## **Derby Road Baptist Church Watford Charity Commission Report for 2020** ## _**Top of pg. 3, Summary of main activities**_ Our main activities are Sunday services, (morning and evening), Sunday School, Bible Class for teenagers, and Creche and Primary Class. During the week there are a variety of activities: regular housegroups and prayer meetings, Friday Club for children, a group for young teens, Parents and Toddlers and evangelistic outreach in the town and occasional other activities to promote the Christian faith. We provide a welcome to people from 15 different nations. As charity trustees we are aware of the Charity Commission's guidelines on Public Benefit. We let parts of our premises to outside groups teaching English, music to children as well as a Ghanaian Church worshipping in their native language. We have continued renting our hall to a daily preschool. Impact of Covid. The main activities above were maintained regularly up to the end of March when lockdown brought them to a stop. The same applies to the activities listed below, modified as noted. Free-will giving continued throughout the year with little change. ## _**Pg.4 Summary of Achievements**_ The nature of our objectives as a church makes these difficult to quantify, but we list the following activities in pursuance of our aims: 1. Sunday services regularly welcome visitors and those from outside the Christian faith and those new to the town and country. The Sunday ministry is designed in part to benefit those new to us and the public in general, as well as members and regular attenders. New people frequently join us at our morning service. From the end of March we were able to stream the Sunday morning services to as many as 40 homes, including some new people. We also maintained some of our regular weekday groups via zoom 2. We ran our usual Holiday Bible Club in the summer welcoming over 30 local children each day on zoom. 3. We have a good relationship with Central Primary School and the local office of Herts CC Social services but due to Covid we had no meaningful contact with either this year. 4. We replaced the front and rear entrance doors into the premises but no other regular work was carried out on or at the premises this year after March. 5. Evangelistic materials including Bibles and gospels are regularly distributed free at our regular outreach in the town centre and at our regular services. ## _**Pg.5 Section F**_ Public Benefit: The Trustees have considered the guidance produced by the Charity Commissioners regarding public benefit and they confirm that this has been provided by teaching the Christian faith through regular services for worship and preaching, courses and small groups open to all; activities for children and young people on Sundays and during the week; a range of community activities as detailed above and making our premises available for hire to external organisations until March. The preschool was able to re-open to the public again from September. Derby Road Baptist Church WATFORD Accounts for 2020 Regl8ter8d Charlty No 1148711 Derby Road Baptl$t Chur¢h Walford. 1148711 Anatysls of Incom• arbd oxpendlture Selected pprfod.. 01 J•nu•ry 2020 t¢* 31 Dtc•mb•r 2020 Total Lk*tyvr Income gnd 8ndowThents 121 Slanding O(deTS 122-ChJr¢h Ofvrtngs I23-D￿￿1￿￿ and L￿ariBB 126-speoalfft.eo Thankofrtrtng IV-AnnuJl r>nAid 128. 