(HARSTY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIAND AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For th¢
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Total fund5
Last year
A1 R•celpts
WeeklyOfferiAgs
Giftweekcnd
L￿natiOnS and Irwrr
Investmpnl Income
Raised krolher C8
8uil(Iry5 & G¥￿tal ReseNe
CAr Loan RepayrncTrts
Benevdenl
117
38.117
03
7.101
3JqO
3￿13
6981
120
967
ross income
AR)
51Wa
120
41.820
{soe table).
51.
A3Pa
Ministy
MIS￿(
Upkeepof Churth Pr￿MseS
Administrab"on
Buildings & Reserve
L9gaci8$
B￿V￿ent
48
6N7
15J01
B77
6.663
14026
1.598
14301
Sub total
6Q.171
A4 Asset and investment
s•ètablÈ
Sub total
60,171
Net of recwpW{payments) .
A5 Transfers betW￿n fund
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
8.fj12
18.341
64.771
77,199
85,811
CCXX R1 ar£*￿1￿(&£I
07105r2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Catg9ories
Dètails
funds
funts
B1 Cash fvnds
11A28
Tolal cash funds
64.771
12A28
funds
tunds
Details
CurrentV41ue
Details
CurrentvBIu8
Detatls
B4 Assets retalned for the
charws own use
Details
BS Liabilities
Dale of
behaff of ￿1 the trustees
SKJnabJ
CCXX R2 ISSI
0710512022

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31- MARCH 2022
SECTION A
REFERENCE & ADMINISTRATION DEfAILS
Chari
name:
Oldham Baptist Church CIO
istered chari
number.
1185319
Chart
rinci
al address:
Oldham Baptist Church
Chaucer Street
Oldham
Lan(3shire
OL1 1BA
Names of the cha '
trustees who mana
e the than
Rev Arthur Janes (Minister)
Elaine Lunn (Secretary)
Colin Heywood ffreasurer)
Bart)ara Gibbon
Barbara Heywood
Catherine Janes
Susan Shufflebottom
Pauline Spentsr-Lomax
Christine Thomborough
SECTION B
STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Descrf
lon of the cha .
's trusts
of
Model
ovemin
docurnent . Baptist Union Corpordtion Ltd - CIO Association
How the cha '
is constituted: CIO Assoc3ation Constitution
Trustee selection methods: The appointrnent of a minister is at a Special Church
Members. Meeting and must receive votes from 70°A or more of members present
and voting. (Constitution item 13) The appoTntment of other trustees is at an annual
General Meeting and the indtvidual (s) must re￿1ve votes from 51 % or more of
members present and voting. (Constitution item 14)

SECTION C
OBJECTIVES AND ACTMTIES
Summa
of the ob'ects of the cha
set out In Its
overnin
document
1. The advan￿ment of Ihe Christian faith acu)rding to the Principles of the
Baptist denomination
2. The church may also advan￿ educalion and cary out other charitable
purposes in the UK and l or other parts of the world.
3. Nothing in this Constitution shall aulhorise an appli(ation of the property for
purposes that are not charitable in aC￿rdan￿ with Section 7 of the Charities
and Trustees Investment (Scolland) Act 2005 or Section 2 of the Charities Act
Summa
of main activitles in relation to these ob
After a thirteen month dosure because of the Covid 19 global pandemic. the Church
building re-opened for worship on Easter Sunday. April 4th 2021 and has ￿ntInued
to meet each Sunday Sin￿ then albeit with certain restrictions. the latter having had
to vary with govemment and denominational advice. All the major Chrislian festivals
have been ￿lebrated.
The Zoom online facility ft)r dea¢x)ns. small groups and Church meetings was
gradually phased out during 2021 as We￿ the texted daily readings. However other
spiritual study sessions were rnaintsined at Lent and Advent. Many pre£ovid churth
activities have yet to resume.
The inforrnation about all actsvibes is shared via an Annual Report and the Annual
Budget of the Churth indudes the provision for supporting our Io(21, national and
intemational commitments.
SECTION D
ACHIEVEMEKfs AND PERFORMANCE
Summa
of the main achievements of the cha .
durin
The whole of the last year has been one of moving cauliously forward by having
regular proceduTrl reviews arKI gradualty tying to restore people's conffiden￿. Strict
Covid precautions were in pla￿ for many months and some are still needed
especially as new Covid variants emerge. Church attendan￿ has averaged about
50 although some members still remain uneasy about retuming to the building. The
opportunity for people to meet socially for tea and biscuits after worship has been
done in a controlled manner

