2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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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)
		JeremyJarvis	ELDER
		Ian McDonald	DEACON
		Mark Hope	DEACON
		Dan 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)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	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 (e.g., trust deed, constitution)[RULES AND REGULATIONS]

How the charity is constituted[ASSOCIATION]

• (e.g., trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

• (e.g., appointed by, elected by)[TRUSTEES APPOINTED AT CHURCH MEMBERS MEETING]

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, ONE CHILDRENS CLUB, 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 TRAINEE PASTOR

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.

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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 LIGHT SWITCH ON IN BRADFORD ON AVON, WE SUPPLIED REFRESHMENTS AND CHURCH INFORMATION LEAFLETS FOR THE HUNDREDS THAT ATTENDED.

AT CHRISTMAS WE SUPPLIED A YOUTUBE CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE.

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

THE MUMS AND TOTS GROUP HAS RUN WELL AGAIN AND A TEA AND CAKE SESSION WAS PUT ON AT CHRISTMAS FOR FAMALIES TO ATTEND.

BIBLE TEACHING GROUPS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE RUN ON THE CHAPEL PREMESIS THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS.

THE CHURCH FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED 11 MISSION ORGANISATIONS.

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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)

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

DEACON

Position (e.g., Secretary, Chair, DEACON etc) Date 3rd December 2023

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Charyty number 1140976 Bradford on Avon Baptist Church Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 D¢c¢mber 2023 Oakensen Llmited Chartered A¢wuntants Bryer Ash Business Park Trowbridge Wiltsbir¢ BA14 8HE

Bradford OD Avon Bxptisi Church TrustttB Annual Repor¢ The Ttyst¢¢spr¢settt th¢tr atriuai rtp)rtattd accotyits for th¢￿at ￿d¢d 31 D¢ccmb¢r 2023. Th¢ b)ard of tru5t¢¢S satisfied with the ￿rfonr￿￿E of the cbarity the )wr alld the POBitioD at 31 Dccember 2023 attd tonsidcr that the ￿t￿lty. xs ttt a strottg po¥itiott ty ¢ontinu¢ its arfivili¢5 during thc comingyEar. th8tthe ch￿1t)IS ￿Sets att adequate to fidffl its obb8ation& OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Th¢ mairt objectivc lif thc chaTity 15 the ￿V8￿cemrnt of Cbristiall f3ith actordinB ts) B3ptsst princip1¢5 and in aCCord￿¢t with thc bas]s of faith 35 Ètated. The charity may also ¢aThy out other Cl￿Atabl¢ pull￿5 m th¢ UDited Kingdom aDd oth¢r parts of the world. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Pubb"¢ s¢rn¢cs of w015hip been held every Sunday thrnugh the ycar. knbviti¢s aDd mc¢tings 5pccificaily for childr< n pcople ar¢ ¢ondu¢t¢d r¢gul&dy both OD Sundav and duLin8 the k. Pastoral visits aTrdnged forpeople Confined to theirhoAne$ or its h05pitsI. PUBLIC BEf4EFIT In s¢ttsn8 obj.￿tiVeS Wid plannityg activifiC5 the trustces have tak¢n not¢ of the Charity Cornmi55iOn guidance on public benefit The dthn.ty airns to PJDvidc to thc public alld Jnwkitid. s¢rvxr<& advice and infomi*ion about the ristian faith. FINANCIAL REVIEW ThL clktity tbade att 0]￿r￿lo￿al swplus of £1.938 (2022- defici1£6.706). Th¢ unrcstrict¢d opcratin8 fijnd Jrpttsents th¢ GhaTiWs frcc rcserves, art to pmvide iniliai fimdillg for d￿ritabl¢ ac¢ivi¢i¢$ atld nmning costs of the thuidx. Thts fiwd incr¢8scd to £43,474. RFSERVFS POLIC), The charities T¢￿rve poli¢yR$ WLre5tiicted res¢nY$ of #tlwt 6 ttlonths t%p¢ndttt￿. PLANS FOR FUTtIRE PERIODS Th¢ ¢bwitv will b) contillue to d¢v¢lop the perfornwice of its obj¢¢tivcs and to provide benefit in the local coMmu￿lty. REFLRENCE AN￿1 ADMINIST114TIVE DETAILS 1140976 StMarw¢ts StreeL Br￿0rd ott Avon. BA15 IDA gistered Offi¢¢: Our Ad?Isorx Oak¢nsw Limit￿. Bry¢r Ash Park, TrowbridBe, Wiltshir4 BA14 8HE Uoirfs B20k. For¢ StrccL Tn)wbridge. Wfftltshirc Trustees El¢Gf£d tsust¢ES Hope lin C4mpb¢ll - rtS1￿¢d Setrtembcr2023 IAn M(Do￿d kndr¢w GwJ5by Robert Styiv¢ns y¢￿My J8rvis D2tsi¢l Charlton-el¢rt¢d March 2023

