Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
For year ended 31st December 2020
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church
Annual Report and Accounts
for year ended 31" December 2020
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
For year ended 31st December 2020
The Leadership Team (all of whom are the churth'strustees underthe Charitie5 Att) are pleased
to present the Annual Report, together with the accounts that have been examined in
accordance with the requirements of the Charity Q>mmission, for the year to 31 December
2020.
The financial ststements comply with the required Charities SLitement of Recommended
Practice (SORP).
The Trustees are so thankful for all the encouragement and support that they have received
from the membership and congregation during this year.
Referen￿ and Administrative details of the Charity and its Trustees
Charli Status
Sheddingdean Baptist Church is a Reg￿tered Charity- number 1168341. 20 July 2016.
As a Churth we met from January to March The a)urch does not currently own a place of
worship and has been unable to meet in person Sin￿ then due to the Covid pandemio
Mana
in
Trustees
The Church ts administered by the Dlaconate who are the Managing Trustee5 of the Charity
comprising:
Pastor:
Reverend Trevor Beckett
Deacons:
Secretary: John Billinghay
Treasurer- Tafrina Style5
Mike Southcombe (Cornerstone Project Manager)
Colin Allen
Sylvia Lewis
Kay Norman
Debbie McDonald
Nathan Hixson
Bankers:
Nat West Bank, l Muster Green, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 4AP
Baptist Union Corporation Ltd, Baptist House, PO Box 44, 129 Broadway,
Didcot, OXII 8RT
CAF Bank Ltd, 25 ￿ng5 Hill Avenue, rings Hill, West Mallin& Kent, ME19 44JQ
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
For year erKled 31st December 2020
Inde
endent Examiner:
Mr Neil Watts. F.P.M.1.. 25 Greenlands aose, Bur8e55 Hill,
RH15 OAR
Structure. governan￿ and management
Governin
Docurnent
Sheddingdean Baptist Church is an un-incorporated body. a member of the Baptist Union of
Great Britain, Didcot, Oxfordshire. It is governed by the tenns set out in its own Constitution.
The current Constitution was adopted on 27 January 2015 at a Special Churth Meeting and was
amended on 27 November 2018 in order to allow a higher number of Trustees.
Recruitment and A
ointment of Trustees
The method of recruitment and appointment of trustees is set out in section 15 of the Church
Constitution. Under guidelines issued by the Baptist Union, those appointed by the
constitutional pr￿55 to serve as elders or deacons, and those appointed to specific posts by
the constitutional process, such as Secretary and Treasurer, automatically become Trustees on
their appointment.
nisational Structure
The Church is governed and regulated by its own members where all aspects of the work of the
Church are subftert to the approval of the Churdi meeting that is normally held five times a
year. Though due to the Covid pandemic we were onty able meet once in person and once via
Zoom in the year. The Minister of the Church is a paid Managing Trustee and with the Deacons
give leadership to the Church. The Deacons assist the Minister in his role and are also
responsible for preparing the business for the Church Meetings.
The Ba
tist Union and South Eastern 8a tist Association
The Church is part of the wider Baptist family and 15 therefo￿ a member thurch of the South
Eastern Baptist Association (SEBA) and of the Baptist Union of Great Britain IBUGB). Both
organisations are registered charities. The Church pays an annual subscription to SEBA and to
BUGB based upon its membership numbers and also makes a donation to BUGB {Home Mission
Fund) forthe Baptist family in the UK.
Custodian Trustee
The Baptist Union holds the deeds for the Manse. This property is 31 Chestnut Close, Burgess
Hill, RH15 OHN. No propertyvaluation has been undertaken in r￿nt years and the value shown
in the accounts is the estimated value based on local market house sale pri￿5 and the
Nationwide price increase index for the area.
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
For year ended 31st December 2020
Relationshi
s between the Char
and Related Parties
Members of the fellowship have engaged and will. as re5trittions Itft. continue to serve in many
ways in the local community indudingthe Respertyouth club and the Management Committee
of Sheddingdean Community Centre. Three members of the church stt on the management
committee of the Maple Drive Community Group. The Sheddingdean Singers draw members
from the Church and local community and have perfonned in previous years in a variety of
locations as h35 the Sheddingdean Strummers. a Ukulele, Guitsr. Song and Dance Group.
