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2023-03-31-accounts

Contents age
Report ofthe Trustees
Status
Charitable
Purpose
Public Benefit
Vision
Mission
Focus on Church
Life 2022-2023
Basis of Faith and Practices
The Church
Programme
Review ofActivities
Achievements
and Performance
Multi - congregations
Mosaic Church
Poets Mews Community Church
Pill Congregation —The Church on the Green
Muddy Church
Worship
Pastoral Care and Home Groups
Prayer
Evangelism
and Outreach		 Events
Chaplaincy
Social Action 10
Overseas
Mission Partners		 10
Children 10
Young People
Young Adults 18s-30s
Families 12
Seniors 12
Luncheon
Club		 12
Art Groups 12
Craft Group 13
Warm Bank 13
Perfect Blend Coffee Mornings 13
Churches
Together
in Clevedon		 and Community Activities 13
Use ofChurch
Premises		 14
Organisation
and Decision Making		 14
Organisational
Leadership		 Structure 15

Role ofthe Church Leaders Leaders Leaders 15
Role ofthe Ministry
8		 Support Team Leaders 15
Trustees
and Church		 Officers 16
Employees 16
Ministers 16
Pay Strategy 17
Policies 17
Risk management 18-19
Financial
Review		 19
Significant events 19
Income 20
Costs 20
Plans 20
Contribution
ofvolunteers		 20
Charging
policy		 20
Fundraising 20
Reserves
policy		 21
Impact ofthe Cost of Living Crisis 21
Statement ofTrustees' Responsibilities 22
Independent
Examiner's		 Report to the Trustees ofClevedon Baptist 23
Church
Responsibilities
and		 basis of report 23
Independent
Examiner's
Statement		 23
Addresses
for the Church,		 Independent Examiner and Bankers 24
Financial Statements
Statement
of Financial		 Activities 25
Balance Sheet 26
Notes to the Financial Statements 27-38

Being Church: Living as a reconciled
liberated
community
of God's people
Evangelism: Witnessing
to the good news, with words, works and wonders
Discipleship: Making disciples and
living as whole-life
disciples
Church
planting:		 Establishing
new congregations
Social action: Serving people with compassion
and mercy
in practical gospel action
Peace-making: Seeking to overcome violence and build peace
Justice: Searching for God's justice
in the world as God's prophetic		 people
Creation: Stewarding
the resources ofcreation
Our vision
is a means of implementing
our God-given
mission
into the world.		 We engage
with God's mission as worshippers
who serve God alone, seeking first God's Kingdom.

The Church Programme
Sunday 10.30am Morning
Service of Praise and Worship
Live Streamed
Hybrid
Congregation
Children's
and youth work during service
2.30pm Poets Mews Community
Church
3.00pm Muddy Church
(monthly)
6.30pm Virtual Gathering —An opportunity to catch up with other
members
ofthe Church
on Zoom.
Monday 9.30am Art Group
10.00am Warm Space (during the winter months)
2.00pm Art Group
7.30pm Home Groups
Tuesday 4.00pm Ignite and "Going Deeper" youth work
7.30pm Home Groups or Prayer Focus
Wednesday 7.45am "ASK"(Ask, Seek, Knock) Prayer
9.30am Walking
group (monthly)
12.30pm Luncheon
Club (monthly)
2.30pm Seniors' Good News event (monthly)
7.30pm Home Groups
Thursday 10.00am 'Noah's
Ark' Toddler Group (term time)
10.15am Bumps and Bundles (term time)
4.00pm Youth Drop In
7.00pm Young Adults Church
7.30pm Home Groups
7.30pm Kintsugi
Group
Friday 10.00am Craft Group
7.00pm Youth Clubs
Saturday 10.00am Coffee Morning
(monthly)
3.00pm Mosaic Church
(monthly)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Fuiida Fuiids 2023 2022
Note 6 6 8
Income and endowments from:
Donations
and legaoes		 238,377 3,038 241,415 218,765
Investments 3,068 3,068 474
Other - hire ofthe church building 240 240
241 685 3038 244 723 219239
Expenditure on:
Chantable
activibes
Pastoral expenses 89,384 89,384 81,335
Mission enabling 58,498 1,650 60,148 54,138
Church
building		 expenses 70,871 70,871 53,709
Speofic gilts 1,964 514 2,478 4,324
220 717 2 164 222 881 193506
Net Income/(expenditure) 20,968 874 21,842 25,733
Trahsfers betweeh fuhds 17 500 (500)
Other movements In pension deficit gablllty 20 15,473 15,473 682
Net movement
in funds		 36,941 374 37,315 26,415
Reconciliation
offunds:
Total funds brought forward 17 2,631,239 1,343 2,632,582 2,606,167
Total funds carried forward

