2022-09-30-accounts - Appleyards Bible Church

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Appleyards Bible Church

Trustees’ Annual Report for financial year ending 30th September 2022

Charity name: Appleyards Bible Church Charity registration number: 1145226 Charity principal office: Appleyards Bible Church, (from 30 November 2017) 72 Brighton Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5BU United Kingdom

Charity trustees on date report approved:

Mr. Ian Vahan Topalian Mr. Dimuthu Dasantha Padukka Vidanalage Mr. Harold John Lee

Other persons who served as a charity trustee in the financial year ending 30 September 2022:

None

Governing document:

Trust deed

Date governing document adopted: 15th December 2011

How the charity is constituted:

Charitable trust

Method of recruitment/appointment of new trustees:

By a resolution of the trustees passed at a special meeting called by the person elected to chair meetings of the trustees or by any two trustees

Level of reserves on 30 September 2022: £8,018

Reserves policy:

None. Funds are supported by gifts and collections from church members, which can be increased to cover anticipated expenditure as illustrated by the increase in reserves during the year ending 30th September 2017 in the light of expenses connected with the church's move to new premises.

Funds in deficit:

None

Funds held as custodian trustee: Financial statements:

None

A Receipts & Payments basis has been employed. An independent examination of the accounts was required because the charity’s income in the year ending 30th September 2022 was £38,050 which exceeded the level of £25,000 above which external scrutiny is required.

Public benefit statement

The charity trustees have complied with their duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Commission in exercising their powers and duties. In particular, they have followed the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

During the year, the charity has:

held meetings for worship, prayer, preaching and teaching;
contributed to the spiritual and moral education of children;
produced and distributed Christian literature;
provided Christian literature and recordings via the church's website;
supported missionaries and other Christian workers and
supported other charities for the advancement of the Christian faith or for the relief of poverty, suffering and distress.

At the start of 2022, on Sundays, a Family Service was introduced at 11.15 a.m. with consecutive Bible teaching when the gospel was preached; this service followed on from the Breaking of Bread Service held for worship at 10.00 a.m. and later in the day, Bible teaching was introduced at 4.00 p.m. On Thursdays, the evening meeting became a Reports and Prayer Meeting at 7.30 p.m. For children, their Sunday Start teaching was conducted upstairs during the latter part of the Family Service and their mid-week Adventure Club and Youth Club continued unchanged. On 19th March, other churches were invited to our annual conference with tea.

Informal Bible studies from time to time have continued, giving extra opportunities for the Bible to be taught.

Adult activities continue to be accessible online via Zoom to assist those who have mobility problems and those who live a distance away. Informal Bible studies are held via Zoom only.

Church lunches are held from time to time to give more opportunities for fellowship.

A children's Holiday Bible Club took place from 25th to 29th October 2021.

A Bible Exhibition was held again from 26th March 2022 to 9th April 2022.

The "Walk Through The Bible" New Testament day-long seminar was held on 25th June 2022 after deferral due to the pandemic.

All three camps where we transport children normally were run again after cancellations during the pandemic.

Services commenced at the Glen Arun Care Home on 15th September 2022. These take place from time to time on Thursday mornings.

2,500 of the Church 'News & Views' was produced at Christmas 2021, Spring 2022 and in the Autumn of 2022 and 1,000 Scripture calendars were distributed at Christmas 2021. These communications advertise church activities and deal with the Bible’s teaching on topical issues. They are available on the church’s website www.appleyardsbiblechurch.org.uk along with recordings of preaching and teaching in the church.

All the church's work is conducted by volunteers - there are no paid staff.

The major risk to which the trust is exposed is a fall in church membership causing running expenses to be unsupported by church collections and gifts. Currently, there is a commitment from church members to cover any deficit. The position will be monitored regularly by two of the trustees and discussed at meetings of church members when increased giving is required.

There is no policy currently in regard to the induction and training of trustees. However, this will be kept under review.