The Church has continued to strengthen the partnership with the Green Circle Network, which
maintain5 the local Bedelands Nature Reserve. Provision has been made in the Comer5tone for
a dedicated visitor/exhibition/education ￿ntre. Negottations have begun regarding the lease
forthis part of the
building and have formed a partnership with A Rocha UK The Green Circle and the Woodland
Trust to look at exiemal green areas to the Cornerstone building so as to maximise their
environmental beneffts.
The church continues its support of Befriended, an organisation providing support and
friendship for the lonely and elderly, a church trustee is both a volunteerforthem and a trustee
on the Befriended Committee.
Members of the fellowship regularly contribute items of food and toiletries to the BasTCS Bank
at Brighton and Hove Qty Mission, although the contributions have been less due to Covid.
The Church is a member of Churches Together in Burgess Hill (cfBH), which is an ecumenical
partnership of thurches withÈn the town, and the minister meets regularly with a group of
local church leaders. We have supported and contributed trj joint se￿1￿. prayer meetings
and other initiatives throughout the year.
The Church remains committed to promoting and using fairly traded produce.
Members of the Fellowship continue to support the Cornerstone Project financially.
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
For year ended 31st De￿rnber 2020
Charity vtsion and Mission Statement
'Connecting more deeply with God {worshipl so that we can connert God to every part of
our lives (discipleship) and then connert others to Jesus (mlssion).,
At Sheddingdean Baptist Church we are seeking to be
A prayingcommunty
A kingdom community
Awelcoming community
A caring and loving communtty
A community in which trusting relationships are built
A community who loves the scripture5
A spirit led community
A diverse but integrated tommunlty
A community in which God's creation is respected and nurtured
Verse of the year: I remain confident of this". I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of
thelsving. Psalm 27.13
Objectives and Activities
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to Holy
Scripture and the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advan
education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United ￿ngdorn and/or other parts of
the world.
The Activitie5, which seek to serye both the membership and the local and wider community
include, but are not festricted to:
regular public worship. Prayer, Bible study. preathing and tead)ing
baptism, as defined in the Baptist Union's Declaration of Prinaple
• the Communion of the Lord's Supper
evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
the teachin& encouragement, welcome and indusion of young people
• nurture and growth of Christian disciples
• education and training for Christian and communtty serrfi
giving and encouraging pastoral care
• supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the United Kingdom and abroad
encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other Christians
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> Worship
Due to Covid Restrictions the churd) has been unable to meet in person for most of the year.
Weekly services have been held on Zoom which have been open to all. In addition to the regular
congregation, we have been joined by people in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and even Panama.
Zoom details have been available on the website so anyone can join.
We have been very aware of the folks who have been unable to join us, mainly because they
have no intemet connection. Prayer diaries and printed copies of the service have been
delivered each week to these people.
Tablets and help to make use of them. have been provided to everyone who has requested
one.
In addition, special occasions have been marked with a little giftto every member of the church,
e.g., Cream Tea. Harvest Times cakes, and Christmas gifts.
There has been a well- sUPPOrted weekly prayer meeting on a Tuesday morning held on Zoom
from June.
The Minister has overall responsibility for ser4ices and for preaching but members of the
fellowship are encouraged to be involved in various ways such as leading the worship,
preaching and playing musical instruments.
Senior Songs of Pratse. a monthly gathering on Sunday afternoon, have been unable to
convene. Contact has been maintained throughout this period via letter. phone and home
(socially distsnced !) visits. We plan to restart in due course when Government guidelines allow.
> Connection Groups
The Church runs a number of Connection groups with the aim of providing fellowship, pastoral
care and the growth of faith and discipleship. New groups have evolved to reflect the diverse
and changing needs of the fellowship e.&, fornier members of the group whid) met at Emest
Kleinwort Court, the local centre providing accommodation and 5UPPOrt for people with
physical disabilities. now meet foT regular sooal events in their new home. Groups are
encouraged to find the right time of day and days of week that best suit their members le.g.,
the more elderly or those with a disabilTty often prefer daytime meetings). Transport needs are
also taken into account. These groups have been unable to meet in person this year, but most
groups have continued meeting on Zoom.
> Read, Eat and Prny
This group meet monthly. regulations pemiittin& to study the Bible and Pray together.
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> Children/Y¢xrth Activities
Just before Christmas, a Nativity hunt was organised for children in the Sheddingdean area.
