## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 

Day 01 Month 01 Year 2023 Day 31 Month 12 Year 2023 **To** 

**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** 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

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## **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 $tru¢tsre
Dayto day mana8¢n￿t is delcgated to th¢ ¢hllr¢h offi¢ers.who aTC tht trustces.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES
The trnstecÉ atc rcsponsible foi ptcpariug the Tw5*e5 Annual Rq)ortalld the fiDallciat sratyllettts i
acwidattw WLth apptLthl¢ law aTrd United KuEgdom Ac&)UDtin8 Sthttdatds { Unit¢d Kingdom
G￿erallY Accepted Accott￿tt￿8 Prae4i¢¢).
Th¢ tntst¢¢s are w prepwl fill￿cial statments for ¢ach fiw¢ial )¢ar wlbith give a and fair
view of the slat¢ of affaits (pf the charitabl¢ Gompatty atld of thc incomin8 resoU￿¢S attd applicatio
of wourGEs. tnEhuliDg thc income and expendIti￿¢, of th¢ ¢batitsbl¢ Company for that period. In
pr6p￿ingthcStt fman¢iai stal¢n•thr tnts1¢￿ arc rryuiredto..
- sclect suitablc acciMmlJn8 ￿11¢1¢$ 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 Br*dford OD Avon Bapti8¢ Cburc
I report on my of the a¢wupts of th¢ ch*ity 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 ¢Yamitt*ion 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$; or
the accollnL8 did not con¥ty with th¢ applycablts ￿quir￿ne￿I9 concttmin8 th¥ fonn and cont¢ntof acc4unts
set out in thE chariti￿ IAccouDts Repo￿} P£8ulatKons 2008 other than aTty requiremtnt that the
aG¢ounts giv¢ a and faie Tri¢w which is ttotamattcr c0ttsld¢￿d aspart of an independent cxwDiDatson.
I have no concerns and h￿￿ ¢ome across no othermkn in c¢JDnection with th¢ ¢xamtDalion to wht'th attenti
should bt drawn IA th¥ rtport Èti ordei lo enabk aptoper understand￿1 of th¢ a￿O￿llts ￿ b¢ reached.
David Oak¢JJs¥n FCA
Independcnt Ex3min¢r
O•kEnSen Limited
Brjrr Ash Busitt¢s5 Pwk
TrDw6rid8t
Wiltshxrc
BA14 SHE
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Bradford Avon Baptist
StAttmeut of FinADci*I Activiti
For th¢ yew ended 31 De¢emb¢r 2(123
Unrertritttd Rtrtricted TDt41 Fwid$ 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 f*llinz 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.' SI*M¢￿ of R¢commMd¢d Practice
applt¢&bl¢ to ¢harili¢s prrpwiThg thGir aGcounts in ￿￿OIdance Thith th# FÈnanci8J R￿ortIng StsDd*rd 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¢$tricttd
R¢8tridtd
2022
68,429
14.406
82.835
68,429
14.406
65.477
15.239
80.716
Giftaid r¢fiwd
4 Expenditure on charitable •etivitieJ
ilnrtthicted
ReBiri¢ied
2023
2021
Wages alld sa]arics
P￿tOr iti Trdilliti8
Visitsn8 Sp¢ak¢TS
Travel
Gjfts ro Missionwywotk
Gifts to Christian chariti¢s
Yowig P¢opJ¢'6 Wo
Light aodh¢at
Tttsurdnc
Buildin8 I¢P3irs
33_340
9.874
2.440
481
13.5(X)
7.408
533
3.124
6.266
3.265
80.231
33,340
9,874
2.440
481
13,500
7.408
533
3,124
6.266
3265
80.231
34,405
9.790
2,832
1,305
14.800
6,588
654
4.395
5,438
7.913
88.12U
S Other expendi¢u
UllTe#ri¢ted
Restrided
2023
2022
Office exyenses
Accowitattcy
Bauk ¢harg¢s
2.511
1,056
1.236
960
106
1.056
99
3.666
3,666
2.302
6 Analys59 of staff cost4 trllsttt remoner*tson •nd
ezpeD8e4, #nd the eost of key man*gemthtptf8othttd
2023
Stsff sal8Tie8 aJd wa8es
33J40
33J40
No cnylo)rE5 had cmployee benefits itt cxc¢ss of £60.000 (2022.. £Dil). P¢nsion o)sts ar¢ allocated to ¥tiviti¢s i
proportion to the rcjatcd staffi￿$ 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 $tru¢tsre
Dayto day mana8¢n￿t is delcgated to th¢ ¢hllr¢h offi¢ers.who aTC tht trustces.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES
The trnstecÉ atc rcsponsible foi ptcpariug the Tw5*e5 Annual Rq)ortalld the fiDallciat sratyllettts i
acwidattw WLth apptLthl¢ law aTrd United KuEgdom Ac&)UDtin8 Sthttdatds { Unit¢d Kingdom
G￿erallY Accepted Accott￿tt￿8 Prae4i¢¢).
Th¢ tntst¢¢s are w prepwl fill￿cial statments for ¢ach fiw¢ial )¢ar wlbith give a and fair
view of the slat¢ of affaits (pf the charitabl¢ Gompatty atld of thc incomin8 resoU￿¢S attd applicatio
of wourGEs. tnEhuliDg thc income and expendIti￿¢, of th¢ ¢batitsbl¢ Company for that period. In
pr6p￿ingthcStt fman¢iai stal¢n•thr tnts1¢￿ arc rryuiredto..
- sclect suitablc acciMmlJn8 ￿11¢1¢$ 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 Br*dford OD Avon Bapti8¢ Cburc
I report on my of the a¢wupts of th¢ ch*ity 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 ¢Yamitt*ion 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 f*llinz 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.' SI*M¢￿ of R¢commMd¢d Practice
applt¢&bl¢ to ¢harili¢s prrpwiThg thGir aGcounts in ￿￿OIdance Thith th# FÈnanci8J R￿ortIng StsDd*rd 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¢$tricttd
R¢8tridtd
2022
68,429
14.406
82.835
68,429
14.406
65.477
15.239
80.716
Giftaid r¢fiwd
4 Expenditure on charitable •etivitieJ
ilnrtthicted
ReBiri¢ied
2023
2021
Wages alld sa]arics
P￿tOr iti Trdilliti8
Visitsn8 Sp¢ak¢TS
Travel
Gjfts ro Missionwywotk
Gifts to Christian chariti¢s
Yowig P¢opJ¢'6 Wo
Light aodh¢at
Tttsurdnc
Buildin8 I¢P3irs
33_340
9.874
2.440
481
13.5(X)
7.408
533
3.124
6.266
3.265
80.231
33,340
9,874
2.440
481
13,500
7.408
533
3,124
6.266
3265
80.231
34,405
9.790
2,832
1,305
14.800
6,588
654
4.395
5,438
7.913
88.12U
S Other expendi¢u
UllTe#ri¢ted
Restrided
2023
2022
Office exyenses
Accowitattcy
Bauk ¢harg¢s
2.511
1,056
1.236
960
106
1.056
99
3.666
3,666
2.302
6 Analys59 of staff cost4 trllsttt remoner*tson •nd
ezpeD8e4, #nd the eost of key man*gemthtptf8othttd
2023
Stsff sal8Tie8 aJd wa8es
33J40
33J40
No cnylo)rE5 had cmployee benefits itt cxc¢ss of £60.000 (2022.. £Dil). P¢nsion o)sts ar¢ allocated to ¥tiviti¢s i
proportion to the rcjatcd staffi￿$ 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