5p8c1￿COD￿StsJflI 120-MI86￿)n- H￿0 58.198 3.958 $0.196 13.08 1.335 5.430 13.502 1.234 14.250 4.000 510 80.847 11,7eo 95,488 00.652 125- ItsteMt￿ 223 227 Invutrn•nts Tot• 223 227 124. WirerJ 9.382 8.362 Income and 8ndowThents Grand totals 9D.033 14,983 80 105.097 103,870 Exp8ndlturo Exp•nditt•V ¢IR8rttsbl• 4clMII•A E31- Fastotrssatsry and pensYJn E32- P•th¢sTax and N3Vonal Inwr8rte E33. PastorfsAlkrw¥nL¥BW Exp8ns8 E34- Vlsiiing Mln$ietsand E41- Pubhuly, pri￿1￿915￿￿1, ex Me55etyr E42-hléwng8rpnntiry150%1 atMI 9ge E43- EV4fvJ#5￿ 4nd hteratu E44-Contgtenc4$ and TralThThJ E45-Churth hdidaysand e46.c*ilng pa￿￿0 47- Subs￿￿￿0￿¥ e51- YouthT•4thlrwJ Mat￿￿18•rrfj eguiwe E02- YwthWBqkdayClubs E53- Youth ￿)1￿jay￿￿bs a¢y￿V E54- Youth sub$￿￿5￿C¥Mps and 24.304 22,$29 4.481 4.430 48S 518 45 1,44 992 2.32Q 4.795 354 1.449 53 1.0 974 974 782 E61. Purch0￿ olEquWrt and Suwies E82- EQUI￿Tr￿t waitsand E63. cnur¢h w*um3ty9$ E71- Gos 2.081 2.081 1,233 1.233 1,122 634 4,168 4.188 Totsl Thknymr LI￿y+ E72. ChL¥th E￿thCty E73- ¢hurthWaiei thaingp E74- Churth Irrfurance E75- churthtKN￿l￿g r8p3iTS ?nd mÈintence E76- Ghurth- New bL￿￿1r￿aw0ff￿l EB1- MansB Gas e82. M*nue EB3. Wawrand t*a*8ge E84- Man* CounLII Tax & Inwrar E85. I4ans• ￿)INdIng repaifg maintgnarKe 913 6.385 5.332 t.385 5.332 4,742 8.413 65) 521 3,179 5,244 650 521 3,170 9,244 533 530 6.312 E86- E91- ¢ham•ble rth- rnlswon E92- FDFWatta￿ Tabem•d• TMI E93- Kli5s1on Funo 1,472 6.083 15.047 O.D83 15.047 13.600 92.040 •ctlvltto1 Tot#l• Oth•r•xp•ndlturn E94. {knat￿ E95- Investemenis M¥nag8rn8nt Expenditure Grand tota18 82,010 Derby Road 8aptlBt Church Watlord. 1148711 Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles For the porlod from 01 January 2020 to 31 Dècembtrr 202Q TDtsI Jnd• Prfory••r tot4lfuntt• fund• Oonayons ano ￿￿CleS Irw8sbii8n .407 227 9.382 95,488 227 90,652 BrIt￿me Totsi Ineo 101,017 100.097 1Q3J70 ExpgndllUt¢ on 0thBf8xp￿drtU 00.301 90. 02.010 Totsl •Ap•ndttur• 92,04 N•t Inc*irn•ll•xp•ndknr•l r••OUr¢￿ bgfor•tr4n•fvr 14,713 14.783 Gr0$6 tran$lery6 bgbYg¢n fiJ￿ts- In Grass transtsrs fiJrrfts- out 25,454 128.4a41 25.484 128.4841 G4in$i10$9eson mve$tmen1È96e Gainson rowdklltlon. fixed assets. charfty'sownu N•t ￿￿¥•fflINt kn I￿nd 14713 14793 Totsl lunds broughtforw•rd 22.956 472 23ASB Totsl lunds urrf•Oforw4rd 37mB 002 38252 25A60 Derby Road Baptlst Church Wgtford- 1148711 Statemgnt of Assets and Llabllltlos Iby ¢odo1 As at: 31 0¢cèmb*r 2020 Ckn•• and cod Tot•1 L￿ty￿r Culr•nt4•••tb-Cuh 4tb•fik •nJ In h•nd A1 Nakn6tCur￿ACC￿rf W 1 (2.989411 9,8e4 00 45.00 8.939.$9 8,262.87 A2. N?￿St￿)5￿?￿S Res• 2,0(N) 00 A3 Naknstcut￿tAC¢￿t No2 11S.$58BOI 16.404 01 507 88 1.253 0 4,963.53 Totsi 117.449.021 28,268.01 552.88 15,801.67 CuTh•nt•M•ts.Fnv•Jlrn¥nts A4 COIF Ch1￿￿$ tkpDSrtIConbngenByl 10.72 3.085.76 3.895.48 1,891 30 GrJGe Bopusi 5,303.18 17.B8081 22.983.97 5,76$ 57 Total 5,313.88 21.566.57 26.880.45 7,656.57 N*ttot414b•Ot• 49.834.56 55208 38.252.32 23,458.54 Unrèsirfdad-GeMr 112.13S.141 14,$71 22 10.663.01 10.883.01 12282 991 DB5iynatqd-CoTrDBP 5.885 78 5.885 76 3,UO 58 Dewonaiel-Legary 33,285.51 3).28$81 8,81741 R¢$biJ¢d. FASEslcn SS2.8e 552 88 472.32 Tot•1 112.135.141 49.834 58 552.88 38.252.32 23,458 54 Derby Road BaptSst church Wattord- 1148711 Statement of A¥sets and Llabllltl88 (by fvndl As at.. 31 Decombor 2020 Prvvhiuu B•l*n¢o C••h gtb•ttk •nd ltt h•ttd Al.. N•tw¢•¢¢urrntttA¢coufft Mo l.A•••t GEn￿r￿ tund UThustrict8d MK89itin Fu M*slon Fur LByary Funo I2.￿.41) 15,741.001 4500 15.6OS 12,803 87 15.741.001 R•sWthJ tkn¥natsd 1,355 00 6.83¥.59 G¢ner41 Urrfgstrt¢tyd and 2.000.Lb) 2.￿00 3,179.1• AJ.. Nth*t ¢um)ntAt¢tsuttt Mo 2-A•••t Ge￿81 fund Urrfgstrictyd MI$EiDn Fund mis5￿￿ Funa 47820 3.45B01 42732 16.404 01 507 e8 Restt(*d 4361.S3 sh atbank and In hand 11.371.87 18.101.$7 In¥utmènt* A4.. c￿1111•* D•PHY4C0n￿nVn¢Y*-A￿￿t G8nBral fund Conl￿vd8fft¢Y and DgprncioiwFur D4sww•d 3.￿.76 1,8W5 1M81.JD A5.. Lld.Ao••t G•ngral fthid Unr8stnc DE&vJnai¢d 5,303.16 17.e8051 303.1$ 5.462.41 22,983.97 5,785.67 Invesbnents 26,88OAS 7.666.