Trustees. Annual 11 P*dod:. l* January. 2023 to 31* December. 2023 Charf Name:. Mlll Road Bapt15t Chur¢h. Wellln8borwh Cha stratlon numbef... 1188656 Charf rlncl l •ddle￿:. Mlll Road. Wtlllngtsoro￿l, NNB IPF Church contart detall5:" Tel: 01933 276631 emall: •dmln mlllroadba ISts￿MI borou Trustees:. DurKan Wr48ht IMlni5terl Rahila Isaac Arooj Cecll Shashi Patel Joby Pappu lan Wilson Adam Peck wgned January, 2023 Structure ol th• Cha The organisation is a charitable Incorporated OT8anisation (CIO) which was re8lstered on the I March. 2020 and is governed by the Constilurion-regisiered 1913120 as amended on the 6,. September. 2021- which esiablished the objects and powers ol the CIO. In the event of the CIO having to Ix wound up the Chu¥th Members are not required to contribute an amouni. Chariiv Tru5tee5 are selected Irom the Church Membership with the Minister bein8 automatical appointed. A prospective Charity Trustee needs io h￿e been a member for at least l year and lis In 8reement to be considered) shall have Iheir name Submitted to the Church membe￿hIP and voted on al the appropriate meeting and normally serve foran initial pefio(l of 3 years. Existing Trustees n be ¥e3ppoinied after theii iniiial term based in the Approved Governing Document IAGDI requirement5. Once the selection proce55 has been completed the Trustees and ihe Minister become the Leadership Team of the Church responsible lor managing Church attairs under the authority of the Church Members. Meetings which are open to all but only Chufch Member5 Can vote. Trustee meetings were held monthly with the exception ol May'23 wilh an average attendante of 85% during 2023. At the end of the year 6 Trustees remained with I reslgnallon as above. Church Members. Meetings wefe held 4 tlmes during 2023 with the AGM included in the meeting 01416123 when Chur£h Member5 aPPfo¥ed the 2022 Financial and Tru5tees' Reports. The Principal PUTP05e5 of the Church are the advancement ol the Christian faith accordingto the principle5 01 the Baptist denomlnation. The Church may also advance and carry out other charitable purposes in the Unitcd Kingdom aTh￿or other parts ol the world. The Church MemberslLe3dership Team are commilled io enabling as many people as posslble to worshlp in person or online, through YouTube. in a welcoming, open and safe environment through Sunday worship, prayer. laith. bible study* music, Sunday School. table tennis and chess 8roup. rnonthly breakfast Ret toReihef and Friday Party ni8hl. To attornmDd3te the above artivitie5 the School Room has been vsed extensively due to the floor repair works needed in the main Church buildiThB and lurther information is provided on this iopic under the-khievemenis and Performance. section. MainienarKe improvements to the Church aThd Manse have also been actioned and we remain aware ol the future need to repair the School Room roof. Durin8 thi5 time ol not being able to occupy the main Church buildin8 health and safety rnatters were met as we responded to thethallenpofusin8 Other parts ol the premi￿ for worshlp. Athlevements and PerformJnce'_ Sunday worshlp ha5 continued to be in penon and onllro vla YouTube throughout 2023. YouTube provides a rnedia for worshippers who remain un5ufe about retucning to Church in person due to their own circumstances. Bible Study groups ¢oniinued lo meet weekly wa Zoom and in person. Our Minister also made available studiesvia YouTube on bmjlkal topks to help people grow In lalth and increase their ￿ndetstanding of the bible. Frlday Night Party lor the local cornmunityand Church Memberslregular atteThdtes continues to grow with ntw families comin8 along to enjoy snacks. chats and variou5 gaffleslcraft5 IDr all ages. External community group5 for adults with learning difficulties. Gilbert and Sullivan Society and a local amateur drama group tontinue io use our lacilitie5. The Senior ThuNlay8roup h￿e continued to meet sotialfy during the year. ¢￿er5e?5 wsitors from St. Wincent visited Wtllin8borw8h and worshipped with u5 durlng the summer. MRBC financially supported one of the local Churtheswhen the volcano ewpted on the island. The floor éama8e insurance claim which wa5 rejecied in 2022 by the Loss Adjusters was progressed further by the Fabric Team. The exrernal areas of the towerwere repaired. CCTVcamera drain survey5 were conducted over a period of time and revealed where under8rovnd plpe cracks and a build up of silt were evident. Further meeiings tcrfjk ￿dee with the loss Adjusiefs alon8 Wlth an exchange of emails ané with the evidence shown theyfinally agreed io accept our clairn and the insurance money wa5 received tn December. 