ASHLF.Y BAPTIST CHURCH TRUSTEES REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
ASHLEY BAvfisT CHURCH CONTENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 DECEMBER 2023 Page Legal and Administrative Infomaiion Trusi¢¢s' Report Indepcndcni Examiners Report Receipis and Payments Account Siaiemeni of Assets and Liabililies Noies to the Accounls P¥ge I
ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Trustees Rev Andrew Penyman Elders: Philip Drake- resigned 28.11.23 Coihcrine Bates Leslie Wa¢lend- appoinied 31.01.23 Deacons.. lan H>md- Treasurer Pearl Blencowe- Church Secrelary Diane Shinn D#vid Waternian Trevor Siickland Jill Goodey . resigned 28.11.23 Janei Riddy James Bromley - resigned 01.10.23 Christine t)ouglas iA)rant Padar Matthew Kisl¢r- appoinied 28.11.23 Christine Wr4ighi- appoinied 28.11.23 Gregor). Rogers- appoinied 28.11.23 Goverthlng Doe1 Constituiion dated 18 July 2019 Amended 31 si Maich 20?2 Charlty R¢gl$lrnik)w NuMr 1132840 Correspondence Addres5 3 iA)wer Ashley Road A$hl¢y New Milton Hampshire BH25 SAA ldePendent EAmln¢r Hope Jones Chanered Accountsnts and Registered Auditors Dunlop House 23a Spencer Road New Milton Hampshire BH25 6BZ B*nk¢rs CAF Bank LIMIt, West Malling, Keni Lloyds Bank PLC, New Milton, Hampshire Page 2
Ashley Baptist CHURCH Lower Ashley Road. Ashley. New Milton. Hanls, BH25 SAA REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2023 The Trustees have pleasure in submrtting the Report and Accounts for the year. Purpose The church is a charty and its principal purpose is the advancemenl of the Christian Faith. Mlsslon To Know ChTist- To Make Chnsl Known Vlslon Our Community Discovering Church Government The policy and operating decisions of the charty rest with the Trustees who regularly meet lo monrtor the activities of the charity. R•vl•w of A¢tlvltle$ Our activities continue lo refiect our mission statement. To Kntyw Christ-To Make Christ Known. We have been able to meet together for worship throughout 2023. OUT main service is al 10.30 and is well attended and the prayer meeting at 6.00pm is led by different people each week and has various top lor prayer. We continue to live stream the main service each week. The tr4vice weekty prayer meelings conlinue to be held on z(M. The monthty Deacon$ Meetings are held in person and we now hold hybrid Church Meetings whh alk)w those with young Children, or who are unable to come out lo attend the meetings. A Church Camp, which was well attended, was held over the Summer Bank Holiday Weekend al Headlands near Ringwood. On the Sunday around 50 people from the church who weren't camping attended the Th)ming sefvice and stayed lo eat their picnics sitting around the lake, some even stayed for the afternoon actNities. 11 was great lo all meet logelher lo worship in the beautrful $uffoundings. For those that uldn't gel lo the camp a more traditional See was held at Ashty. At Christmas we joined with local churches for a Nativity Trail and Carols on the local recreation ground, around 60 children and their families attended. We held our Annual Carols by Candlelwht, a Nalivty Service on the Saturday before Christmas and Christmas Morning Worship, all three service$ were well attended. Page 3
Connect Groups Our Connect groups meet regularly and an annual review was held at the end of Juty this year. This meant that some people changed groups and a couple of extra groups have been formed. The focus of the groups is connecting wrlh one another for spiritual growth. Youth and Children's Work Leader- Kate Perryman. Youth. Children's and Schcols Worker The Ark, a parenl and toddler group goes from strength to strength and we regularly gel 35 8nd 40 families through the door. The 4 weeks leading up to Christmas were spent looking al different parts of the Christmas story and theming the craft to the story. The Light Paty in October was a big success. Over 100 people attended and enjoyed the crafts, paty games and a talk about how Jesus is our Ih1. Sunday groups have been going well. The creche has relumed lo rts own room and has received a positive reaCtn from the parents. Ignite for the teenagers runs 3 times a month. This is to albw the young people lo lake a more adive role in our serwtis and give them the opportunty to use their grft$. Core Group, for the young people providing them with Bible based teaching to continue their Christian Journey continue lo meet on a Monday Evening. This has been positNe with up to 10 young people attending each week. Rooted, for youngslers in school years >6, is a new group started this year, it has good attendance and is aimed al bringing on these younger people into a deeper underslanding of the Christian faith Kale has been going into the infant school regulaty as part of the Open the Book team which meet fortnighlly. She continues lo meet fortnighlty with a group of children in a mentoring capacity. They talk al)out life. concerns elc while playing a gameldoing a craft and rt has been really posrtive. This year Kale has run evenls for Ihe local Junior School. "Easter Cracked" which saw 90 year 6 childfen and their staff explore the events of the Easter Story and 'Chrislmas