2022-12-31-accounts - Sutton Bonington Baptist Church

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SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH CIO

TRUSTEES’ REPORT 2022

The Trustees of Sutton Bonington Baptist Church present their annual report for January 2022 to December 2022 in the second period as a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Our Trustees are formed from the Pastor, Elders, Secretary and Treasurer of our church. They have been appointed by the church members and have all served throughout this period.

Aim and Purposes

Our aim is to be a growing community shaped by God’s word and empowered by the Spirit to love God, each other, and our neighbour; and to go and make disciples who live faithfully for Christ in Sutton Bonington, the surrounding area, our schools and workplaces, and overseas.

Objectives and Activities

The Trustees are committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and become part of our church family. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer, scriptures, music, and outreach. In planning the activities of the church, the trustees have considered the Charities Commissions guidance on public benefit and in particular, the specific guidance for charities in the advancement of religion.

We strive to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of the church family through:

Worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.
Provision of pastoral care for all age groups living in the village, the University and surrounding area.
Missionary and outreach work both at home and overseas.

To facilitate this work, it is important to maintain the fabric of our Baptist church and ensure its use for future generations.

Achievements and Performance

Services and Worship

2022 started with the final restrictions of the Omicron wave of the Covid virus being gradually lifted and the Russian-Ukraine conflict being central to our thoughts and prayers from March.

Our weekly congregation averages between 80-100 each Sunday along with a zoom link for those unable to attend. Our congregation continues to grow in all age-groups with several young families, new students, and mature worshipers. Our church membership now stands at 56. In September Elliot Carey volunteered to give one day of his time to act as our church administrator. He began to develop a new website and to implement the use of a new communication tool called ChurchSuite. The latter helps us comply with our GDPR policy. This year we have been delighted to share services with the other churches in the village, including Christian Aid, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and a joint morning service on the showground at the Sutton Bonington Show. In June we held a Church Day out at Normanton Village Hall and a Growing in Prayer Weekend in October.

We continued to have strong links with the Sutton Bonington Campus of the University of Nottingham. Both UK and international students and staff (often with families) attend our worship services and other groups and contribute greatly to our vibrant church community.

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We support our members pastorally with a well-attended house group structure along with an International group for overseas students. There is a midweek Coffee Break activity for our older members.

Fortnightly prayer meetings along with special weeks of prayer were held throughout the year.

Children and Youth

Helen Ison’s 27-month term of employment as Family Worker was completed at the end of 2021 but she continues to be our families leader. She still leads the midweek baby and toddler music group, Little Seeds.

During our Sunday morning services we have a creche and ‘Roots and Shoots’ Sunday school. Our younger teenagers also have a Sunday morning group called Revelation.

SBBC runs a vibrant Rock-Solid group for 11–14-year-olds during the week. In November they held a Trolley Dash in support of the Trussell Trust Foodbank.

A new homegroup (SB Youth) was started for sixth formers and was hosted by various church families to help develop cross generational fellowship.

John Hebblethwaite and Helen Ison have connections with both Sutton Bonington and Normanton-on-Soar Primary Schools and lead fortnightly assemblies.

Community Activities

The church has strong links with the community as well as the Nottingham University Campus.

Various community groups have used our building in this period including our local playgroup “SB Babies and Toddler” and the Horticultural Society.

Students, overseas students, and post-graduates have a special welcome and place in our church family with many staying local after graduation and becoming long term church members. Val Owens is our Friends International Student Worker on campus. As well as our weekly international student bible study group we jointly run a Globe Café with students on campus. We have strong links with the Christian Union and run a Student Life group on Sunday evenings. Our students are encouraged to take an active role in church life and student lunches are provided after Sunday services. We also support student run events on campus.

The Word Project was set up to teach English to Ukrainian children at Sutton Bonington Primary School to help with their integration into school and community life. Karen Gray was employed by SBBC CIO as project leader for 8 hours a week. She recruited and trained a team of local volunteers and sourced materials.

In November in conjunction with other SB Churches we helped host ‘The Christmas Story’ - a multi-sensory journey for adults and children. 10 groups of school children from the local primary schools attended.

