BAPTIST CHURCH
Transforming lives through
Jesus Christ's love
Charity No. 1135617
WYCLIFFE BAPTIST CHURCH
Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2023

GENERAL INFORMATION
Church address
Wycliffe Baptist Church
233 Kings Road
Reading, 8erkshire
RG1 4LS
cliffe BaLlst Church Trusto95' Re ort 2023 for tho Ch•rlties Comfnission
Members of the Wycllffe Baptlst Church Trusloes Tearn
The Wycliffe Baplisl ChurGh Tiust¥es Team {°the Church Council'l comprises the Ministers, Elders.
Deacuns, and Church Treasurer as appoinled by the Church Meeling in a¢cord8nce with the Wycliffe
Baptist Church Cons(iluliDn and Rules.
Since 1 January 2023, the Church Trustees comprlsed..
Paul Lapworth
Lead Pgstor
Jane Farnworth
Associate Pastor
Jackie Mar4n
Associ81e Pastor18ppointed: 09.01.2023)
Esnaf Tembo
Elder
Nigel Ham)an
Elder ICh8lr of Trustees unlll: 04.D5.2023)
Chris Oafby
Elder {ResS9ned 2f.03.2024}
Graeme Fairbairn
Elder
Alan Tower
Eldef {Chair ol Trustees from". 04.05.2023)
Henry Bui
Elder
Rhona Govela
Elder
Stuart Weekes
Treasurer lappoinled: 23.02.2023- resigned 29,02.2024)
Principal Professlonal Advl¥er8
Bankers:
Co-op8ralive Bank
Delf House
Skelmersdale
WN8 6WT
Examlrw:
J M Russell FCA
Just Audit & Assurance Ltd
37 Market Sqtsare
Wilney
Oxfordshira
OX28 6RE
Sanlander Bank
eoolle
Merseyside
L30 4GB
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Chadty No. 1135617

CHURCH TRUSTEES REPORT 2023
Introductl¢)n
The Wydiffe Baptist Church I-WBC. the Church" or "the Charlly.) Trustees Team PT8senl their annual
report foy the year ended 31 December 2023 together with tho financial statements for ihal year. The
financial statements have been prepared In accA)rdan¢e with the accounting policies s81 oyl in note 1, the
Charities Act 2011 anci the SlatÈm8nl of Recommended Praclico: Accounting and Reporting by Cha¥ities
(Issued January 20191.
Alms and Objectl￿G
WBC aims to promote Ihe Christlan falth in East Reading. where il is loc8led. 8n(S more widely throughout
the UK and inlern8lionally. As an inlegrol p8rt of this, 518ims lo provide resources for the benefil of the
community locally Ihrough Organ￿sIng a range of appropriate 8Glivilies and by the provision of facilitie5 for
community aclivilie8.
WBC is govemed by the Church Councll. ¢ompr6sed of members appointed from the Church, Ihe
ministerial staff. and the TreasuTei
Objectlves and Activities
WBC is comrnrtled lo the following values. which underwrilg all of ils aclivitles:
Objective
'. Core Valu•s
Outworklng
The supremacy of tho I We will be a church whiGh is rooted in God's read and
Bible and the work of
preaohed word for guidance and direelion. and led and
Ihe Holy Spfft'l
l empowered by the Holy Spirit
LOVE
Christ
Personal conversffon
nd wholeh88rted
I discipleship
Wg will be 8 church which responds lo God's call for life4ong.
holy, and obedient living, and which delighls in worship 8nd
prayer.
We will be a Iraining ¢hurch where everyone recognises Ihelr
gifts lo equlp and encourage others in works of serviGe.
I b6llever$
LOVE
Church
We will be an inlergeneralional. inlemational, tnler(Sependent
church famlly, where we care IOT, affim. and supporl ea¢h
ether l*rough life's GITwmst8nces 8nd learn from each other
how to follow Jesus.
Unity and diverwty
Evangtrllsm and soci81
?clion
We wil be a mulllplying, church-planting family Ihal brings
transforming hope to lo￿1 cnmmunilies by proclaiming the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and living Dut our f8ilh in aclhln.
LOVE
, Communlty I
W8 will be ￿llabOratiVe, working looalher wth olhei churches
and believers lo build God's Kingdom in Reading, in Britain
and 8round the world.
Reaching Ihp nations
WyclM¢ 88piis¢ Churth
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WBC seeks lo fulfil ils pwp05e and demonstrat8 these valueF through th& followng aciivFties:
Smday Worshlp seThices, whi¢h include sung worship, Bibli¢al teaching and preaching, prayer,
f8llowship, and regular celebralron ol the Christian sacraments of CommunK)n and 8apli$m.
These services are open lo all with 8g8-relaled groups runnlng parallel most Sundays to provKSe
age-appropriate leaching and peer group fellowshlp.
0¢￿slOn81 Marriag9 and Funeral services.
A range of aclivilies mid-week: both during the day and evening: extending hospitality, Christian
disGipleship, and pastoral care lo those who come. Activities may fo￿$ on age. cultural
background, or type of activity.
Support of relIg￿u9, relief and development work around the worlLI.
Publ1¢ ￿nefit
The Trustees have consldered Ihe Charity Commlssion's requirements lo be ol benefit to the public and
are satisfied that the actNlties listed in the lollowing paragraphs. which are attended by members of Ihe
public as well as Church members. meets lttese r8quSr¢ments.
Achifjvements •nd performan
A$ 8 ￿MMunity of disciples of Josus in East Reading, we have continued lo gather lo worship our God,
Father. Son. and Holy Spirit and to be wilness&s lo the love of Christ that Irènsfoms our dlverse church
family. and who reaches out through us lo our local comrnunity.
Inlstry - Church $erviG•s
Ouring the year nomially four distinct church seNices have beon held each Sunday. T¢ams of
volunteers, particulady for associated youth groups, have been maintalned and developed IOT 8a¢h
service as well as benefitting from $18ff le8dershlp.
Other Church actlvltles
Midweek aGlivitie¥ continued through the year. Alpha ran from April to June {for 10 weeks) and September
to November (for 10 weeks) on Frfday evenin95 with a meal. The avefa9e guests were amund 35 for April-
June and around 30 lor Seplembgr.November. Our IS LIFE Groups met weekly mainly in person with
some online allendance, at different limes of the week, many in t￿Me$ and some on church premises.
Our many Youlh and Chlldren's groups had a full year. The M8n'5 Lunch group, which provides an
opportunity foi mEn to fellowship logelher. continued lo meet allem81ing be￿een in-person lunches in the
VVar8house Foyer and Zoom {to enable Ih05e are shielding lo join us) on Tuesdays from 12.30 -
1.30, Good discussions were had, with numbers typiGally ranging from 6-10. other aclivllies like Monday
night football continued to help men connect. improve mental wellbeing, and keep fil. Our regular prayer
meetings, leadership meetings, Iralning seminars, and chur(* member meetings contlnued to me61
Ihroughovt the year.
A number of our annual summer activities, some involwng overnight stsys wenl ahead as noTm81 wlh
carefully drawn up risk assessments- Youlh Comp. KKIS C8mp. Holiday Bibla Club, Sup8rheroes Party
and Cell Out.
Support for the Gommunily
Coordlnaled by the Communlty Projects, F*cililalor. we were able lo bring together 8 number of our
mrnunily faGin9 activilies. Ther• Is much oveAap behveen Foodshare, Coffee & Craft, Senior$ and our
Community Café which help Support our ngighbours in practical ways providing a sale ?18ce.
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Food5hare ran throughout the year reducing food w89te and supporting our local community. We have
partnered with the other focrfj hubs across Wokingham. Woodley. and Reading, 8nd worked closety with
Reading Council.
Acllvltles for Coffee and Craft wnlin¢Jed wilh iwo cookery sessions e week for young people Mlh ￿rThing
disabllil￿s, craft sessions, meals loi refugees and community Gafé. Seniors a150 offered exercAse sessions.
games. craft, a thought for the day, a meal and various fund raise￿.
Also, under Coffee and Craft we organi$ed activities In partnership ￿th the Welcome Hong Kong Project.
These aclivilies supported Hong Kong familie5 arriving in Reading in the arèas of Educational.
Professional and Social Inlogralion. The funds were spent as laid out in the grBnl fundlng tjnder these
three C8legories and audited externally as a specifie projèct. We worked with local schools. Reading and
Wokingham Councils lo provide support to ehlldren and famllies golng ihrough transition and Irauma
allached lo moving lo the UK. This work provided 8 Stepping stone for many other Ofganisallons. churchgs.
and th8 local Councxls to provlde additional support to Hong Kon9 new arrivals and thelr Inl8gr8150n.
Wee Ones, our community parent and toddlers, group offered 8 sassion w8lcomlng over 60 families wllh
about 25 thikdren visiting each week.
Our Easl Readlng PrOs￿ts Group. which is part of a national ne￿ork of church-based 9roups lor adults
with learning dis8billties. conlinued meeling with Tuesday Special al Greyfriar5, typically twice a month,
for fellowship. leaching. sung worship, craft etG Thankfully. all members can now be brought by Iheir carers
lo the meeling5.
Support for Loc81 and Inlernalional Misslon and Development
WBC has an activo interest in Chrislian mission. education, and development work locally and
inlernatiDnally. This work is promoted and m¢)nilored by Mission Link, comprising a group of volunteer
Church membars.
Support for this work indudes a combination of prayer. financi81 conlribulions. praclical advice and help
as required. Activities ol those supported include evengelism. education. Blble translallon. development.
and povety relief.
At the end of 2023, 13 Individuals were supported by Mlsslon Llnk. Includino..
5 serving abroad
10 supporting international mission from the UK
2 supporting local mission in the UK
The individuals 5UPPOrted by WBC all wcrf< with other UK Charities who are responsible for Ihe oversight
of Ihelr work and welfare.
Financial ￿ntrIbUt￿n$ vRre made to other groups In Readlng and the UK with alms In line with those of
Wycliffe Baptist Church.
Summary
In summary, 2023 was B Iruifful year. wilh the Church able lo respond lo our evotvlng context in order lo
a¢hi8ve meaningful engagemenl wlth members and allenders. maintain a stron9 local Gornmunily
presènce and support internationally effeclive inilialives.
M•mbfrrship
Al the end of th8 year. WBC membership stood at 271. Twanty new memb8rs jolnfjd during the course of
the yoar. 5 members left. 11 m8mbers changed slalus lo Friend and 2 members died.
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The property
Physically, WBC'S property comprises the following..
The original Church buildlng 81233 lfjngs Road, built in 1881. induding the Kings Room. the
main worship area. which can also host O Voriety of meeling fonnats.
The Wycliffe Room (a substantial church hall), Ewo fudhor meeting rooms. offices. kitchen.
loilels. and a carelaKer's flat.
The Warehouse, 8 community cenlre. al la Cumberland Road. Ilnked by corridor lo Ihe above
buildings, which includes a sp)t1s hall, three meeting Tooms. an office. slorage, kitchens. and
loilels.
The property adjacenl lo Ihe Churth car park at 229 Klng's Road, induding ground loor and
semi-basemenl meet￿9 rooms. and first 8nd second Iloof flats.
The CommuniCar8 building- adjoinin9 the Warehouse and the Church car park, owned by
WBC bul used by The CommuniC8re Trust (Reading), a local charty supported by WBC
The property is overseen by the Operations Team Coordinator. At the end of the year the property rem?ins
sub51antièlly in good condillon. Renlal income bs earned Ihrough Ihe letting ol lh8 three flats which fomi
part of the property and the lellings of other room$ in the propgty. mainly to individuals and ￿0uP5 in the
communty.
During 2023 8 former Manse prop6ty was sold as il was surplus to requiremenls. The proceeds of Ihe
sale are being re8died tr) help enable the purchase of the neighbourin9 properly 231 Kings Road, whtch
will be used for the benefil ol Ihe church, ?nd which will secure Some of the exisling Gar p8rklng sp8ce$
used by the church.
Structur•. governance. and manag¢ment
WBC Trs managed by th8 Church Council. the members of which ect as Managing Trustees. Tha names
of Iha Trustses seNing in 2023 are shown on pa98 2.
The Ehjers tend lo take responsibility for Iho spirflual and worship area5 of Church lile. whereas the
Treasuraf, if appointed, and Senior Staff - the Operations Team Coordinator 8nd Finance M8nAger leThJ
to look aftei practical mat16rs (including finance).
Members ofthe Church Councll colledively lake the legal respcnsibility forthe management ofthe Church.
All members of the Church Council (including employed staff and volunteer m8mbers} are
appointed by the Church Members. Meeting.
The employed members of 51afl 8re nonnally apwinled on a perm8nenl b?6Is. Elders and
d&aGons (when appoinledl are appoinled for a 4-ygor lemi, with the exception of the Treasurer
who is appointed on an annual basis al Ihe MeM￿rs. Annual Genèral Me8tin9.
