**From To**
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date **01 01 2019 31 12 2019**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1156891
St Paul’s Baptist Church
**Charity's principal address**
Beresford Ave Skegness Lincs **Postcode PE25 3HY**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
5
6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Mr N.K. Sarin|Lay Pastor
Safeguarding
Trustee.
Chair for Members
meetings.||St Paul’s Church members|
||Mrs C.R.Sarin|Treasurer and
Deacon||St Paul’s Church Members|
||Mrs E.L.Brooks|Minute Secretary.
Designated Person
for Safeguarding.
Deacon||St Paul’s Church Members|
||||||
||Mr A.P.Forsythe|Deacon|1stMarch 2020|St Paul’s Church Members|
||Mr S. Sykes|Deacon||St Paul’s Church Members|
## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
**TAR**
March **2012**
1
**Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
constitution
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Elected by church members at AGM Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
Trustees are elected by members at the Annual General Meeting
- policies and procedures All Trustees are DBS checked. All have knowledge of Safeguarding adopted for the induction and Policy. A trustee is elected at the AGM according to the rules set out in the constitution, (agreed on April 2014).
- training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider St Paul’s Baptist church is part of the East Midlands Baptist Union. It is network with which the charity organised by Deacons and Officers. There are no paid staff. works;
- relationship with any related parties;
Safeguarding policy and procedures for safeguarding children and young people is understood and learned by all trustees.
- trustees’ consideration of people is understood and learned by all trustees. major risks and the system A copy of the policy and procedures is available for any who request it and and procedures to manage is also available in the church office. them. 2 Trustees are appointed as Designated Person for Safeguarding, and Safeguarding Trustee.
- A copy of the policy and procedures is available for any who request it and is also available in the church office.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in **Summary of the objects of** accordance with the statement of faith. **the charity set out in its governing document**
The Church may advance religious education and carry out other charitable purposes such as giving to the poor, in the UK and **Summary of the main** throughout the world. **activities undertaken for the** The Church may support and protect vulnerable people within the **public benefit in relation to** community. **these objects (include within** The Church aims to support and encourage the development of **this section the statutory** projects that benefit the local community. **declaration that trustees** The Church aims to support and strengthen families **have had regard to the** The Church may provide a meeting place for different groups in the **guidance issued by the** local community. **Charity Commission on public benefit)**
**TAR**
March **2012**
2
|You**may choose**to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
•policy on grantmaking;
•policy programme related
investment;
•contribution made by
volunteers.||Organisational Administration;
banking offerings, take meeting minutes, send e-mails, book
keeping, making phone calls to arrange workmen, arrange meetings
with users of the building, take Hall bookings, send invoices to groups
who hire the Hall and other rooms, maintain security of the building,
purchase materials used by the public groups and for church
activities.
Partnership events:
A new weekly support group was started in September, which is open
to all, and is a space where people of any faith are welcome to
belong, to reduce isolation and deal with the causes of mental and
emotional ill-health. It is part of the Renew Wellbeing charity.
Volunteers
Property maintenance:volunteers have helped with gardening,
weeding, clearing litter from the surrounding area outside the church
building, carting items to the tip, clear out blocked drains.
Maintaining Services:the following tasks are done by volunteers-
welcome at door, serve refreshments at meetings, compose and print
service sheets, clean toilets, floors, kitchen, provide and arrange
flowers, serve communion, visit the sick, preach messages, make
donations to further the work, tidy up after funerals, weddings, social
events, set up and clear up for Games evening, give lifts to others for
events/services, arrange coffee mornings for other charity fund
raising.|
|---|---|---|
The church has provided a weekly service every week of the year for the **Summary of the main** local community and for visitors and holiday makers, which is age- **achievements of the charity** inclusive. **during the year** There is a regular Sunday School. A partnership with a charity to support lonely and isolated people enabled us to start a Support Group in the premises. There is a Games night for any age for table tennis and snooker. There is a Storytellers group going into a local school to take some assemblies. There are occasional social events such as quizzes which encourage friendships to develop. We completed paying a loan to the Baptist Loan Corporation to pay our portion of the Baptist Pension Scheme Deficit
## **Section E Financial review**
**TAR**
March **2012**
3
When reserves are present these are deposited in the East Midlands **Brief statement of the** Baptist Trust Deposit account. **charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
Donations and Rent of the premises when appropriate.
