BEACON CHURCH BRIDPORT CIO
CHARrrY NUMBER: 1161182
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2024

Boaeon ch￿￿h Brfdport CIO
Accounts for the year ended 31•t Ma￿h 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 tt￿1r reptyt and the acxounts for the >tar ended 31st March 2024.
The Beacon Church 8rrdFQrt is ￿nStituted as a Charbtable Intt￿p￿a￿ 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¢¢t￿nts. 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 of*t￿l act in a voluntary
capacity and were appointed lo rnan￿e the church.
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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 $i¢k or
who have add￿lOll Issues and to relwe the distress caused thereby ¥1 Bi¥Jport and
sutrounding areas and in such other parts of Ihe United lQngdom or the world as the
leaders and trustee$ may from timè to time think fiL
Practically speaking this means blessing the ¢ommunity, strengthening ber￿er5 and
training leaders. The trustee5 do nol beI￿ve that it 1$ po￿￿le 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 en￿Uragement 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 relatiOr￿1 grwp ofaround 10 people have been ffttting weekly in a
membe¢s home to encourage ftiendship. discipleship and SUp￿t
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 fa￿l￿eS as part of this service whth is open 11arn￿2pm
Wednesday. ThU￿daY arvj F*. A part4ime l(rtchen Planagw VAS apwinted during
the year.
Once a month on Saturday rmmings FamiTr Fdm Club takes p*e VAWJ children aThJ
their pa￿nts1carers come to enjoy seiected films.
Prayer. a group gathers to pray ThU￿dayS SpTrG￿n at Beacon church arrfl is open to all
who wish tojoin from the community. Beft￿e 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 Le￿d.
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
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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 & Dist￿1 (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 prern￿e5 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
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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 tl*yearerth 31st Marth
2024 which are Set out¢)n pages 5- 10.
PECnVE R
SPONSIBI
ME
OF TRUSTEES AND
MINE
TheChariVsTrusteesare responsi￿ef0ftht weparatimOftht裣￿nts. The
Ch3rity'sTrustee5conslderthatan audit Is requirtd fwthIs￿aT(UndÈr sect
145 ofthe Charitte5 Act 20111*￿that an ir*Wentexamin*iw Is needed.
Ha￿n6 5ati5fied rny5elfth*thÈtharityis notsubierttoaudii under{￿panY1aWandfjS
eligible for independent exomlnatim rf¢ is my￿￿￿￿￿lity to..
-examinetheaccoJnts undtrsediw 145 oftht 2011 ACL.
.fdlowthe procedwts 14KI In the Eeneral i*rethons 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¥dar￿y￿th the8eneral direct￿5 gtven bythe
Charity CommIsslo￿ thea¢C￿Thts. and seekiryexF4anatiorfj fromyouas as Vustees
conceming3nysuth matter& halso indUdescor￿￿erdti0n ofwy UnU￿thI Tiernsix
discltssures in the aCt￿ntS and seeknng explan*iw5from >xw as i￿￿ee$
conceminganYs￿h rnatrws.The undertaken dDMtprv•de all the
ewdencethatwould required in an audr(3nd£Onsequenttynoqxni￿ isgiven as to
whethertheatcounts presenta *rue*fair¥i* and thè reKKrt ￿ lirThtedtoth
matters set out inthe5tandaTdbdow.
NOEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
In ccmecion with myexamin*iw. no matterh35r￿eto rnyattentlcffi:
111 whith w5 me reasOnalkra￿IQberieVethIl in*ry 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
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Bmcon Chuyeh Brfdport(
Arcounts trth•y•¥•nd•d J1 Il•ffh
Tol•l Fw*l•
Yoi•l Fvnd•
Vdunlarykncome.,
28m
26,070
43,924
2S.017
26,523
240
43.924
In¢om&t•x red•h
Totsi Ir*mlw r••ow¢
37.920
44.824
R•¥ourtw •xp•nd•d:
17
17.
20.051
5.167
20218
Trlnsfvrn
rot•l fvnd¥ ￿hlIOn11
Total fvnd¥
6121
81.337
.09)
33.931
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B••¢on ChurEh BrfdytCIO
Aecwrrt• *• •t31 lA•￿h 2024
8•l•rK• Sh••t
Tot•1
15.781
15.961
103.496
119.457
9.059
ca￿ at bank *TrJ kn h
75.575
43N2
¢r•drtorn: an￿0￿￿1￿￿9 du•T*llhkn•n•
4.199
71,314
71.
43.
Fundts
BI￿7
33.931
61286
28.761
Tot•lfiN
,lty-
Tn￿tr•

P•Kon Church BrfdportCIO
Ac¢0￿￿10rth•1￿1•rKl•dJI IA•rth2024
PrfncI￿1A¢Cavt￿nll Pollcl••
IGI lrtoTrr¥J ReS￿r
{•) Taxabr
(Q
P4*7

A¢wh)ts f•rth•y••r•nd•d 31 I￿rth 2024
Noi•• t•th•A¢¢ouThts le￿111￿
Go¥em•nc• ¢*5ts Irth 31
charItab￿ athltkn In(1•41
R•strh* Tot•1 Fund
Fth)Js
Governance r>)sts (not• 31
Chwl¢8b* act￿￿sIr￿ 4}
T*Jtsl Fufid¥
Tol*l
Pay8

B••ron Chw¢h BrtdWtCKI
Nrth i0th•A¢¢ouTht• l¢onUm•d)
Tdal
Tot*1
Food wtha885 forw kltttnn
FLThJr8151w kit{￿n
Trnknlr*J
OITK* renl
Ubl
18m)
16.389
18260
16,389
4.OTJ
5,126
Guesl SFeakeT5
415
415
12
1221
Telerthe aTrJ k4err*l
13252
Oebni
10,712
1,847
878
475
475
17J49
57
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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 2￿24
Gift Claim 2023
G¥ft Akl C￿lM 2022
6.722
6.282
6.282
2,777
2.777
Ca•h athttk •nd In hand
2023
Total
Tt)tal
Bank CurrentAc*xw
Pety cagh
43.7U2
103,496
81.450
21
81.471
Cr•dltorn: amounts falllno du• wlthln •n•y•ar
2023
Total
Tol*l
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
Bal*ne• 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
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