Charity Registration Number 1134391 QUEENSBERRY BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2024
QUEENSBERRY BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2024 CONTENTS Reference and Administrative Information Trustees Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Fund Movements Analysis of Income and Expenditure
QUEENSBERRY BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE INFORMATION Governing Document Constitution Charity Registration Number 1134391 Registered Office Queensberry Baptist Church Queensberry Street Notknngham NG6 ODG Operating Name QBC Trustees Rev Claire Roberts Jonathan Kearney Nsipa Siwale (Appointed 05 June 2023) Sally Lees Jane Graham Russell Lees Kirsty Gledhill Bankers Yorkshire Bank Solicitors Ellis-Fermor & Negus 2 Devonshire Avenue Beeston Notknngham NG9 IBS Independent Examiner Mr Brian Jones- Chartered Accountant
QUEENSBERRY BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2024 Trustees Annual Report 2024 The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the Charity for the year ending 28 February 2024. Strurture, Governance and Management The Charity is governed by a Board of Trustees. New Trustees are appointed at the Annual General Meeting and approved by the members of the Church. The Board of Trustees meet regularly to discuss and plan the activities of the Church. The Board of Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law in England & Wales. Queensberry Baptist Church is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and holds to their Declaration of Principle Objectives and Activities Queensberry Baptist Church has a Vision & Values Statement which highlights 3 main objectives:_ Following God Loving each other Offering hope to all QBC achieves its objectives by providing a range of service at Queensberry Baptist Church, Old Basford, Nottingham NG6 ODG. Membership Review Last year at the AGM we had 78 members, this year we have 77 members. On a Sunday, we have around 80 people with us regularly.
QUEENSBERRY BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2024 Sundays We continue to meet together each Sunday and have looked a range of topics together including Acts part I, '1 am, Statements, Exodus, {Christmasl, Sermon on the Mount and Listening to God. We do this in different ways including all-age services, discussion groups, sermons etc. Worship- spending time worshipping God through song is a key part of our time together. We to say thank you to our worship and tech team who put in a lot of work behind the scenes. We really appreciate all they do. We also offered thanks to everyone who serves on a Sunday in some way- stewards, refreshments team, communion team, Ignite etc. Community Church has got busier! We love to welcome new people to QBC and hope that those who have joined us in the last year feel really welcome here. We want to make sure this isn't just a Service to attend but a community to belong to. We've tried different things to help us get to know each other better and build community. In November 2023, we ran 'KNOWvember'. Our services included opportunities to learn names and there were centrally organised social events, as well as lots of independently organised social time together. The feedback was positive about Knowvember and we may run it again in 2024. We've held other social events including shared lunches, QBC Community BBQ, walks, a Quiz etc. More socials are planned for this summer- picnics on 7th July and 4th August, QBC community BBQ on 30th August. Discipleship We have 5 homegroups that meet throughout the week. These groups spend time reading the Bible, praying, encouraging each other and just being friends. Thursday fellowship continues to run weekly at 1.30pm in the lower hall. This is a great place to deepen friendships, find encouragement and support. They have welcomed new people to this group and are looking forward to their annual trip to Trentham Gardens this coming Thursday 13th June. Community Meal Community Meal began on 24th January 2023 with 2 visitors. the numbers have continued to grow and we now regularly have 40-50 visitors. We had a record week in June 2024 with just under 60 guests attending (not from QBCI so including team we fed around 75 people! We collect food from Fareshare every fortnight. On a Tuesday, the kitchen team arrive around 2.30pm to start prepping the food. The rest of the team arrive around 3.15pm to set up and pray. Guests arrive from 4pm with time for drinks. chats, jigsaws and puzzles. Cindy {our Children and Families worker) provides a mix of activities and crafts for the children which they really enjoy. Food is served from 5pm, a free two course meal for all. Then it's time to wash up and pack away. We also provide emergency food packages to those in need. Thank you to all those who have donated tinnedldried items to our food store.
