St Leonards Baptist Church Annual report 2021.
2021 was another year severely impacted by Covid restrictions. We started the year still using pre-recorded services each week and meeting for a zoom coffee time at mid-day on a Sunday so that those able to join could have some fellowship time together.
We were able to start worshipping in the church at Easter but singing was still not allowed and refreshments not served so our services had a very different feel to them until restrictions lifted later in the year.
In May we were able to restart our Wednesday Bible study group although speaking wearing masks and sitting apart made it more challenging than previously.
We also joined in with the service provided live from the Baptist Assembly in May, streaming it successfully in the church and being part of a very large gathering of thousands of churches and homes.
In June we were sad to lose Barbara, one of our longest serving members .
In July we began holding joint evening meetings with Wellington Square Baptist church twice a month, once in our premises and once in ours. This has been an encouragement to both congregations throughout the year.
We also held a 6 week Bereavement course on Wednesday afternoons in place of our Bile Study group. This was well received by those who attended.
Our church anniversary was celebrated over the first weekend in November with a games afternoon on the Saturday and a service on Sunday where Stuart, our regional minister preached.
By the end of the year our worship services were back to a prepandemic feel and we were able to hold a morning carol service before Christmas and a short service on Christmas day .
Rev Janet Mardell.
ST LEONARDS BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMEr FOR THE YEAR EED 31 DECEMBER 2021
ST LEONARDS BAPTIST CHURCH LEGAL AND ADMIlNISTRATTr IFIFORMATION Mrs J Mardell Mr G Hodge MTS N Cudmore Ms M C Mas¢ord- 2PFK)itited 1st January 2021 MT M Fletcher Mr l Russell - 4)poinied 1st January 2022 Charity number 1150270 Addrtss Chapel PaTk Road St Leonards on Sea I Sussex Independent Examiner Holland Harper LLP 26 High Street Battle E* Sussex
ST LEOYABDS BAPTIST CHURCH BALKIICE SHEET.4S.4T 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 2020 ASS8TS Lloyds Bank- Business Extrd ACur Lloyds Bank- 30 Day Notice Account 3,1611 24.815 £27.975 3.000 25,415 £28.415 GE EEE(Un[esthcrI As at l January 2021 (Deficity Surplus for the year 28,415 440 £27,975 ?6.474 1,941 £28.4J5 The above accounts and the Trtstes and other infornjation showv on pages ? ro 3 for the year ended 31 DeLernber 2021 ate approved bv the Tnsttts. sted by two on behalf of the bo? on ?5th August 2022 G A Hod8e J Mardell
ST LEON.4RDS B.4PTIST RCH GENERAL ,D RECEIPTS.&Tr41) PAI'MENTS ACCOUI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 2020 tiECEIPTS Tithes attd offerings r¢fun¢h 0Vered Donations received Bank intere& received Net rents from Mans¢ Grants Church venue hire (including fuJJ¢rnisl InsurdDCC cl8im 24.824 8,140 23 22.456 4,349 Ji)0 lo Jl.582 ?00 422 4, JOO £44. l]9 11,103 £46J70 LESS.. PAYMENTS Stipend and pension contsibutions Minimer's cxptnses MinisEry' Uulitses and man5c expeuses IDsur8ntts Repairs and mainienre Music Group Mission Inoic 31 Bank service charges Donations Admfft and telq)bone Misc¢llaneous 7]36 2214 150 3.752 2.758 7.774 iio 4.266 126 13 J9.97J 1.873 142 2.052 7.538 4,230 92 6iO 702 710 £42.J78 1,826 £46JiO £1.941
ST LEOliARDS BAPllST CHURCH 'OTES TO THE ACCOUYts FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 These a¢counts have ken prepared on a"receipts and PA}Ynents- basis, in aceordance with Section lij of the Charities Ad 2011. The churth is the beneficial owner at a Combin insurance va]ue of £i,02724?1£3.073.70J) of premises at Chapel Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea and at 27 Clinton Crescent St Leonards-on-se the lega] title to which is held by the Baptisi Union Corporation Limited as custodian tnlee. The church a]so fix1UTes. furniture and equiprnent with an insuTed value of £62:986 (2020 £62.J62). P2 ents- Mission 2021 2020 S.E.B.A. Baptist Mission Evangelica] Alliance 2,496 1,680 2.960 1,680 90 £4, 730 Th¢ church pay5 pensson Contributio to the Bapti Ministe, Pension Fund on behalf of the rninsier. The fijnd is CU¢t]Y in deficit and the church is required to make increased contributions. This rnounted to l?Q/o of pensionable incorne.
