2023-12-31-accounts - Gilgal Baptist Church, Porthcawl

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Gilgal Baptist Church Trustees Report for the year ended December 31[st] 2023

The Trustees present their annual report along with the unaudited financial statements of the charity and the Independent Examiner's report for the year ended 31st December 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

Reference and Administrative Information

Trustees

The minister and deacons of the church are its trustees for the purpose of charity law. The trustees who served during the year are as follows:

served during the year are as follows:
	Martin Gillard (Minister)
	Liz Rees (Church Secretary)
	John Hornsby (Treasurer)
	Jacqui Crole
	Alison Farrow
	Caryl Gill
	Linda Harber
	Daphne Harris
	Cathryn Hodges (resigned 24thApril 2024)
	Gordon Lovering (resigned 24thApril 2024)
	Malcolm Nicholas
	Lawrence (‘Larry’) Knowles (appointed 26thApril 2023)
	Mark Peers (appointed 26thApril 2023)
Charity Name & Registration Number	Gilgal Baptist Church Porthcawl
	Unincorporated Charity Registered in England & Wales
	Charity Number 1134864
Governing Instrument	Constitution adopted 11/3/2009,
	Based on model Baptist Union constitution
Principal address	Gilgal Baptist Church
	Park Avenue
	Porthcawl
	CF36 3EP
Independent Examiners	Baker Knoyle Chartered Accountants
	Orbit Business Centre
	Rhydycar, Merthyr Tydfil
	CF48 1DL

Structure, Governance & Management

The charity’s reference and administrative information is set out on page 1 and includes details of the Trustees and its principal office.

Gilgal Baptist Church is an unincorporated charity governed by a constitution, and is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

Its ultimate governing body is the church members meeting. Members meet between four and six times a year, with one of those meetings being designated the Annual General Meeting. The day to day administration of the life of the church is delegated to the minister and deacons. Deacons are elected by the members from within the membership for a three year term and can be re-elected.

Objectives & Activities

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.

In fulfilling the above purpose the Church will engage in a range of activities either on its own or with others that may include but are not restricted to:

regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;
baptism, as defined in the Union’s Declaration of Principle;
the Communion of the Lord’s Supper which shall normally be observed at least once a month;
evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally;
the teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people;
nurture and growth of Christian disciples;
education and training for Christian and community service;
giving and encouraging pastoral care;
supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the United Kingdom and abroad;
encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other Christians.

Achievements & Performance

The trustees of Gilgal Baptist Church, Porthcawl, are pleased to present this report of our activities during 2023. As we often need to remind ourselves, the “church” is NOT a building, rather it is a group of Christian people, called by God to be part of His family. Last year was our first full year back in our renovated building and we certainly made the most of it.

Our Pastor, Reverend Martin Gillard, has continued to preach a strong biblical message in person and via online services though Facebook, YouTube and on our website www.gilgal.co.uk. For those who do not have the technology and have not been able to join us in person we have continued to produce CDs of the services that are then delivered, along with our weekly news sheets, to various members around the area.

This year, we have very much enjoyed the theme of the services. In the mornings we looked at ‘Love Rules’ interpreting the 10 commandments in the light of Jesus’ new commandment ‘To love one another’. Also ‘Creation from Genesis to Revelation, considering purpose and meaning of human life.’ Then ‘Shalom looking at peace, wellbeing and harmony.’ In the evenings we studied the letter to the Galatians - Freedom in Christ and the book of Daniel – Keep the Faith. During our traditional Wednesday morning services Martin has continued to preach on topical issues that have made the news that week e.g. the King’s Coronation. There were also topical messages on Easter, Harvest, Christmas, and Baptism. During the year we welcomed several guest speakers to our services and enjoyed hearing about various

organisations such as Release International (Voice of Persecuted Christians) and another charity, The Message, which one of our current Deacons works for. All these messages are now available on our social media pages and church website.

The Leadership team of Pastor and Deacons meet monthly. As well as handling matters of current business, they try to think and plan strategically in line with the goals of the church; To be a church that families love, To make disciples who make disciples, To bring more people to faith in Jesus Christ and To have a building that is fit for purpose. We achieved the last goal in 2022 and then began reformatting the other goals which took us into 2023 and beyond. The team’s thoughts and decisions are always shared at subsequent Members’ Meetings which take place 5 times a year.

Members of the fellowship are encouraged to attend a mid-week House Group. In 2023 we saw a new house group emerging via Zoom. The groups generally study the previous week’s sermon, with the aid of questions provided by our Pastor.

We also have several ministry teams, co-coordinating various areas of activity such as administration, children's youth and family, evangelism, prayer, and worship: the teams support people already serving in those areas, challenge others to get involved and propose new initiatives. One such initiative from the world mission team has been to welcome our BMS link missionary Laura-Lee Lovering who joined us one evening in June to share a meal and give a fascinating insight into her ecological work in Peru.

