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| 1 | Vacant | Minister | Church | Meeting | ||||||
| 2 | Melvyn | Finerty | Treasurer & Safeguarding |
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| 3 | Linda Nichols | Ditto | ||||||||
| 4 | Geoffrey Dunne | Ditto | ||||||||
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| Names | ofthe trustees for the | charity, | ifany, (for example, any custodian | trustees) | ||||||
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| The Baptist Union | Corporation | Ltd | ||||||||
| Baptist | House, 129Broadway, | Didcot, | ||||||||
| Oxon, | OX11 8RT |
| Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional information) |
Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional information) |
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| T eofadviser Name |
Address |
| Independent Examiner Clive |
Ellis 77 Cassiobury Park Avenue, WD18 7LD |
| Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members (Optional information) |
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| Description ofthe charity's trusts | |
| Type of governing document |
Constitution (Approved Governing Document) |
| How the charity is constituted | Trust |
| Trustee selection methods | Trustees are elected by the Church Members' Meeting; with the exception |
| ofthe Minister, each Trustee's term of office is ofthree years duration. | |
| Additional governance issues (Optional information) |
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| You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: |
The church was granted separate charitable status on 22"' February 2011.All ofthe above-named Trustees are in possession ofthe Charity Commission guidance leaflet CC3 "What Trustees Need To Know". |
| ~ policies and procedures adopted for the induction and |
The charity is a member church ofthe Baptist Union ofGreat Britain and |
| training oftrustees; |
its local division, the Central Baptist Association. It is affiliated to the UK |
| a the charity's organisational structure and any wider |
Evangelical Alliance. It is also part ofan inter- denominational "Christians Across Watford" group which co-ordinates town-wide activities. |
| network with which the charity works; ~ relationship with any related parties; |
The Trustees meet on a monthly basis to review and discuss various governance issues, e.g.:financial administration; facilities &property management; children's & youth work. Finance and Facilities teams, accountable to the Trustees, also exist to manage day-to-day aspects of |
| ~ trustees' consideration of |
these functions. |
| major risks and the system | |
| and procedures to manage |
Children's and Vulnerable Adults Safeguarding Representatives are (re)- |
| them. | appointed annually at the Church AGM each November. Trustees actively |
| undertake Safeguarding training to maintain appropriate oversight. |
| The Charity is governed by an Approved Governing Document which |
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| states that its principal purpose is the advancement ofthe Christian faith |
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| Summary ofthe objects charity set out in its governing document |
ofthe | according to the principles ofthe Baptist denomination; to include the advancement ofeducation, community service and such other general charitable purposes in such parts ofthe United Kingdom and the world the Church shall determine. The Church occupies premises which are |
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| held by the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd, on Trusts which are entirely |
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| compatible with the above object. |
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| In order to achieve the principal objective, which is set out above, the |
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| church provides a variety ofactivities both to its membership and to the |
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| community generally. The aim is to show the love ofJesus Christ in both |
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| word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him as |
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| living Lord. | ||||||
| Central to the work and witness ofthe church is the provision ofa regular |
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| public service of Christian worship, taking place each Sunday morning |
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| 10.00a.m. A separate children's programme is provided during this |
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| service. The church seeks to be a friendly and welcoming community, |
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| where all are free to attend these services. |
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| We have also continued with alternative style church services these |
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| include Messy Church and Jimmy's Cafe; both are aimed at the local |
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| Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within |
