two Sundays a month participating members are released from the normal Sunday services to pursue those activities.
The Church runs a series of house groups for the growth of faith and discipleship in the homes of some members, and further details of these can be obtained from the Charity Trustees on request, or at the Sunday services of worship.
From time to time the Church runs or promotes courses for people interested in discovering more about Christianity.
The Church operates systems to ensure that all people working with children and vulnerable adults are appropriately vetted with regard to the Disclosure and Baring Service.
The church has read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and is satisfied that the activities outlined above clearly demonstrate that the charity is providing a benefit to the public."
The Church is happy, in addition to its own activities and where scheduling of activities permits, to make its premises available for use by the wider community. Such use includes an after school club that meets on part of the premises, a weekly aerobics group, regular use of the church hall for children's parties and occasional use by local primary schools.
## **Section 5 : Achievements and Performance**
The Church does not measure the success of its programmes only in numbers, including financial numbers, but also in less tangible areas like fellowship and encouragement. The Charity Trustees recognise that these are difficult to measure but believe that 2021 was a positive year in the life of the church. It continued to pursue its mission purposes in 2021 and will be able to pursue its mission purposes in 2022.
In the year nine persons were received into church membership. Seventeen church members were removed by death, transfer, removal or resignation. At 31 December 2021 membership stood at 156 compared to 164 a year earlier.
In 2021 with the restrictions imposed by the Covid Pandemic it has been more difficult to measure the success of church programmes however feedback from the congregation through an online survey and through individual contacts has continued to be positive. Numbers watching online on Sundays have remained stable and the number viewing later in the week through YouTube and Facebook posts has been significantly high. New contacts have also been made with a number of individuals not previously connected to the church who have been regularly watching online Sunday Service broadcasts. Following the restart of in person Sunday service in July attendance numbers have been encouraging and some individuals who first started to share in online worship have begun attending in person.
Average attendance at worship services before the restrictions imposed by the Covid Pandemic were maintained, and this was also reflected in the children's work and amongst young people.
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
## **Section 6 : Financial Review**
The financial year reported herein by the Church is from 01 January 2021
to 31 December 2021
The Church continues to raise the funds which it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and congregation. No wider public appeal was made for funds during the year.
The most significant expense relates to the appointment of a Minister and Assistant Minister, to lead and co-ordinate the church's activities including the Sunday Services, to provide pastoral care for the congregation and other people, and to equip and encourage the membership in their lives, Christian witness and service. During the year the Minister was Revd C Ingram and the Assistant Minister was Revd Andy Potter. The Minister and Assistant Minister are assisted by a Children & Youth Worker, Joshua Amott.
The Church expressed its part in the life of the wider church by making grants to national and international Christian organisations and societies with Christian aims and objectives compatible with the church's own charitable purpose. The organisations and financial support given is detailed in Section D of this Report. Through its Mission Team the church seeks to promote support of mission through a number of Core Missions / Mission Partners. In addition members are encouraged to be personally involved.
The Church is heavily dependent on its membership working as volunteers in all aspects of the church's activities, many of which run with little or no impact on the church's expenditure, but nevertheless contribute substantially to the achievement of the church's objectives.
The financial results for the year, together with a summary of the accounting policies adopted are set out in the accompanying financial statements.
The Charity Trustees have established a Reserves Policy and are satisfied that they have sufficient reserves at the Balance Sheet date, together with ongoing income anticipated, to enable the church to function effectively in the coming year.
The Charity Trustees have made an assessment of the major financial risks facing the church, and are satisfied that there are policies in place to minimise these risks.
The church is a participating employer within the Defined Benefit section of the Baptist Pension scheme and has been making ongoing deficit payments to cover the costs of past service of its employees within the scheme under a recovery plan. The church has no plan to leave the scheme and expects to continue to make payments to the scheme in line with the recovery plan.
**Post Balance Sheet Event.** At the end of June 2022 the Baptist Pension Scheme signed an agreement with the insurance company Just Group to secure members pension benefits under the Defined Benefit Plan. This agreement is referred to as a 'buy-in-policy'. The agreement means that Just are now providing financial backing for all Defined Benefit Plans provided through the Schemes Defined Benefit Plan. This transaction takes the Scheme out of a shortfall position for the first time in two decades. Although risks remain the Baptist Union and the Trustees of the Scheme have agreed that deficit contributions from each participating employer in the Defined Benefits Plan will be reduced to £1 per month from August 2022. The effect of the agreement has been reflected in the formal accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021. See Note 24 to the accounts.
## **Reserves policy :**
The Charity Trustees have previously established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds held and not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the Free Reserves) should normally be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 months of the resources expended. In 2021 General Funds this equates to between £ 54,000 and £ 108,000.
This level of reserve is judged to enable responsibilities in respect of the employment of the Minister and other employed staff to be discharged whilst continuing current activities in the event of a significant drop in income.
Year end effective Free Reserves are **£ 139,545** and this provides cover above the maximum end of the target for required reserves. Previous year (2020 : £172,398) .
