Preston Baptlst Church, Paignton Charity no. 1133521 Trustees Annual Report Year ended 31"December 2022 Alm5 and Purposes The princlple alm of Preston Baptist Church is the advancement of the Christian falth In general and within our local area in particular. We are an open and accessible community that is committed to welcoming and assisting all who wish to worship and learn more about God. We offer splritual help arbd support and lind opportunities for service within the church fellowship and local community. We support missionary and charitable works in the U.K. and various parts of the world. Artlvltles The church is open throughout the week to the community, and hosts a variety of activltles for all ages including. For example, Sunday worship, Monday lunches, Bible study groups, ladies fellowship, a Mums & Toddlers group. along with quarterly Church meetings, monthly Leaders, meetings and Messy Church. Holy Communion is observed once a month and weddings, baptlsms, dedications and funerals are conducted on request. Our local M.P. holds regular surgerles on site and our rooms are used regularly by a variety of local community groups. Christian festivals are celebrated and attended by many who do not normally w0h[P regularly. Our ha115 are used every weekday by Preston Community Pre-school which operate as a separate charity and pays a commeraal rent to the church for the hire of thè halls. We continue to enjoy close tie5 With the Pre- school. Achlevements (from the thurth 5ecretarfs report ot the 2023 AGM) Well, onother yecr hcs po55ed Gnd here we are sitting at the AGM. l am sure many of us wi115Qy, where did that yeur go? So whot over the lost year hus PBCbeen doing. Firstly P8C has been.. A pluce where we have come to Worshlp God the Father. Son and HotySpirit. It been o ploce where we con leorn and understondmore andso grow ourfaith. A place where we have discovered what our wsion is. l om sureJame5 has reminded us of this In hls report. { Priesthood, Body ond Community) A ploce of welcome to the community. Doyou remember the HaThest communlty doy last year- our first one. More recentfy EGSter community day. l am sure we were oll surprized how many turned up for thct event. 160 burger5 LTnd 3(XJ suusuges where not enou9hY A pluce where prayer isforemost. A ploce of generosty- A place wfie we welcomed new people into membership. A place where we have seen muny newpeople coming to explorefaith. A place where we hove celebrated with the county a Jubllee and o coronotion. A place where we hove come together to get to know each otherbetter A pluce where we have keptpeople worm and offeredfood. A pluce where we see suw o need amongst those suffering with the cost of living crlsis in our community so have offeredfood via ourfvoddub. A place where we hove seen our children's work grow on a Sunday cnd u Friday frt messy church. A place where group5 have beenfvrmed, beret7vementSUPPDrt group. Trinity discipleship. A pjoce where we have seen our grounds and community garden have developed onto o productive ond beautiful areas.
A place where other communitie5feel happy to hire our hullsfor thelr event. And this 15 onlysmall purt Df our church IAfe. As I said ut the start of this report where did the lostyear go. Well we hove all been so busy in working within the church we h(we not noticed the yearpassing. I know P8C means many different things to monypeople. Many ht7ve been port of PBCfor yeurs but muny have come more recently. As a community ivs greot to ocknowledge the joys but there ore also sorrows. We rememberNeil and Peggy who were called home. We also remember those who ure unoble to ottendas often os they would like too. This being due to ill heulth dare I say ageing. But holding us ull togethgr os a church hG5 been James qnd Triua. James has und is showAng us muny new things ond challengAng us to think obout chonge. He is encouraging PBC to be the heartbeat ofthe community where all rJre welcome. He hus been leodlng us on u Sunduy morning rn different5tyles of worship. If you had missed this. he is possionote to reuth the wmmunity of Preston with the love of God. He never misses on opportunlty ta talk to onyone, aboutJe5us even in Fron51 Thunk you, James, for being such an encouroger. As they say, behind every goodmon Is a supportive women. Louise hcs been there as James's encourager, wife and mother to hrs children. Lovi5e not only worksfulltNme but she Is involved with the music and children's church. Thankyou Louisefvr oll you do in the bockgroundas a minsters wlfe but also in the lifr of the church As we all