NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
CHARITY NO: 1176587
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT AND RECEiwfs AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNT AND STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Newport

NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
INDEX
Trusteeg annual report
Independerrt Exarninerfs re￿rt
Recelpts and paY￿nts account
51atementof assetsand liabilrt￿5
Notes to the accounts

NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
TheTrustees presenttheirannual reporttLWherwrththe le￿IPtsa[HI pay￿￿￿ts?¢£0￿￿tand5[atemeffttof assets and Ilabllltles
of the Church forthe yearended 31 Oecernter 2022.
Newport Baptistchurchshropshire was wistered asa Charitabk I￿oI￿rated Organisationon 9January2018. Byanagreemert
executed by the Trustees datrd 5 April 2018. all assets, lia￿litieS aThJ xtNil￿S of the Church We￿ transferred from Newport
Bapttst Church, an excepted charlty (by ￿rtue of tts affilrdtion to the Baptist Union of Great 8ritainl to thls charlty.
Thè financ￿1 ststements compty wrth the char￿e$ Act 2011 and the Church's Constibjtion.
OBJEcnvES AND ACTMTIES
The prfnclpal purpose of the Church is the athancernert of the Cffiristkan falth accorthng to the prlnciple5 of the Baptist
denomination. The Church rnay athance educatK)n and cary out other chartsbbe kxJfp05es In the Llnr(ed Kirkgdom and/or
other parts of the world.
As a memberof the 8aptist UnK)ntheChurch subscribes to the un￿n.$ I)￿ration of PrincIp￿:_
That tyjr Lord and Saviour Jeyjs Christ God manrfest in the flesh, is the sole and absolute authority in all rnatter5
pertaining to faith and prattice, as re¥eakd in the Hoty Scriptures. and that each Church has Ilberty, under the
guidance of the Holy SpirL to interywet and administer Hi5 ￿W5.
That Chdstlan Bapt￿ isthe 1rnrne￿￿n In water into the name ofthe Father, the Son and Hoty Spirit. ofth05e who
have professed repentsKe towards God and laith in our iorrt Jesus Christ who'died for our sins accordlng to the
5criWures.' was ￿rIed. and rose again on the third dav.
That it ￿ the duty of disclpk to L*ar pew50nal wkness w the fjospel of Jesus ChrtsL and to tske part In the
eVa￿ellSatb)n ofthe ¥mrfd.
Durin8 the year the Church has en8a8ed in re8ular wblk worshlp, prayer and Bible stuty, preachlr& teachlng and observance
ofthe CommunKin ofthe Lorfs Supper.
In shaping our obiectNes for the period and plahniry our athwties. the twstees have o)n5idered the Charlty Commission's
guidance on publt benefft, including the guidan¢e'Public Ber*fft.. Runnln8 a Charity IP821'. The Church Is OFen to anyone wt
wishes to attend.
AOIIEVEMENTSAND PERFORMAN
Overall, 2022 was a goc4J yearlorts* Church.Theyearstarred ona less happYn0tew￿n we sald good bye to ourminthr Davld
Mlddleton and Kathie, his wife. Tlw left in mid-january. and since then. we have been b￿sSed by the ministry of a wide range
tsf vi51ting preachers, have led otsr &Jnday rDoming servi￿. Thelr differing and complementsry styles have brou8ht a new
enthu5iasrn to the Church a5 ernefge from the effects ofthe Covid paTrdem￿.

NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
During the yeai. we have seen our congregation grow. A number of members have joined the fellowship and ￿CoMe
immersed in lrfe of the Church. We were thril￿d to see the birth of three babvès duringthe year.
The Week￿ prayer meetin8 ha5 contin￿e￿ to ffloUr￿h, ￿￿etIng on Thursday ￿ning5 vya Zoorn. The nurnber of re8ular5 at the
meetlngs has irKreased during the year. We are con5tsntiy Iwkin8 at Way5 to include tl¥)se rnernbers who do not find rnodem
di8itsl communicath?ns easv.
Our WhatsAppgroupforthe Churchfamlty has become estsblls￿d and ￿aVeryeffective wayt05hare news. thi￿5 to celebrate
and concern5 for prayer. It ts recognised that there are a numlRr of r￿eM￿lS who erther dD not have acce55 to. or ch005e K)t
toernbrace.dlgrtaltschnology.We incon￿Witht￿Mthy￿ghteXLern3l1.and Fthoneca115SOthat noonefeelsexduded.
Recently. members have resumed the 8etto8etherfor prwr imrnedlately before the Sunday mornlng servke.
The weekly Bible studygroup meets on a Monday morni￿. This isan opwrtunityforthose who are ab￿t0 attend to engage in
a more in-depth study of the Bible using a structured study guide.
Thefortni8htty ladies, fellowshlp group Iknown as the Esther Group) has met through0￿ theyear on Wednesdaymornlngs, and
the men's fellowship gmup has evofved into a walknng grtyjp. weather perniittin& and now includes some ladies whts wish to
walk. 80th groupsairn to provide an opportunityftjr sharing in an informal ￿￿-threaten1rqeI￿IIonTr￿ftL
The Tuesday rnornlng 5ewln8 Gnce group mntinues to rtRrf te8utsrly. This is a weekty Sewi￿ and quilting group run In the
church building to provide Core and 5UPPJrt to anyoThew￿ wishesto attend.
A HaNest seThke was ￿1(1 in October. folkjwed by a lu￿ in the thurch hall. We had the opportunlty to welcome members of
the Harper Adarns ￿rICultUral UnNersity Christian Union to the ser¥te and to meet and tslk with them over lunch. Ail Harvest
8ffts were donatedto Newty)rt Foodban
Our Glft Daytook place in Aprfl 2022.Atotal of £875 was ralsed Ilrtludinethè rekted Gfft Aid) and this amount was donated to
Ihe Baptlst Mlsslonary Socletys Ukra1￿ Ap￿al.
Look[￿ ahead Ii)to 2023
The Church faces 2023 with no minister. and Th) real prospert of belng able to appoint a npw minister In the foreseeablefuturtt.
We are trusting in the Loid for Hts guldance and ft*rcyas we seek HLS wlll for Newport BaPtt5t churc￿ We wart on Him.
FINANaAL REVIEW
The Church's work is entirety dependent on the Lorfs knthn8 and the reX￿r￿ He provldes.
Our finances are on an even keel and rfthe current thts of ir￿orne and expendrture coniinue, wè should be able to operate as
we are Indefin￿lY. However. tt is a delkate balarKe and one large unexpetted bill could thange that
The Covid-19 pandemiccaused usto l¢)seall our rentsl ￿r￿Me. We atso b)stour HOTh￿ Mssiofi Gran¢ we Th) lon8erhave the
expense of 3 full time minthr. These events have changed the larthpe of our finances. We are Th)w operatlng on a much
smaller Sta￿ financtally.

NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Atthe beglnftin£ of theyear, the Clwrch had cash re5erbEs in the bankof £22.410. Durtng theyear Incorne recelved was £20,262
but our expenditure tOtal￿d £24.536. We spent £4.274 rr#Jre than re￿Ned whKh is refiected in the reduced amount held In
our bank at the end of the year. Our bank batance at the yearend was £18,136. Our empeoses included the settlement of the
Baptlst Pen%on Fund dekn of £7.7￿.
To wt thls Into the context of our new circuMstsr￿. rf off income ar￿ expenses rebtlngto OUT prevtjus actyvf(les were to
be Ignored. we would ￿ St￿11ng a surplu5 forthe yearof £3.794.
The Church recèivéd a Home MisS￿n grant of £330 to contribute towatd5 thefiThal Pa￿Trt of our ministerf5 Stipend in January
2022. Duri08the year, the Church also recerved giftsand donètK*nsof £1.788 which wereforspecificcauses. Most of these hjnds
We￿ paid out in accordance w￿h the donors. wishes. although atthe year*nd £381 was still held pending payment
Reserves pofity
Reserves are needed to bridge the gap l)etween the spendin8 and recewing of irKome and to coyer unpknned emergency
expenditu￿.
The Trusrees feel that it is PTudent for Church to aim to maintsin a level of cash reserves equi¥Blent to the cost of Tunnlng
the church for a peTk)d of slx nK*nth& GNen our new circurnstsnce5. with rK* rnlntsterto pay, the runnlngeosts of the Church for
slx months will be in the re￿On of £8.750. ReseF¥esattheyearend a￿Unted to E18.136.
Reserves atthe yearond e￿eded the Folty *1 by£9.386. Thi5 15the extent of our blrffei against 4Jnforeseen expÈnditure.
Rlsk policv
The Trustees have IdentIf￿d and re¥￿d the risk to whKh the Church is exFosed and tsken steps to elirninate. reduce or
manage those rfsks.They have also tsken steps to emsurethatappropriate cOntr￿S a￿ in pla￿t0 provide reasonable assurance
against fraud or ermr.
STRucfuRE GQVEAP4ANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng D¢¢ument
The Church Ls a ChaTttable Incorporated Organisation lao). It is govemed by it5 constitution d￿Ument which was unanlrnously
adopted at a Church Members. meeting held on 30 October 2017, prKJr to it submltted to the Charities Comm￿S1on for
England & Wales as part of the reglstratKTrn process. The thxurnent s based on the model cowitUlK)n produced by the Baptist
Unlon Corporatlon knmited In Consultati(￿ withthe Charty Commission for E*nd & Wales.
Reryultm•nt and appolntment ofnew trustees
The Chureh Members. under the gtsthn¢e of the Hoty Spirit apwintTrnstees to be responslble for the ROveman￿ of
the Church. The Minlster is also a Trustee betause tsf his role and reswnsibilttie> Oeaconsafe appointedfrjr an inttial three year
term wfth the opportunrty to be nofflinated for reapFx)irrtrnent at the end of each three year term, or as agreed from tirne to
tirne by the Church Members. Meetin8. The Church Seuetsry and Church Treasurer are apwinted annualty and the￿ is no
reStrIct￿)n on the number of years that they can 5er¥e. New Trus*es are trained and Ruided On the job by the Mlnlster and the
rn0￿ exper7er￿ed Trustees.

NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Or%4nl¥4tl¢Jnal struc￿le
Church Members meet together In a Church Members, Meeting underthe8Ulda￿e of the Hotyspirit and underthe Lordship of
Christto discern the miné of God inthe affairs of the Chufth. Members shall. sofar as is possible. seek cOr￿ensu5 on all rnatter5
consldered at a Church Meeting. However. for mattets requirine a decsion. a shall be taken and the outcome of the vote
recorded as a resolution of the Members. There3rett￿ types tsffomial Church Memberf Meetings. Ordinary Churth Membe
Meetin85 Inormally held quartedyl and Special Church Memberf Meetir)Rs. In order to be caTried. a re501ution at an Ordinary
Church Members. Meeting requires a simple majority of Mernber5 attendinz and voting. Ata Spec￿1 Church Members, Meetin8
resolution require5 a two thirds ma￿)rity of Member5 attending and voting in orderto be Carr￿d.
Vlldèr network
The Church Is a member of the Baptlst Union of Great Brltsin and the Heart of Eryland Baptist Association. Church wlll
normally promote, encourage. SUPFrf)rt and a0￿rtt the work of the Baptist UnN)n, The A550Ciation and BMS World Misslon
through prayer, through finarKial conthbjtions and. where apwopriate. by rnoking personnel availablefrom membershlp of the
Church. The Church wlll a150 SUPPOrt local Baptist and ecumenKal gatherlngs when it15 able tts do so. The Baptist Union has Th)
eontrolllng Interest in the conduct and opratioll of the Church.
REFEREPXE AND ADMINISTRAnVE DETAILS
Ch•rlty name:
Newport Bapttst Church Shropshire
Ro815t•red Charlty Number.
1176587
Prlndpal address
Water Lane
Newport
Shropshirè
TFIO 7LD
Trustees
Minister..
Revd Davld Mlddleton
resened 16January 2022
Deacons..
Chrls Cartwrtght
Mrs ￿lsOn Davies
Mr5 Helen Wilson
Mr5 Pauline Cree¥ey
reappointed 5 Awil 2022
appolnted 5 April 2022
Otheroftkers:
M￿5 TarnEyn FoW￿r lsttretsryl
lan Walsh It￿as￿re1)
appointed S April 2022
reapFM)inted 5 Aprfl 2022

NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Propertytrustee:
Legal title to the Church's freehokl property Is hdd by HEBA (TnLStI Awlath)n Iformerty ￿ West Midland 8aptist rrrustl
Assocklfjonl forthe ￿neffit of the rnembersof Newp)rt Bapt￿ Church Shropshlre.
Independent exomln
Titn HerrK)tt Enterprlses
IS Briarsleigh
Stsfford
ST17 4QP
TheTrustees appro¥edtheTrustees' Annual Repjrt on 7 February 2023.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
M155 Tamlyn FO￿er Isecretsryl

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
I rewrt on the accounts of Newport Baptistchurch Shrop5hlre Icharity No: 11765871 forthe year ended 31 D￿rnber 2022 set
out on pazes 7 to io.
Rèspective respon￿bIlItIeS ol Trustets and Examin*
As the chartty trustees. you are responsib￿ forthe ￿epara￿On ofthe accou¢its in accOrda￿e the fequirements ofthe
Charitie5 Act 20111?heN£ff l.
I report in respect of my examinatw)n of the ChartV5 accounts carried out under sectk)n 145 of the 2011 Art and in carrying
out my examinatv)n. I have followed the applicab￿ Direcbons8Nen by Owrity Commt55h)Th ur¢dersection 14Sl5llbl of the
Independ•nt •xaminerfs statement
I have cornpkted my examirtation. I confirm that no matsrial matters have o)me to my attention in connttthtin with the
examlnatlon which gfve5 me cause to belleve that Sn. any materk41 respett..
accountlng records were not kept in acCOrda￿e with sec￿)rt 130 of the Artor
the accounts do not atcord wtth the ￿cOUnting records
I have no concerns and ha¥e come across ¢)ther matter5 in connection wr(h the examlnatbn to whkh attentK)n should be
drawn in order to enable a proper understandingof the accounts to be re%hed.
T Herriott
Tim Herriott Enterprise5
15 8riarsleégh
5TAFFORD
ST174PQ
Date-...-.

NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
20
Offerirngs-general
Offerin85- oppeals
Home Mission Gra
GiftAid recovered
Donatyon5
Rents receib*d
Coronavirus support
Other I￿orr￿
Total recelpis
16.103
429
16,103
n7
737
330
1,659
8.587
8,587
913
913
222
153
18,144
153
22
22
Paymerts
MIn￿ter'S sbpend
Mln6ter's pension wntribul•)ns
Mini5tei's housin8 alluwanre
Ministef5 expenses
Manse expenses
Contribution to pension FuT¥J de
Vi51tln85peaker5' expenses
Donations
In5urBn
Heat. li8hL telephoneand water
Cleanin8
5ubxrlpt￿fi$
Repairs and malntenance
Miscellaneous èxpensés
Independent Re¥[e￿'sfee
755
15,913
3.3J7
6.279
L377
1645
3.387
8587
245fX)
3.2Q7
6,279
L377
1645
3.387
250
4,131
L081
1,919
2,912
472
16
117
7,70)
16
117
7.7
L933
L136
1252
79
L136
L919
1912
4n
1912
527
LS
1912
527
391
391
21799
I,n7
24.536
49.292
59.758
AW p¥rchases
Purchaseoffurniture and equ¥me
Mett*sh ¢uffiowlorthe pwlod
14.6551
142741
128.4%)
128AOSI
Cash fvnds at lJanuary2021
Cash fvthds at 31 Derember 2021
22.410
22A
50.815
50.815
381

NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILMES
A5 AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
Cashfunds
Ca$h at bank
17.755
U6
22,410
22
Othtrass¢ts
To
Total
Glft Akj recoverable onths
Utilitie5 paid in advance
761
554
L315
761
554
830
2021
Freehold property
E4uipmentand furniture
327,266
327,266
327,266
331
329 127
Les41 titleto the thurth's fveehokl propertyis by HE8A[[n￿AsSOtraknL￿ IftynrrlyThe West K*dland 8opti5t (Tr￿1) A55¢¢￿tVJnI for
Ihe benefit ofthe members of Newport Bapt￿(hurth.
2021
Estimated aM￿nt¢)￿Ingf0r utythies prit¥tO PEric4 end
Expendlture£ommitted before period end
Contln8entllabllSty
Pension fund defftit
The Church con1r1bu￿d tothe B3PliSt Pensth Fundfinal 5akry 5thew* urfll ihe s&*mewasdosed on 31 Oecernber 2011. The Church has
an on golng IlabllltytOC£4)trItMrte tothis Sche￿ In re5pea otfowmer mlnlstws. pen>￿￿(0n1￿b￿Ion5arecakuIèted ann￿lty bythe
8aptlst Pension Scheme.
Our ministerresi8ned and hls employmen17￿￿theChwth ceasedoD 16January2021 Thi5o￿sed a pen5hJn fvnd uystallisation èventto
octur.Atthat pThntthe full pensh?n fund defiot befaN* ptyaNe.The finaldebiwasf7,rn and thtswas paid tothe Bapt15t Penslon Fut)d In
March 2022.
Entd 0￿be￿wOftheTrw1Qts.
lan Rwalsh (Treagjierl
7 February 2023

NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Estsblshmertoftheo
14ewport Baptist Church Shrop5hire wa5 re8i5rered. as a tharl￿ble Incr￿Orated (h8ani5atyw, with thechority Comrnis5iDn for En8land and
Waleson 9January 2018, althu￿ not CL¥nmen￿a￿Nlbe5 until S Wl 201&
Ar￿Unts1orn
TheTrustees havetsken the decision to prepare accoumts¢)na receiptsand payrrrt ba515.
Paymentst• T￿￿*$
No Trustee. other than the MIn￿lerand the dear*r.weie remunerated. Trkn*e*r5UMetn￿¥ffere reiThbur5ed frjr expEnse5they
Incurred on beh8MoFthe Churth.
The deaner.who Isa trtsstee. is engaeed ftJrlourhwr5perweelThe mini5terw35aknatrustee. Hi55tipend and other allowancesw*re
paid ata le¥el and in accordar*ewtth HE8A8uideline5.
Pald
18,5871
11.879
Home Mi55ionGram
Donor speothdonations
330
13301
407
L737
8.587
L879
381
The Home MissIM bythe Heart of Er*nd Bapti5tAsxthkn asacoMribiJtK*itowardsthe Lost olthe mini5teV5 Stipend.
Durfngthe yearthechurch recefves certain dorwt*Jn5forsr*dficpurpose&
GtyvemmethtAid
Duringthe 2021year£777T*aS rece￿￿ frL¥nthe Corona%ryntsJ(4J Rerenthjn Scheme kn respectofthe deanEV5
Related ptir
The Tu5tees and seveRI Churth Menthrs ha%* t*x*ht item5forthe U￿rth•￿￿ ha%* been subsequefitly r￿mbur5ed.
Reimtr4Jr5ements there pald asfoll(Y*s'.-
Mrs A Trdvles
Mrs P Creevey
Mrs H Wi150n
19
70
70
39