## ## ||||SORP reference|SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary|ofthe purposes of||||The principal object ofthe charity is the|| |the charity
governing|as set out in
document|its|||advancement
ofthe Christian
faith according to
Baptist principles
and
in accordance
with the
Basis of Faith. The charity may also carry out|| ||||||other charitable purposes
in the United|| ||||||Kin dern and/or other
arts ofthe world.|| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those|||Pare
1.19|1.17and|The Church conducts regular Sunday services
of public worship,
occasional special services,|| |purposes
for the public
benefit,
in particular,
the
activities, projects or
services identified
in the
accounts.|||||outreach
activities to the community,
prayer
meetings,
youth meetings.
Activities are
conducted
under the direction ofthe church
leadership
and in accordance
with the
Constitution
snd the Rules and Regulations.
The church also conducts extensive|| ||||||consultations
and discussions
on building|| ||||||improvements,
with a view to commencing|a| ||||||pectin the next
ear.|| |Statement|confirming||Para|1.18|When planning
its activities for the year, the|| |whether the trustees
have|||||church members,
leaders and trustees have|| |had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit|||||considered
the Commission's
guidance
on
public benefit and, in particular,
the specie
guidance on charities for the advancement
religion.|of| |dditional|information|(optional)||||| |ou ma
choose to include further statements|||||where relevant about:|| |||||SORP||| |||||reference||| ||||||nil report|| |||||Pare 1.38||| |Policy on|grant making|||||| ||||||nil report|| |||||Para 1.38||| |Policy on|social investment|||||| |including|program
related|||||| |investment||||||| ||||||The work ofthe charity is significantly
enabled| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Contribution||made by volunteers||Para 1.3B|by the voluntary
work ofchurch members
and
adherents.| ||||||nil report| |Other|||||| |Achievem|e|nts|and Performance||| |||||SORP reference|| ||||||During the course ofthe year, Grace Baptist| ||||||Church
Portsmouth
has:| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,
identifying
the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances
ofits
beneficiaries
and any wider||||Para 120|1.
Provided
two public services of
Christian
worship every Sunday ofthe year.
2.
Provided a weekly prayer meeting
and
Bible Study.
3.
Held ad hoc meetings
for mission
support.
4.
Initiated
and sustained
a weekly prayer| |benefits to|society as a||||meeting for the persecuted
and suffering| |whole.|||||church worldwide.| ||||||5.
Advanced
the Christian
faith by| ||||||preaching
at public services and by the| ||||||Pastor's one-to-one studies for those| ||||||approaching
baptism or considering
Christian| ||||||commitment.| ||||||6.
Nurtured
believers
in Christian
conduct,| ||||||conversation
and character at periodic| ||||||meetings.| ||||||7.
Supported
Christian
evangelical| ||||||missionary
work at home and abroad by| ||||||financial donations
and prayer.| ||||||8.
Provided a weekly young peopte's| ||||||meeting
online during
term time for the local| ||||||community.| ||||||9.
Managed
on-site and online meetings| ||||||compliant
with the Government's
Covid rules| ||||||and guidance,
ensured
safety ofafi, utilised a| ||||||communications
strategy, collducted
regular| ||||||risk assessments
and published
the plan on the| ||||||website.| ||||||10.
The Church has also improved
its| ||||||online broadcast capabilities.| ||||||11.
Maintained
the premises ofthe church| ||||||in proper and fit condition,
and continued
with| ||||||detailed consultations
within the church on a| ||||||0'ect of im rovements
and renovations.| ## ## ## |Financial
Review|Financial
Review|Financial
Review||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's|||||Para 1.21|Af10Klegacy explains the rough in-year||| |financial
position at||the|end|||income over expenditure
figure.
The church||| |ofthe period||||||continues to operate without
drawing
down
from savings.
The cash funds canied forward||| |||||||this year are roughly the same as the previous
year, as the f1OK surplus ofincome over||| |||||||ex
iture was invested
in CCLA fund.||| |Statement|explaining|the|||Para 1.22|The Church aims to maintain a reserve of12||| |policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held||||||months'
total expenditure
judged
by an average
annual
I/E statement.