know Tricia is in thefinol week5 of her mini5ty here with us. When Triciu announced tht7t she would be retiring this yearl think the whole of Preston must have heard the -oh no-. Triciu was ordained ond indurted Into the mini5ty here on 8th Apnl 2017. Where has that time gonel- Over the la5tyeur Tricit7 ha5 been at thelorefront of postorol core the church. l also know She love5 preaching which m17ny have appreciated. I will not50y any more qbout Tricio retirin4 os that Still 6 weeks awoy and she is still very much portof the ministry team. l am sure thot there wlll be many 'thonkyou's- over the nextfew week5 but 175 you will not be ut the nextchurch meeting we as the church meeting say thankyou and thanks to Godforsending yuu to us. He had a plonfor this church ond knew you were the person tofvlfll portof His plon. Af Tricio Steps buck lon is stepping down. They both plan to take o period of time OW¢7yfor PBCreflecting on whot 15 the next step in their live5. l am sure you wlll ogree with me- God hos reolfy been blessing u5 over the post year. Do youfindit excitlng- hopefully ye5- some of us mightfind it scary os Itls unknown. Godis doing might works here rjt PBC. He hus entrusted us with so much, thot iys our responsibility to take core of all tht7t he has glven. I wont to end by reodingfrom I Corinthiuns 15 v 58ts9 herelore, my deur brothers ondsisters, stondfimi. Let nothing move you. Alwoys glve yourselvE5 to the work of the Lord bec17use you know that your labour In the Lordi5 notin vuin" God isfujfilling hls word through us being obedient God Ble55, Morion Hurper Messy Church This popular event reaches out to families with young chlldren on a Frlday after school once a month. Crafts, Eames and activitles are therned on a particular story from the bible and parents are invited to take part. Following a brief act of worship, a hot me31 is provided and we all eat as a family. Thls event Is free and servlced by volunteers from the church, It is attended by 3040 people and greatly appreciated as it allows time, space and facilities for families to enjoy doing creative thSngs together in a Christian environment free from domestic pressures.
Communlty Gtirden This outreach is well used and provides pleasure to people In the communty-many of whom are flat dwellers without gardens. The individual raised planters are appreciated by people in wheel chair5 and those finding tt hard to bend. Thi5 project, starteé 9 years ago, is a recognised success as it has become a meeting place where fripndships are fomied and loneliness avoided. The gardeners share a common interest and the garden provides a pleasant spot. just to sit and relax. Befiyendjng Church members are encouraged to make a difference in our community by personally reaching out to family, friends and work colleagues, and strangers. with the Christian Gospel. This can be a cost thing to do in temis of time and energy-but has the wtential to be hugely rewarding. Financial support of missions and community groups The church members decide at the start of each financial year which mission agencies and commLJntygroups to support financially, from IO% of our church offerings. In addition, the church will occa5i0nally have a Retiring Offering- special opportunitie5 for church member5 and friends of the church to give to a particular cause. We also look to financially support members and friends of the church who are going through difficult times, To fund such glfts, the church takes up a special offering at our monthly comrnunion service and members are also invrted to ge to thls Pastoral Fund as and when they are able to. FlnancialAccounts Our offedngs Increased overthe previou5 year and the claim for the arrears of glft aid was submitted and this resulted in a surplus on the general fund of £29.148. ReseThes PoJi¢y The trustees have a poliry to maintain reserve5 of at least three months overhead expenditure. At the end of the year the church had f ree reserves of £75,981 which would more than cover expected expenditure for three months. Church Trustees To be eligible for election, Trustees must be church members nomlnated by other members. Church leaders were called deacons, but. during the year were renamed as members of the church leadership t@am. Each Ipader's period of service is for a three year term. which may be extended for further term, if nominated, but they may serve no longer than two temis before stepping down for at least a year. The Church Officers (Secretary and Treasurer) are elected annually at the AGM and can serve for as many terms as the members decide.