Messy Church
This year has been unusual for Messy Church. We were all ready for Messy Easter 2020 when
Lockdown I was put in place. We donated the Easter Eggs we had been grven to the Burgess
Hill Foodbank.
Messy Summer
Messy Summer was vision of one of our young leaders which he produced online with the
help of others being filmed and YouTube recordings put on the church YouTube channel and
we delivered kits around the area for families to take part.
At Christmas, although due to Covid restrictions we have not been able to put on Messy
Church as we v￿VEd have liked, we have supported the Connertion Group who have put
together The Nativity Hunt by letting our Messy contact have the details of those events.
As for the future of Messy Churth, we hope to put on events depending how and where we
are able to meet in the future.
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> Pudding and Cthee aub
This is an evening group for ladies from both
the church and the local area and is held
monthly at Sheddingdean Community Centre
to share coffee and pudding5 followed by an
actEvty or talk. Apart from the monthly
gatheringsthey arrange outings on a Saturday
for tea and cake to a Garden Centre or place
of interest. There is also a monthly
Reflections held in a leaderfs home where
modem-day issues are looked at with a
Christian perspertive. Once a year an Away
Day takes plao at Jubilee Centre. Barcombe whith has almost IIXI% attendance.
This has not been able to take place forthe past year but contact has been maintained through
cards. letters and phone calls. It is hoped this can resume in the near future.
> Mission
The Church provides financial and prayer support to organisations working for the
advancement of the Christian faith both in the UK and in the wider world. The recent Christmas
Appeal was to supportthe Escape Youth Club. This is a new club set up in the town by parents
who are concerned about young people and how they might be affected by County Lines.
Each year the church fellowship gives to varic>us organisations. This year, the church was
encouraged to give directly to appeals, so the figures below only contain those gifts that were
given through the church.
Totsl rnission giving was 16.4% of total re￿ipts (excludes Comerstone income)
Baptist mission giving was £6766 {71.4% of mission giving)
+ Giving to other causes was £2708 (28.6% of mission giving)
The Church has maintsined its support for its mission partners across the world through the
Baptist Missionary Society IBMS) wtth regular giving to a missionary couple located in the
Middle East; to Baptist Union Home Mission18% of receipts} and to Baptist Twinning in Israel
(for N￿5 - Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary). The Church Anntversary Appeal was
given to Fegans. a charity providing coun5elling ore for families.
Giving {apartfrom Baptist giving) included regular support of The Savages who planted and now
lead a church, along with its associated activitses. in Hem. Northern Fran￿. The church works
with children and young people as well as people facing many difficultie5 in life. It also holds 2
or 3 community events annually. Regular support is also given to Brighton & Hove City Mission
for their work with the needy, and to MANGA Community Development Programme (which
aims to provide Bibles and support in health and education for people mostly in the Manga
speaking area of Niger.)
Once again, the church supported Samaritan's Purse'OpeTation Child,. Many Shoe boxes were
sent to needy children, accompanied by a donation to assist with transport.
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
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The Church Leadership is fvlly committed to implementing the General l)ata Protection
Regulation (GDPR)
GDPR came into force on 27th May 2018 and the Trustees are fully committed to implementing
it. Three people attended a course at Gateway Baptist organised by SEBA. Subsequent to this,
a GDPR Policy was drawn up and passed bythe Membershtp at the AGM.
The Church now holds signed permission by everyone in the database which will eventually be
kept on the Iknow database system. The Leadership will updatethe policy as and when required
to make sure that we conform to the regulations.
The Cornerstone Project
'Church. Community and Creation working together in harnion
With the Covid 19 pandemic and all the restrictions we were unable to meet together to have
any meaningful discussion on the future of the Cornerstone Project. The leadership have
agreed that no major decision will be tsken on the ftrture of the church, until we can meet
together in person and a full discussion, face to face, has taken place.
We continue to have negotiations with a local builder to ascertain if we can lower the price of
the construction of the buildin& investigating any c05t savings and valued engineering.
At the end of the year, the leadership i￿ued a paper'lnhabiting the Wision" and we are now
discussing this with the thurch, as best we can. The idea is that we commence our miSs￿n in
the area with the new houses being mnstructed in the Northern Arc. maybe purchasing a
house which will act as a "Stepping stone" to the final Cornerstone ProjecL
We are also, investigating the possible use of "Ecopods" in producing a similar building to the
original Comerstone sustainable concept.
