Trustees, Annual Report (year ended 31st March 2021)
The Trustees of Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church are happy lo
present their annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021
in keeping with the reqL[l￿rnents of the Chartbes Acts 1993 and
2006, the Charrties Statement of Recommended Practice 2005
and Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church Constitutv)n and Ru￿S 2017.
Hope Church
@ Bethel & Calvary
Bethel Clyl. Gtlli8aEr Road, Ceth Hengoed, CF82 7HH
Calvary Chaptl, Penybw Te￿ace, PenybTyn, CF82 7GG
Rwsrertd charity 1143626
Evanlehcal Baptknt churthl
Trustees:
Rev Stephen DaTby
Mr Peter Evans
Mr ma￿ Howells
MrAun Johnson
Mr Peter Martin
Mr John Morley
Structure, Governance and Management.
The governing documents of the ChL¢rch are its Constrtution and Rules 2011.
The Managing Trustees of the Church are the persons appointed as church officers in aC￿rdance with the
Church Rules provided that a person may not be appointed as a Managing Trustee if he is'disqualified from
bein9 a trustee of any charity under section 72 of the Charities Act 1993 or any amendment to it or new
regulations under it unless such disqualification has been waived by the CharÉty Commission. There shall be
not less than 3 Managing Trustees. The apFointment of a Managing Trustee requires a 75% majority vote of
those Church Members present at a Church Members, Meeting who will have been notffi￿ of the meeting
three weeks in advance.
Objectives and Activities:
The purposes of the Church are the advancement of the Christian failh in awdance wilh the Statement of
Faith primarily but not exclusively within Cefn Hengoed and the SUTrounding neighbourhood and such other
¢harilable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Managing Tnjstees, further the work of the Church. The
Church is a group of Christians committed to serving God in the local community by helping to add￿$
spiritual. social and practical needs. It is independently govemed by its own chL*rch officers bul is in fellowship
with the Associating Evangelical Churches of Wales and its inconE is largety from g¢fts. Regular activrties
include Sunday Services, Sunday School and Prayer MeetinglBible s￿dY. Due to Coronavirus restn'ctions.
other activities (Children's Club, Toddlers, Group. Young People's Group, Caffi Calvary, Ladies. Fellowship.
Mens, Fellowship and school assemblies) were suspended during the year April 2020 to March 2021.
Developments during the year:
With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemt. it has been necessary to adapt much of our aciwty as a church
during the year and to be ready to review and aller our practices as the sitUat￿n has changed. ￿lIst this
has brought many chJlenges, providents.alty it has also resulted in a number of posrtive developments in the
work and we have known blessings and encouragements alorKJ the way.
By the beginning of the financial year the UK was in national lockdown and the only services and meetings
that could take place were online. We were thankful to God that in consulatatDn wrth other church leaders,
and with advice from the Associating Evangelical Churches of Wales and the Evangelical Movement of
Wales, we were able to raw'dly put in place a r¢umber of measures to enable Wofship services to go ahead
and to respond lo the immediate needs of the COngregat￿n and community. Initially. we had Sunday moming
services and the Bible StudylPrayer Meeting on Wednesday evenings using Zoom. We could sing hymns
using backing tracks, share children's messages, pray and read the Bible t¢)3ether and use a pre-re¢orded
video message which was then shared on YouTube. For those who dKI not have intemet access, we pla￿d
an audio recording of the $ern￿n along wrth other words of encouragement on a phone line using a dedicated
local number. We set up a ca￿ Team to regularfy Pho￿ others within the fellowship and to support them as
necessary wrth shopping and collecting prescrtptions or other needs. Once Caerphilty County Borough
Council began its 'buddy' scherrE to support local residents who INe alone this relieved the ca￿ Team of
some of that practjcal activty, blrt the phone calls and when Frf)ssible d￿1step visiting continued. A small
technical team was also established within the fellowship to plan and *tup livestreaming of services. An
intemet connection was installed at Bethd Chapel and cabling, sueens and sound equipment were put in
place. Daily sharing of rrEssage$ on the thurch WhatsApp group and forthighty lockdown Zoom qutzzes
were appreciated by many.
For the months that children's meetings were suspended, video recorded twtings were shared
approximately each half term. In November, an 'in person, gathering for a communty Remembrance SeNice
was not possible. Instead. the pastor worked the Iwo local primary schools, Community Councillors,

Cefn Hen9￿ Ladies, Choir and New Hengoed Ba￿'st Church to
video record ￿adIngS, music ar*d other ast*cts of the service which
We￿ then ediled tc>Jether and broadcast on YouTube. The serv
was widely viewed and well receNed in the community. On the
Sunday before Christmas, using a similar fomat, a virtual 'Carols
by Candlelighl, was made available for the local community on
YouTube, and again this was with the invo￿tement of the varnu$
groups in the hxalty and had many viewings. On Good Fnday, we
held a virtual service of reflection and thanksgiving for the communty
with prayers for frondine workers and families who had suffered bss
and hardship dunng the pandem￿.
Hope Church
@ Bethel & Calvary
I chapEI. Galwaer Road. Ctfn Hen8￿d. CF82 7HH
Cknry Chapel, Penybryn Terraw PeTtybw. CF82 7GG
￿e￿$￿tred charity 1143626
On November we were able to have our first 'in person, service since the beginning of the pandemic and
this was at 4 pm on that Sunday. By ChTÈStmas, due to rising rates of infection in our area, we retumed to
online only seNices and we continued that l￿dY until the ffirsl Sunday of May 2021 when morning and evening
services were resumed in the building along wilh Sunday Sththl.
The year as a whole has been a drfficutt one for many kxal peopte and many within our cOng￿gation, but wè
have airrtd to make our services and pastoral help as accessible as possible and to be ffexible in our
approach. Funeral services and the support of bereaved families has been difficult with the restrictions that
have been in place, and pastoral support to those in care homes has had to be by phone call for much of the
year. However, we have had the joy of welcoming ne•V people into the church family. both online and in
person and to see relationships with the local community being strengthened, for which we are gratefvl to
Financial Review:
The annual income of the church for the year 2020r21 was £49922, ￿Ighty higher than the previous year.
Annual expenditure was £42524. which was a little less than the p￿VIouS year. There was a surplus of
£6781. This ￿flects the fact that wrth acts"vtb"es being mainly online dunng the year there was less
expenditure, parbcularty on gas, preaching expenses and children's work.
Month by month income did not sign[fi￿nty vary, bul in April, Juty, October and January this was a little
higher than in other month5 due to the re￿Ipt of HMRC Grfl A"d reimbursement and this resulted in a
significant surpllts in those months. Expendtture was higher in June. September, De￿mber and March when
HMRC tax and National Insuran￿ payments went out, and there was a deficf( in these months, as well as in
May when a larger gift to missionary work and our annual donation to the Associating Evangelical Churches
of Wales were sent. Special gifts were made in April, May, July and September to help alleviate financial
hardship in particular circumstances due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The balance in the Current Account on 31st March 2021 was £31474 and the balance in the Savings Account
was £15676. This will be retsined as a contingency to meet any fvrther polents'al buikling maintenance costs
or shortfall in ongoing ministy and wnning costs.
Signed
{on behalf of the Trustees)
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**Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church** 

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] March 2021. 

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

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; 

to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and 

to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of independent examiner's report** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity 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 you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: 

to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and 

to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act 

have not been met; or 

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