## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From January 2021 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Llanwenarth Baptist Church** ## **Charity registration number: 1184281** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**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. **| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The activities may include but are not**
**restricted to:**
**•**
**regular public worship, prayer,**
**Bible study, preaching and teaching;**
**•**
**baptism, as defined in the Baptist**
**Union’s Declaration of Principle;**
**•**
**the Communion of the Lord’s**
**Supper which shall normally be**
**observed at least once a month;**
**•**
**evangelism and mission, locally,**
**regionally, nationally and**
**internationally;**
**•**
**the teaching, encouragement,**
**welcome and inclusion of young people;**
**•**
**nurture and growth of Christian**
**disciples;**
**•**
**education and training for**
**Christian and community service;**
**•**
**giving and encouraging pastoral**
**care;**
**•**
**supporting and encouraging**
**charitable social action in the United**
**Kingdom and abroad;**
**•**
**encouraging relationships with**
**and supporting Baptists and other**
**Christians.**
**•**
**being fully involved as**
**appropriate with the local community.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance|Para 1.18|**I confirm the trustees have had regard to**
**the guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit**| issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**All Church members and deacons who**
**contribute to the running of the church**
**do so voluntarily.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The Church made donations of £436 to**
**good causes such as Christian Aid,**
**Leprosy Mission and Baptist missionary**
**Society.**
**The Church has continued to offer**
**services to all who wish to praise God.**
**This includes Christmas and Easter**
**services when local people attend.**
**The Luncheon Club offers a good value**
**meal and company for local people.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**No formal targets were set.**| |||| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**No formal targets were set.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Our investments made by Brewin**
**Dolphin returned 12.59% in the year to**
**31st December 2021**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**At 31st December 2021 the charity has**
**liquid assets of £555,642 (Manse was**
**sold). Also property assets for Church**
**use of £415,000**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We hold reserves in order use the**
**returns to contribute to providing**
**ministry at the Church, and the upkeep**
**of the church.**| |Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|**£555,642**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Congregational Offerings**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**We invest to make a return that can be**
**used to contribute to paying for Ministry**
**and upkeep of buildings.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Falling membership.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Election to post by the membership.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**The Charity Trustees will make available**
**to each new Charity Trustee, on or**
**before his or her first appointment:**
**a copy of this constitution and any**
**amendments made to it;**
**a copy of the Church’s latest trustees’**
**annual report and statement of**
**accounts; and**
**a summary of key issues that have**
**recently been under consideration by**
**the Charity Trustees with sufficient**
**background information to enable the**
**newly appointed Charity Trustee to gain**
**an understanding of the ways of**
**working among the Charity Trustees**
**with the intention that a newly appointed**
**Charity Trustee will be helped to**
**understand the work of the Church and**
**their responsibilities so as to contribute**
**positively to Charity Trustees meetings**
**as soon as possible after their**
**appointment.**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The Church is membership organisation**
**and it’s leadership team consist of**
**elected deacons/trustees.**
**The Church is a member of the Baptist**
**Union of Wales and the Gwent Baptist**
**Association. It is also a member of the**
**Baptist Union of Great Britain.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**None**| Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Llanwenarth Baptist Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1184281| |Charity’s principal address|8 Glanmoor, Gilwern, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andrew David
Baker|Church Secretary|From July 2019|| ||Allan Williams|Church Treasurer|From February2020|| ||Helen Dawn
Botting||From July 2019|| ||Nansi Mort||From July2019|| ||Derek Carpenter||From February2021|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**Welsh Baptist Union**