Our midweek ladies’ group “Gilgal Ladies” meet in our new cafe area on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. We have had different speakers and themed evenings some of which include Keep Fit Praise. Gilgal Ladies also runs a Facebook page which provides daily messages of encouragement and bible verses.

Our weekly lunch club which regularly accommodates around 60 people for a 2-course lunch takes place after our midweek traditional service. The Community hub continues to meet weekly on Thursday afternoons, all welcome.

The prayer team has continued to run an electronic/telephone prayer chain which we are making very good use of. They also held a prayer walk around the coast of Porthcawl, stopping at various locations for specific prayers.

Towards the end of 2023 we appointed our youth and schools worker Nina Elmer to work alongside our children's worker Natalie Sharp. Sunday Club runs weekly, catering for different age groups. We were able to hold a summer Holiday Bible Club in our redeveloped church building and whilst numbers were lower than in previous years our enthusiasm was not dampened. Our weekly toddler group continues to thrive in our Church Hall and new cafe area where we welcome over 40 toddlers and their carers to each session which includes a swap shop for toys and clothes. We also hold regular end of term parties where we treat all those who attend to a buffet. During the summer we were blessed by attending a specially commissioned screening of the film ‘Jesus Revolution’ at the Odeon in Bridgend, which was enjoyed by all who attended.

Conscious that many people in society struggle financially, we run a Foodbank distribution centre twice a week, based in the local YMCA, where we have seen an increasing need over the last year. This is one of 10 such centres within the Bridgend area. One of the team is also the treasurer of this charity, which is affiliated to the national body, the Trussell Trust.

In addition to helping people practically, we also want to share with them the news of God’s love. During 2023 we have been able to participate in several outreach activities. Through these activities, we pray that many will come to know Jesus as their Saviour and Lord. At Christmas time we were able to hold an open-air event in the town centre where we had a nativity scene with REAL donkeys! We gave out invitations to our Christmas services which were well attended.

Many of the above activities are run by volunteers, who provide varying skills. It would be unrealistic to calculate the financial value of their input, so this is not recognised in the financial accounts. Suffice to say that the generosity and commitment of these volunteers are essential to the work of the church.

In the past year we were thrilled to witness 10 Baptisms, 8 of which took place on Easter Sunday which we then called Super Sunday! Over the year we welcomed 11 into membership. Sadly, during 2023 we also lost 1 member who died; We give thanks for the life and memory of Alan Lee. Our total membership at the end of 2023 is 138 members.

We thank God and praise Him for all that He has done in the past year and trust Him for all that lies in the future, as together we seek to know Jesus better and to make Him better known .

Financial Review

The Treasurer prepares the annual budget for the Deacons and then the church meeting to approve. The Treasurer then prepares a monthly summary that allows the Deacons to monitor income and expenditure against that budget.

Financially, God has continued to bless the work of the church. The detailed accounts are available elsewhere, but in summary our net assets at the end of December 2023 stood at £745,397 compared to last year’s figure of £718,634. Our total cash balances were £105,783 compared to £64,120 at the end of 2022. We are grateful to our members who give so generously in response to God’s prompting. This also allows us to continue to support numerous Missionary organisations throughout the world both in prayer and financially.

We believe that the building is adequately insured against all likely risks.

Reserves Policy

The trustees have examined the requirement for free reserves, which are those unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets, designated for specific purposes or otherwise committed. The trustees consider this ideally should be not less than three months of operational running costs, i.e. around £30,000. At the end of the year our free reserves were considerably in excess of this, at £105,559 (2022 £65,613).

Trustees

The trustees in office as at December 2023 are set out on page 1. Two of these were elected at our AGM in April 2023, with the remainder serving throughout the year. Trustees are elected from within the church membership for a period of three years, after which they are eligible for re-election. Also, the minister is ex officio a trustee.

We have complied with the duty in section 17 of the 2011 Charities Act to have due regard to guidance published by the Commission in respect of our duty to provide public benefit.

This report, which has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Charities Act 2011, was approved by the Trustees at their meeting on 14 August 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

A.J. Hornsby

A J Hornsby Treasurer 14 August 2024

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Gilgal Baptist Church Porthcawl	Gilgal Baptist Church Porthcawl	Gilgal Baptist Church Porthcawl	Charity No (if any)	1134864
Annual accounts for theperiod
Period start date	1/1/2023	To	Period end date	12/31/2023

Section A Statement of financial activities

Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds	Total funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Prior year funds
160,569	10,883	-	171,452	186,330
12,738	-	-	12,738	5,528
2,768	-	-	2,768	3,621
1,241	43		1,284	644
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-	4,351	-	4,351	5,540
177,316	15,277	-	192,593	201,663

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143,235	19,102	-	162,337	144,401
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-	3,493	-	3,493	5,908
143,235	22,595	-	165,830	150,309

