Period end date Day 31 Month 12 Year 2022 **To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ## Period start date Day 01 Month 01 Year 2022 **From** ## 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
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**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** **TAR** 1 **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. **TAR** 2 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)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grant making; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** 3 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. **TAR** 4 **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)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - 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 **TAR** 5 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]Tan￿v￿I 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¢ridgt WEltshirc BA14 9AA 2 othu 2oL3 Brndford OD Avon Bllpti$t Church Statement of FIDADclal Attivltles For tht ye•r ended 31 December 21112 Unrestricted Restsittrd Funds Tot•1 Fknnds 2022 Total Funds 2021 INCOME AND FJIDOWMKNTS FROM: Comc fr¢yD dL￿￿ts.￿ls &Ld legacie5 h)&)m¢ frcth cjwitsblt aclivitics 3,000 80,716 3.0 80.716 12,700 85,171 TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS 83.716 83.716 LXPENDrruRE ON: awttabl¢ a¢tivites 8&120 2,302 88,120 2J02 115.921 3,108 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 90.422 90.422 119.029 Nel illcome (6.706) 16.706) 121.158) Gr￿$ 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 a￿d 106se8 cther thatt thox ShO￿ryI in th¢ aEw Stat¢m¢nt of Finan¢iaÈ Adt%rylics. Bradford on Avon BAptiJ¢ Ch￿r¢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 b0￿d 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 I￿12nd 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 b￿n receÈved. Gtft aid t&x c]aims are cAIGut*kd on the accruats basts to ensure that the fimds att r¢¢wdcd in the pericd to T*thich thc 8iftaid relatts. Re4ourcey wended Resotsrc¢5 ¢•¢d aTE w￿￿￿15ridgt WEltshirc BA14 9AA 2 othu 2oL3 Brndford OD Avon Bllpti$t Church Statement of FIDADclal Attivltles For tht ye•r ended 31 December 21112 Unrestricted Restsittrd Funds Tot•1 Fknnds 2022 Total Funds 2021 INCOME AND FJIDOWMKNTS FROM: Comc fr¢yD dL￿￿ts.￿ls &Ld legacie5 h)&)m¢ frcth cjwitsblt aclivitics 3,000 80,716 3.0 80.716 12,700 85,171 TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS 83.716 83.716 LXPENDrruRE ON: awttabl¢ a¢tivites 8&120 2,302 88,120 2J02 115.921 3,108 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 90.422 90.422 119.029 Nel illcome (6.706) 16.706) 121.158) Gr￿$ 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 a￿d 106se8 cther thatt thox ShO￿ryI in th¢ aEw Stat¢m¢nt of Finan¢iaÈ Adt%rylics. Bradford on Avon BAptiJ¢ Ch￿r¢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 b0￿d 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 I￿12nd 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 b￿n receÈved. Gtft aid t&x c]aims are cAIGut*kd on the accruats basts to ensure that the fimds att r¢¢wdcd in the pericd to T*thich thc 8iftaid relatts. Re4ourcey wended Resotsrc¢5 ¢•¢d aTE w￿￿￿15