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2020-12-31-accounts

1148273

Charity number:

Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Trustees' report and financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Contents

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Legal and administrative information
1
Trustees report
2 - 5
Independent examiners' report
6
Statement of financial activities
7
Balance sheet
8
Notes to the financial statements 9 - 11
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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Legal and administrative information

Charity number

1148273

Business address

Thicket Avenue

Bristol BS16 4EH 0117 9654140 07540 091731 Joe Allen

info@hillfieldsparkbaptist.org

Trustees

Joe Allen Leader/Treasurer Ian Davies Leader Ashley Gray Leader Anthony Kemp Leader

Accountants

Causeway Accountancy Services

279 Lodge Causeway Fishponds Bristol

BS16 3RA

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2020

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1.

Aim and purposes

The principal purpose of Hillfields Park Baptist Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church also carries out other charitable purposes including providing activities, events and support for its local community.

Objectives and activities

Hillfields Park Baptist Church is committed to encouraging, supporting and providing for everyone within the local community in faith and worship. Our activities include:

To continue with this valuable work, we need to maintain our current church building and continue with our plans to extend our building, for the benefit of our wider community.

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2020 continued

Achievements and performance

Worship

Our congregation has grown steadily throughout the year and we regularly welcome more than 100 people to our lively morning gathering. We are pleased to see over 50 young people in our congregation and we have worked hard to ensure that we provide services during a Sunday that meet the worship needs of all ages in the community. As well as Sunday gatherings we also have ladies ministry groups, weekly bible studies and prayer groups.

Pastoral Care

We are strongly committed to supporting the local community where so many people are struggling day to day, which has been seen during 2020 with the church providing over 2500 cooked meals for school children and providing food packages for those in need.

Youth Ministry

Our busy youth ministry works to build important relationships with young people of all ages in such a deprived area. During the year, we provide a dance youth group on Thursdays called Spirit Dancers and on Fridays we provide a youth group called ROOTS.

Care Groups and Open Door

Eight committed members of our church keep an eye on anyone who might be poorly or vulnerable in the community and will visit or help with essential things like shopping. We have a food cupboard in church so that anyone who finds themselves in dire need can get food. We also encourage the local community to ask for help as they need it, whether that is practical help with house and garden or emotional support.

Membership and Relationships.

We currently have 20 members. We hold membership meetings 4 times a year. The members are responsible for making decisions on all general matters including how funds are spent. The appointment of members and the requirements of membership are set out in the church constitution. The members have appointed charity trustees to be responsible for the governance of the church. These trustees, who are members in the church, also meet monthly to discuss day to day church matters.

Hillfields Park Baptist Church is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the West of England Baptist Association.

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2020

continued

Mission and Evangelism

Helping those in need is an important part of our Christian faith. We reach out every month by going onto the streets and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.

Extension plans

The church needs to develop additional space to provide the many activities it provides. We are still looking at funds for church extension and refurbishment. We recently undertook work to complete a car park at the rear of the building and have an outdoor Marquee and a junior cabin all of which was donated.

Volunteers

We are so grateful to the loyal volunteers in our church who allow us to provide such a wide range of activities and events for our local community and congregation.

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2020

continued

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

.................................................

Joe Allen

Leader and Treasurer

13[th] October 2021

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Independent examiner's report to the trustees on the unaudited financial statements of Hillfields Park Baptist Church.

I report on the accounts of Hillfields Park Baptist Church for the year ended 31 December 2020 set out on pages

Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act), as amended by section 28 of the Charities Act 2006 does not apply and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under section 43(3)(a) of the Act, as amended; to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, as amended; 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 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:

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

have not been met; or

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

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Causeway Accountancy Services

279 Lodge Causeway

Fishponds

Bristol

BS16 3RA

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Statement of financial activities

For the year ended 31 December 2020

UnrestrictedRestricted
2020
funds
funds
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generating funds:
Voluntary income
45,002
-
45,002
Activities for generating funds
3
-
-
-
_
_
_
Total incoming resources
45,002
-
45,002
_
_
_
Resources expended
Costs of generating funds:
Cost of generating voluntary income
4
-
-
-
Charitable activities
50,546
-
50,546
_
_
_
Total resources expended
50,546
-
50,546
_
_
_
Total funds brought forward
5,644
1,140
6,784
_
_
_
Total funds carried forward
100
1,140
1,240		 2019
Total
£
40,078
-
_
40,078
_
-
36,175
_
36,175
_
2,885
_
6,784

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.

