Charity No 1171047 ## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH TENTERDEN** Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Page 1 The Trustees of Trinity Baptist Church Tenterden present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ issued in March 2005. ## Contents |1.|Aims and purposes of the charity|page 2| |---|---|---| |2.|Objectives and activities of the charity|page 2| |3.|Achievements and performance|page 2| |4.|Financial review|page 3| |5.|Reserves policy|page 3| |6.|Volunteers|page 3| |7.|Safeguarding|page 3| |8.|General Data Protection Regulations|page 4| |9.|Structure, governance and management|page 4| |10.|Administrative information|page 4| |11.|Financial statements|page 5| ## 2 ## **1. Aims and purposes** Our aim and purpose as a church is to see God’s kingdom grow as families, friends and communities are transformed by Jesus Christ. ## **2. Objectives and activities** The main objects of the charity are to promote the worship of God and the preaching of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ both locally and internationally. When planning our activities for the year we have considered the Charity Commissioner’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We try to show people how to come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and to live out their faith in the local community through: - Worship, prayer and Bible study; learning about the gospel; developing people’s knowledge of and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ; Page 2 - Supporting missionary endeavour and other outreach here and overseas; - Providing pastoral support for Church members and others who are in need. To facilitate the work it is essential we maintain the fabric of the Church building. ## **3. Achievements and performance** It has always been the wish of the Trustees to hold services and a range of other activities during the week, and over the course of the year, that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. Our Sunday morning service is family-friendly and intended to facilitate worship in an accessible way, whereas our evening meeting is less formal and provides more opportunity for people to participate in the time together. There are mid-week meetings for Bible study and prayer, many of which are held in people’s homes, which are useful means of spiritual growth. With the lifting of the remaining restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, we were pleased to be able to resume our Sunday services and mid-week meetings in our building and in homes during the year. During 2022 we began an initiative to share the good news of the Gospel in the town of Tenterden: once a week we set up a book table in the High Street with a view to offering passers-by literature and information about the Church and to engage in conversation with them. More recently our Pastor, Matthew Clay, has started a daytime, mid-week meeting for those wishing to ask questions and discuss issues relating to the Christian life. As part of our wish to offer pastoral care for our members and those connected to the Church, the Elders and other helpers visited many of the sick, elderly and needy folk on a more organised basis than in previous years. Following the devastating floods in Pakistan in 2022 and the earthquakes in Turkey/Syria we made a special appeal for funds to support humanitarian efforts and were pleased to send a total of almost £5000 via Barnabas Aid. We also raised more than £1000 for Morning Star Children’s Centre in South Africa by means of a cake and craft sale. At the end of the year our membership stood at 33 (including 1 Associate Member). ## **4. Financial review** Unrestricted donations were £ 45,214 which, together with the Gift Aid claim, meant that our income from regular donations amounted to £ 54,973 . Incoming resources from charitable activities amounted to £2,490, including £1,125 raised from hiring the hall to outside organisations. Costs associated with running the Church amounted to £71,141. This included grants for missionary work totalling £725 and international aid of £4,779. Much of the former was sent to missionary organisations working abroad. Page 3 The Trustees noted that expenditure exceeded income during the year, leading to a deficit of £12,045. This was expected on account of our decision to recruit and employ a new pastor, which was made in the knowledge that in the short-term there would be a call on our reserves until donation income increases through a growth in membership. Please see the attached Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts for further details. ## **5 Reserves policy** The Trustees aim to maintain a balance of unrestricted funds equivalent to 3 months expenditure, amounting to approximately £14 500 in 2021/22. This was achieved. ## **6. Volunteers** The Church relies on the support of volunteers drawn from the membership and regular attendees to carry out many of the activities undertaken in the local area. ## **7. Safeguarding** During the year the Church opened an account with Christian Safeguarding