Bradford on Avon Baptist Cbur¢b Tvusteei Anllll￿ Rtport STRUCTURL GOVERNANCE Af4D MANAGEMENT Governing Document Bradford on Avon is a cl]atity. ngisr¢r¢d wtth th¢ Chanty con￿lS5￿0￿ for En￿and a4d Wal¢s from Z2 March 2011. Appointwent of tr115tee5 New trust¢e5 are sckcted and appointed diredl). by th¢ church membm. fw an ind¢finik wiod of or%￿Ls•tional $tru¢tsre Dayto day mana8¢n￿t is delcgated to th¢ ¢hllr¢h offi¢ers.who aTC tht trustces. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES The trnstecÉ atc rcsponsible foi ptcpariug the Tw5e5 Annual Rq)ortalld the fiDallciat sratyllettts i acwidattw WLth apptLthl¢ law aTrd United KuEgdom Ac&)UDtin8 Sthttdatds { Unit¢d Kingdom G￿erallY Accepted Accott￿tt￿8 Prae4i¢¢). Th¢ tntst¢¢s are w prepwl fill￿cial statments for ¢ach fiw¢ial )¢ar wlbith give a and fair view of the slat¢ of affaits (pf the charitabl¢ Gompatty atld of thc incomin8 resoU￿¢S attd applicatio of wourGEs. tnEhuliDg thc income and expendIti￿¢, of th¢ ¢batitsbl¢ Company for that period. In pr6p￿ingthcStt fman¢iai stal¢n•thr tnts1¢￿ arc rryuiredto.. - sclect suitablc acciMmlJn8 ￿11¢1¢$ wd thett apply them consistentty. - observe thc m¢Èho& aid pritiGJplr$ iti the CharitiQ5 SOBF. - make JudgwThE2￿ a[￿ ¢iEDat¢s thatarc re￿onable aDd pnthnL - whcthcrappjicable UK Ae¢ollllting Statydards havc been followol subjcd trj aoy mat¢riaJ depa￿￿ d28clos¢d and 4N>laincd iD the financial stattmcknts" -prep4r¢ th¢ fiwiciai stat•￿eNts oth the goitis cothc￿n bHsis unles¥ itis inapptOPTiatclO pr¢￿rne that the cjwitable company will c¢)ntitiue in ope￿110￿. The TrnstCC5 alc also rcsponsiblc fot matntatning adequate accountsn8 record$ which disclose reasooablc accura¢y * allv time the fillattcial positiots of th¢ rhwity and which at¢ suffi¢i¢n¢ to show d explairL thc charitys and cnabl¢ th¢mlo ¢nsute thatth¢ fittancial stst£rneDts Comply th r¢8uiatioDs mad¢ undw th¢ Cbariti¢s Act. Th¢y ar¢ also rwDttsibl¢ for 5afeguardin8 th¢ ass#ts f the d)¥ity attd henct for tsking n&w12bl¢ sl¢ps for the pr¢veJtion atjd dc*tttott of frwd and oth¢t irrr8u]an"ti¢s. INDEPEIWEiYf EXAMINER Mr Dav￿ Oakellw FCA ofothnscn Limit¢d as ittdcpendcnt¢%amin¢r forthe ycaT. This ￿pOrt￿M$ apptov¢d by the board ¢)n fts- Pr&"WL7L Zo rb'my J

dford on AvDn Baptijt ChllT¢h IDdependent examiner's Teport to the of Brdford OD Avon Bapti8¢ Cburc I report on my of the a¢wupts of th¢ chity for year ended 3L5t D¢L%mb¢r 2023 whith arc %t out on pa8¢s 4ty 8. Reqbonsibilities bAsis of report As the tharitsO8 ln￿trCs, you are rcspotisible far tht prepatation of th¢ aGwuttts acwrdancc with thc r¢qui￿]llents of th¢ ChaTits¢5 Act 2011 (Ihc Acti. T rep)rtin r¢spe¢¢ of my ¢Yamittion of the charitys accAJunts (anied I￿1 und¢r 8¢ction 145 of the 2011 A¢t and caTryUEg out my examination, I have followed all the appli¢abl¢ Dir¢dsoty giv￿ by th¢ Charity Commissioll under section 145(Sllb) of the ACL IDdeptudent ezaminer'j statemtnt J have ¢ompl¢d examity*ion. I confimi that llo matrrial matters hav¢ com¢ to my attention ID connection with the a￿amI￿atioll which gives me ¢aLse to believ¢ ally rnatri¥a] resp¢Gt the accoulltitlg rceordswu¢ notk¢pt in a¢￿Id41)ce with s¢gtion 130 ofth¢ Thariti¢s Aci or the accounts did not accord with the accountiD8 retord$; or the accollnL8 did not con¥ty with th¢ applycablts ￿quir￿ne￿I9 concttmin8 th¥ fonn and cont¢ntof acc4unts set out in thE chariti￿ IAccouDts Repo￿} P£8ulatKons 2008 other than aTty requiremtnt that the aG¢ounts giv¢ a and faie Tri¢w which is ttotamattcr c0ttsld¢￿d aspart of an independent cxwDiDatson. I have no concerns and h￿￿ ¢ome across no othermkn in c¢JDnection with th¢ ¢xamtDalion to wht'th attenti should bt drawn IA th¥ rtport Èti ordei lo enabk aptoper understand￿1 of th¢ a￿O￿llts ￿ b¢ reached. David Oak¢JJs¥n FCA Independcnt Ex3min¢r O•kEnSen Limited Brjrr Ash Busitt¢s5 Pwk TrDw6rid8t Wiltshxrc BA14 SHE 30 4•1