Partnerships

We have strong links with other churches through the Soar Valley Gospel Partnership (SVGP). Our Pastor and his wife continued to act as Trustees of a church plant (Castle Donington community church) with Roy Monks serving as it’s Pastor. The church was formerly closed in July so that it could merge with Castle Donington Baptist church and together they are known as Castle Donington Community Church and led by Roy Monks. The church plant had welcomed and baptised a considerable number of people and had formed it’s own membership. Becoming part of an existing church allowed for some experienced leadership to help Roy Monks take the church forward. A strategic partnership that means the church is now able to continue without financial support from the SVGP.

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Our own church (SBBC) continues to support the local Trussell Trust Foodbank run by New Life Community Church (formerly Gorse Covet Free Church).

Mission

The Church is involved in supporting worldwide Christian Mission. We offer financial and personal support to our mission partners. Mat Linley serves as the regional administrative officer for AIM’s (African Inland Mission) Southern Region, working as part of a small team supporting AIM missionaries and partners in Namibia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Madagascar, and other Indian Ocean islands. Katy Linley works as a Family Medicine Consultant at AIC Kijabe Hospital. Kijabe Hospital is known as a key training centre for medical professionals, not just across Kenya, but throughout Africa. In addition to her clinical work, Katy is heading up a new Diploma in Family Health for Clinical Officers (COs), which aims to equip Christian COs to provide quality primary health care and to give them a vision to use these skills to serve and minister in cross-cultural settings.

Val Owens continues to be supported as a church mission partner employed by Friends International as a staff worker on the Sutton Bonington Campus of the University of Nottingham. Val supports Christian International Students and their families as well as reaching out to those of other faiths and none.

We also celebrated the retirement of Jonathan and Elaine Burt whose work in Niger included Agriculture, literacy, training Christian workers and starting new churches. Jonathan had been a student in our church, and we supported them for over 40years.

Our 2022 Harvest Project supported AIM’s Famine Relief in Southern Madagascar - declared as the world’s first Climate Change induced famine.

Our 2022 Christmas Project supported the Tearfund overseas Christmas Project.

Our church magazine Springs is distributed bi-annually to every household in the village and keeps the village community informed of church activities.

Buildings

Since the early 2010’s we have been raising funds for a renewed building on the site of the present Baptist Church. To date through the sacrificial giving of church members a sum in excess of £230,000 has been raised for this purpose. The trustees engaged Mayway Construction in 2021, a local contractor with experience in construction projects for church and similar buildings and we hope to be about to submit formal planning permission in 2023.

The Trustees for our building are the East Midlands Baptist Association.

Financial Review

The financial position of the charity is set out in the Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet and the related notes and have been prepared in accordance with the statutory requirements of the charities Act 2011 and the SORP (FRS 102).

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

Sutton Bonington Baptist Church CIO is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and constitutes a corporate body with limited liability. It is registered with the Charity Commission under number 1190547. The Church

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was incorporated on 24[th] July 2020 and is controlled by its governing document, a constitution and is governed by its trustees in accordance with its constitution.

Recruitment and appointment of Trustees

The day to day running of the church is under the control of a Team comprising of the Pastor, Elders and a team of Deacons which include the church secretary and treasurer. The Pastor, elders, Secretary, and Treasurer make up the elected Trustees. Our Pastor is appointed by the church at a special church meeting and John Hebblethwaite was re-elected for a further five years in Sept 2021. The Pastor is employed under a Letter of Appointment. The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Church’s Constitution.

Organisational Structure

The Church appoints a Pastor and other paid staff as circumstances require. The Pastor leads the Church community in both spiritual and practical ways and chairs the Church meetings. The Church membership elect the Elders, Deacons, and Officers from among themselves to oversee the spiritual and operational aspects of the Church.

