||**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** ||1
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**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**|| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **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 - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **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. March **2012** **TAR** 2 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. March **2012** **TAR** 3 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. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **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: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **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)** March **2012** **TAR** 5 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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**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
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**2,228**
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**89,364**
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**89,364**
**21,473**
**4,256**
**3,837**
**3,112**
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**4,623**
**6,760**
**1,398**
**10,731**
**639**
**1,436**
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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**| ||||**1,974**|| ||||**1,859**|**-**| ||||**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**| ||||**15**|**93**| ||||**37**|**210**| ||||**-**|**547**| ||||**43,851**|**2,580**| ||||**132,267**|**85,249**| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||**-**|**132,267**|**85,249**| |||||| ||**-**|**-**
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**-**|**- 42,903**|**- 7,639**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**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!
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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**to nearest £**
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Print Name
Andrew Littlejohn
John Kidd
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**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of approval| ||#VALUE!|Andrew Littlejohn|3/1/2024| ||#VALUE!|John Kidd|3/1/2024| # ## ##