Bradford Avon Baptist StAttmeut of FinADci*I Activiti For th¢ yew ended 31 De¢emb¢r 2(123 Unrertritttd Rtrtricted TDt41 Fwid$ Total Fwids Funds Fun 2023 2022 Not¢s IP4COME AND EPIDOWMENTS FROM: 3.000 82.835 3.000 82.835 3,000 80.716 Income from cbaritable attsirytscs TOTAL INCOME AND ENI)OWMErfrs 85,835 8S.835 83.716 EXPENDTfuRE ON: axitabk activites 80.231 3,666 80,231 3,666 88.120 2.302 83.897 83.897 90,422 Net incc￿e 1.938 1.938 (6.7 Grosx traniferi bEiwten fuThds 1.938 1.938 {6.71KS) RttonrilAatioD of fynds: Tot81 at l JAllu•ry 21ll3 41.536 41536 48,242 Totsi fwids ￿ 31 December 21123 43.474 43,474 41.536 wett M re¢o8wcd 8aiDs and loss¢s Ot1￿ thatt thosc sFrf)wn th¢ abovc Staten￿t of Finall¢iai ActiTritic5.

BTadfDrd OD AvDn Baptht Chllrth B￿1￿Ce Shttt As it 3J December 2023 Notes 21)23 Current assets D¢btors Cash bollk and in band 54,430 31,564 85,994 34.322 35,742 70.064 Creditors: amounts fllinz due within oneyear (42.520) (28.528) Nd ￿rrellt is*ts 43,474 41.536 Nrt assets 41.536 Repremnted by: UnNtrict¢d fiwds 43.474 41 J36 43.474 41.536 Appmved byth¢ Ix)ard on............. ...... myJarvis Trustee

