## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|Period end date||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**From**|01|04|21|**To**|31|03|22|



## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** Bala Evangelical Church 

**Other names charity is known by** Eglwys Efengylaidd Y Bala 

**Registered charity number (if any) 1159041** 

|**red charity number (if any)**|**1159041**|**1159041**|
|---|---|---|
|**Charity's principal address**|<br>14 Pensarn Road||
||Bala||
||||
||**Postcode**|LL23 7SR|



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|**1**<br>**2**<br>**3**|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for the**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Mr Gareth Williams|Elder – Minister||BEC / EEYB|
||Mr Gwydion Lewis|Elder||BEC / EEYB|
||Mr David Gee|Deacon||BEC / EEYB|
||||||
||||||
||||||



**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address** 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

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**Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document 

Constitution 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

How the charity is constituted 

Association 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Appointed by Members in General Meeting in accordance with the Church Trustee selection methods Rules 

(eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

The Managing Trustees of the Church are those persons appointed by the Church as Church Officers in accordance with the Church Rules (and believed by the Church to fulfil the criteria required by the New Testament writings of 1 Timothy and Titus). 

Those charitable purposes the Church supports have been agreed upon by the Members of the Church in General Meeting and in accordance with the Church Rules. 

The Church is affiliated to AECW (Associating Evangelical Churches of Wales) from which it derives guidance and support and advice.  Regular Regional meeting are held and an annual Assembly. 

At this stage the Trustees have not identified any significant risks to the future of the charity. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

The purposes of the Church are: 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

1. The advancement of the Christian faith, in accordance with the Basis of Faith, primarily, but not exclusively, within Bala and the surrounding area; and 

2. Such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Members of the Church in General Meeting, further the work of the Church. 

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Having had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, the trustees, (including the pastor / minister of the church), work to promote the ministry of the church in every way. This includes pastoral ministry to members and others who attend, evangelistic ministry to those outside the church, care for those in the community and overseas, and mission ministry supporting friends working in other parts of the world. They are committed to following the teaching of the Bible in the activities; and the church’s basis of faith reflects that commitment. 

**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)** 

The continuing prevalence of COVID-19 during the year affected some of the normal opportunities for the Church to benefit the public. 

But despite this: 

- The Church has maintained its life as a worshipping and witnessing community. 

- For first part of the year the Church provided opportunity to meet together; on Sundays for worship and on Wednesdays for bible study & prayer, at the Bryn y Groes Conference Centre. 

- For the remainder of the year the Church returned to the Canolfan for Sundays worship and on a Wednesday, for bible study & prayer. 

- Gareth Williams (the ‘Minister’) has continued to serve as the minister of the Church. and as a visiting lecturer / speaker to students in further education. 

- The Church continues to support through other charitable bodies Christian Mission in Wales and Overseas. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

The continuing prevalence of COVID-19 during the year affected some of the normal opportunities for the Church to benefit the public. However despite this the Church was able: 

- to maintain its life in the town of Bala as a worshipping, witnessing and welcoming community. 

- from April to August to provide opportunities to meet together; on Sundays for worship and on Wednesdays for bible study & prayer using the Bryn y Groes Conference Centre, Sports Hall. 

- from September to March the Church felt able to return to the Canolfan for worship on a Sunday and bible study & prayer on a Wednesday. Gareth Williams has continued the send out helpful notes from the Sunday Services and resources by email to help with home study and prayer. 

- during October to hold a Harvest Supper at Bryn y Groes. The meal in the dining room followed by a talk in the lounge by Dafydd Cunningham from Denbigh was well attended by 30-40 people. 

- also during October, to arrange a thanksgiving service to mark forty years since the Church was started in Bala, the speaker was Peter Milsom who was involved in the early days of the church. 

- to be involved in helping with a number of funerals locally and further afield with minister Gareth Williams speaking. 

- to diversify its ministry through a variety of means, including the teaching of students particularly in Wales. 