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT 2021**
## **Investment policy :**
The requirement for easy access to funds to meet the needs of the Church during the year precludes the specialised investment in medium and long term investments. To best suit this access requirement funds placed on deposit and are available on demand.
## **Review of major risks :**
The Charity Trustees periodically conduct their own review of the major risks to which the Church is exposed. Following which systems and procedures are identified and implemented to manage those risks.
Where appropriate systems and procedures are backed up by the agreement and authority of the Church Meeting. An example being the "Safe to Grow Policy" established for the care and protection of children and young people together with the considered appointment of leaders for children and young peoples groups.
The church premises are inspected for Health & Safety risk on an annual basis the most recent full assessment and recommendations being made in December 2020. Appropriate items are acted upon by the Charity Trustees. On an ongoing basis H&S issues are reported to and considered by the trustees as appropriate at their regular monthly meetings. A separate specific Asbestos Risk Assessment was made in August 2017 and revealed no areas of concern.
Systems are implemented to ensure that Health & Hygiene procedures in relation to the use of church premises to prepare and distribute food and drink at church events are up to date and applied to church activities.
Agreed policies and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet current needs and responsibilities. Child Protection, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and Health & Safety Policies are reconfirmed at each church AGM.
In line with UKGov and Baptist Union recommendations a separate Risk Assessment was produced in July 2020 to manage the risks associated with the Covid 19 Pandemic on church activities. This was updated throughout 2021 as required dependent on those activities which were permitted by UKGov rules and recommendations. Measures identified as required were implemented on the premises including but not limited to signage, hygiene measures, social distancing, ventilation, and additional cleaning. Individual users of the premises were required to provide their own Risk Assessment and implement appropriate measures in addition to that of the church generally.
## **Section 7 : Signature and Declaration**
The Charity Trustees present this report and financial statements for the year to 31 December 2021.
The report has been prepared to comply with the requirements of The Charities Act 2011 and the relevant provisions of The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and to the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities 2005.
We declare, in our capacity as Charity Trustee, that:
* the Charity Trustees have approved the report above; and
- have authorised us to sign it on their behalf.
Signature :
Signature : Signature : Position : Treasurer Position : Trustee
Date : 13/03/2023
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section A : Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended**
|**Section A : Statement of Financial Activitie**
**Notes**
**Incoming Resources**
_Voluntary Income_
Donations to Church
4.1
Donations to Missions
4.2
_Activities for generating funds_
5
_Investment Income_
6
_Profit on Sale of Freehold Property_
26
_Other incoming resources_
_7_
**Total Incoming Resources**
**Resources Expended**
_Costs of generating funds_
8
_Charitable expenditure_
9
Ministry
Mission
Establishment
**Total Resources Expended**
Net incoming resources before transfers
Transfers between funds
14
**Net incoming resources**
**Net income for the year**
**Other recognised gains/(losses)**
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit
pension schemes
24
**Net movement in funds**
**Total Funds Current at 31 December 2020**
**Total Funds Current at 31 December 2021**|**s for the year ended**
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**FUNDS 31**
**December**
**2021**
**FUNDS 31**
**December**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
313,123
**313,123**
274,630
17,740
**17,740**
11,400
2,764
**2,764**
2,952
15
**15**
182
8,827
30,949
**39,776**
21,976
324,729
48,689
**373,418**
311,140
169,936
**169,936**
159,904
63,056
43,109
**106,165**
86,351
29,665
29,428
**59,093**
114,334
262,657
72,537
**335,194**
360,589
62,072
(23,848)
38,224
(49,449)
(14,125)
14,125
47,947
(9,723)
**38,224**
**(49,449)**
39,639
**39,639**
25,825
87,586
(9,723)
77,863
(23,624)
**688,387**
**1,428,714**
**2,117,101**
**2,140,725**
**775,973**
**1,418,991**
**2,194,964**
**2,117,101**
**31 December 2021**|
|---|---|
Comparative figures for each fund are shown in the notes to the accounts
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section B : BALANCE SHEET as at 31 December 2021**
|**Notes**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible assets
17
Investments
18
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
19
Cash at Bank and in Hand
20
**Current Liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts**
**falling due within one**
**year**
21
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
**Total Assets less current liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts**
**falling due after one year**
21
**Net Assets excluding pension liability**
Defined benefit pension
scheme Asset or Liability
24
**Total Net assets or liabilities**|_Unrestricted_
_Funds_
61,307
140,738
202,045
202,045
202,045
(5,545)
196,500|_Designated_
_Funds_
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
581,465
581,465
581,465
581,465
61,307
8
140,746
2,000
2,000
(1,992)
200,053
579,473
781,518
579,473
781,518
(5,545)
579,473
775,973|**Restricted**
**Funds**
1,409,575
1,409,575
4,454
6,836
1,874
9,416
1,418,991
1,418,991
1,418,991|**Totals 31**
**December**
**2021**
**1,991,040**
**1,991,040**
**65,761**
**147,582**
**3,874**
**209,469**
**2,200,509**
2,200,509
**(5,545)**
**2,194,964**|**Totals 31**
**December**
**2020**
1,986,040
1,986,040
24,952
231,430
64,777
191,605
2,177,645
6,000
2,171,645
(54,544)
2,117,101|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The attached notes form an integral part of these accounts.
