2023-12-31-accounts - North Swindon Baptist Church

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01.01.2023 Period start date To 31.12.2023 Period end date

Charity name: North Swindon Baptist Church

Charity registration number: 1170918

Objectives and Activities

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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 The purposes of the Church are:
the charity as set out in its 1. the advancement of the Christian
governing document faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith,
primarily, but not exclusively, within Swindon
and the surrounding neighbourhood; and
2. such other charitable purposes as
shall, in the opinion of the charity Trustees,
put into practice the Christian faith in
accordance with the Basis of Faith,
provided that the advancement of
such purposes must be undertaken in a
manner that is consistent with the Doctrinal
Distinctives and Ethical Statements as may
be adopted and amended by the Church
from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of the Church Handbook.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and During the year a wide range of activities
1.19
activities in relation to those were undertaken including:
purposes for the public • Regular public worship services on
benefit, in particular, the Sunday mornings and infrequently on
activities, projects or Sunday evenings.
services identified in the • Children and Youth clubs for 5 –18
accounts. year olds that are open to the local
community free of charge.
• A Half-term Holiday club for primary
aged children.
• Mid-week Bible study and prayer
groups providing support and community.
• Pastoral care and support.
• Some Financial support for special
cases of hardship.
• Active support of other charities that
align with the charity’s objects, including
local groups that are addressing the needs
of the homeless and vulnerable.
These activities are aligned with our primary
objective of the advancement of the
Christian faith and are meeting spiritual and
emotional needs, providing practical support,
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and enhancing community and family life. Key changes: We continued to meet regularly on Sunday Mornings and in small groups midweek. We also continued to live stream the Sunday morning weekly service during 2023. We have seen in person attendance at this service increase steadily over 2023 with around 200 different persons in regular attendance although not all at the same time and an average of 20 connections on live stream at the time of the service and an average of 125 views of each service overall. In 2023, according to YouTube analytics, there were 9807 views of the various videos on our site, a 10% increase on the previous year. In addition, we saw 60 new subscriptions to the channel in 2023, making a total of 247 subscribers. This has broadened the reach of NSBC, and we estimate that over 250 people continue to connect weekly with the Sunday Service ministry we provide. We have seen around 25% growth of new attendees joining us in person (nearly 40 individuals), including several who became members in 2023. Ministries continued to expand including our new Youth 247 initiative (11-18yr olds) which enlarged the work to include Sunday evening weekly meeting, as well as broader plans to engage the youth throughout the year (days out and mission trips). They now have over 20 secondary aged children regularly attending this ministry. Our primary aged club, Zoom, also continued to grow with over 30 children now regularly attending. Growth Groups (weekly small groups) were also re-launched with monthly training provided for those leading these groups. Several new growth group leaders were appointed, and the groups expanded to 8 groups in total. This has meant about 35 new members to Growth Groups in 2023. Members and employees of the church continued to support the Swindon Night Shelter charity as a means of providing practical support to the Swindon community as well as several other organisations nationally and globally as part of our mission’s strategy. We welcomed 14 people into membership in 2023. At the end of 2023 we had 71 members of the charity. Ten individuals were baptised during the year. Over the next few months we expect to see