Bradford on Avon Baptist Chureh Not¢8 to the Actollnts For the year eDded 31 Dttember 2023 l Accounting polities B4yly oJaccw¢nthig The tharilv consLibJtes a public benefit entity &% defmed by FRS 102. Th¢ fitkw¢iai statwnetsts have bccu preparcd in acCOrd￿t with A¢coutttitt8 and R¢m by Chatits¢s.' SIM¢￿ of R¢commMd¢d Practice applt¢&bl¢ to ¢harili¢s prrpwiThg thGir aGcounts in ￿￿OIdance Thith th# FÈnanci8J R￿ortIng StsDdrd appJxcabl¢ to the United Kmgdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, th¢ FittaThc]al Reporting Standard applicable in the UniÉed Kin8dom and Rcpub]ic of Irejand (FRS 102). the ￿arItieS Act 2011, th£ Companies Act 2006 and UK Gencthlly Pftadl￿ as itapplies from l JanuaJy 2015. come 15 bc rccordLd whell Ithas b¢¢n r¢¢#iv¥d. Gift aid w ¢la]ms att ¢alcuJated on the accruals basi5 k¢ cnsuvc that the fiJnd$ aJ¢ ffcotdcd the perkod t which the gift aid reiatC5. Rdwurca Lxpended R¢sourc¢s wended arc rceogDi8ed ill the peri￿￿ they are incutt￿ and iti¢lud¢ any attrabutsblc VAT which camiotbe rE￿vered. Costs wbich are directty atiributsble to m¢ctirt8 ¢hartthlG objccts arc ciassifi¢d as provisiott of th￿ilabl s¢ryiccs. Th￿¢ costs dirL'C41)" all0￿d to ￿tiVIti￿. Cost8 wociatrd with th¢ gcnt￿[ nmpitig of the chatity which arc not attributable to mettitig rhatitablr obJcct8 c ￿1￿lfied as mana8cnKDt and Jmillistration ￿ts. Nds Unr¢stii¢tLxl futhds catt bB ysvd in a￿oldanc# with th¢ Ch￿Itable obj¢cts ￿th¢ th"s¢r¥tt¢)n of th¥ tru5tecs. R¢strirf¥d fi￿d5 only b¢ u5¥d tor partI￿th pU￿05¥S withth the obje£ts of th¢ thatity. R¢stsi¢tiOllS aris¢ 5pe£ified by the donor or pth¢D fi￿d& ate raisEd for particular restiictrd puT￿5¢s. which mcets tb¢se cTht¢iia is cknged kn the fund. Further ¢xp]W￿tt.0J of the JMr¢wc and puryose of ea¢h fiwd is in¢ludtd io the not¢5 to the fujallcial statements. D¢b¢m D¢lxots dtr TBwiscd at the wnount due. pr¢pa￿￿ethts ai th¢ arnount pryid net of any dis¢owits Crethor8 Cr¢th"tors and provisiofjs TeGogDisedvthcre th¢ elwityh&s aw¢wit obligation ￿SUltin8 from a past £v￿t thatwill probably result in thetraDsf¢rof fynds th athird paty aDd th# amouffj dyc to s¢ttl6th¢ obligation call br MEaSU￿ or estimated rcliabty. The oh￿lty is ¢x¢DJptfrom tsx on in£om¢ aDd gains fall]ng withln sxtjon 505 of the T&xesArt 1988 or SeCt￿ll 252 of thE TwÈion of Chargeabk Gains Act 1992É0 therxt¢ntthatth¢s¢ are applied to its tharitablc objcrt8. JudgeD￿1th ttndkeys(wrcesoJ¢s¢im¢#ion The preparatio￿ of the fthattual statemrnts reqllircs mwa8ement to Make judgemcnts. ¢stitnat£5 and iimptsons that affeet the amouDt8 reported. Th¢s¢ ¢siimate5 and judgcmcnts art coutinvalty ￿VIewed and are based ¢M experience otheTfoctors. ittduding £￿eCIationS of fvtsjrc ev¢nts that arc bclievcd to bt r¢asonable l¢rth¢ circunthces. No significantjud8ements havc I￿1 tob¢ made ill thcse fiDan¢ial s￿1¢￿￿.

Bradford OD Avon Baptis¢ ChMr¢h Notes to tht Accounts For ibe year eDded 31 De¢embeY 2023 2 IDtoJne from donatious leK3¢ies UDratricted ReJtrirted 2023 2022 Donations 3.0(N) 3.0(Ki 3.000 3,000 3.000 3 lTrcome from ¢harit•FA¢ •¢tsM¢ Unr¢$tricttd R¢8tridtd 2022 68,429 14.406 82.835 68,429 14.406 65.477 15.239 80.716 Giftaid r¢fiwd 4 Expenditure on charitable •etivitieJ ilnrtthicted ReBiri¢ied 2023 2021 Wages alld sa]arics P￿tOr iti Trdilliti8 Visitsn8 Sp¢ak¢TS Travel Gjfts ro Missionwywotk Gifts to Christian chariti¢s Yowig P¢opJ¢'6 Wo Light aodh¢at Tttsurdnc Buildin8 I¢P3irs 33_340 9.874 2.440 481 13.5(X) 7.408 533 3.124 6.266 3.265 80.231 33,340 9,874 2.440 481 13,500 7.408 533 3,124 6.266 3265 80.231 34,405 9.790 2,832 1,305 14.800 6,588 654 4.395 5,438 7.913 88.12U S Other expendi¢u UllTe#ri¢ted Restrided 2023 2022 Office exyenses Accowitattcy Bauk ¢harg¢s 2.511 1,056 1.236 960 106 1.056 99 3.666 3,666 2.302 6 Analys59 of staff cost4 trllsttt remonertson •nd ezpeD8e4, #nd the eost of key mangemthtptf8othttd 2023 Stsff sal8Tie8 aJd wa8es 33J40 33J40 No cnylo)rE5 had cmployee benefits itt cxc¢ss of £60.000 (2022.. £Dil). P¢nsion o)sts ar¢ allocated to ¥tiviti¢s i proportion to the rcjatcd staffi￿$ wsts itigJrr¢d and ue w1￿￿).£￿8¢d to utsrestticted funds. 34.405 The charity trustrcswctc no¢ paid or ￿etiVed aDy othcrbcnefits from ¢mploymentwith the Ttwst or its sllbsidiatyin th¢ v¢ar (2022.. thil) neitherwere th¢yr¢imburs¢d ¢xpettses during thc srar (2022: £tiil). No clwitytrustcc rcc¢iv pa)Th6ntfor prof¢ssional or oth¢i ￿E¢S supp]ied toth¢ ¢hwity12022.' £tsi]). The avcragt monthlyh¢ad cowitvRs 112022.. 1). All staff are itiv01￿d ID the of the c￿ltieS actiVitie#.

