## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ## **From** Period start date Period end date **To** 01 11 2021 31 10 2022 Section A Reference and administration details March **2012** **TAR** 1 **Charity name** Grace Baptist Women’s Association **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1168383 **Charity's principal address** c/o Joanne Coleman March **2012** **TAR** 2 ## 17 Hillyfields Dunstable, Bedfordshire ## **Postcode** ## **LU63NS** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 1 Beverley Keble The GBWA Council 2 Ibidunni Akinrogunde 3 Patsy Jackson Treasurer 4 Lena King Conference secretary Sandra Piggott 5 March **2012** **TAR** 4 6 7 9 Heidi Mistry Joanne Coleman Chair 8 Emma Nash Shirley Pontin March **2012** **TAR** 5 io Kathryn Hanna li Lynne Boyt 12 13 14 TAR March 2012 15 16 17 18 TAR March 2012 19 20 ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 8 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** ## **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** March **2012** **TAR** 9 **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) CIO Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) Each trustee is appointed by the GBWA council with recommendation from their local church leadership. ## **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. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** ## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The advancement of the christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal basis primarily (but not exclusively) by training, equipping and supporting women involved in Grace Baptist Churches. ## **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 main focus of the GBWA is an annual conference during which women receive bible teaching, relaxation and opportunities for friendship. A magazine is produced twice a year providing a platform for women to share stories and testimonies for mutual encouragement. We have a website and facebook page to keep women informed of upcoming events, and again provide opportunities for teaching and sharing encouragements. A friendship Link enables women who might be lonely, to receive written correspondence from a fellow christian woman (like a pen-pal) A Need Fund provides financial help to women who might otherwise struggle to afford to attend the conference, and seeks to meet other financial needs on an individual basis. The GBWA also seeks to support a nominated charity each year, either in the UK or abroad, whose aims are in line with ours. ## **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; March **2012** **TAR** 10  contribution made by volunteers. All of our work is undertaken by volunteers. We have no paid (by GBWA) workers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 11 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** We continue to encourage each district to create opportunities for teaching and fellowship in the local areas. Some areas are well established and have regular committee meetings and conferences. Other areas need support in creating these opportunities. A day conference was held in Tring in November 2021. Eighty ladies attended in person. The conference was also livestreamed. A weekend conference is planned for November 2022 at High Leigh Conference Centre. Helen Thorn is speaking on the subject of ‘Hope in an anxious world’. A number of seminars and workshops are also being planned. The Sharing magazine continues to be well received and contains good representation from women in all walks of life. We continue to support Noor Ministries as our designated charity, and due to coronavirus have decided to extend our period of support as many opportunities to donate have been lost through cancellation of meetings and conferences throughout the pandemic. ## **Section E Financial review** March **2012** **TAR** 12 ## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **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 G Declaration** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** March **2012** **TAR** 13 **Full name(s)** Joanne Ruth Coleman **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair **Date** 26/09/2021 March **2012** **TAR** 14 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT ORGANISATION: STATUS: PERIOD: GFiACE BAPTIST VII3MENS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORG4NISATION 1. JANUARY- 3111 DECEMBER 2021 I have omipleted my examinalion. I confimi that no malerial matters have come to my attentb)n in connection wilh the exarrination gmng rrt cause lo believe that in any material 1. accounting re￿d5 were not kept ￿ re5trtt of the GRACE BAPTIST VIOMENS ASSOCIATION as requirnd ty Secl#￿ 130 Oftt￿ A£t.' or 2. the ac[￿unt$ do with those ra¢￿d$. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in Connect￿ with the examination to which attenth)n should be drawn in this repcKt in order to enable a proper understanding of the axounts to be reached. Signod: Namo: Addresg: Fen House. Falrf￿kj Rcoj, Framlingham. wCKrfJ￿e. Suffdk. IP13 9LE io