BEACON CHURCH BRIDPORT CIO CHARrrY NUMBER: 1161182 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Boaeon chh Brfdport CIO Accounts for the year ended 31•t Mah 2024 Contents Page 1-3 Tntstees Report Independent Examindees Report Statement of Fianncail Actlvlties Balance Sheet 7-10 Notes to the accounts
Beacon Chur¢h Brfdport CIO Aceounts for th• year •nd•d 31•t March 2024 Trust•os' Rpeort References and admlnlstratfv• Inlornmuon Charity Registration Number 1161182 Charivs principal address Evangelul Hal Priory Lane DT6 3RW Trustees Dianne Sinclair Heather Hooper (Appointed 17.04.23) Batsra Watkirtson {Appcwnted 03.08.23) The trustees present tt1r reptyt and the acxounts for the >tar ended 31st March 2024. The Beacon Church 8rrdFQrt is nStituted as a Charbtable Inttpa OrganisatM)n under a consts"tuts"on dated 7th April 2015. Trustees are appointed by resolutw)n of the Etders or recogni5ed Sp[ritu readers of the church who seeking Gcrfl set the diwtion and VIS of Beacon Church. Strudure. Governanu and Management Leaders of the churth Mdentsfy suitable candidates who are invited to serve as Trustees. Candidates are appointed rf approved ty the majority of eTS of the church aTrJ onty after they declare their allegiance to the Evangelical Alian¢e's statement of beliets. Suitsbility is usually based on commitrnenl to Beac Churth demonstrated by reguL4r attendance and a high degree of involvement plus swJnffjcanl spiritual malunty. New Tru51ees are provided Y copies of a Trusteejob description. Beacon Church's mission. vision and vafues, the last four years. Annual Reports and A¢¢tnts. and the folithving Charity CommissK)n documents: the Essentr'al Trustee". What You Need to Know {CC3), Faith in Gc)d Governan. General Guidance on Public BenefJL Resw>nsibilty for the practsrai management of the Churth and its assets is vested in Ihe Board of Trustees. There are four membeis (listed above). aN oftl act in a voluntary capacity and were appointed lo rnane the church. Page I
The charity's objectives are." (1) To advanco the Christian faith in ao)Jnlance 1h the statement of beliets as specified by the evangelical allkince. in Bridp(Kt and surrounding area and In such parts of the United Kingdom of the vLKld as the trustees of the charity may fmm time to time Ihlnk fft and to fulfil such purposes whrch a exdusTrpty charilabk according to the Iw4V of England and Wales and are connecled th the charilabk ot the chanty, and: {2) To relieve persons are in (xMd"thns of need or hardship orwho are ageLI or $i¢k or who have addlOll Issues and to relwe the distress caused thereby ¥1 Bi¥Jport and sutrounding areas and in such other parts of Ihe United lQngdom or the world as the leaders and trustee$ may from timè to time think fiL Practically speaking this means blessing the ¢ommunity, strengthening berer5 and training leaders. The trustee5 do nol beIve that it 1$ pole to accuratety report on the individual pefftimiance of the atove as they a intrnsulty linked and th¢5 is impossible to a¢xount for independenty. Sunday SeNices.' prodamation of Chrislian faith. ¢orF4Ydle tshIP and prayer, the study of the Bible and the mulual enUragement of those attending. Regular all age famity gatherings aro held. Average weekty seTrice attendance has been around 30. Chikdren's ministy. Eparkters. for primary school age chihyren aThl under 5's Involve activtknes in another part of the buitding during church servtes. A separate youth a¢tiv has stsrted on some Sundays as well . Exh sessh)n is fun by DBS checked volunteers who help the chiklren buiid frrendships tmr peers and a retation$hip vath Gc4J. Life Group$: one relatiOr1 grwp ofaround 10 people have been ffttting weekly in a membe¢s home to encourage ftiendship. discipleship and SUpt An Apha Course to explore Ihe Christian Faith was held and atten ty soff Communty kitchen users and others irt the eommunty. Volunteertng". 8ea¢on launthed a Communty Krtchen ttrwarfs the end of2019, offering hot meats and supFort to arryone experienong an emotional or financial crisis in 8ridporL This is providing an invaluabfe servKe to those stNggfing vth mentsl ilkheamh. vulnerabty housed, homeless, those vAth addKkns bnePy people. There are washing and shct•¥ering faleS as part of this service whth is open 11arn2pm Wednesday. ThUdaY arvj F. A part4ime l(rtchen Planagw VAS apwinted during the year. Once a month on Saturday rmmings FamiTr Fdm Club takes pe VAWJ children aThJ their pants1carers come to enjoy seiected films. Prayer. a group gathers to pray ThUdayS SpTrGn at Beacon church arrfl is open to all who wish tojoin from the community. Befte every SurKlay momiThJ senite V continue to gather to pray. Mission and Benevolent Giving.. BeaLx)n Church gNes some of its Income to missK)n causes that further its visw in BrKlport and Led. Pa4oral Care Team". provmled care. SUPFrf ar#J relalonal conneclw)ns to members in The trustees Consider that the Church's &livibes during the year satisfy the Charity Commission's guidance on publK benefiL The churL) recebves Voluntary help but it is impossible lo quanbfy th Pa8e I