34,081	- 7,318	-	26,763	51,354
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34,081	- 7,318	-	26,763	51,354
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-	-	-	-	-
0	-	-	0	18,731
34,081	- 7,318	-	26,763	70,085

379,135	339,499	-	718,634	648,549
413,216	332,181	-	745,397	718,634

Section B Balance sheet

£ F01 Unrestricted funds	£ F02 Restricted income funds	£ F03 Endowment funds	£ F04 Total this year	£ F05 Total last year
-	-	-	-	-
307,657	321,316	-	628,973	641,487
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
307,657	321,316	-	628,973	641,487

-	-	-	-	-
25,231	490	-	25,721	27,465
46,877	-	-	46,877	20,637
36,960	21,946	-	58,906	43,483
109,068	22,436	-	131,504	91,585

3,509	11,571	-	15,080	14,438

105,559	10,865	-	116,424	77,147

413,216	332,181	-	745,397	718,634

-	-	-	-	-
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413,216	332,181	-	745,397	718,634

-			- 332,181 413,216 -	-
	332,181	-		339,499
413,216				379,135

413,216	332,181	-	745,397	718,634

Signature		Print	Name	Date of approval dd/mm/yyyy
A.J.Hornsby		A.J.Hornsby		9/11/2024

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities
• and with* ü preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014
• and with* ü the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by 1 FRS 102.*

-Tick as appropriate

1.2 Going concern

If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate: Not Applicable

An explanation as to those factors that support the conclusion that the charity is a going concern;

Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the going concern assumption doubtful;

Where accounts are not prepared on a going concern basis, please disclose this fact together with the basis on which the trustees prepared the accounts and the reason why the charity is not regarded as a going concern.

1.3 Change of accounting policy

The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note { }.

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(iii) the amount of the adjustment for each line affected in the current period, each prior period presented and the aggregate amount of the adjustment relating to periods before those presented, 3.44 FRS 102 SORP.

1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 2 Accounting policies

Please complete this note when first reporting under FRS2102. Section 35 of FRS102, requires 3 reconciliations to be presented, if all are applicable.

2.1 RECONCILIATION WITH PREVIOUS GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRACTICE

Please provide a description of the nature of each change in accounting policy

Reconcilation of funds per previous GAAP to funds determined under FRS 102

Start of End of period period £ £

Fund balances as previously stated Adjustments:

Fund balance as restated

Reconcilation of net income/(net expenditure) per previous GAAP to net income/(net expenditure) under FRS 102

End of period£ Net income/(expenditure) as previously stated Adjustments:

Previous period net income/(expenditure) as restated

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies 2.2 INCOME

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those ticked "No" or "N/a". Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

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Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of Grants with performance conditions service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output. Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to Grants payable without realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be performance conditions recognised. Redundancy cost The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period. Deferred income No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of income

Note 3 Analysis of income	Analysis of income	Analysis of income	Analysis of income	Analysis of income	Analysis of income	Analysis of income
Analysis Total funds Prior year £ £ Donations andgifts 135,338 2,860 - 138,198 122,609 Gift Aid 25,231 490 - 25,721 27,465 Legacies - - - - 650 - 7,533 - 7,533 35,606 - - - - - Donatedgoods,facilities and services - - - - - Other - - - - - Total160,569 10,883 - 171,452 186,330 Lunch Club/Senior Citizens' Teas 9,252 - - 9,252 3,310 Toddlers 2,006 - - 2,006 1,019 - - - - - Other 1,480 - - 1,480 1,199 Total12,738 - - 12,738 5,528 Hire of halls 2,312 - - 2,312 380 Fundraisingconcert - - - - 3,105 Sale of Surplus Items/Printer Cartridges etc 456 - - 456 86 Other - - - - 50 Total 2,768 - - 2,768 3,621 Interest income 1,241 43 - 1,284 644 Dividend income - - - - - Rental and leasingincome - - - - - Other - - - - - Total 1,241 43 - 1,284 644 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total- - - - - Other: Conversion of endowment funds into income - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other - Insurance Claim - 1,346 - 1,346 - Other - Contras - See Note 6 - 3,005 - 3,005 5,540 Total- 4,351 - 4,351 5,540 TOTAL INCOME 177,316 15,277 - 192,593 201,663 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Donations and legacies: General grants provided by government/other charities Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations Charitable activities: Other trading activities: Income from investments: Separate material item of income: Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held for charity's own use Gain on disposal of a programme related investment	Analysis Total funds Prior year £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds
	Donations andgifts	135,338	2,860	-	138,198	122,609
	Gift Aid	25,231	490	-	25,721	27,465
	Legacies	-	-	-	-	650
	General grants provided by government/other charities	-	7,533	-	7,533	35,606
	Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations	-	-	-	-	-
	Donatedgoods,facilities and services	-	-	-	-	-
	Other	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	160,569	10,883	-	171,452	186,330