Until June 2021 ServI￿S were still a￿￿SIble on Zoom for those who preferred not
to meet in person. The ￿cording of *rVi￿S on to CDS for a few households also
continued until July 2021.
The pastoral care of the fellowship and other infonnation has continued to be shared
through a WhatsApp group. texts. phone 12lls and some visits aloro with a monthly
news sheet.
The Church trustees have met monthly, and. in person Sin￿ May 2021. They have
sought to stay abreast of national and denominational guidelines. maintain fellovtship
updates and plan any practi￿1 resFKJnses connected to the pandemic.
The Church did hold a Gift Day in September 2021 and was gratified by an ex￿lIent
response especially as reserves have had to be used to (x)mpensate for a fall in
income from user groups and car park donations.
The Church has not been able to hold any of ts SQCTal V4rents but we are
pleased that some of our outside groups have resumed regular meetings even
though some of their s()cial interacttons have had to be limited. It has also been
pleasing to note that since February 2022 five new groups have been welcomed on
to our Church premises.
SECTION E
Flnanclal Revlew
The Church holds its funds wtthin four ac(x)unt areas. sin￿ April 2021 we have started
to meet back in the Church following Covid 19 guidelines. We are gradually retuming
back to °normal". Our revenue for roorn hire and car park is slowly improving. We have
not held any fund-rdising events. This has resulted in a loss of addttional income and
we have had to use reserves set aside for other projects.
SECTION F
Land and Buildin
The church has the use of two build1T￿S. The Church building on Chaucer Street,
which is used for weekly communal worship and ojmmunity activits'es. And also. a
manse which provides a home for the incumbent minister and farnity- The deeds to
both buildings and land are held by The North Westem Baptist Association and would
be managed by the asso(aation in the event of church dosure.

SECTION G
Declaration
The trustees dedare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the chaiity's tnjstees:
Signatures
Full Names
E£A/fvl£ Lu*L'A/
Position
EcA£TARY
2oJ?
Date

Independent examinerf5 reporttothe tn￿ of Oldham Baptist Church.
I report to the trustees on my examirTration of the a￿Unts of Oklham Baptist Church for the
year ended 3151 March 2022.
RestM)nsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Churth you are responsible
for the preparation ol the ac￿Unts in aC0ydan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {'the ACY).
I report in respect of my examination of the CPAiiWs accounts carried out under section 145
of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable
Directions given by the Charity Commission under se(lion 145(5)(b) of the ACL
Independent examinerfs statement
I have Ix)tnpleted my examinalh)n. I (X￿filM that no material matters have come to my
attention in connectÈon with the examinalxjn giving me cause to beI￿ve that in any material
respect:
1) accounting re(x)rds were not Wt IA restEtt of the Trust as required by section 130
of the Act: or
2) the ac(x)unts do not accord wilh those records. or
3) the acajunts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form
and Lvntent of ac¢xJunts set out in the ChaTitss (Accounts and Reports) Regulations
2008 olher Ihan any requirement that the accounts gFve a Yrue and fair VEW which is
not a matter considered as part of an independent examinatK)n.
I have no concwns and have Gome a(x)ss no other matters in connection wtih the
examination to whith attention should be drawn in this rep)rt in order to enable a proper
understanding of the ac￿Unts to be reached.
Signed:
Name= Olutemi Salako
Address: 2 Finsbury Close, Oldham. OL8 2 JW
Date:

Name ot Examiner. Femi Salako 2 Finsbu a05e Oldham 018 2JW
Name of tha
Con￿Med. oldham Ba
churth
Confirmation of Direction 1 &2
I can confirm that I have validated the charity audit threshold applying to the accounts being
reviewed and have ascertained that an audÉt is not required but that the charity is eligible for
independent examination for which l am adequately sknlled to complete. I can also confirm that no
conflirt of interest prevents me from carrying out the independent examination as outlined in
Direction 2 of 'CC32-Independent Examination..
This report ￿tateS direttEy to an independent e￿&mInatiOn carried out under section 145 of the 2011
Act and the examination has been condutted in accordance wtth the Dirertions given by the
Commission in ￿latIOn to the financial year ￿dIng 3110312022.
Anal
cal Revi
As part of the independent review completed on the charity. I had acoss to and revtewed the
following documents for the tax year 2021/2022:
Financial Statemerrt (year ended 31" March 20221
Financial Statement of Trial Balanceg (year ended 31st March 20221
Bank Ststements of Natwest account 01-06-39 02140187 (March 21-April 221
Bank Staternents of Skipton Building Society account 982866628 {March 21-April 221
Wage details including pay slips and P60 for Arthurjanes. Michael Hill and Manisha Hushen
Details of all expertse claim5 With receipts
Receipts and invoices for debtts to account
Cash Book for Natwest account 01-0&39 02140187 (2021-2022)
Cash Book for Skipton Buildtng ￿lety account 98286662812021-2022}
Income and Expenditu￿ Budget
Breakdown of Funds 2021-2022
Charity Commission Return
Trustee's Annual Report
The trustees annual report dearly outlines the key objectives and goals of the charlty. The key
objectives of the charity are as follows:
The advancement of Christian fatth according to the Principles of the Baptist denomination.
The church may also advance education and carry out other charitsble purposes in the UK
andlorother parts ofthe world
These objectives are clearly underpinned and sUPPOrted by the charities attFVFties and this has been
taken into account when validating the accounts and I confim) that spending is in line wrth these key
activities with the majorrty of outgoing5 being spent on the general upkeep. wages. or day to day
running of the church as well as charitsble donattons off the back of fijndraising.
The finances of the charity are organised and facilitated by Colin Heywc*)d who is trustee and
treasU￿r of the charity, the filing system is clear and the recording accurate and contain5:

Details of all income/money received and paymerstslexpenditure made, the date. and the
nature of the income/mtJw ￿ceiVed or payments/expenditure and a record of any stocks
and fixed assets held
Details of any assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period
The charty has receipts and Invoices to SUPPOrt the accounts for each of which I have validated. The
charity have a dear way of tracking transactions both in and OLrt of the account through both bank
ststements and their own reporting system managed through an ex￿1 spreadsheet.
Where the charity have paTd an invoice or daimed back funds they have clearly outlined thi5 against
the receipt of transfer/cheque number by which the amount vias paid ensuring that the information
is easily accessible and clear to understand.
The funds have been clearly separated and reported correcdy in line with guidelines.
The accounting record5 are set out in line wrth section 130 of the 2011 Act:
disclose at any time with reasonable accuracy. the financial position of the charity at that
time
enable the trustees to ensure that. Whe￿ any 5taternerrts of account are prepared by them
under section 132111. those statements of accounts compty wtth the requirements of the
regulations under section 132111
I can confimi that I have completed examination of comparison between the charities accounts and
the accounting records and that the a￿ consistent wtth each other. I have been able to clearly
understand the income of the charity and how it has spent Éts charitsble funds and that this
spending aligns with the charity obiectives Outlined in the trustee's annual report.
From reviewing the material rtems in the account I have not identified any ktern for which the charity
need to vouch for.
I can confimi that from the information reviewed eath of the tnstee's have acted in line with the
interests of the charity and see no evidence of Pfiwdte benefft to either a trustee or ￿tated party.
The truste& have managed the charivs funds and other resources effectively to enable the charity
to pay its bills and meet and liabilities that may fall due.
The trustee's did referen￿ in their ￿pOrt a reduced income due to Covid-19 restrictions preventing
them from acquiring usual additional income through room htre and (zr park rental causing them to
dip into reserves set aside in the even of Church dosure howeverthe ￿port does outline attivities
undertaken to mitigate utilization of these reserves moving fotV4ard. The level of reserves are not at
a concerning level that could impact the operation of the chartly.
As per regulation 10 of the Charities regulations 2W8 the balance sheet is held and stgned by at least
one of the trustees of the charity.
There are a number of months throughout the yearwhereby the charity have exceeded their budget
however this has been largely impacted by limited attÈvit]es being undertaken and additional
sources of income being curbed due to the Co¥id-19 pandemÈc outlined in the annual report and the
position has improved since the removal of restrittion5 resuking in the charity being in line with
their budget.

The details of activtttes undertsken and the costs ass0(iated are dearty outlined in the chartties
annual report and align wtth that of the accounts.
Condusion
I can confimi that from completing the independent review that the matters I have been required to
review a5 set out by the 2CM)8 Regulations have been met.