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Period end date Day 31 Month 12 Year 2022

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name BRADFORD ON AVON BAPTIST CHURCH

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1140976

Charity's principal address OLD BAPTIST CHAPEL

BRADFORD ON AVON WILTSHIRE Postcode BA15 1DA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Andrew Gadsby	DEACON
	Ian McDonald	DEACON
	MARK HOPE	DEACON
	Colin Campbell	DEACON
	Daniel Charlton	DEACON

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document RULES AND REGULATIONS (e.g., trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted ASSOCIATION (e.g., trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods TRUSTEES APPOINTED AT CHURCH MEMBERS MEETING (e.g., appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

THE MAIN OBJECT OF THE CHURCH IS TO SEEK TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN LINE WITH BAPTIST PRINCIPLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR BASIS OF FAITH.

THE CHURCH ALSO CARRIES OUT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN THE UK AND ABROAD.

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THE CHURCHES MAIN ACTIVITIES ARE SUNDAY SERVICES, MORNING AND EVENING.

INCLUDING ALSO ON SUNDAYS, BIBLE STUDY GROUP, ONE SUNDAY SCHOOL GROUP AND ONE PRAYER MEETING.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

THERE IS ALSO A MID WEEK PRAYER MEETING, PROMOTION OF MISSION AND CHRISTIAN CHARITY MEETINGS, MUMS AND TOTS GROUP, HOME AND HOSPITAL VISITS FOR ILL AND ELDERLY, LADIES BIBLE DISCUSION GROUPS, EMPLOYMENT OF NEW PASTOR – 01-10-2017

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grant making;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

BECAUSE OF THE SPIRITUAL NATURE OF THE CHURCHS’ WORK & OBJCTIVES, ACHIEVMENTS CANNOT ALWAYS BE QUANTIFIED AS WITH SAY A BUISNESS.

AT CHRISTMAS WE SUPPLIED A LARGE CHRISTMAS OUTREACH PROGRAM TO THE TOWN.

ALSO, AT EASTER WE DISTRIBUTED BOOKS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE SUNDAY SERVICES AND MID WEEK MEETINGS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO A BETTER QUALITY OF LIVESTREAM FORMAT.

THE CHURCH FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED 11 MISSION ORGANISATIONS ABROAD.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The charity holds sufficient funds in reserve to meet its immediate ongoing expenditure. The trustees allocate any available surplus in support of selected Christian organisations or missionary work.

Details of any funds materially

in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) MARK LEONARD HOPE

Position (e.g., Secretary, Chair, DEACON etc)

Date 31st October 2023

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Charity mmther 1140976 Bradford on Avon Baptist Church Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2022 OakeDsen IAmit¢d Chartered Accountants 31 Stallard Street Trowbridg¢ Wiltshire BA14 9AA

