
**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 01 2023 31 12 2023 **From To** 

Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** Madeley Baptist Church CIO **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1182300 **Charity's principal address** Aenon Chapel 71 High Street Madeley, Telford **Postcode TF7 5AH** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Dates acted if not for whole  Name of person (or body) entitled<br>Trustee name  Office (if any)<br>year to appoint trustee (if any)<br>1 Paul Booth  Elder/Leader<br>Jacquie Osmund- Secretary  Until 01.01.23<br>2<br>Smith<br>3 John Lee  Treasurer<br>4 Meena Ledger<br>5 Phil Paggett  Until 30.06.23<br>6 Adrian Mortimer<br>7 Ruth Shephard<br>8 David White<br>9 Kathy McEntagart  Until 01.01.23<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **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)**|**advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**|
|**Assistant to Treasurer**|Rachael Mortimer|4 Carlisle Close, Leegomery, Telford, TF1 6YZ|
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|**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) Elected by Charity Members and appointed at the Church Members Trustee selection methods Meeting (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

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

The Church is a Member of Baptists Together (formerly Baptist Union) and the Heart of England Baptist Association (HEBA). 

- policies and procedures The Church works closely with other churches in South Telford, including adopted for the induction and Sutton Hill and Woodside C of E, St. Michael’s Madeley and Dawley training of trustees; Baptist Church. 

- the charity’s organisational The Church also plays a major role in the Foodshare Project in Telford structure and any wider providing an invaluable session every Saturday morning. 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** 

The advancement of the Christian Faith according to the principles of the Baptist Denomination 

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

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**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

Activities may include but are not restricted to: Regular public worship, prayer, preaching and teaching. Baptism, as declared by the Baptist Union’s Declaration of Principle. Communion of the Lord’s Supper at least once a month. Evangelism and Mission locally and beyond. Teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people. Nurture and growth of Christian disciples. Education and Training for Christian growth and community service. Giving and encouraging pastoral care. Encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other Christians. Specific activities include: Working with local churches to provide Experience Easter, Harvest and Christmas for a number of schools in the area. Continuation of Winter Warmers for two days a week (November to March) to help vulnerable members of the community who have little access to food and warmth. The rest of the year coffee mornings are provided on the same two days a week. Continuation of Friendly Faces on a Monday afternoon to help local people who needed contact, support and fellowship following the covid pandemic. Providing an opportunity for young people to meet together one Friday a month (Frantic Friday). Supporting and encouraging local charitable social action by involvement in the Foodshare project (Saturday morning). Continuing to provide a twice monthly activity (Tuesday evening) for those with learning difficulties with games, drama and music etc. Working with Telford Christians Together organisation to provide Street and Prayer Pastors. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

All the activities above were either run or supported by volunteer church members and other helpers. 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main** As Above **achievements of the charity during the year** 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the** Reserves built up to maintain a 170 years old building. **charity’s policy on reserves** 

**Details of any funds materially** N/A **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** 

The possibility of the appointment of a part-time Minister in 2024 is looked forward to. 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)** <br>**Full name(s)** <br>**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**|P W Booth<br>J Lee|
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||Paul Willam Booth<br>John Lee|
||<br>Elder & Chair of Trustees<br>Treasurer|
||10 October 2024|
||10 October 2024|



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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGiAND AND WAIES
Bapiist Church CIO
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
To
0110112023
3111212023
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78
17.414
4.983
218
60
132
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132
150
7.801
7.8(11
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AR)
29.820
5,608
35.129
35,493
A2 Asset and In*mtmèni •al••.
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29,520
5.609
35.1
35,493
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1,204
11,009
9.1
1.612
J,672
1,204
11,009
6,32J
7,663
1,433
3.721
2,149
3,J6T
2,350
28,)64
1,612
J,872
Repairs Ktsini•f49nce and In*ur8rte
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2,172
37,14J
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2.172
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33,178
3,965
37,143
28,364
Net ol receiptsl{payments)
AS Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year Qnd
Cash funds this year end
3.658
2.572
23.804
17.574
2.014
7.129
2,572
10.777
14.993
34.581
32.567
27,452
34,581
CCXX R1 accounts ISSI
2810912024

Section B Statement of assets and liabllltles at the end of the period
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funds
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funds
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funds
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5,672
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14,993
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17.574
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Date of
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CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
2W0912024


## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/ members of Madeley Baptist Church CIO** 


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**On accounts for the year 31/12/2023 ended** 

**Set out on pages** 1-2 

(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/12/2023** . 

- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s 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** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 

**Signed:** Tim Herriott **Date:** 11/09/2024 **Name:** Tim Herriott **Relevant professional** ACA BA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 15 Briarsleigh Stafford ST17 4QP 

**October 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



**Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

**October 2018** 

2 

**IER** 

