2022-03-31-accounts - Becontree Church

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Becontree Church

Annual Report and Financial Statements For the Year ended 31[st] March 2022

Charity registration no: 1154948

Contents
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Charity information	3
Trustees Report	4-6
Statement of trustees’ responsibilities	6
Auditors/Independent Examiner’s report	7
Statement of financial activities	8
Balance sheet	9
Notes forming part of the financial statements	10

CHARITY INFORMATION

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Management committee 1. Mr. Jason Freeman, Chairman 2. Mr. Barry Sanders, Treasurer 3. Miss. Verona Lawrence 4. Mr. Kane Balagtey Secretary Miss. Natalie Yates Registered Office The Becontree Church Centre 330 Hedgemans Road Dagenham RM9 6BX Bankers Barclays Bank, Dagenham Branch,

Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022

The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2022.

We wish to acknowledge and thank all our committee members, staff and volunteers who have contributed their time and energy to achieve the Church’s objects with minimal resources.

Our Charity remains deeply grateful to the various sponsors, partners and church members who supported us through out the year.

Our objects, mission, values and activities

Our charitable objects are

(1) For the benefit of the public,
(2) The advancement of the Christian faith in Essex, and in such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world, as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.

Our Mission Statement

To visit every home in our area to explain the importance of Jesus and to encourage each other to joyfully be like him.

BECONTREE CHURCH STATEMENT OF FAITH

1. The Bible is God’s written word

Carried along by the Holy Spirit, the human authors spoke from God and their words are wholly trustworthy in all that they affirm and deny. Being God-breathed the Scriptures are the full, final and sufficient revelation of God, and are therefore our supreme authority in all matter of faith and doctrine.

2. Sin renders all people liable to condemnation

By nature, all people are rebels against their Creator, and objects of his righteous anger and wrath. Being dead in sin we are powerless to save ourselves and, apart from God’s mercy and the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit, must surely perish on the Day of Judgement.

3. The gospel proclaims the only way of salvation

The living God, eternally existing in three persons, has acted in love for the salvation of men and women, old and young from every people and nation. God the Father sent God the Son into the world to be the Saviour we need; God the Son gave himself up to death on the cross to redeem all who will turn and trust in him for their salvation; God the Holy Spirit brings the blessing of conviction of sin and new birth into the rich inheritance of grace and truth, pardon and peace won for us by Christ. This belongs equally to all who are adopted as children of God. In Christ there is now no condemnation.

4. Jesus is the only Saviour, and judge of all

In the fullness of his eternal deity our Lord Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and became man, being born of the Virgin Mary. He took upon himself a perfect human nature without compromising his divine nature and acquired a truly human experience. Humbling himself to death on a cross, Jesus shed his blood as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, bearing in our place the condemnation our sin deserved. All who turn to him as Lord are justified by faith alone through grace alone and, having Christ’s righteousness credited to them, are assured of eternal life. By raising Jesus bodily from the dead, and by exalting him into heaven, God the Father demonstrated full acceptance of Christ’s finished atoning work and proclaimed him to be the one who will judge all the world.

5. The worldwide church is the fellowship of all who belong to Christ

The people of God consist of all those who are born again by the Spirit. The fellowship of believers is sustained primarily through prayer and the ministry of God’s word, with baptism and the Lord’s Supper as important signs of God’s covenant of grace. The risen and ascended Lord Jesus gives gifts and ministries to his people so that, under the authority of his word, his church may be built up in love to serve God and proclaim his salvation in the power of the Spirit.

6. God’s mission is to proclaim salvation to the ends of the earth

All mission is God’s mission. From the time of humanity’s rebellion God has acted in loving mercy to seek and to save the lost. It is God who is the missioner, and the church is the fruit of his mission. Out of his great love God the Father sent his one and only Son into the world, not to condemn but to save. Likewise, Jesus sent his disciples into the world with delegated authority, and in living dependence upon the Spirit. They were sent to make available the forgiveness of sins to all who will believe.

Jesus prayed that every subsequent generation of his people would be united with the Apostles in belief and mission, and so today we continue to take God’s word to God’s world. We proclaim the forgiveness of sins to all nations, and teach all that Jesus commanded, baptising in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, until he returns.

God delays Jesus’ return, not wishing any to perish but all to come to eternal life. But return he will, to judge the living and the dead, to usher in the new heaven and new earth, to call his servants to account and to receive them into glory. Amen. Come Lord Jesus.

Church Activities to 31 March 2022

This year we have very much enjoyed being able to form new friendships, and strengthen ongoing relationships, without the need for face-masks, and social distancing!

