Uckfield Baptist Church In th• knve of Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ending 31" March 2024 Contents Legal and Administrative Information Pa8e 2 Trustees Annual Report Page3to5 UCKFIELD BAPTrST CHURCH Trustees, Annual Report Period start date: 01104123 Period end date.. 31103124 Legal and Administrative Information Charitable Status: UckfieSd Baptist Church is a CIO. Charity no- 1191028 Church Address Uckfield Baptist Church 18 Calvert Close Uckfield East Sussex TN22 2BZ Managing Trustees Steve Jenkins (Minister from February 20181 Lorraine Kirkwood Ichurch Treasurer) Jill Moar (Church Secretary) Bryan Green Peter Roe Bankers Nat West Bank l Muster Green Haywards Heath RH16 4AP Independent Examiner Simon Goacher Cosi Old Road Magham Oow Hailsham BN27 IPR UCKFIELD 8APTISTCHURCH Report of the TTUStees for the year ending 31 March 2024 The trustees present their Annual Report and financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2024. Legal and administrative information set out on the previou5 page forms part of this report. Objectives and Artlvltles The principal objectlve of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Klngdom andlor other parts of the world. The Church is a member church of Baptists Together and the South East Baptist Association1SEBAI and as such has access to advice and Sup￿)rt. The Church operates systems to ensure that all people working with children and vulnerable adults are appropriately vetted with regard to the Disclosure and Barring SeNice. The Church has read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and is satisfied that the activities outlined below clearly demonstrate that the charity is providing a benefit to the public. Achlevements and Performance In order to achieve the princip81 objectives set out above, the Church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to live out our motto to "celebrate, communicate and care in the love of Chrisv,. Central to this is the provision of regular public services of Christian worship, which take place on a Sunday at 10.30 am. We do rsot own our own buildin& but rent a local school hall in which to hold the services. There is a Sunday Club for children during the church service. We seek to be a fviendly and welcoming community and anyone is free to attend the services. The Church has several home groups which run midweek for church attendees to study God's word, enjoy fellowship and a time of sharing and prayer. We also hold monthly prayer meetings which are held in The Source, a b¥Jilding in the centre of the town, which we lease from the Town Council. This building also is the venue for our weekly Toddler Group, our music group practices and our monthly prayer meeting. It is also the distribution centre for Uckfield Foodbank which we support as a church, having two members who are trustees and another who is the Project Manager as well as a number of volunteers from our membership. Every year we support the Late Night Shopping event at the beginning of December. taking the opportunity to Sha￿ our faith through a Walk through Nativity which attracts upwards of 1000 visitors. This year we were also able to send a team into a local Primary School in the week running up to Easter and work with two year 4 classe5, the theme Yhe Great Big Hot Cross Bun Hunt" enablin8 US to teach the story of Jesus, death and resurrection. Over the year, the church has sub-let its premises in town for regular commijnity use including the Foodbank, U3A groups and private band practices. UCKFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH Although the 'Churches in Uckfield, interdenominational group no longer exists formally, we still work alongside other churches in the town, notably for the Good Friday Walk of Witness and the Walk through Nativity with Kings Church. As a church we have always supported missions both in this country and overseas, both with financial and prayer support. During this year, we were able to give to the following missions.. Baptist World Mission lin partitular supporting a couple working in Bangladeshl, Missionary Aviation Fellowship, GLIA in Romania (including collecting for Christmas Goodie Bags), Open Doors, Tearfund, Great Lakes Outreach in Burundi and Off the Fence in Brighton lincluding collecting Boxers and Socks for their work with the homeless). We have one paid member of staff. Steve Jenkins, our minister has been with us since February 2018, and we rely on volunteers in all aspects of the Church's life. Church membership at the end of March 2024 was 33. During the year, the majority of our Sunday Services have been led by our minister, Steve Jenkins, assisted by other church members who have sometimes led the seNice, introduced the worship or preached the message. We have also been blessed to have some visiting preathers, in particular from the mlssions we support. The Sunday messages this year have focused on I Peter and Titus, key passages in Mark's Gospel and I Samuel. Despite the diversity of these biblical books and their themes, there is a thread that runs throughout our relationship with God will flourish. whatever our circumstances, if we stay focused on serving Jesus our Lord. Furthermore, in an age when absolyte truth has no meaning anymo￿, all our teaching during this past year has shown us that truth is important and gives us a foundation on which to live out our lives effectively and fully for God. Although durlng the Covid lockdowns our services were recorded in their entirety and available to watch on our YouTube channel, since meeting back together in the school, we have only recorded and uploaded the semion each Sunday. We have been blessed by having a number of new people join the congregation on a Sunday and now have members and attendees from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. Structure, G¢)vernance and Management On 18 June 2020 the Church approved a new Constltutlon, based on a template for a "Charitable Incorporated OrEanisation" ICIOI produced by the 8aptist Union, working Sn conlunction with the Charity Commission. Application was made to the Charity Commission to register a new charity and this was completed on 26 August 2020. From then until 31 Marth 