REPORT OF THE IEPE11DE1'T EXAMINER TO THE TRL'STEES OF ST LEO.NAJU)S BAPTIST CHURCH This Tewrt on the financial staietnents of the charity for the year ended i l December 2021 which are set out on pages I to 3. is in respect of an examination carTied out under section 145 of the Charities Au 2011. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES AND THE EXAMtNER As trustees you are responsible for the prePalon of the financial ststements" >'ou consider that the audit requireTneni of section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) does not apply. It is my resnsibIlity to ST2te, on th¢ basis of the procedures specified in the Genera] Directions given by the Charity Commissioner under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Acl whether particular matters have come to my attention. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMfNER'S REPORT My examination was ¢arried oui in accordance with the General Direuions given by the Charity Commission. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the ¢hurch and a cornpari50n of the financial ststemeT)ts with those records. li also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from )Jou trUSeS conc-rning an), such rnatte. The procedures undertaken do noi provide all the eviden¢e that would be required in an audiL and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements. )EPEKDENT EXAMtNER'S STATEMENT In ¢onnection with my examination, no matter has come to my attenuon: which gives rne reasonable cause io believe that in an)" material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordan¢e with section IJO of the 2011 AGL and to prepare finaneia] statements which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the requirements of the 2011 ACL have not been meL or to which, in my opinion, attention should k drnwn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financia] statements io be reached. Roy M Holland BSc(Econ), FCA Holland Harper LLP Chartered Accountants 26 High Street Battle East Sussex FN33 OEA 25th August 2022
ST LEONARDS BAPTIST CHURCH UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMEr FOR THE YEAR EED 31 DECEMBER 2021
ST LEONARDS BAPTIST CHURCH LEGAL AND ADMIlNISTRATTr IFIFORMATION Mrs J Mardell Mr G Hodge MTS N Cudmore Ms M C Mas¢ord- 2PFK)itited 1st January 2021 MT M Fletcher Mr l Russell - 4)poinied 1st January 2022 Charity number 1150270 Addrtss Chapel PaTk Road St Leonards on Sea I Sussex Independent Examiner Holland Harper LLP 26 High Street Battle E* Sussex
ST LEOYABDS BAPTIST CHURCH BALKIICE SHEET.4S.4T 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 2020 ASS8TS Lloyds Bank- Business Extrd ACur Lloyds Bank- 30 Day Notice Account 3,1611 24.815 £27.975 3.000 25,415 £28.415 GE EEE(Un[esthcrI As at l January 2021 (Deficity Surplus for the year 28,415 440 £27,975 ?6.474 1,941 £28.4J5 The above accounts and the Trtstes and other infornjation showv on pages ? ro 3 for the year ended 31 DeLernber 2021 ate approved bv the Tnsttts. sted by two on behalf of the bo? on ?5th August 2022 G A Hod8e J Mardell
ST LEON.4RDS B.4PTIST RCH GENERAL ,D RECEIPTS.&Tr41) PAI'MENTS ACCOUI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 2020 tiECEIPTS Tithes attd offerings r¢fun¢h 0Vered Donations received Bank intere& received Net rents from Mans¢ Grants Church venue hire (including fuJJ¢rnisl InsurdDCC cl8im 24.824 8,140 23 22.456 4,349 Ji)0 lo Jl.582 ?00 422 4, JOO £44. l]9 11,103 £46J70 LESS.. PAYMENTS Stipend and pension contsibutions Minimer's cxptnses MinisEry' Uulitses and man5c expeuses IDsur8ntts Repairs and mainienre Music Group Mission Inoic 31 Bank service charges Donations Admfft and telq)bone Misc¢llaneous 7]36 2214 150 3.752 2.758 7.774 iio 4.266 126 13 J9.97J 1.873 142 2.052 7.538 4,230 92 6iO 702 710 £42.J78 1,826 £46JiO £1.941
ST LEOliARDS BAPllST CHURCH 'OTES TO THE ACCOUYts FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 These a¢counts have ken prepared on a"receipts and PA}Ynents- basis, in aceordance with Section lij of the Charities Ad 2011. The churth is the beneficial owner at a Combin insurance va]ue of £i,02724?1£3.073.70J) of premises at Chapel Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea and at 27 Clinton Crescent St Leonards-on-se the lega] title to which is held by the Baptisi Union Corporation Limited as custodian tnlee. The church a]so fix1UTes. furniture and equiprnent with an insuTed value of £62:986 (2020 £62.J62). P2 ents- Mission 2021 2020 S.E.B.A. Baptist Mission Evangelica] Alliance 2,496 1,680 2.960 1,680 90 £4, 730 Th¢ church pay5 pensson Contributio to the Bapti Ministe, Pension Fund on behalf of the rninsier. The fijnd is CU¢t]Y in deficit and the church is required to make increased contributions. This rnounted to l?Q/o of pensionable incorne.
REPORT OF THE IEPE11DE1'T EXAMINER TO THE TRL'STEES OF ST LEO.NAJU)S BAPTIST CHURCH This Tewrt on the financial staietnents of the charity for the year ended i l December 2021 which are set out on pages I to 3. is in respect of an examination carTied out under section 145 of the Charities Au 2011. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES AND THE EXAMtNER As trustees you are responsible for the prePalon of the financial ststements" >'ou consider that the audit requireTneni of section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) does not apply. It is my resnsibIlity to ST2te, on th¢ basis of the procedures specified in the Genera] Directions given by the Charity Commissioner under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Acl whether particular matters have come to my attention. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMfNER'S REPORT My examination was ¢arried oui in accordance with the General Direuions given by the Charity Commission. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the ¢hurch and a cornpari50n of the financial ststemeT)ts with those records. li also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from )Jou trUSeS conc-rning an), such rnatte. The procedures undertaken do noi provide all the eviden¢e that would be required in an audiL and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements. )EPEKDENT EXAMtNER'S STATEMENT In ¢onnection with my examination, no matter has come to my attenuon: which gives rne reasonable cause io believe that in an)" material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordan¢e with section IJO of the 2011 AGL and to prepare finaneia] statements which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the requirements of the 2011 ACL have not been meL or to which, in my opinion, attention should k drnwn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financia] statements io be reached. Roy M Holland BSc(Econ), FCA Holland Harper LLP Chartered Accountants 26 High Street Battle East Sussex FN33 OEA 25th August 2022