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- This year extra effort from volunteers, and maintenance expenditure has
- • how expenditure has been made as well as repairs and improvements, to ensure that the building is more welcoming for the public, and to ensure its continued
- supported the key objectives survival as a viable place to meet for worship.
- of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
This year the final payment of a loan from the Baptist Loan Corporation was paid. The loan was for our church’s portion of the Baptist Pension Scheme deficit.
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
## _NKSarin_
**Full name(s)** Mr NK Sarin **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair of members meetings and **etc)** Lay Pastor
**Date** 27th Oct 2020
**TAR**
March **2012**
4
Report to thetrustees ot St Paul's Baptist Churth. Ske8ness {Charrty number: 1156891) on accounts forthe year
ended 31 l>ecendw 2020 as set out within the follo*4n8 pages.
The eharity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charitys
trustees consider that an audit 15 not required for this year under section 144121 of the
Charities Act 2011 Ithe 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
rt Is my responsibility to=
11 ex3mlne the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 ACL
11 to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Commlsslon (under sectlon 14515llbl of the 2011 ACL and
11 to state whether partlcular mattets have come to my attention.
Basls of Snd•p•ndent examlnerfs ststement
My e¥amination was carried out in aCCOTdance with general Directions given by the
Charity Commission. An examinatlon Includes a revlew of the a¢countlng records kept bv
the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wlth those records. It also
include5 consideration of any unusual items or disclosures In the accounts, and seekin8
explanations from the trustees concerning any suth matters. The procedure5 undertaken
do not provlde all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no
opbnion 1$ 8lven as to whether the acwjnts present a 'true and fair. view and the pOrt
bs limited to those Matte set out In the statsment below.
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamlnrfs rtat•ment
In connectlon wtth my examlnatl¢)n, no matter has come to my attentlon
111 whlch 8lves me reasonable cause to belleve that In. any materlal SpeCt the
requlrements..
lal to keep atcountlng records in accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the 2011
Act: and
Ibl to prepare accounts ¥thlch ac¢Nd wlth the accOUnUr record5 and complv
wlth the ac¢ountin8 QuireMents of the 2011 Act have r)ot been met,. or
121 to whlch. In my oplnlon, attention should k drawn in orderto enalAe a proper
understandin8 of the accounts to be reached.
Dlsc105ure (lecve blonk If notopplkoblej
Slgned..
ITara Kemp FCCAI
Address: Unit 6 Blackthom Way. FNe Mile Business ParK Lincoln LN4 IBF
Date..
14 October 2021
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**St Paul's Baptist Church, Skegness**
**Receipts and payments account**
**for the year ended 31st December 2020**
**Charity no: 1156891**
The receipts and payments accounts and statement of assets set out on pages 3 to 9 relating to the year ended 31st December 2020 are as approved by the deacons.
Signed:
(Cathy Sarin) Treasurer
Address: 36 Firbeck Avenue, Skegness, Lincs PE25 3LA
Date:
**Report to the trustees of St Paul's Baptist Church, Skegness (Charity number: 1156891) on accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 as set out within the following pages.**
## **Independent Examiner's Report**
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 Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act, 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 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 the 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:
(a) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
(b) 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.