The Church CoLbfbciI met essentially mnthly durfng 2023, wilh online aecess madè possible.
Ultim818 8LJlhorily in a Baptist chU￿h is the in-p8rson Members Meeting and 9 meetings of Church
Members were undertak￿, with a decision being 18ken lo allow online participatlon.
A bud9el for the Church's 8Ctivilies Ix p￿pared each year by the Treasurer and approved by Iho Church
Member5, Meeting,
Flnan¢i81 Yevlew
WBC rn8de an overall surplus In 2023 of £22.610 made up ol a loss on urdinary thvrch activitles of
1£33.20118nd a surplus Df the s81e of a manse £55,811. In 2022 there was a surplus in church 8Ctiviti
of £33.293. The Church's opgraling income and expendllure for the year lo 31st December2023 is detai18d
in Ihe Finan¢ial Stsigmenls and associated r)otes on pages 9 10 22.
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R•$&rv8s policy
It is o poliw of the Church Council to seek to malnlain unreslricled cash reserves {after setting aside
funds designated for specific purposes. for example manse provision, buildlng maintenance. sabbalic81,
elc.) Df al least Ihree months of the Church's nomial operating budgel.
Princlpal rl$ks and uncert?Inties
The current economic circumslarbces may limit the ability of mefflbers lo incre8se their giving 8nd will have
an imp6cI on covering increased costs, p8rticulady utililles. WBC has Tewewed ils stsffing structure lo
minlmise costs whllst still effeclively supwrting and strengthen Ihe church community and has lotsked al
options to control and reduce other costs.
Some effacls of Ihe covid pandemic have b•en slow lo dissipate induding levels of room rentals lo
community groups. affecting ￿velS ol income.
WBC has surplus feserves which can be used lo lund any temporary deficil.
Statement of Tru$t¢e$' responslbilitias
The Trustees are responsible for preparing th8 Truslees, Annual Report and thg financial slal8menls in
a¢Gordance with gen8ral applicable law and Unlled Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom
General Accepted AcGounling Pr8cts'oe).
The law applicable lo ¢harilies in England and Wales requires the Trustees lo prepar& fin8llC181
statements for ea¢h financial year which givg a true and fair view of the stale of affairs of the charity end
of the incoming iesources and applicallon of resources of the charity for th81 period. In preparing these
fi￿nGla1 sialemenls, the Trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then appty them consistent
obsetve the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.
make judgments and estimates that ar8 reesonable and prudent.
siale whether applicable accounting standards have been followed. sublecl lo any material
departures disc105ed and expl?ined in the financial stslemenls.
prepare Ihe financial stafemenls on the going con￿rn basi5 unless il is inappropriate to
pre5urne thBt Ihe charity w511 conlinue in busing¥$.
Tha Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accountin9 ieGord5 that dlsclose with reasonable
accuracy al any time the financial position of the charity and enoble Ihem lo ensure Ihal the financial
slalemenls comply wilh Ihe Charilies Act 2011. Ihe Charities (Accounls and Reports) Regulalions 2008
and the provssions ol the trust deed. They are 8180 responsible lor safeguarding 1he assets of the ch8rily
8nd hence for taking reasonable slep5 for Ihe prevention and dele¢lion of Iraud and other Irregularities.
Approved by the member5 of the Churth Council on 31U October 2024.
and sign6d
Alan Tower
Chair of the Church Council
WyciKfe Baptist Church
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Chartty No. 1135617

WYCLIFFE BAPTIST CHURCH
INDEPENOENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WYCLIFFE BAPTIST CHURCH
I report lo the Gharity trustees on my examination of the accounts ol Ihe tharity for the year ended 3181
Decemb9r 2023 whlch are Set out on pages 9 to 22.
R•spKtive respon8ibiliti•s of trustees and examlnor
As Ihe charity's Irustees of Wy¢liffe B8plist Church, you are responsible for the preparation of the awjunls
in accordar)ce wsth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1.the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Wycliffe 8aplisl Church accounts carried out under s6cllon
145 01 the 2011 Act and in carrying out my ex8minalion I have followed all the applicable Direct￿)nS given
by the Charity Commlsslon under sèction 145{SXbl of the Act.
Ind6pondent exarnlnor's statsment
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my allenti¢n in
Connect￿)n with the examination 9iving me cause to believe Ihal in any malerial respecl..
1. a¢eounting records were rtot kepl in resped of Wycliffe Baptist Church as required by
seclion 130 of the Act: or
2. the ac¢ounls do not accord with those r&corfs-. or
3. Ihe accounls do not comply wilh the accounting requirements cpnceming the fom and
content of a¢counts sel Olrt in the Ch8rilies (Acwunts and Reports) Reyulalions 2008
other than any requirgmenl th?1 the acci>unls give a 'lrue and fair view, which is nol a
matter wnsidered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have com8 aGross no other matters in connection with the ex8minBlion lo whlch
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of Ihe accounts lo be
reaGhed.
IA Russell FCA
Just Audit & Assuranca Ltd
37 Market Square
W)'Iney
Oxfordshife
OX28 6RE
Dale..