Bradford on Avon Baptist Church Trngteu Rtport The Trus¢$$¢¢C]TanvI repjrt and accounts for theyeareDded 31 Dcccmber 2022. Th¢ board of uust¢es ar¢ sarisfied with the perfolmance of the cban.ry dursng thE Jtar and th¢ POSition at 31 D¢<anb¢r 2022 and considcr thaL th¢ chait)' is itl a stron8 position to ¢oniAtiu¢ its *iwilies dwiTr8 lh¢ coming ar. mdthatthe charitsls &85cts are ad¢quats to fulfil ts obbgations. OBJEcfivEs AND ACTIVITIES The main objectiv¢ of the chaJYty is the advaneemtht of Chrisliati faith aGrdIti8 to Baptist pnn¢wl¢s in aordaCe the b&sis of faith &8 statcd. Th¢ dJaTitv may 3]50 cary out other Gharitsbk purpxts in the UDitrd Kin8dom atyl oth¢rparts of th¢ world. ACHIEVKMENTS AI¥D PERFORMANCE lbC services of worship have bxtL h¢ld w Swiday through the year. A¢tiviti¢S atsd m¢¢tings sprcificallv for children and )owi8 pwpl¢ are conducted regLtlarly bDth Sunday during the weck PastOT2J visits at¢ wraug¢d for people confintd to th¢irhomes oi in hospits]. PUBLIC BENEF Ill S¢¢tstig obj¢ctiv¢5 attd platillillg actsvities th¢ tswt¢¢s hav¢ tak¢# not¢ of thc Chatity G)mmissiott guIdr£ pubIi¢ b¢n¢fit. Thc charit! airns to provi& to the publi¢ and D)aDkilld, 5¢rvices. VIce atsd inf0mli0 about th¢ risti3D faith. FINANCIAL REvw The cbarityrnade sn oper8JÉollal d¢fi¢itof £6.706 {2021-dcfi¢it£2l,158). The unrestrictsd op¢rn¢Ètt8 fiwd reprts the charity's free r¢s¢tves. whtch are Ktained to provid¢ initial sding for chan¢ablG &tivitics and numin8 ¢osts of the d)w¢h. Thts fund decrwed (o £41536. RESER POLICY The chatts¢s r¢s¢rve policy isw uDrcstritsd r¢s¢rv¢s of atle&4 6 6xp¢ndi¢w¢. PLANS FOR FI]TURE PERIODS Th¢ charity will seek d¢v¢iop the petfornw¢¢ of irs obj¢¢ttves andto provide ben¢ in the local commuttty. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIts chtyUmr. R¢gist¢red Office.. 1140976 StMar8arets Str¢¢L BTadford on Avon, BAIS IDA OurAdviaoro EwniMeT5." Oakensen Limited. 31 S¢ailard Str¢eL Trowbridgc, Wdtshirc, BA14 9A1 BaDk¢r5." Lloyds BaDk, FO Sts¢¢( TroTh6ridge,Wlltsbir¢ Trusttts El¢ct¥d truste¢s Mth Hope Colin Campbell Iall MGfh)nald Ahdrcw Gadsby Robert Striv¢rt$ Jeremvjaryis

radford on AVOD B•plist Churc Trusttes AnDD#I Report STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governi% Dotumtnt Blf0]d ott Avott Baptist Church is a chaTity. registed with thc Chatity Cotnmis5ion fw EnBland and Walcs fiY)m 22 March 2011. AppoinlmeDt of tru6te¢s Nvw trust£es are sckcted appointed directl). by th¢ ¢hur¢b membEr4 for an indefmite period of Or¥anis•tional stnicknre Day to daymaLWtxt is del¢8aied toth¢ clwFch officrrs. v4ho ath¢bur$. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ThE TRUSTEES Th¢ trvsk¢s are responsible for preparing th¢ Trnstceg Amiyal Rrport and the finaDciat statements accordanc£ Mryth applicablc taw 3Nd U1¢d Ktngdorn Accoulltill8 ( Ullit Kingdo GenGnlly Accept Arr4)uDting PractÈc¢). Th¢ to preparc finatscml stLtrnts for Eath financial sur %thich 8iv¥ a tsu¢ and fair VIEW of the stale of affairs of thc tharitable company and of th¢ inwnillg ttsourc¢$ atsd applicatÉo of 0r¢¢I in¢hJding thc Income and ¢%yettdidty¢, of the ¢h•itab]e companv for that pcriod. pr¢paring thcse fllwtcial slat¢meDts. the tsWcs required to.. - selcct5Uktablc accintIng poli£i¢s atEd Ibe apply thcm consistentty. - obsM¥r thr mrthod5 aDd Principles ID th¢ Chwiti¢s SORP. -mak¢ judg¢m¢nts and ¢stimat¢$th ar¢ r¥asottabl¢ aTMI pneI -statr Whetherapphle UK AccowitiDg Standards hav¢ bE¢tt fDllowaL subjcct to a material d¢PTe5 discLo%d and ¢wlaititd iti tbe fitwi¢i415fAt¢m¢nts" -preparr thc financial ststrm¢nts ott thr going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume thai th¢ ¢batitablc rA)mpanywill continu¢ owatson. Th¢ Ttuststs at¢ also tesponsible for maintwntD8 ad¢qua a¢GountiDg records W"th disdos¢ wirh rea8OJJ4bk a¢¢wa¢y at athy tune the fillaDcia] positiott of the cbarity and which suffiueNt to show the cbarityes trajjwtiotts and ¢nabl¢ them to ensur¢ tha( tbe financial statements comply with rcsu]ations mad¢ uttder th¢ Charities A. Th¢y are atso r¢5poDsiblc for saftguardi#8 th¢ assets of th¢ thaTity and h#nce for tskin8 ttasonabl¢ st¢ps for thL prevtntiort and di0 of fraud and othertttegulatiti¢8. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Mr David Oakcnscll FCA of OakGty5cn L4milcd was appDit)ted as ityl¢p¢Ddcnt cxamincr for the year. Thi8 F¢POrtws appm¥d by thBboard on Zvl ocfa gL K kn? 7 Jarris