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Achievements and Perfomian
The Church does not measure the success of its activities purely by numbers, including financial
numbers, but also tn less tangible factors such as fellowshtp and encouragement. The Trustees
acknowledge that these are difficult to measure but believe that 2020 was a good year in the
life of the Church. particularly in the current diniate.
As at 31 December there were:
Baptisms
New Members
Deaths
Total Members
l + I n(￿ member
71
The average attendance for 2020 was 62 and the wider church fellowship prospered through
various activities in and with the local communty. The parent and toddler group, Chatterbox,
continued to attract and build relationships with families in the community. This work has now
been ended for reasons not indudingcovid 19.
The Church is also heavily involved with the Maple Drive Communtty Group in organising the
Annual Fayre.
3 members of the church have continued their involvement Wrth the committee. It has not
been possible to hold the annual community fayre due to Covid 19. Instead. the committee
has supported financially other community initiatNes. This included working with the Escape
Youth Club to provide a Christmas gift forthe elderly and isolated. Its committee continues to
meet online and is planning future events.
The Sheddingdean Strummers. is a small group of musician5 who play, sing and dance.
Unfortunately. they have not been able to meet and perfomi during the pandemic but
hopefully will be able to resume in the future.
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For year ended 31st December 2020
Financial review
Sheddingdean 8aptiSt Church's principal source of income arises from gifts received from
members and others who are personally associated with the church.
Sino the launch of the Cornerstone Project, some large gifts have been donated by members
of the fellowship and others have also been given and pledged by various tru5t& Income has
also been generated by charitable activities.
Flnance is also required for the upkeep of the Manse, the payment and housing of the Pastor
and the hiring of venues for church activities. There are no other paid employees.
During the year the church continued to make significant ￿fts to home and overseas mission5
and relief appeals.
Poli
on Reserrfes
While the Trustees continue to believe that it is not appropriate to hold excessive reserves, they
recogntse that a general reserve is required to provide:
Working capital
A cushion against seasonal variations in income and expendtture
Contingency provision against unexpected costs
Flexibility to respond to unexpected needs and opportunities
Provision for speedy access to capital for premises demands
All payments are 5ubjettto the availabilityof fund5. In order to provide for these requirements,
the Trustees believe that an appropriate level for the general reserve should fall about midway
between the average of three month5 expenditure and one quarter of the annual budget. tt is
reviewed on an annual basis.
In 2018the prudent balancefigurewas changedto £17,5LKiwhich, aFthough sliEhtlyhigherthan
the requirements set out above, was considered prudent whilst the Cornerstone Projett is
active. Reserves remained above this figure at all times throughout this year. In the event of
the general reserve falling short of this'prudent balance., action would be tsken at the earliest
opportunity to inform all members. and further Steps would be taken to address the situation
through the budgetary proces5.
The examined Accounts for the year 2020 follow in the subsequent pages of the report.
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
For year ended 31st December 2020
S13ternent of Receipts Pay￿nts foryearended 2020
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual ReFK)rt and Accounts
Foryearended 3tst December 2020
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
For year ended 31st December 2020
l. The Receipt and Payments of both the General and the Cornerstone accounts have
been presented side by side for clarity. Columns within each section indicate which
funds are held wtthin these accounts. Mfm stands for Music for Memories.
2. £9,586 was transferred from the General Fund to the Comerstone designated fund (by
Church agreement
3. There are no unpresented theques but there are owed payments of £673.74 which is
reflected in the balances after in year fund transfers.
4. The Gift Aid (GA) received for Mi55ion was £149. This money is induded in the General
Fund GA totsl. Where practtcal, GA money is included in the gift to the relevant
Missions, in advance of the GA being receNed.
5. The bank holds a Natwest Current account for Sheddingdean Baptist Church General
Funds. The bank also holds a CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) bank account for
Cornerstone funds, as well as a NatWe5t Current AccounL Two Baptist Union Deposit
Account5 and a Natwest Liquid Manager Saver Account.
