Report of the Elder and Deacons – East Dulwich Tabernacle Baptist Church
The elder and deacons here provide their report and the audited financial statements for East Dulwich
Tabernacle (“The Tabernacle”) for the year ended 31st December 2023.
Administration, Structure and Governance
The Tabernacle is an Independent Particular Baptist Church, founded in 1877, now established by its legal constitution of June 2015 and a registered charity since November 2016 (Charity Number 1170385). The Elder and Deacons are elected by the Church and are responsible for its leadership.
Elder: Mr D Cadapen (Minister)
Deacons: Mr S Boghurst (Treasurer)
Dr J Clement (Secretary)
Mr D South
Objectives and Activities
The objective of the Tabernacle is the advancement of the Christian faith, the nurture of God's professing people and the benefit of the public through religious and moral education, and pastoral care, of children and young people.
The Tabernacle has a membership of 23 adults, and Sunday morning services consist of approximately 80-90 people including children. The Church consists of a diverse congregation with many different backgrounds.
An evangelical Sunday School takes place weekly, which comprises of both children of members and those unattached to the Church, with parental consent. Local children are collected and taken home, using three Church minibuses. Those who attend on Sundays also take part in a Friday youth club, where they engage in activities and games which precede a talk, following a termly topic. Special outings and parties are arranged throughout the year for the different age groups.
Achievements and Performance
The East Dulwich Tabernacle has continued to grow both in terms of those attending services and as an online presence with our YouTube Channel reaching over 350 subscribers by the end of 2023. We also began a series of Gospel-centred short clips which have proved popular online. Our Sunday School has continued to thrive with an average of around 70 young people from the community gathering each week to hear the Gospel message.
In May 2023 we produced an evangelistic video to mark the Coronation of King Charles III which was widely viewed on our YouTube channel. We also printed and distributed 2,000 Coronation tracts entitled ‘Who is this King of Glory?’
We took a large number of our Bible and College Class youngsters to Dalesdown Residential Centre, near Horsham, for three days of activities and talks in August. We partnered with Salem Baptist Chapel, Peterborough, for the trip and fifty young people in total were in attendance.
We also had opportunity to preach in the Open-Air over the summer of 2023 at East Dulwich Station, Forest Hill and Penge. Members of the church have also been involved in Bible distribution at Trafalgar Square for the Trinitarian Bible Society Greater London Auxiliary.
Charity Name No (if any) East Dulwich Tabernacle Baptist Church 1170385 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2023 31/12/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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Internal Giving |
51,061 | 20,125 | - | 71,186 | 92,332 | ||||
| Outside Giving | 6,410 | 29,196 | - | 35,605 | 9,322 | ||||
| Interest | 469 | 3,329 | - | 3,798 | 302 | ||||
| Gift Aid Tax Recovered | 23,579 | 12,270 | - | 35,849 | - | ||||
| Other Income | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 81,519 | 64,919 | - | 146,438 | 101,956 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 101,956 | |||||||||
Ministry |
38,493 | - | - | 38,493 | 35,273 | ||||
| Utilities | 5,082 | - | - | 5,082 | 3,998 | ||||
| Church Renovation | 226 | - | - | 226 | 346 | ||||
| Equipment Purchases | 2,277 | - | - | 2,277 | 148 | ||||
| Vehicles | 8,343 | - | - | 8,343 | 6,713 | ||||
| General Expenses | 6,218 | 11 | 6,229 | 3,553 | |||||
| Children's Ministry | 2,445 | - | - | 2,445 | 2,107 | ||||
| Children's Camp | 5,611 | - | - | 5,611 | 600 | ||||
| Special Projects | 2,500 | - | - | 2,500 | 1,661 | ||||
| Mission | 8,750 | - | - | 8,750 | 6,750 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 79,945 | 11 | - | 79,957 | 61,149 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | |||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 61,149 | |||||||||
| 1,574 | 40,808 | ||||||||
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| 26,956 | 165,670 | ||||||||
| 28,530 | 206,477 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) Categories B1 Cash funds |
1 Details Total cash funds Current A/c Deposit A/c Undeposited Funds |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 4,468 23,450 612 28,530 |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - 244,407 22 244,429 |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,468 | - | - | ||
| 23,450 | 244,407 | - | ||
| 612 | 22 | - | ||
| 28,530 | 244,429 | 19/10/2024 - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Minibus (no.3) Nototional value Details Signature SBoghurst |
OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name SBOGHURST |
OK |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| 300 | |||
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval | |||
| SBoghurst | SBOGHURST | 19/10/2024 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
19/10/2024
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Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the Trustees/ Members of East Dulwich Tabernacle Baptist Church on the accounts for the year ended 2023 Charity Number: 1170385
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of East Dulwich Tabernacle Baptist Church for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of East Dulwich Tabernacle Baptist Church (“the Trust”), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
E. Nwachukwu
Emmanuel Nwachukwu (FCMI)
30 October 2024
Retired Chief Accountant (Transport for London) 157 Bexhill Road, London SE4 1SH.