THE BETHEL INDEPENDENT AND EVANGELICAL CHURCH, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 THE BETHEL fNDEPENDENT AND EVANGELICAL CHURCH, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 tNDEX Inf0M￿tiOn page Trnstees re￿rt Independent examiner's report Receipts and Paym¢nts Account Ststement of Assets and Liabiliti¢s Notes to the Accounts THE BETHEL fNDEPENDENT AND EVANGELICAL CHURCH, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 INFORMATION PAGE Registered charity nurnber 1152630 Working name Th¢ B¢th¢l Ind¢p¢nd¢nt and Evang¢lical Church Contact address The Bethel Independent and Evangeli¢al Church Clapham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8DZ Trustees G J Coat¢s T W Fawcett J E Townley A Whitaker A B Woodhouse P Close (appointsd 16102123) M S Woodhouse (appointed 16102123) P W Fawcett (appoinid 16102123) G P Townley Elders J E Townley A B Woodhouse T W Fawcett G P Townley Treasurer Paul Close Secretary J E Townley Independent Examiners B¢nn¢tt Kirkhope s￿1th Chartered Certified Accountants Suit¢s 5 & 6. The PrintWOTks Hey Road, Barrow, Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 9WB Bankers B￿ClaY8 Bank pl¢ LeiLester LE87 2AB THE BETHFL INDEPENDENT AND EVANGELICAL CHURCH. CLAPH NORTH YORKSHIRE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Strnetur4 governance alld management The cknity is controlled by its governing document a churth constitution dated 24 2013 and constitutes an unincorporated charity. The m¢thod of ap￿)In￿lent of the ¢harity members is set out in the Church Rul¢s. At The Bethel Independent and Evangelical Chur¢J4 Cjapham, North Yorkshire. the membership of the charity consists of the elders. dwons al￿ members. The managmg tswtees Are resw)nsible for making decisions on all matteTr of general concern and imwrtanG¢ to the charity including deridmg on how fimds of the charity are to be spenL The nmnawg trustces must hold at least 4 m¢¢tings in each 12 month Once a new managtng trustee has be2n appointed they thall be provided with a copy the latest amiual reFK)rt and ￿counts of th¢ church the constitution and church rules any other relevant documentation rdating to the proiKTty of the Church The prO￿ty owu¢d by the charity is held in the natlles of all the trustee5. Objertivej and activitios The charity has considered th¢ Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on chan.ties for the advatlcement of ieligAon. The principAI objectives are: the advancement of the Christian faith En aC￿rdanCe with the Basis of Faith primariIy but not exclusively witbin CIapbam. North Yojkshire and the surrounding ar¢a such other clwitable purposes as shall. in the opinion of the n)anagmg trustees fillther the work of the charity Aehievements and perfornanee During the year the charity kn held regular church services and Iw 35 members. The charity coniinues to ￿loW its facilities to be used free of charge for church member5 8nd the Community. These ]￿lUde.. Fellowsbip Medin8s1 Bible Studies every other Tuesday (¢XLty for Summer months) Thursday Friends meeting in the afternoon, served with tea and cakes, and 8 guest speaker (eX￿pt for Summer months) Coffee Meeting5 every month on a Thursday evening (except for Swnnjer months) Clapham Tots-Toddler Group every Friday (¢xcept sdM)ol holidays) 5_1 l y¢ar olds'knion" group ¢v¢ry 2 weeks on a Friday (except scIKoI holidays) 12-16 year olds'En¢ount¢f' group every 2 weeks on a Friday (except school holidays) NORTH YORKSHIRE These are all held in the Ghurch IMU and are abenefit lo the community as a whole. IRUSTEES REPORT (CONTIN￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Other events that have been made available during the year are.. a fr¢¢ Harvest Supper and gu￿ $￿ker for anyone in the a fr¢¢ Christhw meal and giK8t s* for elderly from the lo¢ai rA)mmunity at the Chap¢l in D￿ernber 2023 Coffee, Cake & Chat A once a month coffe¢ morning and dmp off time for foodbth donations. Money 15 given to Olive Brdncb Foodbank. Lancaster & food donations are given lo Skipton F￿dballk Sportsreacb soccer & netball school for childr¢n a8¢d 7-15 in August 2023 King's coronation activities including an open day with ¢bildren's craft actsvities, rni5ing nwn¢y for Can¢erCaTe Easter wreath making workshop open to anyon¢ from the sum)unding area Gospel singing evenin& with a singing group from Northern Ireland. A free event that wis open to anyooe Coffee mornin8 raising £200 for Ma￿nIllan Can¢¥ Supwt Craft afternoon raising £70 for Cance￿are Christm&5 events. including a ChTists)w celeb￿]0n and Sin￿ at Settl¢ Christmas lights switch on ev¢nt nAn¢iAI review Totsl r￿eIpts on Imregthcted fimds were £42,307 and lotal expenses were £42.437. th¢ n& result for the year was a dcfi¢it of receipts over paym¢nts of £130. Addin8 bank balances brought forward at the F￿ginnIng of the year, the balance rried forward at 31. D¢Lwnber 2023 on unrcstti¢ted fi￿dS totalled £17.480. The present level of r￿erveS is adequate to SUp￿)rt the present activiti&s of the charity, hOW¢v￿ this shall be ieviewed regularly by the managing trustees. J B Townley THE BETHEL INDEPENDENT AND EVANGELICAL CHURCH, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE tNDEPENDENT EXAMINERS, REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE BETHEL INDEPENDENT AND EVANGELICAL CHURCH FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Bethel Independenl and Evangelical Church for the year ended 31 December 2023, which are set out on pages 3 to5. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the rcquirements of the Charitics Act 2011 ('the Act'}. I report in respecl of my examination of the Trustee's accounts carried oul under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in canying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Direclions given by the Chanty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the2011 Acl. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examinatiOT] and confTh that no n￿terIal matters have come to my attention in conn*Xtion with the examination giving m¢ Cause to believe thai in any mat￿la1 resp¢¢t: (l) accounting records were not kept in respect of tkn charity &$ required by S￿li0n 130 of thc Act. or (2) th¢ accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come acTOSS no other matters in connection with the examination to which should be drawn in this rq)ort in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name: Address: AM Smith FCCA CTA Bennett Kirkhope Smith Chartcr¢d Certified Accounlants Registered Auditors Suites 5 & 6, The Printworks Hey Road, Barrow, Clitheroe Lancasbire, BB7 9WB Date: IFlii1102* THE BETHEL INDEPENDENT ATr4D EVANGELICAL CHURCH. CLAPHA NORTH YORKSHIRE RECEiYfs & PAYMENtS ACCOUNT FOR THE TrEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ijttratrltted Rutricted Tot*1 2023 Totsl 21n2 RECEIPTS Voluntary re