Ch•rlty Dumb•r. 1140514
UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
UNAUDrrED
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
CONTEPtrs
Page
Referen￿ •nd Admlnlstradv• D•tsll• of the Chwlty. Its Tn￿1••* and Advls•rn
TnMle•4' R•port
Ind•p•ndont Examln•rf8 R•port
10-11
statement of Fimnclal Acllvh
12
Balan¢• Sl*
13
Stat•m•nl of Cuh Flaws
14
Note• to Iho Flnand•l Statemonts
15-28

UMES AVENUE 8APnST CHURCH
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF ThE CHARITY. rrs TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Tru*t••s
Clve Burgess. Tntstee (appointed S July 2023}
Jonalhan Wright. Trust89 (appoint￿1 S Juty 20231
Thurairntnam Beril Ahithiran. Trustee
Martin Slmpson, Trustse
lan w￿tr￿ard. Tr
Keitr Charlton,
Lwoy Wint. Twstgo
Mr K Sullivan, Tntst68
Charfty r•glst•r•d
number
1140574
Prlnclpal offl
Aylesbury
HP217HE
Accountants
HU118r HO￿n& LLP
Chartered A￿untants
249 Silbury Bouknvard
Mlton Key
Bucks
MK9 1NA
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UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
TRUSTEES. REPOFrr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Thg Trustses wesent thalr annual rer•Jt togthr with tho fwwKial statements of th8 Llmès Avenue Baptist
for Ihe year 1 Aprfl 2023 to 31 March 2024.
ObJ•ctlvts and actfvilles
. ObJoctlve8 and A￿•5
The pr￿K1paI ob￿ctiVe of Llm8s ATnnue Wtist Cl￿1￿ is to gkfflfy God thrtyjgh the ￿anC￿￿OnI of the
Christian faith accordlng to Baptist principles aThJ in aKcordance the Basls of Faith. Thh8 objgGtive is
pursued thrcwh Ihe irbjmdual and corp(wate lives of members. The thureh i8 a group of indNiduals drawn
tcoelher lfvigh the of the ￿S￿l of Jesus Christ. Into thi8 gospel church members have been saved. As
suth we are IlvJse who seek to love trt gosw. Ir¥e in ts gospel and share the gospel wlih others. As
rporate iK>ty, the Church seeks to enrwrage and enab￿ indmduals to hc*#)ur and s&Ne Christ in every orea
of da1￿ lrfe. As individual Christians. Church Members seek to bjild up and str• the Churth through thelr
daily work and witness, irxlependenty and Iwough c￿ate acknty.
Tr* prir￿paI *Xivltss of the CtKwc* are:
. Public cthpor8te *fY5hip. Inc1￿j1n9 the prea(th& teac￿ng of ts BiblexLwthng to Reformwj Evangellcal
. P￿11¢ meelY4J8 lor prayer arKI Bible sttthty.
. Promotlon of prfvats wayer and 8tuttg.
. Publ￿ witngss through ts tKJlding of W(K5h¥) Sor￿l￿ on church premts8s.c￿n air ministy, faclllty of a
church vmbsit• and other aclr¥It￿S.
. Evangalism among thiklren arKI your¥J p￿pIe. by the pr(r•iS￿ of Bibletea¢hiry and 80cial aclivibes.
. Evangelism arnow the ekl8rfy. by tha of Bible teathiro and s¢xAala¢tsvilw.
. Evangelism amng othw groups. by the Prov￿￿￿ of Blble t8athing. s(Kialaots¥ities. educauon and tralnlro In
relevant topKs. Atso to 8tr#yw care to ar#J lo those wlshje the thurth in practical ways.
. Provisi￿ of postoral care and sUp￿￿rt for Churth Pknber¥. 8fKI Pe￿e8$S0O8t0d vllh the Churth. b8¥ed on
Biblicgl principles. Christian c*e. arK1Wacl￿ so(xal ore.
. MalntenarKe of the preThMses at Umes Avenue as a place for wblic w)rnhiparKI as a cantre for other Chdsllan
work and WItr￿s, In supwt of th8 other obiecb¥e&
. Promotion of the w￿l￿wIde PTcdamatk)n of the GOS￿ of ch￿t. throughmembership of appropriate
organisalions. arKt SUPE￿ of tNganisations andirnlNKluals in evangelism. biblul teaching and
provisK)n of 8Piritualand so(x•l care.
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UIIES AVENUE BAPTisf CHURCH
TRUSTEES. REPORT ICOIfflNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Obl•edv￿ and actlvltlm (contlnu•d)
b. Publlc Bgn•ltt Statsm•nt
Llmos Av8nuo Baptist Chwth aims to pmNJe publ￿ thrwgh the advancement of the Chrisllan Rellgion.
in a¢￿Idance wrth Reformed EvaThJelical theokngy. aTrJ Ihrwh the ¥aricAJs actsvitios highlighted above. The
main geographical area of activty will be A)lethry and its ￿mediate surrounding environs. However, Limes
Avenue Baptist Church b81￿Ve$ in gkjbal mission. in a¢xa)fdance with ts command of Jesus Christ in Matthew
28.1￿20. We wdl tharafore provldg support to Members, other lThy￿IduaL% organL8atlons, as rosourc86
p6m)K whare suth indNiduals and oryanisatKffls are seen as s￿npathetIC to our thth)bJkal Fosltion and are
Ihemsglvg5 eThJaged in thg ofthe Chrfskn Religlon.
The Leadership Team are responwbk for ensuring that benefft is m￿Mised havirKJ regard to available
resou￿8 and according to percelved need, and initiates ntr4¥ pr￿3[aMme5 and acti¥￿es, or teminat8S 8xisting
pl￿rammeS activities acoxdingty. In seekirwJ to wov*Je public benefft. Lil￿S Avenue Baptist Church
recconise8 that benefits rnvJht ￿ emeTg8 ov8r a ￿ Per￿ of 1nVth￿t in an activty or orgarbL8a￿0n.
The Loadwship Team 50gks to ensure that rn individual. or section of the Icrt21 community. b unreasonably
excluded from derfwng personal ber*fft from aptffcyiote
Achlw•m•nts and p•rfornMnc• 202312024
a. Clwrch Report
The mi5SK>n of LABC is to k)ve the gosrAI. live the goskw and share th? g)spel. Th18 mlssion undèrpins our
rship, fello*shlp. teaching, Servi￿ and ev8ro8lism.
