## **The Bridge Baptist Church. Sutton-in-Ashfield. NOTTS. NG17 4NR** ## **Charity Number: 1185 755** We like to think of our church as “A small church with a big Heart” and on more than a few banners the statement below. “Don’t tell your friends how big your problems are… tell them how big your God is” We have been holding regular Sunday services all year round following the strange unworldly effects that Covid 19 has had on our church and community. We have held various prayer events which included a “Prayer Walk” around town centre (with eyes wide open I might add) encouraged by “The Turning” a mission project headed up by Churches Together and by Mansfield Baptist Church. This encompassed encounter evenings, training sessions and an ongoing ministry in our town as well as in Mansfield. We have been connecting regularly with “Transforming Notts Together” (TNT) an organisation which equips and connects churches together as they help people to break free from poverty, which is really helpful in sign pointing visitors to our church. We have also produced a leaflet signposting information about all the places in our towns where people can access free food, warmth, and shelter as well as a catalogue of organisations who can offer this kind of help, this leaflet was born out of recent visitors to our church who had no idea where they could obtain this kind of help. The year has seen Jubilee Afternoon Teas, Church Picnics, Christmas Socials and Coffee mornings. As a giving church we have been instrumental in supporting a good number of Charities again this year, namely: The Ukraine Appeal, Sightsavers, Water Aid, The Baptist Union Home Mission, Ashfield Food Bank, Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox, Operation Smile, The Baptist Missionary Society, Portland Training Collage, The Floods in Pakistan Appeal and Tear Fund. We have been blessed recently with the additions of two families from Hong Kong who hold British (Overseas Nationality) and have been so happy to participate in all our churches activities. We are planning, in the New Year to host a Welcome Course of six sessions where they can integrate with others and people in our church in familiarising themselves with the strangeness of our Quirky English ways. In December our church organised a stall at the Idlewells Indoor Market place to raise funds for “Portland Training Collage” plenty of items were both donated and in turn sold with copious amounts of coffee providing a welcome break amidst the hustle and bustle of a thriving market. We now have a new, up and running Website to replace our original creaking old one and are looking forward to when we can place all our Diary of events on them, huge thanks to Philip working in his free time. We are also toying with re-vamping our church activities on social media platform, Facebook to enable a wider “audience” and it seems almost everyone uses this platform to find friends and information. Every Thursday two of our team take money and food to the local Community Food Hub and it seems to get busier day by day and is probably the Charity that we financially support the most. Also, during December, we were blessed again to receive funding to replace our church roof which the British weather seems intent on watering, not only the outside but the inside as well, prayerfully we shall hear no more remarks such “Have you noticed the water…….”. The finance came from the sale of a Baptist Church in another town, as the capital sum was considerably more than the cost of a new roof, we decided to gift Mansfield Baptist Church the sum of £25,000 and also to contribute to the various charities that we support. At Christmas we were approached by the local Primary School across from our church to enquire if they could hold some Concerts and a Pantomime in our main church which would be lovely to see all the children and parents here, and such a great opportunity to invite them to our Christmas Carols. It was wonderful to see parents and children using our church for their concerts and pantomimes, we supplied free refreshments including Mince Pies and had the opportunity to chat with many parents, the future look good. We look forward to what our Lord Jesus has in store for us in the New Year. Shalom Brian Tomlinson Church Secretary 24/04/23 ## **DRAFT** ## **THE BRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022** ## **RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** |**Note**
**Receipts**
Weekly oferings
Donations and other income
2
Income tax recovered on gifts
Sale of organ, drum-kit and I-pads
Investment income
3
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Mission
4
Upkeep of Church Premises
5
Administration
6
**Total Payments**
**Net Income for the Year**
**Add Balance as at 31st December 2021**
**Balance as at 31st December 2022**
7|2022
**£**
3,196
77,633
3,239
0
179
84,247