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a number of additions to the membership of the charity and new trustees appointed during 2024. Towards the end of 2022 we began advertising for a full-time position of Associate Pastor. On the 17[th] of September 2023 we employed Tim Burnham as an associate pastor, and at the end of 2023, being halfway through his 6-month probation period we are confident he will continue in a permanent position. Currently, we have 3 paid members of staff (2 full time, and 1 part time). During 2023 two of our members received training in money management, through a national charity, CAP (Christians against poverty). Subsequently we have been able towards the end of 2023 to offer a moneymanagement course to the community. During 2022 the opportunity arose to explore the purchase of a new building. The overwhelming majority of the church indicated interest in purchasing this property however in the summer of 2023 we discovered we were not successful in our bid for the building. In 2022 we also explored the possibilities of church planting in a new area of Swindon, where an existing church is not present. In March 2023 we outlined plans for identifying this location and developing a team, including 1-2 days a week of one of the fulltime pastor’s hours. In October 2023 we welcomed back Cliff and Ali Reynolds to the church, a couple who had helped us successfully plant Cornerstone Church in 2015. Fraser Kay and Cliff Reynolds have taken up the joint leadership of the new church plant and a local village has been identified and made known to the church. A group of 12 members of the charity have formed a launch community to begin meeting in 2024. Operation The Trust continued to employ its previous two people. One in full-time pastoral ministry and one part-time as an administrator. The administrator's hours increased from 15 hours per week to 20 hours per week in 2023. The Trust also took on one new employee – a full time associate pastor. Additional practical support has been provided by individuals and employees to the community and to the church members as needed. A small number of attendees have opted to remain watching online since the Covidrestrictions were lifted. We have a support

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network, within our Growth Groups, which
seeks to offer support to those who wish to
remain connected with the charity.
We have been aware that the building we
currently meet in has limitations, due to size.
To mitigate risk, we have, towards the end of
the year, incited more frequent
announcements regarding fire exits and
safeguarding. We have also ensured that
there are clear aisles available for quick exit
in an emergency.
SAFEGUARDING
One Safeguarding episode was raised in
2023. This was addressed in accordance
with the latest government and safeguarding
guidance; subsequently the episode were
closed. It was due to a simple
misunderstanding.
The Safeguarding Policy was updated in
October 2023, and made available to
members and freely available to all who use
our services upon request.
The Safeguarding Officer and Safeguarding
Lead undertook a two-day refresher course
in February 2023 with further training for the
Youth and Sunday School leaders and
helpers offered. Ten people have thus far
completed the provided “Gateway to
Safeguarding” course.
GDPR policies are in place and are
considered adequate for the scale and
nature of the Trust.
The Trustees continue to monitor all risks at
the quarterly Trustee meeting.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Constitution of the charity, approved by
whether the trustees have the Charity Commission, outlines the objects
had regard to the guidance of North Swindon Baptist Church (as noted
issued by the Charity above) and in pursuing these goals the
Commission on public Trustees have regard to the commission’s
benefit public benefit guidance when exercising any
powers or duties to which the guidance is
relevant.
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SORP reference
There is a fundamental principle in the
Para 1.38 Christian faith that everything we possess
Policy on grant making belongs to God, the creator of Heaven and
Earth and everything in between. Therefore
nothing that we possess can be considered
our own. God calls on us to defend the
unfortunate and the oppressed. In light of
this we make grants to such elements in
society and additionally we make grants to
further the Christian faith in line with our
purpose and objects. Until now we have not
had a written policy as the Bible is our
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teaching on this matter. In 2024 we will
produce a written policy on grant making so
that activity in this area can be measured
against our policy.
The charity currently has no such policy and
Policy on social investment Para 1.38 make no such investments. In the event that
including program related investments are made then a policy will be
investment. formulated.
The activities of North Swindon Baptist
Para 1.38 Church are made possible through the
Contribution made by support of volunteers and commitment of
volunteers church members which the Trustees wish to
acknowledge and express our thanks for.
Other
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Achievements and Performance

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SORP reference
Through the activities of North Swindon
Baptist Church during the last year the Trust
has impacted hundreds of people in our
Summary of the main local community:
Para 1.20
achievements of the charity, • Each Sunday an estimated 200-250
identifying the difference the have connected with NSBC through in-
charity’s work has made to person meetings that have also been live-
the circumstances of its streamed.
beneficiaries and any wider • 10 Individuals were baptised in 2023
benefits to society as a • Members of the church have
whole. practically and financially supported a wide
range of local needs including significant
volunteering commitment to the Swindon
Night Shelter which is impacting more and
more people in the wider Swindon
community.
• We continue to review our
safeguarding arrangements and keep a
healthy emphasis on the importance of this.
• Regular Trustees meetings continued
and there was good reporting financial
control and transparency.
In addition to the regular weekly services
outlined above, other initiatives in 2023
included:
• Men's and women's breakfasts
• Men’s Bible discussion groups
• Ladies' evening social events
• A summer fun day open to the
community with over 150 in attendance
• A holiday club in October at which
around 80 children attended over 3 days.
• Three ‘321’ courses held over the
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year, open to all. These were attended by
10 people.
• In November a community-event
(Christmas Wreath Making) was run and
over 20 guests from the community
attended.
• In Dec 2023 a carol-service was also
held with over 15 guests attending from the
community.

