Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start date 01 D.iy Period end dale 11 Day 12 Monih QI Mnniii 2Q24 YÈ?I' 21124 yp.ar From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Bourne Baptist Church CIO Other names charity is known by Reglstered charity number (if any) 1183205 Charity's principal address Bourne Baptist Church Wesl Street Bourne Lincs Postcode PE10 9NE Names of the charfty trustees who manage the charity Datss octsd If not for whole ear Trustee name Offlce111 any) Nama ol person lor bodyl entttled toa Int trustee If an Rev Nick Humphreys Chris Moss Colin Pratt Bryan Cox Lorrae Speirs Paul Sexton Minister Treasurer Secretary 1101124 till 29101124 Paul Timmins Richard Wright Andrew Norfolk 14110124 lill 31112124 10 Alison Simpson 29101124 till 31112124 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Names of the trustees for the charlty, If any? (for example, any custodlan trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole ear TAR J*n 2024
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) e of adviser Name Address Name of chlef executlve or names of senior staff members {Optlonal Infom)atlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement DescrSptlon of the charlty's trusts Baptist Union Corporalion Ltd - CIO Association Model Type of governing document How the charity is constituted CIO Assoclalion Conslilution Tmstee selection methods At Church Members, meetings, secret voting, 60 /0 of members, votes required See Conslilulion Item 14 Charity Trustees Addltlonal governance Sssues {Optlonal Inforniatlonl You may choose to includ8 additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational structure and any wider netsvork wrth which the charity works.. relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities 1. The advancement of the Christian failh according to Ihe Principles of the Baptist denomination. 2. The church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the UK andlor other parts of the world. 3. Nothing in this Conslitution shall authorise an application of the propety of the church for purposes that are not charitable in accordance with Section 7 of the Charities and Trustees Investment Scotland Act 2005 or Section 2 of the Charities Act Summary of the objects of the charlty set out In Its governlng document TAR J•n 2024
(Northern Ireland) 2008. The Church puts on a wide variety of activities for the benefit of the church community and the wider community of Bourne. These have included weekly Sunday moming and regular evening worship and teaching services and weekly Lrfe Groups- designed to connect with, and to encourage, people in their social and spiritual lives. There are weekly groups for both Youth and Children. clubs for carers of the very young and the elderly and those needing counselling support from within the wider community. The Church's youth and children's workers with Church members voluntarily assist in teams regulady providing activities in both junior and secondary schools locally as well as hosting. with other Church Staff, visits from local schools to the church building as part of their curriculum requirements. Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefit In relation to these obJe¢ts (include wlthln thls section the statutory declaratlon that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commisslon on public beneflt) Also away from the church premises, the wider range of Church- supported activities in the community include the town's Food Bank, Job Club and the usual public holiday festivities including working alongside other local churches and other local chafltable organisations. In all these activities, the structure of Church management provide5 for the Trustees to receive regular reports of these interfacing aclivities of the Church and wider Boume Community as well as the many opportunities for them to take part. The Annual Budget of the Chur¢h includes the financial provision of Ihese opportunities- locally. nationally and internationally - as well as the regular'church-based, programme of activities. These appropriate decisions comply with the Trustees duty to have due regard to the guidance offered by the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. Addltlonal detalls of objectlves and actlvlties (Optlonal informatlon TAR J•n 2tr24
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on granlmaking., policy programme related investment.. contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR Jan 2024
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charlty during the year Over 2024 the regular programme of'opening the church doors and running activities in the community, for others to attend weekly has continued to be implemented. Across the year we have met as a community with this being done through various styles. We held our usual worship services (now called galheringsl most weeks and continued lo develop café church which is more relaxed and based around tables and food. As with 2023 we have held our outdoor service in the park with permission being given to meet three limes over May, June and July. We also Continued to offer a monthly café s8ssion where we met in a local café and offered an opportunity lo talk about subjects of interest. Though we did get members of the public join us the majority who attended came from the church, so it was fem before we had finished what we planned to do to stop this meeting. Thought his was a shame and in some regard a disappoinlmenl we also recognise Ihal not everything we do will be a success. The trustees recognise that sometime inlliatives won't work but that's ok, as we should aayS be willing to take a risk If felt appropriate. In terms of our activities which serve the wlder community we hav8 seen both our Mums and Toddlers and Who lel the Dad's Out groups dev810p. Our toddler group has created new relationships with members of Ihe community some of whom connected from th8 new work on the housing estate. Wlh the successful grant application from our Children and Families worker, we have been able to create a space which is for parents with babies and toddlers, which is currently used by our toddler group and within our Sunday gathering. We also have looked to run our Family