- to support other charitable bodies, including mainly Christian evangelistic and humanitarian missions in the UK and Overseas. 

- to maintain links with a variety of Churches and Bodies in Wales. 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the** The Trustees have not adopted a formal reserves policy but have **charity’s policy on reserves** carefully reviewed the current balances in the charity's accounts in the light of future commitments and feel the present balances are appropriate and prudent. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (Secretary, Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|GW / GL / DG||
|---|---|---|
||Gareth Williams, Gwydion Lewis<br>& David Gee||
||GW (Chairman)||
||22nd November 2022||
||22nd November 2022||



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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
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charty {Ihe TTUStI forthe year ended
Responsibililies and A8 the Ch￿lY tnjstees of the Tnja. ytyj are reSpc￿$1b1e forthe preparation
basis of Twrt ofthe acayunts in accordw the rquiren￿ ofthe Chwities Act
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I report in respect of my examinab'on of the Trust's accourts carried out
under secknn 145 of the 2011 Act and in caryying out my eyamination, I
have followed the appbcatrk Diredions given by the Charity Commtssion
under sedion 145(5)Ib) of ts Act.
Independent
I have wmpleted my examination. I ccmfim Ih8t no m*eiTal matters have
examinerfs Stateme￿ come to my altenlion
in connedion with
the examinthn wlith gi%es rne cause to believe that ￿. any material
the Act or
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I have no concems arnl have come acros5 no other matters in connection
wrth the eyamination to whth attention Sh￿￿d be drawn in order to enable a
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
dlsclose.
IER
October 2018

## **Accounts for Full Year 2021/2022 Compared to Full Year 2020/2021** 

|**Income**<br>Offerings and Donations<br>Gift Aid and GASDS<br>One Off Gifts<br>Restricted Gifts: Harvest Supper<br>Restricted Gifts: Barnabas Fund<br>Restricted Gifts: Caring for Life<br>Restricted Gifts: South Gwynedd Foodbank<br>Restricted Gifts: Tearfund<br>Interest received from Bonds<br>**Total Income**<br>**Expenditure**<br>_Ministry Costs_<br>Pastor's Salary (Gross Annual £24373)<br>Pastor's Expenses<br>Employers NI Contributions<br>Employers Pension Contribution<br>Preachers / Speakers Fees<br>Preachers / Speakers Fees (Returned)<br>Special Expenditure<br>Equipment (Laptop & Video Camera)<br>_Meeting Costs_<br>Rent for Canofan Bro Tegid<br>Gifts Use of ByG (Sports Hall & Lounge/Dining)<br>_Fellowship Expenditure_<br>Fellowship Gifts<br>AECW (Chairman & General)<br>_Administrative Costs_<br>Gifts for Accounts & Wages<br>Insurance Policy<br>Music Licence (CCL)<br>Website Hosting<br>Hymn Quest<br>Literature, Printing, Post & Stationery<br>Electronic Equipment & Upgrades<br>_Missionary & Other Giving_<br>AWM - Rob & Gill Burridge<br>Barnabas Fund<br>Barrie & Nancy Evans<br>Evangelical Movement of Wales<br>UFM - Emmanuel & Esther Durand<br>Caring For Life<br>South Gwynedd Foodbank<br>Tear Fund<br>Admin Expenses<br>HSBC Fees & Charges<br>**Total Expenditure**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**General**<br>**Funds**|**Apr21-Mar22 Apr20-Mar21**<br>**Full Year**<br>**Full Year**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**<br>**£**<br>24887.66<br>4534.91<br>105.00<br>50.00<br>107.50<br>57.50<br>377.29<br>272.53|**£**<br>**£**<br>24887.66<br>25545.09<br>4534.91<br>5155.40<br>5000.00<br>105.00<br>50.00<br>30.00<br>107.50<br>175.00<br>57.50<br>60.00<br>377.29<br>300.00<br>272.53<br>265.71|
||29695.10<br>697.29|30392.39<br>36531.20|
||24472.84<br>557.40<br>0.00<br>1031.52<br>725.00<br>-340.00<br>497.92<br>630.00<br>1170.00<br>105.00<br>50.00<br>150.00<br>250.00<br>236.00<br>114.17<br>38.38<br>104.21<br>23.67<br>925.00<br>575.00<br>50.00<br>425.00<br>575.00<br>1275.00<br>42.50<br>107.50<br>92.50<br>57.50<br>22.71<br>377.29<br>49.01|24472.84<br>24413.90<br>557.40<br>432.70<br>1031.52<br>957.84<br>725.00<br>25.00<br>-340.00<br>-25.00|
|||26446.76<br>25804.44|
|||497.92<br>0.00|
|||497.92<br>0.00|
|||630.00<br>1275.00<br>500.00|
|||1905.00<br>500.00|
|||50.00<br>50.00<br>150.00<br>150.00|
|||200.00<br>200.00|
|||250.00<br>250.00<br>236.00<br>234.23<br>114.17<br>112.00<br>38.38<br>38.38<br>50.00<br>104.21<br>23.04<br>23.67|
|||766.43<br>707.65|
|||925.00<br>775.00<br>625.00<br>530.00<br>425.00<br>350.00<br>575.00<br>500.00<br>1275.00<br>1075.00<br>150.00<br>175.00<br>150.00<br>60.00<br>400.00<br>300.00|
|||4525.00<br>3765.00|
|||49.01<br>0.00|
||33692.83<br>697.29|34390.12<br>30977.09|