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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Having agreed our desire to plant another
church in the Swindon area, in November
Performance of fundraising we asked our membership to consider
activities against objectives Para 1.41 donating towards achieving that objective.
set. In Total £15,023.75 was pledged and by year
end £7213.75 had been collected. By the
AGM a total of £14,763.75 has been
collected. This will be set against a 1 [st] year
budget of £20,429.25 which leaves a deficit
of £5,455.70 which is included in the main
budget. There was no external fundraising
for any reason.
During 2023 the charity did not hold any
investments.
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review

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Para 1.21
Review of the charity’s At Year end the charity had a total of
financial position at the end £46,576.27 deposited in their business
of the period current account and with no funds held
anywhere else. Of this total £9,642.50 were
designated for use in memory of the late
trustee Phillip Davison, and £7,213.75 were
designated for a church plant. It is
anticipated that both funds will be spent by
year end 2024.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Until now the charity has not adopted
policy for holding reserves a formal written Reserves Policy but
stating why they are held reported its policy year on year here which
represented one month’s expenditure. In
2023 the charity stated that its baseline
would be £10,000, below which
consideration would need to be given
concerning viability. With increased
employment and the subsequent costs, at
the first quarterly meeting of 2024 the
trustees will discuss formal reserve polices
for Running Costs, Extraordinary impact
costs and Project costs with a view to
determining the level of any agreed
reserves. The trustees look forward to
formalising their reserves policies alongside
other policies maintained by the charity.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 The reserve for the event of liquidation was
set at £10,000.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 None.
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 None.
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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All funds are raised internally by donation from the membership and regular attenders The charity’s principal of the church. This is done by direct credit to sources of funds (including Para 1.47 the charity’s bank, by forwarding via any fundraising) Stewardship a charity that facilitates giving to charities, and via an offering box. The charity does not seek to raise funds outside of the membership or regular attenders (the congregation). The vast majority of our income is by way of regular charitable donations on a monthly basis against which, where permitted, we enhance the gift by claiming Gift Aid.

On occasion we might make an internal appeal towards our goals and objectives but always in line with our purpose. For example the Church Plant

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mentioned above.
During 2023 the charity supported
Cornerstone Church (a plant from NSBC), to
a total of £6000. That church is now
financially self-sufficient and so the amount
of £6000 will be directed to Penhill
Community Church, one with whom we have
ministry links, and which operates in a
financially starved area.
The largest expenditure of the charity
is ministry by way of three employees. In
order to meet our obligations as employers it
is likely that the running reserves policy will
need to increase substantially.
The charity currently has no form of
investment but when the reserves are
agreed then it will likely open short term or
immediate access savings accounts.
The charity has no investments or
investment policy this year. This will be
Investment policy and considered next year as we establish
objectives including any Para 1.46 Reserves Policies.
social investment policy
adopted
The principle risk the charity faces is a
sudden and unexpected drop in income to
A description of the principal Para 1.46 the extent that creditors and employees
risks facing the charity cannot be paid. It is for this reason we
established a reserve of £10,000 which
would meet statutory redundancy
obligations. However, in view of our
employees’ contracts and notice periods this
reserve is likely to be enhanced next year as
we have employed another full-time member
of staff.
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management

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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 A Constitution and Handbook.
(trust deed, royal charter) NSBC is governed by a constitution that was
ratified by members on 1st December 2016
How is the charity Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 The charity has two leadership roles namely
including details of any Elder and Deacon. The membership vote on
constitutional provisions e.g. the appointment of both positions on the
election to post or name of recommendation of the Elders. Deacons are
any person or body entitled only appointed to the role by invitation and
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to appoint one or more trustees

their agreement to serve in that capacity.