Easter Fun event when we offer families in the community a time lo hear aboLrt easter through craft activities and videos and opportunities to chat with members of the church over refreshments. Th8 work with Who Let the Dad's Out has also continued with an increase of families with younger children attending. Also- the church has been open for several evenings for quiet prayer I reflection which has bean supported by prompts and other materials to aid spirilual focus. To help support and equip those who are regular attendees we offered several Saturday leachin9 sessions one looking at the Book of Acts, another on the Pentateuch in Old Testament story, W8 also held a prayer workshop which we hoped would help the prayer life of those who attended. We also have run an Alpha course which offers people an opportunity to ask queslions about the Christian faith this time we had 8 attendees. The group was made up of some from within the church and others from the wider community. The church has continued to offer support to those groups in town operating as part of the wider church and so we have continued to help with the Food Bank and Healing Rooms. As a Church we have both begun and ended 2024 by supporting a Warm Hub initiative where community venues in Bourne offer people a wami space to come and spend lime. The latter part of this year the running of the Wam Hub has been taken off the senior pastorfs workload and given to a volunteer from the church communi TAR Jan 2024
Section D Achievements and performance We also have sought to continue our relationships with some of the local care homes in the town through offering monthly services. This also is complimented by a hymn singing group that meets about lce a month, where people from the church and community come and join together in singing more traditional hymns. We also offer a needs and surplus board to look to offer a place for people to ask or offer items they either need or no longer need. The church library is a continuing resource, which ovèr the year has seen a growth in use due to the efforts of Rosie Hughes who is now responsible for rt. This year the Pastoral Care team has sought lo offer support to those individuals who approached the Church for various personal and social needs including transport to medical appointments. shopping, financial support through our Hardship Fund and access to our counselling service. The church has continued to reach out to the local schools through the efforts of our youth workèr and senior minisler offering assemblies for the schools. The church has also offered support to several local schools by sending gifts to encourage those staff working within them. This work has been developed further by donating Christmas hampers to those working in the care homes based in Bourne. The responsè from those receiving these grfts has b88n one of gratitud8 and appreciation. We have also seen a positive response to the personal requ8sl for a couple of peopl8 to loln this particular team. In regard to the work in th8 wider community we have continued to work 8longside other churches in the town. The church's Children's and family's worker, supported by volunteering church members this year, provided activities in our local PrSmary schools. In addition, pupils and staff came to visit the church building, where church staff and volunteers provided educational input to meet the requests from schools with regard to their curriculum requirements. The Youth worker again took an larger group to the youth camp based at Bath and Bristol Showground called Satellites. The young people who went were supported by 5 adults Nalhan and Mihaela Jones. Nick and Sharon Humphreys and Charlotte Martin. The feedback from the young people was that they had a great time and really benefitted from the experience with again several of them making a personal decision to follow Jesus for themselves. Alongside this venture the church once again hosted a Chlldren's holiday club.11 was titled Up and Alive and we saw 40 children attend the 3 mornings of activity, where we offered singing, games, craft, stories. and lots of fun. Heartfelt appreciation goes to those in the team who have done a wonderful work pulling together this event. The commitm6nt of Church members has been fantastlc and has provided a great part of the voluntary service that keeps the spiritual and social I community work oflhe Church flourishing. The members and wider congregation of the church have provided sufficient income for the continued employment of 2 full-time and 3 part-time posilions as well as covering all other church expenses. On a practicAI note, under the guidan of our trusteeldeacon responsible for fabric amongst olher things we have continued to seek to develop a plan of works for our buildings. Thus, this year we have re ainted the woodwork in Ihe hall and some of the lower hall wind¢)WS. TAR Jan 2024
Section D Achievements and performance As has already identified with the help of a grant from a local charity we have been able to refurbish a side room to make an appropriate space for parent's babies and toddlers. The works have included replacemenl of rotten wood flooring. new heating installed, redecorating and laying of new flooring. On top of the planned works, we also had to deal with a leak in the main church roof which meant we had lo get professionals in lo examine and repair the roof to make it watertight. The church rose to this, and the funds came into help cover the unexpected cost of this work. Amazingly due to Ihe number of teenagers gathering as part of our Sunday provision the space they are using if all attend is now at capacty. So the trustees are needing to reflect on future plans and provision of meeting space. Due to the dedication of church membets. wè have seen 'The Bridge, continue over this past year. A work that seeks to offer our lorAI community a positive welcome and the friendly face of the church. As with last year a couple of the team have slopped helplng and though we have recruited some more people especially men. we are still short we hope to build on existing team as we move into 2025. In terms of membership, we have seen a number of those who wer8 in membership resign Iheir membership, but we also