Governance code

The trustees are aware of the Charity Governance Code and are considering how the relevant matters can be applied to and implemented by the Church.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1190547

Principal address 30A Main Street Sutton Bonington Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5NE

Trustees

John Hebblethwaite Pastor Alexander Ison Elder David Sutcliffe Elder Brian Beach Church Secretary John Owens Church Treasurer (resigned 4[th] of July 2022) Joseph Aston Church Treasurer (appointed 4[th] of July 2022)

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Cts Lts Ki Le c.trp¥ SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH CIO (A CHARITABLE INCORPORA TED ORGANISATION) FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 COMPANY NUMBER.. CE022638 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1190547 Cound & Co LLP Chartered Atcountant5 I Prinees Court Royal M'ay Loughborough LeiL¥ LEII 5XR Tel: 01509 214163

surTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH CIO REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 CONTENTS Report of the Church officers Independent Examiners, Repon State¢t of Financial Aeiivities Bal2nee sheet 7-10 No$ forming part of the financial statements.

suON BONINGTON BAFfisT CHURCH CIO TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 The trustees present iheir aonual report iogeiher with the Financial Statements of the Chariiy for the year ended 31 December 2022. The accounts comply with the Charities Act And Accounting and Reporting by Chariiies.. Staienient of Recommended Pra¢iice applicable to Charilies prep(iTing their accounts in accoTdunce with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in ihe UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS1021 leffeciive l January 20151. Governance and Mana ement The ¢harity was registered &8 a Charitable Ineorporated OTganisation on 24, July 2020. The rnanagemenl of the charity is lh¢ responsibility of the Irusiees who.ire elected under lh¢ terins of the governing document. New Irusiee5 are advised of Ilieii. obligations uiider cliarily and company law. TTU.siees are pui lorward by the membership for consideration. New.%u8gested appointments are voted on at a members The trustees deierrnine the d4Ly to dlly operations of th¢ charity or appoint appropriate officer5 to whom this responsibility Is delegated. Refe Inl Trust B A Beach A Ison (Chairman) J Owens Iresi8ned 4 July 20221 Dr J S Hcbbleihwaiie D A Siilcliffe J Aston lappoinied 4 July 20221 Company Registered Number CE022638 Charity Regi51er¢d Number 119Y)547 Re8151ered Offi¢¢ Baptisi Church 30a Main 5ireei Sutton Boningion Lou8hborough LE12 SNE Independent Examiners Cound & Co LLP Chartered Accountants I Prince5 Court Royal Way LoughboTOUBh LEI15XR

surroN BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH CIO TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR EF4DED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Reference and Administration continued Bankers Cooperative Bank PLC POBox250 Skelmersdale WN6 6WT Kingdon) Bank Media House Padge Road Bee%ton Nottinghain NG9 2RS Ob ective5 and Activities The Objectives and Aetivities of ihe Trust are as follows.. {Al The advancetnent of the Christian faith as d Baptisi church for the Eenefji of the public in accordance with the 5tatetneRt of faith. IBI To carry out such charitable purposes as the Twsiees Ihirtk will further the work of the Church. We. as trustees, recognise that it is our legal obligation to ensure that the twst'.s a¢tivilieq are itt line with our objectives and activities and we are satisfied ihat this is the ¢ase for the period in question. The Irustees also confirm Ihai they have had regard io the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefjt Achievements and Perforniance Key Events The Building Fund grew by £4k over the course of 2022. A projecL called The Word Project, was set up with Suiion Boninglon Primary Sch(M)I lo teach some recenily-arrived Uktainian children living the village witli limiied English absltiies. Grattts were grateflllly received for this project from Nottinghamshire County Council and Rushcliffe Borough Council ioialling £5,000. Mi.ssionaries.. The Church continued lo support a number of overse&% tni5sionarie5, working in medical and comtnunily projects in African countTie5 ad also the Chaplain and Friends International work amongst overseas students in the Notlinghatn University campiis in Sutton Bonington. In excess of £30k was gifted to sllp]x)rt mission projeeis and other projects during the course of the year. The Trust is very thankful for all donations and grdni received within the year. FlnAn¢ial Revie The TTUSI had an income this financial year of £101258 (£72673 unrestrieted attd £28585 designated) and a total expenditure of £86745 leadiiig to a net gain of £14513. The Trust considers that this is a very strong position making it able to puThue its charitable aims in the future. FinCeS are reviewed In del] ea¢h month by the Chaim)an of TnJs¢ees and quarterly by ail the trusiees and members.

