## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|Period end date||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**From**|01|04|22|**To**|31|03|23|
## 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 Charity's principal address** 14 Pensarn Road Bala **Postcode** LL23 7SR
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**1**
**2**
**3**
**4**|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for the**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Mr Gareth Williams|Elder – Minister||BEC / EEYB|
||Mr Gwydion Lewis|Elder|01/04/22 to 08/03/23|BEC / EEYB|
||Mr Stuart Keen|Deacon|29/06/22 to 31/03/23|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.
Details as follows:
**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 Church has maintained its life as a worshipping and witnessing community.
- The Church provided opportunity to meet together; on Sundays for worship in Canolfan Bro Tegid.
- Midweek the Church meets for Bible Study and Prayer. Fortnightly on a Wednesday in Canolfan Bro Tegid and the remaining weeks in three Home Groups in the town.
- 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**
During the year the Church was able:
- to maintain its life in the town of Bala as a worshipping, witnessing and welcoming community.
- to provide opportunities to meet together; on Sundays for worship and midweek for Bible Study and Prayer; fortnightly on a Wednesday in Canolfan Bro Tegid and the remaining weeks on a Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday at Home Groups in the town.
- 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.
## Specific events during the year were…
- in May to arrange the Baptism of a new member. A short Sunday service was held in Bryn y Groes, then the Baptism in the leisure centre swimming pool followed by refreshments at Bryn y Groes.
- for July & August to host Sunday services in Canolfan Bro Tegid for the Young Peoples camps taking place at Bryn y Groes.
- during October to hold a Harvest Supper at Bryn y Groes. The meal in the dining room was followed by a talk in the lounge by Dafydd Job from Bangor and was attended by ~40 people.
- during December our Carol Service was held at Bryn y Groes with cuppa and minces pies followed by a fellowship lunch.
- In late March we had a farewell lunch at the Golfclub for our Elder and his wife who had been in the church for ~10 years. They had managed Bryn y Groes but were returning to South 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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date**|GW / SK / DG||
|---|---|---|
||Gareth Williams, Stuart Keen
& David Gee||
||GW (Chairman)||
||24thNovember 2023||
||24thNovember 2023||
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## **Accounts for Full Year 2022/2023 Compared to Full Year 2021/2022**
|**Income**
Offerings and Donations
Gift Aid and GASDS
One Off Gifts
Restricted Gifts: Harvest Supper
Restricted Gifts: Barnabas Fund
Restricted Gifts: Caring for Life
Restricted Gifts: South Gwynedd Foodbank
Restricted Gifts: Tearfund Cmas App Burundi
Restricted Gifts: Tearfund Earthquake Syria
Restricted Gifts: Gwydion & Catrin
Interest received from Bonds
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
_Ministry Costs_
Pastor's Salary (£24373 A-N & £28866 D-M)
Pastor's Expenses
Employers NI Contributions
Employers Pension Contribution
Preachers / Speakers Fees
Preachers / Speakers Fees (Returned)
Special Expenditure
Equipment (Laptop & Video Camera)
_Meeting Costs_
Rent for Canofan Bro Tegid
Rent of Leisure Centre (Baptism)
Gifts Use of ByG (Sports Hall & Lounge/Dining)
_Fellowship Expenditure_
Fellowship Gifts
Fellowship Meal
AECW (Chairman & North Wales)
_Administrative Costs_
Gifts for Accounts & Wages
Insurance Policy
Music Licence (CCL)
Website Hosting
Hymn Quest
Adverts, Literature, Stationery, Printg & Postge
Electronic Equipment Misc
_Missionary & Other Giving_
AWM - Rob & Gill Burridge
Barnabas Fund
Barrie & Nancy Evans
Evangelical Movement of Wales
UFM - Emmanuel & Esther Durand
Caring For Life
South Gwynedd Foodbank
Tearfund Cmas Appeal Burundi
Tearfund Earthquake Appeal Syria
Admin Expenses
HSBC Fees & Charges
