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2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod for theperiod for theperiod
From Period start date To Period end date
01 01 2023 31 12 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Appledore Baptist Church CIO

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1181638

Charity's principal address Meeting Street Appledore Bideford Postcode EX39 1RJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
John Kidd Pastor Partners
Robert Deakin Elder Partners
Ruth McMahon Elder Partners
Andrew Littlejohn Elder/Hon Treasurer Partners
Irene Rowe Hon Secretary Partners
JudyParry Deacon Partners
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Election by Partners Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Our main objective is to share the love of Jesus Christ within and beyond our local community. To achieve this we work closely with other local Christian churches and organisations, our local Primary school, Local councils and voluntary groups like the RNLI. We are involved with community projects and support local business where possible.

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Worship services take place every Sunday and on other Christian celebration days. During the summer months we hold some Sunday worship services in the open air. We have alternative worship services of our children and young people. In addition we hold quarterly “Song’s of Praise” services on a Sunday afternoon. Midweek meetings play an important part of our outreach ministry to the Community. These include: . Summary of the main activities undertaken for the Youth group (FUEL) meets weekly on Thursday evenings. It comprises public benefit in relation to two groups, school years 5 & 6 meet between 16.00 and 18.00 with 30+ these objects (include within children. We provide them with a meal, various activities, games and this section the statutory sports and a short gospel message. The second group is for school years declaration that trustees have 7 & 8, which meet from 18.00 to 19.30 with similar activities, but are not had regard to the guidance provided with a meal. In total we have over 45 children and young people issued by the Charity attend these groups with a waiting list of another 10. Commission on public benefit) Open the Book. A team go into our local Primary school each week to take a Christian assembly, following an agreed pattern of lesson base on Bible stories. Over 250 children and staff members of the school attend. In addition, the whole school come to our church building for a Christian Carol service at Christmas and an end of year assembly in July. Little Tiddlers. Over 50 under 5’s together with parents etc come into our building on a Tuesday morning during term time.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Powerhouse Prayer. Held on a Wednesday evenings throughout the year, this is perhaps one of the most important group meetings, where we come to worship and praise Jesus, to prayer and seek His leading through the power of the Holy Spirit. Oasis. This is a group for ladies that meet monthly on a Wednesday afternoon for fun, activities games and a gospel message. Afternoon tea is always served and enjoyed. You may choose to include further statements, where Trusty Trudgers. A walking group that meet fortnightly on a Friday. relevant, about:  policy on grantmaking; Home groups. We have seven home groups that meet during the week.  policy programme related investment; We do not give grants to any organisation.  contribution made by volunteers. We have no investment policy. As a church, we rely heavily on our wonderful church partners who give up their time as volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

2023 has been another amazing year in the life of our Church.

. New front door and all the south facing elevation windows have been replaced .

But our thanks goes to the Lord Jesus for the way He is growing our church family as we continue to serve Him.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

We have an agreed policy to maintain a minimum of £25,000 as a reserve.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Andrew Littlejohn Full name(s) John Kidd Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Pastor/Elder Elder/Hon Treasurer etc)

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Date 1st March 2024 TAR March 2012

Appledore Baptist Church CIO Appledore Baptist Church CIO 1181638
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
Period start date Period end date
For the period from 1/1/2023 To 12/31/2023

Section A Receipts and payments

Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted funds
A1 Receipts
Giving
65,528
Donations
2,228
Fuel Youth
2,752
Toddler Group
937
Gift Aid Refunds
12,645
Bibles for School
763
Hall Lettings
678
Refunds
1,974
Interest & Events
1,859
89,364
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Sub total -
Total receipts 89,364
A3 Payments
Minister's Stipend
21,473
Minister's NIC
4,256
Minister's Pension
3,837
Other Ministry Expenses
3,112
Manse Expenses
6,260
Church Utilities
4,623
Church R & M
6,760
Church Insurance
1,398
World & Home Mission
10,731
Professional Fees
639
Cleaning Costs
1,436
Catering Costs
2,686
Administration
2,068
Fuel Youth Costs
4,067
Toddler group
702
Equipment
12,234
Misc Costs
818
Bibles for School
1,084
Bank charges
180
Children's Work
15
Communion Cups
37
BU Affilliation
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Projects 3 Phase power
43,851
Sub total 132,267
Sub total
Total payments 132,267
Net of receipts/(payments) - 42,903
A5 Transfers between funds
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A6 Cash funds last year end
84,377
to the nearest £
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Restricted funds
to the nearest £
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Total funds
to the nearest £
65,528
2,228
2,752
937
12,645
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678
1,974
1,859
89,364
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21,473
4,256
3,837
3,112
6,260
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1,398
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702
12,234
818
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Last year
to the nearest £
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65,528 58,397
2,228 6,642
2,752 192
937 736
12,645 10,036
763 605
678 1,002
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89,364 77,610
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21,473 19,503
4,256 3,617
3,837 3,751
3,112 3,267
6,260 8,158
4,623 3,589
6,760 5,823
1,398 1,398
10,731 18,790
639 293
1,436 1,489
2,686 1,927
2,068 3,087
4,067 197
702 677
12,234 2,148
818 2,389
1,084 1,570
180 146
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43,851 2,580
132,267 85,249
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- 84,377 92,016

Cash funds this year end 41,474 - - 41,473 84,377

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Details
Lloyds Bank Plc
Details
Details
Details
Details
Signature
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
41,473
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Print Name
Andrew Littlejohn
John Kidd
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Fund to which
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Fund to which
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
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to nearest £
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Endowment
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Date of approval
#VALUE! Andrew Littlejohn 3/1/2024
#VALUE! John Kidd 3/1/2024