6. Assets and liabilities are recorded on a separate page.
7. For further notes, see 'notes' that follow.
T Styles
These notesform an i
l rtoftt* Ststement ofkn￿nts
The format forthese accounts is Set out to Comp￿ with SORP re8ulatÉons. This shows ir¢ detsil the Re￿Ipts
and Payments, and Assets and Liabilities of the Church.
b. The fund that was created called 'Not GenerJf wasfor a fundraisingeventthatt(K)k ptace in 2019 (South
Downs Way Walk). where the money receNed would ￿ dwided between the Cornerstone Project and the
Alzheimerfs Society. Some dorw)r5 specified that their donatK)n should only be used for Cor[￿r$tone so this
was entered straight into the Cornerstoriefund. Thè remaining donations were ente￿d into the Not General
fund so that it could then be dwided and allocated act￿dIng￿. £30.56 more was allocated than was given.
This money was paid into the a(tount by two Church members atthe beginning of 2020, which makes the
fund totsl £0. The fijnd will now be dosed.
During the year, 3 payment of £1042.66 wastskeft forthe Baptist Pension kheme in error. This was
subsequendy repaid.
A request was made to the Thaconate. an(1 agreed. to use the Generdl Aw)unt for the purpose of temporary
admin￿terIng arKI holding the funds of a newty formed charity called Music for ￿MOrieS IMfMI. until such
time as tt could be ￿gistered as a chartty and start up a bank acwunt kn the Thari￿S name. An accurate
account of all money re￿Ned and paid out v￿S made and the balan￿ of the rnonies held were transferred to
the new Mfm bank account after itwds O￿ned. The balan￿ held in the fijnd is rK)w £0 and thi5 fund is now
closed.
e. The £9586 that was prwOu$￿ designated to Comerstone and then undesignated by agreement at the
Church Meeting 2Q March 2019. was redesignated to Comèrstone and is held in the Cornerstone
t*signated fund. OFthe agreed fnonies to be allocated to CorrÈerstone by agreement at a church meeting in
2016, £17.(KK) ￿111 remains to ￿ allotted when fijnds allow.
Monies owing to the Cornerstone account but held in the General Current Account and VI￿ versa, that were
transferred during the year are recorded as a balance of transfeF5 al￿ shown in the row labelled Transfers
between Funds dsjring yearf. For a large part of this year, cash donations for Comerstone, had to be paid into
the General fvnd and then transferred acrossto Comerstone electronicalw.. This was because the banking
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Foryear ended 31st December 2020
was
one at
ost
wo
on
receNe cas
or accounts were a
church does not hold a debit carif for the Cornerstone Accounts.
& With referen￿ to note f above. anyfunds still requiring transfer are entered in the row labelled'End of Year
adjustments,. These are tran5fetred during thè following year.
Gift Aid was receNed at the rate of 21YA tax of 8r05s Iwore tsx} income. Benefit was aLso received from the
Gtft Aid Small t)onation Scheme IGASDSI.
There is a Compassion Fund budget Wtth L￿gnated GtFts being given Whe￿ reaptents are named. There was
a figure of £246.92 from last yearthat had not distributed. but this has now been paid. Donations given
to the fijnd this year induded those for named recipients (hardships due to Covidl, and to provide funding to
enable electronic tablets to be bought so that they could be lent out to the Congregation so thatthey could
join in the church seN1￿$ on Zoom. where otherw¢se. they Could not have done so.
The Chatterbox ba￿nce is ￿corded in tk5ignated Accourits section. and this is held in the thurch Bank
Account.
Mission Income s that due to special appea15 for Mission and donations that a￿ marked for mission. These
are accounted for, over and abovè the church's normal allocation for mission work which is included in the
Annual Budget and futxled from the Ger*ral Fund. Givtng to M￿s1On arrrt)unted to 19.4% of total receipts
119.45% in 20191.
The church building projert i5 called The Cornerstone Projett (label￿d as Cornerstone in rhe accounts) an
records monies gNen specificalty forth￿ purp
'In lieu r*nsion'_ this is the amount of money that the church gNes to Cornerstone instead of payire th¥$
amount into the pastorfs pension fund and which matches the giwng by pastor in l*u of his paying into a
pension fund.
From January 2016, a separote Comerstone current account has been active. The fflajority of standing orders
to Cornerstone are paid into the Natwest Account and the Cornerstone Collettion monies are generally paid
into the CAF bank actounL In order to keep the baLance of money held in the Natwest Cornerstone Current
Accountto a level that does notattrdct business rate fees Iwhich becorne Payab￿ rfthe balance rises too
hEhl, transfers of money are made to the CAF bank account during the year. account is used to make
payments relating to Cornerstone.
