2024-12-31-accounts - Appledore Baptist Church

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/01/2024 Period start date TO 31/12/2024 Period end date

Charity name: Appledore Baptist Church CIO

Charity registration number:1181638

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The primary purpose of the charity is to share the love of Jesus Christ within our community and further afield and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him. 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 businesses whenever possible.
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	The Church, while not being exclusive in any way, encourages Christian beliefs, practices and values. These are all centred around the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Sunday worship forms an important part of meeting our objectives as a Christian Charity and our services are designed to meet all ages. We meet every Sunday morning for worship, which includes activities for children and young people. A fortnightly afternoon service designed specifically for busy families, has proved hugely popular in the last year. The Church is a community of believers and as such mid-week activities are crucial. We have a lively Mum’s & Toddler group meeting on Tuesday mornings in term time with up to 30 families with children under 5 attending. Each meeting ends with a short Christian time. Powerhouse Prayer meets on a Wednesday evening for worship, praise and prayer and numbers increasing weekly.. Thursday evening sees our Youth group FUEL meet. We have 30 year 5 & 6’s from 15.45 t0 17.45 with supervised games and

		craft activities. All the children are given a hot meal free of charge and a short gospel message is given each week. Then from 18.00 to 19.30, we have another 30 year 7 & 8’s for a more structured time, again with a gospel message. Mid-week day time and evening Homegroups are an important part of growing as a Christian community, with Bible teaching in small groups. Oasis is a ladies group with meets on a monthly basis on a Wednesday afternoon attracting ladies from the village, most of whom are not Christians. They play games, have craft activities, tea and cakes and of course a short Gospel message.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All Trustees receive all communications from the Charity Commission.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	We support a number of Christian Charities and other organisations, some on a regular basis and others when there is a need.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	We could not operate as we do without our dedicated team of 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	Our church is part of the village community, and play an important role within the community. Our involvement with the local Primary School, Local councils, the RNLI and local business often help to influence the direction and sustainability of these groups. We support local people whenever we can in many ways which is greatly appreciated.

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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	2024 has been a good year financially for our Church. As the accounts show, income has increased significantly, enabling us to be able to employ a Ministry Assistant in early 2025.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We aim to hold £25,000 cash reserves, to support the work of the Church and to safeguard paying our Pastor should the unexpected occur.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£25,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	None
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The vast majority of our income comes from the generous contributions from our Partners. Second only to this is the Gift Aid refunds we receive. We have received a number of small grants from local councils and other fund raising bodies.
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	Our Church was founded in 1858 and has during this time face numerous challenges. During the last 20 years, despite churches in general seeing falling numbers of worshippers, our church is continuing to grow as we hold on to Biblical values and teaching. The greatest threat would come should the government adopt anti-Christian legislation, which would force the church to go underground.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		Constitution as a CIO adopted in October 2018.
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	As a 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	Trustees are elected from among Church Partners, having been in Partnership for a minimum of 12 month. The initial term in office as Trustee is for three years, followed by a second term of three years if re-elected. After serving two consecutive terms in office Trustees’ must stand down for 12 months before seeking re-election.
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	New Trustees are inducted into their role with a half day training programme, which covers the legal responsibilities for the Charity as deemed by the Charity Commission.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	As a Baptist Church, we are an independent entity, with Jesus Christ as our Head. We fall under the umbrella of the Baptist Union of Great Britain but not subject to their decisions. Likewise we are also part of the South West Baptist Association. We work, as already stated, closely with local schools, Councils, voluntary groups like the RNLI and local business.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Appledore Baptist Church CIO
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1181638
Charity’s principal address	Meeting Street, Appledore, Bideford. EX39 1SF Communications please via. Rev Andrew Littlejohn, Nethania, Torridge Road, Appledore, Bideford. EX39 1SF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
John Kidd	Pastor/Elder	Church Partners
Andrew Littlejohn	Elder/Hon Treasurer	Ditto
Robert Deakin	Elder/Hon Secretary	Ditto
Ruth McMahon	Elder	Ditto

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

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Baptist Union Corporation

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets Church building and contents. held in this capacity Manse Name and objects of the Church Building and Manse are held in trust of the Baptist charity on whose behalf the Union or Great Britain. assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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, Pastor/Elder Elder/Hon Treasurer Chair, etc)

Date 26[th] February 2025

Charity Name No (if any) Appledore Baptist Church CIO 1181638 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1/1/2024 12/31/2024

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Offerings and Donations 72,735 Gift Aid Refund 14,854 Todler Group 680 Bibles for school 808 Hall lettings 670 Fuel Youth Club 5,321 Ukraine Donations 1,169 Other 1,113 97,350 - - Sub total - Total receipts 97,350 A3 Payments Ministry costs 42,944 Building costs 12,893 Administration 4,127 Epuipment 6,591 Mission 7,800 Childfren & Youth 5,351 Catering & Events 4,206 Projects - - Sub total 83,912 - - Sub total - Total payments 83,912 Net of receipts/(payments) 13,438 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 41,472 Cash funds this year end 54,910 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 72,735 14,854 680 808 670 5,321 1,169 1,113 97,350 - - - 97,350 42,944 12,893 4,127 6,591 7,800 5,351 4,206 - - 83,912 - - - 83,912 13,438 - 41,472 54,910	Last year to the nearest £
		-	72,735	66,201
		-	14,854	12,645
		-	680	937
		-	808	763
		-	670	678
				2,752
		-	1,169	1,130
		-	1,113	4,257
		-	97,350	89,363

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		-	97,350	89,363

		-	42,944	38,938
		-	12,893	14,117
		-	4,127	3,742
		-	6,591	12,334
		-	7,800	10,731
		-	5,351	5,868
		-	4,206	2,686
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		-	83,912	132,267

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		-	83,912	132,267

	-	-	13,438	- 42,904
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	-	-	41,472	-
	-	-	54,910	41,472

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	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 Lloyds Deposit Details Details Details Details Signature #VALUE! #VALUE! *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 34,910 - 20,000 - - - 54,910 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name John Kidd Andrew Littlejohn Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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			Date of approval
	#VALUE!	John Kidd	2/12/2025
	#VALUE!	Andrew Littlejohn	2/12/2025

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