2023. Prior to thi5 the'old, floor was uplifted in 5eptember'23 and needed lime for drying out belo￿ the new floor could be laid. This work commenced in JBnuary'24. We 2re also aware that the Sthool Room T￿1 need repairslreplacing at some point and donations lor this woik have been received from the conye8ation. We continue to rnake contributionslo the l)uildin8 lund and are earn￿¥ Interest through the Baptisl Unlon savi ccovnt. Churth Membership Increased to 68 as a result of 11 new members and 7 reslgnations. One funeral was held Iof a long 51anding member of the con8regation In Oclober'23 and a wedding celebratfjon took plate in Juno'23. A baptismal and dedi¢atlon seryice took place in April'23 and May'23 respedivety. Junior Church has tt*nttnued to grow with 3 new membets assisiingwlth the teachlng. Due to hea￿h reasons the jUn￿Or Church leader has taken time-off from tht role. A small pool of Church Mernbers continue to be involved in leadin8 the Sunday Services. The monthly prayer meetings have continued throughoui the year a5 have the breakfast get togethers. The provision of frozen lood parcels to the communlty ha5 also continued, albelt to a reduced level a5 the requests have reduced. The Mu51c and Media Groups a150 have new members which has benefitted thelrBroups and the whole Church. Durin8 2023 we continued to support the Dayli8hi Cenire wtth food donatlons and financial wpwrt to Sornalsa aThd Sudan throu8h VK Christian or8an6sations. &MS Home Mission and Wodd Mission alsts reteived regular donations vrith 5% and 2.5% of offerings belng donated respectively. plu5 an additional £ICQ per rnonth to each organ15ation. Our Harvest thanksgiving donation wa5 made tg Bamatsos and we also assisted with an appeal for financlal a$s￿tance foran or8anlsation In India. Both donèilons were provided ihiou8h the UX. The MRBC Fellowship fund has also recew ÉILTh) permonth to helpwtth any challen8es faced bv individuals. This fuod was used to assisi a Romanian person to return home because of domestlc Issues. The fund also Pfovided the means lor a tutor to teath En8li5h to a small group from the con8regaiion. In both circumstances Trustees. approval was given. The survey rèlatinB to the Baptist Union IBUI proposed changes to the Ministefial Rules was irculated and approved by Church Members ¢)n 29110123 and lorwarded to the BU. The initlal dlscusslons on the topicwerealred atthe 2y9122 Churth Meetin8. Changes to the structure of the SafeRuardln8 or8anlsatloft was apwoved at the Church Members, meeting of 29110123. The necessarychanges We￿ asa ￿$￿It0f a new Designaied Person Sale8uardine IDPSI bein8 appointed due to the resiRnaiion of the previous DPS. A Trustee remains responsible for the overall responsibility ol Safeguardin8SUPPOrted by an exk)erienced Church Mernber and the new DPS. The￿ were Safeguardin8 Issues io report in 2023. SafeRuardln8 training wa5 also provided and our actions are always to promote a salerojlture for chlldreTh and adults. $3fe8uarding 15 at the heart of our Chrill6an lafth. Publ1¢ benefft'.- As a small charity below the CharitiesAtt audit threshold ihis reFrf f(Kuses on the above Aihievement5 and Performance 5ertion. Ouf main acti¥llies and who we try lo help are described bove. All oui charitable activities focus on the advancement of ihe Christian faith. in accordance with the 8apt15t denomination and are undertaken to lurthor our charitable purposes lof the publi I￿nefit. The Trustees explain the benefits that are evident Irom ihe ihe detailed explanatlons abDve which. In ouropinioTh. sat15fy the beneflt and publlc aspects ol the requirements. Flnanre:. The actounis have been prepared on a rtcelpts and payments basls In accordance wffth S.411313 of the Charities Act 1993. FY2023 end, showed a net surplus 01 É36,145.78 and with the positlye balance of £20.839.78 carrled forward Irom FY2021 accounls iht year ended with a Cufrent account balance of £56.985,56. In addition io the furrent accouni balarKe the dep05itlsaving5 account shows a a p05ilive balance of Él2,484.23. Plta5e note that the current account balance Includes ptynenl fvom Inwr•rs 01 £35,610.84 ID settllnB our Iloor Insurance dalm. Total income increa5Èd lo £78,631.691+1.8%1 compafed ¢0 FY2022 emdudlng the above insurance payment. Deposltlsa¥ln8s account has increased by £4.403.381454%1 to £12,484.23. Total expenditure for the peri(41 was É78.096.75 which includes transfers to the savlny actouni of £4,C￿. A legacy of £l.Cthwas received In October. 2023. Repair (osts of £9.938.54 to the drainage systems and roof ￿PaIrS accounted lor 47% 01 the premises costs. Premises tostswere 225% hi8her in FY23 compared to FY22 with the above dfainagelroof costs accounting for the rnajofity ol the increase. Energy costs increased by £3.345A2. MRBC givin8 io Baplists causes incfeased by £2,187A3. The main sources ol income in FY2023 We￿ 8en¢rated from Church Members. and regular attendees, offerings, rental Incom¢ Irorn the Manse and the claiming of gift aid. Offerin85 intreased by 12.78% to E58,514.47 compared to FY2022. Manse IrKome wa5 9.7% hlBher at £8.859.40. GiftAtd was reduced due iotirnln8. The Church's financial position remains that we are bel¢)w the audit ihreshold and eli8ible for Independent examination which was completed on 2013124 by Linda Freeman. The Church has I hjll time employee and ministry costs were £34.4k compared with £36.Ik in prevlous year. Oiffefence Is due to pension changes. De¢taration:. Tht Trusteesdeclare thai ihey haN* approved the Trnstees. reportlor 2023 Si8ned on behalf of the Trustees:. ature: Full name.. JRiaHr Position: Oate: ## **MILL ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, WELLINGBOROUGH FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 (AND 31ST DECEMBER 2022)** ## **GENERAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** |**RECEIPTS**