Unwrapped. investated the real meaning of Christmas wilh year 4 and their staff. Both events were well received by the school and the intention is to repeal them again in 2024. Al the end of the summer term a holiday club was held in the church 8nd garden. Over the week 80 children attended. This culminated with a seThicY on the Sunday when the whole Congregation could join in the fun and acttvities of the week. Following this event Kate look some of the young people to Satellites, a Christan Youth Event held at the Bath and we Showground over 5 days. Accesslblo Groups The Ten10 group meet regutsrly in the Sports Hall and provides games and refreshments for Ihose with learning dtffiCus. The Discipleship group continues lo provide bible study and prayer., this meets once a month. The Accessible seryices continue to be well supported and are run in conjunction with other churches in the a. Page 4
Care and Support ChrIstn love and care throughout the ek continues to be demonstrated regularty through the connect gfOUPS and pastoral suprt. A Coffee Morning is held regularly and this year a short Carol Service was organised for those attending the coffee moming. Communlty Café This is a new venture for the church and meets on a Wednesday aftemoon. 11 provides a warm space, tea, coffee and light refreshments for anyone in the commursrty. This has been used by the mums and re1$ when they collect their children from school as well as other members of the community. There are plans to run a similar café on a Tuesday morning when people come lo visrt the Food Larder. Thè Ashley Hub The Hub continued on a Tuesday moming with staff from the Infants schcol facilitating a frEndty welcoming place for famil*s lo meel, chal and gel advi. Their vision is to support families wrth children from O 10 19 to build a brighler future. This has Ined a different approach foi the autumn tefm wrth more outside input but has now decided to stop at the end of 2023. There are an$ for a monthly group to support parents of children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabililiesl lo be run by the church. The free Baby Massage group will continue lo be offered by the church. Mlnlstry The Church continues to reach beyond the Sufrounding area of Ashl&y by 8ssi$ling, on regular basis, other smaller Churches in Ihe area. We continue lo support financially Baptist Home Mission and the Baptist Missionary Society, Opefalion Mobilisalion IOM}. Hope Now. Further afield. Ashley Baplist Chuich has maintained strong links with Churches in Bulgaria, Moldova and the Ukraine. Club$ We continue lo offer activities during the week for church folk and for members of the communty. These include a Sewing Group. Badminton and Basketball. Oth•r Comrnunlty Actlvltl•• The Food Rescue Kitchen are using our prernises to prepare cakes and meals for those in need with food that the supermarkets are disposing of due lo reaching their sell by date. As well as these items of repurposed food going lo the local food bank the Coffee Morning and The Ark have been able to make use of the cakes at their activities. Our Church car pafk continues to be available during the week for the parents of a local school during lem time and some otr local businesses, relieving congestion on the local roads. The Car Pafk is also used by a Mobile Food Larder. This visits each week with both fresh and dried food prOVed by Fareshare. This 15 open to any local residents who require additional food but whose budget currentPy does not allow it. This also run$ during the School Holidays. Page S
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH We report to the Trusiees on our examination of the accounts of the Ashley Baptist Church Trust {the Trust) for the year ended 31 tkcember 2023 on pages 7 to I l. Responsibilities and bASiS of report As the charity Trustees of Ihe Trust you are responsible for ihe preparation of the accounts in accordance wilh Ihe requiremenis of ihe Charities Aci 2011 ('the Aci'>. W¢ rerM)rt in respeci of our examinaiion of Ihe Trusl's aunIS carried oul under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Acl and in carrying out our examination we have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under seciion 145{5)(b) of the Aci. Independent ex4miner's stalement We have compleied our examination. We wnfinn thai no malerial matters have come lo our aitention in conneciion with ihe examinalion giving us Yse to believe ihal in any material respect.. l ) Accounting records were not kept in respeci of ihe Trust as required by section 130 of the Acl: or 2) The accounts do not accord with Ihose records. We have no concerns and have come across no oth¢r mallers in conneclion with Ihe examination io which attention should be drawn in this repon in order to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts lo be reached. Hope Jones Chartered A¢¢ount3nts and R¢gisl¢red Auditors Dunlop House 23a Spencer Road New Milion Hampshire BH25 6BZ Page 6
