**Charity number: 1148273**
## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
**Trustees' report and financial statements**
**for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Contents**
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||Reference and administrative information|1|
||Trustees’ report|2 - 5|
||Independent examiners report|6|
||Statement of financial activities|7|
||Balance sheet|8|
||Notes to the financial statement|9 -|
|11|||
## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Reference and Administrative Information**
**Registered Charity number:** 1148273 **Address:** Thicket Avenue Bristol BS16 4EH 07540 091731 Jamie Lee jamie@hillfieldsparkbaptist.org **Website:** www.hillfieldschurch.org **Trustees:** Ian Davies Leader Joe Allen Leader Jamie Lee Leader/Treasurer **Independent Examiner:** Rehema Barry ACCA
**Page 1**
## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Trustees Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. 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:
- Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;
- Baptism
- The Communion of the Lord’s Supper
- Evangelism and mission in our local community
- The teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people;
- Nurture and growth of Christian disciples;
- Education and training for Christian and community service;
- Giving and encouraging pastoral care for all ages;
- Supporting and encouraging charitable social action in our local community
- Encouraging relationships with, and supporting fellow Christians.
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.
continued
**Page 2**
## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Trustees Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 Achievements and performance**
## **Worship**
Our congregation has grown steadily throughout the year and we regularly welcome more than 150 people to our lively morning gathering. We are pleased to see over 100 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 have a team of people who take care of church attendees pastorally. This team is setup to ensure everyone who comes into the church are loved, supported, encouraged and pointed towards growth in their faith.
## **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.
## **Membership and Relationships.**
We currently have 28 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.
## **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.
## **continued**
**Page 3**
## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Trustees Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 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.
## **Reserves Policy**
It is our policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds, if possible, which equates to three months unrestricted payments. The church agreed to an amount of £4,000 which it will aim not to fall below, this was however relaxed during COVID and lockdown restrictions to enable us to go below the £4,000.
continued
**Page 4**
## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Trustees Report for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **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:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
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.
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## **Jamie Lee**
## **Leader and Treasurer**
23rd October 2023
**Page 5**
## **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 2022 set out on pages 2 to 4.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner**
The charity's trustees 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, 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:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep proper accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting
- requirements of the 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.
Rehema Barry ACCA
9 Bramley Copse Long Ashton Bristol BS41 9FG
20[th] October 2023
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## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Statement of financial activities**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2022**
|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Incoming resources**
Incoming resources from generating funds:
Voluntary income
84,642
-
Activities for generating funds
3
-
-
_______
_______
**Total incoming resources**
84,642
-
_______
_______
**Resources expended**
Costs of generating funds:
Cost of generating voluntary income
4
-
-
Charitable activities
77,800
_______
_______
**Total resources expended**
77,800
_______
_______
Total funds brought forward
7,080
_______
_______
**Total funds carried forward**
7,080|**2022**
**2021**
**Total**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
84,642
66,490
-
-
_______
_______
84,642
66,490
_______
_______
-
-
77,800
66,852
_______
_______
77,800
66,852
_______
_______
7,080
238
_______
_______
7,080
238|
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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.**
**Page 7**
## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Balance sheet**
## **as at 31 December 2022**
|**Notes**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Funds**
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted income funds
**Total funds**|**2022**
**£**
**£**
7,080
_______
7,080
7,080
_______
7,080
_______
_______
0
7,080
_______
7,080
|**2021**
**£**
**£**
238
_______
238
238
_______
238
0
238
_______
238
|**2021**
**£**
**£**
238
_______
238
238
_______
238
0
238
_______
238
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238
0
238|
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238
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The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 30[th] October 2023 and signed on its behalf by
## **Jamie Lee**
## **Leader and Treasurer**
**The notes on pages 10 to 13 form an integral part of these financial statements.**
**Page 8**
**Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **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 2022**
## **2.Voluntary income**
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Unrestricted Restricted
2022 2021
funds funds
Total Total
£ £
£ £
Donations 84,642 -
84,642 66,490
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-
84,642
84,642 66,490
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3.Activities for generating funds
Unrestricted Restricted
2022 2021
funds funds
Total Total
£ £
£ £
- - -
Fundraising events
-
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_______ _______
- - -
-
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## **3.Activities for generating funds**
## **4.Cost of generating voluntary income**
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Unrestricted Restricted
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2022 2021
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## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Notes to financial statements**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2022**
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funds funds
Total Total
£ £
£ £
Donations - - -
-
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- - -
-
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## **5. Employees Costs**
£32,708.49 has been paid in salaries to employees during the year. No Salaries have been paid to trustees.
## **6. Analysis of net assets between funds**
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds funds Fund balances at 31 December 2021 as represented by: 7,080 7,080
## **7. Unrestricted funds**
**At At**
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## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022**
## **1 January Incoming Outgoing 31 December**
||**2022 **|**resources**||
|---|---|---|---|
||**resources**|**2022**||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||**£**|||
|Bank Current Account|238|84,642||
|(77,800)|7,080|||
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## **8. Restricted funds**
## **At At**
**1 January Incoming Outgoing31 December**
||**2022 **|**resources**||
|---|---|---|---|
||**resources**|**2022**||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||**£**|||
|Building Fund Bank Account|-|-|-|
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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 financial activities**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2022**
|**Incoming resources**
**Incoming resources from generating funds:**
_Voluntary income_
Donations
66,490
_Activities for generating funds_
Fundraising events
**Total incoming resources from generating funds**
**Total incoming resources**
**Resources expended**
**Costs of generating funds:**
**Cost of generating voluntary income**
_Donations_
Donations
Development Officer
Donations - Refunded|**2022**
**£**
**£**
84,642
_______
_______
84,642
_______
_______
-
_______
-
_______
84,642
_______
84,642
_______
~~_______~~
-
-
-
_______
-
____
_____|**2022**
**£**
**£**
84,642
_______
_______
84,642
_______
_______
-
_______
-
_______
84,642
_______
84,642
_______
~~_______~~
-
-
-
_______
-
____
_____|**2022**
**£**
**£**
84,642
_______
_______
84,642
_______
_______
-
_______
-
_______
84,642
_______
84,642
_______
~~_______~~
-
-
-
_______
-
____
_____|**2022**
**£**
**£**
84,642
_______
_______
84,642
_______
_______
-
_______
-
_______
84,642
_______
84,642
_______
~~_______~~
-
-
-
_______
-
____
_____|**2021**
**£**
**£**
66,490
-
_______
-
_______
66,490
_______
66,490
-
-
-
_______
-
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## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
**Detailed statement of financial activities**
**For the year ended 31 December 2022** - - **Total cost of generating voluntary income**
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## **Hillfields Park Baptist Church**
## **Detailed statement of financial activities**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2022**
|**Charitable activities**
**Activity 1**
_Activities undertaken directly_
Establishment - Light & heat
Establishment - Rep. & maint.
Establishment - Insurance
Establishment - Other
General expenses
Accountancy
Office expenses - Telephone
Office expenses - Other
**Activity 1 total expenditure**
**Total charitable activity expenditure**
**Net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the year**|**2022**
**£**
3,871
15,573
1,537
4,922
12,080
0
484
39,333
_______
77,800
_______
77,800
_______
77,800
_______
~~_______~~
7,080
_______|**2021**
**£**
9,536
21,529
1,554
1,624
562
33,187
_______
67,992
_______
67,992
_______
67,992
238
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