2022-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1.1.2022 Period start date To 31.12.2022 Period end date

Charity name: Diss Baptist Church CIO

Charity registration number: 1181369

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The purposes of the church are: 1. The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the basis of faith primarily but not exclusively within diss and the surrounding neighbourhood; and 2. Such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the basis of faith, including but not limited to: the prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickness; the advancement of education; and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life provided that the advancement of such purposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the doctrinal distinctives and ethical statements as may be adopted and amended by the church from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the church handbook.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Our purpose as a local church in Diss continues to be to offer relevant and impactful teaching from the Bible in a way that our congregation can not only learn from but practically apply in their daily lives. 2022 saw us hold three services on a Sunday. Our morning services attract around 80 people, increasingly drawing in visitors and also people enquiring about Christian faith. A Sunday school is available at this service and numbers are slowly increasing as new folks arrive. At 6pm we hold an evening service drawing a congregation of around 30 people. This service gives the wider leadership of the

church an opportunity to lead and preach as well as other men to explore and develop their gifts in preaching and teaching. From the 6[th] March 2022 we began a third service each week. This service was held at the Taylor Road Community Hall and was led by our Pastor for Families and Community. The service was an informal café style church, and included singing, praying, a talk from a video presentation using RightNow Media, and a discussion time. Numbers fluctuated throughout the year between 10 and 20 folks including children. Our midweek activities continued strongly thanks to the hard work and commitment of our small army of volunteers. During 2022 a monthly work amongst senior citizens began called Senior Moments. Numbers are small to this meeting but those who do come enjoy coffee and chat, crafts and activites and a talk from the bible. On a Tuesday our ladies meet together for bible teaching and prayer. Wednesday is a busy day for the church. Our morning ‘Coffee Stop’ bustles each week and during 2022 we began to incorporate a short bible based thought for the day which is appreciated by all who come, including those with no faith. On a Wednesday afternoon, JAM – our family and children’s club has continued to serve as a vital connection point with the community. In November we extended the JAM hours to include teatime as part of the ‘warm space’ initiative. We offered a free meal for the children and parents. What was especially wonderful about this time, as well as practically serving our community in the midst of the cost of living crisis, was to see families asking us to pray for and talk about difficulties they were experiencing. Many good connections and friendships were built with the community through this endeavour. On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings we continued to go deeper in the bible in our fortnightly Life Groups and on the opposite fortnight our prayer meetings continued to be well attended and much valued. In early February our Pastor for Families and Community was finally able to use the Taylor Road Hall following its being shut throughout covid and he began work on site by offering a weekly coffee morning each Thursday called Chatterbox. Again, this has become an established part of the church week and is especially useful as a connection point on the Taylor Road neighbourhood. 2022 was a big year for local outreach and mission. In March, DBC joined with the

		national ‘A Passion for Life’ outreach initiative. We worked with other evangelical churches in Norwich and around Norfolk to put on various large events of a ‘come and hear’ nature. The highlight was an evening with UK evangelist Rico Tice at Trinity Church, Norwich. About 40 people from DBC hired a coach to join with this. It was from these ‘come and see’ events that a desire to ‘go and tell’ was rekindled at DBC. On Saturday 5thMarch 2022 a team from church set up a stall of literature and other materials with the aim of getting conversations going in our town centre about the Christian faith. This was a great success and became an established Saturday activity. A major achievement in local mission was the first ‘LifeFest’ held on 3rdSeptember. This festival style outreach devised and hosted by DBC was an afternoon on Diss Park of music, talks, games, crafts, stalls, Way Sport Motor Sport Team and all sorts of food establishments. It was great success as an opportunity to reach out to our town with the good news of the life that is offered in Jesus Christ. We are grateful to God for our good relationship with Diss Town Council enabling us to do these town based events as well as the use of DYCC and their allowing us to store so much of our equipment on site. We give thanks to God for the generosity of our church members in their financial support, their prayers, and their practical help and support in so many ways (often totally unnoticed). But most of all we Thank Him for the reason we do this - His Son Jesus Christ, and the reason we can do this, the divine help he gives us through God the Holy Spirit.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The charity trustees of Diss Baptist Church have had regard to the guidance on public benefit in the activities of the charity.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38

Policy on social investment

including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	See information and comments included in the main activities identified above.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Total income for the year from collections was £62,385.38. After adding gift aid (from HMRC) specific mission giving and a grant of £9,000 towards the employment of a Pastor for Communities and Family, total income was £87,457.52 Total expenses for the year were £98,595.67, of which £60,325.63 was spent on employees’ salaries and expenses. Total mission giving was £6,634.05 for the year. As a consequence, the deficit with spending greater than income was £11,138.15
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves policy – general reserves (not including funds already designated for specific spending) should normally be between 3 and 6 months spending
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Total unrestricted funds held were equal to £63,109.88, although taking into account funds already designated for specific spending this figure reduces by around £20,000 – funds set aside for costs of sale of buildings, salary for pastor for Community & Families and a small contingency fund. Reserves are approximately £43,000 and within the reserve policy stipulation.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust deeds: Church Building, Church Manse; Handbook and Constitution.
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	The Constitution covers the election of trustees – elders of the church (voted on by church members) become trustees. If there are fewer than 3 elders then their number is supplemented by members of the diaconate.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Diss Baptist Church
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1181369
Charity’s principal address	Diss Baptist Church Denmark Street Diss IP22 4LE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Jonathan Armstrong	Pastor/elder		Membership
	Jonathan Findlay	Pastor/elder		Membership
	Trevor Hart	Elder		Membership
	Joseph Bannister	Elder		Membership

