Trustees. Annual Report for the period PericKI start dale Period end dale ii3yV I allV(Ily . Z020 2020 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charty name Sidley Baptist Church Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1158651 Charity's principal address Claremont Road Bexhill On Sea East Sussex Postcode TN39 5BX Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted rf not for whol• ear TNstee name Office lif any) Name of person lor body) entitle toa oint trust ifan Guy Partridge Jenny Hall Heidi Belton Pastor Chair Secretary Treasurer Philip Asselin Angle Young Paul Farrow Administrator Trustee Michael Andrew Hutchinson Elder To July 2020 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, rf any. (for example. any custodian trustees> Name Dates acted if not for whole ear TAR Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) e of adviser Name Address ame of chief executive or narnes of senior staff members {Optional informatlonl Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity's trusts Type of governing document Charitable Incorporated Organisalion How the charity is constituted AsaCIO Trustee selection methods appointed by.. ele=led I The Church Members, Meeting shall appoint Elders, Deacons, a Church Secretary and a Church Treasurer to be responsible for the governan￿ of the Church and where there is a Minister that person is also a Charity Trustee because of their role and responsibilrties. Additional governance issues (Optional information) Pastor Guy Partridge reduced his hours to part time in November 2020 as he became their Debt Coach and Community Liaison Officer working for Christians Against Poverty {"CAP") also in a part time capacity. As CAP have offices in our church building and we are the Lead Church for CAP, this has worked out really well for both organisations. In addition, we have interviewed a trainee pastor (attending Spurgeonsl who will be joining us in February 2021. You may choose to include addilional information, where relevant, about= policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Irustees., the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charty works., relationship with any related parties-, trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Due to the Coronavirus epidemic, several of the areas we have been involved in have necessarily been curtailed since February 2020, e.g. Street Pastors, Prayer Pastors. church meetings. children's club. hall hire outs. We have signed up to Zoom, whereby we have managed to conduct our weekly church Sunday morning Se￿1¢es.. when allowed we have continued to meet in accordance with Govemment guidelines in church, continuing with Zoom for those who are unable for whatever reason to attend. We have discovered that with Zoom there are those who are housebound who are now able to attend via that medium and we shall therefore continue with it ost-covid. Section C Ob'ectives and activities TAR March 2012 The advancement of the Christian faith in confomiance with the Baptist declaration of principles. Even in these challenging times of Covid. we are setting in place plans for the church On￿ we are legally able. For instance, we shall be blessed with another part-time pastor next February and are also planning to employ a children's and family's worker. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document We have used the talents of one of our trustees. Paul Farrow, who has been the project manager to plan and oversee the repairs, arterations and refurbishment so as to enable the disabled to access the church. (see Section D.) We have been unable to achieve a lot of what we had planned because of the pandemic bLrt we have found that many can attend on Zoom and where in the past we have not had an evening meeting on a Sunday. we have been holding a Zoom prayer meeting each week. This has been very fruitfvl and we have found that many people from outside the church have joined us and wish to come to our church once we are able to meet again. on￿ again, we hope to be able to plan for Easter and Christmas when we are able. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional details of objectives and activltles (Optional Information) TAR You may choose lo include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking- policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR ievemen san ormance We have received certifi'cates for those Involved In vanous activrties in the church.. pe Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year All Trustees and those involved in the children's work have been DBS checked. All those involved with the kitchen have received their Certificates of Achievement. The Designated Safeguarding Persons have their Certificates. With regard to the works done to the church this year, we have been blessed with several grants and gifts. and a percentage from the sale of a propety that was bought several years ago in a joint enterprise with Beulah Baptist Church - we received the bulk of this last year but there was an amount left to give us on its winding up, thus what should have cost us a princely sum, merely cost us just under £3,000. The works were: Repair and redecoration of the sanctuary, church hall and offices. New heating for offices. Safety shutter for downstaits kitchen. New entrance doors to allow for enabled access. New downstairs toilet block with enabled a￿ss. Repair and redecoration of the front of the building. Work to the roof and parts ofthe walls that were leaking. And other small works. TAR ec ion Inancia review 3 months. total expendrture plus a further 3 months of salaries for the Pastor and Administrator. Brief statement ol the charity's policy on reserves Further financial review details.. 1. Sunday offerings., regular giving by standing order (due to Covid, Sunday offerings have decreased but most people have set up standing orders. so there is really no difference in the offerings). 2. We received income from the rental of the downstairs hall for the first hvo months of the year. 3. The manse was sold in March and some of the proceeds were used to defray upgrade and renovation costs ofthe Church and Hall. The rest is held in a Manse Trust Fund {closing balan￿ at year end of £185.294), overseen by the Baptist Union, to cover further renovation costs. 4. We recRived £4.232 from the final winding up ofthe Bethany Trust. 5. All income is used for the purpose of supporting our work in the community and beyond. as previously indicated. 6. Su lus funds are on de srt in our bank account. Detsils of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review delails (Optional infomiation) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraisingl., how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical inveslment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. TAR Signature(s) Full name{s) Position {eg Secretary. Chair, etcl PH P f4%8ELi( Treasurer Pastor Date 23° May 2021 TAR 111111 111111 111111 111111111 11111 111111 11111 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/ members of** Charity Name Sidley Baptist Church CIO **On accounts for the year** 31st December 2020 **ended** **Charity no** 1158651 **(if any)** **Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** 31/12/2020 . **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._ I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date:** 08 September 2021 **Name:** Alan Staples **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body** FCA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales **(if any):** **October 2018** 1 **IER** ## **Address:** 8 High Street Heathfield East Sussex, TN21 8LS ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). ## **Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER**