HOPE CHURCH BEACONSFIELD
(lomieTl>' BeaconsfiLld ljaplisi Church).
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDF.D 31 DECEMBER 2023
Charit ' Re
istration ￿'uMber. 1132484

HQPF. CHITRCH BF.ACONSFIF.I.D Ali%I'.AI. RF.PnRT
FUR'I"HE I &'.&R E.%DED 31 DTr-I'F-%IIIF.R 2U23
(FI)RNIF.RI,Y KNOII N AS BE.4C'ONSFIELD B,IPTIST CHITRCH)
C'hArih' registration number 1132584
Registered .Addre55
I lo￿ Church Bcaconsfield
32 Baring Road
BeaLonsfield
BuLk'inghamshire HP9 2NE
Charits. Trustee5
Benjamin D Saunders (Elder)
Paul F Rundell (Elder & Church SecrelaT)")- resiwd 25 June 2024
lan l.. Johnson Ichurch Treasurer)
Mati Jones (Pasiorl - apwinied ?5 Jun¢ 2024
Giles Scott- appoinled 25 June 2024
Propem Holding Trust¢¢5
Th¢ ljaplist ljnion CoTPM)ration Lirniled
Bapli%t Hc)use
119 Broad￿dY
Didcol
Oxfordshire OXI16RT
Bankers
Barclays Bank Plc. Leicester LE87 2BB.
Independent Examiner
Michael Homer AFA MIPA
ML H AILounlants Limiied
68 (.'harlion Road
Andov¢r
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Annual Report for 2023
Th<. Charill, T￿￿tee$ Present their Ar￿Ual Rew)rt and financial staicmcnts for the ended 31
DcccmlL"r ?02i.
Charilable Purpose
The Charitv is governed by an Approved Goi'erning thKument M:hich stale5 that the principal
purp()se of ihe Charih. is the adi"ancenient (Il" the Chrisiian faiih a¢cording lo ihe principles ot the
Bapii.st deni)minalion. The Church ma). also ￿'1th1￿ the princitml purtKis¢ adl'ance edu¢ation and
carry out otlKr charitable pur￿5¢5 in the lJniied Kingdom andlor other parts of the world.
The Church occupies premises ￿'hICh aTe held by The Baptia Union corporation Limiied as
Holding Trustc¢s on behalf of the Church in compaubilil) w'ith the L'haritahle Purpose.
The Chwch is a member of the Bwi5t Union olGreai Britain. the Commission associaiion of
churLhes and the Evan¥¢lical Alliance.
Sta￿]ng Ch4nges
A5 retx)rted in ihe 2022 Amiual Re￿[ the Church apwinied a part-time Operalions Manager
(initially job vwne Adminiswdtor). Anna l.oi'¢ll. who i(K)k up the wsl on l Januar* 2023.
The Church benefiited from having an inienL Alice Earlj during 2023. planncd. Alice left at
the end ot.the N'ear
Or2anisatignal Structure and Decision Making Proe¢sse5
Fomial Church Members M¢elings take place at le&* three times a year which have
rcsrybnsibilits, for the overall poliLV l)I"the L"hurch. In accordance wilh the Approi'ed Goi'eTning
i)OL'umcnl, the memkn5 ap￿illI Ihe Minisier. Ihe Elders. the Church SeLretaTh". the Treasurer and
IhL C.harit)' -1 nLSi¢es ￿.1￿) hai'e re5wynsibilii!. for ihL da￿. io da}. runtiiiig> ill. Ihe ChurLh s work and
witness and the financial and legal aS￿¢ts of the Charity. All members arL eiiLouragLxI io tsk¢ ali
appropriate part in the sptritual aDd practical tssks involi'ed in the furtherdnce ofihe C'haritsble
Purrrt)sL'.