Through this year. as a church famity. wa have sought to futfil our callw to be witnesses for Christ even in the
midst of trlals and our weaknesses and fwlings. We have, as a thurth famity. krKWI limes (rf joy and timgs of
sadness, time8 of encouragement tirms of dIsap￿lntrnenI but ts Lord has been wth us. W8 have
endeavourod to supp)rt ttK)s8 in need ¥xrilual and praclical caro. Wo trust we have faithbjlly sèrved our
LO￿ and the Commun￿ in which He has pla(*J us. We have béon very encouraged by th8 number of people
attending church a¢tlvths and thoseioinwwJ the churth as fflemb8￿.
Tho majority of actmtss provided by the churth are On￿ at48 to operate because of the wdllngness of
volunteers who give their in order that these a￿￿￿tIeS are run effectNety arKI adhere to the requlremanls for
the safeguardirwJ of all. We are ever so thankful for all these voluntee￿, Trnk you..
SUNDAYS
After ffinishing our teachlng from the LK*)k of Roman$. we spent the autymn ts)n81dering hty¥ the Blble teach88
what it is to be human, pred￿lIn?nty in Genesis and Matth￿. In January 2024 we slarted a T￿1 series looking
at tho 88atittKles in Mattr*w.
On S￿￿8Y evenings we studied the b(y)k of RevelatK>n arwj at tho beginning of 2024 we ran a series cal
God for Scepltx lookiryj at Ihe compelling for faith and failh in the God of the Bl￿e. We Ic#)ked al the Bib
together and pmmded an OPFL)rtunity for questions. This was an op￿)rbjnty for folk who have quest￿)nS about
th• ChrtS￿an faith to start a drahJgu8.
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TrusrEEV REPORT {cop¥llNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
We have L￿tIftued to offer a programm8 for children durir#J th8 rr4)ming sgrv7c8 consisting of two SurKlay
8chool dasses for prirnary ￿ children ar¥J a fJec*e for those bejcmf scknj age. We started a group for
youngar tgenagers callgd CY whh** is an Orpj￿JftitY to explore quest*￿ al￿rt the Christian falth.
monthly al-age meetirg on a SurKlay al1wnry￿ at 4w). instead of the ev6nlNJ sorviGe. has
continued lo be p)wlar. This draws po0* of drfferent ages, from chddren to saniors. to pray arKI Worship and
fellowship tcgether. The seFVKe is normalty around 45 minutes fdlowed by tea and toast togelhef. W8 havé
usèd it in different ways indudlng mlsslonary wesentalKTh aThJ ts ¢)PF¥JrLinty for folk to shale thelr story of
Coming to faith In Chr
Over this past year we have (x)ntin￿d to have quite a number of nv4V people join us on a Sunday moming, for
which we are thankful. We held another Welcome Lunch in March this year after the Surnlay rrthiing 58rvice.
The purpose of the lunth Was to enable folk to meet others in the lrfe of the church and to hear about h)w the
church funct*)ns. Fdlcymng this a nurthr of peopbè have been baptssad and bKomg thurch members.
MIDWEEK at LABC
We have been encourag8d by wr I￿￿grOupS ￿ the way thoy share lifv Wer. We have a number of groups
that meet at varwng times and da)E of the lhwk. this suils the of fwnili8s WKI 0￿jer pe￿8 as well as
those that work.
Lillle Lin￿ mums and toddler group continu8S to be vwy pwular and often c1080 to
capadty.
The ladw tsble study. WOW. has U>nt1rM￿d to b8 very well attended ty lalies of am agg rarwJ8s. The ladies
meet with a pattern of $ti￿ryrwj bible and meetin9 ta share and Pray the fOlk)v￿ng
The work aimed at sen￿r foK T• Felknvshlp, that meets on a Tuesday aftemoon has 0)ntinued and is
ry w811 attendgd arKI appre(ja￿l.
On Wednesdays, when it i8 not ￿Hne groups. the cwtral prayer meeliNJ has (>)ntinued. There agaln ¢x)ntinu6S
lo be excellent attendar￿ and a 5en5e of the imptyknce of corp)rate prnyer for the health of the church.
Our minlstry to Church frami1￿. Wayfinders. has c*)nllnued wilh a mnthty Ir￿etIng thre we meet together as
farn￿16$ to eat. have fun arKI to bam togetlw what it means to gr(Y4¥ Iiyther in our krnwbe(*e of God. Then on
the other weeks we have actsth aimed at the thildren: games, siThJing. k*)king Wther at the Biblo, which is
run by the parents. It has beon gwj to see the way it has strengthened frigndships among Children and thoir
parents.
Th￿Ugh￿l thg sprlng and 8￿MMer term a of Peo￿ met to do the firStrTr￿u￿ of a bibl￿￿1 couwlllr
course an aim of considering h[￿ we c4re well for one another In the thurth. This has helped the
developm•nl of a Pastornl Ccthinalion Team ¥*thich 15 Seeking to faLalTtate ￿[e for those In need by
connecting those wlth partiojlar Challe￿e$ tplilh those vh) may have the skilL8 and time to help. This is
something we hopè will get up and Nnnlng in ts c(Yning
OUTREACH
Beyond the regular ministy of the wo have k¥Jked to othw opportswbrtw to sharo wlth others the
news of the L(Yd Jes￿.
We put on a number of events at Christinas tiTrw. In has becom8 a bit of a neighbourhocrfl tradition, we
held our ccwnmunty eards event in the tsr park of the Church. We also continued our Christmas Eve and
Christrnas Day so￿1￿. At ￿ these events we W vlsltors from outsklg th8 thurch.
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TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
AChI￿OrneTrts and p•rformanc• 202312024 (contlnu•d)
We have continued to reach out to the communty by supwtyng people with our Folxj Bank. Wg hove been
workwu ￿on9￿de the k￿al council deliveriw to familie5 in need who (annot get to a for*J bank due lo limited
mobilty.
We have *so abk to wttlnu8 ow Cl￿ Wbth hxal wimary scho￿. The assistant pastor had a number
of opporbjnities with assemwigs kyior to nv)vwvJ on.
PRESCHI)OL
Urnypectedly, had to ck>se OUT we-sclth In Juty 2023. AJtrMX￿h li wras vgry attendod, we V￿re unable
lo provide the required staff to be able to continue. This was a great sadness to the thurc* as well as to the
ommunty it h88 served for many decades. The pre-sclwl was *￿Uftd up following all legal advice and
regulattons.
SUPPORTING OTHER CHURCHES AND MISSION ORGANISATIONS
The church has C￿￿nUed ib llnks wllh ottw thu[C*￿ In our associakn a5 7h*ll as its suppryt to mlsslonary
Work in various countrles. FoR(y•4ing trainir¥J programme we slarted a progrnffme aimed at Prepartng
men for eldership. We have also cm11n￿d ioioi) vAth distrKt dwrd*s to pray.
We have continued to support a number of missionaries as they seek lo share of t￿1.8 h)ve in different parts of
the world. Our harvest offering was gNen to ts WO￿ of Noor Ministries in Pthstan aTrJ our Fcrf)d Bank. Our
Chrfstmas offering was used to SUPF(lrt the work of Tamar In London.
OTHER MATfERS
Bob Thomps￿ and the buikjing d8velw￿nt team continue to wryk tc*Jeth8r on fv project of extendlng the
churth. Plans have been agreed by the local c0jn￿l 8r¥J (X￿traCtr￿s are b8lng ¢x)nsider&J. Tr current time
frame Is th•1 work w￿1 8tsrt in the summer of 2024.
We ho¥0 r￿tinu￿ to er￿10 ts thurch is GDPR crfyryliant and the yparly audlL
Flnanclal rnvl•w
a. Golng conc•m
After ma￿r￿j appmpriate ¢rw]uiries. the Trustees have a reasonable exp&tstlon that th8 Chadty has adequate
r680urcoS to ￿blInue in operation81 e￿$tenCe for Ihe fores￿￿￿ fU￿re. For thls reason. they conlinuo to adopt
the going o)ncem basis in preparing Ihe fina￿181 stakments. Further dgtsils regardiTrJ the adoption of the
going b8Si5 on b8 ffMJnd in the a(rounllrvJ pcliL>gs.
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TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
b. FIMn¢lal ActSvltlo•
FUNDRAISING
It is thè tdief of thi5 Church that the respNthIty of fundir¥J xiivit*s of the Church rests th tho
members. Cly￿u￿ty ￿ do not make publK appeals. or urvjertake street co1￿. or teWKfft app9818
to rdise fvnds.
Delails of the Church expensgs are shared the Churth on a quartoty basis and Iheref(Ye the membars a
encouraged to give aco)nJing to the Lord Frfi>mpts. In somg cases the (£rfvJrngatK)n L8 encouraged to grve
to a spectfic cause. e.g. at har¥est (w at Chrthw.
PERFORMANCE
Tho year 202>24 has a COntin￿d frnnci81 Sta￿￿. Wth general income remainirwJ simli ar lo the prlor
ygar. We have received addilional incoffe speufumy for thè I￿ik11ng [￿￿8¢1 and a &￿S￿le10gacY that VAII
also bo largely used for the building wc4ect.
Expendlttsre was generalfy in line wilh the prfcff year. the t￿1￿J￿￿j projed h8$ started and a number of
expenses have been paKI from the givir¥J for thls prc4ect.
The Charity continues to hwe a nhjre than wrplus ¥Ath £5(M),724 of unr6strided fvnd5. £437,708 for
building fvnds and £11,019 of restricted funds avadable expendituffj in the year of £145,525 on the Church
gener81 fund, 80 ff there w• no incom8 then th& Charbty c(AAd SUP*i* for 20 Thmyth.
With Tom Copperwheal leaww thls has reduced our expenses in relatK)n tt) salarbes. H¢)wever Lynne Boyt. our
Churth administrator has inueased her trwjurs to 2 days perwgek vthith has used a liwe ofthese funds.
We COn￿nUed to support finanaaty the folknwing orgonisaiions: AsxKiation of Grnce Bapllst Churches {S¢
Easl}. Home Mission. 1{￿d. Unsted Beach Mission. and Jason and Andrea Murfftt as they work in Madeira.
RESERVES
The Church continues to maintain reserv8s against our regul¥ 0xpeThJi￿r￿ at a mknimum of £89,000 aftw the
buikling project costs. We are grateful to God these fuTrJs.
Thè Chufth wem1￿, tho marw ot 75 Lim88 Avenue. are o¥med by Grace Bapti8t Charitte$ Ltd. Fkywevgr.
the church is r8spons*>lo thg maintena￿$ of th8se prok)ertss.
a. ¢onstl¢utlon
Linws Avfjnuo Baplist Church is a registered dwrity. number 1140574, and is Consti￿ under a Trust dwj.
The management of the Charity Is the res[￿s￿lIty of ttle Tntste85 wfio aro ele(*ed and cTropted under the
to￿$ of th8 Trust deed.
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TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED}
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 PAARCH 2024
Slrudur•* gov•manc• •nd man•g*iwitt Icontlnu•d)
¢. Organlsltlonal struc￿￿ and d•cision4nthng poIIci
The Eklern and DthqD)ns fonn the Lead6rBhip Team of the Chu￿.
Elders are 8ppc4nted by Church Mernbers, with rn knil to their term of sepite. Matthew Benton w88
appolnt8d as an Elder on 1 August 2015 and as Pastor on 24th April 2017. Paul Brown has bèan an Elder of
Limes Avenug Baptist Churth for many years aTrJ retired due to IM health n Juty 2023. Thomas Copp6Thvheat
was appjinted as an Ebler in May 2016 and as Assistant Pastr in Awil 2017. In October 2021 the church
appointed Thomas to contlnue as Assistant Pastor. repla(aThJ his S year ￿ntrart with a full teryn contr
Thomas was called to be thè Pastor at Akeman Straèt. TriNJ in January 2024. Keith Charllon was apFointed to
the eldership in 2018.
Deacons am apKh)inted by the Church Members at the AnNal Ggngral Meellry to serve o whjd of thre8 years.
Deacons may stand for rrnre than one per￿1 of offKe. Keith SullNan and L6roy Wint wore rwl8ct6d In 2021.
lan WcKthv¥d, James Chartton. Martin Slmpson aThJ Aiith Aj'lthiran wern rg4lected as Daacons in 2022.
lan Woodward has continued in the role of Treasurer. He is assistsd in that role by the thurch admlnistrator
Lynne Boyt and continues also to have the ￿ of the previous trth*urer Tim Storey. Jonathan Wright and Clive
Buryess werg elected as Dea(¥Th at the AGM li July 2m.