	Lunch Club/Senior Citizens' Teas	9,252	-	-	9,252	3,310
	Toddlers	2,006	-	-	2,006	1,019
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	Other	1,480	-	-	1,480	1,199
	Total	12,738	-	-	12,738	5,528

	Hire of halls	2,312	-	-	2,312	380
	Fundraisingconcert	-	-	-	-	3,105
	Sale of Surplus Items/Printer Cartridges etc	456	-	-	456	86
	Other	-	-	-	-	50
	Total	2,768	-	-	2,768	3,621

	Interest income	1,241	43	-	1,284	644
	Dividend income	-	-	-	-	-
	Rental and leasingincome	-	-	-	-	-
	Other	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	1,241	43	-	1,284	644

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	Conversion of endowment funds into income	-	-	-	-	-
	Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held for charity's own use	-	-	-	-	-
	Gain on disposal of a programme related investment	-	-	-	-	-
	Other - Insurance Claim	-	1,346	-	1,346	-
	Other - Contras - See Note 6	-	3,005	-	3,005	5,540
	Total	-	4,351	-	4,351	5,540

		177,316	15,277	-	192,593	201,663

Other information:

Donations to building fund of £18,420; gift aid on same £4,804. All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for: (please Interest on building fund £3. Grants of £30,000 towards building provide description and amounts) project, £5,606 in other grants. Contras (mainly gifts to be passed on to specific charities) £5,540.

Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion.

Within the income items above the following items are material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior year amounts)

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 6 Analysis of expenditure

Analysis	Total funds Prior year £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Total funds Prior year £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Total funds Prior year £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Total funds Prior year £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds	Total funds Prior year £ £ Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds
Incurred seeking donations	-	-	-	-	-
Incurred seeking legacies	-	-	-	-	-
Incurred seeking grants
Operating membership schemes and social lotteries
Staging fundraising events	-			-	-
Fundraising agents
Operating charity shops
Operating a trading company undertaking non-charitable trading activity
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and publicity	-	-	-	-	-
Start up costs incurred in generating new source of future income	-	-	-	-	-
Database development costs	-	-	-	-	-
Other trading activities
Investment management costs:	-	-	-	-
Portfolio management costs	-	-	-	-	-
Cost of obtaining investment advice	-	-	-	-	-
Investment administration costs	-	-	-	-	-
Intellectual property licencing costs	-	-	-	-	-
Rent collection, property repairs and maintenance charges	-	-	-	-	-
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Total expenditure on raising funds	-	-	-	-	-

Employment Costs	54,635	-	-	54,635	58,949
Mission and Ministry	49,525	3,664	-	53,189	49,219
Building Costs (R&R, Utilities etc)	22,844	8,790	-	31,634	18,313
Depreciation	14,524	6,648		21,172	16,404
Other	1,707	-	-	1,707	1,516
Total expenditure on charitable activities	143,235	19,102	-	162,337	144,401

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Contras (mainly "special collections" where the donor specifies the money is to be passed on to other charities)	-	3,493	-	3,493	5,515
Net interest on definedpension liability	-	-	-	-	393
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Total other expenditure	-	3,493	-	3,493	5,908

	143,235	22,595	-	165,830	150,309

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 9 Support Costs

Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.

Support cost (examples)	Raising funds £	Activity 1 £	Activity 3 £	Grand total £	Basis of allocation
					(Describe method)
Governance	-	900	-	900	All unrestricted Independent Examination fees
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Other	-	-	-	-
Total	-	900	-	900

Please provide details of the accounting policy adopted for the apportionment of costs between activities and any estimation techniques used to calculate their apportionment.

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 10 Details of certain items of expenditure

10.1 Fees for examination of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).

Independent examiner’s fees Assurance services other than audit or independent examination Tax advisory fees Other fees (for example: financial advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the independent examiner

This year £	Last year £
900	840
0	0
0	0
0	0

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Paid employees Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.

11.1 Staff Costs

Salaries and wages Social security costs Pension costs (defined contribution scheme) Other employee benefits (Manse etc) Total staff costs	This year £	Last year £
	45,780	50,573
	-	-
	4,276	4,237
	4,579	4,139
	54,635	58,949

Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party

Please give details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) fell within each band of £10,000 from £60,000 upwards. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000	No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000	1

Band	Number of employees
£60,000 to £69,999
£70,000 to £79,999
£80,000 to £89,999
£90,000 to £99,999
£100,000 to £109,999



Please provide the total amount paid to key management personnel (includes trustees and senior management) for their services to the charity
	£40,123 (Our Pastor is both a full time employee and a trustee, with the permission of the Charity Commission)

11.2 Average head count in the year

The parts of the charity in which the employees work

	This year Number	Last year Number
Fundraising	-	-
Charitable Activities	1.50	1.75
Governance	-	-
Other	-	-
Total	1.50	1.75

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11.3 Ex-gratia payments to employees and others (excluding trustees) Please complete if an ex-gratia payment is made.