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All trustees have read and understand the
responsibilities of trustees as detailed in the
Policies and procedures charity commission guidance.
adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 https:/www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-Trustee-
training of trustees whats-involved (CC3a)
Further work is planned in this area to fully
equip trustees in this role.
The trustees met formally on four occasions
during 2023 to review the operation of the
The charity’s organisational charity, review the financial position and
structure and any wider Para 1.51 consider risks and strategic priorities. All
network with which the meetings were documented.
charity works During the year the Charity sadly lost one of
our Trustees, Phil Davison, who passed
away in May. As a result, two former
trustees, Ben Pike, and Steve Hook, willingly
stepped back into their former roles with an
initial commitment for one year, from May
2023-May 2024.
The trustees are satisfied that all financial
transactions were appropriately approved by
designated trustees. There was regular and
transparent financial reporting, and the
trustees are also satisfied that appropriate
controls and reporting is in place.
Trustees who are also employees of the
charity were excluded from all discussion
relating to remuneration and where it was
considered that there may be a conflict of
interest in any discussions of the trustees.
An Annual General Meeting of members
took place on the 27 [th] of January 2024 at
which this TAR was shared. However, it was
later established that there was not a
quorum and so the AGM will be rescheduled
in April/May when other voting business is
needed.
North Swindon Baptist Church continued to
benefit from association with the Fellowship
Relationship with any related Para 1.51 of Independent Churches (FIEC) from whom
parties legal advice and guidance is received. Our
full-time workers benefit from regular
meetings with the leaders of FIEC churches.
North Swindon Baptist Church continued to
provide support to other charities through
grants that support the objectives of the
Trust and provided wider public benefit. In
2023 it was agreed that we help to support a
local church in a social-deprived area of
Swindon. To this end two people from our
church left our fellowship to join with the
church in this area. We also agreed in 2023
to assign £6,000 grant of support to this
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church, to be donated in 2024. The charity banks with the Co-operative Other Para. 1.52 Bank

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name North Swindon Baptist Church Other name the charity uses NSBC Registered charity number 1170918 Charity’s principal address 5 Church End, Purton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4EB

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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Fraser Kay Minister Membership
2 Phillip Davison Elder 1 [st] January – 9 [th] May Membership
3 Rebecca Davison Deacon Membership
4 Robert Seals Deacon Membership
5 Ben Pike Elder 11 [th] June -31 [st] December Membership
6 Steve Hook Deacon 11 [th] June -31 [st] December Membership
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
None
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets None
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for N/A
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets
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Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of Name Address
adviser
None
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) F Kay R Seals Full name(s) Fraser KAY Robert SEALS Position (eg Secretary, Pastor Deacon Chair, etc) Date

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	North Swindon Baptist Church	North Swindon Baptist Church	North Swindon Baptist Church	Charity No (if any)	1170918	CC17a
	Annualaccountsforthe period
	Period start date	01/01/2023	To	Period end date	31/12/2023

Section A	Statement of financial activities
Recommended categories by activity Details of own analysis Note Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income S01 Activities for generating funds S02 Investment income S03 Incoming resources from charitable activities S04 Other incoming resources S05 S06 Resources expended (Notes 4-8) Costs of Generating Funds Costs of generating voluntary income S07 Fundraising trading costs S08 Investment management costs S09 Charitable activities S10 Governance costs S11 Other resources expended S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 *Total funds carried forward* Total funds brought forward *Net movement in funds* *Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before* *transfers* Gains and losses on investment assets Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use Other recognised gains/(losses) *Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before* *other recognised gains/(losses)* Gross transfers between funds *Total resources expended* *Total incoming resources*		Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year Total last year £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
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		117,502	10,811	-	128,313	106,748
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		8	-	-	8	19
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		117,510	10,811	-	128,321	106,767