Reserves are to enable
the Church to operate from a position of||| |||||||resilience where over 80%ofthe expenditure||is| |||||||committed
to pastoral stipend and missionary||| |||||||giving, and to allow for fluctuations
in gifts and||| |||||||offerings, as well as contingencies
connected||to| |||||||buildin
mana
ament and maintenance.||| |Amount of|reserves|held|||Para 1.22|The church
holds approx. F110,000 in reserves,||| |||||||because there is a planned
building
project|to|| |||||||deliver without
takin
loans.||| |Reasons for holding||zero|||Para 1.22|n/a||| |reserves||||||||| |Details offund materially||||in|Pars 1.24|n/a||| |deficit||||||||| |Explanation|ofany||||Para L23|||| |uncertainties
about||the||||||| |charity continuing
as a going||||||||| |concern||||||||| |Additional|Information||(optional)|||||| |You ma
choose to include||||further statements||where relevant about||| |||||||Tithes and offerings from members
and||| |||||||adherents,
and Gift Aid.||| |The charity's
principal||||||||| |sources of|funds (including||||Para L47|||| |any fundraising)||||||||| |||||||Funds are invested
on behalf ofthe church|by|| |||||||Christian
charities
/ companies
competent
to do||| |Investment
ob'ectives|policy and
includin
an||||Pars 1.46|So.||| |social investment
policy|social investment
policy|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |adopted||||||||| |||||nil report||||| |A description|ofthe principal||Para 1.46|||||| |risks facing|the charity|||||||| |||||nil report||||| |Other||||||||| |Structure,|Governance||and Management|||||| |Description|ofcharity's|||||||| |trusts:||||||||| |Type of governing
document|||Pars 1.25|Constitution,|supported||by Rules and|| |||||Regulations||||| |How is the charity|||Pare 1.25|Unincorporated||Association||| |constituted?||||||||| |Trustee selection methods|||Para 1.25|Trustees are|selected by members|||at the AGM| |including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions||e.g.||under a process
and Regulations.||set out in the church Rules||| |election to post or name||of||||||| |any person|or body entitled|||||||| |to appoint one or more||||||||| |trustees||||||||| |Additional
information||(optional)||||||| |You ma
choose to include further statements||||where relevant about:||||| |||||nil report||||| |Policies and
adopted
for|procedures
the induction||Pere 1.51|||||| |and training|oftrustees|||||||| |||||nil report||||| |The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider|||Pars 1.51|||||| |network
with which the||||||||| |charity works||||||||| |||||nil report||||| |Relationship|with any related||Pars 1.51|||||| |parties||||||||| |||||nil report||||| |Other||||||||| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |I CHARITY COMMISSION
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WALES||Grace Ba tist|Grace Ba tist|Grace Ba tist|Church Portsmouth|Church Portsmouth|Church Portsmouth||1173661|1173661|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||Receipts and|||payments||accounts|||CC~sa| ||||||||For the period
from|||06-|To
r-20|||05-Apr-21||| |~||||~||~|~|||||||||| ||||||||Unrestricted
funds|||Restricted
funds||Endowment
funds||Total|funds|Last year| ||||||||to|the nearest
E||to the nearest|E|to the nearest E||to the nearest t.||to the nearestE| |A1 Receipts||||||||||||||||| |Offenngs
& Donations|||||||||41,365||||||41,385|71,655| |Brought Forward|||||||||127,996||||||127,996|| |Gift Aid refund|||||||||7,059||||||7,059|| |Invesfemenf
Income|||||||||741||||||741|| |Legacy|||||||||10,000||||||10,000|| |Other Income|||||||||6,074||||||6,074|| |Sub total|(Gross||income for
AR)||||||193,255||||||193,255|71,655| |A2 Asset and|investment|||sales||||||||||||| |(see table).||||||||||||||||| ||||Sub||total|||||||||||| |||Total||receipts||||193,255||||-||-|193,255|71,655| |A3 Payments||||||||||||||||| |Pastoral costs|||||||||38,890||||||38,890|54,853| |Overseas
Missions|||||||||7,075||||||7,075|| |Utilities|||||||||987||||||987|| |Other operational|costs||||||||8,319||||||8,319|| ||||Sub||total||||55,271||||||55,271|54,883| |A4 Asset and|investment|||||||||||||||| |purchases,
(see table)||||||||||||||||| ||||Sub||total||||10,000|||||||| ||Total payme/its||||||||65,271|||-||-|65,271|54,883| |Net ofreceiptsf(paymentsj|||||||||127,984||||||127,984|16,772| |A5 Transfers|between||funds|||||||||||||| |A6 Cash funds last year||||end||||||||||||| |Cash funds||this|year||end||||127,984||||||127,984|16,772| |||||||~|~|~||~
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~ ~|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |||||||||||funds|funds|funds| |||||||||||to nearest 6|to nearest 6|to nearest 6| |B1Cash funds||||HSBC account||||||||| |||||Grace Baptist|Cahties Ltd|||||59,541||| |||||||Total||cash|funds|127,985||| |||||(agree haishces||with receipts shd psymshts||||||| ||||||||||sccouht(s))|||| |||||||||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |||||||||||funds|funds|funds| |||||Details||||||to nearest 6|to hsa rest r.|to nearest 6| |B2Other monetary||assets||||||||||| |||||Details||||||Fund to which
asset balan s|Cost (optiooal)|Current value
o tional| |B3Investment|assets|||CCLA (CO/F) Accumulation||||Fund||||37,648| |||||||||||Fund to which
asset balan
s|Cast (optional)|Current value
o tional| |B4Assets retained||for|the||I I|41 Ill||&cofrrsb||||| |charity's
own use||||||||||||| |||||||||||Fund to which|Amount dus|When dua| |||||Do(elis||||||liabili
relates|o tiohal|o tiooal| |B5Liabilities||||||||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees
behalf of all the trustees|||on||Signature|||||Print|Name|Date of
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