Please explain the nature of the payment

Please state the legal authority or reason for making the payment

Please state the amount of the payment (or value of any waiver of a right to an asset)

11.4 Redundancy payments Please complete if any redundancy or termination payment is made in the period.

Total amount of payment

The nature of the payment (cash, asset etc.)

The extent of redundancy funding at the balance sheet date

Please state the accounting policy for any redundancy or termination payments

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 12 Defined contribution pension scheme or defined benefit scheme accounted for as a defined contribution scheme.

12.1 Please complete this note if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated.

Amount of contributions recognised in the SOFA as an expense Please explain the basis for allocating the liability and expense of defined contribution pension scheme between activities and between restricted and unrestricted funds.	£4,276 All employment costs, including pension contributions, are paid from unrestricted funds.

12.2 Please complete this section where the charity participates in a defined benefit pension plan but is unable to ascertain its share of the underlying assets and liabilities.

Our Pastor belongs to the Baptist Ministers Pension scheme. This was originally a defined benefit plan, but and replaced by a defined contribution plan. Our Children's Worker and our Youth & Schools Worker contrib defined contribution plan. The Church is an employer participating in a pension scheme known as the Baptist Pension Scheme ("the s administered by the Pension Trustee (Baptist Pension Trust Limited). The scheme is a separate legal entity Scheme are held separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers. For any mon employer in the Scheme pays contributions as set out in the Schedule of Contributions in force at that time. employer scheme and it is not possible to attribute the scheme's assets and liabilities to specific employers, Section 28 of FRS 102, contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution schem charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that y deficiency contributions (see below). From January 2012, pension provision is being made through the Defi Plan within the Scheme. In general, members pay 8% of their Pensionable Income and employers pay 6% o Income into individual pension accounts, which are operated and managed on behalf of the Pension Truste Corporate Benefits Ltd. In addition, the employer pays a further 4% of Pensionable Income to cover Death i administration costs, and an associated insurance policy which provides income protection for Scheme mem they are unable to work due to long-term incapacity. This income protection policy has been insured by the Britain (BUGB) with Aviva Limited. Benefits in respect of service prior to 1 January 2012 are provided throug (DB) Plan within the Scheme. The main benefits for pre-2012 service were a defined benefit pension of one Minimum Pensionable Income for each year of Pensionable Service, together with additional pension in res Pensionable Income in excess of Minimum Pensionable Income. The Scheme, previously known as the Ba Fund, started in 1925, but was closed to future accrual of defined benefits on 31 December 2011.	Our Pastor belongs to the Baptist Ministers Pension scheme. This was originally a defined benefit plan, but and replaced by a defined contribution plan. Our Children's Worker and our Youth & Schools Worker contrib defined contribution plan. The Church is an employer participating in a pension scheme known as the Baptist Pension Scheme ("the s administered by the Pension Trustee (Baptist Pension Trust Limited). The scheme is a separate legal entity Scheme are held separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers. For any mon employer in the Scheme pays contributions as set out in the Schedule of Contributions in force at that time. employer scheme and it is not possible to attribute the scheme's assets and liabilities to specific employers, Section 28 of FRS 102, contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution schem charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that y deficiency contributions (see below). From January 2012, pension provision is being made through the Defi Plan within the Scheme. In general, members pay 8% of their Pensionable Income and employers pay 6% o Income into individual pension accounts, which are operated and managed on behalf of the Pension Truste Corporate Benefits Ltd. In addition, the employer pays a further 4% of Pensionable Income to cover Death i administration costs, and an associated insurance policy which provides income protection for Scheme mem they are unable to work due to long-term incapacity. This income protection policy has been insured by the Britain (BUGB) with Aviva Limited. Benefits in respect of service prior to 1 January 2012 are provided throug (DB) Plan within the Scheme. The main benefits for pre-2012 service were a defined benefit pension of one Minimum Pensionable Income for each year of Pensionable Service, together with additional pension in res Pensionable Income in excess of Minimum Pensionable Income. The Scheme, previously known as the Ba Fund, started in 1925, but was closed to future accrual of defined benefits on 31 December 2011.	Our Pastor belongs to the Baptist Ministers Pension scheme. This was originally a defined benefit plan, but and replaced by a defined contribution plan. Our Children's Worker and our Youth & Schools Worker contrib defined contribution plan. The Church is an employer participating in a pension scheme known as the Baptist Pension Scheme ("the s administered by the Pension Trustee (Baptist Pension Trust Limited). The scheme is a separate legal entity Scheme are held separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers. For any mon employer in the Scheme pays contributions as set out in the Schedule of Contributions in force at that time. employer scheme and it is not possible to attribute the scheme's assets and liabilities to specific employers, Section 28 of FRS 102, contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution schem charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that y deficiency contributions (see below). From January 2012, pension provision is being made through the Defi Plan within the Scheme. In general, members pay 8% of their Pensionable Income and employers pay 6% o Income into individual pension accounts, which are operated and managed on behalf of the Pension Truste Corporate Benefits Ltd. In addition, the employer pays a further 4% of Pensionable Income to cover Death i administration costs, and an associated insurance policy which provides income protection for Scheme mem they are unable to work due to long-term incapacity. This income protection policy has been insured by the Britain (BUGB) with Aviva Limited. Benefits in respect of service prior to 1 January 2012 are provided throug (DB) Plan within the Scheme. The main benefits for pre-2012 service were a defined benefit pension of one Minimum Pensionable Income for each year of Pensionable Service, together with additional pension in res Pensionable Income in excess of Minimum Pensionable Income. The Scheme, previously known as the Ba Fund, started in 1925, but was closed to future accrual of defined benefits on 31 December 2011.	Our Pastor belongs to the Baptist Ministers Pension scheme. This was originally a defined benefit plan, but and replaced by a defined contribution plan. Our Children's Worker and our Youth & Schools Worker contrib defined contribution plan. The Church is an employer participating in a pension scheme known as the Baptist Pension Scheme ("the s administered by the Pension Trustee (Baptist Pension Trust Limited). The scheme is a separate legal entity Scheme are held separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers. For any mon employer in the Scheme pays contributions as set out in the Schedule of Contributions in force at that time. employer scheme and it is not possible to attribute the scheme's assets and liabilities to specific employers, Section 28 of FRS 102, contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution schem charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that y deficiency contributions (see below). From January 2012, pension provision is being made through the Defi Plan within the Scheme. In general, members pay 8% of their Pensionable Income and employers pay 6% o Income into individual pension accounts, which are operated and managed on behalf of the Pension Truste Corporate Benefits Ltd. In addition, the employer pays a further 4% of Pensionable Income to cover Death i administration costs, and an associated insurance policy which provides income protection for Scheme mem they are unable to work due to long-term incapacity. This income protection policy has been insured by the Britain (BUGB) with Aviva Limited. Benefits in respect of service prior to 1 January 2012 are provided throug (DB) Plan within the Scheme. The main benefits for pre-2012 service were a defined benefit pension of one Minimum Pensionable Income for each year of Pensionable Service, together with additional pension in res Pensionable Income in excess of Minimum Pensionable Income. The Scheme, previously known as the Ba Fund, started in 1925, but was closed to future accrual of defined benefits on 31 December 2011.