**Corporation **|**Since 1990**|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Church, School Room,Graveyard, Field, Manse| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|**The Welsh Baptist Union Corporation (WBUC) is a full**
**trustee for the property owned by Llanwenarth Baptist**
**Church.**
The objects of the WBUC is THE PROMOTION OF THE
INTERESTS OF THE WELSH BAPTIST DENOMINATION.| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|Deeds for assets held at Pothecary, Witham and Weld,
Solicitors for the WBUC.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Andrew David Baker **Position (eg Secretary,** Church Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 15th April 2022 Llanwenarth Baptist Church FiThancial Ststementforyear Ended 31.December 2021 Genernl Receipts and pa￿nt Account Note 2021 2020 Receipts Offerings Tax Refvnd t)onations Rents Fees Raised for Other Causes Miscellaneous Brewin Dolphin Sale of Manse 165C6.05 2951.6 61.45 17070.13 5685.51 2274.25 535.00 585.00 979.92 915.2 1699.07 10450. 413676.6 Total Receipts 436245.97 41244.01 Payments Ministry and Mi&8ion Upkeep of Premises Administration Passed to Other Causes Brewin Dolphin 11783.75 74.02 4470.93 24037.22 10313.79 3609.55 1533.89 113c￿.(KI Totsl Payments 139364.70 39494.45 Net ReCeipt￿paYMents Balance at 31.12.20 Unpresented Cheques Balance at 31.12.21 296881.27 11141.46 1749.56 9576.90 -185.(h) 11141.46 308022.73 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31.12.20 HSBC Account Brevlin Dolphin Held for Church Use 308022.73 247619.64 415C￿.CKl 9711642.37 11141.46 124516.16 732216.Ch) 867873.62 Liabilities Pension Scheme Detrrt 31200.00 These accounts have been prepared on a 'receitts arKI payirthts, basis and in accoftlance with Sedion 133 Charities Ad 2011. Notes 1.00 Raised for Other Causes BMS Christian Aid Salvation Amiy Other Totsl 100. 225.00 100.00 2.00 Ministy and Mission Gross Stittnd (Minister retired at end ArKil 2021: 7162.84 Ministe¢s Expenses Assemblies etc Employeffs Pension Employetrs Nl Vistting mIn￿try 665.00 Manse Coas 895.31 Total 11783.75 The Minisler acAs as one of the church's truslees aThJ reekives remuneration and other benefrts in respect of his services as MinÉster. Ind￿{￿ the provision of manse accommc#Yation 3.00 Upkeep of Premises Heat and ￿hl CleaniThJ Insurance Repairs and Maintenance Miscellaneous Totsl 1766.SS 1056.00 3731.07 216.40 9674.02 4.00 Admini5trntion Secretarial Expenses Advertising Subscriptions Miscellaneous Legal Fees Totsl 243.50 1622.00 517.88 2087.55 4470.93 5.00 Passed to Other Causes Samaritan5 Puf5e Leprosy Christian AMJ Salvation Army Total 225.CKI 100.00 11)0.00 11.00 6.00 Assets Held for Church Use The church is the beneficial owner {suty"eLtt to the relevant trn#s) of the folltr*ing a&sets: . Church premises at station Ro&J. Govilon. the legal title to vthich is hehj by the church's cUst￿J1an trustee Ithe Baptisi Union of Wal&s CDfFX)ration Ltdl valueoJ in the accounts at based on insured value. . Church manse at G￿enrik1. School Lane. Govilon NP7 was sold at auc*ion in July 2021. The proc￿$ shown in the Receitrts ar¥J Payment ac￿unt. A burial ground at Station Road. Govilon. No meaningful value is availabte so it has not been ind￿Jed In the Statement Of Assets . The church also owns f￿VreS, fumiiure and ￿UIpMent ￿1th an inwred value of £KXX Totsl 400000.00 15000.00 415000.00 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report members of LLA￿￿ENARTH &APTIST CHURCH accounts for the year ended 3111212021 Charity no (rf any) 1184281 Set out on pages report to the trustees my examinatN)n charity fft TNsn for the year ended 31 ts of ts above 2021 Responsibilities and basis of report As the thanvs trustees, you are resp(￿sIble for the preparation of the accounts in aCcfjrdan￿ with the r￿uIrements of the Charities Aci 2011 rthe A¢*) In respect c* my examinatmy) ot ttle TA￿VS aC0)￿ts 12rried out under secti￿7 145 of the 2011 Ad in caryying out my examination, I have follo￿£d all the aFvlicable t*re(aM)ns by the Chanty Commission under secti(￿ 145(5)(b) of the Act Independent ￿ Chari￿s gross income exceeded £250.(MX) and l am qualthed io examinerfs statement urthrtake the examination by beiro a qjalrfied member d fmsert name of aYwi￿abk listed b(xtyD. £￿te [ ] rfnot app￿ab￿. I have comWed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attents.￿ in C(￿neCtI￿ ￿th the examination (otheFthathat sdesedW gives me tsuse to believe that in. any ma*ii4i ?T me ￿r￿MIeS Act: or the aco)unts did Th)t accord with the acLounting r￿￿rds. or the ac(x)unts did rK)t o)mpty N%ilh the applicable requirements CorK￿lrvj the fom and o)ntent of accwnts set out in the Chariti'e5 {Accounts and Re[￿$} Rg3ulat￿s 21))8 other than any requirement Ihat the accowts give a Irue and fairf vteH vthich is not a matter Jnsidered as part of an inderendent examination. I have no have Con￿ ￿$S no ottw matters in C￿ne(￿lOn with the exaM￿at￿)n to vknith attenti￿ shwld be dra&￿ wi this report in . Please (*lete wonts in Ihe brackets rftt￿Y (k) Mtapply. fvame: I Relevant professional qualifJcation{s) or body ALI6 IEF. Oct 201." (rf any): Address: i LO￿1 qer Section B Disclosure Only u)mplete rf the examiner needs to h￿Il￿t material mattefs OT contsm guidan￿ for exami1￿[5). Give here brief details of | any items thatthe examiner wishes to disclose. K)A IER Oct 2018