have seen some request membership, so our voting membership remains steady and in the region of seventy-five. Considering 2024 we have seen new people join our church community and many ofwhom have become regular attèndees of the church we also have seen an increase of nationalities joining our Sunday gathering whlch provides a wider cultural diversty. This year we have seen Paul Sexton standdt)wn and Lorrae Speits, Alison Simpson and Andy Norfolk be elected as trustees. We have had o leadership days, both being in person which have been very productive and well received by all who have attended. These are great times of team building as we get a longer18ngth logether than our usual monthly meetings. Reflecting on the oulcomes from the Oct leader's day in 2023 we had an opportunity to offer a couple of consultations wllh the wider church regarding the redevelopment of our site. Though we didn't get as many as we hoped attend across varying opportunities, we did recognise from the feedback the need to redevelop our vison. This task was given to the Elders to consider as they have spiritual oversight of the church, in the later part of 2024 Ihis group have met to consider this. From this time, has been agreed that the whole church will be encouraged to come together in Jan and begin the process of discerning our vison for the coming years. As a communty offarth, we continue to hold onto the Hope offered through Christ and we look to 2025 and all that is before us. TAR Jin 2024
Section E Financial review The Charity endeavours to maintain a reserve fund of 3 month5 of annual expenditure. We are in a positive position of not having a deficit or any debt. Brief ststement of the charlty's policy on reserves Detalls of any funds materlally In deficit None Further financlal review detalls {Optlonal Informatlonl You may choose lo include additional information. where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraisingl.. how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment pollcy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Statement of Assets and Liabilities In accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, Part 10, Regulation 62, the Trustees provide the following infomation by way of notes to the ststement of assèt8 and liabilitie5. that in respecl of the following requirements.. a) particulars of any guarantee given by the CIO, where any potentlal liability under the guarantee is OLrtstanding at the datè of statement, and b) particulars of any debt outstanding which is owned by the CIO and which Is secured by an expr8S$ charge on any assets of the CIO That there aro no such guarantee8 and no such debts outstandlng at the date of th18 StatemenL Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgnéd on behalf of the charlty'g trust8 Slgnatur8($) Full name(s> Posltlon (eg Secretaryi Chalr, etc) ljic+kS. £, +bJMPAIW c4AlfL Date 1?/5125 TAR J•n 2024
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Bourne 8aptlst ChurGh CK) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the peilod from To 0110112024 3111212024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted funds Restrlcted fund8 End0ent funds Total funds Last year toth• n&4¢ toth• n•mi£ 10 th• n•orn•t E th• n••r•t £ ¢¢ Ihfr n•ir•4t £ Al R•e•l ts Gela1 GM JW Tr1 Gosberton Trusi Inieiesi R•coi%d 1416$6 120 620 Sub total(Gross income lorAR) A2 A8s¥t and InveBtrnnt 8al•8, see table . 1J8.170 15.020 I.?? Sub total 138,670 114,2 A3 Pa mènts Sai8iie6 Inc Tax PèMIoM Fiarusnip Church GIwN4 Miss Gas Ele¢ am Raieg AV Leasiry ar Insw8r¢• MBn5e EwenseB RepairB HoLryekeep Yothtwofk Chuwch Off Lég•1 65D 650 Sub toral 146,768 182,416 A4 Asget and InvestsNnt urchase8,18ee table Sub total 146,766 15,650 182.416 Net of receipts/(payments) AS Transfers been funds A6 Cash funds last yeor ènd Cash funds this year end B.096 30 8.120 138,365 130,269 3.396 141,761 133635 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 19105r2025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowrnent funds to nearest£ CatcgoTICS Delai15 to near85t £ B1 Cash funds 130,269 3.366 Total cash funds 130,269 3,366 lagrtbiaw•thrK41l4d pAyni1 a(nI(SI) UnTestrl¢ted funds ne•r••t e Restrlct•d fund8 Endovmwnt lunds Delails to n•4MtÉ to n•ar•ot £ Fund towhkh •M •hin Colt iopth)n•ll lojwl PThd lo whkh i•¥1 Cuff•nt ¥alu• D¢tai18 Cosi loptlon•ll 84 Assets retaSned for the charlty's own usa Fund towhh Inhnt due na When du• Detall$ BS LlabllStle$ SigrEd by one or trustees on behaff of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date ol roval kJiLS¥xAs oR&K Éf&lRS 6125 Ix CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 19105r2025
MARK l ATrk8 Indap8ndent Examlnerfs Report to the Trnstaes of Bourne Baptist Church CIO I report to the charity trusteas on my examin81ion of the accounts of tho charity for the year eFKled 31 December 2024. Ra8ponsibilitt•s and ba$ls of report As the ¢hority's trustees y(Tru ar8 respon8iblg for the pmparation of the account8 in ac(x)rdanea with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Acl'l. I Port in réspect of my examination ol the charity's accounts carried trut under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I hava followad all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seclion 14515llbl of the Act. Independ¢nt •xaminerfs statoment I have completed my examinal¢on. l ¢onflrm that no material matters have ¢om8 to my Attention in connedon with the examinallon giving me cau88 to balieve that in any material respect-. accounthng racords were not kept in respect of tha ¢h8rity Bs requir8d by $Éction 130 01 the Act.. or the a¢Unts do not accord with those records I have no concern8 and have come across no other maller8 in conn8Ction with the examinallon to which attenllon should be drawn in this r8POrt in order lo ¢nable g proper underslandlng ol the accounts lo be reached. U8• of our report This roport Is made ¥olely to Ihe charity's members. To Ihe lulle8t axtent peimitt8d by law, we do not accept or 88sumo responsibility to 8nyon8 other than tho charity and the charity's member8 a5 8 body, for our work. lor Ihls raport, or for the oplnlons w6 have lormod. Mr P Bolt FCA M8rk J Reeg LLP Charterad AccoLkrtlan18 Granville Hall Granville Road Leiceslgr LE17RU Dale..