5,648
54,794
8,975
69,417
14,830
39,620
54,450|2021
**£**
3,196
12,002
3,950
2,800
926|2021| |---|---|---|---| |||22,874|| |||2,304
4,980
7,128|| |||14,412|| |||8,462
31,158|| |||39,620|| **1** ## **THE BRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **1 Basis of accounts** These accounts have been prepared on a "receipts and payments" basis and in accordance with Section 133 Charities Act 2011. The Bridge Baptist Church registered as a charity effective as from 10th October 2019. It's activities commenced on 1st January 2020. |**2**
**Donations and other income**
Gift aid donations
Other donations
Entitlement on closure of Stanton Hill Baptist Church
Room hire
**3**
**Investment income**
Baptist Trust interest
COIF Charities dividends
COIF Charities - (decrease) increase in value of investment
**4**
**Mission**
Baptist Missionary Society
Water Aid
Sightsavers
Shoebox Appeal
Baptist Union fees
Baptist Union donation
Community Food Bank
Tear Fund
Samaritans Purse
Children with Cancer
Ukraine Appeal
Portland Training College
Rough sleepers
Operation Smile UK
**5**
**Upkeep of Church Premises**
Light and heat
Water rates
Cleaning
Roof repairs
Repairs and maintenance
Gardening
Insurance||**2022**
**£**
11,379
415
65,499
340
77,633
454
81
(356)
179
600
600
600
650
78
600
800
900
0
0
300
100
20
400
5,648
1,444
105
0
47,000
3,514
590
2,141
54,794||**2021**
**£**
11,306
696
0
0| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||12,002| |||||470
79
377| |||||926| |||||300
300
0
0
123
300
300
500
100
381
0
0
0
0| |||||2,304| |||||1,206
99
177
10
905
650
1,933| |||||4,980| **2** ## **THE BRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS continued** |**6**
**Administration**
Telephone
Pastoral Leader and support wages
Speakers
Licences
Postage and stationery
Music expenses
Accountancy
Gifts and hosting
Sudry expenses
Website and email expenses
**7**
**Balance as at 31st December 2022**
Barclays Bank Current Account
Cash-in-hand
East Midlands' Baptist Trust Co. Ltd.
COIF Charities Investment Fund (Market Value)||2022
**£**
535
3,800
2,220
405
665
0
300
967
83
0
8,975
37,551
756
13,437
2,706
54,450||2021
**£**
407
3,900
1,295
310
224
39
300
543
0
110| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||7,128| |||||21,448
2,128
12,983
3,061| |||||39,620| ## **8** ## **Assets held for the Church's own use** The Church is the beneficial owner (subject to the relevant trusts) of the following assets, the legal title to which is held by the Church's custodian trustee (the East Midlands Baptist Trust Co. Ltd.). - a) Church premises at Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts. NG17 4FN Valued for insurance purposes at £2,101,746. - b) The Church also owns fixtures, furniture and equipment with an insured value of £169,308. ## **9 Liabilities** There is a creditor of £3,000 as at 31st December 2022 for roof repairs. **3** ## **THE BRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31ST DECEMBER 2022** |**Note**
**Assets**
Bank and other cash balances
**7**
Assets held for Church's own use
**8**
**Total Assets**
**Liabilities**
**9**||2022
**£**
54,450
2,271,054
2,325,504
3,000|2021
**£**
39,620
2,018,691| |---|---|---|---| ||||2,058,311| ||||NIL| The accounts and statement of assets and liabilities set out on pages 1 to 4 relating to the year ended 31st December 2022 are as approved by the trustees. Signed …............................................................................. Mr. B. Tomlinson - Treasurer **4** Inde ndent oxamine rt to Ihe trustees of The Brid 8 Ba tlsl Church I report to the Trustees on my examination of the aw)unts of The 8rKlge Bar￿st Church for the year ended 31 December 2022. onsibilities and basis of re As the charity trustees of the Trust you are respxjnsible for the preparation of the accounts in a¢0)rdan￿ with the requirements of the Charities P£t 2011 (1he Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examinatK)n I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seclb)n 14515)(b> of the Acl. IrKle ndent examinerfs stateTr￿t I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to belbeve that in any material respect: 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 13 of the Act., or 2. The accounts do not a[￿rd with those records,. or 3. The accA)unts do not comply with Ihe applicable requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement thal the accounts give a 'true and fair view. which is not matter cons#Jered as part of an iThJep8ndent examination. I hav8 no cOn￿M$ and have come auoss no other matters in ￿)nnectiOn wilh the examinatK)n to which attention should be dra%*n in this rep)rt in order to enable a propèr understanding of the accounts lo be ￿aChed. Si3ned: Name: MR. STUART BRANDRETH CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Address: 41 CHESTNUT DRIVE. BERRY HILL. MANSFIELD, NOThS NG18 4PW Date.. 10- APRIL 2023