## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2023 Period start date To 31 March 2024 Period end date** **Charity name: St Julians Baptist Church** **Charity registration number: 1148152** ## **Objectives and Activities** Our main purpose is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. Activities include: regular public worship, prayer, teaching; baptism; Communion at least once a month; evangelism; the teaching, and inclusion of young people; education/training for Christian and community service; giving pastoral care; supporting charitable social action The main activities of the charity include - Sunday morning services every week to include worship, prayer and bible teaching - Communion on the first Sunday morning every month and on other occasions - Junior Church and an annual holiday bible club for children open to the local community - Empowering our people to develop their gifts and ministries - Actively engaging with the local community to meet its physical, financial and spiritual needs - Working with local organisations to use the premises fully to provide benefits to the local area The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commissioner on public benefit The charity does not make any grants The charity is grateful to its trustees who lead on the strategic direction of the organisation and is indebted to all the volunteers who offer their time to allow us to run our main activities. We are also pleased to see the increasing use of our premises by a wide range of organisations which are providing increased services to our local community The main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries include - Sunday morning services are attracting new people allowing us to reach out to a broader base - Our Sunday school has been rebranded as Junior Church and our toddler group as Lily Pad. These changes have seen increased take up especially the toddler group which is having a big impact on the local community that is in a high area of deprivation. It added a second session each week due to the increased take up. - We have users of the premises which are increasing the provision to young people including a gymnastics class, a new playgroup, a children’s choir - We are providing health benefits with groups such as The Alzheimer Society, the National Autistic Society and the National Childcare Trust using the premises. A Pilates class is also operating - Other benefits include use by choirs, quarterly Sunday lunches, craft groups and a weekly coffee afternoon which is part of the national warm welcome scheme. At the start of the calendar year we reviewed what we achieved in the current year and set some objectives for the year ahead. At the beginning of 2023 our new objectives and performance against them was - Bridging the gap between those using the premises to help to reach out to our local community – our Monday coffee afternoons continued to coincide with the gymnastics class and held a successful bonfire night evening - To provide something for our teenage children – group expanded during the year and formed a close community - Build our fellowship with social opportunities – we have had quarterly lunches, social evenings and a successful weekend away in June 2023. - Improve the church side of the building – we are currently refurbishing our vestibule At our church weekend away we felt the calling to get out of this camp and be more inclusive. We have championed being a place where those with disabilities or health problems are welcome. Our Sunday morning attendance has increased and includes people from more varied backgrounds and nationalities. ## **Financial Review** The accounts and the auditors’ report are in annex B of this report. This section reviews and explains key points. The financial review in previous years has focused on the general income and expenditure fund. This year the analysis below covers all the funds including the building fund for upkeep of the estate and the future development fund which pays off the loan for the Jubilee Hall. The financial position for 23/24 was Total receipts £83,272 Total payments £84,717 Deficit £1,435 The main decrease in receipts was from weekly offerings which fell by around 10%. Although we have seen a growth in numbers this has not been reflected in giving so we are promoting giving regularly through the bank in 2024 which we expect will increase income in 2024/5. There was little change in expenditure. Increases in the cost of ministry and upkeep of the buildings was offset by one off costs in the previous year of final payments for the Jubilee Hall. The charity holds reserves in a savings account. This account aims to hold around three months’ worth of expenditure. This account held £18098 at March 2022, slightly higher than the previous year due to interest received and transfers. The only loan that the charity has is one of £50,000 from the Baptist Loan Fund payable at £5000 a year for 10 years. This is currently met by pledges and gifts from the supporters of the charity. The future development fund which is used to finance loan payments stood at £12,160 that covers two years of payments and so is no considered a risk. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The charity’s governing document is the church constitution, We have used the model constitution for Baptist churches in membership of the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) which has been negotiated by BUGB and is an approved document by the Charity Commission. The charity is an unincorporated charity and has not yet sought to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Trustees are appointed by church members for a three- year term at the Annual Church meeting which is usually held in September. There can be up to 9 deacons who can be reappointed for a second term but after that would normally be expected to have a year’s sabbatical. The secretary and treasurer are ex officio officers, selected on their ability to fulfil these specialised roles. They also serve a three-year term but due to the specific requirements of the roles are eligible for re-election each time at the end of their term. The AGM is held halfway through the financial year and reporting year to the Charity Commission so some trustees will serve for only a six-month period during the reporting period. ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|St Julians Baptist Church| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|N/A| |Registered charitynumber|1148152| |Charity’s principal address|33-35 Beaufort Road
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**to appoint trustee(if any) **| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Ole Black|Secretary||Annual Church Meeting| ||Ruth Thomas|Treasurer|April 23 – November 23|Annual Church Meeting| ||Lynn Turner|Trustee|October 23 - March 24|Annual Church Meeting| ||Wendy John|Trustee|October 23 – March 24|Annual Church Meeting| ||Simon Mullock|Trustee|October 23 – March 24|Annual Church Meeting| ||Beryl Turner|Trustee|April 23 – September 23|Annual Church Meeting| ||Matthew Taylor|Trustee|April 23 – September 23|Annual Church Meeting| ||Harvey Philpott|Trustee|April 23 – September 23|Annual Church Meeting| ||Sian Taylor|Trustee||Annual Church Meeting| ||Peter Banks|Trustee||Annual Church Meeting| ||Michelle Presley|Trustee||Annual Church Meeting| ||Mark Greveson|Trustee||Annual Church Meeting| ||Paul Laughlin|Treasurer|October 23 –March 24|Church Meeting| ||Martin Flynn|Trustee|October 23 – Match 24|Annual Church Meeting| ||Rev Lee Presley|Trustee|October 23 – March 24|Annual Church Meeting| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||