_Disclosure (leave blank if not applicable)_
Signed: (Tara Kemp FCCA)
Address: Unit 6 Blackthorn Way, Five Mile Business Park, Lincoln LN4 1BF
Date: 14 October 2021
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(Charity no: 1156891)
**St Paul's Baptist Church Receipts and Payments account for the year ended 31st December 2020**
||**Notes**|**2020**|**2019**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
|**Receipts**||||
|Weekly offerings||15,456.04|15,203.90|
|Donations|_1_|-|1,772.00|
|Lettings & rents||10,420.60|14,600.80|
|Home Mission Fund gifts||-|-|
|Baptist Missionary Society gifts||-|-|
|BMS Birthday Scheme gifts||-|-|
|Special offerings for other causes||55.20|22.00|
|Café takings||63.00|84.47|
|Bookshop takings||120.50|236.80|
|Fundraising||58.00|161.70|
|HMRC refunds||1,381.27|1,735.00|
|Miscellaneous||70.57|56.76|
|Total||27,625.18|33,873.43|
|**Payments**||||
|Pastor's expenses||380.63|384.91|
|Speakers & gifts||1,100.00|1,170.00|
|Manse expenses|_2_|268.72|7,294.91|
|Church utilities (Fuel, water, insurance etc)||5,872.63|5,903.29|
|Church maintenance|_3_|5,916.89|6,254.28|
|Home Mission Fund||260.00|600.00|
|Baptist Missionary Society||260.00|600.00|
|Donations to other causes||262.05|22.00|
|Fees & subscriptions||284.00|293.20|
|Office expenses||491.08|509.64|
|Loan repayments||7,458.00|6,472.00|
|Bookshop||-|-|
|Café food and supplies||-|-|
|Caretakeing, cleaning & gardening||1,085.00|1,635.00|
|Miscellaneous||556.63|1,014.46|
|Total||24,195.63|32,153.69|
|**Surplus (Deficit) for the year**||3,429.55|1,719.74|
|Interest earned on deposit account||272.77|264.82|
|Balance brought forward||(16,493.00)|(18,477.56)|
|Balance carried forward||(12,790.68)|(16,493.00)|
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## **St Paul's Baptist Church** (Charity no: 1156891) **Statement of assets as at 31st December 2020**
||**Notes**||**2020**||**2019**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**||**£**||
|**Fixed assets**||||||
|Church buildings & hall including contents|_4_||3,170,472.00||3,167,325.00|
|(insured value)||||||
|Manse at 33 Holland Drive (insured value)|_4_||203,371.00||170,520.00|
|Projector|||200.00||200.00|
|**Current assets**||||||
|Estimated value of bookshop stock|||987.31||883.33|
|(net realisable value)||||||
|Monies held on trust|||9,365.07||9,092.30|
|Bank balances|||14,331.12||10,901.57|
|**Statement of liabilities as at 31st December 2020**|||-||7,390.05|
|(Loan fund account)||||||
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(Charity no: 1156891)
**St Paul's Baptist Church**
## **Notes to the Receipts and Payments account for the year ended 31st December 2020**
These accounts have been prepared on a 'Receipts and Payments' basis.
## **Receipts**
- 1 In the prior year, an anonymous donation was made to cover the cost of the installation of the ramp and handrail
## **Payments**
- 2 Expenses in the prior year relate to the redecoration of the Manse house before being let out to the new tenants
- 3 Expenditure includes repairs to family room, guttering, flooring & rewiring plus installation of water boilers.
## **Fixed assets**
- 4 The value of the Church building has increased in the year, which is in line with local market conditions.
## _**See pages 7-9 for a more detailed breakdown of receipts and payments, showing comparisons with 2019 where applicable.**_
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(Charity no: 1156891)
## **St Paul's Baptist Church Reconciliation statement for the year ended 31st December 2020**
These accounts have been prepared on a 'Receipts and Payments' basis.
|£
£
Total receipts
Bonus and interest on saver account
Total payments
Surplus (deficit) for the year
Represented by:
**Net movement in bank and cash balances:**
Balances as at 1st January 2020
Current account
10,901.57
Saver account
9,092.30
Total
19,993.87
Balances as at 31st December 2020
Current account
14,331.12
Saver account
9,365.07
Total
23,696.19
Net movement in bank and cash balances:
3,702.32|£
27,625.18
272.77
24,195.63|
|---|---|
||3,702.32|
**Bank account reconciliation £** _Less_ - Unpresented cheques _Add_ Cash not yet banked Balance as above 3,702.32 - 0.00
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**St Paul's Baptist Church Detailed breakdown of Receipts and Payments account for 2020**
(Charity no: 1156891)
## **BASIS OF ACCOUNTS**
These accounts have been prepared on a 'Receipts and Payments' basis. Comparative figures are given for 2019 where applicable.
