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2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Bethesda Shalom

Registered charity number (if any) 1182981 Charity's principal address Bethesda Shalom 80 New Road Willenhall Postcode WV13 2DA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if
not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
Pastor Paul M. Williams Chair of the Trustees
Dr David Donovan
Nathiena Williams
Aaron Sheldon

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by the current Trustees

Section C Objectives and activities

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

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)

To advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public through To advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public through To advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public through To advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public through To advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public through To advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public through
encouraging and facilitating the practice of Christianity in agreement with
the Statement of Faith.This includes the provision of a place of meeting
for the public worship of God via preaching/teaching of the Bible,
communion, prayer, praise, fellowship, and almsgiving; including
evangelistic outreach and discipleship.
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To engage in and encourage regular public worship of God,
having as central the person of Jesus Christ, the Bible, preaching,
teaching, prayer, worship and fellowship.
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To instruct people of all ages in		 the Word of God through sound
teaching and godly preaching so as to encourage and equip
believers to live worthy of the high calling in Christ Jesus in all
matters of faith and conduct.
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To hold fast to the truth of God’s Word, endeavouring to keep the
unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, in humility and self-
sacrifice, preferring one another in love.
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To provide a fellowship where the love of Christ is expressed
through personal ministry, discipleship, encouragement,
discipline, service, forgiveness and practical care.
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To always remember our persecuted Brethren in prayer and to
express the love of God towards them in endeavouring to meet
their needs practically and financially by supporting ministries that
reach out to them in love.
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To proclaim the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
leading those who repent and believe in Him for salvation into
Membership in the local Church.
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To baptise believers and make disciples of Jesus Christ out of
every nation.
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To encourage and train believers in the employment of their gifts
and talents in the service of Christ.
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To support the ministry of the wider fellowship of Churches who
also hold fast to the historic and orthodox Christian Faith.
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To support the		 work of missions in proclaiming the Gospel of
Jesus Christ.
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To express the		 love of God in practical ways to all those in need
but especially to the poor, widows and orphans.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the This year has marked a very significant year in the life of Bethesda Shalom. For main achievements nearly two years, we have prayed as a Church, asking the Lord to lead us to a of the charity during building of our own in what we believed to be His will. As the country went into the year lockdown in March 2020, a door of opportunity opened to us and after negotiations we managed in June 2020, by God’s help, to secure a derelict Church building at a cut price of £130K. With limited funds, we had a mammoth task ahead. Part of the building survey report read as follows: The Chapel has been unoccupied for a long period of time and is in a dilapidated condition. Major internal and external repairs and complete refurbishment are required if the building is to be brought back into use. Complete new services installations are also required and external areas require complete clearance and re-surfacing. External elements including chimney stacks, walls, doors, and windows all require significant repairs or replacements. Internally, walls, floors, and ceilings also require major repairs or replacements. The Chapel has been largely stripped of all internal fixtures… We met as Trustees and after prayer, decided that a key part of moving forward would be the securing of a loan of £100K to help towards the internal refurbishment costs. After much goings back and forth, we managed miraculously, by God’s grace, to secure a loan for the desired amount from Charity Bank.

The external repairs went ahead smoothly and were completed to a high standard by RDP Commercial. The work was overseen by Calvin Williams. Over 1200 panes of glass were individually replaced by J. Edwards Glass. Part of the outhouse was rebuilt and roofed. Spoiled bricks were replaced and repair work to the roof was undertaken, including the partial rebuilding of one of the chimneys. This is just to list some of the repairs that were undertaken. During this time, generous donations came in from a variety of different sources totalling many tens of thousands of pounds. This allowed the work of restoration to continue. Many thousands of pounds were saved by Church volunteers clearing the internal and external site of much rubbish.

After prayer and discussion, the decision was made by the Trustees, to appoint Martin Evans Construction Ltd. to complete the internal repairs and restoration of the Church building. There were other companies that bid for the tender, but Martin Evans was by far the most professional. In November 2020, the internal work began. Plans for renovating and remodifying the internal space were drawn up by Throne Architecture Ltd who were a God send. Paul and Nathiena Williams led the design and project management, while Calvin Williams oversaw the work being done. The floor of the building was replaced along with many of the joists. A balcony was installed with two flights of stairs to the front and back of the building. The entire surface area of the wall and ceiling space was reboarded and replastered. Partition walls were erected at the front of the entrance to allow for a foyer with three toilets. At the rear of the building, upstairs partitions were erected to allow for a classroom, toilet, and office, while ground floor partitions beneath this allowed for a kitchen and a nursery.

The whole building needed wiring electrically and a central heating/water system installed as well as a fire alarm. This work was carried out to an outstanding standard by D.C. Electrical Ltd, C.T Plumbing and Heating, and C. I Technical Services respectively.