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	**Dates acted if not for whole year **
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A

Other optional information

Declarations The trustees declare that th•y have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustèès Signaturo(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair. etc) Date ThrK Ockkn- Qot

Diss Baptist Church Profit and Loss January - December 2022 Totsl In¢om• 2000 Cash1Clwu￿trT#lIty OthES 2010 Glft Ald 62.385.38 2030 Gift Tax Rlalmod 13.2&fj.Crf) Total 2010 Glft Ald 13285.00 21510 Interest R¢d 436.68 2060 Jam Money 2070 Taylor Road IAorKy 2100 Ml¥8lon Dona¥on8 Frx 264.71 2110Asla Llnlt 217S Slavlc Gosw Astsoclaiion 219S Way4POrt 2196 Passion For Llfe 385.75 1,COJ OJ Total 2100 Mlsslon Donat10￿ For 1065.75 2200 R•sirfctsd for 2270 JF 9.000.Q) 9.IM.00 Totsl Income 87.457.52 Grow Prollt 87A57.52 Exp8ns88 3￿0 Salary & Expen8•s 3010 Salary Tax Nl 3020 Pon8lon Cort 54,949.79 3271.44 3030 Mlleag8 & Exporwes 1.454.40 650. Total 30N Salary & Expense5 4MO Manse 60.3￿63 4020 Repalrs & Alalnl¢n 4030 c￿ncIl Tax IW¥tr Et¢ 2,815.17 610 48 AQ40 Insurance- Buikthng Totsl 4000 Ma￿0 3,525.25 SWO Chur 5020 Repo1Tr & M•ntenance 5040 CtO8nlng 5050 Gas & Electri S￿.08 591.¥2 g)BO InsuranGe 1.598.75 5090 Hore of Pr*mis•s for sund￿ Seryiwb Total 6000 Church 4.410 69 12.977.92

6000 AdmlnlstratloTr 600$ A¢countancy Fe08 6010 Boc¥ & 122.79 6015 Copy Right 6020 General Catering 6025 Health 8 Safety 6030 Pastor81 Care 6035 Prof•sslonal Fees 6040 Publicty 6045 Stationery & OfflG• Suppli08 6050 SubscrirAlons 6065 Tele￿￿￿• & Broadljand 6065 Trarwrt Total 6000 AdminL8trallon 7000 A¢tivity Expon88S 71￿ Outreach 987.63 1.016.71 1.634.88 621.36 476.59 325. 7.934.$1 230.¢JJ 7105 Christianity ExWorBd 7135 Tayhx Road 7140 Varjous OutNtch Totsl 7100 Outroach 288.53 2.9S1.79 4,351.15 7150 Life 2022 920.49 7160 Life F¢st 784.37 7165 Chelmond15ton Church 7200 Yot 2Crf).I)J 7210 Jam 825.95 7215 Jam+ 116.35 Total 7200 Youth 94130 Total 7QOO Activity Expenses BOLKI Mission- Oonats<)ns To 8010 AJia Llnk 7,198.31 2.950.IXI 8012 Grace Baptist Plshlp 8020 BMS 2.312. 10.(Y) J75 Sla￿¢ Gospel ABSO¢iatlo 8096 IA18yP)rt Total 8000 Mlssion- DoTllorts To 680.75 681.30 6.634.05 98.595. 11.138.15 11,138.15 Nei Operatlng Inc(the Ngt Inc¢kng Saturday. Aug 12. 2023 08".55..49 pm Gkff+1 . Cash Bas6

Dlss Baptist Church Ststement of Assets & UabllltSes As of December 31. 2022 Flxed Assets Church & Pernises Manse Fixtures / Furniture l Equiprnent £350,(MX).(KI £375,(MJ).00 £13,CKK).(M) £738.LX)O.00 Current A¥s•ts Current Account Savin85 Account Business Prem: Account £6.642.49 £36.444.97 £20,022.42 Total Current A•8ets £63.109.88 Total Assets £801.109.88 Total £801,109.88 Fund8 Unrestricted Fund Restricted Fund Capital Fund £63.109.88 £738,1￿.Th) Total Funds £801,109.88 1tk T loi no

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Diss Baptist Church

Charity No. 1181369

Year Ended 31[st] December 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Diss Baptist ('the charity') for the year ended 31[st] December 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

I report in respect of my examination of the accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 Act; or

2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

Signed: Date: 25[th] September 2023 Name: Johanne Thomas, FICB PM.Dip

Relevant profession qualifications or body (if any): Institute of Certified Bookkeepers 122-126 Tooley Street London, SE1 2TU

Proprietor: Johanne Thomas FICB PM.Dip 8 Robin Close, Stowmarket, IP14 5NG T: 01449 490010 E: [e-mail]

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