|||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members** Rev Lee Presley - Pastor ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** O P BLACK E P LAUGHLIN **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary Treasurer **Chair, etc)** **Date** 30 January 2024 St Julians Baptist Church St Julians Ba tist Church - Financial Statemen ReGoipts and Payments Account for the ear endln 31 Ma￿h 2024 2023124 Appe81 Fund 2022123 Note Genefal Fund Play- group Buildiry FLbnd 30 Dtiy Nolitè Future Total Toi Dev'meni Ac¢ounl Fund Recelpts Wgekly Off8rfngS Dgnotlons and other In￿)me Income tsx recovered on gfft o Interest eamed MDney r3i88d 31.n53 32.138 10.288 1.862 33.565 2.854 34.992 1,400 12.079 138 403 36,535 38. 11,955 391 265 2,243 2.243 2.243 83.282 967 88.464 74.129 2.253 265 4,392 Paym8llt8 Mink81ry Upkeep of Church Mi$sion hurGh buikjing upkeep Manse upkeep Rental Inc¢me used Giwen to other¢èu5e5 Loan repayment n181rat￿)n anLI Otttfrr 39.722 17.232 4.173 39.722 17.232 4.173 5.803 34,1 14,702 5.803 3,843 2,370 2,197 2.197 5,000 9.206 5.(M)0 84.717 S,ODO 17,ihXS 8.042 84,929 9.206 70.333 7,187 2.197 SufpILL%IDtrfrcit for the year Transfers belween accounts Balan￿ brought fomard lance carl￿￿ loAvard 3,796 ,321 6.432 3,9)7 .4.934 5.491 8.299 265 50 17.333 18.098 -608 438 12,330 44.818 12,160 43,183 -1.435 3,535 108 41,083 44.e18 8.856 162 Page I St Julians Baptisi Church st Julians Ba ttst Church - Financial Statement for the ear endin Ganèral Fund Recelpts and Payments Account Roceipts Note 202312024 Weekly offerings 31,703 Donations and other income 32.138 Transfers 6,898 In¢ome tsx recovered on gift aid 10,288 81.027 31 March 2024 202212023 35,054 32,194 11.069 78.317 Paymènts Ministry Upkeep ol Church Mission Administration and Other Transfers 39,722 17,232 4,173 9.206 34,190 14,702 3,852 8,042 17.709 78,495 81,948 Surplus l Defirit lor the year Balance brought forward Balance Ca￿led foTrYafd -921 8,433 5.512. -178 6,611 6,433 Building Fund Receipts and Payments Account RoGeipts Weekly offerings Donation5 and olh•r income Transfers Income tax recovered on 9ift aid 1.481 2.593 5,710 5.491 391 9,784 Paymonts Church upkeep Manse upkeep Rental Income Used 5,803 3,843 2,370 6.213 7,187 Surplus l DefiGil for the year Balance brought fonward Balance carried fornard 557 7.413 7.970 3,571 3.842 7,413 Appeals Fund Recelpts and Payments AG¢ount Recgipts Money Raised 2,243 2.243 966 Payments Given lo other causes 2,197 2,197 929 929 Surplus l Deflclt for the yeaT Balan￿ brought forward Balance carried forward 37 79 116 116 162 Page 2 Sl Julians Bapiisi Church St Julians Ba ttst Church Financial Statement for the 30 Day Notice Savings Account Re¢eipts Balancs brought forward Interest earned Transfers be￿een accounts Balance carried fo￿ard ear endin 31 March 2024 202312024 17,333 265 5(X) 18,098 202212023 13,295 38 4,000 17.333 Future Development Fund Account R¢¢èipt$ Donations Transfers befyveen accounts 4,392 438 4,830 4.182 8,000 12,182 Payments Loan repayments 5,000 s,000 17.000 17,000 SurpluslDeficf( for the year Balance brought forwafd Balance carried forward -170 12,330 12,160 4,818 17,148 12.330 Playgroup ReGeipts and Payments Account R•¢eipts Fees Payments Transfers betsveen accounts 108 108 Surplsjs l D8ficit for the year Balan* brought forward Balance carried forward -108 108 108 Statement of Assets and Llabilities at 31 March A$g¢ts Note Bank and other cash balances Represènting balances on tho followln9 acGounts General Fund Building Fund ApKÈaSs Fund 30 Day Notice Savings Account Future Development Aecount Playgroup A￿Unt 43,183 44,618 3,907 8,856 162 18,098 12.160 8.432 8,299 116 17.333 12,330 108 44.618 43,183 Other monetary assets Legacy Aecounl Mrs W Lewis 1,000 1,000 Non mongtsry assets 10 2,617,238 2,552,858 Llabilities Current Long lem loans 5.000 30,000 5,000 35,000 Page 3 Sl Julians Bapiisl Church st Julians Ba tist Church - Notes to the accounts 1. Basls ol accounts These aG¢ounts have been prep8red on a 'receipts and payments, basis and a(Lord with Section 133 Charities Act 2011 2. Weekly offering 202312024 202212023 6. Mission Gift aid 26,954 30,6D4 BMS Members envelopes 1,390 3,565 Home Mission Other 3.359 885 South Wales BapJst Col*e 31,703 35,054 Gifts & Outreach Children'5Nouth work 202312024 202212023 1,152 953 1,176 976 200 31)0 372 830 1,273 793 4.173 3,852 3. Donations and other In¢omg Don81ions Use of building5 Insurance Reimbursement Transfer Other 7,221 21,763 4,446 24,579 7, Admlnistratlon and other 178 Con5umable¥lHouse keepin9 1,220 SlaliorTrery and printing 1,771 Affiliation fees 32,194 Other 510 799 3,151 457 3,635 8,042 3,754 32.138 528 5,656 4. Mln18try Ministerfs stipend Per*sion contributions