		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		109,075	5,663	-	114,738	90,415
		1,270	-	-	1,270	1,150
			-	-	-	2,155
		110,345	5,663	-	116,008	93,720
		7,165	5,148	-	12,313	13,047
		5	5 -	-	-	-
		7,170	5,143	-	12,313	13,047

		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		7,170	5,143	-	12,313	13,047
		27,308	2,071	-	29,379	16,332
		34,478	7,214	-	41,692	29,379

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Section B Balance sheet

Note B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 B06 B07 B08 B09 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20	Unrestricted funds £ F01	Restricted income funds £ F02	Endowment funds £ F03	Total this year Total last year £ £ F04 F05	Total this year Total last year £ £ F04 F05
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-

	-	-	-	-	-
	1,772	-	-	1,772	1,123
	-	-	-	-	-
	39,363	7,214	-	46,577	31,019
	41,135	7,214	-	48,349	32,142

	6,657	-	-	6,657	2,762

	34,478	7,214	-	41,692	29,380

	34,478	7,214	-	41,692	29,380

	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-

	34,478	7,214	-	41,692	29,380

	34,478			34,478	29,380
				-	-
		7,214		7,214	-
			-	-	-

	34,478	7,214	-	41,692	29,380

	Signature		Date of approval Print Name
F Kay			Fraser KAY
R Seals			Robert SEALS

CC17a (Excel)

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with:

Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005);

• and with* ✓ Accounting Standards; or Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE);

and with the Charities Act.

[** except for the following].

Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.

-Tick as appropriate:
if all relevant disclosures shown in the pack have been given then please tick “Accounting Standards”;
if disclosures completed in these accounts have been restricted to those required by the FRSSE, then please tick
“Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE)”.

** - If no departures from the chosen standards have been made then delete these words; otherwise give details of any changes in the boxes.

1.2 Change in basis of accounting

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year (§ except for the following).

§ if no changes have been made to accounting policies then delete these words.

1.3 Changes to previous accounts

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years (§§ except for the following).

§§ if no changes have been made to accounts for previous periods then delete these words.

CC17a (Excel)

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

INCOMING RESOURCES

Recognition of incoming	These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
resources	• the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
	• the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
	• the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Incoming resources with	Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income)
related expenditure	the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.
Grants and donations	Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional
	entitlement to the resources.
Tax reclaims on donations	Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to
and gifts	which they relate.
Contractual income and	This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.
performance related grants
Gifts in kind	Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised.
	Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or
	distributed by the charity.
	Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when
	receivable.
Donated services and	These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources
facilities	expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material_._
	The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or
	facility received.
Volunteer help	The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.
Investment income	This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment gains and losses	This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from
	revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition	Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the
	charity to pay out resources.
Governance costs	Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee
	meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Grants with performance	Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service
conditions	or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the
	grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without	These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are
performance conditions	no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
Support Costs	Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a
	basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per
	capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets for use	These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They
by charity	are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt.
Investments	Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year
	end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
Stocks and work in progress	These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.
	None
POLICIES ADOPTED
ADDITIONAL TO OR
DIFFERENT FROM THOSE
ABOVE

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources

Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.

Analysis	This year Last year £ £	This year Last year £ £
Donations & Gifts	88,844	89,143
Gift Aid	15,781	17,605
Designated Fund	12,878	-
Restricted Fund	10,811	-
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Total	128,313	106,748

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Analysis of resources expended Resources expended may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.

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Unrestricted:		-
Staff costs	61,361	-
Missions & Support	21,936	-
Administration	8,646	-
Outreach& Services	13,896
Designated	3,235
Restricted:
Gifts & support	5,663
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Total	114,738	-

IndependentExaminer	700	450
Insurance	470	442
Accountancy support	100	700
Total	1,270	1,592

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Support Costs

Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.

*support costs.*
Support cost type	Fundraising activity £	Charitable Activity £	Governance Activity £	Total Cost £
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Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure

6.1 Trustee expenses

Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid, please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).

