2021-12-31-accounts - Carey Baptist Church, Reading

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 January 2021 To 31 December 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Carey Baptist Church, Reading, CIO

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1183896 Charity's principal address The Carey Centre Anstey Road Reading Postcode RG1 7JR Berkshire

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Dr Andrew Barnett	Elder	Existing Trustees and members of charity
Pastor Richard Baxter	Pastor/Elder	Existing Trustees and members of charity
Mr Simon Butler	Elder	Existing Trustees and members of charity
Dr James Cordle	Elder	Existing Trustees and members of charity
Dr Mike Davies	Elder	Existing Trustees and members of charity
Dr Graham Machin	Elder	Existing Trustees and members of charity
Pastor David Magowan	Pastor/Elder	Existing Trustees and members of charity
Pastor James Muldoon	Pastor/Elder	Existing Trustees and members of charity
Dr Alistair Murdoch	Elder	Existing Trustees and members of charity

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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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 dated 2 May 2019 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Recommended by the existing Managing Trustees and elected by the Trustee selection methods Members of the Charity (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

All Trustees must be familiar and in agreement with the requirements of You may choose to include the Church Constitution and the Church Handbook which cover the additional information, where beliefs, the practices and the procedures adopted by the Members of the relevant, about: Church. • policies and procedures The Charity has a team of Managing Trustees who are the designated adopted for the induction and Elders of the Church and are appointed by plenary meetings of the whole training of trustees; Church Membership. • the charity’s organisational structure and any wider The Charity is a member of an association called the Fellowship of network with which the charity Independent Evangelical Churches, which has no management works; responsibility or control over the Charity but purely acts as a consultative • relationship with any related body.

relationship with any related parties;
The Managing Trustees regularly review financial, operational and
• trustees’ consideration of personnel risks and have implemented various policy documents to major risks and the system manage risks at a low level. All staff members must be familiar with these and procedures to manage policies and comply with them. Any breaches of the safeguards and other them. irregularities are investigated thoroughly.

Section C Objectives and activities

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The objects of the Charity are the following:-

(a) the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Doctrinal Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Reading and the surrounding neighbourhood; and (b) such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Summary of the objects of the Members in a Church Meeting, further the work of the Church and charity set out in its put into practice the teaching of the Bible. governing document

Such advancement of the Christian faith and other charitable purposes shall be undertaken in a manner consistent with the Doctrinal Basis of Faith, the provisions of this Constitution and the Church Handbook, including without limitation the Doctrinal Distinctives and Ethical Statements, as may be current from time to time.

The Charity was registered in June 2019 and is a CIO which is intended to be the successor Charity of Carey Baptist Church, Reading, an unincorporated charitable association, registered number 1126468. The assets had not been transferred to the CIO by 31 December 2021 so that the CIO had not commenced operation by the end of 2021. However, the intentions of the charity can be summarised as follows in order to meet the requirements of its objects:Conduct regular Sunday worship and a biblical preaching ministry which is open to all and accessible to those unfamiliar with the Christian faith and those for whom English is not their first language. This will be on our own premises and/or on-line so that listeners can benefit both elsewhere in the UK and overseas. Conduct a comprehensive programme of teaching and activities for children, young people and students on Sundays and during the week. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the Hold regular, normally weekly, meetings for prayer, Bible study and public benefit in relation to fellowship and promote informal contact and friendship between these objects (include within members and others. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have Hold regular, normally every two months, meeting for members of the had regard to the guidance Charity. issued by the Charity Commission on public Use our premises to provide a facility such as weekly mother and toddler benefit) groups open to all and an informal meeting place for people from the local community. Provide a substantial lunch at a low cost for senior citizens normally weekly as well as an opportunity to find out about the Christian faith and to chat informally. The Trustees will pay due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the Church will ensure that a distinct public benefit is provided in our activities. A spiritual or practical benefit will be provided to a wide range of members of the public in most of the activities outlined above. The benefits will hopefully include some people coming to a personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour and a transformed direction for their lives. No doubt there will be tangible benefits in personal and family relationships as a consequence of the application of Bible teaching. Support will also be given to people with personal and relationship problems.

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In addition, effort will be directed towards providing education and facilities for young people as well as promoting friendship and good community relations to all, including those from overseas and elderly people.

We intend to use our premises and facilities essentially free of cost in the service of the local people.

Our vision for providing public benefit is not limited to our UK activities and we intend to contribute both financially and through our members working as missionaries promoting the Christian faith, providing education, developing clean water resources, improving medical facilities and the relief of poverty and hardship in several parts of the world.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) The charity has concern for the spread and flourishing of the Christian gospel overseas and to this end it is the intention to continue supporting You may choose to include a number of members who are working overseas in various capacities. further statements, where These include those areas of activity mentioned above and other spiritual relevant, about: and practical ministries. • policy on grantmaking; These members are and will continue to be supported to some extent by Carey Baptist Church, Reading. • policy programme related investment; The Church also makes grants to support practical and spiritual needs • contribution made by both in the UK and overseas which are in line with our Charity’s purposes volunteers. and objects as assessed by the Managing Trustees.

Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main Since the Charity has not commenced operation during the period 1 achievements of the charity January– 31 December 2021 it is not possible to report any during the year achievements or performance details. Section E Financial review The reserves policy of the precursor Charity, Carey Baptist Church, Brief statement of the Reading, registered charity number 1126468, is that the unrestricted charity’s policy on reserves funds should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure. It is the intention of the Managing Trustees of the CIO to continue to apply this reserves policy. Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)

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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;

The charity’s source of funding is expected to be almost exclusively voluntary giving from members and friends with occasional legacy contributions.

The charity does not intend to use external public fundraising.

There is limited expectation for investment.

investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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) Pastor David Magowan Dr James Cordle

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Trustee ]

Date 19 September 2022

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Section B Balance sheet

Unrestricted funds £ F01	Restricted income funds £ F02	Endowment funds Total this year £ £ F03 F04	Endowment funds Total this year £ £ F03 F04	Total last year £ F05
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Signature		Print Name		Date of approval dd/mm/yyyy
		Mr David T Magowan		19/09/2022
		Dr James E Cordle		19/09/2022

CC17a (Excel)

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