|**RECEIPTS**
**Weekly offerings & Charity Aid donations**
**Donations**
Anonymous - ramp and rail
**Lettings and rents**
Burgh away day
Alzheimers Society
Turner Evans (Manse rent)
Weight Watchers
Shepherd's Flock
Slimming World
Age UK
Other
**Home Mission Fund gifts**
**Baptist Missionary Society gifts**
**Baptist Missionary Society Birthday Scheme gifts**
**Special offerings for other causes**
Barnabas Fund
Operation Agri
Other
**Café takings**
**Bookshop takings**
**Fundraising**
**HMRC refunds (net of repayments)**
**Miscelleneous**
Sale of furniture (pew seat cushions/pews)
Other income
eOn refund|**2020**
**£**
15,456.04
-
-
-
60.00
6,605.60
-
1,025.00
2,340.00
-
390.00
10,420.60
-
55.20
55.20
63.00
120.50
58.00
1,381.27
-
70.57
70.57|**2019**
**£**
15,203.90
1,772.00|
|---|---|---|
|||1,772.00
200.00
730.00
3,900.80
1,160.00
2,480.00
5,140.00
320.00
670.00|
|||14,600.80
-
22.00
22.00
84.47
236.80
161.70
1,735.00
55.00
1.76
56.76|
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**St Paul's Baptist Church**
(Charity no: 1156891)
## **Detailed breakdown of Receipts and Payments account for 2020 cont.**
|**Payments**
**Pastor's expenses**
Honorarium/ Gift
Minister expenses, conference & travel expenses
**Speakers**
Visiting speakers
**Manse expenses**
Repairs and maintenance
Insurance
**Church utilities etc.**
Water
Insurance
Telephone
Gas
Electricity
**Church Maintenance**
Security, fire and safety equipment (including servicing)
Major works (Chimneys, doors, floors, fires, roof)
Materials for cleaning and minor maintenance
Decorating & equipment replacement
**Home Mission Fund**
**Baptist Missionary Society**
**Special collections**
BMS Birthday scheme
Operation Agri
Pioneers UK
Renew Wellbeing|**2020**
**£**
1,100.00
380.63
1,480.63
-
-
268.72
268.72
452.00
2,957.53
211.59
1,403.03
848.48
5,872.63
571.55
3,226.60
1,775.16
343.58
5,916.89
260.00
260.00
6.85
55.20
100.00
100.00
262.05|**2019**
**£**
1,170.00
384.91|
|---|---|---|
|||1,554.91|
|||-
6,920.66
374.25|
|||7,294.91
374.84
2,887.81
246.87
1,504.91
888.86|
|||5,903.29
537.60
4,344.42
1,342.26
30.00|
|||6,254.28
600.00
600.00
22.00|
|||22.00|
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(Charity no: 1156891)
## **St Paul's Baptist Church**
## **Detailed breakdown of Receipts and Payments account for 2020 cont.**
|**Fees and subscriptions**
Skegness Fellowship of Churches
Baptist Union of Great Britain
Auditor's fee
Website costs
**Office expenses**
Copyright & other licences (CCLI)
Stationery & photocopier paper
**Loan repayments**
**Bookshop**
**Café food and supplies**
Food & cleaning supplies
**Caretaking, cleaning & gardening**
**Miscellaneous**
Church events & outreach
Advertising
Training
Away day & courses
Find a Church Directory
Data Protection|**2020**
**£**
28.80
75.20
180.00
-
284.00
354.78
136.30
491.08
7,458.00
-
-
-
1,085.00
214.63
285.00
-
-
22.00
35.00
556.63|**2019**
**£**
35.00
78.20
180.00
-|
|---|---|---|
|||293.20
312.60
197.04|
|||509.64
6,472.00
-
-|
|||-
1,635.00
672.46
307.00
-
-
-
35.00|
|||1,014.46|
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