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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Earl Shilton Baptist Church

Other names charity is known by LBC Earl Shilton Registered charity number (if any) 1183482 Charity's principal address Mill Lane Earl Shilton Leicester Postcode LE9 7AW

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 (ifany)
Helen Burchnall Until 11.03.24 Church Members Meeting
PhilipEvans Treasurer Church Members Meeting
AnthonyLaw From 11.03.24 Church Members Meeting
Helen West Church Members Meeting
AntonyWakefield Church Members Meeting
Victoria Wakefield Church Members Meeting
Marie Porter Church Members Meeting
Elizabeth Evans Church Members Meeting
Jennifer MacDonald Secretary Church Members Meeting

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)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

Association

How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by the Church Members Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

In September 2022 Earl Shilton Baptist Church joined with the network of churches known as LBC (Londonderry Baptist Church, Charity Number 1197875) and are now known locally as LBC Earl Shilton. The network are supporting Earl Shilton church in its principle purpose to advance the Christian faith locally and wider to other parts of the world.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.

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In order to achieve our purpose, and with regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, the Trustees report the following activities that have been undertaken in the reporting period:

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)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

A key part of our outreach and social activity remains our weekly Community Hub, which provides a welcome and friendly space for people to drop in for conversation, hot drinks and cake. Periodically, we run courses such as the Christians Against Poverty Life Skills or the Alpha course out of the Hub, though this did not happen during 2024. During the winter months, the Hub transforms into the Warm Welcome, with longer opening hours and (free) hot soups provided at lunch time.

The Mobile Community Pantry continued to operate out of the Hub throughout 2024, providing discounted food items for people in need. This initiative, supported by Cadent, also involves contact with NGOs and Citizens’ Advice, who periodically send representatives along. Unfortunately, towards the end of 2024 Cadent withdrew their funding for this and it is likely that it will cease to operate early in 2025.

While meeting the physical needs of disadvantaged members of the community, these events also practically demonstrate the love that Jesus called us to show (see, for example, Matthew 25:34-40, James 2:15-16). Several people we meet on a Tuesday have begun to join us in worship on Sundays as well.

Our Sunday worship services continue a key part of our work, and attendance fluctuates quite strongly but with a good core of about 20-25 people. We have a group of people within the church who will lead services and preach, and the LBC leadership in Birmingham send us speakers, usually twice a month, to help share the load. We continue to advertise and search for a minister, and in the meantime to build up our reserves to allow us to run a deficit budget once a minister is appointed. We are close to being able to afford three years of ministry, which may make us a more attractive option for potential candidates. We have also joined together on several occasions for united services with the other churches in Earl Shilton and will be hosting such a service early in 2025.

In the Summer we put on our second free barbecue for the local community, providing food (of course) and also fun activities for individuals and families. This was well attended, reaching around 200 people from the local area. We plan for this to be an annual event, although are considering the best date on which to run it.

The other major achievement of 2024 was the major renovation of the car park and surrounding lands, using funds raised by the sale of a portion of the land last year, and the generous support of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council via their Parish Community Initiative Fund. This work saw the aging and crumbling boundary wall and its topping of shrubs removed, and the ground landscaped to a gentle slope. This has significantly improved the visibility both of activities within the grounds (our first burger at the barbecue was served to someone who was just passing and saw what was going on) and of the road junctions around Almey’s Lane / Mill Lane / the Anglican church. At the end of 2024 we are still awaiting the final phase of this work – the installation of a new fence and the planting of native, wildlife-friendly plants.

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Section E Financial review

As standard we hold 3 months’ full running cost in reserves. Brief statement of the We are actively seeking a minister and have secured the promise of charity’s policy on reserves financial support towards this from the East Midlands Baptist Association. Even with that in place, our finances are such that, barring some sizable change in income, any form of ministry will require an operating loss. We are therefore actively working to raise our reserves to the level required to guarantee an office holder a 3-year contract with our current income; this equates to reserves of circa £87,000 (not including the standard 3 months’ running costs) – we are nearing this level of reserve now.