W￿l)ffe B?pllsl Church
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Wyclrffe Baptist Church
Statement of Flnancial Actlvlties for the year gndod 31 December 2023
Note Unr•strlctod Oeslgnatod Restrict•d Tol#1 2023 ' Total 2022
Incomo and 8nd¢)wments
Donatb)ns. gran￿, and lega¢ie$
Investment In￿Me
472.979
14,740
8,983
112,481
55,811
16.915
489,894 1 551,62Q
14.930
5,972
44.298 i
43,745
139,790
101,250
55.811 1
Income from ¢harit8ble activille$
35.315
27.309
Othgr irwme
Profil on the Sale of Ihe Manse
Total Income and endowmonts
664,994
190
79.539
744,723 1
702,587
2022 Income
566. Y24
213
134.25
702.587
Expenditurg
Expenditure on charitablè aclivilles
Tol81 expènditur•
838.733
83,380 i 722,113
669,294
638,733
3,3801 722.113
669,294
2022 Expgndilwe
557.535
111.759 i
13,841}
669,294
Net Income I lexpendtlurèl
26,261
21610
34293
Transfers betsveen funds
2,533
2,126
14,659)
Net mov•m•nt Sn fund$
28.794
2,316
18.5001
22,61D
33.293
2022 Nef Movement
13.700
7,336
12.257
33,293
R¢eonellialion of Fund#
Total funds brought forward
963.987
139.114
185,899 1,289,000 1.289.000
Totsl fund¥ carfSed forward
18
992.781
141,430
177,399 1,311.610 1.289,000
Comparative ftgure8 for each fund are shcpwn in the notès lo Iho accounts
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Wycliffe Bapt15t Church
Balanc• She•t
31 De¢ember 2023
Not• Unr•8trlct•d D•signat•d R•strlet•d T<rt*l 2023 Total 2022
Tanglblè Fixed A8s•ts
11
3¥2.140
121,t*)o
513.140
988,229
Curr•nt AsSBts
Stock
DebtOTg
12
48.697
1.25D
1.934
51,881
42,427
Bank and Cash
13
568.408
140,180
68,873
777,461
554.733
617.105
141.430
70,807
829,342
597.160
Current LlabllFtles
Creditors". amounts falling due
I￿[hIn one year
Not Curr•nt Assets
14
116,4641
114.$1081 130,8721 | 170.236)
798.470
526,924
600.641
141.430
Creditors.. amounts falling du¢
after rnore Ihan on8 year
Net As¥¢ts
15
1 1226.1531
992.781
141.430
477.399 1.311.610 1.289.000
Charlty Fund8
Reslricled Fijndy
16
56,399
56,399
141.430
64.899 1
139,114
Desiwated FUF￿5
Uwestricled Funds
17
141.430
622.180
6Y2.180
357.500
727.487
Property Resorve
370,601
121.000
491.601
Total Furtd8
18
992.781
141,430
1n,399 1,311,610 1289.000
The note5 Cffl P3ge5 12 to 22 form an inlggTal part of thgs¢ x(>Junts
These financial Statements have been prÈpaT8d in accOr￿ce with the Frtianctal Reporling Stsnd#rd 102.
These a¢o)unts were approved by the TrustÈÈs on Thursday 3rd October 2024 and Bigned on their tehalf_
A Tower
chair
Wydrffe Bapltsl ch￿￿h
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Wycliffe Baptist Church
stalement of Cash Flows for the year ondgd 31 Oe¢•mber 2023
2023
2022
Net cash provided by operating a¢ti¥i:i¢s
{43,96711
58.620
C8sh fyOW5 from investir,g act￿Vill?5..
Purchase of property, plant & equipmeni
Cash flow from sale ol m?nse
Cash fiows f..om linanung act,'vrtie5:
Cash irfilow fr9m nes¥ borrowings
RL'paymenls c>f bDFrt>wings
14,fj751 | 116,5271,
530.811
1239,4411
124.2471::
Changè In cash and ¢ash gqulvalants in th• year
222,725 |
15,847 i
Cash 3t bank and In hand ul start of year
Casli ai bai)k and in hai)d al end ol yL<)r
554.733
777,461
538,686 1
$54,763 1
In¢rease I Idecrèasel in G3sh
222,728
15,847
Reeoncillation ol net cash provided by opeFatlng aGtlYlties
2023
2022
Mo15nccffie I lexp8nTh•ilurèl as per SOFA
Les5 S15rpliis (rom sal¥ gf man.sp
Adjustrnenls for".
Depreci81io
Loan ifiteiesi
IlncrÈa8p.I I docie.a%e in dpl)lors
InGreè$È I Idecre8sel in creditors j6x¢luding loans)
22,610
155.81111
4,764
1,799
10,097 1
10,908
(Q,454)1 122.690},
{16,173}
35.3.,
33.293
Net cash prctvlded by I Iu5td Inl operJtlng actlvltlés
143,g$YI I
$8,620
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
Yèar ended 31 Docgmber 2023
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
o. B051& ol pr8p4ralion
The accoijrls ere prepared Sn aeeordance WiLh (he Charities Stalpment of Recommersded PrkJcliGe, FRS102
and with the Charilies Act 2017.
Wycllffe 88rylist Church 15 Él repislc.red charily. numbor 1135fj17, nice15 the dp.finilton of è piiblic b8nRfil
eniity undtr FRS102 As.8eis ?ntJ liabiliti&s are inilialTy reco¢nised at hislorkal c4)3t or Iransacirfm valtje
Ljnless olherviise staleG IF.. ielevaiil accounting policy notes.
These ?C￿u￿r$ L017$01idaie lh9 firTrancos of Wycliflè Baptist Church. irrludiNG the Warehouse, and Ihe
following associalee organisalions.. Rea(5ing 2Th1 Boys, Brigèoe.. RÈdding 5..: Girls. Brsgaée., Coffe(4 and ¢raft'.
Easi Reading C￿1)uR￿aY Prospects.. Take a 8reak', and Inleriialional FOCLJS. The h.'storic balances for the
Kin¥5 Road English classe5 8re a150 included bul the dasses dt¢ not operale during 2023
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b. Goln9 ¢one•rn
The Trustees constder that there no materlal uncerts￿lIeS about thp chèrlty's ability lo conlinue as a
going COT3cein
c. Income recognitlon
All Incominy resources we inclijded in the Statemenl of Financiul Activities when the ch8Tity is le9ally enlilled
to the income ?ftèr Ény perfomian¢9 ¢ondlllons have teen mel. Ihg amount can be measurèd reliably. and
il is probable th31 incorne wthll be recèived.
d. Donatlons and lega¢i•s
Donations are accounted fof gross when reeelved.
Legades are 3￿nted lor on the earlier of notiftcallon ol an impendino distribution and Ihe lègacy being
fe¢$iv¢d, provlded th31 thelggacy ¢èn be properly quanlrfied.
Investmènt Income
Inv85trnent income B in¢lude(J in the ott¢uThts In the year in which il is receivable.
In¢oming resources from char￿able activitiès
Income Irom charitable activities is indude(I Irh the accounts In the year n wh￿h the 8dvity lake5 place.
g. Othor Incomln9 f*$our¢es
Other income is iA¢luded in the arxounts in the year in wh￿h rt i¥ re¢eivable.
h. Expendlturg recoonltloTr
All expenditure is accounteil for un An accruals b831s, Experidituro is recognised whèrè there is a legal or
¢onsiru¢tive obligation to makè paym8nts to third parties, il tg prOba￿e that settlement wll be required, awKI
the amount ol the obtigalion caft be measured reliably.
Fund ralsing and publl¢lty ¢tssts
The Church does not m8ke formal appeals exiemally for fvnd$. oThJ expenditure on these iterns is Ihetelora
ntsl materlal.
