2023-03-31-accounts

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Summary charity set governing	ofthe objects out in its document				ofthe	The purpose ofthe Church is the advancement of the Christian faith accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Binfield, Bracknell Forest, and the surrounding neighbourhood.	in
						The main aims of the church are to introduce people to the love of God
						shown through Jesus Christ, to encourage those who already know
						God's love to keep trusting in that, and to demonstrate God's love in
						practical acts of kindness.
						The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
						Commission on public benefit, and consider that there are three main
						identifiable benefits to the public or sections of the public that flow from
						the church fulfilling its purposes:
						1.Those who come to know and continue in the love of God report that
						accepting the love of God in Jesus Christ was the best decision they
						ever made and that knowing this love gives them strength in their
						everyday life.
						2. Advancing the Christian Faith promotes a moral framework. This
						framework is outlined in the Bible, the Old Testament being interpreted
						by the New Testament. A summary of the framework is the command	for
						people to love God with all their heart, soul mind and strength and to
						love one's neighbour as oneself. An exposition of the framework can	be
						found in chapters 5-7 of the Gospel of Matthew. Church members are
						encouraged to live out their faith within the community and to put this
Summary	ofthe main					moral framework into practice in their everyday lives with everyone they
activities undertaken				for	the	interact with, so that this benefits the members of the public who interact
public benefit			in relation		to	with members of the congregation each day.
these objects			(include	within
this section		the statutory				3. It is for the public good that the main beliefs of the Christian Faith are
declaration		that trustees			have	made known in society, even if people disagree with the Christian
had regard		to the guidance				message, because this enables people to make informed choices
issued by	the		Charity			concerning religious belief and contributes towards a free society where
Commission			on public			different ideas and beliefs are widely known by the public.
benefit)
						The main public gatherings of the church are the Sunday services and
						prayer/bible-study meetings held on Wednesdays. These have been
						held in hybrid form (both in-person and online) since the lifting of COVID
						restrictions to maximise accessibility and are publicised openly on social
						media.
						The Sunday service is about 2.5 hrs long, and is in three parts:
						1. The first part comprises all-age worship (for about 50 minutes)
						with Bible readings, prayers, congregational singing and
						accessible Bible teaching for adults and children together that	is
						intended for the benefit of both Christians and non-Christians.
						2. The second part comprises separate Bible classes (for about	40
						minutes) for adults, teenagers, primage school-aged children	and
						pre-school children. The classes for adults teach the doctrines	of
						the Christian faith in more depth than is possible in the first part
						and are aimed at Christians specifically.
						3. The third part (lasting about 25 minutes) is a celebration of the
						Lord's Supper (also known as Holy Communion) —a
						remembrance of the sacrificial death ofJesus Christ in the place
						of sinners, using the symbols of unleavened bread (representing
						his body) and grape juice (representing his shed blood) —and
						includes Bible readin s, ra ers, and con re ational sin in .
AR						March 2012

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year				Sunday services The main public gatherings ofthe church, for public teaching and worship, are the Sunday services. All our teaching is made freely available on the internet as live streams and on-demand.
				During this year, we have provided several substantial teaching series
				based on the Bible, including expository preaching from the books of
				Acts, Luke, Genesis, Romans, Revelation and John.
				Typical Sunday gathering size is 40-50 persons, often with similar figures
				for online participation, which indicates that the church is benefiting a
				much wider group than the existing congregation.
				Small group and personal pastoral care
				A considerable part ofthe church's resources (principally, the time ofthe
				minister, who is the only employee) is spent providing personal pastoral
				care to those who seek it, and in the leading of small group bible studies
				and prayer gatherings.
				Christmas outreach activities, 2022
				500 Christmas cards were designed and produced with details of our
				Christmas services printed inside. 250 cards were available for church
				members to use for personal use, the other 250were hand signed "from
				Binfield Free Church" and given to the residents of Binfield. The Church
				also broadcasted the Carol service and the Christmas Day service on its
				YouTube channel.
				School assemblies
				Our minister, Dafydd Taylor take assemblies every other Monday
				afternoon at Binfield Cof E Primary school. For the assemblies, the
				school follows the Church of England seasons ofthe Church year over	a
				4-year cycle. Each year focuses on one of the Gospels. For the academic
				year 2022-2023, the school are continuing to work through passage in
				the Gospel of Luke.
				On the 1"of February 2023 and the 1"of March 2023, Dafydd also took
				assemblies at St.Michael's Eastham stead Prima School.
				The charity trustees have established a policy stipulating a target
Brief statement			ofthe	minimum level of reserves of six months' operating costs. This is
charity's	policy		on reserves	because the work of the church is highly dependent on a small number	of
				generous members, whose circumstances could change, and because
				the notice period for Ministers and Assistant Ministers (whose livelihood
				depends on the church) is six months.
Details of any in deficit		funds materially		None

		Total y/e	Total y/e
		31 March 2023	31 March 2022
		F	F
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
RECEIPTS
Receipts from	regular giving
Offering		36,652		25,883
Offering - Give as your eam scheme		1,400		2,730
Offering - Gift aided		7,816		7,670
		45,868		36,283
Receipts from	other activities
Utikties Refund
Receipts from	church activities
Gifts - other		4,150		6,089
Origin —young people		12		12
Bank interest		51		3
Hall Hire				30
		4,213		6,134
Total Receipts		50,081		42,417
PAYMENTS
Preaching and mission
Preachers		28,081		25,518
Gifts - mission		3,600		3,600
		31,681		29,118
Building running	and maintenance
Heating and Lighting		1,778		1,254
Manse Council Tax		1,632		1,562
Water rates (2 years)		190		367
Insurance		1,368		1,214
Manse repairs				3,146
Maintenance &improvements		264		18,813
		5,231		26,355
Church activities
Evangelism and	Major events	271		63
		271		63
Other costs
Payroll services		2,280		3,411
IT Provision		268		5,308
Music Licences		487		465
Pubbcity		257
FIEC Membership		732		427
Equipment		665
Transfers
Sundry &other expenses		1,183		434
		5,871		10,045
Total Payment	s	43,054		65,580

	Total	y/e		Total	y/e
31	March	2023	31	March	2022
	F			P
		7,028				23,163
		15,623				38,786
		22,650				15,623

ash	fund
Bank	Current	Account	8,822	1,845
Bank	Deposit	Account	13,828	13,778
			22,650	15,623