TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024 SECTION A REFERENCE & ADMINISTRATI N DETAILS Charit name.. Oldham Baptist Church CIO Re istered charit number 1185319 Charit rinci l address. Oldham Baptist Church Chaucer Str*t Oldham Lancashire OL1 1BA Name of the charit trustees who mana the charrt Rev Arthur Janes (Minister) Elaine Lunn {Secretaryl Colin Heywood {Treasurer) Barbara HeyWd Catherine Janes Alex Jess Sandra Jones Femi Salako Christine Thornborough ECTION RE NA NT Descri harit 's trusts vemin Baptist Union Corporation Ltd - CIO Assocsation Model How the chari is constituted.. CIO Association Constitution Trustee selection methcés: The appointment of a mInter is al a Special Church Members, MeelirKJ and must receive votes from 700kn or tnore of members present and voting. (Constitution rtem 13) The appointment of other trustees is at an Annual General Meeting and the individual(s) must receive votes from 51 OA or more of members present and voting. (Constilution rtem 14)
SECTION C OBJECTIVE AND ACTMTIES Summa of the ob" ts of the chari set out In Its ovemin document 1. The advancement of the Christian faith according to the Principles of the Baptist denomytIQn. 2. The church may also advance education and cArry out other charitable purposes in the UK and l or other parts of the Wofld. 3. Nothing in this Constitution shall auttrorise an application of the property for purposes that are not charitable in acojrdance with seCtn 7 of the Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act 2CL15 or Section 2 of the Charities Act. Summa of main activities in relation to cts The church has gathered for worship each Sunday and observed and celebrated all the major Christian feslivals. The leadership team and the general Church Meeting have continued to meet regularly Bible study groups have mel weekly and a programme of social activities has been held tlyoughout the year. sensible use of social media is one of our main ways of communicating with everyone. Welcoming others into our building and seekirvj to serve the Ioc81 community continue to remain Important. The information about all activities is shared via an Annual Report and the Annual Budget of the church includes the provision for supporting our local, national and international commrtments. SECTION D ACHIEVEMENT AND PERF RMA umma of the maln achlevoments of the charft durln the ear During the past ye* there has been more of a feeling of normality and whilst we have had to recognise that, following the pandemic. some people have lost their desire to re-join us, we have nevertheless been encouraged by new faces.
As a town centre church, we draw diverse attendees from quite a wide geographical area. One aspect of this is that our fellowship still attracts many whose first language is not English. We have to recognise that such people are not always with us for any length of time but in this role as a transitional church we still aim to make everyone feel welcome whilst they are with us. Our regular church attendance averages more than 50 and covers several age groups. seryes, including all the major Christ18n festivals, are varied and seek to offer a balance between a traditional and modem approach to w(Kship, as well as intwate children and young people into all aspects. We have created occasional opportunrties for the fellowship lo review cyjr church life and tried to act on new suggestions both in worship armd meetings. Several soci81 events have also been included in the calendar. In the past year the Friday drop-in for those in need has grown considerably. As a fellowship we have also cMtinued to support other worthwhile causes. The building continues to be w811 used by various outside groups with whom we have good relationships. We have also made a few improvements to ensure that our building is kept well maintained. The Church trustees have continued to meet and plan monthly as well as 8ttend appropriate courses. Pastoral c8re and general information about the fellowship has been shar8d via text. IMiatsApp, email and n&wsletter which tether with personal visits helps to keep everyone connected. The website arKI notice boards are other ways in which our presence is made known. Financially w8 ara grateful that our members give sactrficialty and our r8serv85 have almost returned to pre-pandemic levels. The church is in a steady state and is positive aboLrt its future. ECTION E FINANCIAL REVIEW The Church holds its fund wilhin f¢yJr accnunl areas. Over the last year we have had an increase in ow room usage this has inueased our incL)me. Our expenditure has been high as we concentrated on rna1ntenan and renewal arKI repl8Ment of items (both at the Church and Manse) which had been neglected since the Covid 19 lockdown. We are slowty starting to return to fund raising events, but these have tended to be on a break even basis so far. SECTION F LANDAND B ILDIN The church has the use of two buildings. The Church buildirvJ on Chaucer Street, which is used for weekly communal worship and community activities. And also, a
manse which provides a home for the incurnbent minister and family. The deeds to both buildings and land are held by The North Westem Baptist Association and would be managed by the association in the event of church dosure. SECTION G DECLARATI The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's truslees.. Slgnature8 Full Names Position Date /&. 202
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES Receipts and payments accounts CCl8a Foi the period from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted fund$ Endowment lunds Total lunds Last year t• lh• twr••l £ A1 Recolpts Wookl OffEtri Glftweekend Oonalh)ns and In¢om• Investmlrt IncomB RpAsod lorOth•rCJu• s & Gèr1 R•w Cthr Loan Re e•nwolent J•A70 3,114 27.219 385 2,440 2.997 31.378 2,997 Jl,498 1.970 2.160 120 2.1r4) ross InGom AR) 79A64 81,9 72,733 •se Is•• tsbl•l. flv•s •n fotsl r•e•lpts
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A3 Pa ments 43.1 8,327 27.242 13.1•2 8,>27 27 42 ml5On Upkeep DI Chur¢h Pr•m rnin151ratknn 8 G•n•rl R•4•F Lggxios Sub tot 79.119 A4 Asset and invutm?nt urchases see table tseai 79,919 79,919 6D, 89 N•t olrecelptsl(payments) AS Transfer5 betsen funds A6 Cash funds last yr •r*d Cash funds Ihls year end 555 2.065 12,1 76,240 15,168 91A08 89,343 CCXX R1 accfAYts ISS}
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictgd funds 5tri¢tgd funds Endowmonl lunds n&vet£ ) neares1£ neare*t£ B1 Cash funds 10308 032 14,168 J40 14168 UnrnstrKted Restrkt•d funds funds EThdownnt funds r•ii £ b) B2 Other monetary assets 1.000 FuTrd towhKh ••s•t Cwi•nl v•lu• nal B3 Inv•¥trnwrt as¥gts Fund CoJtlq¥tioMII urr•nt v•lu• 84 Asséts rétslnod for the Charity's own use CPur¢h Mans• Fund towhKh AMTrI ¢ 85 Liabiliti SBned by or htrte•s¢ll thaOI dl the Irltee6 Print Name roval FL.A/nJE £ /5" CCXX R2 ISSI
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Oldham Baptsst Cliurch CIO On accounts for the year ended 31" March 2023 Charity no (if any) 1185319 Set out on page5 I report to the trustees my examinatK>n of the CoUnt$ of the above tharlty ffthe Trusf) for the year ended 31103r2024. Responsibilities and As Ihe charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordanc8 wth the wuirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Acr). I reFort in respect of my examinatson 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 Direthons given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(bl of the Act. I hav8 completed my éxamnation. I confimi that no material matters have come lo my attention ( l in connection with Ihe examinatign which gives me Gguse to believe Ihat In, any matetial respect.. accounting records were not kept in a¢dance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord vitlh the axounting records Independent examlnerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other mattefs in connection th the examinabon to lCh attention should be drawn in order to enable a Pro understanding of the accounts to be aChed. lete wonts in Ihe bftckats if thry <10 not apply. Signed: Date: 202+ Name: £L d@TvfU Relevant professional quallflcatlon(s) or body lif any): Address: tAJ oog Ro fv• OL IER October 2018