St. Annes Baptist Church
Registered Charity No. 1135088
Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31st March 2023
Basis
The accounting basis is the Receipts and Payments method.
Donations and bank interest are accounted for net when received. Payments made during the year are all included.
Accounts
The General Fund is operated in the RBS Current Account.
The designated Contingency Fund is held in the Scottish Widows Charity Account.
Reserves
The adoption of a Reserves Policy to allow for unexpected loss of donations or unexpected expenditure remains in force in order to meet our commitments to personnel and property. The sum agreed was £25,000 currently held in the general fund.
Assets
The custodian Trustee of the Church is the Baptist Union Corporation Limited which is charity number 249635 which is controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The Church buildings are insured with the Baptist Insurance Company which provides cover for the buildings for £7,763,972 and contents for £73,476. Public liability is covered for £5,000,000 and Employers liability for £10,000,000. The Church lift is insured and is inspected twice a year as part of this.
The Manse was sold on 31 October 2019 to raise funds to cover the church pension deficit burden. This was settled in April 2020 and the remainder of these funds are being held in trust by the Baptist Union Corporation Limited.
The Church holds no investments.
Related Charities
The Church is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the North West Baptist Association and the Evangelical Alliance. Annual subscriptions have been paid to these.
Regular payments have been made from church funds to the North West Baptist Association. Further monies were provided to other charities from freewill offerings.
Staff
There are no other employees paid by the church.
St. Annes Baptist Church
Financial Statement for year ended 31st March 2023
RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
| Balance brought Forward RECEIPTS Donations - GA Donations no GA Cash Offerings Gift Aid Rebate Mission Funerals & Wed Room Use Toddler Group Lunch Club Children/Youth Other TOTAL RECEIPTS Monies held in trust (As at 23/03/23) PAYMENTS Preaching costs Expenses Personal Development Church Util & Ins Church Maintenance Office & Admin Cleaning materials Catering Worship Children/Youth Toddler Group Lunch Club Publicity & Resources Subscriptions NWBA Mission Other TOTAL PAYMENTS Balances carried forward RBS Current Account |
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ |
General S Widows Scot Widows Grand Fund Contingency Interest TOTAL Fund 90,219.24 7,206.17 £ 97,425.41 £ 16,378.05 3,030.50 4,455.90 5,694.50 1,359.60 - - - - - 322.90 31,241.45 15.26 £ 31,256.71 £ Total 128,682.12 £ 161,925.70 1,836.55 - - 7,446.07 15,354.51 933.92 2,068.00 385.99 305.95 - - - 40.00 657.49 936.05 1,399.60 100.00 31,464.13 31,464.13 £ Total 97,217.99 £ 89,996.56 7,221.43 97,217.99 185.55 286.00 900.00 556.60 437.00 80.00 2,259.60 |
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| £ | 31,241.45 |
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| £ | 31,464.13 |
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| Total NB Unpresented cheques Mission Giving Good News (Previously Gideons) NWBA Leprosy Mission Harvest for the Hungry (TEN) BMS Birthday Scheme Total |
£ | 97,217.99 |
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| £ | 2,259.60 |
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