Services and reviewed its safeguarding policy in January 2023. A training session was held in March and DBS checks instigated where appropriate. ## **8. General Data Protection Regulations** The Church has relevant policies in place in regard to GDPR. A copy of our Privacy Notice can be found on our Church Website. Our database is held within password protected software called "ChurchSuite", a cloud-hosted GDPR compliant system and personal data is only included with specific consent. ## **9. Structure, governance and management** Trinity Baptist Church was founded in 1967. On 19 July 1976 an Assignment and Declaration of Trust was established in relation to the premises where the Church currently meets. The trustees were named officers of the Church and the Grace Baptist Trust Corporation. At a formally constituted meeting of members on 25 October 2012, the Church adopted a constitution governing the charitable assets of the Church from a legal perspective in accordance with the requirements of charity law. The trustees of this charity were the minister of the Church, the other elders and the deacons. New rules were adopted at the same time. In 2016/17 the Church adopted a new Constitution and Handbook for the purposes of obtaining registration as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The Charity Commission confirmed the new charitable status on 9 January 2017 (Registered charity number 1171047). The trustees of the charity were, again, the minister, the other elders and the deacons. Since as a CIO the Church was able to own property, the ownership of building and land were transferred to the CIO, thus ending the 1976 Trust deed. Page 4 Charity Trustees: Matthew Clay Matthew Hopkins John McDonald Peter Smith (Chair) Jim Wiles **10. Administrative information** Charity No: 1171047 Address: Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LR Independent examiner Paxton Independent Examiners, 61a High Street South, Rushden, NN10 0RA Solicitors Edward Connor Solicitors, 10 The Point, LE16 7QU **Approved by the Trustees on** 17 **/** 05 **/2023 and signed on their behalf by Peter Smith.** ## **11.Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023** 11.1 Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts 11.2 Charity Commission SOFA Report - 11.3 Charity Commission Balance Sheet 11.4 Charity Commission Movement of Funds Report - . Page 5 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** |**Section A**
**Independent Examiner’s Report**|**Section A**
**Independent Examiner’s Report**| |---|---| |**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Responsibilities and**
**basis of report**|Trinity Baptist Church Tenterden
31 March 2023
**Charity no**
**(if any)**
1171047
One to Eight
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023.
As the charity's trustees, 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 all 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 (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities 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 content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true 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 this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**|Darren Warren
**Date:**|10/05/2023| |---|---|---| |||| ||Darren Warren – Paxton Independent Examiners|| |||| ||FMAAT|| |||| ||61a High Street South|| ||Rushden|| ||Northants, NN10 ORA|| Page 1 of 8 **Section B** ## **Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . Page 2 of 8 **Charity Commission Balance Sheet Details** **Paxton** ## **Trinity Baptist Church Tenterden** |March 2023|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |B01 Intangible assets
B02 Tangible assets
Building
B03 Heritage assets
B04 Investments
B06 Stocks
B07 Debtors
Recoverable Gift Aid
B08 Investments
B09 Cash at bank and in hand
Bank current account
Bank deposit account
B11 Creditors (due within one year)
B14 Creditors (due after one year)
B15 Provisions for liabilities|Unrestricted
0
681,490
681,490
0
0
0
9,469
9,469
0
12,579
88,143
100,722
0
0|Restricted
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|Endowment
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|Year Total
0
681,490
681,490
0
0
0
9,469
9,469
0
12,579
88,143
100,722
0
0|Last Year| ||||||0
681,490
681,490
0
0
0
9,039
9,039
0
16,687
96,510
113,197
0
0| Page 3 of 8 **Charity Commission Balance Sheet Details** ## **Paxton** ## **Trinity Baptist Church Tenterden** |March 2023|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |B17 Endowment funds
B18 Restricted income funds
B19 Unrestricted funds
Retained surplus
B20 Revaluation reserve|Unrestricted
0
0
0
791,681
791,681
0|Restricted
0
0
0
0
0
0|Endowment
0
0
0
0
0
0|Year Total
0
0
0
791,681
791,681
0|Last Year| ||||||0
0
0
803,726
803,726
0| Page 4 of 8 **Charity Commission SOFA Details Report** **Paxton** ## **Trinity Baptist Church Tenterden** |March 2023|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |S01 Donations and legacies
Donations - regular
Donations - other
Gift aid tax claimed
S02 Charitable activities (inc.)
