Epsom Baptist Church CIO Trustees' Annual Report for 2020
Epsom Baptist Church is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered with the Charity Commission (1173824) on 14[th] July 2017. Epsom Baptist Church CIO is also known as Epsom Church.
The purpose of Epsom Baptist Church CIO is the advancement of the Christian Faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. In addition the church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
The Trustees in post during 2020 were: Mike Thornton (Minister and Chair), Ian Evans (Church Secretary), David Waddell (Church Treasurer), Stewart Bowman, Wendy Gonzalez Criollo (as of AGM), Gary Hadley, Sheila Gillmore (until AGM), Michael Oggudah, Mike Parker and Laura Taylor.
The trustees are responsible for safeguarding the finances and property owned by Epsom Baptist Church CIO.
The governance document requires there to be at least four Ordinary Church Members' Meetings per year, one incorporating the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Unfortunately, over the course of 2020 we were unable to hold four Ordinary Church Members' Meetings due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Just prior to the initial lockdown in March we held an Ordinary Church Members’ Meeting on 16[th] March, this meeting was not quorate as insufficient number of members were present. We held our AGM via Zoom video conference on 23[rd] November with voting taken using SurveyMonkey. At the AGM Sheila Gillmore stood down as she has moved to another area. Gary Hadley and Mike Parker were re-elected as Trustees.
We were unable to run any of our programmes this year. Since March our services have been held online via YouTube. A few live services were held in the church building when permitted in October. These were done with social distancing measures in place in line with government guidance.
During the year seven people left membership and sadly one of our members died. A review of the membership list identified an error and, following correction, the total membership at the end of 2020 is now 80.
In addition to supporting partners through the Baptist Missionary Service World Mission and the Baptist Union Home Mission Fund, we provided support for the work of Vision Peoples in Mission UK Trust (registered charity number 1113819) helping Kenyans who are disadvantaged and poverty stricken by meeting their practical, medical and spiritual needs. We also supported the work of Dnipro Hope Mission (registered charity number 1177504) in Ukraine, International Needs (registered charity 1175526), Open Doors (registered charity 1125684) and Spinnaker Trust (registered charity 1111351).
Most of our income is through regular giving of Members; this is augmented by rental income through letting the manse and through hiring out of the church hall and car park.
The church currently supports one Minister in Training and employs three part time members of staff.
In the opinion of the Trustees the church is financially sound and has adequate resources to finance its operations for the foreseeable future.
There were no serious incidents during 2020 that should have been reported to the Commission.
Ian Evans Church Secretary …................................. Ian Evans
2[nd] October 2021
Epsom Baptist Church 6 Church Street Epsom Surrey KT17 4NY
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EPSOM 8APTI$T CHURCH CIO NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS- YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020 1 B•¥l• of •¢¢ount.' T1 a¢¢ourtt• h lJ•th pr•p•r•d ¢)n and paYn•- b#l• d •GGord wlth S.42(Jl ChorTrtl•s Act 1913 2 0onatkn• lo thh•r Cauws 2019 Tart•d Oon•tlons Tar9•t•d DonioTr Donatlons P•ld In DoMtk>n• P•kl In RK•iwd Y••r Rec•l¥d Yvr 1,025 2,417 P8ok4e5 in Mission l Kryoch) mi'ssjn Bapb$l MISSnarySt1¥e WO MissKn B8pts'St Unw)n Home N882n F$ DnirKo Hope Mi8sK)n- Ukraine Kenya Carter Patts- WwJ5 aTrJ JDb T¥ainK Spinnaker TnJ8l InlemalKknal Nee Open Doors 4.717 200 1.000 20Q 5.570 15.402 8.067 3 MlnlAtry Slaif. Remuneration, NIC and P?[5 MinisW8 AccommttaiN)n TraiNr¥ arhy Exkns•s Vksithng Speakers 77.647 22,241 63.341 10.517 1.679 101.929 Gr to Oiir Causes l3¢• Not• 2 at¢v•l Evarvjpltsm oUtrh publty Relr05hrnents aTrJ Cat8nThJ SuTrJry Expgnses 15,462 20.197 1,7 542 383 42 623 5 Upk••p of Church and EqulpThnt LKJhl. aTh W In5uTrr E4uipm8nt Reposr5 and M81ntena• Legal Fees 4.231 2.C7 4.478 2,121 2,155 11.361 6 AdmlnL4tratlon Bank Charges Staft Sthries General Expm5 118 14,326 472 752 Prof8ssJn81 Fees Ststbnery Conswn8bs Sub6¢ripLKJr 1.320 2.422 937 1,051 20,484 The church Y8 the tnelfici81 (WIrr Iect trj the relevant InJ51sI of Lle fr)Iknry 85s0ts, the W tllt lo is by th8 churchs tusl(Xi IQLie&. IhÈ 8¥ptst Corr¥Jtst)n I.. Church ryemws 816 Church StTrth, Ewm. Kf77 4NY House at Framandtss. 3 Awue RoF. Ekwm. Kf18 7RD The thur¢h tho owrts equipvrnt. fftlings etc ethaluj value.. 1,9)O,C 800,0 25.C 7rKI.cixi 25.L f,525.( At 3181 [lember220 the tsusl88s fdl rt ap¢¥DFrat8 revalue the Church vernixs at 6 Clwrch S Ewfft, Kr17 4NY. The rewalualon L8 tvjt ba on a wol85wnal valu8ik)n ofth? currenl wemise5 the valuath)n from 8 pmrmd ophon wJregm8nlwth a Ihird pwty. The oplKw covers lh8 pw&weofth8 lafvy w•rthl delweryof s ¢hurrh with a valuE M exGe¥s gl £1.5mIllr.
EPSOM BAPTIST CHURCH CIO FINAIICIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020 GENERAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Note 2020 2019 R•colpts Regular gNing Oiher oifts and donatn5 Gift Aid Interest on bank deposits Rents and contribultons for use of wemi8es (al HMRC Job Relenbon Scheme grant Targeled collections for other causes Error coeCtIOnS Ib) 73.524 438 18.142 415 45.477 1.210 5.570 70,939 2.681 22.259 1.024 8,067 149.430 149.038 Paymonts Ministry (cl Mission Upkeep of church premi8es and equipment A¢minislralion Error correcb.ons 101,929 17,226 11,361 85,887 24.577 10.713 15.778 151.000 136.755 Surplus for the Year Balanc• brought forwaril 1st January 2020 CorfOCtion for historical discrepancy Balance carried forward 31st Oecembar 2020 -1.570 177.463 12,283 165.180 171,795 177.483 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILfTIES AT 31ST DECEMBER 2020 2020 2019 ASSETS Bank balances 171.795 173.365 REPRESENTING BfvLANCE ON THE FOLLOWING AcCOUPs General accounl New ehurch buflding fund Corredion for hislorical discrepancy 178.630 2,000 -6,8 171,795 17,S79 2.325.otM) 1 T8,200 2,000 180,200 17,000 1,525,000 Other monetary assels- GLfl kn fecovgrable Non-monelary assets held for Church's use The accounts and sLiternent of assets and Ilabllltles set out on pages 1 a 2 relating to the year endin 2020 ar• as approved by the trust¢•s sne Treasurer LJrfppE£I £. 2bgi Notes". al This indudes Car Park income for Q1 2021 bl This includes £4000 overpaKI lor Mike's penslon in {c) rep8ld to the chur¢h cl Thts ligure indudes £4(KY) patd in err