## **Accounts for Full Year 2021/2022 Compared to Full Year 2020/2021** 

|**Current Account**<br>Opening Balance<br>Income<br>Income Matured Bonds<br>Expenditure<br>Expenditure New Bonds<br>**Closing Balance**<br>**Bond Summary**<br>Opening Balance<br>Matured Bonds<br>New Bonds<br>Interest<br>Interest to Current Account<br>**Closing Balance**<br>**Total Funds Opening Balance (Current A/C & Bonds)**<br>**Total Funds Closing Balance (Current A/C & Bonds)**|**Apr21-Mar22 Apr20-Mar21**<br>**Full Year**<br>**Full Year**|
|---|---|
||8540.97<br>5986.86<br>30392.39<br>36531.20<br>6000.00<br>3000.00<br>-34390.12<br>-30977.09<br>-4000.00<br>-6000.00|
||6543.24<br>8540.97|
||27000.00<br>24000.00<br>-6000.00<br>-3000.00<br>4000.00<br>6000.00<br>272.53<br>265.71<br>-272.53<br>-265.71|
||25000.00<br>27000.00|
||**35541**<br>**29987**<br>**31543**<br>**35541**|





## **Bala Evangelical Church - Notes to Accounts 2021/22** 

|**Note**|**Explanation**|
|---|---|
|[1]|The acccount sheet for 2021/22 has been presented on the|
||basis of "Receipts and Payments" accounts.  For consistancy|
||the comparison balance sheet for 2020/21, originally presented|
||as "Accruals" accounts, has been reworked on the same basis.|
|[2]|Sunday collections dates are shown together with the date the|
||money was credited to the church Current Account. Bank|
||Transfers are just shown based on the date the money was|
||credited to the Current Account.|
|[3]|Returned cheques are shown as an extra negative line on both|
||the Expenditure tab and the Accounts tab.|
|[4]|Restricted giving is shown on the Income tab, the Expenditure|
||tab and the Accounts tab.|
|[5]|Nest Pension payments are shown on the date the money was|
||debited from the Current Account.|
|[6]|Current Account "Activity Charges" and "Account charges" were|
||introduced on 20th Nov 2021. These are shown on the|
||Expenditure tab for the last day of the charging period.|
|[7]||



Transfers to and from the Kingdom Bank Bonds are shown in the Current Account table and Bond Summary table but are not shown as Income or Expenditure on the Accounts table.