SUTTON BONINGTON BApfIsT CHURCH CIO TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Reserves P(>lle The Twst has a policy to retain 2pproxim2iely 2 months costs of retuIng expenses within its current account. A5 the Trusi is fully dependant on the giving of its tnembers L2nd oiher supporters this fluctuates a litile over the COUTse of a year but generdlly seenis to be achievable. Members Spond very well to appeals for increased giving whether for the Church or its projects. As member%hip is increasing the TtU5t expect5 to see a correspodIng increase in support in the following year. Approved by th¢ trustees on 14 August 2023and signed ort their behalf by..

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS. REPORT TO THE OFFICERS OF suON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH CIO Independent Exan)Intr'$ Report to the Officers of Sutton Bonington Baptist Chureh I report to the chatily tW5tees on my examination of the a¢collnt$ of the eharity for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on pages 6 to I l. RespoThsib115ties and basts of report As the chariiy's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accouRt5 in accoTdan¢e with ihe requirements of the Chariiies Att 2011 {'the A¢t'}. I report in respect of my examination of the charity'5 accounts Carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carry2ng out my examination I have followed all the applicable Direction5 given by the Charity Commis%ion under section 145151(bl of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I eonfjrm that no nuteria] matters have come io my aitention in eonnection with Ihe eKatnination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect-. accounting records were not kept in respect of the chariiy as required by Section 130 of the Act: or the accounts do not attord with those records. I have no conccrns and have cojne across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. D R Gradon MA FCA Cound & Co LLP Chartered Accountants I Princes Court Ro}'al Way Loughborough l£ics. LEI15XR 14 August 2023

SUTTON BONINGTON BAprtST CHURCH CIO STA TEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITES (INCLUDING INCOME AND LXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Unr¢slricted Designated Total Flind5 022 Total Fiinds 2021 Note 202 INCOME AND ENDOWMEP4TS FROM: Donationq and legacies Bank Iniere8t Grani 72673 22117 1468 5000 94790 1468 5000 325820 400 TOTAL INCOME 72673 28585 £101258 £326220 EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities 53712 3303. 86745 90870 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 53712 33033 86745 £90870 NET INCOME IEXPENDITUREI 18961 144481 14513 235350 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 8874 188741 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS> 27835 (13322) 14513 235350 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS: Total funds brought forward (10279) 245629 235350 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 17556 23?107 £249863 £235350

SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CItURCH CIO BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 21122 Notes 31 Deeember 2022 l December 2021 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at Bank and in Hand 250463 235836 25(M63 235950 LIABJLITIES- Creditors falling due wiihin one year 6(X) 600 NET CURRENf ASSETS 249863 235350 NEf ASSErs £249863 £235350 THE FUNDS OFTHE CHARITY.. Unrestricted Funds Designated Funds 17556 232307 1102791 245629 £249863 £235350 These financial statements weie approved by the in]stees on 14 August 2023 and %igned on its behalf by A15 Trustee