BrAdford on Avon Bxptist Church Notu lo th¢ Accounts For the ytAr ended 31 Deftmber 2023 7 DebtOTS 2023 2022 Gift aid claim Oth¢rd¢b¢ors 31,925 22,505 54.430 15,115 19.207 34.322 8 CreditOTS: amo4nts falling due within oneyear 2022 Othercreditors 42520 28J28 9 Unttstrirted fuDds BAlante u xt (httgoittg B•l#n¢t 31 Detember 2023 resources resO￿TreS and 2023 tran&ftrs traDsfeTX 41)36 85.835 (83.897) 43.474 41.536 85.835 (83.897) 43,474

Charyty number 1140976 Bradford on Avon Baptist Church Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 D¢c¢mber 2023 Oakensen Llmited Chartered A¢wuntants Bryer Ash Business Park Trowbridge Wiltsbir¢ BA14 8HE

Bradford OD Avon Bxptisi Church TrustttB Annual Repor¢ The Ttyst¢¢spr¢settt th¢tr atriuai rtp)rtattd accotyits for th¢￿at ￿d¢d 31 D¢ccmb¢r 2023. Th¢ b)ard of tru5t¢¢S satisfied with the ￿rfonr￿￿E of the cbarity the )wr alld the POBitioD at 31 Dccember 2023 attd tonsidcr that the ￿t￿lty. xs ttt a strottg po¥itiott ty ¢ontinu¢ its arfivili¢5 during thc comingyEar. th8tthe ch￿1t)IS ￿Sets att adequate to fidffl its obb8ation& OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Th¢ mairt objectivc lif thc chaTity 15 the ￿V8￿cemrnt of Cbristiall f3ith actordinB ts) B3ptsst princip1¢5 and in aCCord￿¢t with thc bas]s of faith 35 Ètated. The charity may also ¢aThy out other Cl￿Atabl¢ pull￿5 m th¢ UDited Kingdom aDd oth¢r parts of the world. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Pubb"¢ s¢rn¢cs of w015hip been held every Sunday thrnugh the ycar. knbviti¢s aDd mc¢tings 5pccificaily for childr< n pcople ar¢ ¢ondu¢t¢d r¢gul&dy both OD Sundav and duLin8 the k. Pastoral visits aTrdnged forpeople Confined to theirhoAne$ or its h05pitsI. PUBLIC BEf4EFIT In s¢ttsn8 obj.￿tiVeS Wid plannityg activifiC5 the trustces have tak¢n not¢ of the Charity Cornmi55iOn guidance on public benefit The dthn.ty airns to PJDvidc to thc public alld Jnwkitid. s¢rvxr<& advice and infomi*ion about the ristian faith. FINANCIAL REVIEW ThL clktity tbade att 0]￿r￿lo￿al swplus of £1.938 (2022- defici1£6.706). Th¢ unrcstrict¢d opcratin8 fijnd Jrpttsents th¢ GhaTiWs frcc rcserves, art to pmvide iniliai fimdillg for d￿ritabl¢ ac¢ivi¢i¢$ atld nmning costs of the thuidx. Thts fiwd incr¢8scd to £43,474. RFSERVFS POLIC), The charities T¢￿rve poli¢yR$ WLre5tiicted res¢nY$ of #tlwt 6 ttlonths t%p¢ndttt￿. PLANS FOR FUTtIRE PERIODS Th¢ ¢bwitv will b) contillue to d¢v¢lop the perfornwice of its obj¢¢tivcs and to provide benefit in the local coMmu￿lty. REFLRENCE AN￿1 ADMINIST114TIVE DETAILS 1140976 StMarw¢ts StreeL Br￿0rd ott Avon. BA15 IDA gistered Offi¢¢: Our Ad?Isorx Oak¢nsw Limit￿. Bry¢r Ash Park, TrowbridBe, Wiltshir4 BA14 8HE Uoirfs B20k. For¢ StrccL Tn)wbridge. Wfftltshirc Trustees El¢Gf£d tsust¢ES Hope lin C4mpb¢ll - rtS1￿¢d Setrtembcr2023 IAn M(Do￿d kndr¢w GwJ5by Robert Styiv¢ns y¢￿My J8rvis D2tsi¢l Charlton-el¢rt¢d March 2023