Thera is no upper limrt to the number of Ekl8rs ￿ Deats)n8 t*tt￿ can bg apwntsd. The Elders genèrally m9et
fortnighUy. The Elders and Deacons have continued to moot monthly *matiThJ betr￿n focusir¥J on Trustees
matters and the buslness of Eklers and Deacons. There m88tTrng August or December.
We continue to make pro¥isin for ￿￿rnb￿s to vivw the quartwty Churth ￿￿bers. m8etirbgs and Annual
general me8tiThJ via zoom rf they are not able to attend n pern￿.
New members ore admilt&l to ffwnbeI51￿ of the thurch after intththy and baptism by imff*rsion upon
confession of faith in the Lord Jesus ChrisL All mem￿r5 are entilled to attend the Church meetings. but voting
restrictions may appty to members varknus reasons, indudlng inabilty to *fy)rship regularty al the Sunday
serwces.
d. Org•nlsatlonal Afflllations and Support
The Chuth continues to be affiliat•J at various th18 wih ts Grace Baptist Mission {GBM). the Grace BaptSst
A88am￿, the Grace Baptist Trust CorFrfJratNJn. the Assoclabon of Grace 8aptist Churthes (Souih East)
IAGBC{SEI) and In parbcular with the hxal oxpressknn of that bc*fy as the North-W8st DistriGL Th8 Church Is
also a mgmber ofAffinty. Wa cthinue to supwt varlcA* missions. as r￿rded ￿ the Churth reporL
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Structur•i gov•rnance and Mana￿Th￿lft {contlnu•d
•. Rlsk
Overall Rlsk Manag￿￿nI resF*)nS1￿1ify resides wilh the TnjSto￿.
The main risks are assLKaatod wth the care of c*ihJrnn and V￿naMble ad￿8. Limes Avenue B8Pti8t Churth18 *
member of ThirtyOn8.'eight fomiety kntylm as Church8s' Chikl Prot8dion Adviscry Service ICCPASI. and
contlnualty develops pc4ici88 to addresy these risks based on thosg pdioes producwj by CCPAS. Al kgy
workers invofved In *￿rkIng with children hold appropriate CRB I DBS assessments. charity did not
gxperienc8 any serlcth In¢hJents lx ott18r matters that Sh￿￿1 have brwght to tr* attention of Ihg Charity
Commlssion.
Propety related risks are managed on a day to day ba￿S Vrith the Leadershlp Team recoivwwJ rggular reports
on propety related issues. Fire Risk awssments are undertaken as apwopriate.
Flnandal rlsk b managed thrnugh the malntengnr4 of apwowiate fffwKial r8serves. arKI the reserve18vels are
Monit￿ed by the Leader8hlp Tèam.
ResponsitMIty for maintsinir#J our Reforn￿d Evarylical Iles the Eklership w
a￿ primarily responsib￿ for over5yhL The E￿iP is Ultin￿ accountsble to the Church
membership.
Plans ft)r 202412025
As we k)ok ahead to tha o)miry yoar. ￿ trust will ¢ontinu8 to have oppc*Lin611es to fulfil tha missh)n of th&
churth and to reath Ihe communty in TAthich r￿d has placed u5. Wo 1(K* to Lord to guwja and mature Hts
people through the coming year.
We are ant￿pating the start of thè buiklirwJ prq8d over ts next t￿pIe of Trrt)nths. This *1118ee us relocate. at
least for our gatherings on SurKlay moming. Thg lewth of the project will be approximate￿ nlne months. It is
hoped that of the mini8trTres of tho thurch wll ¢j)ntiTh￿ to wate as ￿ WNI sllN hav8 aoxs to on8 hair of
the building. No￿￿Ver. we may see som8 disnjptwjn.
We are hoping Ihat ftAlcV￿1ng our Ekjershlp Trainiry kY(MJramme that in the comNvJ year a number of men mrght
be brought forward to the church for their ccffiswJgr8tion to appoint Ihem as elders. Follwng the departure of
our assistant pastor we are also to man*Je the he has Igft bohind. It may be that wé k*Jk
to appoint a r￿ worker.
As we have ixMJgel&J for the comlng lknandal year we hgve anli(>pat•d irrtygas•d 4>8ndlng on both th8 church
bulldiTrJ and mar￿8 In tem￿ ol ma4nt9nan￿. renovations arKI buikliryJ. The cost of Ihks wlll largety comg from
the building prr4eCt don￿10￿8 and to ￿ chur(*.
We plan to irNestigate ts possibility of a 5ec¢nd *￿rker in ￿lIabO￿tIon fmlh th? Grace Baptist As50ciatlon.
We WIN continue lo supiK)rt the Churth in the use of liternknre to rfrxh and dI8dp￿ tho88 are
[￿lnect•j wtth lh8 Church.
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
8t•t•ment of Tn￿. r•sponslblllO•s
The Trusioes aro reSp￿)sIbl0 for pr8paring thg Truste8s' RepcAt and the financi81 statements In a(￿rdance vthh
applicable law and United Kingdom Acxa)untiry StandaThls (United ltirydom Generally kneptod Ao%unting
Practice}.
law applKab16 to charities in EtvJland & Wales wuirgs the Trustoes lo prepare financMI statewents for
each financial year whkh give a truè and fair of thg state of affairs of Charity and of Its incoming
resource8 and application of resourcos. inckKling Its Ino)me aT¥J eXp￿KIl1ure. f(Y that P8rK*J. In proparing thes8
finanryal slatsments, the Trustees are required to..
select suttable wjunting Fdlcles arxj tlwi apply them ￿lStenty.
observe the and princ1p￿ of the Chaflties SORP (FRS 102);
make judgments and accountirKJ estimates that are reastThble and prudent:
statg whether aOi¢able UK A￿ntir￿j StarKlath (FRS 1021 have been ftllowed. subieLX to any
matsrial dèpartures disdosed and exF4ained in th8 firwKial stat8ments.'
prepare the financial statements on tha wirvJ 0?￿•M bas￿ unless it is inapwopriats to presume that the
Charity wll continue in busintss.
The Trustees are responsible keepirvJ adequate accounting reo)rds that are sulfiLyent to show and explaln
the Charws transodK￿s and disdose with reasonable accuracy at any the financial p05iiion of the Charity
and enable them to ensure that the financial statements (1)m￿Y ¥Ath the Charities Act 2011, ts Charity
(Accounts arKI Reports) Regulations 2CK18 aThJ th8 prov￿M￿ of Trust deed. They are also responsible for
safaguarding the assets of the Charity and herth for taking reasonable steps for th8 t￿nIb)n and d8toGtb)n of
fraud and other Yregularlti¢s.