Brjdford Avon Bapttst Church lttdependent eumiwer's reporl ¢0 the JDembers of Br4dford on Avott Baptist Church I r¢port ot) my ¢x2minatioD of the acCOts of the charity for th¢ yvar endcd 31st Ikcunber2022 whith are Set oui ott pages 4 to 8. Responsibili¢iu ood b8 of report As the chariWs ttust¢¢& you are reSPODsibk for the prcpar8tion of the accounts in aGwrdauce with th¢ Tequir¢mwts of the Charities Act2011 Cthe Ace). I report in r¢sp¢¢t of MYaLlon tsf th¢ ch&ity's ac&)UllLg carried out uttder sedion 145 of thc 2011 ACL aud in c3nyin8 oul my ¢xgrnlnatio I haTr't followed au th¢ apptable Directions by thc Charity Comrnission uhd¢r5ection 145{Sllb) of th¢ ACL Independent awniTheT'5 Statuaent I have completed my ¢xaminatson. I confirni that no matrrial hn4tt¢rs bavc come to att¢ntson ID ¢ODn¢ctio with th¢ uamination whi¢hgiv¢s m¢ causcto believ¢ that rny matetiaj wp¢6i' the a¢cOn$ tecord8 wert Dot keptin xcordatttt with 5cclion 130 of the ZTitiesA¢( Of the &¢outrts did not accord with the accounliD8 rtcords" or the accounts did not Gompty with thL applithl¥ rEquiremc#ts rotsG¥rnin8 th¢ fonn aDd (oftte of accounts sct out in the Charitses (Accoutsts and R¢ports) Rt8ulati0tt5 2008 other thath any reqUIren[ that the a¢¢ounts giv¢ a and faif vitwwhich is ttoLatt considued as part of an iDd¢penden( oyamillatton. I have ¢0tt¥¢rn5 and have come acros5 no othtT matttts in £ODncction with the ¢xatryation th ThthidL al¢tion shold b¢ iti this rcportin ord¢rkn coablc a prnpcrunJttsraDdtll8 of the ¥¢ounts kn bc reached. David Oakenscn FCA IDdependcTht ExamiDcr O#kensth Limited arttRd A0tants 31 Stsjlanl TroTrl>ridgt WEltshirc BA14 9AA 2 othu 2oL3

Brndford OD Avon Bllpti$t Church Statement of FIDADclal Attivltles For tht ye•r ended 31 December 21112 Unrestricted Restsittrd Funds Tot•1 Fknnds 2022 Total Funds 2021 INCOME AND FJIDOWMKNTS FROM: Comc fr¢yD dLts.ls &Ld legacie5 h)&)m¢ frcth cjwitsblt aclivitics 3,000 80,716 3.0 80.716 12,700 85,171 TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS 83.716 83.716 LXPENDrruRE ON: awttabl¢ a¢tivites 8&120 2,302 88,120 2J02 115.921 3,108 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 90.422 90.422 119.029 Nel illcome (6.706) 16.706) 121.158) Gr$ transferB betwetn fun j6,706j 121.158) Rtconrili•tion of funds: Totsl funds At l January 2022 48.242 48242 69,400 Totgl at31 De¢¢mb¢r 2022 41536 48242 Th¢ trE tto recosnised gains ad 106se8 cther thatt thox ShOryI in th¢ aEw Stat¢m¢nt of Finan¢iaÈ Adt%rylics.