•7 Grnnd Tot*1 38.2$2.32 2JA58.fy4 Non . lknn•tsry Awts h•ld for church u•0 FiJE•d A•••t• for ¢hur¢h u8• The church 18 tha benefKbal (Y*ner Isubjèet to the rebvant Trusts) ofthefG4bMng a88ets. th8 *ltitl8 to %thich * hakl by Ih8 chiJrth'$ ¢ustodon trustees. Grace 8apti81 Charit￿8 Ltd 31-12-20 31-12.19 Church plemhts O•rby Ro4d, W8tfordvalwd for Insura￿? WIpc￿ at 6.631,232 5.786,289 Churth furnishiryj and equywont 102,3C 102,3( Churth manst Iituats 1 G￿Or Road, Walford lor insura￿¢ w￿888 6CQ.CW 450,( *********+*+**++**************************************************** Curr•nt Llabllith• Nong Long48rm Liabilili88 None ********************************************************* Th￿ aeeounts hgv8 b88n pryred on the r￿aIpts and paymants ba￿S in accordance with thg RgBolution pa￿d at the Quarterty 8u$ine8s meeb.ng h•ld on tho 12. Novambor t998. They accord Charity Commission guidance notes CC16b dated Septefflber 2010. Approv•d by Tru*t•#• Th• xcounts and •tat•m•nt of A•••l• LlabllltS•• ••t out h•r•Fn r•l•tyng to tho Iw•lv• month8 •ndlng 31" D•¢•mb•r 2019 ￿¥* b••ft appro¥•d by th• Eld•rs and D•a¢on• Tru•t•M. Cl•t•.' 07110121 Philip Jordan Trn•t••rrr•••ur•r ********************************************************* l. I report on the a¢¢oun¢s of the Church for the year ended 31 Decetnbei 2020. The ¢h3rity's bwiees are responsible for the preparation of the a¢cowJts. The charity's tn]stees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(21 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Ac¢) and that an independent examination is needed. It is tny responsibility to.. ' ¢xamine the account5 under section 145 of the 2011 Act . to follow the prwedures ia]"d down it) th¢ general Directions given by the cotnmi5SIOTI under section 145{5)Ib) of the 2011 Act . to State whether particular matteJ3 have ¢om¢ to my attention My examination wa5 carried out in a¢cordance with the general Directions given by the Chari¢y Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting Tecords kept by ihe charity and a comparison of the accounts presentd with those record5. It also includes consideration of any unusual item5 or di5c105ures in the accounts, and seeking eKplanations from you as trustees ¢on¢erning any such jnattets. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequeaily no opinion is giveij as to whether the accounts present a 'true atld fair view. and th¢ r¢wJrt is limited to those matteTS Set out in the nex¢ StatemenL In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention.. 111 which give5 me reasonable ￿uSe to believe that in ally material resrrti the requirements.. . to keep accounting 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 requirejnentb of the 2011 Act have not been tnet or 121 to which, in my opinioN attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of th¢ aecounts to be Teached Name.. David Mortimer Relevant professional qualification or b(KJy.' CIPFA Address.. Sand Jt#$. Jason$ Hill, Ley Hill Chesham. Bucks HP5 3QW Date.. 29th October 2021 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Derby Road Baptist Church, Watford** 1. I report on the accounts of the Church for the year ended 31 December 2020. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s 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 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) 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 commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention ## **Basis of independent examiner’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 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 next statement. ## **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 accounting 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 - (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Name: **David Mortimer** Relevant professional qualification or body: **CIPFA** Address: **Sand Jeas, Jasons Hill, Ley Hill, Chesham, Bucks HP5 3QW** Date: **29th October 2021**