community for whom a "traditional" Sunday church service might not appeal. Messy Church is a eral-based form ofchurch service and Jimmy's Cafe is a cafe styled service reaching out to another section of our local community. Further we have introduced on Sunday afternoons |
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| this section | the statutory | once a month, Film Club. |
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| declaration | that trustees | have | ||||
| had regard | to the guidance | The church also runs a series of midweek small groups in individuals' |
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| issued by | the Charity | homes for the growth of faith and discipleship, most groups meeting on |
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| Commission | on public | fortnightly basis. These provide a basis for pastoral care ofthe individuals |
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| benefit) | who attend. | |||||
| The church runs a Toddler Group which meets in the Church Hall on |
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| Monday & Friday mornings; with the purpose ofassisting the community |
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| and demonstrating the love ofJesus Christ. The church runs a fortnightly |
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| craft group on Wednesday Evenings. |
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| Please note: - All ofthe above activities have been affected by the | ||||||
| COVID-19. As a church we have managed some services either, in the |
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| church hall or at the church, having made both premises COVID-19 |
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| secure. However, as restrictions have developed through the year, most |
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| ofthe activities are now undertaken via the internet on Zoom. |
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| We have invited many guest ministers to provide us with a service as we |
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| are currently without a full-time minister, either in person or via Zoom. |
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| Summary | of | the main | |
| achievements ofthe charity during the year |
As a leadership team, we meet once a month, firstly to consider the programme ofevents, update us on financial matters, then consider any |
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| facility matters and also respond to any ongoing matters. |
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| Our church membership has fallen slightly from 25 members to 23.This |
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| is a result oftwo members leaving during the year. The treasurer reported that total receipts for the year atf70.2K with a deficit ofE7.8K, |
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| this was due to two items not included in our original budget. One was |
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| the purchase ofa new projector for the church which was approximately |
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| F7k and the other was f2k given to, one ofthe local charities we support, | |||
| New Hope, to help their work through the first lockdown period. |
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| We have continued to engage with our mission partners, some ofwhom |
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| have visited us during the year to update us on their work. We have also | |||
| taken a review ofour partners and seen fit to revise the list according to |
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| need and included a new locally focused resource within our community. | |||
| Also, we have added one-off donations for specific needs. |
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| We continue with our close relationships with other churches in Watford |
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| to promote the Christian faith across our town. We also continue with a |
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| pulpit exchange. | |||
| Toddler Group, which meets on Monday 8 Friday mornings, is a place |
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| where the world comes into our church twice a week! Many who come | |||
| along are a long way from their families across the world. The sessions | |||
| are a buzz ofactivity, with the opportunity to build relationships. Following |
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| Jesus' example ofcoming to people, we are able to support people in |
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| their difficulties and thus earn the right to move on to matters offaith. |
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| Ruth reiterated this message —we could be Jesus to people by serving |
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| them. The multicultural and multilingual integration at Toddlers had been |
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| recognised, described by one attender as "like heaven on earth. |
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| In terms of our facilities, the main items to report for the past year are as | |||