**Total Expenditure**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**General**
**Funds**|**Apr22-Mar23 Apr21-Mar22**
**Full Year**
**Full Year**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**
**£**
27123.56
0.00
8067.27
2000.00
100.00
111.00
110.00
377.00
660.00
325.00
102.23|**£**
**£**
27123.56
24887.66
8067.27
4534.91
2000.00
0.00
105.00
100.00
50.00
111.00
107.50
110.00
57.50
377.00
377.29
660.00
325.00
102.23
272.53|
||37293.06
1683.00|38976.06
30392.39|
||25870.64
714.40
0.00
1003.96
920.00
-145.00
1172.00
35.00
375.00
222.00
468.00
103.00
150.00
150.00
238.23
123.00
285.14
15.98
850.00
500.00
500.00
1150.00
139.00
111.00
100.00
23.00
377.00
40.00
660.00
3202.00
151.23|3729.31
2969.51
25870.64
24472.84
714.40
557.40
1003.96
1031.52
920.00
725.00
-145.00
-340.00|
|||28364.00
26446.76|
|||497.92|
|||0.00
497.92|
|||1172.00
630.00
35.00
375.00
1275.00|
|||1582.00
1905.00|
|||222.00
50.00
571.00
150.00
150.00|
|||943.00
200.00|
|||150.00
250.00
238.23
236.00
123.00
114.17
38.38
285.14
104.21
15.98
23.67|
|||812.35
766.43|
|||850.00
925.00
500.00
625.00
425.00
500.00
575.00
1150.00
1275.00
250.00
150.00
100.00
150.00
400.00
400.00
700.00|
|||4450.00
4525.00|
|||151.23
49.01|
||34729.58
1573.00|36302.58
34390.12|
BEC 21.11.30 Accounts 2021-2022 Half Year
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## **Accounts for Full Year 2022/2023 Compared to Full Year 2021/2022**
|**Current Account**
Opening Balance
Income
Income Matured Bonds
Expenditure
Expenditure New Bonds
**Closing Balance**
**Bond Summary**
Opening Balance
Matured Bonds
New Bonds
Interest
Interest to Current Account
**Closing Balance**
**Total Funds Opening Balance (Current A/C & Bonds)**
**Total Funds Closing Balance (Current A/C & Bonds)**|**Apr22-Mar23 Apr21-Mar22**
**Full Year**
**Full Year**|
|---|---|
||6543.24
8540.97
38976.06
30392.39
1000.00
6000.00
-36302.58
-34390.12
0.00
-4000.00|
||10216.72
6543.24|
||25000.00
27000.00
-1000.00
-6000.00
0.00
4000.00
102.23
272.53
-102.23
-272.53|
||24000.00
25000.00|
||**31543**
**35541**
**34217**
**31543**|
BEC 21.11.30 Accounts 2021-2022 Half Year
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## **Bala Evangelical Church - Notes to Accounts 2022/23**
## **Note**
## **Details**
- [1] **Tab: Accounts Full Year Apr22-Mar23** show the Balance Sheet presented on the basis of "Receipts and Payments"
- t
- [2] **Tab: Income Apr22-Mar23** shows Sunday collection dates together with the date the money was credited to the church Current Account. All Bank Transfers are shown on the date the money was credited to the Current Account.
- [3] **Tab: Income Apr22-Mar23** shows 3 HMRC Tax Reclaims under Gift Aid and Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme GASDS. These are Half Year Apr21-Sep21, Half Year Oct21-Mar22 & Half Year Apr22-Sep22
- [4] **Tab: Income Apr22-Mar23** shows rollover of 4 Kingdom Bank Bonds with £1000 Capital and £102.21 Interest being transferred to the Current Account over the year. At the end of the year the Church holds £24,000 in Kingdom Bank Bonds, each is £2000 with a 36month term and 4 bonds mature every
- [5] **Tab: Tax Reclaim Gift Aid & GASDS** shows the calculation of the HMRC Tax Reclaims under Gift Aid and Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme GASDS. Half Year Apr22-Sep22 has been relaimed while Half Year Oct22-Mar23 will be claimed with Half Year Apr23-Sep23 in early 2024.
- [6] **Tab: Expend Apr22-Mar23** shows Cheques used and Bank Transfers made from the Current Account. Returned Cheques are shown as an extra negative line on Expenditure Sheet and appear on the as a negative line on the Balance Sheet. All destroyed Cheques are shown with the blank line on the Expenditure Sheet.
- [7] **Tab: Expend Apr22-Mar23** shows Nest Pension payments on the date the money was debited from the Current Account. Payments were made during the year to correct for underpayments during the year 2020/21 and to ensure that the Nest payments matched the monthly payslips.
- [8] **Tab: Expend Apr22-Mar23** shows the HSBC monthly "Activity Charges" and "Account charges" introduced on 20th Nov 2021. These are shown on the last day of the charging period. Moves were made during the year to pay some items by Bank Transfer so reducing the charges.