2020-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From (start date) 01/01/2020 to (end date) 31/12/2020 Charity Name: LEIGH PARK BAPTIST CHURCH Charity Number:1134869

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES	OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES	OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
	SORP reference	SORP - Statement of Recommended practice
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The principal purpose of Leigh Park Baptist 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
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The activities of Leigh Park Baptist Church include, but are not restricted to the following: ● Regular public worship, prayer, bible study, preaching and teaching. ● Baptism, as defined in the Baptist Union’s Declaration of Principle ● Communion of the Lord’s supper which shall normally be observed at least once a month ● Evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have regard to the guidance on public benefit. In regard to our desire to benefit our community in 2020 - as a church we have remained open for public worship online and the furtherment of peoples spiritual development. Throughout the year when restrictions have allowed we have continued running a church football team with training taking place weekly along with games for local leagues; operated a board games evening. We also made available the rooms within the church to hire for events including celebrations, training and learning and perfecting skills.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Para 1.38 Other ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE SORP reference Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole Para 1.20 Kathryn looked forward at our AGM to digging deep and enhancing our relationship with God and each other. We looked at clearing ground for new growth and finding new ways of reaching our community. During 2020 we have had to adapt our ways of meetings together. We have moved to using Zoom for our main meetings and Facebook for communicating with the wider community. This year membership has risen to 54. Sunday morning services continue to include adults and young people, with suitable age appropriate groups taking place. Community youth work this year has been a challenge as groups have not been permitted to meet. We have continued to provide space on a Sunday for young people to meet with us as a church. We were planning a meeting for some of the young people at the beginning of November but new restrictions meant that this couldn’t happen. Hopefully next year will provide more opportunities. Our church is blessed with a large outside space which allowed us to meet for prayer during August and September. These were held alongside zoom

meetings with the same focus of meeting and praying together. This year we've had a focus on trying to improve our environmental impact as a church. We've been doing this through an organisation called Ecochurch that helped us to assess and gain an understanding of how our church impacts the environment that we live in. Overall we managed to achieve a bronze rank in their system with gold in Worship and Teaching. Alongside our environmental impact we have been looking at how we can support our community during this and the coming years, so we have partnered with Kintsugi Hope. They are an organisation that provides training and group material that enable safe non judgemental space for people to discuss their wellbeing. During periods where restrictions allowed we were able to hire our building out to local community groups. To support our hiring of the building we have had some cleaners that can help us maintain COVID security throughout the building whilst it is in use. Numbers for football training have been consistently around 30 to 35. Since the lockdown in March we utilised a council grant to replace the Sports Hall flooring so that we can better serve our community once things return to normal. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Achievements against objectives Para 1.41 set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set

Investment performances against objectives Para 1.41 Other FINANCIAL REVIEW SORP reference Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 The finances of Leigh Park Baptist Church have been very stable for a a number of years and whilst giving increased a little, the budget for the coming year identifies that some outgoings in 2020 will be lower than in the previous year and the opportunity will be taken to repay in full the loan that remains outstanding from previous property repair works and improve the floor in our second hall. Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 1.22 Although the Charity has no restricted funds and all funds are therefore available to be used, the Trustees consider it productive to retain a surplus sufficient to meet 3 months of outgoings. This surplus was comfortably maintained throughout 2020 and at the year end. Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reserves sufficient to meet 3 months of outgoings Reasons for holding zero reserves Para 1.22 n/a Details of fund materially in deficit Para 1.24 There are no funds or subsidiary undertakings that are materially in deficit. However, the charity carries an identifiable liability by virtue of its membership of the Baptist Union of Great Britain multi-employer Pension scheme. The liability that arises here has been very much reduced in recent years by proactive actions taken by the wider Baptist Family Solution and the remaining liabilities are scheduled to be recovered by the payment of excess contributions and the liability repaid well within the 10 year plan that has been agreed with the Pension Trustees. Market fluctuations have caused the liability to increase from £91,800 at December 2019 to £94,500 by December 2020 – but it has subsequently reduced to £78,400 following the year end. Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a Para 1.23 There are no uncertainties that would give rise to the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

going concern ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Description of Charity’s trusts: SORP reference Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) Para 1.25 Constitution How is the charity constituted? (e.g. unincorporated association, CIO) Para 1.25 Charitable Unincorporated Association Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Elected by members of Leigh Park Baptist Church ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network Para 1.51

with which the charity works
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Charity details	LEIGH PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1134868
Charity’s principal address	Stockheath Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 5NT

Names of the Charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the Charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the Charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the Charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the Charity trustees who manage the charity
	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1	Rev Kathryn Orr	Minister		Church membership
2	Beverley Palmer	Administrator		Church membership
3	Ian Burroughs	Treasurer		Church membership
4	Daniel Macpherson			Church membership
5	Peter Ruff			Church membership
6	Tim Philpot			Church membership
7	Ann Parker			Church membership
8	Samuel Sweetman			Church membership
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Corporate Trustees - names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Names of Trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity	Names of Trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity	Names of Trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee Name	Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL) Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)

