2022-12-31-accounts

	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	for theperiod	for theperiod	for theperiod
	From	Period start date			To	Period end date
		01	11	2022		31	10	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

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 17 Hillyfields Dunstable, Bedfordshire Postcode LU63NS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	BeverleyKeble			The GBWA Council
	Ibidunni Akinrogunde
	PatsyJackson	Treasurer
	Lena King	Conference secretary
	Sandra Piggott
	Joanne Coleman	Chair
	Emma Nash
	ShirleyPontin
	Kathryn Hanna
	Lynne Boyt
	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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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
Description of the charity’s trusts
	Type of governing document		CIO
	(eg. trust deed, constitution)
	How the charity is constituted		CIO
	(eg. trust, association, company)
	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)
Youmay chooseto 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

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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 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.

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)

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All of our work is undertaken by volunteers. We have no paid (by GBWA) workers.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

The committee continues to meet twice a year. We continue to Summary of the main encourage opportunities for teaching and fellowship within each of the achievements of the charity districts represented by GBWA. A number of conferences took place during the year throughout 2022/2023 which were very well received. A weekend conference is planned for September 2024 at High Leigh Conference Centre. The speaker is yet to be finalised and a number of seminars and workshops will also be planned. The Need Fund has been wound down, with a final donation going to support a refugee seeking to rescue her sons from a war-torn country. It was decided that the Need Fund was no longer viable and the account has been closed. The Sharing magazine continues to be well received and contains good representation from women in all walks of life. We have finished supporting Noor Ministries as our designated charity. We have now chosen to support the work of Tamer, a charity based in London supporting women involved in trafficking. Heidi Mistry has resigned from the GBWA council. Sandra Piggott will continue to represent her area.

Section E Financial review

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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 F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Joanne Ruth Coleman Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

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Date 0710812023 TAR March 2012