SUTTON BONINGTON BAvfisT CHURCH CIO NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 AccouwfING POLICIES f Pre araiiotl of Finanaal Staierneni These financial statements have been prepared in accordance witl) the Charities SORP IFRS 102).. 'Aceouniing and Reporting by Charities, Siaiement of RecoTnniended Practice applicable to charities preparing Iheir accounis in accordance with FRS102 the Financial Reponing Siandard applicable in ihe UK and Republic of Ireland" ("FRS102") leffeclive l January 2016),. FRS102 The Financial Reporting St2ndard 3pplicable in Ihe UK and Republic of Ire12nd leffeciive September 20161, and tlie Chariiie% Aci 2011. The dtsclosure requirements of Section IA of FRS102 have been applied oiher ihan where addiiional disclosure is required 10 show a true and fair view. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity linder FRS102. A55eis and liabilities are initially recognised ai historical co¥t or transactional value unless oiherwise slated in the relevani aceouniing policy note and the financial siatrments are prepared on a going concern basis. rhe financial slaiemenL8 are prepared in sterling, which is the financial Ciirrency of the charity and rounded io Ilie nearest £1. Status The Sutton Boningion Bapii.%t Church CIO w¥.% registered as a cbariiable incorporated organisation on 24 July 2020 and is governed by a constiiuiion dated 24 July 2020 and registered wtih Ihe Charity Commi%sion under Charity nu]nber 1190547. A¢¢ountin Undesignaied general funds are unrestriered funds which available for use at the discretion of the tn15tees in furtherance of (he gerteral obj¢¢tive5 of the charity and which have not been d¢*ignated for other purposes. Re%tri¢ted funds are fuiids which 10 be u%ed in accordance wilh specifjc restrictions imposed by donors oi which have been raised by Lhe charity for particular pvrp05es. The aim of each restricted fund is %et out in the notes to the rinancial siateThents. dl Incomin All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the chariiy Is legally entitled to the income after perfomian¢e rondiiions have bttn met, Ihe amount cat) be measured reasonably and it is probable thai the income will be received. No amount included in the financial staternents for volunieer time in line with SORP IFRS1021. e) Resources Ex nde Liabilitie$ are recognised as expenditure as soott as there is a legal or Constructive obligation committing the church to thai exKtnditLTie, il is probable Ihat seiilement will be required atld the a0t of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is aceounted for on an aceruals basis. Grants payable are charged in the year when the tsffer is tnade except in ihosc casts where the offer 18 tonditional. such grants being re£ognised as eKpendiiure when the tondilion5 airach¢d are fuifjlltd.

SUTTON BONINGTON BApfisT CHURCH CIO NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ONATIONS AN EGACIES Unrestricted Designated Flind8 Fund5 20?2 Total 22 Total 2021 Don¢itlVlls from Sution Bonington Baptist Church Donations froim ¢hiirch ni¢mbers 241591 84229 72673 22117 94790 72673 22117 £94790 £325820 XPENDIT BLBA TIV Unrestricted Funds De.signaied FLinds Toi41 Toiol Building Cosis Employment Costs Manse Expen%e5 In.4uran¢e & Licence Rcpair.8 Missionary Outreach Co%ts Visiting Prettcher5 Donations t(} chiirities etc Profesbiondl Fees Bank, Printin8 & Sialionery Training 4368 22872 15603 960 5328 22872 15603 1378 561 31948 3U662 14091 844 5057 30220 803 375 4489 1793 405 561 31948 27 284 875 .$911 1351 425 145 875 1351 523 145 98 53712 33033 £86745 £90870 AFF 22 Wages and salaries National insurance L¢55'. Eniployinenl Allowance Petlsion Contributions 19320 1746 114941 3300 275fy1 1630 {13651 2893 £22872 £30662

SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH CIO NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMLI NTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 AFF CO 2029 Average number of employees The following trustee5 received remuneration during the year. J Hebblethwaite £19320 £18720 Hebbleihwaiie received remuneration for his role us a pllsior lo Ili¢ Church. not for his rolc a5 a trustee. Rent of £9600 was paid to J Hebbleihwaiie and his wife for the use of their liouse as a Inan.%e. J Hebbleihwaiie was dccruing rclirciii¢ni benefiits during the period. Th¢ contributions are 10 A defined contribution pension scheme. 11)¢ ¢oniribuiion% in the year wer¢ £J3(K). All receivabl¢ within one year Trade Debtors Oiher Tax¢s £114 6 £BED11- Amounts falling due wiiliin on¢ year 022 Accruals 600

SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH CIO NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 TATEME NDS anuar 31 December 202 2022 Unrestricted Funds D¢$iBnoted Fund5 (10279) 245629 72673 28585 1537121 133033) 8874 18874} 17556 232307 Toial Funds 235350 IU1258 1867451 249863 Designated Funds are represented by.. 31 December 2022 202 Building Fund Church Plaoi Fund Legacy fund Youth Fund Mi5%ionary Fund The Word Project 222127 4(K)O 19037 465 5665 19601 226832 14(X)01 (19Q37} 14651 14628 17320 56(X) 1319481 1123) 5475 245629 28585 {330331 (88741 232307 Unre8iri¢ted Fuii Design4?led Toial lind Fund balgnces at 31 December 2022 arc represented by.. Curreni A55ets Current Liabilitie5 18156 16001 232307 250463 16001 Total Net A55ets 17556 232307 249863