Room Hire
Book sales
Other income
S03 Other trading activities
S04 Investments
Interest received
S05 Separate material item of income
S06 Other (inc.)
S08 Raising funds
S09 Charitable activities
GBM
EMI Int UK
Asia Link
People International
Sat 7
Other missionary support
FIEC Training Fund
International support
TBC assistance
Salaries and wages
PAYE/Employer NI
Pastor Pension|Unrestricted
35,939
9,275
9,759
54,973
1,125
263
1,102
2,490
0
1,633
1,633
0
0
0
4,108
1,200
2,600
500
0
725
0
4,779
33
24,622
5,634
2,931|Restricted
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|Endowment
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|Year Total
35,939
9,275
9,759
54,973
1,125
263
1,102
2,490
0
1,633
1,633
0
0
0
4,108
1,200
2,600
500
0
725
0
4,779
33
24,622
5,634
2,931|Last Year| ||||||42,425
659
9,270
52,354
746
418
200
1,364
0
43
43
0
0
0
4,300
1,200
861
1,000
100
200
250
5,750
794
14,061
2,800
1,659| Page 5 of 8 **Charity Commission SOFA Details Report** ## **Paxton** ## **Trinity Baptist Church Tenterden** |**Trinity Baptist Church Tenterden**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |March 2023|||||Last Year
396
126
3,082
5,600
100
1,337
229
0
499
12
195
410
16
137
502
817
0
307
972
799
539
32
439
1,145
411
695
3,361
1,233
180
37
528
283
390
57,784
0
0
0
0
Page 6 of 8| |Pastor expenses
Pastor travel/subsistence
Pastor starting costs
Rent for Church Manse
Conference expenses
Visiting speaker costs
Youth work costs
Evangelism - events
Evangelism - publicity
Evangelism - literature
Printing & stationery
Bookstall purchases
Home Group study guides
Flowers
Catering
Fire alarm maintenance
IT, audio visual
Music, licences
FIEC Subscription
Gas
Electricity
Water
Telephone, internet
Insurance
Other costs
Cleaning
Repairs & maintenance
Furniture & equipment
Audit & accountancy
Safeguarding
Paxton software support
Paxton Payroll
Church Suite admin
S10 Separate material item of expense
S11 Other (exp.)
S14 Net gains/(losses) on investments
S16 Extraordinary items|Unrestricted
394
80
0
10,200
0
550
520
48
492
221
100
552
0
120
588
803
32
536
1,002
914
1,327
63
321
1,285
701
1,161
23
249
180
186
568
403
390
71,141
0
0
0
0|Restricted
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|Endowment
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|Year Total
394
80
0
10,200
0
550
520
48
492
221
100
552
0
120
588
803
32
536
1,002
914
1,327
63
321
1,285
701
1,161
23
249
180
186
568
403
390
71,141
0
0
0
0|| **Charity Commission SOFA Details Report** ## **Paxton** ## **Trinity Baptist Church Tenterden** |March 2023|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |S17 Transfers between funds
S18 Gains and losses on revaluation
of fixed assets
S19 Other gains/(losses)|Unrestricted
0
0
0|Restricted
0
0
0|Endowment
0
0
0|Year Total
0
0
0|Last Year| ||||||0
0
0| Page 7 of 8 **Paxton Charity Commission Movement of Funds Report** ## **Trinity Baptist Church Tenterden** Month = March 2023 |Fund name
General fund|Fund balances
brought
forward
803,726|Fund balances
brought
forward
803,726|Income
59,095|Expenditure
-71,140|Transfers
0|Gains and
losses
0|Gains and
losses
0|Fund balances
carried
forward
791,681|Fund balances
carried
forward
791,681| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||| |Totals||803,726|59,095|-71,140|0||0||791,681| Page 8 of 8