These accounts were approved by the Trustees on 13th March 2023 and signed on their behalf by
a) Treasurer
b) Trustee
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section C : Statement of Cash Flows for year ending 31 December 2021**
|**Totals 31**
**December**
**2021**
**Reconcilliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operation activities**
Net movement in funds
**77,863**
Add back provision for pension deficit payments
**(39,639)**
Pension deficit payments in year
**(9,360)**
Add back depreciation charge
**4,855**
Deduct interest income shown in investing activities
**(15)**
(Decrease) increase in stock
**n/a**
(Decrease) increase in debtors
**(40,809)**
(Decrease) increase in creditors
**(60,903)**
**Cash Used in operating activities**
**(68,008)**
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Interest Income
**15**
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
**(9,855)**
**Cash provided by (Used by) in investing activities**
**(9,840)**
**Cash flows from financing activities**
Repayment of borrowing
**(6,000)**
**Cash used in financing activities**
**(6,000)**
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year
**(83,848)**
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
**231,430**
**Total cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**
**147,582**
**Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**
01-January
2021
Cash Flow
Notice deposits
Short-term deposits
**231,430**
**(83,846)**
**231,430**
**(83,846)**|**Totals 31**
**December**
**2020**
(23,624)
(25,825)
(6,899)
12,457
(182)
n/a
23,054
55,171
**34,152**
182
(12,459)
**(12,277)**
(6,000)
**(6,000)**
**15,875**
215,555
**231,430**
31-December
2021
**147,584**
**147,584**|
|---|---|
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
## **Notes Forming an Integral Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
Basis of preparation The accounts are prepared in accordance with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice Charities SORP (FRS102) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The church is a registered charity, no. 1132394 and meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy body notes.
Going Concern It is the trustees view that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue for the foreseeable future.
Income recognition All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
Donations Income received by way of donations and gifts is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when received.
Grants and Legacies Grants and Legacies including for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are received.
Investment Income Investment income is recognised in full in the year in which it is received.
Expenditure recognition All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is allocated to the particular activity where the cost relates directly to that activity. However, the cost of overall direction and administration on each activity, comprising the stipend and overhead costs of the central function is not apportioned but taken in full in the General Fund allocation.
Fund raising and publicity costs The church does not in the usual course of activities make formal appeals for funds, and expenditure on these items is therefore not material.
Grants payable The church makes grants to other organisations whose charitable objects compliment its work. They are accounted for in the year in which they are paid or when the recipient has been notified of the grant and payment is unconditional.
- Support costs Support costs are those that assist the work of the church but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs and governance cost. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to the cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. This represents direct expenditure on the administration of the church. Most of the management is carried out without charge by volunteers. This intangible cost is not included in the Statement of Financial Activities since there is no measurable cost to the volunteers for their service.
Tangible fixed assets for use by the The church premises are included in the balance sheet at insurance value, taken at June 2005, because reliable cost information is not charity available, and valuation would incur significant cost which would be onerous compared with the additional benefit gained by the user of the accounts.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
The Manse premises are included in the balance sheet at the value of £ 436,396. This being the cost of purchase of 21 Larkfield Road, Sevenoaks, Kent unadjusted for inflation. The charity does not have a policy of revaluation.
The asset value of Manse premises is included in the Designated Manse Fund. The asset value of the church premises and of Investments is in the Specified Fabric Church Buildings Fund since the use of the premises and the invested capital is restricted for property use.
Depreciation has not been charged on the Church or Manse premises, because in the opinion of the Trustees, the residual value of the asset is not less than the original valuation.
The relative asset value of £ 145,068 applicable to the church interest in the Assistant Ministers house at 1 Darent Close has been included in the Designated Manse Fund. This property was purchased in the first quarter of 2008 and depreciation has not been charged in the current year because in the opinion of the Trustees, the residual value of the asset is not less than the original valuation, This was confirmed by a December 2018 property valuation which indicated a valuation of c £177,000.
The relative asset value of £ 5,000 applicable to the church interest in the Children and Youth Workers house at 7 Marvillon Close has been included in the Youth Worker Accomodation Fund. This property was purchased in the second quarter of 2021 and depreciation has not been charged in the current year because in the opinion of the Trustees, the residual value of the asset is not less than the original valuation.
- Depreciation Depreciation has not been charged on the Church or Manse premises, because in the opinion of the Trustees, the residual value of the asset is not less than the original cost price.
Items costing less than £ 7,500 are wholly depreciated in the year of purchase.
Depreciation on other fixed assets where applicable is calculated to write off the cost on a straight-line basis of each asset over its expected useful life, which is normally estimated at 4 years. Or at such rates as the trustees decide.
Investment Assets No investments are held other than premises noted elsewhere.
Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds. They are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the h it
Designated funds Designated funds are unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
- Restricted funds Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Independent Examiner Fees The fees in respect of 2019 and 2020 accounts was paid in 2021, The fee for 2021 accounts has not been included as an accrual as it is considered immaterial.
Property Loans At 2020 year end church Bank Balances included the sum of £ 58,125 that had been advanced with the objective of assisting with the purchase of accommodation for the youth worker. Such sums were provided to be used as capital loans in the purchase that took place in 2021 and are reflected in these accounts.
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
**2 Post Balance Sheet Note**
Stewardship Grant: In December 2020 the church was advised by Stewardship Services that an anonymous Stewardship Grant in the gross sum of £1,000,000 had been made to BGBC upon specified terms and conditions of use. Stewardship advised ;
"The intent of the grant is to release the church to be outward looking through serving the local community with the faithful proclamation of the gospel and practical action that enables authentic engagement. It is to be invested in a venue/venues and settings in which this can be achieved. The vision is to enable Kingdom based Christian ministry in the local area around Bessels Green Baptist Church. The wording in the confidential expression of wishes document favours a ‘Kingdom’ perspective in interacting with the local community. This requires a combination of faithful proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ which is backed up by practical action that enables authentic engagement with the local community. The goal therefore is to invest the funds in such a way as to provide a venue/venues and settings in which those twin goals can be achieved in a manner which enhances community engagement and opens a new basis for dialogue with a wider cross section of the neighbourhood. In summary, the vision is to bless the community in a holistic manner". The only other stipulation is that any assets acquired with the grant need to be suitably ring-fenced so that they are retained to achieve the intended objectives.
Funds will only be released to BGBC once details of the plan for the use of the grant, as agreed by the Trustees of Bessels Green Baptist Church are available, so that Stewardship can draw up a Grant Agreement Form to allow release of the funds.
In 2021 some sums were released and reflected in the accounts to cover costs of employing specialist advisors.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
**Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Endowment (Designated) 2021 2020** _**CHARITABLE INCOME 4 VOLUNTARY INCOME**_ **4.1 Donations to Church** 313,123 **313,123** 274,630 In 2020 £ 22,301 of the donations to church income was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ 252,329 being attributable to unrestricted funds. **4.2 Donations to Missions** 17,740 **17,740** 11,400 In 2020 £ 11,400 of the donation to missions income was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ Nil being attributable to unrestricted funds. **Total** 313,123 17,740 **330,863** 286,030 _**5 ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS**_ **5.1 Use of Premises** 2,764 **2,764** 2,952 In 2020 £ Nil of the income was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ 2,952 being attributable to unrestricted funds. Use of premises income from regular lettings is allocated to the Fabric Fund since it relates primarily to the cost of wear and tear on the buildings and the relative cost attributable to heat and light is not considered material. NOTE: Occasional lettings in respect of the use of church premises are covered by a policy of not charging for lettings unless the lessee is intending to charge for the event to be held. Income from these occasional hall lettings are allocated to those missions supported from budgeted giving as an addition. _**6 INVESTMENT INCOME**_ 4426 Bank Interest 15 **15** 182 **Total** 15 **15** 182
## _**CHARITABLE INCOME**_
In 2020 £ Nil of the income was attributable to restricted funds with the remaining £ 182 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
_**7 OTHER INCOMING RESOURCES**_
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Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
(Designated) 2021 2020
Total 8,827 30,949 39,776 21,976
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In 2020 £ 12,875 of the income was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ 9,101 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
## _**CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE**_
## **8 COST OF GENERATING FUNDS**
The church does not incur costs under this heading.
## **9** _**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**_
## _**MINISTRY**_
|**9.1 Minister**
**9.2 Assistant Minister**
**9.3 Youth / Community Worker**
**9.4 Preaching Fees**
**9.5 Ministry Sundry Costs**
**Sub Total**
Apportionment of Support Costs Note 13
**MINISTRY TOTAL**|71,579
40,965
27,476
150
269
140,439
29,497
169,936|**71,579**
**40,965**
**27,476**
**150**
**269**
**140,439**
**29,497**
**169,936**|65,264
39,749
26,425
438
**(528)**
131,348
28,556
159,904|
|---|---|---|---|
In 2020 £ Nil of the expenditure was attributable to restricted funds, with the remaining £ 159,904 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
In the Year the Youth and Community Worker spends part of his time working in Dunton Green for DGFW. However costs for the full year are not separated and are included in the Main Church General Fund.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
|**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**(Designated)**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**MISSION TOTAL**
20,393
42,664
43,108
In 2020 £ 29,202 of the expenditure was attributable to restricted funds,
with the remaining £ 57,149 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
**ESTABLISHMENT TOTAL**
14,741
14,925
29,428
In 2020 £ 79,796 of the expenditure was attributable to restricted funds,
with the remaining £ 34,538 being attributable to unrestricted funds.
**10 Not used**
**11 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
This note reanalyses all of the costs in the previous notes between direct charitable costs, grants and support costs.