| follows: As part ofthe Baptist Insurance requirements early in the year |
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| fire safety surveys were carried out for the church and hall„with their | |||
| recommendations being implemented. |
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| As much as possible routine maintenance tasks have been continued |
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| throughout the year despite the obvious impacts that COVID-19 has |
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| caused. | |||
| Following approval at the church meeting earlier this year a new projector |
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| for the church was purchased. Also; work on renewing our telephone and |
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| broadband agreement with BTwas completed. |
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| A large amount ofspecialist work was carried out to navigate us through |
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| the safety regulations in order to make the church and hall buildings |
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| ready and COVID-19 secure, as required by the evolving regulations |
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| introduced throughout the year. Sothat we will be able to resume |
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| physical services when restrictions permitted. |
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| During this coming financial year, the amount and type offacilities work |
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| that will be undertaking will inevitable be influenced to a large degree by |
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| COVID-19 and the restrictions. |
| Briefstatement ofthe |
Briefstatement ofthe |
Briefstatement ofthe |
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The church aims to maintain sufficient reserves to enable us to meet |
our |
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| charity's policy on reserves |
essential expenses for at least six months, together with consideration |
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| over any ongoing pension deficit liabilities, large scale facilities items, |
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| together with a general contingency fund for unseen expenditure. |
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| Details ofany funds in deficit |
materially | None | |||
| Further financial review details |
(Optional information) |
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| You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: ~ the charity's principal |
The church continues to raise funds which it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and congregation. It is not our policy to raise funds via wider public appeal. |
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| sources offunds (including | The most significant expenses are the salary ofa Minister, who leads and |
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| any fundraising); | co-ordinates the church's activities including the Sunday Services and in |
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| ~ | how expenditure has supported the key objectives ofthe charity; |
mid-week; to provide pastoral care for the congregation and other people; and to equip and encourage the membership in their life, Christian witness and service. |
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| ~ | investment policy |
and | The church expressed its part in the life ofthe wider church by making |
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| objectives including | any | donations to local, national and international Christian organisations |
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| ethical investment | policy | societies with aims and objectives compatible with the church's own |
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| adopted. | charitable purpose. |
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| The church is heavily dependent on its membership working as |
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| volunteers in all aspects ofthe church's activities, many ofwhich run |
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| little or no impact on the church's expenditure, but nevertheless |
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| contribute substantially to the achievement ofthe church's objectives. |
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| The financial results for the year, together with a summary ofthe |
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| accounting policies adopted are set out in the accompanying financial |
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| statements. | |||||
| The Trustees are satisfied that they have sufficient reserves at the | |||||
| Balance Sheet date, together with ongoing income anticipated, to enable |
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| the church to function effectively during the forthcoming year. |
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| The trustees declare | that they | have approved the trustees' report above. |