Approved by ordékof the members of the bo8￿ ofTnthe5 and %gned on th￿r beh8W by:
lan Woottward
Trustse
Date: 2711112019
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UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•rf• Report to tho Trusl••s of Llmos Avonue B•pll•t Church (Ih• Charl￿)
I report to the charity my examwmtK￿ of ￿ aC(x)￿ts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March
2024.
RespoMlbllllle• and 8as1% of Rgport
As the Trustees of the Chaiity yrju are respmsible for the preparation of the a(y))unts in accfjrdance with the
requiremants of the Charities P£t 2011 fthe 2011 A¢*).
I report in respgct of my examinalion ofth8 Chariws accwts Carried wt under 8eclk*n 145 of the 2011 AGt and
In ca￿1ng out my examlnati¢)n I have folknwd the applicable Dire(*ons 91￿ by the Charity CommissKJn under
ser*on 145(5Xb) ofthe 2011 Act
Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•rfs Stat•m•nl
Since the Charitys gross inc4)me exiwded £￿,1*Y) y*)ur examlrnr must b8 • membgr of a 118tod in
section 145 of the 2011 ACL I cornlrm that l am qualff*d to undertake th8 exaff￿nali0n because l am a member
of (enter bc*Jy twe). L8 one of the listed tMYj￿.
Your attenth￿ drawn to the fact that the Chwity ha5 p￿par￿j the ac>>)unts in •(xudance T￿th Ac(xyJnling
and Reporfvj by Charitres.. Slalement of Recommended Practice appIl￿ble to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Fina￿la1 ReportiTrJ Standard applicable in the UK and Républic of Ireland
(FRS 102) In preferen￿ to the Accwnting and Rep)TliTrJ by Charities.. Ststement of Re￿mM￿KIed Practi(*
188u8d on 1 April 2￿5 whbch is referr￿1 lo in tre extsnt reguktions but has been vrilhdrawn.
l understand that this has been done In order for the aco)urts to pmvldè a true and fair view in au))rdanee ￿th
the Genorally Accepted Actountlr•3 Praclth effecbvo for reF(vttng ￿riOdS beginniTrJ on or 8fter 1 January
2015.
I have 0)m￿etsd my exami)atsn. I (￿nfi￿n Ihot ￿ mattets have to rny attention in cann￿t￿)n with
examlnakn gmng ma b8liav• that in materlal respect
ats>JuntirvJ reo)Td5 were rK>t k8pt in res￿ dth9 Charity as reqU￿j by secllon 130 ofthe 2011 Act., or
the acxourrts do r*)t wilh tho appk4ble rewlrements o)ntxmlrKJ ts fomi 8ThJ content of
a¢(wr￿ set in the Charttres lknyjnts aThJ RetM)rts) ReguLgtions 2CK)8 other than any requirement
that the accounts giv8 a YnJ6 and farf Vwf which is not a matter consklared as part of an ind8p6rKlent
I have no concerns and have C4)me acTOSS rn olh8r matters in connection wrlh tha eXaminat￿n to whi¢h
ottentlon should be drawn in this re￿rt in ord& to enable a pry)per understandiro of the accounts to be
roa(*ed.
Pagg 10

UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
INDEPENDEKf EXAMINE￿8 REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR EMDED 31 MARCH 2024
This report is made solety to the Charivs Trustees. as a bcrtfjy, in a(£ordance with Part 4 of the Charities
{Ac£ounts and Rewrts) Regulatw)n$ 2008. My *fyyk hos been uThJertaken so that I mbght state to tho Charivs
Trustees tt*Jse matters l am required to state to them in an lThJependenl Examinerfs Report and for no other
purpose. To lh6 fullest exient pemiitled by law. l (tr) not actept or assume resp￿￿bI1ty to anyon8 other than
the Charity and the Charl￿$ Trustees as a tthy, my or for this report
SNJned:
James Johnson
ACA
Hllller Hopltlns LLP
Chartered Accountants
249 Silbury 8cMJlevard
Miltr)n Ke￿e$
Bucks
MK9 1NA
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UMES AVENUE wnsT CHURCH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IWICH 2024
Total
funds
2024
Totsl
funds
2023
funds
funds
2024
Donatlons and l•Jaci8S
Charitsbse acti￿treS
Othér trading acbvities
Investments
824
4616
368h70
725294
5.616
295,417
14.607
7.174
7,507
1,998
Total Incom•
362.773
375,878
738.651
312,081
Exp•ndltur• on:
Charitable aclfvlties
70,311
145,525
215.836
201720
Total exyndllur•
70,311
145.525
215,836
203.720
N•t In
Transfers betsveen funds
292,462
1594
230.353
{l5941
522,815
108.361
15
Net mov•m•nt In fvnds
295,056
227.759
522,81S
108,361
Roconclllatlon of fuTrd¥:
Total funds brought forward
Nel movemenl in funds
153,671
295.056
2n.965
227,759
426.636
522,815
31&275
10&361
Total funds ￿rrIed forward
949.451
426,636
Tho St*emenl of Finandal Athlties Incl￿ al gov￿ and ktsses roixgniFod In thg year.
The Tr)tes on pages 15 to 28 fomi pst ofthese financial statements.
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UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
As Trstated
2023
Flx•d a•#•ts
TarwJible assets
12
1166
4.419
1166
4.419
Currnnt ••*•ts
Debtors
Cash at bank arwj in hand
13
38,162
37,610
391,212
428,822
Credltrn: amourts faI￿r￿j wlthbn one
14
(41.704)
(6,605)
947285
422,217
Tot•1 •ssets leu curr•nt Il•bllltl
949851
426,636
Not a•8ets •x¢lqMllng p•Mlon a•s•t
949A51
426.636
Totsl not amets
949,451
426.636
Ch¥lty fuThd•
Restrided funds
Unrestricted fvnds
15
15
153,671
272.965
51)0.724
Total lunds
949,451
426,636
Tha Ilnandol $tat•m8nts V•pre apwo%Yd and •jttKwl￿ for i5su8 by the Trustees arKI signed t￿ Ihelr t*half by:
lan Woodw•rd
The rK*t8$ on pages 15 10 28 form tAt of ffinandal stat9Th￿ts.
