## **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
| |---|---|---| ||**£**|**31,241.45**
| ||£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£|| ||£
£
£
£|| ||**£**|**31,464.13**
| |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
| ||£
£
£
£
£
£|| ||£|2,259.60
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