All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.

The notes on pages 10 to 13 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Balance sheet

as at 31 December 2020

Notes
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted income funds
Total funds		 2020
£
£
1,240
_
1,240
1,240
_
1,240
_
1,140
100
_
1,240		 2019
£
£
6,784
_
6,784
6,784
_
6,784
_
1,140
5,644
_
6,784		 2019
£
£
6,784
_
6,784
6,784
_
6,784
_
1,140
5,644
_
6,784		 2019
£
£
6,784
_
6,784
6,784
_
6,784
_
1,140
5,644
_
6,784
_
1,140
5,644
_
6,784

The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 13[th] October 2021 and signed on its behalf by

Joe Allen

Leader and Treasurer

The notes on pages 10 to 13 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020

1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and the preceding year.

1.1. Basis of accounting

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2005 (SORP 2005) and the Charities Act 1993

1.2. Cashflow

The charity has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS1 from the requirement to

produce a cashflow statement because it is a small charity

1.3. Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to

particular categories of income:

Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific

performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant. Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included. Gifts donated for resale are included as incoming resources within activities for generating funds when they are sold.

1.4. Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes including the charity's shop. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020

2. Voluntary income

Unrestricted

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Restricted 2020 2019
funds funds
Total Total
£ £
£ £
Donations 45,002 -
45,002 40,074
_ _
_ _
-
45,002 45,002
40,074 _ _
_ ______
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3. Activities for generating funds

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Unrestricted
Restricted 2020 2019
funds funds
Total
Total
£ £
£ £
- -
Fundraising events
-
_ _
_ _
- -
-
_ _
_ _
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4. Cost of generating voluntary income

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020

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Unrestricted
Restricted 2020 2019
funds funds
Total
Total
£ £
£ £
Donations - -
-
_ _
_ _
- -
-
_ _
_ _
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5. Employees

Employment costs

Salaries or wages have been paid to employees and are shown in the accounts, no payments have been made to the trustees, during the year

6. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted
Restricted Total
funds
funds funds
Fund balances at 31 December 2020 as represented by:
100
 1,140
 1,240
7. Unrestricted funds At At

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020

Bank Current Account
(50,546)		 1 JanuaryIncoming
Outgoing31 December
2020resources
resources
2019
£
£
£
£
5,644
45,002
100
_
_
_

8. Restricted funds

At At

Restricted funds At At At At
1 JanuaryIncoming
Outgoing31 December
2020resources
resources 2020
£ £ £
£
Building Fund Bank Account 1,140
-
1,140
_
_		 _
_

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Hillfields Park Baptist Church

The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts.

Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Detailed statement of fnancial activities
For the year ended 31 December 2020
2020
£
£
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generating funds:
Voluntary income
Donations
45,002
40,074
_
_
45,002
40,074
_
_
Activities for generating funds
Fundraising events
-
_
-
-
_
Total incoming resources from generating funds
45,002
_
Total incoming resources
45,002
_
_
Resources expended
Costs of generating funds:
Cost of generating voluntary income
Donations
Donations
-
Development Oficer
-
Donations - Refunded
-		 2019
£
£

-
_
_
40,074
_
40,074
-
-
-		 2019
£
£

-
_
_
40,074
_
40,074
-
-
-
_
_
40,074
_
40,074
Hillfelds Park Baptist Church
Detailed statement of fnancial activities
For the year ended 31 December 2020
-

Total cost of generating voluntary income		 -
 _
-
_____
-

_
_

Hillfields Park Baptist Church

Detailed statement of financial activities

For the year ended 31 December 2020

2020 2019
£ £
Charitable activities
Activity 1
Activities undertaken directly
Establishment - Light & heat 4,689 3,097
Establishment - Rep. & maint. 14,212 9,923
Establishment - Insurance 1,346 1,320
Establishment - Other - -
Mini Bus expenses - 572
Accountancy 500 500
Ofice expenses - Telephone 773 820
Ofice expenses - Other 29,026 19,943
_ _
50,046
36,175
_ _
Activity 1 total expenditure 50,046 36,175
_ _
Total charitable activity expenditure 50,046 36,175
_
_
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the year (5,044) 3,899
_ _