Charitable Activities Grant Funding
Support Costs
Cost of Generating Funds
Charitable Expenditure
Ministry
140,439
29,497
Mission
26,174
77,082
2,909
Establishment
56,535
2,559
Governance Costs
223,148
77,082
34,965
**12 GRANTS PAYABLE**
BMS World Mission
8,580
11
Home Mission Fund
6,354
Sevenoaks Counselling (Formerly SCCS)
2,580
SAYT
3,225
SEBA
650
Crosslight (Formerly West Kent Debt Advice Centre)
2,500
AWM - (Sharkary)
Brown's Lebanon
Guinea Bissau
2,393
3,174
Hospice of Hope
2,393
9,622
Powerline Trust
9,370
11
Kent Thames Side
2,226
10
Harvest : 2021 Sevenoaks Larder
1,038
CRIBS
Worth Unlimited
2,393
73
Others
3,800
**Total**
42,664
17,739|**2021**
**106,165**
**59,094**
**169,936**
**106,165**
**59,094**
**335,195**
**8,591**
**6,354**
**2,580**
**3,225**
**650**
**2,500**
**5,567**
**12,015**
**9,381**
**2,236**
**1,038**
**2,466**
**3,800**
**60,403**|**2020**
86,351
114,334
159,904
86,351
114,334
360,589
9,464
7,302
2,805
4,127
679
523
11,976
2,290
9,091
2,164
3,001
(2,745)
50,677|
|---|---|---|
## **10 Not used**
## **11 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
**Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted (Designated)**
**Endowment**
**2021 2020**
## **13 SUPPORT COSTS**
This item defined in the SORP regulations is small in church contexts, as much support is provided free by volunteers. Administrative costs, including paid administrative staff, which are not Governance costs, are included as support costs and allocated across the other headings on a logical and consistent basis.
Support costs incurred are in respect of the General Fund elements of Ministry Mission and Establishment aspects of BGBC work. Costs are therefore allocated to expenditure in the General Funds as noted below.
|**SUPPORT TOTAL**
Apportionment
Ministry
Mission
Establishment|34,965
29,497
2,909
2,559|**34,965**
**29,497**
**2,909**
**2,559**|33,593
28,556
2,010
3,027|
|---|---|---|---|
## **14 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**
In 2021 there were generally no significant transfers impacting as between Unrestricted and Restricted Funds. However some sums were transferred from Unrestricted to Restricted funds. One of £8,500 in respect of expenditure on church refurbishment and one sum of £ 5,000 in respect of the church interest in purchase of the Youth Worker Accomodation. A further sum of £625 was transfered to Youth Worker Accomodation having been designated by the donor for this purpose.
## **15 OTHER CHURCH ACCOUNTS**
Aggregated accounts for Baby Plus, Seniors Lunch Club and BGBC-FC are included within the appropriate parts of notes 4 to 14.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
|`
**rustees expenses**
Salaries
S
Social Security Costs
N
Pension Costs
P
Other Costs
The average number of employees during the year (or part year) was|**2021**
**113,319**
**4,639**
**10,885**
**37,784**
**166,627**
**6**|**2020**
109,708
4,881
10,619
30,750
155,958
6|
|---|---|---|
## **16 Staff Costs and Trustees expenses**
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year (2020 none)
The minister acts as one of the church's trustees in accordance with the agreed constitution and received remuneration of £35,315 and other benefits in respect of his service as minister, including the provision of manse accommodation part owned by the church and rented in part from the minister and his spouse.
The assistant minister acts as one of the church's trustees in accordance with the agreed constitution and received remuneration of £29,410 and other benefits in respect of his service as minister, including the provision of manse accommodation owned by the church.
No sums were reimbursed to the Trustees for their work as Trustees (2020 none).
The church pays pension contributions for its Ministers and staff to the Baptist Ministers Pension Trust Limited. See also Note 24.
## **17 Tangible Fixed Assets**
|Cost / valuation
31-Dec-20
Additions
Disposals
31-Dec-21
Depreciation
31-Dec-20
Charge for the year
on disposals
31-Dec-21
Net Book Value
31-Dec-21
31-Dec-20
Gains/(Losses) on Fixed Assets|Freehold Land & Buildings
Furniture &
Fittings
Equipment
Total
Church
21 Larkfield
Road
1 Darent Close
7 Marvillion
Close
1,404,575
436,396
145,069
76,472
123,981
2,186,493
5,000
1,674
3,183
9,857
1,404,575
436,396
145,069
5,000
78,146
127,164
2,196,350
76,472
123,981
200,453
1,674
3,183
4,857
78,146
127,164
205,310
1,404,575
436,396
145,069
5,000
1,991,040
1,404,575
436,396
145,069
1,986,040
5,000|
|---|---|
Gains/(Losses) on Fixed Assets
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
**2021 2020**
All of the fixed assets are used for direct charitable purposes.
For insurance purposes the value of the church premises is taken at £ 2,403,596 (2020: £2,358,780). The insured value of furniture, fixtures and equipment is £ 174,253 (2020: £170,958).
A further "All Risks" policy is effective for computers, and video projectors in the insured value of £ 6,234 (2020: £6,234).