A¢hl•v•m•nts •nd P•rfomi•n¢• The new leadership team which was estailished In 2021 (x)nlinue to ably ond effectNety the church. One of the team is now employed part-time to oversee the functioning of th8 Church. Beacon Church rents the buikling from a Chrlsban Trustwho have offered Beacon the OPFortunity lo wrchase and th1$ is being pursued. The premtses prove to be a real community hub as we activety seek to re&h (Mrt to the kral communty vla the weekty Community Kitchen and other8ctr4iI& R¢l•t¢d part1 •nd olh•r organl•atlon• Beacon Church is a member ol (1) Commiss4)n group ol churches (Sth West region) facilitating being ge(Jraphrcally actessible and rdational to the other churches in the area {2) the Evangelical Alkin¢e arKI131 Churches TLWer In Bridport & Dist1 (CTIBD) Beacon Church ffnan¢ialty supported the CTIBD Youth Worker Prwt aThJ a worker out in Uganda. Flnanclal le1v and re8•rve8 pollcy Beacon Church was sub51antially funded by and gifts from its congregatvjn. Thi$ enabled stsff to be employed and the prerne5 maintaned so that Beacon Church could cary out its ministy. Trustees aim lo mwntain free reserves in unrestrictsd funds of approximalety three months, unrestricted charitable exFenditure. whth they consider WFJI provide sufficient funds to respond to any Unexpe(1 drop in irKome or rise in experKlitUfe in the short temi. The trustees declare thatthey have aFvoved the Irustees. above. Siqned on behatt of the charivs trustees on 13 December 2024. Davld Norrfs TNstee Page 3
BEACON CHURCH BRIDPORT CIO CHARITY NUMBER 1161182 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024 INDEPENDENT EXAMINE 'S REPORT I report on the acc¢)unts ofthe ee3C Bridkvt for tlyearerth 31st Marth 2024 which are Set out¢)n pages 5- 10. PECnVE R SPONSIBI ME OF TRUSTEES AND MINE TheChariVsTrusteesare responsief0ftht weparatimOftht裣nts. The Ch3rity'sTrustee5conslderthatan audit Is requirtd fwthIsaT(UndÈr sect 145 ofthe Charitte5 Act 20111that an irWentexaminiw Is needed. Han6 5ati5fied rny5elfththÈtharityis notsubierttoaudii under{panY1aWandfjS eligible for independent exomlnatim rf¢ is mylity to.. -examinetheaccoJnts undtrsediw 145 oftht 2011 ACL. .fdlowthe procedwts 14KI In the Eeneral irethons gNen bythe Charity Commissi undersectioh 145lSllbl of ihe 2011 * aThJ -statewhetherparticularmatter5 have c¢et0 rattenti[ BASIS OF INDEPENDENT INER'S REP RT My examinationwascarried outinacci¥daryth the8eneral direct5 gtven bythe Charity CommIsslo thea¢CThts. and seekiryexF4anatiorfj fromyouas as Vustees conceming3nysuth matter& halso indUdescorerdti0n ofwy UnUthI Tiernsix discltssures in the aCtntS and seeknng explaniw5from >xw as iee$ conceminganYsh rnatrws.The undertaken dDMtprv•de all the ewdencethatwould required in an audr(3nd£Onsequenttynoqxni isgiven as to whethertheatcounts presenta ruefair¥i and thè reKKrt lirThtedtoth matters set out inthe5tandaTdbdow. NOEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In ccmecion with myexaminiw. no matterh35reto rnyattentlcffi: 111 whith w5 me reasOnalkraIQberieVethIl inry material requiremefits= - to keep accounting records In accwdln8¥th section 130oftheArt -to prepare accountswhicha¢¢ord with a¢cwnbW retords and£tI¥th the accountingreqyirefflethtsofthe2011kth•enM beenmei or.. 121 io whith In mycyni0 atteniinslx*Jld tedrnwn In NdertoenablEa proper nderstsThJin8 of the accountsto be rearhed. K Kenway FCCA Martinand Company 2AVictNlaGro¥¢ Dorsei DT6 3M Date: 17. 11. Ioif Pa8e 4
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8•icon Church Brfdport CIO Accounts forth• y•r•nd•d 31 March 2024 N+)i•• to th• A¢counts {conllthu•d) O•btor¥ 2023 Tot•1 Totsl Gift Claim 224 Gift Claim 2023 G¥ft Akl ClM 2022 6.722 6.282 6.282 2,777 2.777 Ca•h athttk •nd In hand 2023 Total Tt)tal Bank CurrentAcxw Pety cagh 43.7U2 103,496 81.450 21 81.471 Cr•dltorn: amounts falllno du• wlthln •n•y•ar 2023 Total Toll Payroll Ua"1: HMRC Payrt41 Dabli$S.. Pens Waw C¢ntr 1.618 1.618 4,189 R•strlctsd Funds &lanc• •1 1 22 Balance at 31 Mar¢h 23 33.612 33.812 26.823 26,823 (31.6711 131.6711 28.764 28.764 B•larK• •t 1 Aprll 23 Incomlng Tran•f•r4 Balne• at 31 March 24 y¢th Le*fs W•Jes 14751 19.951) .231 39.657 150 16.540 27,1g2 33.931 28.764 44.824 Pa8e 10