## **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.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||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.| ## **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|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**| ## **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|
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.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |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,
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**year**|**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 ## **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 ## **Other optional information** ## **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**
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**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**| |||||| |||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**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**| |||**-**|**-**|**43,851**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**83,912**|**132,267**| |||||| |||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**83,912**|**132,267**| |||||| ||**-**|**-**|**13,438**|**- 42,904**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**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**
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**20,000**
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**-**
**-**
**54,910**
**-**
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Print Name
**John Kidd**
**Andrew Littlejohn**
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approval| ||#VALUE!|**John Kidd**|**2/12/2025**| ||#VALUE!|**Andrew Littlejohn**|**2/12/2025**| ## |Reportto the trustees|Reportto the trustees|AppledoreBaptist Church| |---|---|---| |Onaccountsforthe year||31t12t2Q24
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