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.

Accounting date(year ending): ### ### ###
Balance sheet liabilityatyear start	£0	£21,000	£26,151
Minus deficiencycontributionspaid	£0	-£2,662	-£4,489
Interest cost(recognised in SoFA) ~~*~~	£0	£393	£328
~~Remaining change to balance sheet liability~~ id i SFA	£0	-£18,731	-£990
Balance sheet liabilityatyear end £0 £0 £21,000 (recognse n o)

* Comprises anychange in agreed deficit recovery plan and change in assumptions betweenyear-ends.

Cessation Event: Consequent upon the departure of the then Minister from the Church in 2009, the Church had a cessation event under Section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995. This makes the Church liable for the proportion of the overall deficit (assessed by reference to the cost of securing benefits by the purchase of annuities) applicable to its previous Ministers who were members of the Scheme. In December 2019 the Church entered into a “Double Cessation Debts Arrangement” with BUGB and the Pension Trustee. Under this arrangement the Church is no longer liable for this debt, but the Church continued to pay the ongoing deficiency contributions in line with the Recovery Plan outlined above.

12.3 Please complete this section where the charity participates in a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan that is accounted for as a defined contribution plan.

Describe the extent to which the charity can be liable to the plan for other entities' Each of the churches participating in this plan is responsible solely for its share of the deficit and is not liable for other obligations under the terms and conditions entities' obligations. Also see narrative above. of the multi-employer plan

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 13 Grantmaking

Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities undertaken.

13.1 Analysis of grants paid (included in cost of charitable activities)

Analysis	Grants to institutions £	Grants to individuals £	Support costs £	Total £
Donations to various Christian organsations and to otherprojects	25682	1200	NIL	26882
Activityorproject 2			-	-
Activityorproject 3			-	-
Activityorproject 4			-	-
*Total*	-	-	-	-

Please enter “Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.

