Trustees. Annual Report (year ended 31st March 2022) The Trustees of Bethel Evangelical Bapts"st Church are happy to present their annual report for the year ended 31st March 2022 in keeping with the requireff*nts of the Charities Acts 1993 and 2006, the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice 2005 and Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church COnstitut￿)n and Ruie5 2011. Hope Church Bethel & Calvary Bethel chyl. Gelligaer Road. Cefn Hengoed, CF82 7HH Calvary Chapel. Penybryn TeTra¢e, Penybryn, CF82 7GG Registered Charity 1143626 (BrtFd EvarydKal ￿pt￿t chureh) Trustees: Rev Stephen Darby Mr Peter Evans Mr Marc Howells Mr Ajun Johnsc Mr Peter Ma￿"n Mr John Morfey Structure, Governance and ManagemenL' The governing documents of the Church are its Constslution and Rules 2011. The Managing Trustees of the Church a￿ the persons appoint&J as church officers in accordance with the Church Rules provided that a ￿rsOn may not be appointed as a Managing Trustee if he is disqualrfied from being a trustee of any charity under section 72 of the chariti.es Act 1993 or any amendment to it or new regulations under it unless such disqualtficalion has been waived by the Charity Commission. The￿ shall be not less than 3 Managing Trustees. The appointrrEnt of a Managing TTUStee requires a 75Vo majority vote of those Church Members present at a Church Member5. meets.ng who will have been notified of the meeting three week$ in advance. Objectives and Adlvltlos: The purposes of the Church are the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Ststement of Faith primarity but not exdusively wthin Cefn Hengoed and the surrounding neighbourhood and Such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Managing Trustees, fijrther the work of the Church. The Church is a group of Christians committed to serving God in the k)cal community by helping to address spiritual, social and practical needs. It is indeFendenty govemed by its own church officetB but is in fellowship with the Associating Evangelical Churd)es of Wales and its irsom is largely from g￿$. Regular activities include Sunday Servi￿. Sunday School, Prayer meets"n￿Bib1e study and Children's Club. Due to ongoing restrictions because of the Coronavinjs pandemic, the Toddlers. Group, Friday Fellowship and Men's and Ladies, Breakfasts were not yet able to recommence. Developments during the year. We were very pleased that wth the gradual easing of Coronavirus restrictions, Sltnday evening services were able to recommence in the chapel building from April 2021 with the necessary risk assessments and safety measures, with limited seating and the option of joining online from horne for those who could not attend in person. Then Sunday Schcrf)I began again in the building from May with some still connecting from home on Zoom. By June the rules allowed congregational singing with la￿ coverings being wom, and we resumed Sunday moming servios in Augusl in additKsn to evening seNw. In September we ttfyuld include communK)n again in our serv￿. Our children's dub Trailblazers Gould meet in person from November. These were very encoltraging developments and allowed a greater level of interaction and fellowship than had been possible for a long time. The opportunty to include singing and the breaking of bread together, which had been gready missed, were realty valued and enjoyed as important elements in our ¢orporate worship of God. The pastor was invited again by G&ll￿er Communtty C￿nCil to lead a communty Remembrance Service in November, and this time an 'in person, gathering wrth social distancing and safety measures was possible at the Memrial Garden in the grounds of DeThvendeg Primary School. In December, since some restrictions were still in pl￿, the Community Carols by Candlelight tCA)k Pla￿ over four services I￿0 consecutive Sunday aftemoons and evenings). Wrth a trM)oking system. a good number of people attended from the local community. Some of the music and readings were vKleo recorded in advance and shared on the large screen during the Se￿iCe and some aspects of the serwces were live. There were contributions to the service from Derwendeg Primary School, Heng¢)ed Primary School, Cefn Hengoed Ladies. Choir, Gelligaer Communlty Council, New Hengoed Baptist Church and Hope chU￿h,$ Trailblazers, Sunday School and Music Group. These services were also livestreamed on YouTube as had been the practice with