Relei'ant matters Tnay be submitted lo the Church Members Nlttiin¥ by lh¢ Lld¢TS or Charity
Truslcc% fi)r ￿lidanCe or may be rnised bN members al the Church Mcmbers Meeting tor lunher
cottsider<ilion b>. the C.haTit)' TNste¢s. Although ihe tlpproi'ed Goi'erning Document Ftrini
decisionN li) be made at ihe C'hurLh M¢m￿r8 Meetingbs b). I￿prOprIa1¢ majorities: the C'hurch
seeks io w'ork by consensus wherevcr w%%ible.
aptism bv immersion uw)n [￿rSonal Profession of faith is ex￿¢1¢￿ of all persons prior lo
reLeplion into membcrship ()f ihc C"hurch. 14oHei'er. ￿rson% se¢king membership ii'hu haN'e noi
been baptis¢d in this manner ma%.. al the discrelion ol" the Charih. TnLfjtecs. bc reccii.cd inlo

membership based on iheir own public profession of faith (subject to acceptance b> the Chuwh
Members. Meettngl.
Objeelii-es and Ae¢ii'ities
In order lo fulfil L"haritsble PurFM)se sei oul aboie. the Church proi'ide5 2 number of actil'ities
tx)ih tor 11% memb¢rship and for ihe communih- generallJ. The ain) is io %h()w Ih¢ loi"L c)fJesus
Chrisl in knih word and deed and 10 bring peoplc into a closer relaiionship ￿'1th Hini liN'ing
Lord.
The pasioral team continues io oi'ersee the carc of the congregation to try. to ensure that people
feLI suptK)rted emotionall%'. SPiriiU<illN' and pracii¢all)' as nL"cc'ssar)'.
Cenlral lo Ihe M"ork and of ihe C'hurch is the proi'iEion of regular public SL"ri'ices of
Chrisii4in M'orship. Bible leaching and pra)'er. The main Sunda!" sen.ice is ai l O.00am K'hcrc the
focLL% is on worship 4ind Elible lea¢hing. A children s pr()¥rdmme is proi'ided ai the Siune limc as
Ihc morning sev+'ice. Other ser%'ices are arranged from tim¢ lo time as appropriaie. (Froups mLei
for pra)"¢r nornydll!. on Saiurda!. morningps {￿d Sundai. evenings. The Church seeks lo be a
friendl}" and ￿'elLO￿l￿g community. and anykx)d)" is free to aiiend any of these S￿ViCeS or
rneelings.
During Ihe week. life groups meei gen¢ralli' in mcmkrs houses V¥ith a l.le￿. to p&stornl support.
enLouragFing one another in faith and in u-orking ()ui the praLrical implicaiions of bcing a
Chrisitan living in the general communiii. ,411 rLgular C-hurch at*nd¢cs are encouraged io
belong lo one these life groups.
(hher weekl). activities include "HO￿ Toddlepi" (fornierl!, trallcd -l.ittle fcct.:) on Monda}.
mi)rning?s (a mother and lixldler group). "Opiions on '] uesdai. mornings (mainl)" for ii'omen of
all ages). and "HO￿ Kids and c.offee . {fortnerl)' called -Ingage l on Frida). aftcrnoons Ilor
priman, ￿h0o1 children and d￿lT pareniyjcarers). These meelings are all o￿n to the general
publiL.
Furthcr aclii'ille￿C0UrSe% tsk"e plaLY as (he need arises. These hai'e included "Christianity
ExplorLd"' or "Alpha (for those wishing lo find oul more atM)ul the Christian fdidi}. "'Fr¢edom in
Chri51" (undersianding Mtho M'e are as L hrislians). men 5 and w()fflen s breakfasis.:'dinners.
mentoring children al risk of exclusion IsupFM)fiing 1'ranstorniing l.iie5 for Good. a cliildren s
charii!. l and }'outh w"eek.ends". Conl&L% are maintsined with local sch(N)Is in partiLular throu¥h
tak.ing &s5emblies and cl&sses from time to lime.