Bradford on Avon BAptiJ¢ Chr¢h Bth¢e Sheet As It 31 Dttember 2022 Note5 2112Z Cu)Tent atts Debtots C&%b bank attd hand 34.322 35.742 70.1164 28J21 47.064 75J85 CreditOTS: fallin% dut within one year (28,528) (27,143) Net turttat A&t5 41.536 48242 Nct *ssct$ 41 J36 48.242 RcprcxNtcd by: 41 J36 48242 41 J36 48242 Approved by the b0d OD..................... Jtremy Jaryis TTUSt¢

Bradford on AVOD Bxptiit Church Notes to the Aecounts For tbe yur ended 31 De¢amber 2022 t Accounthig polici Th¢ chan'ty constilllt¢s a pubjie b¢n¢frt entity as dthncd by FBS 102. Thc fiDallcial sthtsments hav¢ b¢¢ pr¢pared in accorda with Acmunting and Rqx)rttDg by Charities.. Statement of Re¢ot#m¢nded PJz¢tice applicablc to chatitics preparing th¢ir a¢touttts itl a¢cordath¢¢ Mllth thc Financd Rcporting Statldard applicatrlt to th¢ Unit¢d Kingdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) issued on 16 Julv 2014, the FIDancia] Rwrtin8 Stsndard applicable in the Unitd KiThgdom attd Rtpubjit of I12nd IFRS 1021. thc Chwitirs Act 2011, the CompaniLs Act 20116 and UK Gen#ra]ly Ace¢ptcd PJ¥b"cr &$ 1¢app£S from l JaDUWy 2015. resumrces Incom¢ is bc tI)rd it has bn receÈved. Gtft aid t&x c]aims are cAIGutkd on the accruats basts to ensure that the fimds att r¢¢wdcd in the pericd to Tthich thc 8iftaid relatts. Re4ourcey wended Resotsrc¢5 ¢•¢d aTE w15<d in the peiiod art incunrd attd indude ally attrAbutsbl¢ VAT which canttbe recovered. Q)5ts whiGh atr di• atyrJtsblE lo m¢¢tÉJg dwitabk objerts are cJ&8sified as proTrision of ¢lwirabl¢ sLYvtces. These costs dÈretd)' allocatedto 8CtiVkties. Costs &sÉociatrd wid tbc 8ttt¢rai nuJ]Jits8 of th¢ ¢lwJ'ty ar¢ n4ribUble to rnee clwitablc objcds u1strIcted be llsed ih accordance with the charitsble objects at th¢ disGlYti¢ of thc trnstgcs. Restnrtd fund5 ch only used for particular purseS within the objects of the clwity. Restiiction$ awe whgn speeifL¢d by the donor or whell ffids are raÉsed for p3rti¢u]ar rrstri¢trd pwpos¢s. EXpdi¢ whrth ttwets th¢se ¢rit¢rta is thar8ed to th¢ fithd. Futth¢t 6xp]atia(iots of th¢ nalure arld PUFP05C of each ' illduded ill the not¢s to the fillan¢iaJ statenwits. DcbtOT5 are recoLiSed at tht arnowit duc. prepaents are valued at thc wnount pr¢paid net of anv discounts Crethr Cr¢ditors and Provisions arc r¢w8nised whcrc thc clwityhas aprcsent obli8ation ttsultin8 from a p&st cv¢nt th&will probably rcll iti thr trdthsf¢r of fiwds to 4third party and th¥ amoulli du¢ to sgttirthr oblw'on be mewtcd or e5timatrd liably. T4t¥olio The ¢lwttyiS L%tmptfrom ots incom¢ a]Jd gains failitig vithin 5ectioll 505 of the T&xes Act l988 or sedion 252 of th¢ TatIOn of Chary¢abl¢ GaiDS Ad 1992 to the extent thatth¢8¢ are applied ¢bwitabl¢ objects. Judgernats ond*ey soyrce$olesfymotion MAcertainty Th¢ PparatIOn of thc finamcial stztrments requires mana8cmcnt to make jyd8¢ment4 eiimatrs #ttd ass•ions that afftdth¢ anOUDts ttp)rte41. Th¢s¢ vstimatcs attd jud8¢m¢tyts att continually and ar6 based on &N%ricncc aDd othcr factors, in¢ludinB ¢xpettats"OS of evcnts thatare believed to be reason&lc Mkt the circumstatttes. No jud8¢thEntshavE bwj tobe mad¢ in preparingthcx financial ststements.