TotalFunds TotalFunds Total Funds Total Funds
Note 2023 2022
f f
Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets 10 2,465,940 2,471,221
Current Assets
Debtors and Prepayments 14 70,388 10,351
Cash at bank 141 658 173987
212,046 184,338
Creditors: Amounts fsging dus
within one year 15 8089 10330
Net Current Assets 203,957 174,008
Creditors: Amounts fsglng due (12,647)
ager more than one year
Net assets 2 669 897 2 632582
Unrestricted funds
General funds 2,667,640 2,638,790
Pension reserve (16,400)
Designated funds 540 8849
Total - Unrestricted funds 18 2,668,180 2,631,239
Restricted funds 18 1,717 1,343
2,669,897 2,632,582

2 Income from donations and legacies
Unrestricted Reetncted Total Funds
Fuiids Fuilifa 2023
E 6 6
Offerings(cash) 2,376 2,376
Offerings (envelopes) 1,795 1,795
Ogerings(cheques) 3,740 3,740
On-line donations 19,974 19,974
Contactless card donations 5,146 5,146
Gift aid - cash 31,794 580 32,374
Gift aid - accmal movement (378) (181) (559)
Standing
orders		 114,700 114,700
Other gifts 4,230 4,230
Specific gifts 2,639 2,639
Legacy - accmal - anticipated late 2023 55,000 55,000
238,377 3,038 241,415
Income from donations and legacies - Prior Year
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
E E 6
Ogerings (cash) 2,356 2,356
Ogedngs
(envelopes)		 4,191 4,191
Offerings(cheques) 3,908 3,908
On-line donations 28,362 28,362
Gin aid - cash 36,216 115 36,331
Gift aid - accmal movement (1,218) 238 (980)
Standing
orders		 124,327 124,327
Other gifts 18,145 18,145
Speufic gifts 2,125 2,125
216,287 2,478 218,765
3 Income from investments
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funils 2023 2022
6 6 6
Baptist Union 2,786 2,786 465
CAF Bank 282 282 g
3,068 3,068 474

Pastoralexpenses
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
8 6 6
Senior Minister's
sipend
-Trustee		 35,779 35,779 34,514
Employer's
national
insurance		 (Senior Minuter) 3,916 3,916 3,584
Senior Minister's
superannuation		 4,296 4,296 4,114
Youth Pastor's Stipend 22,401 22,401 20,030
Employer's
national
insurance		 - Youth Pastor 1,953 1,953 1,569
Youth Pastor- superannuation 1,120 1,120 1,002
Senior Minister's expenses 1,463 1,463 932
Youth Pastor - expenses 546 546 247
Senior Minuter's
phone		 1,020 1,020 1,021
Youth Pastor- phone 180 180 180
Senior Minister- Coninuous Ministenal Development 75 75 124
Youth Pastor - Continuous
Ministenel		 Development 308 308
Movement
on Church weekend		 away prepayments 265
Books and Publications 264 264 182
Internship 636 636
Manse light &heat &water gg3 993 975
Manse council tax 1,931 1,931 1,874
Manse insurance 386 386 328
Manse repairs &maintenance 2,263 2,263 117
Visiting preachers 967 967 891
Payment to YYEBAPayroll 614 614 589
National
insurance
rebate		 (5,000) (5,000) (4,000)
Other pastoral/employment expenses 121 121 596
Support and other employment costs (note 8) 13,152 13,152 12,201
89,384 89,384 81,335

Mission enabling
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Fultils Fultrls 2023
8 8 8
Outreach!I events 3,158 3,158
Destination
Bethlehem		 3,291 3,291
Disupleship
&matenals		 329 329
Training courses 1,616 1,616
Movement
in training		 prepaymentsraccruals 240 240
Mission visit toAgape Church, Tirana, Albania 1,809 1,809
2022 Church centenary celebrations 1,468 1,468
Children's
work		 1,131 1,131
You'61 worL 2,923 2,923
Movement
in Youth Work prepeyments		 150 150
Families'
minatry		 796 796
Young adults'
ministry		 1,815 1,815
Seniors'
ministry		 264 264
Church plant - Mosaic Church 986 986
Church plant - Poets Mews 707 707
Muddy Church 1,165 1,165
Pill Baptist Church 327 1,650 1,977
Local mission
initiatives		 884 884
Baptist Missionary
Society		 10,000 10,000
Baptist Home Mission Fund 10,000 10,000
Clevedon
Food Bank		 1,000 1,000
TEAR Fund 500 500
Changing
Lives		 500 500
Compassion
UK		 500 500
Bnstol Baptist College 500 500
Bristol Hospitality
Network		 500 500
InHope Bnstol 500 500
Mission Aviahon
Fellowship		 500 500
Open Doors 500 500
Tools with a Mission 500 500
Transforming
Health		 & Education in Nepal 500 500
Faith in Later Life 250 250
Spurgeons
College		 250 250
Other missionary
giving		 89 89
Support and other employment costs (note 8) 8,850 8,850
58498 1 650 60 148

