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2023-09-30-accounts

Ainon Baptist Church Trustee Annual Report

2022/2023

Registered Charity: 1176466

For the Year Ended September 2023

The trustees present their report for the year ending 30[th] September 2023.

1. Objectives and Activities

The overall objective of the charity is to promote the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination primarily through the North Cardiff area.

Ainon Baptist Church is committed to:

2. Achievements and Performance

Ton’s Tots

Each week during school term time we host a toddler group. Numbers attending are encouraging and we average around 12 parents/grandparents/carers and 15 children each week, but we always have room for more! There is a real community spirit and friendship within the group and it is lovely to see so many benefitting from this regular gathering and the support it provides.

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Foodbank

The Foodbank Distribution Centre was open every Wednesday afternoon this year. We continue to both collect and distribute food to those who need it and it is a privilege to be a part of helping individuals and families feed themselves. Each session takes a team of 5 volunteers to run from a total team of 18 volunteers who take turns on a rota basis. This year we provided food for over 320 people in need.

Ainon Lunch Club

Our regular fortnightly lunch club for the elderly has averaged about 17 people. It is a very welcoming and friendly atmosphere which has made a real impact on the lives of those who eagerly look forward to the lovely food and social interaction. Our team of volunteers work so hard to make this a special time for those who are lonely and isolated.

Renew Wellbeing

The Renew Wellbeing session has been a resounding success. It is open to all and we have various activities set up that people can choose to do or not do, and there’s always a friendly welcome and a listening ear if one is needed. Half way through the session there is a time for prayer meditation which takes part in a side room and God has been so faithful and brought the right words to say each week. He has used the sessions to really speak into people and their situations. We average about 20 people each week and a number of people have commented that it is the highlight of their week.

Cuppa with a Copper

The South Wales Police continue to use our building for their community engagement programme called ‘cuppa with a copper’. This year, the programme moved from the last Thursday of each month to a regular fortnightly drop in within Wednesday’s Renew Wellbeing session. It is great to see the local police take part in the wellbeing activities and make themselves available to help, support and build bridges and connections with our community.

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Youth Club

With over 50 young people on our books, the success of our Friday evening Youth Club is evident. We continued to operate a split evening where school years 5 and 6 attended between 6:30pm – 8:00pm and years 7 to 11 run between 7:30pm – 9:00pm. The crossover half hour is to help the younger and older youth to integrate and connect. Plans are in development to reshape our Youth Club for 23/24.

Bear Valley Church

In April 2023, a team of 7 people from Bear Valley Church, again arranged by Missional Links Wales, visited Ainon, led by their Pastor, Lee Johnson. The aim of the mission week was for them to support and work alongside the activities of the church and build bridges into our community. A week of taking school assemblies and classes in two local schools as well as helping in our lunch club, Renew Wellbeing and Youth Club all proved so valuable. The week culminated in a community Barn Dance in the local Village Hall, attended by over 80 people - a great fun evening! It was an incredibly positive week and another mission week in 2024 was confirmed.

Other events

During the year, a number of other events took place to develop our links with the local community and encourage participation and social engagement;

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All of these outreach activities wouldn’t be possible without the support from our church members and volunteers who dedicate their time to serving others to impact our community for the good.

3. Safeguarding

Ainon Baptist Church has continued to subscribe to Thirtyone:eight and to use them as the umbrella organisation for the processing of Disclosure and Barring Service applications for volunteers and staff. Gina Baynham and Rebecca Whittle stepped down as our Safeguarding Officers this year and in July 2023 we appointed Sally George as our new Designated Person for Safeguarding (DPS).

4. Financial Review

Over the year, the Charity received income of £105,432 (£219,186 in 2022) with expenditure of £105,176 (£465,471 in 2022) and finished with a surplus of £256 (deficit of £246,285 in 2022 which was covered by grants and special gifts for the building project). Income from tithes saw a modest increase as numbers attending have increased.

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Reserves Policy

The trustees have examined the charity’s requirements for reserves in the light of the main risks to the organisation. It has been decided to continue holding reserves to a maximum of four months’ unrestricted running costs.

Building Account

Proceeds to the Building Account have now been expended following completion of the building project.

5. Future Plans

Going forward we are actively developing our plans to become a community hub within Tongwynlais, engaging with more people to make Ainon a centre of community life for all ages.

We continued to take the church into the community and to develop and open up our building for the community. We want our building to be a welcoming and safe place, the first-place people look for help and community. A place for all in the village and villages around us to meet, gather and where support is available throughout the week.

We are doing all this for the deliberate and intentional purpose of making Jesus known, showing His love and declaring the gospel of grace in both word and action.

6. Structure, Governance and Management

Ainon Baptist Church is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and was registered as a Charity in January 2018.