This year has involved the following:

Bible teaching - The way we can know God, is through His Son Jesus, and each part of His word, the Bible, points us to Him. So, this year we’ve been working through the Bible book of Joshua in the Old Testament, and 1 John and Colossians in the New Testament, during our Sunday services. Following this, three separate small groups have been meeting to further apply what God has been saying, to their individual situations, and to pray.
The advertisement, interview and appointment of a new staff member (4 days a week) to coordinate our work amongst primary-age children, and their families. This has in turn increased the number of volunteers, and their involvement. Their responsibilities include:

The advertisement, interview and aptx)intrnent of a n¢w staff membgr14 days a weekl to coordinate our work amongst primary-age children, and their families. This has in lum increased the number of volunteers.'8nd their involvemenL Their responsibilities include-. Planning and running 'Fridays' la weekly session vthh Bible teaching, games and activities) with a group of volunteers. Themed Fomily Nights- open lo the famity ofthe childfen who attend 'Fridays.'
Age-appropriale Sunday school teaching during our main service (Sundays)
School Assemblhes and other schwls Wofk (when requ&stedl.
As well as these listed above. we have sought to share the gospel through: 'A Passion For Life' a nation-wde CamPan during the eaty part of 2022. Locally, we combined with two other Iocol churches, and a team of students, lo engage the cnmmunity wth first wnlact evangelism and a number of events, such as.. ere is God in a Covid wortd?, a women's bnjnch. and a five-a-side football toumamenl. Church membèrs also collaborated to pul on 'The Mark Drama,. a dramatised account of the whobe of Mark's Gospol over 90 minutes, which saw 150-200 8tterKS over the ts¥o perfomiances. All-Age servic8s- the18sI Sunday a month is an interadive service for young and old, where the bible leaching is given in bile-size ¢hunks. with a particular focus on those who've never thought about the Bible or what it says previously. Many have heard of Jesus through these gospel events, and some have continued lo follow him and have been joined to our number. Reserves Policy and Risk Management It is our policy to maintain a minimum balan on undesignated fvnds which equale to 1 yearfs unrestricted payments to ensure all expendf(ures a cxjvered. This is cuentlY set at £30,000.00. This will be continuously reviewed according lo the charity's exposure to risk. and the Management Committee will put measures in place to manage those risks. Trustees, rosponsibilities in rolation to the financial statemonts Charity law requires the trustees lo prepare financial stat&menls that give a true and fair view of the slate of affairs of the charity al the end of the finanual year and of its surplus or deficit for the financial year In doing so the Iruslees are required lo- Select suf(able accounting policies and then apply them consistently. . Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prLHlent Prepare the frnancial slalements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate lo presume that the ¢harity will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records. whith disclose with reasonable accuracy al any time the financial rx)silion of the charity and enables them to ensure that the financial statements c4)mply with ihe Companies Act 1985 and 1989. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding Ihe assets of the charity and hen for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fvaud and other irregulartknes. Jason Freeman Chaimian Dale.. 20th December 2022

Inde end&nt Examiner's re ort tothe trustses of Becontree Church I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 sl March 2022, which are set out on pages eight lo eleven. Responsibilities and basls of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Ad,). I have examined your charivs accounts as required under seclion 145 of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Act')- In carying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5Xb) of the 2011 Act. My role is to state vthether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe- that accounting rerdS were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act: or that the accounts do mt accord with those records.. or thal the accounts do not comply wrth the accounting requirements of Ihe Act- or thal there is further infomiation needed for a proper uTrJerstarKling of the accounts. Independent examinerfs ststement I have completed my examination and have no concems in respect of the matters (1) to 141 listed above and. in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission I have found no matters that require drawing to your attentK)n. Natalie Floyd ICAEW Cobbin Floyd Limrled Chartered Accountants 1 Sa Station Road Epping Essex CM16 4HG

Statement Of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 Incoming Resources *Notes* Becontree Others Gov Grant Gift Aid TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES Resources expended LCM Centre Rent Housing /Council Tax Evangelism Salaries HMRC PAYE/NI Taxes Meals top up Expenses Pension Payments Consumables Conferences Subsidies Co-Mission Partnership Cleaning Costs Staff Expenses	Unrestricted Restricted Designated Funds Funds Funds £ £ £	Unrestricted Restricted Designated Funds Funds Funds £ £ £	Unrestricted Restricted Designated Funds Funds Funds £ £ £	2021 Total Funds £ 34,344 21,100 3,864 9,410


*Notes*
	34,638 19,571 - 8,457	11,000 85,000 - -





	62,667	96,000	- 158,667	68,718
			- 5,000 - 8,913 - 139 - 30,009 - - - - - 7,163 - 546 - - - 768 - 295 - - - - - 880	5,000 8,813 - 28,824 - - 473 553 116 - - 3,500 - -
	5,000 8,913 139 30,009 - - 7,163 546 - 768 295 - - 880	- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Insurances Legal fees Mission Partners Accuntancy Fees Depreciation Syria Aid Total Resources Expended Net incoming/(outgoing) resources	237 - - 237 228 301 - - 301 294 1,227 - - 1,227 5,468 660 - - 660 630 282 - - 282 282 - - - - 705
	56,419 - - 56,419 54,886

	6,247 96,000 0 102,247 13,832

				2022 £ 0	2021 £ 282

Unrestricted Restricted Designated Funds Funds Funds £ £ £


	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	282


	2,161 89,833	0 96,000
	91,994	96,000	0 187,994 82,269
			0 -5,764 -2,568

	-5,764	0
			0 182,230 79,701 0 182,230 79,983
	86,230 86,230	96,000 96,000
	86,230	96,000	0 182,230 79,983
			- 86,230 79,983 0 96,000 0 0 0 0 - 0 0

	86,230 - -	- 96,000 - -



	86,230	96,000	0 182,230 79,983

year ended 31 March 2022	2022 £ 0 104 660 5000	2021 £ 1,938 0 630 0

Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Designated Funds £ £ £

- - - 104 660 - - 5000 - -
5,764 0 0	5,764	2,568


86,230 96,000 0 182,230 79,983

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022