Type of Adviser	Name	Address
Name of chief executive or names	of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemption from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Leigh P*rf( B•Mtst ChuwEh 1134889 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• period 01ffj1r203) To 3111V2020 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•str¢t•d funds Restricted Endowment funds Total funds Last ye•r

lh7 noat•¥t£ tsth• n•1r￿1£ ty) lh• r•••Mt£ th• rmt£ A1 R•¢•l Gene￿1 &¥in GhlAJd thonabon Tax Rotum Inrtmenl Int•r•t Ren￿ Income EM￿0ye¢ R•mburMm•nt HMRC Stsluio Pa LAC8 PTO t&Dnt 42.638 39,160 71 71 2.983 2.182 4.482 1.355 1112 Sub £ot41(Gmss Income for AR) OB,119 A2 As••t 4nd Inw•tm•nt Ml••. • tabl•l. Sub total Tot•1 r•c•lpts 6OJ45 68.129 A3P Emk4Dy6rn Colt Church Running Co•1• EmpbyoeA¢cTrmodalon Cc Church M8Mlgn8nce Cornmuw Outreach Baplel Union MMwDn nleren¢e• traI￿n¢ and r•ourc• Nioron. Youth ond lomdi au Lo•n A•P￿9￿ 1&993 13W7 7.th11 1S,993 13,887 7,061 1&109 3.339 27,005 8,612 214 32) J,300 2,130 2.0 81,041 Sub total 4855 64853 A4 Ass•t and In￿￿trn•rt purchaw•. t•bl•l Sub tothi 85.853 64BSY 61.041 Net 0frnc•lpW(pa￿tsj AJ Trnn•fern betwwn fvnds A6 CAsh funds last year Cash fvn<ts th1$ fftrend $,408 2,912 41,803 38,19 41.603 36.195 44,$15 41,603 CCXX R1 0¢￿U[￿ ISSI 07m12021

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categorie4 fund$ funds to ￿nt£ funds B1 Cash funds Currort￿kkn￿rt 149511 lJ337 Tolal cash funds J6,195 •xvK¥)I Unrntrl¢t• fund• Endot4vm•nt funds funds Details to Furtd towhkh Cost loptkn•D Cuff•r+t v•lu• Detail Fund b) whkh Curr•ivalu• Details LPBC ch￿￿h 8u tywl •W•l UnK)n ¢¢¢3rt Brt Chweh M•M• 84 A¥¥•ts r•talned for th• ch•rlty'¥ own u 1.30thQOO 170,OCKI towhh Amw•tdu• Wh•h du Details BS Llbllttl•s Syned ty 0Trg orts¥o trust6•6 1)n Lhaifof all Ihe tnrntO88 D8t• of roval &grWur• laTh 07h]9r2W21 CCXX R2 ISS)

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the truste•sl members of On accounts for the year ¢nd¢d J itr J&refifÉ)rf JOJD. Charbty no Ilf any) Set out on pages I r8POrt to the trustees ￿ my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Tnjst") for the year ended ?1 l ' R•sponslbllltl•$ and basls of report As the chartys trustees, you are reSponsIb￿ for the preparation of the accounts in acoydance wilh the requirements of the Charrties Acl 2011 (Ihe Acr). I r8p¢xt in respect of my examlnatlon of tha Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinatlon, I have followed all the aptyicable Dirocts'ons given by the Charity commission under sect11￿ 14951(b) of the Ad. Independent tThe charws gross Inccrtne 8xcè8ded £2SO,000 8nd l am quallflèd to examlnerfs statement undertake the examination by being a qualrfied member of linsert name of appllcable Itsted bodyll. Delete [ l rfnot applicable. I have ccvnpleted my exarnlnatlon. I c¢yfflmi that no materfal matters have come to my attention in ¢C￿nection V￿th the examination (other Ih8n that dlsdosed below ') ￿bch gives me cause to belK8ve that in, any material respect.. the accounling rec￿d8 vme nol kept In accordance Trhrfth sectlon 130 ol tha Charilies AGt; or the accounts dld not accord with the accountlng records; or the accounts did not cixnpty with Ihe applicable requirements conceming Ihe form and content of a￿UnIS set out in the Charltles (Accounts and Rep￿) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement thal the aGGounts give a 'true and fairf view ￿lch is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinatson. I have no concems and have come ac*oss no other matters in connection th the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo b8 reached. ' FYe8se delete the words in the brnckets rfthey do not appty. gQ 4n4ng4 Name: Kerry West Relevant professlonal qualificationls) or body Chartered Institue of Management Accountsnts ICIMA) Oct 2018 IER

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