OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2023-04-05-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 6 April 2022 Period start date To 5 April 2023 Period end date

Charity name: Bethania Evangelical Church

Charity registration number: 1173470

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 To
advance the Christian faith, for the
public benefit, by seeking to meet the
needs that are identified in the local
community, using the principles of the
Christian faith to guide our actions.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 During this year we continued our prayer
and community activities, with more in
person activities as COVID restrictions
were lifted.
Our prayer activities include weekly prayer,
monthly ‘prayer for the city’ and monthly
worship evenings.
The Chaplaincy in our local High School
continued with 3-5 chaplains supporting the
students and staff during the period.
Our community partnership continued this
period with the development of the
Trowbridge Food Pantry operating on a 1
day per week basis.
We also held a ‘Summer of Fun’
programme to support local young people
with 5 weeks of activities.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 We have complied with our duty to have
due regard to the commission’s public
benefit guidance when exercising any
powers or duties to which the guidance is
relevant.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:


SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 n/a
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 n/a
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 During this period the contribution from
volunteers has continued to be
extraordinary. Even though many returned
to work after the pandemic, up to 30
volunteers enabled us to grow our Food
Pantry initiative, continue our School
Chaplaincy and support our prayer
initiatives for the local area and City. We
have also been able to provide a hospitable
and safe environment for gatherings in our
building
Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 During this period, our focus has been in
two main areas Prayer and Community
Support. Whilst these are strongly linked,
they are here described separately:
Prayer Initiatives
We have continued to gather people from
many different churches and communities
both locally and city wide in our building to
worship and pray for people and initiatives
on a weekly and monthly basis.
Supporting people, churches and
communities in prayer has enabled us to
identify some of the key issues facing our
city during this period. It has also enabled
us to target practical help and support to
the local community.
We have also provided spiritual support
and prayer to our local High School where
we operate our chaplaincy.
Community Support
Our Food Pantry has grown from strength
to strength during this period made
possible with support from grants and
donations and the stunning work by our
volunteers. For a small fee, pantry
members from the local community are
able to select a number of good quality
grocery items. As local people gather in the
centre, we have been able to achieve the
following in during this period:
•
Food and wellbeing support for 188
member households
•
Increased our overall reach providing
wellbeing support to 1257 beneficiaries
through 3278 actions.
•
A warm space during Pantry opening

hours where we have been able to provide information and advice on a range of key topics such as cost of living and fuel poverty. • Training and development for 18 volunteers including 3 young people, providing useful skills which has enabled some to gain part time paid work. • Expanded a food growing initiative in the centre grounds and provided information on nutrition and community events. • Safe use of kitchen for providing refreshments. • Delivery of Pantry groceries to isolating / shielding members. • Crisis support to beneficiaries in St Mellons & Trowbridge, including groceries, utilities and furniture. • Organising community activities and events. • Working in partnership with other agencies. During the school holidays we ran a ‘summer of fun’ initiative for young people with support of funding from the local council we undertook the following activities over a 5-week period: • A city beach with fun activities • A youth bus with games and wellbeing space • A heathy Eating growing and cooking space. • An open-air prayer and wellbeing tent • A Picnic in the park event

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:


Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
During this period the charity has
performed well beyond expectations
against its declared objectives namely:
‘… to advance the Christian faith, for the
public benefit, by seeking to meet the
needs that are identified in the local
community, using the principles of the
Christian faith to guide our actions’.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 We have been able to access various funds
to support our community work as outlined
above.
In addition, we received very generous
support from personal donations
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 n/a

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 The charity received £32,102 of income set
against £37,561 expenditure. Taking into
account a residual balance from 2021/22 of
£39,035, this has resulted in a surplus of
£33,576 at the end of the period. The
reduction from last year is due to the
drawing down of restricted grant funds.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 The Charity is holding a reserve in the
accounts of £30,355 unrestricted funds.
This is intended to support future
maintenance and improvement works of
our 19c Listed Building. These reserves
can also help ensure that the community
support initiatives can continue as grant
funding opportunities decrease. The charity
is also holding as reserves, a surplus of
£3,221 of restricted funds which is
earmarked for the continuation of the Food
Pantry Initiative
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £30,355
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 n/a
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 n/a
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 No concerns at this time.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:


The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
The charity is funded by regular and ‘one-
off’ donations by regular donors this
enables us to maintain our regular prayer
and community support. Our major ‘Food
Pantry’ initiative is now considered self-
funding and we expect this to be handed
over to the community during the next
period
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 n/a
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 The principal risk would be the reduction of
giving from our regular contributors.
A secondary risk would be the need for
unforeseen investment becoming
necessary in our 200-year-old building.
However, a full structural survey followed
by a substantial programme of
improvements has reduced this risk to low.

Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 ‘Foundation’ model constitution
How is the charity
constituted?		 Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
who’s only voting members are its charity
trustees with a ‘Foundation’ model
constitution
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees will
have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:


Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Bethania Evangelical Church
Other name the charity uses PrayerHouse at Bethania
Registered charity number 1173470
Charity’s principal address 13 Barons Court Road
Penylan
Cardiff
CF23 9DF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
David Clague Treasurer and
principal contact		 All three

1

2
3		 John Gallagher
Robert Jones

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

n/a

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full David Robert Clague name(s)

Position Secretary and Treasurer (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 12[th] January 2024

Bethania Evangelical Church

Bethania Evangelical Church 11 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 6th April 2022 5th April 2023 To from

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts
7,019
Grants CAST Food Project
-
Grant summer funproject
-
PantryTakings
Grant via RumneyChapel Cstproject
-
HMRCgift aid
-
Overheads Cast
-
Legacy
-
7,019
-
-
Sub total -
Total receipts 7,019
A3 Payments
Utilities & servicingbuilding
1,911
insurance
2,107
BuildingMaintenance
1,336
Operational Costs
2,087
Summer Fun activity
-
Gifts
1,594
CemeteryTransfer costs
Cast Food Project
-
cast Personnel Fees
-
-
Sub total 9,035
-
-
Sub total -
Total payments 9,035
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,016
A5 Transfers between funds
- 14
A6 Cash funds last year end
32,385
Cash funds this year end 30,355
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
~~Donations (restricted applies to directed~~
giving)
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)		 to the nearest £
Restricted
funds		 to the nearest £
Endowment
funds		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £
1,764
7,132
4,900
7,170
4,117
-
-
-
25,083		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 8,783
7,132
4,900
7,170
4,117
-
-
-
32,102		 5,830
11,930
-
-
-
2,252
944
-
20,956
-
-
-		 -
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
32,102
25,083 - 20,956
-
-
-
-
4,500
-
11,090
12,936
-
28,526		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 1,911
2,107
1,336
2,087
4,500
1,594
11,090
12,936
-
37,561		 1,549
3,696
1,842
1,038
-
340
931
23,018
35,819
-
68,233
-
-
-		 -
-
-		 -
-
-
-
28,526 - 37,561 68,233
- 3,443
14
6,650
3,221		 -
-
-
-		 - 5,459
-
39,035
33,576		 - 47,277
-
-
- 47,277

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Details
Church accounts
Details
Details
Details
Details
Signature
Cast food project balance plus directed
~~giving~~
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 to nearest £
to nearest £
30,355
-
-
3,221
-
-
30,355
3,221
OK
OK
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
D R Clague
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)		 to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-
-
OK
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
D R Clague 5-Jan-24

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees

Charity Name Bethania Evangelical Church

On accounts for the year ended

5 April 2023 1173470

Charity no (if any)

Set out on pages

1 and 2

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Responsibilities and basis of report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05 / 04 / 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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:

Date:

1

Oct 2018

IER

16/01/2024

Name:

Stephen Charles Hallett

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address:

5 Chargot Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 1EW

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 .

2

Oct 2018

IER