J. Grani$ payabl•
The Church m?kes grarits lo oihfrr organisalions whos¢ ¥hgrilable objects complement ils work. These arg
aceountetd lor in the year in which they are paid, excepl Ihose relatin9 lo spe¢lfic ofl¢rings Dr gifts rettelv8d.
are accounted for whon the glfts are rèceivèd.
k. Supportcosts
Suppori ccsls are those that JSSISt Ihe ¥w)rk ol the Church but do nol dirèdy represent ¢haritablo actfvllies
include property Cosis, induding ul(litles, deanlng and oarel*"ng. and governance co$t. Where support
costs cannot be dirèctly aitributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to expendilurg on
charitable activitie8 on a basis consislenl with the use of resources. Most ol the m•nagemenl 1$ cofiduclèd
withoLA charge by volunteer5. This intangible cost not indUd￿j in Ihe Statement of Financial Acliviues $lnc
there is no measuroble cost to the volunteers lor their service.
Penslon5
The Chyr¢h pays into vafious defined conlribulion penslon $Ch￿e5 lor ils slaff. Cohlribulions are charged
in the profil and loss aGCA)vnls as Ihey becDme payable in accordance with the wlBs of ihe schemes.
m. L¢a$lng
Rentals payable under operating18asw are ch8ryed agalnst Income on a stralghl-llne bask8 0￿r Ihe l¢?se
l•rm.
n. FIX￿ a6s•ts
The main Church wemises at 233 Kinus Rtsad, Reading, together wllh associaied halls and rooms, Bre
included in Ihe balancg sheel al £1 b¥¢ause reliabla cost informal￿Tr is nol availabltr. and valu8lion would
inwr signif￿￿￿* costs whKh would be onerws compared with the additional bertefli gained by the tjser ol
the accounts.
The prorthies al 229 King$ Road, 18 CurnberLgnd Road fThe Warehouse'l and the odloinlng CommuniC?re
building are induded 31 origin81 cost. The CommuniC8re building is shown ès a reslricled 85set 8S Trts use Is
re3lTicied fcrf 8 minimum of 25 year8. Dr whlle o¢cupl¢d by ComnmJnlC8re If lower.
Wydrffe Paptisl Church
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FurnSture and eqvipmenl In the Church premises costing in excess of £2,000 Is indudei% in fixe¢Y assets at
the lower of cosl and ngl realisable value.
Oepreclatlon
Oepre¢13tFon has not been charged on the pioperties owned by the Church. b&e8use In Ihe opinlL)n ol th
Trustees, the residuBI value of the asset is not le85 than the original cost prictr.
Depre￿atIon on other fixed Èssets, including fumilure and fftllngs and office equipmenl ￿ calculated lo WTII
off Ihe cost on a slrai9ht4ine basis over their expected useful lives, al the r818 0120% per annum, or SLJ¢h
other rate a5 Ihe Church decide5 is appropriatè. SlArting the year after pureh3se.
p. Funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use #i the dis¢rel*on of the Trustees In lurtherarre of the general
oblectives of tho charity and whlch not been designated for olher purposes.
Deslgnated fLtnd8 comprk88 UW6Strlcted fund$ Bet •sld8 ty the Truslee5 for particular purposes. Thè 0Sm
and use of èach designated fvnd are sel out in Ihe r)oles lo the financial Statements.
Restri¢ied funds are lo be used in accordance with specrfic reslriclions imposeé by donor5 or which have
been raised by the charity for spec1f￿ purposeg The gnd use CTr1 eaGh rtsstrictod fund are Sel out In the
notès to the financk?I slatement$.
2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Uftrnstilel•d Do51gnat¢d Restrlct•d ', Total 2023 Total 2022
Offerings
402,398
7,373
409.771 1 387.444
Tax rthnd8
Grants ￿eNed
GrÈnls income deferred
Legacie5
68,331
250
245
20.438
68,576
72,575
20.6ea
114,562 1
111,1411 {25.9611
2.000
3,000
2,OLK)
Totsl
472,9Y9
16.915
4B9.894
$51,620
2022 D￿110￿$ & L&gaGies
450,884
700,636
551,620
GroNs received.. Unre$lricted Funds £250 RgOLling Community Donation," Rasfitled lunds (Coffee & Craft) £17.600
Reading Borough Council Hong Kong Grant 8nd £t.858 B&rk$hwe Community Fund - Winter Warmih Grgnt..
{FOodsh8￿) £980 Rotary Club ofReading.
200
3. INVESTMENT INCOME
Unrèstrletèd Designated R¢strl¢t•d Total 2023 Total 2022
Bank Inlere3t
14.740
190
14,930
5,972
Tolol
14.740
190
14.930
5,972
3023 Int6r&si
5.959
13
5,972
Wydiffe Bapltsl Church
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4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
U￿r￿l[l¢t￿￿ Design•tqd Restri¢led Total 2023 1 Total 2022
on.site activitiès
Weekend Away
Tii?s and camps
4,219
35,315
39.534 ,'
38.127
4,764
4.764
5,618
Total
8,983
38,31 S
44.398
43,74S
2022 Incomg
10.031
33.714
43,745
S. OTHER INCOME
VTrrtstrld•d D•glgnal•d R•strict•d Tolal 2023 i Tolal 2022
Use of Premi50S
Flat rents
Other Income
63,133
40,490
8.858
63,133 1
40.490 1
36.167 1
40,250 1
53,348 1
7.652
27,309
Tot81
112.481
27.309
139,790
101,250
2022 Incomo
101,250
707,25
Profft on Sale ￿ Manse
Gro55 Profit
Expenses
80.000
124,1891
80,000 1
124.189).
Tolwl
65,811
55A11
2022 Income
6. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTNMES
Unr•tstrlct•d Dgslgnat•d Rntrlct•d | Total 2023
245.0321 220,750
87.163
121.764
283.118
201.819
Total 2022
Ministry
Local mission
Establlshmenl
Weekend Awdy
231,572
21.828
263.062
13.460 1
.335 ',
54
Governanc• Costs
Grants Payable {see Note 7)
2,(100
120,271
600,
3.031
2,600 1
2.100
124.202
116,261 1
722.113 i 669,294
TolJl
638,733
83.380
2022 Experjditu
557,535
111,759
669,2g4
Wycliffe Baptist Church
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7. GRAMTS PAYABLE
Unr•strlcted D•signatod Rtstrlcted Total 2023 Total 2022
In respect of speeiflc Indivlduals supported
by WBC
WEC Internallon￿l
WyclSffe Brble Translalor5
Inlerservè.
