## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1/1/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date
Charity name: Bristol Chinese Baptist Church
Charity registration number: 1184917
## **Objectives and Activities**
|Summary of the
purposes of the charity
as set out in its
governing document|
To advance the Christian religion in accordance with BCBC’s beliefs as set
out in the Statement of Faith
To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to teach the doctrines of the
Christian faith as set forth in the Holy Scriptures, giving attention, though not
exclusively, to the Mandarin speaking Chinese in and around Bristol.
To be a spiritual home for Chinese Christians to worship and serve the Triune
God, and to have fellowship in the context of their special needs.
To promote the Worldwide Mission of Jesus Christ in evangelism.|
|---|---|
|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.| Provide Sunday service for all church members and broader Chinese
community
Run Bible study groups / fellowships: 3 family groups, 1 student group
Provide Sunday school for children of church families
Evangelical work among university students from China.
Support Christian mission organisations financially|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Trustees have had regards to the guidance|
## **Achievements and Performance**
As an independent church, BCBC is funded solely by church members’ offerings (tithe). Our objective is to further the Christian belief among the Chinese community by running regular Sunday worship, evangelical work among Summary of the main Chinese community and guiding members’ spiritual growth based on God’s achievements of the Word through group Bible study. charity, identifying the difference the charity’s There were also quite a few students and family members who joined the work has made to the church through our evangelical ministry. circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
ofthe period|BCBC is in a good financial position at the end of 2023. We have no debts
and good savings in the bank|
|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Preparing for future full-time ministry worker employment.
Future church building purchase|
|Amount of reserves held|£253134|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|N/a|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|N/a|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|N/a|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Members’ offering (tithings) The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) N/a Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted No risk A description of the principal risks facing the charity None Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Descriptionofcharity’s trusts:|Board of Elders andDeacons|
|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed,royalcharter)|Constitution|
|How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association, CIO)|Constitution approved by members by vote|
|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|As per Church Constitution Article 7.1|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Bristol Chinese Baptist Church|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1184917|
|Charity’s principal address|Alma Church, 29 Alma Road, Bristol BS8 2ES|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Congli Liu|Vice Chair|||
||Jun Yang|Deacon|||
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## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Signature(s)
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Congli Liu
Vice Chair
Signed by: 6b077fb9-ee7a-4b7a-927d-5a3ffcbe7b9b X
Jun Yang
Deacon
Full name(s) Congli Liu Jun Yang
Position (eg Secretary,
Deacon
Chair, etc) [Vice Chair ]
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Date
27/10/2023
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**BCBC 2023 Finance Summary**
||**Receipts**收入|||
|---|---|---|---|
||||数额（英镑）|
||MainOffering|主日奉献|3313|
||Bank direct credit offering|银行转账奉献|22681.97|
||Gift aidrefund|收入稅返还|11596.12|
||Other income|其他收入 (利息）|97.03|
|||||
||**Total Receipts**|总收入|**37688.12**|
|||||
||**Payments**支出|||
|||||
||Staffsalary & expenses|同工薪金和开支|0|
|||||
||Church Rental|教会租堂费|10177|
||Speakers' fees|讲員费|2350|
||Speakers'expenses|讲員开支|594.71|
||Refreshments|茶点|257.4|
||Stationery & printing|文具和打印|0|
||**Sunday service expenses**|主日开支小計|**13379.11**|
|||||
||**Special events / festivals**特別活动和节日支出 **(**如**:**聚餐**)**||**97.78**|
|||||
||Equipment purchase|设备购置|0|
||Audio,video, books, etc.|影音材料、书籍等|0|
||Website, licence, etc.|网站、版权费等|755.41|
||Church Insurance|教会保险|246.4|
||Miscellaneous|杂项|720.39|
||**Operational expenses**|运作开支小计|**1722.2**|
|||||
||**Conference and training**|营会和培训开支|**114.36**|
|||||
||Student Ministry|学生事工|711.93|
||Sunday school|主日学|0|
||Care &visit|关顾、探访|0|
||Evengelical & Outreach expenses|福音、外展|0|
||Musicworship team|音乐敬拜组|0|
||Other ministry|其他事工|0|
||**Minisrty expenses sub-total**|事工开支小計|**711.93**|
|||||
||COCM||5000|
||Overseas Campus Magzine|海外校园杂志|0|
||OMF||18750|
||**Missionary expenses sub-total **||**23750**|
|||||
||**Total payment**|总支出|**39775.38**|
|||||
||**Surplus/(Deficit) **节余／（赤字）||**-2087.26**|
## **Bristol Chinese Baptist Church**
## **Statement of Assetes and Liabilities / Reserve**
|**Assests**|**31/12/2023**|**31/12/2022**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
|Current account|22,845.01|245,029.30|
|Savings account|30,288.96|10,191.93|
|Treasury deposit|200,000.00|0.00|
|Total assets|**253,133.97**|**255,221.23**|
|**General fund reserve**|||
|Balance brought forward|255,221.23|255,221.23|
|Surplus/deficit for this period|-2,087.26||
|**Total reserve**|**253,133.97**|**255,221.23**|
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Sectlon A
Independent Examlner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Bristol Chinese Baptist Church
On accounts for the year
ended
Charity no
(if any)
3111212023
1184917
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31112 12023.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
2911012024
Name:
Zongqi Du
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
FCCA Membership No. 1486249
Address:
10 Hillbeck Grove
Milton Keynes
MK10 9JJ
IER
October 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018