**Bible Pattern Church Shaw Road, BLACKPOOL FY1 6HA** 

**ANNUAL REPORT 2021** 



**1 REFERENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

- a BIBLE PATTERN CHURCH 

- b Charity Reg No 1138218 

- c Shaw Road, BLACKPOOL FY1 6HA 

- d Trustees: Mr M Clayton 

   - Mr T Goodall 

   - Mr A MacLeod 

   - Mr P Stevens 

## **2 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT** 

- a We are a self-governing church which operates under a Trust Deed dated 30/11/82. 

- b Trustees are retained as long as they are willing and able to serve in this capacity. If a Trustee wishes to resign from that office, or leaves the Church, a new Trustee would be appointed from the regular Church Membership. 

- c Decisions on the day to day running of the Church, expenditure of funds and so on is normally overseen by the Leadership Team with the approval of the Voting Membership of the Church at regular Church Business Meetings. However, with Covid restrictions, we have been unable to have Church Member meetings, so the Diaconate and Trustees have met together where necessary. 

## **3 FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

Income received is spent on normal running costs for a Church and is set out in detail in our Annual Accounts which are attached.  During 2021, We made a net loss  of  £2,548. 

At the end of 2021 there was approximately £4,492 in our HSBC account for running costs and a further £36,048 in a building society account for future repairs/renewals to the Church property. 

We support financially, through various UK based charities, several orphanages and missions worldwide and also purchase gospel literature for free distribution locally. 

## **4 OJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES** 

Since the end of the Covid Pandemic rules, we have held one service a week on Sunday mornings .  We were also able to resume Sunday School. 

We have provided pastoral care for Church Members and those who, through illness, have been unable to attend.  Also, financial support for those in need. 

We have conducted outreach work in the local area to encourage those with no Church affiliation to join us, and we have supported various missions as stated above. 

Angus MacLeod Church Elder & Trustee Signed: ……………………………   Date:  ………………... 



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||ForTheyearEnd|ed 31 December20|21||
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|||2021<br>€t||2020<br>It|
|lncome|||||
|Offerings<br>Gifts|||28,285<br>6,810|25,232<br>4,980|
|GiftAidTax Refunded|||5,256|6,149|
||||40,351|36,361|
|Other lncome|||||
|Building Soc. lnterest||23||282|
||||23|282|
||||40,374|36,643|
|Less Expenses|||||
|Rent||2,700||2,700|
|Heat, Light &Power||1,962||1,640|
|Repairs & Renewals<br>VisitingSpeakers<br>Missions|e|11,208<br>1,930<br>16,379||779<br>960<br>20,088|
|Sick and\eedy<br>Cleaning including wages<br>SundaySchool||1,208<br>2,347<br>453||3,311<br>2,052<br>449|
|Catering<br>Postage &Stationery||21<br>253||105<br>469|
|General lnsurance||2,957||2,957|
|Sundry Expenses<br>AccountancyFees||622<br>882||526,<br>870|
||||42,922|36,906|
|NetLossfortheyear|||(2,548)|(263)|
|RetainedSurplusBroughtFonrard|||46,566|46,829|
||||44,018|_aa,t*|
|RepresentedBy|||||
|Prepaid lnsurance<br>BankCurrentAccount|||3,476<br>4,492|2,957<br>7,593|
|Nationwide BuildingSociety|||36,048|36,026|
||||44,016|46,566|





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