Ff*nds lftlernationav
iNet4
Rlstrn9 Brook 4
Other payments lo specwic missionarie5
10.340
18.121
9,306
8.053
25.028
3.102
12.728
10,340
18,121
9,306
8,D53
25,028
3.102
14,844
14,609
15,99a
9,857
70.312
21,656 1
6,648
6,890
2,116
In resp8¢t of vlher organlsatlons supportgfl
by WBC
Communicare
BUGB Home Missicn Fund
ReadiThJ Schools Worker
UCCF
Yeldall kfjar￿r
RE Inspired
ReadSng Streot Pastors
Friend5 International
Ukrain• Reliel
Afghanistsn Crisis Appeal
Hope Cc>unsdllng
Tearfund Chrislmas Offering
F8￿h CG Chrislmas Offering
Prokin Orphanage
Olh¢r ch8rilabl8 gift5
S,￿)0
7,664
3.000
2.000
6,500
4,000
5.500
7,684
2.000
2.000
6,500
4.OQCS
500
1.5001
5,500
7,685
3.000
1,500
5.500
3.500
500
1.000
447
1,500
1.385
1.365
484 |
97
750
2.524
3,274 1
Total
120.271
3,931
124.202
116,261
2022 Gran1$ Payable
112.494
3.767
116.261
8. NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR
Net Income lor the year Is slated after charging1{credliln9)'.
2023
2022
Indep&ndeni examin*"on Fee
2.600
2,700
Wyclrffe Baplisi Church
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g. STAFF COSTS ANO TRu￿EEs EXPENSES
2023
2022
Salarie3
Scrial Security costs
Pension costs
Othw staff cosis
324,798
21.020
12,750
369,
17,744 1
15,595 1
824
Total
358,937
319.170
The average number of peoplts employed at any lirne during Ihe year wat 1912022.. 191.
No ernployee recelved ernoluments in excess of £60,000 the yeat12022.. Non•).
Three trustees WÈ￿ employees of thtt ¢lKJrch In 2023 - Paul Lapworth as Lead Pa51or. J8¢kie Mann as A550c*ate
Pastor and Jane Fwrnworth as Chililren's, Youth and Families Pastor. Their employmènt costs lor these roles are
shown In the lable below..
Salary
Employ•r P¢nslon
Costs .
Total | 2022 Total
rs
Employ90$
Paul Lapworth
Jane Farnworth
51,062
3.913
43,048 -1-
Jackie Mann
36,925
706
126.290
133.420
No sum5 were reTmbursed to the Trust$è$ fof thelr work 88 Trustees12022'. £NIII.
Tho Church pays pension ¢ontrlbutSons inlo variou5 defined conlribulions sehemes for Its slaff. In PAlditlon. for one of
ts Mlnlslers, payment is mad¢ to the Baptisl Mtrnlsiers Penslon Trusl Limited, whlch 15 a final 581?ry delined benefit
scheme, whth is nol contra¢l¢d oul of the Statè sècond pension. The schemè is a multi-employer scheme. and it is
not P05sibl¢ t¢ identity the assets and liabllit*s of the scherne whtrh are Bltributable lo th¢ Church. In accordance
with FRS17 Iheielore. Ihe scheme ss accounted lor as a d￿Ined contribution s¢herne. Further inlormatN)n on t
88plis1 Penslon Scheme can be found in nole 20.
10. OPERATING LEASES
Al 31 December 2023. th& Church had lolal ¢ommilmènls under nor￿anCelIable operating lea5e3 es fc41ows.'
Other
A lease for an office photor￿p￿T for 63 months from February 2022.
Land a Buildings
Other
Total
Withln 1 year
Withln 2-5 year5
8T3
2,181
872
2.181
Total
3.054
3.054
2022 Opgratwg Lease Cgsls
3.926
3.926
Wy¢lKfe 8aplist Church
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11.TANGIBLEFIXED ASSETS
Unrestrlcted
Restrict
Church a 229 Kings Rd Equipment CommLtni.
associatod Warehouse
Carè
rooms
& Mans
building
Boys,
Brloade
minlbus
Total
Cosl
1 January 2023
Addiliofts
0￿pOs3]S
31 Dec8rnbBr 2023
845.600
68,fj63
4,675
121.000
14,094
1.049.358
4,675
475,000
579,033
475,000
370,600
73,338
121,000
14.094
Oeprgcialion
1 January 2023
Charge
Disposals
31 December 2023
Net book value
47,035
4.764
14,094
81.129
4.764
51,799
14.094
65,893
31 Decèmber 2023
370.600
21,539 | 121,OOQ
21.628
121,000
513,140
310èc•Thber 2022
845.600
988.229
The main Chufch premise5 and asSts¢ltted halls and Tooms al 233 Kings Road (including the Kings Room and the
Wycliffe Room) are showrt at £1 bpcause reliable cost Informalion is noi av8ilabl¢, and valuation would incur
siwil￿aTrI eosl which would be one¥ous compared with the addilional benefrt gained by Ihe user olthe accounts. 229
Killgs Road and la Cumberland Road ar¢ Induded at their purchase cost in 1998 and 199fj, respectively.
In 2(X>5, The Communicare Trust (Reading). an independent chzrity. oblain8d a European Unbn 9rant lo construct
a buildin9 for 113 charit8ble purpose5 on land by the Church. Under the temis ol the grant, WBC own5 the
bu￿dIng but 15 requireé to let it kn ComrnLJAiC*e lor a minimum of 7 years wilh annual exlensions the￿after al
CommuniC8re's option foi as long as It is not in breach ol the agreemenL WBC mey have pre4rranged occaslonal
use. For 25 years. use mu6t rot ¢ompri88 activities that are of a political or an exdusEvèly relKJlous nature. Th8
building is S￿)w￿ as a restricted asset èt its e51imaled cost.
Sirt¢ conslwclion and Kurchase. the Kings Room and the Warehouse have undergone significant refurbishmenl.
With ihe exception ol some elements of equipmenl expenditure which have been separately Identified above, Ihe
rem•ning c051s have been expensed In the year the expelltlilure was inCU￿ed.
Equipmènt iLlentified in respect of rtlurbishment exp8ndituie is now fully depre¢iated.
All of the ffixed assets arè u$Ed lor dhect charlable pvrpo585.
The inSU￿d value of Ihe Church's F*operty is
ChU￿h Buildings £4.214.$92, 229 Kin9s Road £809,644 The
Warehouse £1,930,032, comffluniCa￿ b¢2lding £345,094.