Bradford on Avon Baptist Church Notu to the Accounts the year tDJed 31 Dectmbtr 2022 2 Intot from dioations and legaties Unrestrir¢ed Restritted 2022 2Q21 Dollations 3.000 3.000 12,71)0 11700 3 1n¢omt frow chAritAble &etivlties Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021 OffcTing8 Gift aid Lrfimd P&rtor in Trainin8 65.477 15.239 05.477 15239 60.995 14.181 9,995 85.171 80.716 80,716 EwditsTe on thritable •etiviti Unrutrieted Rtstritted 21n2 21)21 Wa8u and salatA¢s Pasfor in Training Visiting Spcakcrs Travcl Giti8 to Missionary .0 GiftB to cbrimla chytie$ Young People's Work Light and heat htsuwJ¢e Buddih8 rep furbighmEntof pJTrni5es 34.405 9,790 2.832 l JlJ5 14,800 6.588 654 4J95 5.438 7313 34.40$ 9.790 2.832 1305 14,800 6J88 654 4J95 5.438 7.913 35.640 2255 190 15,950 4.6fAJ 389 3,546 4,793 1.540 46.958 115.921 88.120 88.120 5 Other expendire UllRstri£ttd Rfstrirted 202Z 2021 Office cxFw8 Accoutstattcy 1,236 960 106 ,236 960 106 2.104 876 128 2502 2.302 3.1(K8 6 Afv&ty8i% of staff Co$ tnT5tee remuneration Wld Èzpen&Èq, Andthe ¢rot of key mangemtDt personnti 2022 Staff salati¢s •d Iva8¢S 34,405 No employtts had ¢mploye¢ b¢tt¢fits in exeess of £60.000 (2021.. fnÉl). Pension costs ar¢ E0cled to activÉti¢s itt prvportion to th¢ re]atcd staffiDg sts ittcurred alld a wholl)" thargcd to UDf¢5trict¢d f¢{1. 35.640 7lhe ¢haTitytrusGs vKrc not paid orrccLived 8ny oth¢rb¢tKfits fwm ¢MpIo)ryrt ivith th¢ TnLsÈ or its subsidiary in tht year (2021.. £tiil) neitherwere thoT reimbursed expeDs¢$ durthg thc Irar12021.. £llil). No charity trust£E ftceivgd pajinent foT professional or othersetvic¢s suppli¢d to the charity (2021.. £uil). Theavtta8C ttKmthly hr•l countwa5 112021.. 1). All staff are invo]vcd in the n1n8 of the thariti¢s adiviÉi¢S.

Bradford on Avon Baptist Cburch NDtes Ibe Accounts For ihe yer tnded 31 De¢ember 2022 7 Debtors Z022 2021 ftatd tax ¢lai Othcrd¥b¢ors 15,115 19,207 34.322 14,000 14.321 28,321 8 Crtthtor¥: f2lliDg dt within one year 2022 ZD21 Othcrcreditors 27.143 9 Unrutricted fwnds Baiant¢ as 4¢ l jary resourcej resourreJ and 2022 and trAuBftrx ¢rn5fers

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31 Detember 2022 GeTrerdl fund Desigttated Building Fund 48242 83.716 190.422) 41.536 48242 83,716 90.4221 41,536

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31 Detember 2022 GeTrerdl fund Desigttated Building Fund 48242 83.716 190.422) 41.536 48242 83,716 90.4221 41,536

2022-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date

Section A Reference and administration details

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Section C Objectives and activities

Brief statement of the

Details of any funds materially

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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