13.2 Grants made to institutions

13.2 Grants made to institutions	13.2 Grants made to institutions
*My charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in* *the context of its grantmaking. Details of the institution supported,* *purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution is available on the* *charity's web site.*		*Yes*	*Please provide* *details of charity's* *URL.*
		No	*Provide details* *below*

Names of institution	Purpose		Total amount of grantspaid £
Baptist Missionary Society	Support of churches worldwide		8,300
Baptists Together Home Mission Fund	Support of Baptist churches in UK		8,300
South Wales Baptist College	Support of ministers in training		1,000
Tear Fund	Relief & Development work		2,500
Latin Link	Support of churches in South America		2,000
			-
			-
			-
			-
*Total grants to institutions in reporting period* *Other unanalysed grants of £500 or less each* *TOTAL GRANTS PAID*			22,100
			3,582
			25,682

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Tangible fixed assets Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets

14.1 Cost or valuation

*Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible* 14.1 Cost or valuation	*note if the charity* n	*has any tangible*	*fixed assets*
£ £ 610,546 - Additions - - Revaluations - - Disposals - - Transfers - - At end of the year 610,546 - 14.2 Depreciation and impairments *Basis Rate** 2% 7,437 - Disposals - - Depreciation 11,156 - Impairment - - Transfers - - At end of the year 18,593 - 14.3 Net book value 603,109 - 591,953 - 14.4 Impairment Freehold land & buildings Other land & buildings At the beginning of the year SL over 50 years on the 2021/2022 building project (Starting from May 2022) None applied - the real value of these assets is considerably greater than their historic cost At beginning of the year Net book value at the beginning of the year Net book value at the end of the year Please provide a description of the events and circumstances that led to the recognition or reversal of an impairment loss.*	£ Freehold land & buildings	£ Other land & buildings	£ Plant, machinery and motor vehicles	£ Fixtures, fittings and equipment	Total £
	610,546	-	-	169,166	779,712
	-	-	-	8,658	8,658
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	610,546	-	-	177,824	788,370
	d impairments
	SL over 50 years on the 2021/2022 building project (Starting from May 2022)	None applied - the real value of these assets is considerably greater than their historic cost	SL or RB	Reducing Balance	SL or RB	Straight Line ("SL") or Reducing Balance ("RB")
	2%			Mainly25%
			- 130,788 138,225 - - - - 10,016 21,172 - - - - - - - 140,804 159,397 - 38,378 641,487 - 37,020 628,973
	7,437	-	-	130,788	138,225
	-	-	-	-	-
	11,156	-	-	10,016	21,172
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	18,593	-	-	140,804	159,397

	603,109	-	-	38,378	641,487
	591,953	-	-	37,020	628,973

14.5 Revaluation If an accounting policy of revaluation is adopted, please provide: the effective date of the revaluation

the name of independent valuer, if applicable

the methods applied and significant assumptions the carrying amount that would have been recognised had the assets been carried under the cost model.

14.6 Other disclosures

(i) Please state the amount of borrowing costs, if any, capitalised in the construction of tangible fixed assets and the capitalisation rate used.

(ii) Please provide the amount of contractual commitments for the acquisition of tangible fixed assets. (iii) Details of the existence and carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment to which the charity has restricted title or that are pledged as security for liabilities.

The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.
** Please indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = straight line; RB

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 17 Investment assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets.

17.1 Fixed assets investments (please provide for each class of investment)

Cash & cash equivalents	Listed investments	Investment properties	Social investments	Other	Total
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-

*Please specify additions resulting from acquisitions through business combinations, if any.

Please note that Fair Value in this context is the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowlegable and willing parties in an arm's length transaction. For traded securities, the fair value is the value of the security quoted on the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List or equivalent. For other assets where there is no market price on a traded market, it is the trustees' or valuers' best estimate of fair value.

17.2 Please provide a breakdown of investments shown above agreeing with the balance sheet row B04 differentiating between those held at fair value and those held at cost less impairment.

Analysis of investments Cash or cash equivalents Listed investments Investment properties Social investments Total Grand total (Fair value at year end+Cost less impairment) Other investments
	Fair value at year end	Cost less impairment
	£	£
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-

17.3 If your charity holds investment properties, please complete the following note:

(i) Explain the methods and significant assumptions in determining the fair value of investment property held by the charity

(ii) Name or independent valuer, if applicable, and relevant qualifications

(iii) Provide details of any restrictions on the ability to realise investment property or on the remittance of income or disposal proceeds

(iv) Explain any contractual obligations for the purchase, construction or development of investment property or for repairs, maintenance or enhancements

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17.4 Please provide a breakdown of current asset investments, if applicable, agreeing with the balance sheet.

Cash or cash equivalents Listed investments Investment properties Social investments Total Analysis of current asset investments Other investments	This year	Last year
	£	£
	46,877	20,637
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	46,877	20,637

17.5 Guarantees

Please provide details and amount of any guarantee made to or on behalf of a third party

Name of the entity or entities benefitting from those guarantees Please explain how the guarantee furthers the charity's aims

17.6 Concessionary loans

*Description*	This year £	Last year £




*Total*

*Description*	This year £	Last year £



*Total*

17.7 Additional information

Please provide information about the significance of investments to the charity's financial position or performance eg. terms and conditions of loans or the use of hedging to manage financial risk.