12. OE8TORS
2023
2022
Prepaymenis
Debtors
Accrued Income
20.293
31.086
502
13.751
28,676
Total
61,881
42,427
WycWe B8plis1 Church
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13. BANK AND CASH 8ALANCES
2023
2022
Wyclrffe ￿p1￿$t Church accounts and cash
Associ8led organ￿allon accounts and cash
739.175
36,286 1
SOS,584 |
49.149
Totsl
777.461
554,733
14. CREDITORS: AMOUNT5 FALLING DUE HIN ONE YEAR
2023
2022
Creditors AcLruals
Loans frorn CknJrch members
Baplist Union Corporation
Tax and NIC
Independent Examinalion Fee
Dglerred Income
11.501
14.483
10.000
13.191
4.801
1.800
25,961
70.236
6,230
2,000
Total
30W72
14a. DEFERRED INCOIAE
2023
2022
Deferred Ir￿rne al 1 January
Crediled lo Irwmg in year
Resources dderred In year
25.961
125.g61)
11.141
25.961
D•f*rred In¢om• at 31 Decernber
11.141
25,961
IS. CREDITORS: AAqOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER ONe YEAR
2023
20Z2
8Èptist Union CorporalK¢n1Sater ihan l year and rwjt laler than 5 ye*&}
57.174
Baptist Union Corporation (Lqtef than 5 years)
0 1 168.979
Total
226,1S3
WycliNe 8oplisi Church
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16. RESTRIGTEO FUNDS
1 Jan 2023 Incomlng Resources Trnnsfers 131 Dec 2023
re8ourc•8 •xpended
As$￿￿31ert organl$8tsons
Youth and K¢ds Camp
Foodshare
l#rdship Fund
Budding & 8quipmenl fund
WBC specif￿ GNing
AV Funds
Property reS8￿e
23,313
11,514
20,671
8.464
937
56.320
14.964
1,844
1,315
52,767
13.080
12,140
1.463
303
27,169
13,399
5,413
8,316
937
14,9821,
3,931
1.165
3,931
1,165
121,Ch)O
121,IXXI
Total
185,899
79.539
83J80
14,fj59}
17Y,399
The Ass¢xi8led organisattons represenl ihe WmbIn￿ amounis in respect of RoaLlin9 2M Boys. Brigade., Reading
51h Gills, Brigade,. Coffee ond Craft.. E8St Reading Causeway Prospects., Take a Break,. Kings Ro8(J Eryllsh
Classes Iwhth d#1 not operate in 20231., and Inlernalional Focus.
Ywth and Klds camp Indudès the In¢ome and cosls for thes8 aclivllles.
Foodshartt includes grants and donations received ¥nd the runnlng costs of dlstributing surplus tood t¢ Ihose In
Thè Hards1￿￿ Fund ineludes donatt'or6 re¢eived to promde support during Ihe COVID pandemi
Thè bulding & equipmenl fvnd repre$ents a specific don81ion lor a partiutlar property Proiecl.
The Gifts o15pecifit cause5 fLJnd reprès&nts #mounts reeeiveLI lor the benefit of missionaries supporte(I by the
Church or specific appeals inclu(Jing the Chri5trna8 Day oflerings.
The Property reserve lund represents thè eA)sl of the Communicère building which has reBtrithed y$agè for 25
years or while oecijpied by CommuniCaTe. whi¢hev¢r is longer.
All restricted lunds we rnade up ol current assets except for Ihe Property reseThe mtnibus which is $ fixed as$¢l.
17. DESIGNATED FUNDS
1 Jan 2023 Incoming Resources Transfers .31 DB¢ 2023
resou￿8$
expend
Building & equitNnenl lund
Mission furmds
Sabbatical & Intern fund
Refurbishment & Bulding reserve
50,000
35,985
23.009
30.120
50.000
38,301
23.009
30.120
2.128
Total
139,114
2.126
141,430
The txFlldinp and equipment fund represents sum5 aside for the I¢￿￿.terM mainlenancè ol the Church buildings.
The mission lund r*prese*)ts amounts sel 85￿Et0 support members in low and EhDrt- term MISSM￿ and training ftsr
ml$slon.
The sabbatical 8 Intern fund repTÈsentg 8mounts sel aside to fund ￿$torS. sabb8llcAI projects. Including coverwhl
Ihey are abseni and to provxle fund$ I￿ the appoinlmenl of an ￿ter￿.
The refurbishmenl reserve lund represents amounts sÈt 8sidè lewards a lutiire fefurbL%hment and othlil(ons to the
Church's t￿li1￿4n98.
ASI design3te(I luncls are made up of ¢urrent assets.
Wydiffe Bapli31 Church
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18. ANALYSIS OF FUNOS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2023
Unr06trlGtgd De¥lgnated Reslrict8d
2023
2022
Unrestrfcted r85eTves
Youth and Kids Carnp
Foodsh8re
Hardship
Associated or9anisations
Building & equipment lund
Missipn funds
Sabbatical & new staff fund
R¢furblshm¢nt 1oseNe
AV Funds
Refuthi$hmenl fund
Mansè fund
Gifts for spedfic causes
Total ox¢ludlng preml$e¥
022,180
622,180
13.398
5.413
8,317
27,169
50,937
38,301
23,009
30.120
1,165
357.5LXI
11,514
20.671 j
8.464
23,313
50.937
35,985
23,009
30,120
13,398
S,413
8,317
27.169
937
50,0Th)
38.301
23.009
30.120
1.165
622,180
141,430
56.399 ,
B20,009
561,513
Propgrty reserve
370.fJ01
121,000
491,601
727.487 |
Total funds
992,781
141.430
177.399 | 1,311,610
1,289.000 1
Th8 PTOPBrty reserve KeprèseTrl$ the purchase c05t of the Church's bu*d￿￿$18s8 the amounts oulSlandin9 on loans
to buy them.
19. RELATED CHAR ￿lEs AND TRUSTEE RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The custcdian Truslèe of the Church is thè Baptist Union C(xpDration Lirnitgd {chaAty number 2496351, which
control￿￿ by the BApiist Unlon Councll. The Church Is 8lso a member of the 8aptisi Union of Great Britsin, 2nd the
Southern Counties Baptlst Association.
Thè Church made donations to th8 Baptist unl￿ Home Mi5SKJn Scheme as sel out in note 7.
The Ch￿￿￿ pald employment ¢osts of £3,576 to L Lapworth, related party lo • Irustee12022 NIII
The Church made grants of £1,381 to YWAM for the support of L Lapworth, related paty lo a Irusiee12022 NIII
The Church made gran15 91 £8,053 to Fr4end5 Internaiional for the $upporl ol A Tower a Iru5teè.