Trustees are nominated to Elders and by Elders of Ainon Baptist Church which is done in an open and transparent process. Ainon Baptist Church members have the opportunity to vote to elect a Trustee for a 3 or 5 year term, with a potential to renew their term after this time. New trustees are sought to reflect the needs of the Church. In order to join as a trustee DBS clearance is checked and new trustees must sign up to all elements of the Confirmation of Trustee Appointment form. Sarah Rees was elected as a Trustee and Leon Whittle was re-elected as Trustee for a further 3 year term in January 2023. Gina Baynham resigned as a Trustee in June 2023.

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Ainon Baptist Church Trustees Annual Report October 2022 to September 2023

Each Trustee is given a copy of the Charity Commissions CC3 document which includes comprehensive details on the roles and responsibilities of trustees.

The charity employs one full time member of staff and employed a part-time member of staff until June 2023. None of the Trustees receive fees or reimbursed expenses in respect of their trusteeship.

7. Reference and Administrative Details

Name and Charity Number:

Ainon Baptist Church Registered Charity Number: 1176466

Registered Office:

Market Street

Tongwynlais Cardiff CF15 7NS

Trustees:

Matthew Phillips (Chair) Graham Dubberley (Treasurer) Gina Baynham (until June 2023)

Phillip Lloyd Leon Whittle Andrew Baker

Kenneth Wilson Sarah Rees (from January 2023)

Independent Examiner:

Nikki Shefferd

NS Accounts & Business Ltd

7 Banc yr Afon Gwaelod y Garth CF15 9TU

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Ainon Baptist Church Trustees Annual Report October 2022 to September 2023

8. Trustees’ Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial Statements

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature:

Full Name: Matthew Phillips

Position: Chair

Date:

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AINON BAPnSTCHURCH INCOME ANDEXPENDITUREACCOLINT iocropER 2022- 30SEPTEMBER2023 INCOME 2021 zo tXPENDIIURE 2Q22 11.831 (Osts lirtlLKlry ￿l￿rIeS Swdrypa5toi VIpe￿¢S 4&875 267 2.518 2.479 48a28 OlfeiiD85 L￿e ollerlry8 En￿Ope5 920 G•5, electrtaodwate Telep￿￿È 1.314 On(r￿￿nant Ohen¥elopesl mi$¢.{knat￿/tI1h wetkond thrfstmbiolfeTIw Il969 266 16.9SJ thuichmalntsnirrfe 6.803 3.788 ¥Wh4ffldthlldrerfs w i.y Tiuèin¢r#ne 95.755 94,784 yrchweeker Food Ban4 460 203 Food Oink 480 WNsNp Vlslllw TNsTOts RenewWellW L￿ch OL 74 319 Tw5Tots RqnawWqii￿1yl Lunchoub Frtdlyy￿1h otherdmètw rlsim4s OH¢rtni rchweel￿d UmitlpSS Me55vthur) 3.388 8,955 4,982 FL￿￿ Rils• 1928 Sundrvand Micqllir￿Ou5 C05ti I,Q79 1.523 256 Ex<•isof •xpnthtul•tri•ilrt¢m• Excoiy of Inr•me¢Mf expenthture 4Jl 1153 ID OthffQsh lnrqs TOTAL 4¢<fAni •cwJni 11,774 Inrome Evend￿L 105.ijj 5,1 1201 1105,IKI JJ$ 21 2È7 31 •fwJilt tr¥rfjfers 141•nc•i•s •lJOS•pt4mbw20 sly Grnh•m Dubbdty.Tr•asuMr , InthpendfftV•rfn Im o.¥J

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustao61 mombors of Ainon Baptist Church On accounts for the year ended 30° September 2023 Charlty no (If any) 1176466 Set out on pag I report to the trustees on my 8xamlnation of the accounts of the above charlty (￿8 Trust.) for the year ended 3010912022. Ro•ponslbllltlo8 and As the charfty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation ba816 of report of th8 accounts In accordance wSth the requlrements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ih8 Acr). I report In resp8Ct of my examlnatSon of the Tnjst's 8co)unts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrylng out my examinatlon, I have followed the appllcable Directlons gSven by the Charfty Comm18slon under 8ectlon 145(5)(b) of the ACL I have completed my ex8mlnatlon. I confim that no materfal matterJ have come to my attentlon (other than that d18closed below'l in Connectlon wth the examlnallon whlch gives me cause to belleva that In, any materfal respect: accountlng records were not kept In accordance wlth 88ctlon 130 of the Act or tho accounts do not accord wlth the accountlng records Ind•p•ndent •xamlnaV8 statement I hav8 no ¢oncems and have come across no other matter8 In connectlon wlth the ex8mlnation to whlch attentlon should be drawn In order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. ' Plaase delete the words In tho brackets if they do not apply. Slgnod: 1510112024 Name: Nikkl Shafferd Relevant professlonal quallfl¢atlon{8) or body (If any): Addre88: 7 Banc yr Afon Gwaelod y Garth Cardiff. CF15 9TU IER October 2018