our Sunday morning seNices since May and our Sunday servi￿$ since September. From January 2022 the pastor was able to visit Valley View ca￿ Hon￿ each Th)nth to lead a service and to speak and pray with indwidual residents who requested this. Due to health issues or aae som ofthose who had attendeG church prior to the pandemic have not retumed in person, allhwt, most are able to join the Servi￿ online. and overall attendance the various meeting$ is simikr or slighty higher than prW8ndem￿. Hope Church @ Bethel & Calvary We are thankful for the faithfijl commitment of those who willingty use the gffts God has gwen them to serve in teaching the children. mugc, preaching and leading services, administering the church accounts, assisting with projection and livestreaming, ¢￿anIng, maintenance. health and safety, arranging flowers and a whole range of other work in the life of the church. Bethel chaFd. Gelli8aer Road, Cefn Hengoed. CF82 7HH Calvary Chapel. Penjbw Tetr&e. PcTrybryn. CF82 7GG Rwsteml Charity 143626 Finan¢lal Rovlew. The church's annual income for the year 2021r22 vras £57919. an increase of around £8000 on the previous year. The annual expenditure was £53368, an increase of just under £11000 on the previous year. There Was a surplus of £4550. Wth a number of meetings and activities ￿sUming following restrictions, and with the In¢￿aSed cost of goods and servw, the church thankfvlly acknowledged God's provision for the on90ing needs of the work. Monthly income ranged ktween £3298 and £6808, the four highest figures being in April, July, October and January, due to the fact that HMRC Gift AKI ￿1MbUrsernents were received in those months. Monthly expenditu￿ was be￿een £2434 and £11395. The highest of these figures was in March and is accounted for by the fact that a large payment of £2082 (included under Miscellaneous Expendilure) went out to Edward Connor Solicitors for a detailed ￿VIeW of the church's trust documents. and a grfl of £3620 (included under Missionary Expenditure) was sent to Bamabas Fund to supwrt Ukrainian frdmilies in need. In additiortr, HMRC Tax and Nation￿ Insuran￿ payments went oul during that rrL)nth as well as in June, September and December, when expenditure was also higher than in other months. The other month which had a higher than usual expenditure was Odober when a Ha￿est offering of £700 was sent to Barbabas Fund lo ald victims of the Pakistan flooding and a gift of £250 towards the support of a UFM mtssionary in Ireland (both listed under Missionary Expenditure). The balan￿ in the Current Account on 31st Ma￿h 2022 was £36025 and the balance In the Savlngs Account was £1 $677. This will be retained as a contingency to meet any fvrther potents'al buikling maintenance costs or shortlall in ongoing ministy and running c>)sts. Signed lon behalf of the Trustees) 2é*L J_ 2023 515 350 3￿ 53Q 3zv 25 a05 154Q 210 450 SIOGftAidEd Gilt￿PED E714 247D 2MS 2515 31D 5970 655 $5S 195 1570 4C41 J536 1615 5S14.£ 3710 561> 53919 5Y•I*61 F￿¥j￿>$Li1l￿￿trlkv4 Ml S7aOA4 5174 J71 56 $79Js.61 219L4 1191.4 1292.4 16g2 165.2 165.2 Tdt 24$7. 410&4 145F.8 5?.& 210 93 124 150 370 5fj15 IJW5 I￿.79 4￿A IW.49 $76.66 wtb￿1￿ d 5choE4 14>Je (hudrtna 7J. 3W$I tl 63.46 J63.46 14¥1.58 2&IL4q 5bas.C4 2106 .1 51 195&79 53W6& I￿5& .J55k 7JJJ 4550 E591Qfi .3573 ￿rtThL￿k￿ INYEAE¥r 5b774J Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Bethel Evangelical Baptist Churth I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31" March 2022. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity'5 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 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Artl 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 14515llbl of the 2011 Act,. and to State whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examlner'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 account5 presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounls, 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 15 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 examlner's ststement In connection with my examination, no matter ha5 come to my attention= 111 which give5 me reasor7able cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accountinE 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 121 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Name.. Miss Sarah Liverick Address.. 49 Garden City Rhymney NP22 5JZ Date: 2511 125 Signature..