2023, we continLsed to operate as a "Charitable Unincorporated Association. as we had no assets and activities as a CIO. On I" April 2023. all our assets and activities were transferred across and since then we have been operating as a "Charitable Incorporated Organisation" The Trustees who have served during the year are set out on page 2. Trustees are elected by members of Uckfield Baptist Church and usually serve for a period of three years after which time they may, if willin& be nominated again and stand for re-election for another term of office. A break of at least one year must then be taken before they can stand for re-election again. However, in LICKFIELD BAPTISTCHUR( accordance wlth the new CIO Constltution, the Trustees were elected to seNe for one, two or three years initially in order to vary the re-election dates. The minister remains a Trustee until the end of his ministry with this church. Trustees meet monthly and members, meetings are held 4 times a year with the Annual General Meeting being held at one of them. Financial Review Review of financial position at end of the period (see attsched accounts) Reserves olic The trustees consider that the level of free reserves held in the General Fund at the end of the financial year 2023124 shotjld cover three months, maximum expenditure in order to enable the church to fulfil its legal obligations with respect of employees and creditors in the event the church cease5 to exist. Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above Signed on behalf of the charftvs trustees Signatures(s) Full namelsl Position Date 17111]Lt UCKFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH Ist.A ril 2023 to 31st.March 2024 Recei ts and Pa ments Account. Rerel ts 2023 2024 2022 2023. Unrestrlrted Desigrtèted Pledged Gifts by Standing Order Weekly Gener31 Offering Gift Aid Receipts Specific donations Non Specific single doTraUons Other recelpts Source Chippèrs Gift Days Pick me up Electric Car char8e rebate Sub Total Investment Drawdown Interest inc BU alc Total Receipts 29,232.50 4,772.00 6.694.41 29.232.50 4,772.00 6,694.41 £970 26,440.00 5,387.62 10,059.20 £981 970.34 701.fAI 701.00 250.00 250.00 848.01 2,498.00 200.60 2.498.(MJ 200.6Q 3.075.00 406.59 1.946.14 562.C 1.946.14 562.00 2,057.(M) 479.37 479.37 £ 3.478.48 49,255.66 45,000.00 1,036.05 45,000.00 1,036.05 552.84 90,863.93 £ 3,478.48 94,342.41 49.808.50 UCKFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH ent 2023 2024 2022 Deslqnoted Restrlcted Administration Bank Charge5 Church Services Manse Ministry MissionlOutreach/Subscriptions Missions. Gift Day Distributions Mission in the Community Subscriptions The Source18uildingsl Youth Work Sub Total Transfer to Investment Portfolio Total Payments 1,549.80 111.77 1,549.80 111.77 2,388.22 619.97 619.97 1,418.46 5,258.48 35,305.39 4,441.13 2,057.00 42.284.24 35,681.69 42,284.24 35,681.69 3,643.86 2,270.43 531.46 1.946.14 5,590.00 2,270.43 531.46 7,707.19 514.OD 7,707.19 514.(rf) 14.281.98 128.37 94,914.41 1,946.14 96.860.55 65,279.03 Surplus { deficit Jfvr year Debtors AsttntrlclCASHJ 2518.41 15470.53 20159.32 -961K)3.57 Totul 20.159.32 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at the close of business on the 31st March 2023 2023 2024 202 Fixed Assets Manse at cost 18, Calvert Close Current A55ets Investments C.O.B. 31st. March Baptist Union -Uckfield l alc Baptist UnSon l Year Fixed to 30/1112023 NatWe5t Current Account Natwest Business Reserve alc. Petty Cash Total Assets Deslonuted Restrirted (See Note l) 515,LKIO.00 515000 515,000.00 (See Note 11 (See Note IJ 984,924.42 5,314.84 25,￿0.00 -309.35 161,378.87 1,146,303.29 5,314.84 25,000.(M) -309.35 1,112,950.52 5.167.88 25.0￿.00 1,197.95 3,110.92 (See Note l) Isee Note 11 (See Ntrte 11 2,003.12 0.00 2,(M)3.12 0.00 1531933.03 0.00 161378.87 1,693,311.90 1,662,477.27 Re resented b Assets as at 1st. April 2023. Less Surplus/Deficit for year Plu5 Variation in Investments valuation 1,662,477.27 -2518.14 33,352.77 1,693,311.90 1.773,951.37 -15470.53 -96.003.57 1,662,477.27 Lon -term Liabilities Baptist Union Penslon scheme Total Liabilitles 1SeeNote21 27.00 27.00 39.00 39.00 1,183.95 NatWe5t Current Account Bank Statement Balance 1.909.28 407.02 Uck Town Councll £ 738.36 Te?rfuDd Qull 286.00 UckTown Council 875.f IJOS.38 .chIp￿r500004s 2275 87.75 14. weekly collertlon 31.3.24 309.35 1.197.95 UCKFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH Owrth Thetotolii55etsarernGdEUPOf.. 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AfvrthWf4mtslrthtookpl¢celnJuly2022ondthtChurchw05thi5gdtlMrtpoymentswov144ereducedto£l.￿pErrno￿tfvfr9fftAU9y$t3o?2Unl11j￿ft￿2O26. nere&¢wrw)ttynDplanto relntfoducethecoststtut1lntdabovebutrhenewogfeE￿leI￿tknjU¢￿I INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT I report to the Trustees on the accounts of Uckfield Baptlst Church forthe year ended 31st March 20Z4, whlch are set out on pages 1-4 above. Re5pertlve ￿SpOnSIbIlItIe$ of trustees and examlner As the trustees of the ChLtrch. you are responsible forthe preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the ￿quIrementS of the Charities Art 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the èccounts carrled out under section 14S of the Act, and in carrying out the examination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the CharSty Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed rny examinatlon. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. 111 aceountln8 records were not kept as requlred by section 130 of the Act: or 121 the accounts do not accord w￿h those records.. or 131 the accounts do not comply wlth the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the account5 Set out In the Charltles (Accounts and Report51 Regulations 2008, other than any reouirement that the accounts give a'true and fair view,, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and hav understanding of the acco s no other matters In connection with the examination to whl¢h attention should be drawn in this report in orderto enable 3 proper ts to be reache Date.. 2* Signed.. Slmon Goacher. Member of the Chartered 1n5titule of Payroll Professionals IMCIPPI "Cosi" Old R03d. MaBham Down, Hailsham. East SusseM.BN17 IPR.