N DED 31 MARCH 2923 DED 31 MARCH 2923
5 Mission enabling
(continued)
Mission enabling - Prior Year
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
8 8 8
Outreach
&events		 889 889
Destination
Bethlehem		 3,101 25 3,126
Disupleship
II matenals		 2.322 2.322
Training courses 873 873
Movement
in training
prepayments		 505 505
Children's
work		 741 741
You'51 welk 2,031 2,031
Movement
in Youth Work prepayments		 (150) (150)
Families'
ministry		 244 244
Young adults'
ministry		 1.232 1,232
Seniors'
ministry		 1,142 1,142
Church plant - Mosaic Church 1,318 1,318
Church plant - Poets Mews 795 795
Muddy Church 1,148 1,148
Pill Baptist Church 688 688
Local mission
initiatives		 933 933
Baptist Missionary
Souety		 10,000 10,000
Baptist Home Mission Fund 10,000 10,000
Bible Souety 500 502
TEAR Fund 500 500
Changing
Lives		 500 500
Clevedon
Food Bank		 750 750
Clevedon
Churches
Refugee Support Group		 500 500
Bnstol Baptist College 500 500
Bnstol Hospitality
Network		 500 500
InHope Bnstol 500 500
SAT7 500 500
Love Russia 500 500
Mission Aviahon
Fellowship		 500 500
Open Doors 500 500
Tools with a Mission 500 500
Transforming
Health
8,		 Education in Nepal 500 500
Faith in Later Life 250 250
Regents Park Baptist College 250 250
Spurgeons
College		 250 250
Other missionary
giving		 178 178
Support and other employment costs (note 8) 8,121 8,121
53423 715 54 138
6 Church building
expenses
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
6 8 8 8
Cleaning
materials
II supplies		 1,935 1,935 1,498
Gas, eledricity
&water- cash		 11,856 11,856 9,216
Gas, electnoty
&water- accrual		 movement 280 280 845
Telephone
&broadband		 3,727 3,727 3,743
Movement
in telephone		 prepayments 736 736 (296)
Repairs &maintenance 20,629 20,629 9,401
Repairs &maintenance -accrual movement 300 300 50
Buildings
&contents
insurance		 5,411 5,411 5,556
Depreciation 8,418 8,418 8,747
Support and other employment costs (note 8) 17,579 17,579 14,949
70,871 70,871 53,709

7 Specific gifts
Unrestricted Rssmicuid Total Funds
Fuilils
8		 Fundsf 2023
6
TEAR Fund re Turkey earthquake appeal 944 944
Baptist Missionary
Souety Ukraine		 appeal 500 145 645
TEAR Fund re Pakistan floods appeal 500 500
Agape Church, Tirana, Albania 20 20
West of England
Baptist Assoc		 re Albania Chnstmas appeal 369 369
1,964 514 2,478
Specific gifts - Prior Year Unrestricted Restncted Total Funds
Fuilila Funds 2022
8 8 8
Baptist Missionary
Souety Ukraine		 appeal 1,000 986 1,986
Baptist Mwsionary
Souety re Judy		 Cook (Thailand) 123 123
West of England
Baptist Assoc		 re Albania Christmas appeal 400 265 665
Agape Church, Tirana, Albania 500 500
World Vision re Haiti appeal 500 500
TEAR Fund re Afghanistan
appeal		 500 500
Churches together
in Clevedon		 re Chaplaincy 50 50
2.900 1,424 4,324
8 Support Costs
Uhiesti'feted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Fuiids Fuiida
f		 2023f 2022
f
Other employment
costs		 20,473 20,473 20,284
Legal costs re chantable status review - cash 132 132 420
Legal costs re chantable status review - accrual movement (200) (200) 200
Catenng
&kitchen		 2,517 2,517 1,082
Church Suite database 726 726 726
Conference fees &expenses 676 676 210
Movement
in Conference fees &expenses - accrualslprepayments		 210 210 (210)
GDPR Consultancy
and registration		 35 35 35
Mus», drama
&limnces		 2,105 2,105 2,145
Movement
in licence prepayments		 22 22 115
Pnnting,
stationery,
advertising		 li postage 5.460 5,460 3,674
Website Expenses 365 365 254
Finance costs (includmg
interest costs of pension defiot liability)		 403 403 215
Equipment
small purchases
and maintenance		 1,062 1,062 2,274
Subscdptions
&donations		 1,049 1,049 1,162
Miscellaneous 798 798 613
Governance
costs
Independent
examination
fee		 - cash 2,898 2,898 2,472
Independent
examination
fee		 - accrual movement 850 850 (400)
39,581 39,581 35,271

