Bible Baptist Church 

Charity number. 1141754 

Trustees Annual Report 

The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting and Reporting by Charities. 

## Structure, governance and management. 

The Charity was registered under the Charities Act on 6 May 2011 and given the number 1141754. The Charity’s governing document is the constitution adopted 15 September 2003. 

The Trustees of the church are the Pastor, whose role is Chair and two other church members who make up the trustees. Their appointment is for life unless they voluntarily withdraw or are removed from the office by the Church. 

The Pastor and the two other trustees meet on a formal basis throughout the year as they deem necessary to fulfil their obligations as trustees and to ensure the smooth running of the Church and the Charity. 

## Objectives and activities 

The Charity aims to advance the Christian faith through the preaching and teaching of the Word of God. 

## Achievements and performance 

Bible Baptist Church services are held every Sunday afternoon. 

Wednesday evening prayer meeting and bible study is held and various special services take place during the year. 

Missionary work in Nepal and other countries have been supported by prayer and financially. 

Trustees 

The Trustees who served during the year were: 

Pastor Steven Dickens Derek Griffiths Peter Edwards 

## Financial review 

The charity cash at bank for the year ended 30 June 2023 was £2,974 all of which are unrestricted funds. 

The trustees of Bible Baptist Church ( 9 February 2024 ) 



## **BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH POOLE** 

## **INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT @ 30TH JUNE 2023** 

|**2021/22**|**2021/22**|**2021/22**|**INCOME**|**2022/23**|**2022/23**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||27030||Congregation Offerings||27442|
||||Donations|||
||||Bank Interest||1|
||**27030**||**TOTAL**<br>**EXPENDITURE**||**27443**|
|||||||
||9182||Premises Rental||8432|
||19774||Missionary,CharitySupport||23380|
||2100||Love Offerings||500|
||||Postage,Stationery,Tracts|||
||||Licensing,Subscriptions|||
||||Advertising,Promotions|||
||3829||Events,Conferences|||
||333||Church Insurance||333|
||2823||Telephone,travel expenses,tent,catering,other||6112|
||220||Bank Charges||219|
||100||Independent examinier||100|
||||Other|||
||**38361**<br>25938||**TOTAL**<br>**SURPLUS/DEFICIT B/F**||**39076**|
||||||14607|



||**BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT**|**BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT**|**BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT**|**BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT**|**BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||25938||Balance Cashbook 30-6-2022|14607||
||27030||Income foryear|27443||
||52968||Sub Total|42050||
||38361||Less expenditure|39076||
||**14607**<br>**TOTAL**||||**2974**|
||14029||Bank Balance@30-6-2023||2974|
||578||Savings account||0|
|||||||
||||Less o/s cheques|||
||**14607**<br>Bank balance @ 30-6-2023||||**2974**|





8[th] February 2024 

Bible Baptist Church 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **Report to the trustees of Bible Baptist Church** 

## **On accounts for the year ended 30[th] June 2023** 

This report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 30 June 2023 is in respect of an examination carried out under Regulation 3(3) of the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 and s.144 of the Charities Act 2011. 

## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** 

The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act); 

- To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and 

To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners.  An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the church and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.  It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters.  The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: 

   - a. proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of the Act); and 

   - b. accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or 

2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Signed: …Sue Wintle…………. 

Date: …8[th] February 2024…. 

Sue Wintle FMAAT 

Accounting Technician 

27 Bascott Road Wallisdown Bournemouth Dorset BH11 8RJ