Bradford on Avon Baptist Cbur¢b Tvusteei Anllll￿ Rtport STRUCTURL GOVERNANCE Af4D MANAGEMENT Governing Document Bradford on Avon is a cl]atity. ngisr¢r¢d wtth th¢ Chanty con￿lS5￿0￿ for En￿and a4d Wal¢s from Z2 March 2011. Appointwent of tr115tee5 New trust¢e5 are sckcted and appointed diredl). by th¢ church membm. fw an ind¢finik wiod of or%￿Ls•tional $tru¢tsre Dayto day mana8¢n￿t is delcgated to th¢ ¢hllr¢h offi¢ers.who aTC tht trustces. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES The trnstecÉ atc rcsponsible foi ptcpariug the Tw5e5 Annual Rq)ortalld the fiDallciat sratyllettts i acwidattw WLth apptLthl¢ law aTrd United KuEgdom Ac&)UDtin8 Sthttdatds { Unit¢d Kingdom G￿erallY Accepted Accott￿tt￿8 Prae4i¢¢). Th¢ tntst¢¢s are w prepwl fill￿cial statments for ¢ach fiw¢ial )¢ar wlbith give a and fair view of the slat¢ of affaits (pf the charitabl¢ Gompatty atld of thc incomin8 resoU￿¢S attd applicatio of wourGEs. tnEhuliDg thc income and expendIti￿¢, of th¢ ¢batitsbl¢ Company for that period. In pr6p￿ingthcStt fman¢iai stal¢n•thr tnts1¢￿ arc rryuiredto.. - sclect suitablc acciMmlJn8 ￿11¢1¢$ wd thett apply them consistentty. - observe thc m¢Èho& aid pritiGJplr$ iti the CharitiQ5 SOBF. - make JudgwThE2￿ a[￿ ¢iEDat¢s thatarc re￿onable aDd pnthnL - whcthcrappjicable UK Ae¢ollllting Statydards havc been followol subjcd trj aoy mat¢riaJ depa￿￿ d28clos¢d and 4N>laincd iD the financial stattmcknts" -prep4r¢ th¢ fiwiciai stat•￿eNts oth the goitis cothc￿n bHsis unles¥ itis inapptOPTiatclO pr¢￿rne that the cjwitable company will c¢)ntitiue in ope￿110￿. The TrnstCC5 alc also rcsponsiblc fot matntatning adequate accountsn8 record$ which disclose reasooablc accura¢y * allv time the fillattcial positiots of th¢ rhwity and which at¢ suffi¢i¢n¢ to show d explairL thc charitys and cnabl¢ th¢mlo ¢nsute thatth¢ fittancial stst£rneDts Comply th r¢8uiatioDs mad¢ undw th¢ Cbariti¢s Act. Th¢y ar¢ also rwDttsibl¢ for 5afeguardin8 th¢ ass#ts f the d)¥ity attd henct for tsking n&w12bl¢ sl¢ps for the pr¢veJtion atjd dc*tttott of frwd and oth¢t irrr8u]an"ti¢s. INDEPEIWEiYf EXAMINER Mr Dav￿ Oakellw FCA ofothnscn Limit¢d as ittdcpendcnt¢%amin¢r forthe ycaT. This ￿pOrt￿M$ apptov¢d by the board ¢)n fts- Pr&"WL7L Zo rb'my J

dford on AvDn Baptijt ChllT¢h IDdependent examiner's Teport to the of Brdford OD Avon Bapti8¢ Cburc I report on my of the a¢wupts of th¢ chity for year ended 3L5t D¢L%mb¢r 2023 whith arc %t out on pa8¢s 4ty 8. Reqbonsibilities bAsis of report As the tharitsO8 ln￿trCs, you are rcspotisible far tht prepatation of th¢ aGwuttts acwrdancc with thc r¢qui￿]llents of th¢ ChaTits¢5 Act 2011 (Ihc Acti. T rep)rtin r¢spe¢¢ of my ¢Yamittion of the charitys accAJunts (anied I￿1 und¢r 8¢ction 145 of the 2011 A¢t and caTryUEg out my examination, I have followed all the appli¢abl¢ Dir¢dsoty giv￿ by th¢ Charity Commissioll under section 145(Sllb) of the ACL IDdeptudent ezaminer'j statemtnt J have ¢ompl¢d examity*ion. I confimi that llo matrrial matters hav¢ com¢ to my attention ID connection with the a￿amI￿atioll which gives me ¢aLse to believ¢ ally rnatri¥a] resp¢Gt the accoulltitlg rceordswu¢ notk¢pt in a¢￿Id41)ce with s¢gtion 130 ofth¢ Thariti¢s Aci or the accounts did not accord with the accountiD8 retord$; or the accollnL8 did not con¥ty with th¢ applycablts ￿quir￿ne￿I9 concttmin8 th¥ fonn and cont¢ntof acc4unts set out in thE chariti￿ IAccouDts Repo￿} P£8ulatKons 2008 other than aTty requiremtnt that the aG¢ounts giv¢ a and faie Tri¢w which is ttotamattcr c0ttsld¢￿d aspart of an independent cxwDiDatson. I have no concerns and h￿￿ ¢ome across no othermkn in c¢JDnection with th¢ ¢xamtDalion to wht'th attenti should bt drawn IA th¥ rtport Èti ordei lo enabk aptoper understand￿1 of th¢ a￿O￿llts ￿ b¢ reached. David Oak¢JJs¥n FCA Independcnt Ex3min¢r O•kEnSen Limited Brjrr Ash Busitt¢s5 Pwk TrDw6rid8t Wiltshxrc BA14 SHE 30 4•1