A major objectiv¢ is ￿ reach oul lo the community in ￿Cial action 10 5hovw' God's generous heart
through benefit t() the publiL. To this CVKI. free acti￿llieS hai.e E¢en ()rganised from lime to time
SULh a5 qU172£s. musical ei"'¢nings. communih. fun dai.s and panlomime%. ￿. ¢ hai'e LC?ntinued lo
wi)rk K iih St Thomas church in Iloltspur (md ()nc Can Trusi. a food bank. bas¢d in Iligh
Wl'combe to deliver food parcels lo thL II)Lal communit%,. Demand sharpl). incre(L%ed during Ihe

pandemic and slill remains at a much higher lel'el than before. lThe Church continues lo collect
item5 for th¢ food bank Ix)th from H"ithin the Long7regation and Irom local su[￿midrk¢ts.
The ChLwch h<ts a ¢omprLhensii'¢ Sdfcguarding PolicN' with proLedures to ¢nsure ihal wple
'orking M'ith children and i'ulnerahle adulis are appropTialely managed and veited ￿'1th regard io
the ¥overtuneni's Di.4Llosure and Barringi S¢r%'jce.
The 4lLtiN'ili¢'s ofthe Church arc advertised on the Church's H'ebsile:
.hotKbe4tLiinsfi¢ld.co.uk
Th¢ Church does not ￿lIe%.e its miDiSiry slops ￿ Beaconsfield and supwrt for oiher actii'ilies is
gii'¢n bN'" prc)i'iding grdnls lo a range of charitsble orLpaniS4ilions. in ih¢ IJK and oi'erseas,
Ihai are ini.'oli'¢d in fL￿hering thc Chri51ian messag¢ and social action b!. proi iding praclical help
to those in need. -Ihere is panicipation b). the Church in Ihe E￿(lOnal progiramniL L)l- lillinbi &ind
sending Christmas B()xes to children in deprived areas overseas.
The Charifv I'ruslees have noted the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and are
satisfied that the aciii'ilies ouilined alK)N'¢ clcarli. dernonslraiL ihai ihe L'harii). is proi'iding a
nefit to the public.
Achiei'ements #nd Performxnte
The c.hurch docs nol rneasure the success of its progiramm¢s onl!. in numbers. including fllwici
numbers. bul also in less tangible area% like fello￿'ShIp. encouragemeni. spiriiual gromth and
¥enerallN pruviding a w)sitii'e. tLrneficial impacl in the conllnunit!. Th¢ C h<lril!' Truslee
recognise thai th¥S¢ are not easy lo measure bui belieNe thai 20?3 H'as a whsilive l'ear in the life
of ihc Church and that it is ￿ell placed to coniinue pursuing its Charitable Purpose in 2024 and
b¢Jond.
Chiirch memkrship stands al 60. Nonnal atiendance at ser*ices is in excess oft. Ihis numkr w'iih
largiLr nUm￿[S Iribm IiTne to time on special occasions. Therc arc a g(KMJ number of children who
attL'nd church acli%-iti¢s oN"er ihe w'eek.
Thcre are go(xl attendanLes b). memiyrs and the gcneral public al mosi i￿111.111CS. The
communil!. ei.ents and actii'ities are ￿)pular and some very wsitive feedback has receiN'ed
froni the Louncil. the public and local newspapers.

Financial Rei'iew"
The linanLtal rcsulis for the J'rdr logeiher ￿1th a SUMM￿ of the accounling FM)licies adopted are
sel oul in the accompanving financial sthiements.
The Church had income of £202.194 and expenditure of £216.01 O resuliing in a deficit of
£13,816.
The vear ended in a healthy financial position with £187.767 in free cash. A further £l15.184
on de￿)511 ￿7th "I'he Bapli51 Union CortM)ration l.imiled. thc use of M'hich funds h'a5 iniliall),
reslricted lo buildings PTojecls but ￿"hIch the Bapiisi Union Trus*es have indicaled tna), now be
used t.or mc)re broadli based cA￿ndItUre (￿[cr note . ). The Church rdises lh¢ funds ￿"hICh il
ncL"ds to carry. on IL% actii.iiies from Muthin its IneM￿rshIP aud cong￿&sai10n. No wider
public appeal for t.unds ￿'aS made during ihe N'ear.