Number of trustees who were paid expenses Nature of the expenses

Total amount paid

This year	Last year
1	1
Pastoral Expenses including travel, meetings and entertainment, craft supplies.	Pastoral Expenses including travel, meetings and entertainment, craft supplies.
1,764	1,713

6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).

*appropriate box(es).*
Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts	This year £	Last year £
	700	450
	100	700

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 7 Paid employees Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.

7.1 Staff Costs

7.1 Staff Costs	7.1 Staff Costs
Fundraising Charitable Activities Governance Other Total 7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year Employer’s National Insurance costs Pension costs Total staff costs Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind The parts of the charity in which the employees work		This year £	Last year £
		59,998	41,104
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		1,363	951
		61,361	42,055

	nt employees in the year	This year Number	Last year Number
	Fundraising	-	-
	Charitable Activities	1	1
	Governance	1	1
	Other	-	-
	Total	2	2

7.3 Defined contribution pension scheme Please complete if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated. Brief details of the scheme

The auto enrolment stakeholder pension scheme used by the Church is the Government Scheme NEST

The costs of the scheme to the charity for the year The amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end The amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end

This year		Last year
£		£
	1363		951
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 8 Grantmaking

Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities undertaken.

8.1 Total value of grants

8.1 Total value of grants
Purpose for whichgrants made	Grants to institutions Total amount £	Grants to individuals Total amount £
In furtherance ofthis charities purpose, and to promote the purposes	11,865
ofthe granted charities	-	-
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*Total*	11,865	-

8.1 Grantmaking costs

If the charity’s accounts are prepared on the “activity basis” please give details of any support cost associated with grantmaking. Please enter “Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.

Support costs of grantmaking

Nil

8.3 Grants made to institutions

If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed. Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable understanding of the range of institutions supported.

*institutions supported.*
Names of institutions	Purpose	Total amount of grantspaid £
Cornerstone Church	The activities are to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs in Swindon and surrounding areas.	6,000
THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES	SUPPORT, ADVICE, AND RESOURCES TO AFFILIATED INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES.	1,200
Casa MEA UK	The charity works to advance the Christian gospel and to support and aid people with disabilities, primarily in the Republic of Moldova where we run four small community homes for up to six disabled people.	900
Penhill Community Church	The purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith within the Penhill, Swindon area. This is done through public worship, community outreach, bible teaching and pastoral care.	1,200
Swindon Night Shelter	The prevention or relief of homelessness in Swindon and the surrounding area by providing support, items and work to individuals in need. In addition to partner with other organisations that work with the vulnerable.	2,300

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Swindon Youth for Christ	SYFC predominately work in schools taking lessons, assemblies, mentoring, lunch clubs and after school clubs. We cover a variety of issues -self esteem/self worth, respect, relationships, etc. We run social action projects across the area and also a couple of monthly events where young people can explore the Christian faith.	250
Christians Against Poverty	Christians Against Poverty provides free professional debt help, money education and support groups to members of the public. Services are delivered face-to- face in partnership with local churches, allowing us to provide both practical and emotional support to our clients.	15
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 9 Tangible fixed assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets

9.1 Cost or valuation

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9.4 Revaluation If any fixed assets have been revalued please give details of the valuer and method of valuation

* The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.

** Please indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = straight line; RB = reducing balance). Also please indicate the rate of depreciation: for straight line, what is the anticipated life of the asset (in years); for reducing balance, what is the percentage annual deduction.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 10 Investment assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets.

10.1 Fixed assets investments

Add/(deduct):net gain/(loss) on revaluation Carrying (market) value at beginning of year Carrying (market) value at end of year Add:additions to investments at cost Less:disposals at carrying value	£
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Please provide below:

10.2 A breakdown of the market values of investments shown above agreeing with the balance sheet row B03.

10.3 A breakdown of the income from investments agreeing with SOFA row S03.

Investments in subsidiary or connected undertakings and companies Analysis of investments Other investments Total Investment properties Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange Cash held as part of the investment portfolio Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange or held in common investment funds, open ended investment companies, unit trusts or other collective investment schemes	10.2 Market value at year end £	10.3 Income from investments for the year £
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10.4 Material investment holdings

If any single investment is material in terms of its value (for example represents more than 5 per cent of the value of the charity’s total investments) please provide details.