Trustees and theif related p3rt583 ¢Jon81ed a totsl of £63,01412022 - £45,862) to tho Church during Ihe year whilst
appoinl8d as Iruslees.
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20. BAPTIST PENSION SCHEME
The Church is a participallng employer the Bspli$t P¢nslon Scheme I'lhe Scheme.). which 15 s sepBrale legal
entily adnFinislered by the Pension Trustee IB3plist Pensiors Trusl Limitedl. The assets of the Scheme are
held separately from Ih05e of the Employer and th8 olher partlcipatlng employws.
The Scheme, prevlou51y known as Ihe Bapb'st Msni51ers' Pension Fund, started in 1925, bul w (4osed 10
future accrual of defined benefils on 310ecember 2011. Prlor lo thls dale the main benefit provided through
the Defined Benefit ID81 Plan was a pension of one eighiielh of final minimum pensionable income for each
year of pensiDnable 5erv¥ce together wilh addilional penslon in respect of wemlums paiL1 on Pe￿lon3bl8
Income In excess ol Minimum Penslonablg Income.
Frorn January 2012, pensron provlsion Is beiro made through the Defined Contribution (DCI Plan wilhift tho
Scheme. In general. members pay 8% of Iheir Pensionable In¢orne and employers pay 6% of members.
P¢iibionable In¢ome inlo individual pension accout)15. vthlch are opersieo 8nd managed on behalf of
Pension Truste6 by Broadstone c￿porate Benefrts Ltd. In ad%Jilion. the ern￿Oy8r pays a lunher 4% of
PotTr51onable In¢ome 10 cover Death in Service 8enefils, administralion costs, and an 85$0ciald insurtsn¢e
policy whiGh PTovide5 inGofflp protection for Scheme member5 rf Ihey are unatrle to work (Jue to loryterm
intapacity. This Income proiection ￿lICY has been insured by the 8apti51 Union of Gre3t Britsin With Aviva
Litnited. Imembers ol th¢ Ba$lc SectKJn pay reduced contributions 015% of Pensionable Incorne, and Iheir
èrnploytrs also pay 8 total of 5%.]
The Schem? is consmjgred lo be a mulli.emplDyer scheme a5 tlescribed in Seclion 28 of FRS 102. Bef2USe rt
nol ￿$S{bEe io attribute Ihe Scheme's asseis and Ilabilit￿$ lo specrfr emtAoyèrs. the seheme is accoLbnted
for 8$ il the S¢heme were o defined contribution scheme.
The Minlslers and some mèmbers ol the chvrch staff are eligible to join the kheme.
Actuarial valuatlon os at 31 0ècemb•r 2019
A formal valu81ion of the DB Plan as al 31 December 2010 was conducted by 8 piofessionally quanfied
A¢lu4ry usin9 ihe Prtsjecled Unil Method. Al the valuation date the market value ol the D8 Plan asse15 Wds
£298 million, whi151 the levèl ol assets rbeeded to pay benefits was £316m, gNing a deflcil of £18m
leoulvglent 10 a past $ervlce fundlng level of 94%). The Church 8nd the olher participating employefs in Ihe
D8 Plan 3re colleclively resp￿91ble foT fvnding this deficit
key financkal assum￿lOn$ undertytng Iht valuation wert as follows=
Type ol •ssumption
RPI prSce infiation assumption
CPI pri￿ infialion assumption
Minimum Pensk•nable Income incieastrs A4lv$imen¢ (above CPI)
Pre-retlfemenl assumed inve5trnent relurns (gilt yield plus 1.75Qh pa)
Post ￿tIrement assumed inveslrneni returns (including benefits
matched by the insurance poI￿y) (gill yi8ld plus 0.5SI
M1nirnum Pensionable Income incr8Èsès (CPI plus 0.5%)
Delerred pension IncTe8ses
- Pre-April 2009
°hpa
3.20
2.70
2.95
1.70
3.20
3.20
Posi April ?D09
Pon5Dn tncreases
88sed on CPI with 8n anr5u¥I fjooi ol and annual oap 015%
2.scs
2.70
Mort81ity Is assumed in accordance wilh 80°1• ol the S3NA stand8rd mortality lable. Future improvemenls
projected from 2013 in line with Ihe'CMI 2019- projectlon wllh a Iono-tèm) rdt• of Improvemenl o11.75°h
p.a. lor males and 1.5% p.a. lor femgles wilh the eore srnoothlng parameter and with additional initial
niortality improvemeN factor A-O.S%.
The n&xl actuarial valualion of the DB Plon wlthin th¥ S¢heme will Commen￿ in 2023 to refflect Ihe posltbn
as at 31 De¢emb8r 2022
RBc(wery Plan
In addition lo the conlritAJlions lo Ihe DC Plan Set ou¢ above, where 8 ¥8lu*lon of the DB P18n reveal$ a
Wycirffe Baptist Church
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def￿[¢ the Truslee and the Council agree ￿ 8 rate of deficiew conlrlbLrtw)ns from churches and Dther
¢mpltsyers involved in the DB Plan. Followng the 2D19 valuation a Recovery Pfan wa5 signed In September
2020 under which deficiency contribvtions are payable unlil June 2026. These conlribullons were broadly
based on each employert$ membership al 31 Oecember 2014 aThJ increase annuajjy In Ilne with I￿rease$ lo
Minimum Ponsionable Income Bs defined in Ihe Ru￿s.
On 30th Jyne 2022. the 8aptlsl Penslon Scheme 51gned an agreemerd wlth the instjrance company Just Group
I'Just"I to secure DB Plan members, penslon benefils. Jusl a￿ now providing financial backlng for all
pensions provi(J¢d through the Sche￿9.5 D8 Plan 8nd fdlowing this Iransaclion, the Schemè rx) Iongpr h85 8
shortfall. An upd2ied Recovery plall was then $19nÈd in AugilSI 2022 undèr which rettjvèry eontribultons Irorn
eo¢h participating cmployer in Ihe DB Plan r¢dy¢ed lo £1 per month from hAJgust 2022.
2023
2022
Defineil Contribution ￿an.
CutrBri4 perio(I contributions
Multi*mployer dèfinÈd bÈnefit plan=
Deficiency contrii?uiion in respe¢1 of pr￿r seNiee pertrod
6,142
7.244
.&Ky
Total
6.154
9,823
Wydiffe 88plisl Churth
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