Details of any funds materially None in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

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) Helen West

Philip Andrew Evans

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Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
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Date		 Trustee Treasurer
03/06/2025
03/06/2025

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Earl Shilton Baptist Church

1183482

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period
from		 Period start date
1/1/2023		 To Period end date
12/31/2023

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts
Donations and offerings
28,923
Rent of rooms & Manse
12,340
HMRC tax refund
5,304
Raised byspecific activities
1,114
Raised for external causes
Misc
4,501
Grants
1,500
Land sale and subsequent interest
53,682
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
Sub total(Gross income for AR)		 A1 Receipts
Donations and offerings
28,923
Rent of rooms & Manse
12,340
HMRC tax refund
5,304
Raised byspecific activities
1,114
Raised for external causes
Misc
4,501
Grants
1,500
Land sale and subsequent interest
53,682
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
Sub total(Gross income for AR)		 to the nearest £
848
1,201
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2,049
Restricted
funds		 to the nearest £
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Endowment
funds		 Total funds
to the nearest £
29,771
12,340
5,304
2,315
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4,501
1,500
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55,731		 Last year
to the nearest £
Donations and offerings 28,923 848 - 29,771 29,985
Rent of rooms & Manse 12,340 - 12,340 7,259
HMRC tax refund 5,304 - 5,304 4,746
Raised byspecific activities 1,114 1,201 - 2,315 2,391
Raised for external causes - - 887
Misc 4,501 - - 4,501 1,059
Grants 1,500 - 1,500 1,200
Land sale and subsequent interest - - 52,696
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 53,682
 2,049 - 55,731 100,223
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Total receipts 53,682
A2 Asset and investment sales,
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2,049 - 55,731 100,223
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 53,682 2,049 - 55,731 100,223
A3 Payments
Ministrycosts
1,456
Pension deficitpayments
10
Bills
9,884
Maintenance
5,030
Donations
4,410
Other
6,520
Spent byspecific activities
996
Capital expenditure
2,325
Paid out to causes moneywas raised for
Sub total 30,631		 A3 Payments
Ministrycosts
1,456
Pension deficitpayments
10
Bills
9,884
Maintenance
5,030
Donations
4,410
Other
6,520
Spent byspecific activities
996
Capital expenditure
2,325
Paid out to causes moneywas raised for
Sub total 30,631		 -
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32,860
996
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848
57,820
Ministrycosts 1,456 - - 1,456 2,162
Pension deficitpayments 10 - - 10 12
Bills 9,884 - - 9,884 12,367
Maintenance 5,030 - - 5,030 8,632
Donations 4,410 - - 4,410 5,250
Other 6,520 26,340 - 32,860 5,930
Spent byspecific activities 996 - - 996 1,538
Capital expenditure 2,325 - - 2,325 4,783
Paid out to causes moneywas raised for 848 - 848 892
Sub total 30,631 27,188 - 57,820 41,567
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Total payments 30,631 27,188 - 57,820 41,567
Net of receipts/(payments) 23,050 - 25,139 - - 2,089 58,657
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 85,255 52,696 - 137,951 79,289
Cash funds this year end 108,306 27,556 - 135,862 137,946

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

Categories
unds		 Details
Barclays bank / BUC trust fund		 to nearest £
111,584
Unrestricted
funds		 to nearest £
27,568
Restricted
funds		 to nearest £
Endowment
funds
Barclays bank / BUC trust fund 111,584 27,568 -

B1 Cash funds

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Cash 1,232 122 122 -
Uncleared transactions - 4,510 - 134 -
Total cash funds 108,306 27,556 -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
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Church building Restricted - -
Manse Restrited - -
Church furnishings and equipment Unrestricted - -
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Fund to which Amount due When due
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Signature Print Name
Philip Evans
Helen West		 Date of
approval
Philip Evans 1/8/2025
Helen West 3/11/2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Report to the trustee ember3 of E2rt Shilton B2Ptigt Church On accounts for the yea ended Dec 31 2024 Charity no (rf any) 1183482 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {'the TnJst"I for the year ended a I I l Responslbllltles and basls of réport As the charity's trustees. you are fesponsible for the preparalton of the accounts in accordance wilh th8 requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the cv). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Ca￿led out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examinats'on, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Chartty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiners statement an amqu to undertake the I have ¢ompleted my examinalion. I confirm that no material matters have come to my altention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below.) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respe￿. . the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or • the ac(x)unts did not ac(th with the accounting records.. or . the accounts did r￿t comply with the applicable requirements cnnceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Rewrts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that fhe accounts give a 'lrue an(J fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an indepenaeni exatnirFation. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the bTrckets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: ILLI PS Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (' any)".

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Giv¢ here brief delails of any items that the examiner wishes to dtsclo$e. IER Oct 2018