Investment held

Market Value

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear
This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
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Note 12 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals. 12.1 Analysis of creditors

Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear
This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
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974	1,150	-	-
6,657	2,762	-	-

12.2 Security over assets

If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 13 Endowment and restricted income funds

Please complete this section if the charity has any endowment or restricted income funds.

13.1 Funds held

Please give a brief description of any of the following type of funds held by the charity:

permanent endowment funds (PE);
expendable endowment funds (EE); and
restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity (R).

Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions	Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions	Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions
Ukraine Fund	R	To aid victims of the war in Ukraine
Pastor's degree course	R	To supplement the cost of individual's development.
Swindon Night Shelter	R	Individuals donations to that charity through this charity.
Church Plant	R	To support the launch of a new church in Purton

13.2 Movements of major funds

Please give details of the movements of the major funds summarised in the restricted and endowment columns of the Statement of Financial Activities.

Fund names	Fund balances brought forward £	Incoming resources £	Outgoing resources £	Transfers £	Gains and losses £	Fund balances carried forward £
Gifts & Support	10	2,088	- 2,098	-	-	-
Pastor's degree course	-	1,200	- 1,200		-	-
Swindon Night Shelter	150	310	- 460	-	-	-
Bible Socitey	80	-	-80	-	-	-
UkraineFund	1,831	-	- 1,826	-5	-	0
Church Plant		7,214	-	-	-	7,214
Total Funds	2,071	10,812	- 5,664	- 5	-	7,214

13.3 Transfers between funds

Please give details of any transfers between funds.

From Fund(Name)	To Fund(Name)	Reason	Amount
Ukraine Fund	Unrestricted Funds	Small surplus paid to Barnabas	5

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Transactions with related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in note 6) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “None” in the relevant boxes.

14.1 Remuneration and benefits

Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee or other related parties by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

Name of trustee or connected party	Legal authority (eg order, governing document)	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value
		This year £	Last year £

14.2 Loans

Please give details of and amounts owing to or from the charity’s trustees or other related parties by the charity at the year end.

Due to trustees and related parties Due from trustees and related parties	Name of trustee or connected party	Legal authority	Amount owing	Amount owing
			This year £	Last year £

14.3 Other transaction(s) with trustees or related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a trustee or related party has a material interest.

Name of the trustee or relatedparty	Relationship to charity	Description of the transaction(s)	This year £	Last year £

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 15 Additional Disclosures

The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.

The designated funds mention in note 3 & 4 were unrestricted gifts towards the potential purchase of church premises. The purchase failed and during the bidding process our trustee Philip Davison suddenly and unexpectedly died. The known donors ( a small amount was anonymously given) were contacted and assured us of not restriction of the expenditure. The trustees decided to designate these funds on purchases or investment in the memory of Philip Davision. So far an expensive camera has been purchased from this fund and other opportunities will be sought that might have a lasting memorial to the service and life of Philip.

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of North Swindon Baptist Church On accounts forthe year ended 31 December 2023 Charity no ,, 1170918 lif any) Set out on pages I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity l.the Trust I for the year ended 3111212023. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 I'lhe Act i. 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 1451Sllbl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. l tonfim that no material matters have examiner's statement come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act, or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and ¢ontent of accounts sel out in the Charities IAc¢ounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'tTue and fair, view which is not a matter Considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thi5 report in order lo enable a proper understanding ol the accounts to be reached. pi se delete the wo s in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date.. Name: Mrs Jennifer Frost Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body lif anyl.. ACA Address: JD Frost Accounlanls 7 Links View, Cirens1er, Gloucestershi, GL7 2NF IER October 2018

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