For insurance purposes the Manse premises, 21 Larkfield Road, are at an insured value of £ 441,886 (2020: £ 416,093).
The property 21 Larkfield Road was purchased on 27 July 2012 as an Manse for the sale price of £436,396. This being funded from the previous Manse sale proceeds £ 254,775 together with loans £ 40,000 from SEBA, £ 83,000 from the Baptist Union Loan Fund, £ 37,000 loans from members of the congregation and the balance being made up of gifts made by the congregation.
At 31 December 2021 only £2,000 of SEBA loans and no loans from members of the congregation remained to be repaid.
The property 1 Darent Close was purchased in 2008 by C Ingram (minister) and his wife with the church owning a share interest equivalent to 15.9% of the sale price (Purchase 2008 @ £ 408,800). This 15.9% of the sale price (£65,000) was funded by direct giving or loans to the church the loans all being repaid before 31 December 2013.
In addition for 1 Darent Close the church originally facilitated additional loans from individual members amounting to £ 110,000 but had no direct interest accruing from these loans or this sum.
In 2013 the church bought out two of these additional loans, original value £60,000 and has hence increased its interest in 1 Darent Close. In 2014 the church further increased its interest in 1 Darent Close when an interest to the value of £10,553 was purchased from the minister, this being funded from existing church balances. In 2018 the minister invested significantly in further modernisation and improvements to the premises and the equivalent share interests have accordingly been recalculated.
At 31 December 2018 the current church share interest in 1 Darent Way now amounts to 28% of the Value. A further 11% share interest remains for the additional loans from individual members.
The property 7 Marvillion Close was purchased in 2021 by J Amott (Youth Worker) and his wife with the church owning a share interest equivalent to 1.39% of the sale price (Purchase 2021 @ £ 360,000). This 1.39% of the sale price (£5,000) was funded by a loan from church General Funds. In addition for 7 Marvillion Close the church originally facilitated additional loans from individual members amounting to £ 73,125 but had no direct interest accruing from these loans or this sum.
## **18 Investments**
This heading refers to properties and stock exchange and other securities held on a long term basis, not simply the prudent investment of short term surplus funds.
The church holds no investments of this nature.
## **19 Debtors**
Accrued income General Fund Outstanding tax recovery on Gift Aid to Balance Sheet date included here 61,307 36,808 Mission Donations Outstanding tax recovery on Gift Aid to Balance Sheet date included here 3,254 2,125 Specified Funds Outstanding tax recovery on Gift Aid to Balance Sheet date included here 1,200 1,775 Church Refurb. Fund Outstanding tax recovery on Gift Aid to Balance Sheet date included here Adjust for Claims already repaid in Year (15,756) Prepayments and other debtors No significant prepayments have been made.
**65,761** 24,952
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
|**Bank and cash balances**
Main Church Accounts
**National Westminster Bank plc**
Business Reserve Acc. No. 13416855
31 December 2020
**180,001**
Transfers from/to a/c 71570594
**(100,000)**
Interest
**15**
**1** Business Reserve Acc. No. 13416855
31 December 2021
Current Account No. 71570594 : BGBC Main
31 December 2010
**36,788**
Other Outstanding Standing Orders etc
Movements: In Period
**17,455**
Cash In Hand
Uncleared Cheques - BGBC Main
**2** Current Account No. 71570594 : BGBC Main
31 December 2021
DGFW
Current Account No. 23116285 : BGBC DGFW
31 December 2020
**8,054**
Movements: In Period
**(840)**
Cash In Hand
Cost Accruals
**3** Current Account No. 23116285 : BGBC DGFW
31 December 2021
Sub total
Other Church Activities Accounts
Babyplus - National Westminster plc
Account No. 50567624
Uncleared Cheques
Cash in Hand
Wednesday Lunch Club - National Westminster plc
Account No.23250666
Cash in Hand
BGBC-FC - HSBC
Community Account No.41710826
Money Manager Account No.41710834
Cash in Hand
Uncleared Cheques/Payments|**2021**
**`**
**80,016**
**54,243**
**7,214**
141,473
**1,138**
**2,896**
**262**
**96**
**1,184**
**469**
**66**
**147,584**|**2020**
`
180,001
36,788
8,054
224,843
1,208
3,777
96
1,506
231,430|
|---|---|---|
## **20 Bank and cash balances**
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
|**ors**
**ors: amounts falling due within one year**
**21.1**
**Loans & Overdrafts**
Purchase Manse 2 : 1 Darent Close
Interest Free Loans
Repaid Complete in 2013
Purchase Manse 1 : 21 Larkfield Road
Interest Free Loans
Low interest Loans
Repaid Complete in 2014
SEBA Loans
BUCL Loans
Repaid Complete in 2016
Purchase Youth Worker :
Capital Loans
`
**21.2**
**Other creditors**
**21.3**
**Accruals**
General Funds
Mission Funds
**ors: amounts falling due after more than one year**
**21.4**
**Loans & Overdrafts**
Purchase Manse 2 : 1 Darent Close
Interest Free Loans
Repaid complete in 2013
