## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
Charity number 1174113
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 10|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates**
Rev Graham Conway-Doel Rev Simon Hall Mr Miguel Pinedo Mrs Lisa Baxby Mrs Vivienne Hatton Mrs Fiona Heap Mrs Rachel Hirst Mr Ewan McNeill Miss Helen Webb Mrs Beth Turner Mr Rob Thomson Dr Fiona McGill
Minister Minister Treasurer
Resigned January 2023 Appointed 27 May 2023 Resigned 31 January 2023
Resigned 22 December 2022 Resigned June 2022 Appointed 27 May 2023 Appointed 27 May 2023 Appointed 27 May 2023
## **Charity number**
1174113
Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
## **Bankers**
5 Gledhow Park Crescent The Co-operative Bank plc Chapel Allerton P.O. Box 101 Leeds 1 Balloon Street LS7 4JY Manchester M60 4EP
## **Independent examiner**
Rhys North ACA
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The Charity is governed by an Approved Governing Document. Members of Chapel Allerton Baptist Church ('Chapel A') are accepted in accordance with its Constitution, adopted on 16th March 2017.
The Ordinary Members Meeting normally takes place at least four times per year and has responsibility for the overall policy of Chapel A. Extraordinary and Special Church Meetings will occur when required. In accordance with the Constitution, the members appoint Trustees, who together with the Minister(s), are responsible for the day to day running of Chapel A’s work and witness, and the financial and legal aspects of the charity. All members are encouraged to take an appropriate part in the spiritual and practical tasks involved in the furtherance of the charitable objective.
Relevant matters may be submitted to the Church Meeting by the Trustees for guidance, or may be raised by members in Church Meeting for further consideration by the Trustees. Though the Constitution permits decisions to be made at the Church Meeting by appropriate majorities, Chapel A seeks to work by consensus wherever possible.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at a church meeting.
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## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
The principal purpose of the church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist Denomination. The church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
## **The charity's aim**
Our aim at Chapel A is for people to come to know God and follow Jesus. We want to show God's love to our local community and the wider world through supporting various projects both locally and further afield.
## **The charity's main activities**
Chapel A holds regular public services which include worship, prayer, teaching and age-appropriate activities for children and young people. Chapel A seeks to be a friendly, welcoming and inclusive community and anybody is free to attend any of these services.
Chapel A runs various Small Groups to encourage its members and community to grow in faith. Some of these groups are set up around a particular concern or issue. Details of these small groups are publicised through our website/social media and at Sunday morning services.
The Church has a Pastoral Team, consisting of its Ministers and at least 2 members of the Leadership Team. The Pastoral Team offers support to members of the congregation within the remit of the Safeguarding Policy.
The Church is part of 'Chapel Allerton and Meanwood Churches Together' and also actively support the Thrive Youth Project, alongside Chapel Allerton Methodist Church, St Matthews Church of England Church and Stainbeck United Reform Church.
Chapel A engages with the local community throughout the year, including running a community Christmas Choir, open to anyone, which performs in different venues in the locality.
Chapel A operates systems to ensure that all people working with children and vulnerable adults are appropriately vetted with regard to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
## **Public benefit statement**
Chapel A has read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and is satisfied that the activities outlined above clearly demonstrate that the charity is providing a benefit to the public.
## **Achievements and performance**
As we met from April to July we were pleased to have one of our ministers, Graham, back from sick leave however our other minister, Simon, remained too unwell to return to work. We continued to meet in different ways during the month - the first Sunday is an all age communion service, the second and fourth Sundays are celebration services and the third Sunday is cafe church. Any month where there was a fifth Sunday we focussed on pastoral issues at an extra cafe church meeting. Our preaching theme was ‘7 signs from John’s gospel’ and we received teaching from a range of people, both from within our congregation and from visiting preachers.
In July we were able to return to our pre pandemic practice of having a Church Day Away in Harrogate, which was a great time to worship and spend time together.
During the summer we met in different ways - sometimes with a walk together, a picnic or a prayer walk. We also went to Leeds Pride along with our friends from Revive Church. These were valuable opportunities for people to meet up during the summer and share their lives together.
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## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Achievements and performance continued**
From September, while our minister Simon Hall remained off sick we were very pleased to have Dr Charlotte Naylor Davis supporting us in his absence. Charlotte has been preaching twice a month and contributing to our Cafe Church meetings and her teaching has been much appreciated by the church. Our pattern of services continued and we were excited to welcome visitors and newcomers to our services. We followed on from our initiative from the previous year of Christmas Community Choir with a Christmas Community Choir led by two members of the congregation. This choir was very successful, attracting many people from the local community as well as from our church, and sounding wonderful! The choir performed in various local venues, cafes, bars and care homes with a final performance in a Barn as part of a joint service with another local church. The choir members thoroughly enjoyed their experience with the choir, inviting families and friends to the performances and many new friendships were formed.
Sadly in January our minister Simon Hall’s time with us came to an end as his health meant he was, and would continue to be, too ill to perform his role as a minister. This was a sad moment for the church as Simon had been connected with our congregation since its formation. In February we held a service and lunch to thank Simon and bless him and his family for their time with us. Simon preached to us, inspiring us for the next steps of church life and we shared lunch together.
During the year two new small groups have been formed, one a church based house group and the other a group focussing on racial justice with a Christian Perspective which meets in conjunction with members of another local church. The Sunday evening prayer group formed at the start of the war in Ukraine has continued to meet online to pray for peace and has proved a much appreciated group for those who meet.