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UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
2024
2023
Net cash used kn operallro acbvit
559,615
88,693
Cxh flows from Inv•¥tlng •clM
N•t cash provld•d by Invesllng ac
Cash Il¢y•rfs from fln•nclng actl¥lt
Nel cash proYld•d by flnanclng actlvld
Change In cash and •qulval•nts In th• y•ar
Ca8h and caBh equivalents at the beghnlng cl the year
559.615
88,693
302,519
391.212
Cash and cash •qufval•nts at th• •nd rf thfr y•ar
950.827
391.212
The notes on pages 15 to 28 form part of these fina￿la1 Slater￿ts
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UMES AVENUE BAFnsT CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
Gonoral Informatlon
mes Avenue Bapb'st Churth is a charity registered in England aThJ Wath wilhin the United Ifjngd￿n.
Th& addre88 ofthe Chwity Averwe, Ayl8sbury, Bucks. HP217HE.
The ChariV$ priTh￿paI aC￿VIty ￿ that of rellg#)n & *vrship.
The financsal statements are ￿es￿d is the func*cffig1 of th8 Charity and
munded to the nearest £.
The wgnificant accounti￿ pJi(ies appl￿ in the preparat*￿ of thes& finanaal statements are sel
below. These pdiots have been consistenty applied lo all yo￿5 presented unless otherwise ststed.
A¢￿Unting policie*
11 Basls of pr•parntion of IInw￿l•l ¥tat•m•r
The financial stalements have been rKep8red in a?￿rdance with the Charilie5 SORP {FRS 1021-
x)unting R8[￿rtil¥j by Charitigs.. S￿t￿ent of RocLwnmerKled Pr&ti(¥ applicable to charilies
preparfng their a(*ounts in atx&Ydance *rylh the Flnancial Rewrting Stsndard applicable In the UK
and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). the Finandal Rwrtir4J Stsndard
applicable in the UK and Republic of IrelaThl (FRS 1021 and th8 ChaFiti85 A¢t 2011.
The ffin8rKi818tatements have bèen wepared to glve a WKI fai¢ ¥i6w and have (kparted fmm
the Charttl89 (Accwnts arKI Rerthsl RegulatKTh 2Crt)8 th to tho 8Xtent required to provide a 'lrue
and fai¢ view. This departyre has invdved follwbng the Charities SORP IFRS 102) wblished In
October 2019 rather than Iho ACc￿JnI]n9 and ReportiThJ by Charth.. Statement of Recommended
Practice effective frorn 1 April 2(M)5 has been ￿ryI￿K1r0Wn.
Limes Avenue Baptist Churth meets the definition of 8 publlc b8nefrt entity under FRS 102. Assets
and li8bilities are Inibally re(yJgnised at histor￿￿ cost or tran5aclA)n value unless otheThvise ststed in
the relevant a￿)unting
Page 15

UMES AVENUE BAwnsT CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Accountlng poll¢l•• {contlnu•d)
22 Income
All In￿ is reLY)gnisod 01￿8 thg Charlty ha6 anIlUe￿ to tho Inc¢Jm8, It Is probatdo thal Ihe
InCt￿ne wll be received and the amount of inc*)mg I￿1Vat￿o can be measured reliabty.
The recowilicm of Inc¢rfne fffjm legaoes is depwKlent establishin9 entiuement. th& probablltty of
recelpt and the abllty to estimate with sufficaent accur8cy ￿ amount receNable. E￿dence of
entillement to 8 W èyists whon Ihg Charity has suffK#ent evidenc* that a gfft has bèen left to
them {through th0￿0dge of the ewstence of a valMI VAII and ts death of thé bèn8fador) and
executor is satisfiod that propety in questM)n WIN not be required lo satisfy daims in the estsle.
R￿lpt of a legacy must be recJ)gnlsed when it 15 wobabk that it wll be rgceivod and the falr value
of the arr￿Unt recefv8ble, whith p￿alty be ts eypeded cash amunt to be thstrlbuted to Ihe
Charity. can be relithy ￿sUred.
Grants are inclLthd In the Statefftht of Fina￿al Adivibes on a ￿CeIvebIe basls. The balance of
incom8 receNed for $￿ifiC purposes but not expended during the perKxl is shown In the relevant
funds on the Balan￿ Sheet V4heTO incorrn is rKeived in advance of entit￿ment of rgceipl. its
re(x*Jnltlon Is delerr&J and Énduded in creditors as deferred inc0Th￿. Where entiuemgnt ocvjrs
before In¢¢Th￿ 15 recelved, the In(xxng Is ￿￿J.
Inoxne lax rec4)N*raW in rplatiw to invesimnt Incom8 Is wnised at th8 time the investment
in(￿e 15 recer4at48.
2J Expendlturn
Exp6ndlturn 16 rocogn15ed there 18 a ￿al or (x¥￿trUth rtqigatK)n b transfer economlc
benefft to a thr(5 party, It is probabl8 that a transfer of beneffts wlll be requlred In
50tUernnt and the amcAJnt of the ￿lgatIOn be mga5urgd rdiaNy. Expenditure is dassified by
a(*vty. The o)sts of each aCts￿ty are male up oflhe total of direct costs arKI shared costs. indudlng
support costs inVo￿ed in urylertaking eath acknty. Dir&t costs attrbutable to a single athvity are
alocated directy to Ihat •*vty. Sha￿d Caxts whith contribuie to more than one act￿1ty and support
costs ￿lch are not attritwjtsble to a &r¥Jlè acbvity are apporticrf)8d b8ts¥een kn)se activit￿$ on a
basls I￿r￿ls￿nI wtth the use ol res￿rts5. C￿traI staff cxjsts are allr￿1￿ on the basis of time
spent, and depreclation alhxat￿l on Iho pytson oflh8 asseys usa.
Exp8ndibJre on charilable actsvitw is inwred on dlreth wKlertaknng ts activitses ￿1¢h further the
Charlvs obknes. as well as any associated support costs.
All experKliture 15 YKlusive of irlecovwth VAT.
2.4 TangIb￿ ts•d ••••ts and d•prKlaUon
TangilA8 r￿ed assets co8tiNJ £2(rfJ or more are capitalised 8rKI re(xwwd when firfure ets)noTh￿C
benefits are probable and ts c<>st or value ofthe asset can be m985ured r81i8bty.
TaTrJible Itxed assets are initiglFy recL¥niwJ at cosL After recognit¥)n, under the cost mc#Jd,
tangible fNed assets are Th￿ured at a(xumulated depreciatM)n aThJ any accJJmulated
impaiment losw. All costs incurred to bring a tsngible fixed asset into tLs wilended working
condilv)n bo I￿luded In the measureff*nt of (x)st.