Signed by the trustees:

Signature	Name	Date of approval
	Ian Vahan Topalian	26 July 2023
	Dimuthu Dasantha Padukka Vidanalage 26 July 2023

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Appleyards Bible Church On accounts for the year ended 3010912022 Charity no (if any) 1145226 Set out on pages CC16A 1 and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charily I'lhe Trust") lor the year ended 3010912022 Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe Acr'}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried oul under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention I in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe Ihal in, any material respect- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Acl or the accounts do not accord wilh the accounting records Independent examiner's ststement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding ol the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do nol apply. Signed". Date: 2510712023 Name: Andrew John Geary Relevant professional qualif ication(s) or body (if any): FCA Ilnstitute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) Address: Geary Partnership, Chartered Accountants, 159a Chase Side, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 OPW IER October 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION FL)k ENGLAND WAIE.S Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds t•tho n•ar•st Restrlet•d funds Endowment fund$ Total funds Last year to th• n•ar•st £ to thD nozrnst £ to thD n•arest È to t n•aro*t£ A1 Recèopts Bank Interesi ¢1Ved Grft received IhrDugh Charities Foundalwjn G woived through StewashIP SeiCe6 Gltt aid grft5 derjared reclaime G8neral Fund tdle¢iion6 Missionary Fund ClectIOnS Repaits Fund collections Othergrft5, 1(Tran6 & rendS 75 1,200 28.815 1.217 25 100 1,200 Zg.B87 1217 389 1,072 15.097 389 4.628 35.93 629 2.115 S.257 38,050 1.969 18,266 Sub total(Gmss income forAR) A2 As¥et and Invtstment sales, Is8• table). Sub total Total recoipts 35,935 2.115 3B,050 18,266 •nts Running expenses of wBrnises Repair5 And m8inigDan TrBv61 tXPPn5es Printing & Lileraiurs Youlh work Other Gfynqral Fund expenses Missionary Fund gits Mi5cdlaneous gifts Applèyards House Twsl payments Loan repayThenl 4,734 18,432 4,734 18,432 903 1,073 1,073 1.375 2,910 256 142 1.375 3,425 1.425 1,184 612 2,910 256 142 29,110 Sub total 1,375 19.841 A4 Ass•l and Investment purehase5. see table Equipment 5,125 S,12S Sub total 5,125 34,235 1.375 35,610 19,841 Net of receipts/{payments) AS Transf•rs between funds A6 Cash funds last year ènd Cash funds this year ond 1.700 90 740 1.575 90 5.478 7.268 100 5,578 8.018 7.153 4578 750 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 2510712023

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Vnrestricied furtd¥ to e Restrtcted fund• to n••r•$t £ Endowment fund• to n••r•sl£ Cat•oories Detalls B1 Cash funds NatWe51 Current A¢Tht 0,222 473 Nalwost Reserve AcC(nI 204 Cash in Hand 177 Natwesl Repaits Reserve Acwjnl 100 Total cash funds 7.288 750 url$ll Unrestrlct•d funds l• rt••r•$i£ R•strlctod funds endowment funds Details to B2 Other monetary assets Fund t•whkh aBBot bolon Curr•Dt 1 onal Details Cost (OP011 Fut)d to whl¢h Curr•nt ¥aluo Detalls 84 Assots retained for tho charitys own usè Audio equipmani Unrestricted tunds 12,981 Cornputer equipment Unr8slrid8d fvnd$ 2,11M Fumilure Unreslri¢t8d funds 7,502 K[h6n •4uipmenl Unrestricted funds 2.249 Letter box Unrestricted fund$ 17B Nots¢ boaTIJs Unrestricted hjnds T¥levrJion & vvjgo 04uipmenl Unrestricted funds Win¢knvblinds Unrestricted fund$ 1.704 Other UnrestriOd fund5 143 Fund to whlch r•lots¥ ount due Details loptlonAII BS Liabilitlos L from lan Topalian Unrestricted funds 1,157 PAynwnl due to Appl8y8rd$ Htyjse Trust UnrestrirlBd funds Sign8d by one oriwr tNste8s on behalf of all the twste8S Signaturé Print N8mg Date of roval lan Vahan T¢Jpalian 25 July2023 Dimulhu Dasantha Padukka Vid8nal800 25 July2023 CCKX R2 accoun18 ISSI 2510712023