Fund raising opportunities th￿ year were very limtted. due to the ￿StrI￿lon imposed due to Corona virus.
The on-going fund-rai%in& such as bycolthion Boxes. has conttnued, to 3 lesser extent this year.
Cornerstone has been nominated as a ￿(iPlent for stxne memorial funds and some funds have been given by
the pastoi when he has officiated at a funeraL
car
was
JT Swes (Treasurer 2020)
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Shedd[r￿dean Baptist Church
Previous
balance
Balance
Tanglble assets
EQUIPIIT: Compul•r•qulpn*nt and PA.AM•t
2.0
2.000
2.000
General lund
39).110
350.110
350.110
3SO.110
Tangible assets
352.110
352.110
Cash at bank and in hand
1GENERAL. Gener*1 Bank Curr•rtP£wJrt.AMrt
Ch8tterbox
Cornerslor
Designate¢J kn b*
allocat
Missi
Music Me1Th)r￿ Reslnd&
GwE*al fund
71
280
11,3981
1591
Desvjnated
18.6091
3.541
29.875
24.498
23.630
Comerstor
RestrKted
DesvJnated
16.(K13
25.
DeS￿ne18￿
General fund
17701
21839
25,730
Cornersione
Resthded
85.535
84536
St.821
57.131
61,821
61.131
KSLQDMGR1: Liquid ending_-16.A••et
Cornerstono
RÈStr￿ed
g).Sfj2
50.699
fj0.699
146.929
105,400
97
De5KJnal
General hjnd
146,979
10&517
Cash at bank and in hand
342.245
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
For year ended 31st December 2020
Prevlous
balance
Balance
Debtors
Designated b be D85wJr*t8d
IcKated
28
28
28
Creditors.. Amounts talllng due In one year
Z04: Accounts Pay*bl¢- Lkibfrrty
Mission
DeswJrAted
230
673
230
Creditois: Amounts lalllng qlue In one y
673
230
Grand Tgt41
738,330
694153
Liabilities
The Church is an employer which was participatin8 in a pension scheme known as the Baptist
Pension Scheme 1.the Scheme-l, which is administered by the Pension Trustee {Bapti5t
Pension Trust Limited). A fonnal valuation of the Defined Benefft (DB) Plan was perfomed at
31 December 2013 which revealed a deficit of assets compared with the value of liabilities of
£84 million. The Church and the other employers supporting the DB Plan are collectively
responsible for funding this deficit. The portion of the debt owed by this church was fully paid
last year, by agreement at a thurth meeting in March 2019, and there is therefore now no
liability to this creditor.
Note a: Nationwide index and re￿ftt sales in the area showed that there was no increase in
the value of thistype of property.
Note b: £I7,[K￿ remains of the monies agreed to be all(Kated to Comerstone at Church
Meeting 2016. This will be transferred to Cornerstone when funds allow.
JT Styles (Treasurer 2020)
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Sheddingdean Baptist Church Annual Report and Accounts
For year ended 31st December 2020
Examiner of Accounts
The examiner of the 2020 accounts was Mr Neil Watts, F.P.M.l. We are very grateful to him for
all his help.
Dedaration
Accounts prepared by the Treasurer
Approved by the
Trustees
Sheddingdean
Baptist Church
on
1410712021 and signed on their behalf
Tafrlna styles
John Billinghay
TreasurernrusteeT. K.
Secretarynrustee
Page 18of 18

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl '
members of
Sheddingdean Baptist Church
Burgess Hill Sussex
On accounts for the year
ended
31# December 2020
Charity no
(if any)
1168341
Set out on pages
1-18 plus Examiners Report (11
I report to the trustees on my examinatK)n of the accounls ofthe above
charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31st December 2020
Responsibilities and
basis of report As the charty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the p￿paratIOn
of the accounts in accordance with the requireTrEnts of the Chartties Act
2011 {Ihe Acr).
I report in ￿spect of my examinatK•n of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission
under section 145(5llb) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection wtih the examination which gives me
cause to belEve that in, any material respect".
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
accounts do not aC￿￿d with the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
wtth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
202
Name:
Neil Watts
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
lif any):
F.P.M.l.
Address:
25 Gieenlands Close Burgess Hill
Sussex RH150AR
IER
October 2018