P&38 16

UMES AVENUE BAvllsT CHURCH
NOTes TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR The YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
A¢countlng polldm (contlnu•d)
2.4 T¥nglbl• fix•d ass•ts and (Won (contlnu•dl
D8predatk*n 18 tharged 80 as lo albcale c06t of tangblo fixed assets lass thdr residual value
ovor their estinwted useful Ir¥os. using the Straight41￿ methcxl.
Deprtciation is provided on the folowing ts￿:
Plant and Machi￿
Fixtures and frtlir￿s
Corry)Lrtor equipThnt
20% Straym IK
20% StraKJhl line
20% stra￿h¢ line
Trnde and olh8r debt0￿ are rncoJniwJ at the s8tUemert alr￿nt after any trade di8(>)unt offered.
Prepay￿￿ are valued at the anN)unt prepa*J nat of any trade discounts due.
2.6 Cash at bjnk and In hand
Cash at bank and n haThY cash and short-tomi highty Ib]utd Investments ¥￿1h a short
maturity of three nw)nths or less from the dale (rf wulsltlon or opgning of th8 deposit or similar
aCt)￿nI.
2.7 Llabllltl•8 and provlslons
ablities arg re(xgnised ￿t￿n thore is an obligaton at the Balance Sheet date as a rèsult of a past
ovent. it is prthblg that a transfer of econom￿ tenefft b8 requiTed in $6ttl&menl, and thg amount
of the sethem8nt can be eslmated rellably.
Ll8bilitw are rwnlsed at ts an￿nI that thB Charity anbcipales it will pay to Sett￿ the debt or the
Prowstons are measured at the best estimate of the amourts required to setue the obligation. Where
the effect of the time value of rrw)ney is materlal. the provis￿ 18 based on the present value of those
amounts, diswuntad at the pre-tax discount rate that roll￿ the risks spgcffic to the liability. The
um¥lndlng of the Olscount Is rn(wMs8d in Ihe Statemgnt of Financial Activths as a finanea c¥)sl.
2.8 Flnan¢l•l Instrum•nts
The Charity has finandal assets and finan¢aal liabilities of a kind that qualfy as basic finarKial
instruments. Basic finandal instrumgnts are fftitiaNy rec￿nIsed at transaction value and
subsequenty measurgj at thdr setllement valuè with the 9XcePt￿ of bank 108ns which a
2.9 P•nsions
The Charrty operates a defined contrtsjtr￿ pens￿￿ 8d*mg arnl the pen81on charge represents the
alr￿nts payable by the Clwlty to the fuThJ v) respec* of the ￿r.
Page 17

UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Accountlng polkim (Contin￿d)
2.10 Fund accountlng
General funds are unrnstrirtfjd fur¥Js wthich 8re avai￿ tr use at the dlscrglkn of the Truste88 In
furtherance of the general obpcaNes of the Charity and which have I￿t bggn destrynated for other
Restrithd furKls are fund$ whith are to be used in acxordance ￿ryth SFeufic restricbons imposed by
donors or which havo been raised by Ihe Charity for partI￿lar purpK>se5. The (wts of raising
administaring such fvnds are charged against th8 s[￿fiC fvThJ. Tho aim aThJ use of each ré8trict&J
furKI is Set ￿Jt in the notes to the financial $tataments.
Investment Intt*ne. 98tns aThJ Ioss85 are alkn(2t8d to the appwiaie fund.
Total
funds
2024
nds
2024
2024
Don81K￿3
340.4
144,792
223,415
485.282
223,415
16,334
Grants
Other Inc%>ming resources
16,334
356.824
368,470
725394
Tot81
funds
2023
fvnds
2023
fund$
2023
Donalon
Ltyades
Grants
146.557
94,012
15.838
240.569
1&838
37,771
1.239
37.771
1.239
184.328
111.089
295,417
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UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
Income from charitable activib
Totsl
funds
2024
nds
2024
Incom• from tharrtable acdvilles. Plwyroup fees
5.616
5.616
Tot81
fiinds
2023
lund8
2023
14,607
14.607
Inceffle from fundrJl#lng ev•nts
Total
funds
2024
Bookstall
funds
2023
2023
Bookstsll
Pago 19

UMES AVENUE BAFnsT CHiIRCH
NOTES TO THE FIPIANCIAL STATEMEPWJ
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
Inve>tmnt In¢om•
Total
fund8
2024
nds
funds
2024
7.174
7,507
Totsl
nds
2023
fvnds
2023
nds
2023
Investrngnl incomg. bank Inter88t r8(
149
1,849
Summary by ￿nd typ•
funds
2024
funds
2024
Total
2024
Charitable actsvit
70.311
145,525
215.836
funds
2023 As
fvnds
2023As
2023As
restsled
Charitable acts
144.277
203,720
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LIMES AVENUE BAwnsT CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
Ana￿1* of expendMuv• by athlllgs
Actlvltles
und•rt•k•n
dlrectly
2024
Total
funds
2024
Oiher tharitable experKliknre
215,836
215.836
Actiw"ties
undertaken
directy
2023
Total
fvnds
2023
(Xher charitable eXpe￿lI￿re
203,720
203.720
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•es r•mun•rnl
2024
2023
Fees payable to Charrws Ir￿ ewinwfor the Indep*￿nt
2,100
10. Staff Costs
2024
2023
Wages and sal8ri8s
Soual securlty c£*18
94,914
2,814
8,256
114,336
3.684
7,898
105.984
125,918
Pag821

UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
10. Staff ¢￿ts {¢ontlnued)
The averag8 number of perso￿ by ts ChOlTty during th8 year was a8 folkA¥8:
2024
2023
No.
Emptyee5
No 8rryloyee recelved ￿eTh￿neratiOn amwnting to than £60.0￿ in eilher year.
11.
DurirwJ the year. rK> Trustees any rernuneralion or othw benoffts (2023. £NILJ.
DurirwJ the yearended 31 Marth 2024. no Tws¢ee exp8rth8 have been 1Th￿rred (2023- £NIL).