Staff costs set Oul in notc l O. Some thinlstrniive supp)rt is provided bv volunicers.
CJrall15 w'ere made to national and international organisations with Christian aims and objecti￿.eS
Compalible the Church"s Charithble Pur￿Se. Th¢ main delails ofsuch grants are set out in
rwle 8.
The Church is heavily de￿ndent on ils. membership w'orking &$ volunleers in d]1 aspects of the
Church's &'liT¥'ities. many. of thich run with liide or no impaci on ihe ChurLh's expL'ndilur¢. bui
,hich n¢verthel¢ss contribule SUbs￿Alla11Y to the achiev¢meni ofthe L hurch"s Charitable
Purpose.
ThL Charity I nLsiees hai'e esthblished a ReseTh'cs Policy and are satisfled ther¢ are Su￿1¢1¢nI
reserve￿ al ihc balance sheei date. tog<ther M'iih ongoing income anlicipatd io enable the
Church Ici lunLtion cffeciii'el)" in thL" Loming Y'ear.
The Charit%. I"rustee8 have made an assessment of vnajor risks facin8 the Church and I￿¢ satisfied
tlkll th¢rL aTe measures in place lo minimise th¢se risks.
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FAC()%SFIF.LD
.4('('()IINTS FOR THE I'EAK F.NDED.11 DF.C"F.IIBLR 2023
Indepeudeoi Examioer's Report lo Hope Church lka¢onsf￿1d
I rep)rt on ihe accounts of the church for the vear ¢ndd 31 Lkcemki 2023. which
arc set Oitl the P%?ges follouino.
Re4pectib'¢ reJpon%ibilities VC tr￿1¢¢5 e1￿MIner
..Is lh¢ Lhurch's iru%le¢s )ou ar¥ ￿¥￿)￿51b1L loi the preparatinn of ihe accounL%: vou
Lon5ider thai th¢ audii requiremeni undcr seciion 144{-) of ihe Charilies Act ?01 I
(the ?01 l Act) d(￿5 riot appl>'. It is MN. ￿$[K)nsIbl111V to examine the accoun15 under
seciioE) 14) i)rth¢ ?01 I Aci and to follow the pr￿ed￿re5 sp¢cificd in Ihe general
t)irecilon￿ giN'en ￿. Ihc C hariiN' Commi&sioners under section 1451) Kb) of ihe 2011
Acl and ID %lale wheihLf p(lrticular mailers have come io m). atteniion.
B¥yiJ of independent ex*miDer'8 r¢port
MN examinali(>n ￿7$ carried out in aceoTdance with the G¢neral Directions giN'en bv
the (.'harit)' Commission. An examination includes a re￿.le￿. of the accounting rccords
k"Lpi bi. the chariii a comparison of thc ￿CoUnt5 presenied uith those records. It
also includes ci)nsideraiion uf an). unusual it¢m5 or discli)SUTes in ihe accowiis. and
seeking cxplanations from J'ou as trusices concernlng an%" .such maiiLrs. The
procedures undenak¢n do noi Provide all the evidence that w'ould be required in
audil. and consL'4uenil}' no opinic)n 15 gii'cn &s io M"he￿r the accounts pres¢ni a 'irue
and fair i'ilth and ihe rep)rt Is limited io thosc M￿1¢¥5 sel oul in the slaiemeni ￿lOw.
IndepeDdtnt tiaminer'5 slalemefjt
In LonneLli(?n ￿"Ith m). Vxaminaiion. no rnattff h&8 come 10 my attention:
.hich gil'e% me reasonable cause lo believe that in any maierial respeci the
requircments
io keep accountin8 records in accordance TAith seetion 130 of the 2011
Acl: and
io prepare accounls ￿h7¢h accord with the athiunting record5 and to
compl) with the accounling Tequiremenls of the 2011 Act
have not Eeen met. or
2. to ￿'hich. in my opinion. attLlliion should be draMm in order to enable a proper
und¢rslanding of the Jccounls io ￿ reached.
