2023-12-31-accounts - Grace Baptist Women's Association

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Trust	ees' Annual Report	ees' Annual Report	ees' Annual Report	ees' Annual Report	for theperiod	for theperiod	for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	01	11	2023		31	10	2024

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From To

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

Trustee name	Office (if any)	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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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 objects of the charity set out in its governing document The main focus of the GBWA is to run conferences for Christian women, in their local areas. These are held once or twice a year in each region, and women receive bible teaching, relaxation and opportunities for friendship. A weekend residential conference is also held every other year. 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. The GBWA also seeks to support a nominated charity each year, either in the UK or abroad, whose aims are in line with ours. 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)

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, once in person and once Summary of the main virtually. We continue to encourage opportunities for teaching and achievements of the charity fellowship within each of the districts represented by GBWA. A number of during the year conferences took place throughout 2023/2024 which were very well received. A weekend conference is planned for September 2024 at High Leigh Conference Centre. The speaker is Karen Soole and the subject is ‘From here to Eternity’. The conference will consist of teaching and worship sessions, as well as a number of seminars and workshops. 120 women are booked to attend. The Sharing magazine continues to be well received and contains good representation from women in all walks of life. Our nominated charity for 2023/2024 is TAMAR, a charity based in London supporting women involved in sex trafficking. We have invited TAMAR to give updates at a number of our conferences, including the weekend conference in September.

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)

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

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Date 1610912024 TAR Maich 2012

Grace Baptst Womens Associaton	Grace Baptst Womens Associaton
Finance Statement forperiod from 1st January to 31st Dec 2023
Receipts and Payments Account
		Unrestricted			Designated		Total for Period		Total
		Funds			Funds
Receipts
Actvites for Generatng Funds
	Conference fees	1130.00
	Magazine	2774.66
	Interest	21.42

Project Funds-					2757.22
Total Receipts		3926.08			2757.22		6683.30

Payments
	General costs	140.40
	Conference costs	5222.69
	Magazine costs	2904.20
	Bank charges			120.00
	Need cost			473.70


Project Funds
	Friends of Mandritsara				3300.00


Total Payments		8860.99			3300.00		12160.99

Excess ofpayments over receipts		5477.69

Cash at bank and in hand 1 January		15263.35
Cash at bank and in hand 31st December			9785.66

Statement of Assets and liabilites
Cash
General Fund			1113.57
Conference Fund			5680.27
Magazine fund			2764.67
Project Fund						227.15
Need Fund			0.00

			9558.51			227.15		9785.66

General Account
Income
Subscriptons & donatons	167.25
Expenditure
Travel	104.00
Bank charges	30.00
	134.00
Excess of income/expenditure	33.25
Balance b/forward	197.20
Balance c/forward	230.45
Conference Account
Income
Conference fees	19726.10
Returned deposit	1764.00
	21490.10
Expenditure
Bank charges	60.00
Cancellaton costs	98.00
Printng	141.33
Statonery	143.30
10 of those	15.00
Refunds	19491.10
Church hire ??	320.00
	20268.73
Excess of income/expenditure	1221.37
Balance b/forward	6642.24
Balance c/forward	7863.61
Project Account
Income
Donatons to F of Mandritsara	1033.80
Expenditure
Friends of Mandritsara	0.00
Bank charges	30.00
	30.00
Excess of income/expenditure	1033.80

Balance b/forward	1122.87
Balance c/forward	2126.07
Need Account
Income	0.00
Expenditure
Flowers	23.98
Bank charges	30.00
Excess of expenditure/income	53.98
Balance b/forward	973.65
Balance c/forward	919.67
Magazine Account
Income
Magazines	975.70
Expenditure
Printng	689.97
Postage	229.78
Bank charges	82.00
	1001.75
Excess of expenditure/income	26.05
Balance b/forward	3021.36
Balance c/forward	2995.31

Magazine Account	Magazine Account
	Income
	Magazines	975.70

	Expenditure
	Printng	689.97
	Postage	229.78
	Bank charges		82.00
		1001.75

Excess of expenditure/income		26.05

Balance b/forward		3021.36
Balance c/forward		2995.31