Throughout 2020/21, the restoration work continued and as of the end of March 2021, the bulk of the main internal work has been completed. All that is left is mainly snagging and cosmetics (decorating, flooring, etc.). The outside grounds will need landscaping and paving.

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Over the course of 2020/21, hundreds of thousands of pounds have come into the account of Bethesda Shalom from the kind donations of God’s people, including the loan which was instrumental in the project getting started. All of this, we believe has come about as a result of prayer in the will of God. We thank God for His direction and provision and for the labourers He has graciously provided. What a faithful God we serve! The estimated cost of the total renovation, excluding the purchase, is just under £300K.

During the lockdown, we were able to continue to meet as A Church via Zoom and during the second and third lockdown, we were able to meet in person. God has truly blessed us and the work of Bethesda Shalom has gone unhindered. We would like to thank the Royal School Wolverhampton for all their kindness to us in allowing us where they could to continue meeting together in the chapel at the school until we move in June 2021 into the new building.

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Section E Financial review

At the close of the financial year 2020/21, there are cash reserves of Brief statement of the more than £30,000. These funds will be used in the next financial year charity’s policy on reserves towards completing the restoration of the Church.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Expenditure for the year 2020/21 has been the largest in the charity’s You may choose to include history, but has served crucially, to meet one of the primary key additional information, where objectives of the charity which is to provide a place of meeting for the relevant about: public worship of God. For this, we are most grateful to God!

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) Full name(s) Paul Matthew Williams Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 26/01/2022

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Charity Name No (if any) Bethesda Shalom 1182981 Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2020 31/03/2021

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Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
28,392
2,872
9,369
269
65
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40,968
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40,968
9,930
1,452
937
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12,336
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12,336
28,632		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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122,770
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122,770
99,708
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99,708
222,478
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143,310
219,822
363,132
363,132
- 140,654		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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to the nearest £
28,392
122,770
2,872
9,369
269
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163,738
99,708
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99,708
263,446
9,930
1,452
937
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12,336
143,310
219,822
363,132
375,468
- 112,023		 Last year
to the nearest £
Church Donations 28,392 -
BuildingDonations -
Conference Bookings 2,872 -
Gift Aid 9,369 -
Miscellaneous 269 -
Interest 65 -
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 40,968 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Asset Loan(The CharityBank)
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Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
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Regular Expenses(Royal School) 9,930 -
Conference Expenses 1,452 -
Regular Expenses (Providence Chapel) 937 -
Bank Charges(Providence Chapel) 17 -
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**Sub total ** 12,336 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Providence Chapel Willlenhall
Renovation Costs & Loan
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
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28,632 - 140,654 - - 112,023 -
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20,654
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27,027 120,000 - 147,027 -
35,005 - 0 - 35,005 -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

26/01/2022

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 HSBC Bank Account @ 310321
HSBC Bank Account @ 310321
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 HSBC Bank Account @ 310321
HSBC Bank Account @ 310321
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
33,831 -
1,173 - -
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35,005 - -
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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(optional)
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Details
Details
Purchase of Providence Chapel
Professional Fees of Purchase
Renovation Costs		 Fund to which
asset belongs
Restricted
Restricted
Restricted
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liability relates		 Cost (optional)
131,196
12,115
219,437
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Amount due
(optional)		 Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Loan - The Charity Bank @ 310321 Unrestricted 100,000
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Signature Print Name
Date of
approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

26/01/2022

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the tru$tso m•mb•rs of Bethesda Shalom On accounts for th• y•ar ended 31" March 2021 Charfty no {If any) 1182981 out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the aceourts of the above chanty (Ihe TrusV'I for the year ended 31 March 2021. As the tharity$ trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requ1￿MentS of the Charit￿5 Act 2011 Ilhe Acri. Responslbllltl•s and basis of report I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's a(￿o￿ntS earried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ￿TryIng oul my examin8tion. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by Ihe Chartiy Commission under section 145151{bl of the Act. Independent trhe charit examIne￿S statement underta ross income exc he examination ed £250,000 and I ing a qualrfied m qualrfied to rofACCA. al I have ¢))mpleted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance wilh section 130 of the Charities Act.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements ¢oncerning the fomi and content of accourrts set out in the Charitie8 (Accounts and Reprtsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gwe a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter Considered as part of an independent examination. I have no con￿M$ and have come across no other matters in connection with the examin*'on to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the aceounls lo be reached. ' Please delete the wonts in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: Name: Jts Relevant profgssional qualificallonlsl or body Ilf any): f("L A AAf Address: IER Oct 2018

/AL5191& k/£J Soction B DisclosLire Only complet¢ If the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern 15ee CC32, Independent examin*ion of Charity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glv• h•r• brièf d•talls of any Items that the examlner wlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018