| GENERAL RECEIPTS&PAYMENTS ACCOUNT | ||
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| NOTE | 2020 | 2019 |
| RECEIPTSB | ||
| WEEKLY OFFERINGS | 32,500.39 | 43,103.06 |
| PAYMENTS IN LIEU | 12,599.17 | 17,062.77 |
| GIFTS | 378.70 | 383.10 |
| INVESTMENT INCOME | 353.98 | 409.56 |
| RENT (CHURCH, HALL ILMANSE) | 8,230.00 | 14,010.00 |
| RAISED FOR OTHER CAUSES | 16,196.88 | 14,678.88 |
| 70,259.12 | 89,647.37 | |
| PAYMENTS: | ||
| MINISTRY | 33,162.88 | 29,075.37 |
| MISSION | 27,423.84 | 18,216.86 |
| UPKEEP OF CHURCH | 12,088.43 | 9,508.97 |
| AD04INISTRATION | 5,367.00 | 5,589A6 |
| 78,042.15 | 62,390.66 | |
| SURPLUS /-DEFICIT FORTHE YEAR | -7,783.03 | 27,256.71 |
| BALANCE BROUGHTFORWARD | 95,011.23 | 95,004.52 |
| TRANSFER TO RESERVE FUND | 27,250.00 | |
| BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD | 87,228.20 | 95,011.23 |
| RESERVE RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT | ||
| NOTE | 2020 | 2019 |
| RECEBITS | ||
| OTHER RECEIPTS | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| PAYMENTS: | ||
| OTHER PAYMENTS | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SURPLUS /-DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR | 0.00 | O.BO |
| BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD | 129,M3.53 | 102,593.53 |
| TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND | 0.00 | 27,250.00 |
| BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD | 129,843.53 | 129,843.53 |
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIESAS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER2020 | ||
| 2020 | 2019 | |
| ASSETS; | ||
| BANK AND OTHER CASH BAlANCES | 217,071.73 | 224JI54.76 |
| REPRESENTING BALANCES ON THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS: | ||
| GENERALACCOUNT | 87,228.20 | 95,011.23 |
| RESERVE ACCOUNT | 129,843.53 | 129,843.53 |
| 217,071.73 | 224,854.76 |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||
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| 1.THESEACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN | 7.ADMINISHIATION | |||||||||||
| PREPARE0ON A RECEIPTS Ik PAYMENTS | PRINTING IkSTATIONERY | 252.02 | ||||||||||
| BASISAND ACCORD WITH THE5.133 | TELEPHONE AND POSTAGE | 1,305A6 | 1,512.22 | |||||||||
| CHARITIES ACT2011 | ADVERTISING | |||||||||||
| SUBSCRIPTIONS | ||||||||||||
| 2.INVESTMENT INCOME | OTHER | 3,996.60 | 3,825.22 | |||||||||
| BANK INTEREST | 353.98 | 409.56 | LOAN | |||||||||
| 5,367.00 | 5,58946 | |||||||||||
| 3.OTHER CAUSES | RAISED | GIVEN | RAISEO | GIVEN | ||||||||
| CENTRAL BAPTISTASSOC. | 2,100.00 | 2,100.00 | 2,100.00 | 2,100.00 | ||||||||
| HOME MISSION/BMS | 2,100.00 | 2,100.00 | 2,100.00 | 2,100.00 | IL RESERVE RECEIPTS | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| SPORTS CHAPIAINCY | UK | 1299.96 | 1899.96 | 1,299.96 | 1,299.96 | |||||||
| MARILYN BAKER | 1,299.96 | 1,299.96 | 1899.96 | 1,299.96 | ||||||||
| IFES | 600.00 | 600.00 | 600.00 | 600.00 | ||||||||
| TORCH TRUST | 999.96 | 999.96 | 999.96 | 999.96 | 9.RESERVE PAYMENTS | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| WATFORD SCHOOLS TRUST | 1,320.00 | 1,320.00 | 1,300.00 | 1,300.00 | ||||||||
| UR6AN SABIRS | 0.00 | 0.00 | S0.00 | 50.00 | ||||||||
| PCC WATFORD TOWN | 1,200.00 | 1,200.00 | 1,679.00 | 1,679.00 | ||||||||
| OPERATION RUDOLPH | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.DRIER MONETARY ASSETS | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| NEW HOPE TRUST | 3,200.00 | 3,200.00 | 2,050.00 | 2,050.00 | ||||||||
| CHRISTIAN AID | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| WATFORD REFUGEES | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| ALTERNATIVES | 1,100.00 | 1,100.00 | 11.OTHER NON MONETARY ASSETS | |||||||||
| OTHER | 1,477.00 | 1,477.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | (A) HELD FOR INVESTMENT | |||||||
| 16,196.88 | 16,196.88 | 14,678.88 | 14,678.88 | PURPOSES | ||||||||
| 4.MINISTRY | (8) HELD FOR CHURCH'SOWN | USE | ||||||||||
| STIPEND | 32,562.88 | 27,32587 | CHURCH PRERKISES | 1,721,287.00 | 1,677,664.00 | |||||||
| PULPIT SUPPUES | 600.00 | 1,750.00 | CHURCH MANSE | 250,000.00 | 250,000.00 | |||||||
| NIANSE (SEEUPKEEP OF CHURCH PREMISES) | CHURCH COMENTS | 90,277.00 | 87,989.00 | |||||||||
| 33,162.88 | 29,075.37 | 2,061,564.00 | 2,015,653.00 | |||||||||
| Note the valuation | ofchurch and | contents | ||||||||||
| 5.MISSION | is as insured by Baptist Insurance |
Company. | ||||||||||
| OTHER CAUSES | 16,196.88 | 14,67ILBB | Valuation ofmanse |
is current market value. | ||||||||
| FELLOWSHIP &OUTREACH | 2,574.74 | 1,635.45 | ||||||||||
| WDRSHIP &MINISiRY | 8,652.22 | 1,902.53 | ||||||||||
| 27,423.84 | 18,216.86 | |||||||||||
| 12.LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
| 6.UPKEEP OF CHURCH PREMISES | (A) CURRENT | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| LIGHTING AND HEATING | 3,182.62 | 4,216.85 | ||||||||||
| CLEANING | 320.58 | 1,066.98 | (8) LONG-TERM | |||||||||
| INSURANCES | 2,610.97 | 2,369.77 | BU PENSION FUND | DEFICIT | 93,100.0D | 137,500.00 | ||||||
| REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE | 5,974.26 | 1,855.37 | Note the pension deficit valuadon | is based | on the | |||||||
| 12,088A3 | 9,508.97 | latest assessment issued by The Baptist |
Pension Trust. |