Purchase Manse 1 : 21 Larkfield Road
Interest Free Loans
Low interest Loans
Repaid Complete in 2014
SEBA Loans
BUCL Loans
Repaid Complete in 2016
Purchase Youth Worker :
Capital Loans
**21.5**
**Other creditors**
**21.6**
**Accruals**|**2021**
**2,000**
**1,874**
**3,874**|**2020**
1,000
4,000
58,125
1,652
**64,777**
6,000
**6,000**|
|---|---|---|
## **21 Creditors**
## **Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
## **Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
**2021 2020**
## **22 Alternate breakdown of funds**
|**22.1**
**Restricted Funds**
31-Dec-20
Name of Fund
Specified Fabric Church Buildings
1,404,575
Church Refurbishment
9,404
Mission Donations
20
Youth Worker Accommodation
Stewardship Grant
Hardship Fund
12,738
Specified Funds
1,977
Totals
1,428,714
Specified Fabric / Buildings :
Mission Donations :
Specified Funds :
Hardship Fund :
Specified Fabric Church Buildings
Church Refurbishment
Mission Donations
Youth Worker Accommodation
Stewardship Grant
Hardship Fund
Specified Funds
Totals
**22.2**
**Designated Funds**
31-Dec-20
Fabric Fund
68
Manse Fund : 21 Larkfield Road
425,396
Manse Fund : 1 Darent Close
145,069
Mission Budget
Totals
570,533|Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
Surplus &
Deficit
Transfers
31-Dec-21
1,404,575
9,649
27,553
(17,904)
8,500
17,740
17,740
20
1,875
(1,875)
6,875
5,000
10,000
10,000
4,244
(4,244)
8,494
11,300
11,125
175
(1,250)
902
48,689
72,537
(23,848)
14,125
1,418,991
fund related to the church buildings in Bessels Green Road.
fund is giving to specified missions by donors.
fund is where donors have stipulated purpose for their gift that is not covered elsewhere
fund is to support those financially impacted by Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions.
Fixed Asset
Investment
Current
Asset
Creditors
Total
1,404,575
1,404,575
1,894
1,874
20
5,000
5,000
8,494
8,494
902
902
1,409,575
11,290
1,874
1,418,991
Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
Surplus &
Deficit
Transfers
31-Dec-21
2,764
14,924
(12,160)
12,100
8
9,000
434,396
145,069
42,664
(42,664)
42,664
2,764
57,588
(54,824)
63,764
579,473|
|---|---|
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
**2021**
**2020**
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
|Fabric Fund :
Manse Fund :
Mission Budget :
Fabric Fund
Manse Fund : 21 Larkfield Road
Manse Fund : 1 Darent Close
Mission Budget
Totals
**22.3**
**Unrestricted Funds**
31-Dec-20
Name of Fund
General Fund
103,212
DGFW Fund
8,054
Fixed Assets
Other Church Activities
6,588
Pension Deficit Payments
Totals
117,854
General Fund :
DGFW Fund :
Other Church Activities :
General Fund
DGFW Fund
Other Church Activities
Pension Deficit Payments
Totals|fund for routine maintenance and upkeep of buildings and equipment together with
the purchase of new furniture, fittings and equipment
fund related to church Manse ownership
fund for giving to mission from church funds as agreed by Church meeting.
Fixed Asset
Investment
Current
Asset
Creditors
Total
8
8
436,396
2,000
434,396
145,069
145,069
581,465
8
2,000
579,473
Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
Surplus &
Deficit
Transfers
31-Dec-21
318,807
160,955
157,852
(77,889)
183,175
840
(840)
7,214
3,158
3,635
(477)
6,111
321,965
165,430
156,535
(77,889)
196,500
fund for the general purpose of the church
fund for work in Dunton Green.
fund is for sums held by church organisations separate from the general funds
Fixed Asset
Investment
Current
Asset
Creditors
Total
183,175
183,175
7,214
7,214
6,111
6,111
5,545
5,545
202,045
5,545
196,500|
|---|---|
**BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
**2021 2020**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
## **23 Analysis of net assets**
|**Restricted Funds**
**Designated Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
Totals|Fixed Asset
1,409,575
581,465
1,991,040|Investment|Current Asset
11,290
8
202,045
213,343|Creditors
1,874
2,000
5,545
9,419|Total
1,418,991
579,473
196,500
2,194,964|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **24 Pensions**
The Church is a participating employer of the Baptist Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”), which is a separate legal entity 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.
From January 2012, pension provision is being made through the Defined Contribution (DC) Plan within the Scheme. In general, members pay 8% of their Pensionable Income and employers pay 6% of members’ Pensionable Income into individual pension accounts, which are operated and managed on behalf of the Pension Trustee by Broadstone Corporate Benefits Ltd. In addition, the employer pays a further 4% of Pensionable Income to cover Death in Service Benefits, administration costs, and an associated insurance policy which provides income protection for Scheme members if they are unable to work due to long-term incapacity. This income protection policy has been insured by the Baptist Union of Great Britain with Aviva Limited. [Members of the Basic Section pay reduced contributions of 5% of Pensionable Income, and their employers also pay a total of 5%.]
The Scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. Because it is not possible to attribute the Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific employers, the scheme is accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. to specific employers and means that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pension costs charged to the SOFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that year, plus any impact of deficiency contributions (see below).
The Ministers and some members of the church staff are eligible to join the Scheme.
## **Actuarial Valuation as at 31 December 2019**
A formal valuation of the Defined Benefit (DB) Plan was performed at 31 December 2019 by a professionally qualified Actuary using the Projected Unit Method. The market value of the DB Plan assets at the valuation date was £298 million. The valuation of the DB Plan revealed a deficit of assets compared with the value of liabilities of £18 million (equivalent to a past service funding level of 94%). The church and the other employers supporting the DB Plan are collectively responsible for funding this deficit.
|DB Plan are collectively responsible for funding this deficit.|||
|---|---|---|
|The key assumptions underlying the valuation were as follows:|||
|Type of Assumption|%pa||
|RPI price inflation assumption||3.20%|
|CPI price inflation assumption||2.70%|
|Minimum Pensionable Income increases (CPI plus 1.0% pa)||3.20%|
|Assumed investment returns|||
|- Pre-retirement||2.95%|
|- Post-retirement||1.70%|
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
**2021**
**2020**
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
Deferred pension increases - Pre April 2009 3.20% - Post April 2009 2.50% Pension increases - Main Scheme pension 2.70%
Mortality is assumed in accordance with 80% of the S3NA standard mortality table. Future improvements projected from 2013 in line with the “CMI 2019” projection with a long-term rate of improvement of 1.75% p.a. for males and 1.5% p.a. for females with the core smoothing parameter and with additional initial mortality improvement factor A=0.5%.
The next actuarial valuation of the DB Plan within the Scheme is due to take place not later than as at 31 December 2022.
## **Recovery Plan**
In addition to the contributions to the DC Plan set out above, where a valuation of the DB Plan reveals a deficit the Trustees and the Council agree to a rate of deficiency contributions from churches and other employers involved in the DB Plan.
Under the current Recovery Plan signed in September 2020, deficiency contributions are payable until June 2026. These contributions are broadly based on the employer's membership at 31 December 2014 and increase annually in line with increases to Minimum Pensionable Income as defined in the
## **Post Balance Sheet Event**
On 30th 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 effect of this agreement has been reflected in these formal accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021. With the 2021 closing balance of £43,200 written off and a provision for actual payments made in 2022 of £5,545 being retained.
## **Movement in Balance Sheet Liability**
Section 28. 11A of FRS 102 requires agreed deficit recovery payments to be recognised as a liability. The movement in the provision is set out in the table below.
|below.||||
|---|---|---|---|
|_Accounting date (Year ending)_|_31-Dec-21_|_31-Dec-20_||
|Balance sheet Liability at year start|54,544|87,268|32,724|
|Minus deficiency contributions paid|(9,360)|(6,899)|2,461|
|Interest cost (recognised in SOFA)|199|1,425|1,226|
|Remaining change to balance sheet liability* (recognised in SOFA)|(2,183)|(27,250)|(25,067)|
|_Post Balance Sheet Event_||||
|Adjustment removal of remaining deficit as note above.|(43,200)||43,200|
|Provision 2022 Payments|5,545||(5,545)|
|Balance sheet Liability at year end|5,545|54,544|48,999|
|* Comprises any change in agreed deficit recovery plan and change in|assumptions between|year ends||
|Period Calculation Change|(39,639)|(25,825)||
|Actual paid in Year|(9,360)|(6,899)||
This liability represents the present value of the deficit contributions agreed as at the accounting date and has been valued using the following assumptions set by reference to the duration of the deficit recovery payments.
## **BESSELS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH**
Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **Section D : Notes to the Accounts**
**2021 2020** _Accounting Date 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19_ Discount rate 2.0% 0.4% 1.7% Future increases to Minimum Pensionable Income 4.1% 3.0% 3.2% Summary Account Entries **Difference (48,999) 5,545 54,544 Cost of benefits earned and expenses in the year** The total pension cost recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities is as follows: Defined contribution plan: Current period contributions **10,885 10,619** Multi-employer defined benefit plan: Deficiency contribution in respect of prior service period (in year) **9,360 6,899**
## **25 Related Charities**
The custodian Trustee of the Church is the Baptist Union Corporation Limited which is a charity number 249635, and which is controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, and the South Eastern Baptist Association.
The Church is in receipt of a loan from the South Eastern Baptist Association as set out in note 21
There were no transactions between the church and its related charities during the year 2021.
There were no transactions during the year with "The Anabaptist Mennonite Network" of which the currant Assistant Minister is a trustee.
## **26 Related Party Transactions**
There were no transactions between the church and any of the Trustees or their families other than agreed salaries and allowances of Ministers. These Ministers allowances are noted in Note 16.
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