Bradford Avon Baptist StAttmeut of FinADci*I Activiti For th¢ yew ended 31 De¢emb¢r 2(123 Unrertritttd Rtrtricted TDt41 Fwid$ Total Fwids Funds Fun 2023 2022 Not¢s IP4COME AND EPIDOWMENTS FROM: 3.000 82.835 3.000 82.835 3,000 80.716 Income from cbaritable attsirytscs TOTAL INCOME AND ENI)OWMErfrs 85,835 8S.835 83.716 EXPENDTfuRE ON: axitabk activites 80.231 3,666 80,231 3,666 88.120 2.302 83.897 83.897 90,422 Net incc￿e 1.938 1.938 (6.7 Grosx traniferi bEiwten fuThds 1.938 1.938 {6.71KS) RttonrilAatioD of fynds: Tot81 at l JAllu•ry 21ll3 41.536 41536 48,242 Totsi fwids ￿ 31 December 21123 43.474 43,474 41.536 wett M re¢o8wcd 8aiDs and loss¢s Ot1￿ thatt thosc sFrf)wn th¢ abovc Staten￿t of Finall¢iai ActiTritic5.

BTadfDrd OD AvDn Baptht Chllrth B￿1￿Ce Shttt As it 3J December 2023 Notes 21)23 Current assets D¢btors Cash bollk and in band 54,430 31,564 85,994 34.322 35,742 70.064 Creditors: amounts fllinz due within oneyear (42.520) (28.528) Nd ￿rrellt is*ts 43,474 41.536 Nrt assets 41.536 Repremnted by: UnNtrict¢d fiwds 43.474 41 J36 43.474 41.536 Appmved byth¢ Ix)ard on............. ...... myJarvis Trustee

Bradford on Avon Baptist Chureh Not¢8 to the Actollnts For the year eDded 31 Dttember 2023 l Accounting polities B4yly oJaccw¢nthig The tharilv consLibJtes a public benefit entity &% defmed by FRS 102. Th¢ fitkw¢iai statwnetsts have bccu preparcd in acCOrd￿t with A¢coutttitt8 and R¢m by Chatits¢s.' SIM¢￿ of R¢commMd¢d Practice applt¢&bl¢ to ¢harili¢s prrpwiThg thGir aGcounts in ￿￿OIdance Thith th# FÈnanci8J R￿ortIng StsDdrd appJxcabl¢ to the United Kmgdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, th¢ FittaThc]al Reporting Standard applicable in the UniÉed Kin8dom and Rcpub]ic of Irejand (FRS 102). the ￿arItieS Act 2011, th£ Companies Act 2006 and UK Gencthlly Pftadl￿ as itapplies from l JanuaJy 2015. come 15 bc rccordLd whell Ithas b¢¢n r¢¢#iv¥d. Gift aid w ¢la]ms att ¢alcuJated on the accruals basi5 k¢ cnsuvc that the fiJnd$ aJ¢ ffcotdcd the perkod t which the gift aid reiatC5. Rdwurca Lxpended R¢sourc¢s wended arc rceogDi8ed ill the peri￿￿ they are incutt￿ and iti¢lud¢ any attrabutsblc VAT which camiotbe rE￿vered. Costs wbich are directty atiributsble to m¢ctirt8 ¢hartthlG objccts arc ciassifi¢d as provisiott of th￿ilabl s¢ryiccs. Th￿¢ costs dirL'C41)" all0￿d to ￿tiVIti￿. Cost8 wociatrd with th¢ gcnt￿[ nmpitig of the chatity which arc not attributable to mettitig rhatitablr obJcct8 c ￿1￿lfied as mana8cnKDt and Jmillistration ￿ts. Nds Unr¢stii¢tLxl futhds catt bB ysvd in a￿oldanc# with th¢ Ch￿Itable obj¢cts ￿th¢ th"s¢r¥tt¢)n of th¥ tru5tecs. R¢strirf¥d fi￿d5 only b¢ u5¥d tor partI￿th pU￿05¥S withth the obje£ts of th¢ thatity. R¢stsi¢tiOllS aris¢ 5pe£ified by the donor or pth¢D fi￿d& ate raisEd for particular restiictrd puT￿5¢s. which mcets tb¢se cTht¢iia is cknged kn the fund. Further ¢xp]W￿tt.0J of the JMr¢wc and puryose of ea¢h fiwd is in¢ludtd io the not¢5 to the fujallcial statements. D¢b¢m D¢lxots dtr TBwiscd at the wnount due. pr¢pa￿￿ethts ai th¢ arnount pryid net of any dis¢owits Crethor8 Cr¢th"tors and provisiofjs TeGogDisedvthcre th¢ elwityh&s aw¢wit obligation ￿SUltin8 from a past £v￿t thatwill probably result in thetraDsf¢rof fynds th athird paty aDd th# amouffj dyc to s¢ttl6th¢ obligation call br MEaSU￿ or estimated rcliabty. The oh￿lty is ¢x¢DJptfrom tsx on in£om¢ aDd gains fall]ng withln sxtjon 505 of the T&xesArt 1988 or SeCt￿ll 252 of thE TwÈion of Chargeabk Gains Act 1992É0 therxt¢ntthatth¢s¢ are applied to its tharitablc objcrt8. JudgeD￿1th ttndkeys(wrcesoJ¢s¢im¢#ion The preparatio￿ of the fthattual statemrnts reqllircs mwa8ement to Make judgemcnts. ¢stitnat£5 and iimptsons that affeet the amouDt8 reported. Th¢s¢ ¢siimate5 and judgcmcnts art coutinvalty ￿VIewed and are based ¢M experience otheTfoctors. ittduding £￿eCIationS of fvtsjrc ev¢nts that arc bclievcd to bt r¢asonable l¢rth¢ circunthces. No significantjud8ements havc I￿1 tob¢ made ill thcse fiDan¢ial s￿1¢￿￿.