12. Tanglbl• Ilx•d aM•ts
Plant and Flthros and
ffttlngs
Computer
•qulpment
Total
Co•t or v•lu*tk
At 1 April 2023
Disposals
17337
30,557
(1.214)
At 31 March 2024
17,237
5.512
6,594
29.343
D•preclatl¢)n
At 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
On disposals
16.409
S996
95
(579)
3.733
1,135
26,138
1.618
1579)
At 31 March 2024
16.797
5A12
27,177
At 31 March 2024
1.726
2,166
At 31 March 2023
828
730
2,861
4,419
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LWES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
13. Dobtor*
As restat8d
2023
2024
Du• withln on• year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and acCr￿j in
7,516
243
11.797
25.570
30.646
38.162
37,610
1& Credltorn: Amount• falling due wlthln on• y
As r8st8ted
2023
2024
9.174
1.007
523
29.500
1.500
(7,903)
1,892
OtherL￿tion and social security
Pensb)n (￿K1 loan payabl•
other creditors
12.616
41,704
6,605
Pag¢ 23

UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
140TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 PAARCH 2024
15. Statement of fvnd8
Statsm•nt ol fvnds- ¢urr•nl year
Balance at
31 March
2024
8alanu at 1
Aprtl 2023
Transf•rn
Inlout
Unr•strl¢l•d fvnd•
General FUTh
Legacies Fund
31379
240,586
150.788
22S090
(145.50n
(2,594)
35,066
465,658
375,878
1145251
(2.594)
SOO,724
Pre.Sch¢)J Fund
Jean Green Fund
Trairfft Fund
TOFS Fund
BuildiThJ Fund
Foxl Fund
Mission Fund
10,296
1,576
&517
184
1.807
1,426
133,579 336.443
1381
135,178)
{1)
12)
19521
(313141
(767)
(1.097)
1,629
5.699
2.281
437,708
1.410
153,671
362.773
170,311)
448.727
Totsl of funds
426.636
n8,651
1215.836)
949.451
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UMES AVENUE BAFllsT CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAAR¢H 2024
15. Statwllont of lunds (Mntknwd)
Stat•m•nt of fund• . wioryear
881ance 81
Transfe￿ 31 March
2023
8alance at
l Apnl 2022
Incomg Expendlt
UThr•strlGt•d fund•
General Fund
Leg8cies FuThJ
79,756
223.349
9&740
17.257
{144,857)
(20)
1,740
32,379
240,586
303.105
112.997
(144.877)
1,740
212,965
Rejtricted fund•
PTrSthocd Fund
Jean Greon Fund
Trainee Fund
TOFS Fund
Building Fund
F(w>J Fund
Mlssion Fund
52.488
(46.858)
{1,740)
10.296
1,576
5.517
1.807
733.579
896
1.543
170
(1)
(1,283)
(9.024)
(353)
(1,325)
1.687
126
142,477
388
2,186
861
(861)
15,170
199.085
(58,844)
(1,740)
153.671
Total of lund•
31&275
312.082
(203.721)
426,636
18. Summary of fund•
Summ•ry offunds. currwrt yw
Ba￿nc9 at
31 March
2024
B•lance at 1
Aprll 2023
Tr•nsf•vs
i1￿0
Inc4)m• Eyrrflftur•
Gen8ral funds
Restricted furKIs
272.965
153.671
375,878
(145,525)
170.311)
{2.$94)
2.594
500,724
448.727
738,651
1215.836)
949,451
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UMES AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR The YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
16. Summary of fund• (conllnu•d)
Summary offunth- prbor >wr
8818ncè 81
31 March
2023
B&lance al
l Apn7 2022 IncL¥n8 &pftrtd￿
Trnnsf8r8
Gengral furKIs
303.105
15.170
112.997
199,085
(144.8TI)
fM8HJ
1.740
(1,740)
272,965
153.671
318.275
312.082
1201721)
426.636
Pre4chool Fund
FLY the Provi￿0￿ of edu￿ to 24 year cAd8.
G•nernl Fund
General purposes of thurch.
Ml•8lon Fund
To further the nwssion of the gospd the *Yxkl.
L•g•d•s Fund
J￿N Gr••n Fund
Christian w81
Tralne• Fund
A frJrKI setup for th8 trainirg of the next generation of churth workers.
TOFS Fund
A fund relating to work wrth ts ew ￿ Aylesbury.
Food Fund
A lund ￿latiftY to work via a Fwdbank.
Bulldlng Fund
To support thg M￿ntenanC￿ LY dwrvJ8s to th8 bjllding at LABC.
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LIMES AVENUE BAPTisf CHURCH
NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMEprrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
17.
Anatysls of n•t a•s•ts b•lw••n funds. Gurr•nt wrlod
funds
d funds
2024
fvnth
2024
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Credittys dL* Within on•
2.168
448.727 540.262
(41.704>
2,166
988,989
141,7041
Total
448.727
500,724
949.451
Rostrtctsd Unrestricted
lunds
fvnds
2023
2023
Tolal
funds
2023
Tary1t￿O ￿ed assets
Current assèts
Crwjitors due within y
4.419
275.151
(6,605)
4.419
428,822
(6.605)
153,671
Total
153,671
272,965
426,636
18. R•conclllatlon of ng1 mov•m•rt In funds to n•t from op•ratlng actlvlll•s
2024
2023
Net Incom8 for Ihe (as pgr Statarnert of Finand81 Athibesl
522,815
10a361
AdJu8tm•nts for.
Depr￿al￿on charg88
Loss ￿ the salé of flxed assets
Increa$8 In debto
Increase In cr&Jltors
1.618
634
(551)
3&099
1.785
f22,870)
1,417
559.615
88,693
Pffj8 27

Umes AVENUE WTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
19. An4￿1¥ of caBh and Ga•h •qul¥al•nts
2024
2023
Cash in hand
950,827
391,2t2
Total calh and cash •qulvalents
950.827
391.212
An•tysl• of ¢hang•$ In net debt
Oth•r non.
cash At 31 March
changos
2024
At 1 Aprll
2023 Cash Ilows
Cash at bank and in hand
Debt due Vlithin 1 yèar
391212
559.615
950.827
1523)
(523)
391212
.615
(523)
950.304
21. P•￿10Th commlknonts
The Charfty 0￿rat85 a defi￿d ￿)nt￿bUt￿)n sc)￿ne. The assets of the scher* are hekl sep8rately from
those of the Charity in an irty*ndenty •Jministsred fvnd. The penslon cost tharge repres&nts the
ntributions payab￿ by the Charity to th8 fvnd amwnted to £8.256 (2023: £7,898). ContributKJns
totsHing £523 (2023: £Nil) payth to the lund at Ihe balance shget date and are induded in
c¥edilors.
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