For all investments measured at fair value, the basis for determining the value, including any assumptions applied when using a valuation technique.

Where a charity has provided financial assets as a form of security, the carrying amount of the financial asset pledged as security and the terms and conditions relating to its pledge.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 19 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

Note 19 Debtors and prepayments *Please complete this note if the charity has any* *debtors or prepayments.*
19.1 Analysis of debtors Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors	This year £	Last year £
	25,721	27,465
	-	-
	0	0
	25,721	27,465

Total

Please complete 19.2 where a material debtor is recoverable more than a year after the reporting date.

19.2 Analysis of debtors recoverable in more than 1 year (included in debtors above)

Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors Total	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 20 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

20.1 Analysis of creditors

Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear
This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
746	588	-	-
-	-	-	-
12,471	12,411	-	-
1,863	1,439	-	-
-	-	-	-
15,080	14,438	-	-

20.2 Deferred income

Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income.

Please explain the reasons why income is deferred.

*Movement in deferred income account* Balance at the start of the reporting period Amounts added in current period Amounts released to income from previous periods Balance at the end of the reporting period	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date) Short term deposits Cash at bank and on hand Other Total
	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	-	-
	58,906	43,483
	-	-
	58,906	43,483

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 27 Charity funds

27.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds'. The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the blanace sheet.

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

*funds*
Fund names	Type PE, EE R or UR *	Purpose and Restrictions	£ Fund balances brought forward	Income £	Expenditure £	Transfers £	£ Gains and losses	£ Fund balances carried forward
BuildingFund	R	BuildingImprovements	339,499	15,277	(22,595)	-	-	332,181
General Reserve	UR	Unrestricted General Reserve	379,135	177,316	(143,235)	-	0	413,216
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
*Other funds*	N/a	N/a	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Funds			718,634	192,593	(165,830)	-	0	745,397

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 27 Charity funds (cont)

27.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

*funds*
Fund names	Type PE, EE R or UR *	Purpose and Restrictions	£ Fund balances brought forward	Income £	Expenditure £	Transfers £	£ Gains and losses	£ Fund balances carried forward
BuildingFund	R	BuildingImprovements	285,103	64,373	(9,977)	-	-	339,499
General Reserve	UR	Unrestricted General Reserve	363,446	137,290	(140,332)	-	18,731	379,135
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
*Other funds*	N/a	N/a	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Funds			648,549	201,663	(150,309)	-	18,731	718,634

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 28 Transactions with trustees and related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.

28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits. Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

Name of trustee	Legal authority (eg order, governing document)	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value
		Thisyear				Lastyear
		Remuneration	Pension contribution	Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia	Other	TOTAL
		£	£		£	£
Rev Martin Gillard	Constitution	31740	3983	0	4399	38634

Please give details of why remuneration or other employment Rev Martin Gillard is the Pastor of the church. By virtue of his benefits were paid. office he is a member of the leadership team and hence a trustee, but he is also entitled to a stipend in accordance with our constitution.

Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee, provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.

28.2 Trustees' expenses

If the charity has paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box below. If there are transactions to report, please enter "False".

No trustee expenses have been incurred (True or False)		0

Type of expenses reimbursed	This year	Last year
	£	£
Travel	406	333
Subsistence
Accommodation
Other (please specify): Cost of carbon monoxide alarm for manse (2022)	0	35

TOTAL	406	368

Please provide the number of trustees reimbursed for expenses or who had expenses paid by the charity

ONE

28.3 Transaction(s) with related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) 0

Name of the trustee or related party	Relationship to charity	Description of the transaction(s)	Amount	Balance at period end	Provision for bad debts at period end	Amounts written off during reporting period
			£	£	£	£
Porthcawl YMCA	Common Trustee - Mr A J Hornsby	OUT: Room Hire for running Foodbank	2786
Gulu Mission Initiative	Common Trustee - Mr A J Hornsby	OUT: Donation to support charity's work in Uganda	500
The G P Janes Bequest Fund	Common Trustee - Rev M J Gillard	IN: Grant Towards PA System / Cameras	1164

In relation to the transactions above, please provide the terms and conditions, including any security and the nature of any payment (consideration) to be provided in settlement.

For any related party, please provide details of any guarantees given or received.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 29 Additional Disclosures

The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GILGAL BAPTIST CHURCH PORTHCAWL

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Gilgal Baptist Church Porthcawl

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Gilgal Baptist Church Porthcawl for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

R.I. KNOYLE ACA FCCA

Baker Knoyle Chartered Accountants Orbit Business Centre Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1DL

Dated…… 12[th] September 2024 ……..

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