Net income/(expenditure) Net income/(expenditure) Net income/(expenditure)
Income reflects donahons from Trustees and related parties totalling 619,553(2022 E22,417)
~fix enditure is stated after charging.
Total Funds Total Funds
2023 2022
6 2
Depreciation 8,418 8,747
Independent examiners fees (cash plus movement in accrual) 3,273 2,072
Employee
benefits
paid to		 key management staff 69,465 64,813
Trustees'
remuneration		 43,991 42,212
Trustees' expenses
(mainly		 ministers' mileage costs and costs of matenals for church services) 2,284 1,599
Related party transackons (salary and penaon contnbutions) 11,665 11,244

Movement in funds
At 1 April Other fund movements At 31 March
2022 Income Expenditure Tniiiafenl and revaluation 2023
E 6 6 E E E
Restricted funds
Unreetncted funds
General funds 2,638,790 241,685 (208,777) (4,058) 2,667,640
Designated funds 8,849 (11,609) 3,300 540
Pension reserve (16,400) (331) 1,258 15,473
Total funds 15 473 2669 897
Movement in funds - prior year
At I April Other fund movements At 31 March
2021 Income Expenditure Transfers and revaluation 2022
6 E E 6 E 6
Restricted funds 1 343
Unrestricted funds
General funds 2,621,611 216,761 (190,373) (9,209) 2,638,790
Designated funds 4,249 (900) 5,500 8,849
Pension reserve (20,697) (94) 3,709 682 (16,400)
Totalfunds 682 2 632582

Analysis o fnst assets between funds as at31st March, 2023
Tangible Net current Long term
fixed assets assets Nabigtles Total
E 6 6 6
Restricted funds 1 717 1 717
Unrestrictedfunds
General funds 2,465,940 201,700 2,667,640
Designated funds 540 540
Unrestricted funds - Totals 2465 940 202 240 2 668 180
Total funds 2,465,940 203,957 2,669,897
Analysis of net assets between funds as at31st March, 2022
Tangible Nst ciiivsnt Long tenn
fixed assets assets Liabilities Total
6 E E E
Restrimed funds
Unrestricted funds
General funds 2,471,221 167,569 2,638,790
Designated funds 8,849 8,849
Pension reserve (3,753) (12,647) (16,400)
Unrestncted funds - Totals 2,471,221 2,631,239
Total funds 2,471,221 2,632,582

Prior Year Fund Accountin g
 Analysis -Statement ofFinancial Activit ies
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
6 6 6
Income and endowments from:
Donations
and leg sass		 216,287 2,478 218,765
Investments 474 474
Expenditure
on:
Chantable
activlies
Pastoralexpenses 81,335 81,335
Mission enabling 53,423 715 54,138
Church
building expenses		 53,709 53,709
Spscific gifls 2900 1 424 4324
Net income/(expenditure) 25,394 339 25,733
Transfers between funds
Other movements
In pension		 degclt gab 8lty 682 682
Net movement
in funds		 26,076 339 26,415
Reconcglatlon
offunds:
Total funds brought
forward		 2,605,163 1,004 2,606,167
Total funds carried forward

EN DED 31 MARCH 2023 2023
20 FR0102Pensions Disclosure
This liability represents
the present value		 of the defiut contnbutions agreed as at the accounting date and has been valued using the following assumptions set by reference
to the duration
ofthe defiut		 recovery payments:
Aeeount/ng
date		 31/03/2023 31/03/2022 31/03/2021
Discount rate 5 1% 2.1% 0.5%
Future increases to Minimum Pensionable Income 33% 4.1% 3.2%