QUEENSBERRY BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2024 A highlight of the year was the Christmas special- we served Christmas dinner for 85, gave out gifts, sang carols and even sang our own Community Meal themed version of 'the 12 days of Christmas, When asked what they enjoy about community meal, our guests repeatedly say the warm welcome, family atmosphere, the great food and the jigsawsl Many said that they are often lonely at home and really enjoy eating a meal with other people and having people to talk to. Our guests feel cared for and many have started to open up more about their lives and ask for prayer. We are very thankful for our wonderful team who work really hard each week. Some of those who attend are asking more questions about faith and Jesus. Prayer We continue to meet to pray and worship together once a month at our prayer and worship gathering on a Sunday evening. It's more informal than a Sunday morning and there's plenty of space to engage with God in whatever way you need to each time. Plus, we pray for and encourage each other, as well a5 pray for the wider work of the church and the community. We also had a focussed time of prayer during lent, each week there was a different prayer focus of things happening at QBC and we had a zoom prayer meeting at 7am and 7pm every Wednesday. And each month we gather with other Christians from across the city to pray together on a Thursday morning at Notknngham City prayer. We hosted this in May and many of attended the larger Thy Kingdom Come prayer event organised by Notlingham City Prayer too. Finances Our financial year runs from February to February. We've tried to update some of our financial practices and one thing we're now doing is setting a budget. This helps give us a clearer idea of where we expect to spend our money here at QBC. As we came towards the end of the financial year, we were concerned that we would end the year with a deficit of around £9k.. but in the end, through your generosity and God's provision, we ended up receiving about £3.6k over what we spent. Income Outgoings Total Income £109,258. Total Outgoing £105,617. Surplus £3, 641. We thank everyone who gives financially towards the work of the church. It is very much appreciated. For the current financial year, our income through tithes and offerings is around 15-20% more than we'd predicted. This is again greatly appreciated, and really helps us to plan ahead as the church continues to grow.
QUEENSBERRY BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2024 Mission Giving We give away 15% of our income to other charities, for the current financial year these charities are: Baptist Union Home Mission, BMS World Mission - Pastor J in Cambodia Tek Ura- Albania Jericho Road Project- Notknngham Friends International/Sue Caddy. Ignite Cindy Raymond started to work for QBC in September 2023 as our new Children's and Families worker. Cindy works for QBC for 2 days a week, currently Tuesdays and Wednesdays. She leads the children's work at Community Meal and is working alongside a brilliant team of volunteers in Ignite, our Sunday morning children's group. Update on Ignite: 11 new/returning children this year {since September}- some are regular attenders 8 VlSltors have joined us just for a session or 2. The team is consistent and developing. We send a weeklv summary email home to parents/carers each week to let them know what we have been doing, it's not necessarily for them to repeat but more to maybe just have a conversation with their child/children and just so that parents are aware. Some families are learning the songs. watching the videos and continuing the conversation. We introduced prayer bear last year as part of our plan to encourage prayer at home - he's having a bit of a rest at the moment! Topics covered include: • Acts • Exodus • Sermon on the mount • More recently sharing stories of people from the bible who heard from God e.g. Noah, Jacob, Joseph. Abraham Activities include- craft, singing, prayer, dancing, stories, told using puppets. videos, we've also introduced bible study to some of the older children. Youth Claire shared that for various reasons. we've stopped running our Sunday morning 'Rock Group, for those aged 11-18. The Rock Group team have been experimenting with some Sunday evening sessions instead. Safeguarding As we welcome more children. more families and just generally more people into QBC, it's really important that we have strong safeguarding practices in place. Jane Graham is one of our Designated Persons for Safeguarding alongside Mel Thwaites. Thanks to those who work as part of our Safeguarding team for the work they do.
QUEENSBERRY BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2024
In August 2023 we had some work done on the front of the church building. This included the removal of
Allan Joyce Architects. They’ve just sent the report back and it’s around 70 pages so it’s going to take us some
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Trust Deeds for the Manse and Church are kept at Ellis-Fermor & Negus Solicitors, 2 Devonshire Avenue,
Financial Review
Reserves Policy
At 28[th] February 2024 the total unrestricted reserves were £104,339.00.
The Trustees declare they have approved the Trustees report above.
Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees Signature(s)
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Full Name(s)
Claire Roberts
Jonathan Kearney
Minister
Financial Secretary
Date
20/11/2024
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Statement of Financial Activities Unrestricted Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds Endowment Funds Total Funds 2024 Total funds 2023 Income Donation5 & Legacies Investment5 81,031 980 3.584 84,615 980 84,902 Other Income Total Income 23,663 105,674 23,663 109,258 6,156 91,058 3,584 Expenditure Charitable Activites 102,271 3,346 105,617 93,561 694 Other Expenditure Total Expenditure 102,271 3.346 105,617 94,255 Net income l (expenditure) resources 3.403 238 3,641 -3,197 Transfers Gross transfers between funds- in 100 loo 188 Gross transfers between funds- out -100 -100 -188 Net movement in funds 3.403 115,191 118.594 238 3,641 115,191 118,594 -3,197 118,388 115,191 Total funds brought fon•Jard Total funds carried forward 238
Balance Sheet Total Funds 2024 Total funds 2023 Assets Cash funds Current Account Deposit Account Cash float Total Cash Funds 57,882 95.021 60,953 20,070 loo 118.835 115.191 Assets retained for Charity's own use Land and Buildings Fixtures Fittings and equipment Land and buildings comprise of a church building and a manse. These have been stated at their recent insurance value as the Trustees are unable to reliable estimate their current value. This insurance value may differ materially from current value Liabilites Accounts payable Total Liabilities Net Asset surplus (deficit) 118,835 115,191 Reserves Excess / {deficitl to date Starting balances Total Reserves 3643 -3,197 115191 118,388 118834 115,191 Represented by funds U nrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total 104442 100,936 14393 14,255 118835 115.191
Fund Movement by Type Opening Out Closing Unrestricted General Fund Total 100,936 105,674 -102,271 104,339 100,936 105,674 -102.271 104,339 Designated Books Allan Float Catering Manse Electricity TKSG 2020 Thanks Giving 2017 Thanks Giving 2018 Thanks Giving 2019 Youth Works Rock Group Total -100 -380 1.781 -380 1.781 5,734 6.841 5,734 6,841 6,841 20,817 42 -142 14.076 Endowment Total Restricted Community Meal Total 181 181 3.584 3,584 -3.305 -3.305 7,070 7.070 Total Funds 115,193 109,258 -105,718 132,226
Analysis of Income and Expenditure Income Unrestrirted Designated Restricted Endowment 2024 2023 Donations & Legacies Offering Legacies Community Meal Donations Bapt15t insurance Appea15 Thank Offering 2024 Gift Aid Gift Aid 2 Bank Deposit 69.479 4.300 69,479 70.872 4,300 3.584 3,584 340 56 1,236 5.252 5,252 12,398 2.IX)O 2,000 Total 81.031 3,584 84,615 84,902 Investments Bank Interest Yorkshire Bank 27 27 Baptist Deposit Account 953 953 Totsl 980 980 Other Income Gift Aid Return 14.427 6.172 2.500 14,427 6,172 2,500 Rental Income 2.060 Grants Cashback Refunds 559 559 4,096 23,663 6,156 109,258 91,058 Total 23,663 105.674 Total 3,584
Expenditure Charitable Activites Unrestrirted Designated Restricted Endowment 2024 2023 Minister Student Loan Wages Tax 442 442 522 19.137 2.854 1.659 5.830 19,137 17.756 2,854 2,492 1,659 1,861 5,830 5,376 Pension Caretaker Wages Tax Childrens & Family Worker Wages Tax 4.826 1.206 4,826 4,504 1,206 1,124 4.409 i.iio 21 4,409 I,iio 21 Pension Stewardship & HR Sundry Expenses Pulpit Fees Catering Christmas Travel Expenses Literature Children Youth Community Meal Donations 629 629 767 805 805 1.379 250 554 554 812 347 347 129 36 36 418 490 422 422 146 42 188 3,302 3,302 159 Mission5 Homegroups/Discipleship Jericho Road International China Concern Gift5 BMS 1.291 20 22 1.212 1.627 iio 1,212 1.627 iio 780 1,932 4.056 4.500 2.022 4,056 3,120 4,500 4.171 2.022 2.388 120 BUGB Home Mission Friends International Evangelical Alliance Postage Cleaning c05t5 Office Supplie5 Stationery CCL Licence 692 692 397 75 75 204 192 192 144 861
Church Ga5 15.304 465 15,304 8.478 465 583 Ga5 Service Electricity Water 6.109 6,109 3.887 Insurance Phone Internet 5.175 85 5,175 4,437 85 55 580 580 676 Maintenance 1.752 4.471 1,752 14.135 4,471 Maintenance Projects Manse Water Broadband Council Tax Insurance 244 244 231 316 316 316 1.265 428 1,265 428 2088 360 Maintenance Electricity Sunday Services Ministers Expense5 Social Events Ministers Training/Conferences Technical Dept Hea Ith and Safety Training and Conferences Church Suite Licences/Subscriptions/website Safeguarding inc Training Misc 816 816 728 485 485 194 717 717 444 421 421 469 469 628 628 1.422 18 142 142 1.176 455 273 273 2.386 335 2.386 335 854 22 102,271 22 15 0 105,617 93,561 Total 3,346 Other Expenditure Catering equipment Nl Allowance 694 Total 694 Total Expenditure 102.271 0 105,617 94,255