## **Next Steps**
We are in the process of looking to appoint a new minister.
We are planning a church weekend away, and other opportunities to meet together as a church in different ways to deepen our relationships.
## **Financial review**
The net payments for the year were £15,898, including net payments of £15,898 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £nil on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The reserves policy of Chapel Allerton Baptist Church is to hold three months of all expenditure plus a further three months' staff costs to allow the church to adapt to any changes in the income or expenditure of the church. Based on budgeted 2023/2024 expenditure this equates to a minimum reserves target of £37,125.
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £52,614.
Approved by the board of trustees on 16/1/2024
Fiona Heap (Trustee)
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## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 6 to 10.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity 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 charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Rhys North ACA
23/1/2024
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Monthly standing orders
71,590
Direct giving
235
Donations for Ukraine refugees, Rev S Hall and volleyball
2,751
Income tax recovered (Gift Aid)
-
Bank interest
50
Other income
5,425
Summer youth event
526
**Total receipts**
80,577
**Payments**
Minister's salary, PAYE, expenses
(2)
32,963
Office expenses
(3)
12,060
Sunday expenses
(4)
9,887
Children's Ministry
(5)
11,050
Mission
(6)
15,818
Giving
(7)
10,261
Earmarked expenses
-
Investing in people
515
Subscriptions
305
Summer youth event
641
Weekend at Home/Away
1,825
Independent examination
540
Other expenses
620
**Total payments**
96,485
**Net receipts / (payments)**
(15,908)
**Fund balances brought forward**
68,522
**Fund balances carried forward**
(8)
52,614|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
920
-
-
-
-
920
-
-
-
-
-
920
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
920
-
-
-|2023
Total
funds
£
71,590
235
3,671
-
50
5,425
526
81,497
32,963
12,060
9,887
11,050
15,818
11,181
-
515
305
641
1,825
540
620
97,405
(15,908)
68,522
52,614|2022
Total
funds
£
72,834
500
825
16,446
12
385
1,114
92,116
38,431
11,699
6,916
10,497
15,212
6,376
805
2,198
393
1,732
14
-
-
94,273
(2,157)
70,679
68,522|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 March 2023
2023
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
52,614
**Total cash funds**
52,614
**Debtors and prepayments**
Gift Aid|2023
Restricted
£
-
-|2023
Total
£
52,614
52,614
2023
£
14,187
14,187|2022
Total
£
68,522
68,522
2022
£
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|
## **Assets retained for the charity's own use**
The church owns office equipment and PA with an insurance value of £9,727
|**Liabilities**
Creditors - rent due to Methodist Centre
Independent examination|2023
£
504
720
1,224|2023
£
390
540
930|
|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 16/1/2024
Fiona Heap (Trustee)
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## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**2 Minister salary and expenses**
Salary & expenses - Rev Graham Conway-Doel
Salary & expenses - Rev Simon Hall
Work expenses Rev Graham Conway-Doel
**3 Office expenses**
Administrator
Equipment
Office supplies
Rent, rates, insurance
Stationery, printing, photocopying
Utilities
Other
**4 Sunday expenses**
Guest speakers
Venue hire
Insurance, copyright
Refreshments
PA/electrical
Resources/equipment
**5 Childrens ministry**
Salary costs
Child Protection
Sunday resources
Other|2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
20,312
12,401
250
32,963
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
11,048
490
-
335
24
39
124
12,060
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
3,783
5,105
316
510
-
173
9,887
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
10,462
8
405
175
11,050|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-|2023
Total
funds
£
20,312
12,401
250
32,963
2023
Total
funds
£
11,048
490
-
335
24
39
124
12,060
2023
Total
funds
£
3,783
5,105
316
510
-
173
9,887
2023
Total
funds
£
10,462
8
405
175
11,050|2022
Total
funds
£
19,392
18,790
249
38,431
2022
Total
funds
£
9,637
829
34
371
245
43
540
11,699
2022
Total
funds
£
1,365
4,051
409
417
363
311
6,916
2022
Total
funds
£
9,384
53
603
457
10,497|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**6 Mission**
2023
2023
2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
Thrive - Chapel Allerton Youth Project
14,000
-
14,000
Volleyball sessions
828
-
828
Community choir
990
-
990
15,818
-
15,818
**7 Giving**
2023
2023
2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
BMS World Mission
2,000
-
2,000
Baptist Union
376
-
376
Home Mission
3,000
-
3,000
Kidz Klub Middleton
1,000
-
1,000
A Rocha International
1,000
-
1,000
Pastoral Fund
670
-
670
Ukraine refugees support
2,215
-
2,215
Rev Simon Hall leaving gift
-
920
920
Other (incl individual support/subsidies)
-
-
-
10,261
920
11,181
**8 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers
£
£
£
£
Leaving gift collection
-
920
920
-
-
920
920
-
**Fund name**
**Purpose of restriction**
Leaving gift collection
Being funds received for a leaving gift for Rev Simon Hall.|2022
Total
funds
£
14,000
107
1,105
15,212
2022
Total
funds
£
2,000
-
3,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
376
6,376
Balance c/f
£
-
-|
|---|---|
## **9 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
Both ministers in the church are also trustees. Note 2 and 8 details the payments made to the two trustees concerning salary, pension contributions, expense allowances and a leaving gift.
No other trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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