%lich#el Ilomer AFA NIIPA
IC"H Arrounl*nt4 Ltd
68 C-harltun Road
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Sta
Fir￿￿¢111 a
T(tsl
Fund¥
2023
Fw
2023
2023
R•c•lpi%
2022
Vokjnlary In(x&m
Inb*slThEnl Ino)n
LtgaLy
IDo.808
180.808
3.577
8.055
9.754
199.295
2238
3.577
8.055
9.754
14.410
TOW re90un¥8 1Tr)rn
198.617
3.577
202.194
215,941
Tot•1 Inc¢rnl4w mowc•s
198.617
3.577
202.194
215.941
P•ym•
St of garwakng fvJTh¥s
Investfflent r￿nagen￿nI ¢o¥ts
C*arrtabkn
Go¥emance (x)sts
Otk*r T?￿u￿￿$ •xpended
215.495
515
215.495
515
217.026
4BO
Tot•1 rnsowc•8 •XpOnd￿ Chth*•Jle Aell¥M•*
216.010
216.010
217.506
Tolal ￿1￿￿¢•• •xp•nd•d
216.010
216.010
217.508
N•t ITKomiryJ r••owc•t
117.3931
3.577
113.8161
11.5651
Fund b•l•ncèi brougfrt forward
GroB$ tran¥lpv¥ b•t*••n luntl¥
170.334
34.826
146.633
134.8261
316.967
318.532
Tcthl Funth cankd fonHrd
187 767
115,384
303.151
316967

hurch B•a
t31
2023
2022
Cuwr•rt A*s•ts
Inw$I￿nIS. C*rMW BapW
Bank and cash
115.381
187.767
146.633
170,334
J03.151
J16.967
Cwr•rt U4blllO•s
Sundry Cmdtto
N•t Ast•
303 151
316967
R•pretsèirflDg B•l•rK•• on lh& A)Ilow* •ccw
c￿ritI￿1• Furyjs
Unl8*￿**& mixYr• fund6
C99ital Fund
187.767
115,384
170.334
146.633
Total Fun
303 151
Oth•r •stsot• Mld *Jr th• elM￿h•S ty
bUld￿ aThJ hcw¥TrJ
7 2,198,085 2.028.727
Totyi non￿m0n•￿ry as••ts
2.198 085 2 028 727
Th¢ notes on p•g8 5-7 tsm •n Wral part ol ihese •(￿U￿>
Th•￿ Attounts api)1o%*d by tho TN#••s c
And svJn•d on thew bahatt by
l.E. Jt)hnsoh
Tr••sw•r
Jon••

Church
coun
1. k¢<wrtlng polkl••
1•18asb ol prBparn
The actOU*ls are pr•parBd n a¢X¥b1d•n￿ **h th•
t ovl underth¢ C*oths Aa 2011.
Ibl GDIS and ¢Yon•i*)ns
(cl LtyarAe8
Lo9odBs 8re •¢a¥unt•d ￿r••￿
101 &3nts payab
1ryy￿rv￿nl Is They ar• •tr>x¢nt•(I for kn the
thèy •r¢ pabj.
lel Go*M￿re o)slg
ThL8 repY*¥nts expendlture ¢)n the gowmanc* of I￿ thufr*. K*)st of Ihe
man09*￿￿t is can*é out **hout tharge by ¥O￿nteers. Conwuontty Ihere IE *1
2. R•6•fY••
Fund$ ￿ th8 unmlrtjed ncgJrf• fvnd C￿ b• appkd ag0b]# any eApenO*ur•.