National insurance and tax Manse upkeep Visiting speakers 21.059 6,290 4,417 7,916 40 19,719 7,607 3,341 3,363 160 34,190 5. Upkeep of church premlsgs Gas, electricity, waler & phone Insurance Other 9.510 2,898 4,827 17,232 7,952 2.831 3,919 14,702 e. Appealts Account - Glven to olher caus95 202312024 Rtcgived Glven 1,057 1,057 Ukraine 184 Trussell Trusl O Leprosy 70 Home Mission 106 Pakistan 200 Mercy Ships 200 200 200 2,197 202212023 Rgcelved Glven 466 454 96 35 112 62 196 School Hampers Sparkle Leprosy Home Mission Raven House Mercy Ships Gap Wales Biojernrns Though the Roof Totals 24 92 35 87 200 200 200 200 967 930 Page 4 Sl Julian5 Baptist Church st Julians Ba ti8t Church - Note8 to the accounts 9. Legacy - MrJ W. Lewis The Conditions ol the legacy are that the £1000 ¢apit31 is rètained and the interest earned is to be used at the discretion of the minister. 10. Non4nonotary a￿at* The church is the beneficial owner Isubject lo the relevant Irustsl of the following assets. the legal title to which is held by the church's custodian Irustsè, the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd. The assets are shown at the value5 Used for insurance purposes. 202312024 202212023 Church Premises - Beaufort Road Church Manse- Beaufort Road The church also owns fixtures, furniture and equipment with an insured value of Total 2.235,334 295,345 86,557 2,180,831 287,580 84.447 2,617.238 2,552,858 Doa¢ons Report The accounts and statement of agsels and liabilities set out on pages 1 to 5 relating to the year ended 31 March 2024 are as approved by Ihe doacons. Signature.. Signature.. ame.. Name.. (On behalf of the dea¢onsl (On behalf of the dgacons} Date.. Date.. IGlf Ilt*LY Page 5 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trugte45 01 Stjullan's Baptlst Church I report on my examinatton of the accounts of St Julian's Baptist Church (the Churchl for the year ended 31 March 2024. Thls report is made solely to the Church's trustee5. as a body. in actt)rdance with the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the ChuTch's trustees those matter5 1 am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Church and the Church's trustees as a body, for any work. for this report, OT lor thè opinion5 1 have formed. RÈsponsibilltles and basls of report A5 the Church's tru51ees, you are responsible for the Pfeparation of the accounts In accordance with the reousrements ol the Charities Act 2011 1.the Aet"). You conslder that an audit is not requlred for the year under section 144121 ol the Act and that an Independent examination 15 needed. It Is my responsibi5ity to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act,. follow the procedures laid down in general Directions given by the Charitv Commission under 5e£tion 14515llbl of the Act; and to state whether partfjcvlar matters have come to my attenuon. Basls olthe Independent Éxaminèr's report My examinafjon was carried out in accordance w#(h the genEral Directions 8iven bv the Charity Cornmsssion. An examTnation ir*cludes a review of the accounttn¥ records kept by the Church and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It a150 include5 consideration ol any unusual items or disc105ure5 in the at¢ounts and seekinB explanations frorn you as trustee5 concerning any Such matters. The procedures yndertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no op*nion is given as to whether the ccounts present a'true and fair view, and the report Ss limlted to those matter5 set out the statement below. Independent ex8miner'5 ststement n connèttion with my examination no matter has tome to my attention.. which gives me rea50nBble cause to belleve that Ir4 any material respect the reqU1￿MentS to keep accounting records sn accordance wlih section 130 of the Act: and to prepare accournts which accord with the accounting records and ¢omply with the accounting requlrement5 of the Act have not been met. or to which, In my opinlon. attentyon should be drnwn in order to enable proper undef5tandlng of the accounts to be reached. Trevorjames FCA DChA FCIE Dormer Cottage West Broyle Chichester West Sussex P019 3PR September 2024