Bradford OD Avon Baptis¢ ChMr¢h Notes to tht Accounts For ibe year eDded 31 De¢embeY 2023 2 IDtoJne from donatious leK3¢ies UDratricted ReJtrirted 2023 2022 Donations 3.0(N) 3.0(Ki 3.000 3,000 3.000 3 lTrcome from ¢harit•FA¢ •¢tsM¢ Unr¢$tricttd R¢8tridtd 2022 68,429 14.406 82.835 68,429 14.406 65.477 15.239 80.716 Giftaid r¢fiwd 4 Expenditure on charitable •etivitieJ ilnrtthicted ReBiri¢ied 2023 2021 Wages alld sa]arics P￿tOr iti Trdilliti8 Visitsn8 Sp¢ak¢TS Travel Gjfts ro Missionwywotk Gifts to Christian chariti¢s Yowig P¢opJ¢'6 Wo Light aodh¢at Tttsurdnc Buildin8 I¢P3irs 33_340 9.874 2.440 481 13.5(X) 7.408 533 3.124 6.266 3.265 80.231 33,340 9,874 2.440 481 13,500 7.408 533 3,124 6.266 3265 80.231 34,405 9.790 2,832 1,305 14.800 6,588 654 4.395 5,438 7.913 88.12U S Other expendi¢u UllTe#ri¢ted Restrided 2023 2022 Office exyenses Accowitattcy Bauk ¢harg¢s 2.511 1,056 1.236 960 106 1.056 99 3.666 3,666 2.302 6 Analys59 of staff cost4 trllsttt remonertson •nd ezpeD8e4, #nd the eost of key mangemthtptf8othttd 2023 Stsff sal8Tie8 aJd wa8es 33J40 33J40 No cnylo)rE5 had cmployee benefits itt cxc¢ss of £60.000 (2022.. £Dil). P¢nsion o)sts ar¢ allocated to ¥tiviti¢s i proportion to the rcjatcd staffi￿$ wsts itigJrr¢d and ue w1￿￿).£￿8¢d to utsrestticted funds. 34.405 The charity trustrcswctc no¢ paid or ￿etiVed aDy othcrbcnefits from ¢mploymentwith the Ttwst or its sllbsidiatyin th¢ v¢ar (2022.. thil) neitherwere th¢yr¢imburs¢d ¢xpettses during thc srar (2022: £tiil). No clwitytrustcc rcc¢iv pa)Th6ntfor prof¢ssional or oth¢i ￿E¢S supp]ied toth¢ ¢hwity12022.' £tsi]). The avcragt monthlyh¢ad cowitvRs 112022.. 1). All staff are itiv01￿d ID the of the c￿ltieS actiVitie#.

BrAdford on Avon Bxptist Church Notu lo th¢ Accounts For the ytAr ended 31 Deftmber 2023 7 DebtOTS 2023 2022 Gift aid claim Oth¢rd¢b¢ors 31,925 22,505 54.430 15,115 19.207 34.322 8 CreditOTS: amo4nts falling due within oneyear 2022 Othercreditors 42520 28J28 9 Unttstrirted fuDds BAlante u xt (httgoittg B•l#n¢t 31 Detember 2023 resources resO￿TreS and 2023 tran&ftrs traDsfeTX 41)36 85.835 (83.897) 43.474 41.536 85.835 (83.897) 43,474