**1**
Oferings
£
**2**
Use of premises
£
**3**
Gifs & Donatons
£
**4**
Special Funds
£
**5**
Manse Rent
£
**6**
Sundries
£
**7**
Gif Aid
£
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Total
£
**PAYMENTS**
**8**
Ministry
£
**9**
Manses expenses and repairs
£
**10** Church premises expenses,repairs and renewals
£
**11** Church Utlites
£
**12** Baptst causes
£
**13** Special Funds
£
**14** Family Church
£
**15** Sundries
£
**16** To Deposit Account
£
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Total
£
Surplus/Defecit for the year
£
Balance brought forward
£
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Balance carried forward
£
**DEPOSIT ACCOUNT**
Balance Brought Forward
£
Receipts
£
Interest
£
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Balance carried forward
£
**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
**17 Monetry Assets/Liabilites**
Current Account
£
Deposit Account
£
**18 Non-monetary assets:**
Held for church's own use
£
(Church & Manse Insurance Values)
External Liabilites
£|**2023**
58,514.47
£
2,029.50
£
500.00
£
39,645.84
£
8,859.40
£
362.69
£
4,330.63
£
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114,242.53
£
34,416.24
£
1,092.52
£
20,987.65
£
6,912.64
£
7,108.23
£
2,129.87
£
1,396.52
£
53.08
£
4,000.00
£
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---
78,096.75
£
36,145.78
£
20,839.78
£
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---
56,985.56
£
8,080.85
£
4,000.00
£
403.38
£
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--
12,484.23
£
12/31/2023
56,985.56
£
12,484.23
£
3,709,521.00
£
1,459.12
£|**2022**
51,881.13
1,376.00
300.00
5,835.00
8,071.16
45.34
9,753.19
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77,261.82
36,065.36
1,480.70
9,318.67
3,567.22
4,920.40
2,675.34
286.58
87.44
8,000.00
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66,401.71
10,860.11
9,979.67
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20,839.78
-
8,000.00
80.85
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8,080.85
12/31/2022
20,839.78
8,080.85
3,625,481.00
155.00| |---|---|---| |**17 **
**18 **||| nde miner h Wellin rou On the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 of Mill Respective responsibilities of Trusttts and ExamI￿r The Church's Trustees are r￿ponSIble for the preparation of the accounts. The church's tru5tEes conslder that an audlt Is not required for thls year under sethon 144 of the Charit￿5 Aci 2011 (the Charibe5 Act) and that an independert examIna￿onI5 need￿. It is my responsibility to= • eYam1ne the accounts under sedon 145 of the Charities Act, . to follow the prcceduEs laid down in the general Directions glven by the Charity Cornmls5bn (under section 145(51{bl of the Charityes Act, and • to slats whelher particular matters have come to my attwtion. Basis of independert examiney's statsment '. My examinatlon was carried out In accordance with general pIr￿tIonS given by the Charity Comm￿lOn. An exarniratiW Includes a review of the accounting records kept by the church and comparison of the a(xounts presented those records. It also IKludes consIdern￿on of any unusual items or dlsclosures in the accounts, afid *eking explanati￿5 from the trustee5 contrmiNJ any suth rnatters. The prccedures undertaken do not provide all the ewderKe that would be requlred in an audit, and Consequent￿ rK) (fj)inlon is given as to wtrther the accounts present a and falr, ew and the report 15 limited to those matters set out Sn the statemert below. Independent e￿MIne¢S statement In connÈcUon vlth my èxamlnation, no materfal matters have to my attentyon wttlch gwes me cause to bdieve that in, any material resk*Lt= ' accounting record5 We￿ not kept in accordan￿ wrth sectk)n 130 of the Charftles Art or . the accounts do not accord wth tre accounting records • the accounts do nrt comply with the ap￿ICable requirements conceming the form and cortent of accounts set out In the Charities IAccounts and Rewrtsl RegulatK)ns 2008 other than any requI￿rnent that the accounts glve a'trL* ènd falr vlew whth is not a rnatter consTdereil as part of an independent eXarninati￿. I have corne a¢￿5 no other matters In c(M)nettlon wbth the examinatbn to wh￿h att¥ttion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Sgned bylon behalf ef the Examiner Date lo Name dre5S ELLI￿)￿