ASHLEY BATrYIST CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Generdl Restyicied Designated Funds Funds Funds Total Funds 2023 Total Funds 2022 Reeeipts Donaiion5 Gift aid tax Legacies Special Gifts Youth adivities Oth¢r church aclivilies Rental income Invesmleni income Other income 149.161 31.818 250 149.161 32.775 250 30 1.997 12.099 1.063 2,192 5.374 118,196 30,051 949 30 2.196 1.508 5.678 8.299 394 19.277 1,997 3.854 1.063 2.192 4.833 8245 541 Tothl Receipts 195.168 9.735 38 204.941 185,599 Paymefjt5 Ministry costs Mission cosis Esiablishmeni ¢osis Grants paid Offi¢¢ expenses 42.197 130 1.924 10.404 5.818 540 42,327 ?.043 76.618 ?7.662 45.471 2.160 143 53,910 3.136 66.732 32,010 48,183 2,400 4,753 62.478 21,844 44,931 2.160 143 3,736 Church equipmeni Totsl Paymenis 173,757 18,816 3.851 196.424 211,124 Net Receipt511Pa¢nts) before trs(er5 21,411 -9.081 .3.813 8.517 -25,525 Transfers betwttn funds 75 -75 Net movemeni in funds 21.486 -9.081 -3.888 8,517 -25.525 Balances l January 2023 53.956 16.188 3,926 74,070 99,595 Balanc¢s 31 December 2023 75.442 7.107 38 82,587 74,070 The notes on pages 9 10 10 forni pan of ihese accounts. Pa8e 7
ASHLEY BAvfisT CHURCH STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDEDJI DECEMBER 2023 2023 20?2 l. Fixed Amets The insurance re-insthtement values of the &%sets owned by the ¢hurch were.. Church Building - endowm¢n¢ fund 3.298.738 Church Conien15 281.162 High Ridge Crescent propeny- endomryneni fund Wilowdene Close properry- endowTneni fund 3.218.281 274.841 461.547 244.288 350.0(K) 4,529.9 4.198.957 The church buildin8s ai 3 Lower Ashley Road. Ashle).. New Miltort. Hampshire, BH25 SAA and Ihe manses ai High Ridge Crescent and Willowdene Close are held by the Baplisi Union on behalf ofihe Baptist Church congregaiion ai Ashle). and are wiihin an endowment fund. 2. Dtbttsrs Tax recoverable- unreslTicied fiu Tax recoverable- resrriaed funds Toial recoverable under HMRC gift aid scheme PrepaentS 2.817 2.451 2.819 347 3.166 2.451 227 ?,678 3. Bank Bal*nces Bank opernting accounts Bank deposits Petry ¢&sh 2.942 79,645 3,327 70,745 82.587 7.107 74,072 16.192 Of which relaiing io restriaed funds 4. Llabllltks Share of Baptist pension s¢hem¢ defi¢it. S¢¢ note 4 HMRC PAYE Other ¢r¢ditors Accruals 20,11)0 23,300 59 4,201 1,378 1.727 24.360 26,405 Page 8
ASHLEY BAwfisT CHURCH APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 The accounts were approved by ihe TNsitts and signed on their behalf on by P Blencowe Secrewy The noies on pages 10 io I I forni part of ihese accounts Page 9
ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 DECEMBER 2023 l. Funds The restricted funds represent amount5 rffeived for specift¢ purpos¢s. Movernents ill The )ear across all cash funds ere a5 follows.. BalAnce t l Januar). 2023 Balan¢¢ at 31 December 2023 Recelpts yments Trnnsfers R¢$trl¢t¢d Funds Youth minisler Evangelism Plovdiv Birthday Scheme Grants Building fund Pasloral and benevoleni fund 4.274 75 625 3.243 282 2231 3279 282 1.900 10.404 720 2.668 39 2,000 10.145 1,694 259 1.426 2.400 16.188 9.735 18.816 7.107 Designated FndS Specials NISA Manse mainienance 75 38 -75 38 2.851 2.851 3,926 38 3,851 -75 38 General Funds 53.956 195.168 173.757 75 75.442 Total Funds 74.070 204.941 196.424 82,587 2. Agency Futsds The ¢hurch holds £13,416 that has beth exoluded from income within the Receipts #nd Payments account, and from the bank balance on the Statement of Asset% and Liabilites. as these are agency furtds held on behalf of the B#ile)' Trust. This has arksen as a Iwuest to be administered by the Bailey Tryst during the lifetime of the remainin8 legatee before reverting to the church. There rs an additional £200 held for th¢ Earthquake Apptsl wht¢h was paid in January 2024. Pag¢ 10
ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES TO THE ACCOL.PTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 3. Related rtIeS Ministry costs include the stipends paid to ihe minist¢r and tssisi8nt minister &¥ Eknnitted by the governing document. Travel #nd trnining ¢05ts paid io ministers who were Trustees is included in ministr1. ¢0st5. Heating allowance paid io minisiers who were Tn¢¢$ is included in establishment cosis as weTe moving expenses. Donaiions from Trusitts and relad parties amounted to £35.946. 4. P¢n51on Scherne The Church is an employer participaiin8 in a pension scheme kno%vn as the Baptist Pension Scheme l-lhe Scheme"). The Scheme is a separaie legal entity which is administered by ihe Pension Trusiee (Bapiisi Pension Tnkgl Limiied). Benefits in resped of servi¢¢ prior io l Jinuary 2012 are provided through ihe tkfined Benefit {DB) Plan within the S¢hem¢. The main benefits for pre-2012 service were a defined ter11 pension of one ¢E¥thi¢th of Final Minimum Pensionable Income for each year of Pensionable Service, iogeiheT Wlth addilional pension in respeci of premiums paid on Pensionable Income in excess of Miniumum Pensionable Income. The Scheme. previousl), known ag Ihe Bapiisi Minisiers. Pension Fund. swted in 1925, b was closed io fu accrnal of defined benefits on 31 december 2011. The Bapiisi Pension Scheme have provided an esiim¥ie of the debt of ¢he ¢hur¢h ai ihe ye4r end on the assumption thai the church c¢&5ed to make conlributions towards the liability arising. Thts amoun¢ is showm in the St¥i¢rnent of A55ets and Liabiliiies. Pagell