Trustees (Church Leadership team) who served from I'january 2022 to the date of this report were: Mlnlsters Revd Tricla Barrett (to 30th June 20231 Revd Jame5 Brown Secretory Marion Harper {annual appointmentl Treasurer lan Barrett lannual appointment-resigned June 20231 Tina Ansell-Baker (annual appointment- from 1st July 2023) Leadership rean7 Susan Gibbons (until AGM 2023) David Baker (until AGM 2022) David Matthews (until AGM 20231 Wendy Jeffs Robert Baker (until AGM 20241 Tina Ansell-Bak@r (from AGM 2022) Geraldine Leigh {from AGM 20221 Pauline Baker (from AGM 20241 Administrotlve Infvrm(rtlon Preston Baptist church is situated in Old TDrquay Road, Preston, PaiEnton, TQ3 2RB Charity Registration number.. 1133521 The Church's current Constitution a5 an unincorporated charity is dated JUW 2016. With effect from l October 2023 the church transferred all of its assets and liabilities to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Preston Baptist Church, Preston CIO. registered number 1199476.
Preston Baptist Church. Paignton Recelpts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31st December 2022 Chorltyno. 1133521 2022 Unrestrirted Rertrlrted 2021 Total Totul Reolpts Offerings & donations Gift aid Legacy Use of church prEmises Sundry income Rental income 65355 37939 12895 958 78250 38897 59183 19064 1426 1051x1 19064 1426 105(K) 17176 425 20530 148137 97314 P¢ryments Stipend and penslon Telephone Travel Conference5 & training Music & worship Resources & outreach Visiting speakers Advertislng & publicty Subscriptlons Social events & catering Mission & community giving Pastoral gifts Youth & children Flowers Church expenditure Manse expenditure Office expenditure Investment property expenditure Professional fees Finance Sundry expenditure Fixtures, fittlngs & equipment Memorial loan repayment 42572 1877 87 990 1241 592 42572 1877 87 99) 1241 592 29202 1809 157 1142 355 500 144 584 144 3515 1130 471 588 471 739 1708 175 7783 1708 547 372 253 22278 8709 2895 1134 333 348 571 2921 2000 33502 5597 33502 5597 2c8 1222 1222 647 1310 2168 2(KlO 647 1310 2531 2CQO 363 105136 108121 80124 Excess of Expendire over Income 29148 4tK116 171 Cash at 1st January 2022 Cash at 31st December 2022 46833 75981 5868 52701 92717 35511 52701 16736
Preston Baptist Church. Paignton Statement of Assets and Liabilities At 31st December 2022 clrItyn0. 1133521 Z022 Re5trfcted 2021 Totol Unrestnited Total Co5h Funds Cashatbank Cash in hand Totol 75981 16736 92717 52671 30 52701 75981 16736 92717 DebtDrs GiftAid 34519 Other ossets chUh - insurance value Man5e- market value Investment property-market value Church fittings & equipment 24000CO 3800 165(MX) Isom) 3095LX 2400CMJO 380000 I650 150LK)O 30950CiI 2400000 380000 1650LIO 150000 309StX CdItorS Memorlal loan from SWBA BU Pension deficit 81XIO 100(KJ 750UO 85000
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Preston Baptlst Church. Palgnton arlty no. 1133521 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Preston Baptlst Church, Pal8nton (the Church) for the year ended 31SI December 2022. Responslbllities and basls of the report As the charlty trustees of the church you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act). I report in respert of my examlnation of the thurth's accounts carrled out under sertlon 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrylng out my Èxamlnation I have followed all the appll¢abl6 Diiettlons glven by the Charity Commisslon under sertion 145151{bl of the Act. Independent exarnlnerfs statement I have completed my examinatlon. I confirni that nD materlal matters have come to my attentlon In connectlon wFth the examlnatlon Elving me cause to believe that in any mateilal respect: l. Accountlng record5 were not kept In re4)ert of the churth as requlred by sectlon 130 of the Act; or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection wlth the examination to whlch attentlon should be drdwn in this report in order to enable a proper understandlng ofthe accounts to be reached. David Rudall FMAAT Greenwood Accountanry Ltd 5 & 7 Pellew Arcade Telgnmouth TQ14 8EB Dated: £7_.August 2024