The ¢•prfal Ftsnd r•prBXTrlS fund5 ath)Ca￿ by the msstees. io be u#ed for strai•g* pvwjsès
property trdn58LfrFThS Al Ihese hjnds ar¢ ¢*posAed the Bapti%t Funds can tye Bru58•(1
pon apprn￿l in a thLffjrth m&etry and the o)nsenl of Ihe 8ap115t Unb)n Corporakn tnJ5tees.
The FLfn¢J I￿tr¢•d to proporty rBbled bui 9p￿n the olurth'¥ ownetshy of a thLttth
btsthlkn9 and a Ihe Baptst Tw5t•es ha¥* vldth￿t•d th•y consent to nY)r•
brnadty baaed exwndiure.
3. Voluntsry IrKf
2023
2022
Offgrkng8
Tax RefrJnd8
IXl.735
30.073
165.360
33.927
Tol•l Vdunlary Inc￿￿•
180.801
199.29S
4. Ipw•8bm•rrt Incom•
Lknstrlclb
Ca￿1
Fund
2023
Tatsi Fun
2023
2023
2022
Bank lThi•rest
3.577
3.577
2.236
T(4al
3577
3.571
2.2
5. L•y¢y
thujrh ￿Ce￿ a Y*￿￿J* kg•cy olEf20.01>0 dutkng 2021 esrai• at4xounts fnahsfyd,
resklu* arrnuni ol £8055 2023 ThiE *•$ on ￿1)1 th 2023 at￿￿nIS,

O. h*¢¥nlrv4 rn•w¢•• trom Gh•rfl•tsl• •cOvl¥es
2023
2022
urth **ekend
165
9.589
5.541
8.B69
Totsl
9,754
14,410
Th4 ￿nectS e￿nts to furfh•r the ol fv thuth.
Tho 15 the owm¢r l¥ubpa to th• rv*¥ani ol tho IOW awts. Ihe *gal
ol hehj by the (*uth's ol￿d￿n ￿$1•0 (the Baptlsi lthth)n CorpornlA)n Lmtedi
The b5 fEcoiJed •115 ¥8￿¢. The rroThs8 * mts)nJed 8t ￿*.
2023
2022
lknnse 116 Holspur Top L*ol
1.558.085 1.388.727
640.(K>O
640.000
Total non41￿￿tsry aA••ts
2.19•.015 2.028.727
. Char61abl• •c¥¥lty*A
2023
2022
17.150
85.816
112.529
21.712
65.504
129.810
PAssK)n
Estsbknnt IvK*td*w $18ff oxr81
T(thl
215,49S
217,026
AP (*rthn$ Agafftst P0￿rt
CryrYp¥ssb)n Aposlok
B￿Ck$ baptsl As8oD8tbn
We Bib* TrahskJlo
WEC Intematon81
F¢)Od iorthe Trknngty u(
New C¥y
Calhok S%bthers Faft
Emb￿(% Ihe lAd4￿ E•
Great L8k&$ C*Jlreath
LvJhlh¢use
2.000
7,40Q
1,200
g.roo
10.600
12.600
5.000
5.(100
1,850
5.OCKI
1.500
15.310
To
77.160
Gf8Ad Tctsl
85.816

. Oov•rD•n¢•
2•23
2022
515
2023 f¢¢$ iowarfs indepeThJ•rt oy2rn4tk)n 01 £515 *w• dLt• kn 2023 (2022 fv•s pahj h) 2023 we £5151
10. Staff colts Tn&*• Exp•n••s
2023
2022
SaL31i&$
Soc4al 8eoJrty ro¥is
Pe#sK)n cx>sts
Ckn8f •XP•IISg5
67.212
56.672
1.022
3.277
1.838
718
Tolal Iln¢lud•d T*IINfi •stsbll•hrn•ni ¢o•ts •lKr4•1
71.480
64,809
Th• Trustees r•rrnn•rttb)n oreypons•9 as f2022 ncffia
k* errpkn)*e ￿r￿V+•d •nYknnts kn •X¢e￿ of £60.OtX* ¢Jwkng the }￿rI2022 non•1