## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 9 9 2020 31 3 2021
**From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** - **Other names charity is known by**
The Gwent Baptist Association
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1191223
**Charity's principal address** c/o “Hillcrest”, Pennar Lane, Pentwynmawr, Newbridge, Newport.
**Postcode NP11 4GY**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Rev D Marc Chair The Gwent Baptist
1
Owen Association
Rev Mark D Superintendent The Baptist Union of
2
Thomas Wales
Geoffrey L Secretary The Gwent Baptist
3
Champion Association
Keith Fordham Treasurer The Gwent Baptist
4
Association
Timothy I Moody The Gwent Baptist
5
Association
Rev Suzanne The Gwent Baptist
6
Roberts Association
Eryl Dykes The Gwent Baptist
7
Association
Rev T Richard The Gwent Baptist
8
Harrison Association
Huw Stephens The Gwent Baptist
9
Association
Ronald C The Gwent Baptist
10
Spillards Association
Rev Olwen The Gwent Baptist
11
Clatworthy Association
Rev Richard J The Gwent Baptist
12
Miles Association
Rev Jonathan The Gwent Baptist
13
Forman Association
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Association How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association,
company)
Election from membership with one trustee appointed by the Trustee selection methods Baptist Union of Wales. (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
The Gwent Baptist Association, part of the overall structure of the Baptist Union of Wales, represents and assists a network of independent Baptist churches and chapels in Gwent.
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of
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major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The Object of the Association is the advancement of the Christian religion in the county of Gwent according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.
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The Association operates in particular, but not exclusively, through any or all of the following means:
* to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible;
- to support churches in Gwent in maintaining ministries and assisting them in engaging in mission work;
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
* to nurture among its members respect, love and co-operation for and with one another while acknowledging the independence of every church in matters relating to its own government and discipline;
* to confer and seek co-operation with Baptists in Gwent and other parts of Wales and the UK, and with other churches and Christian bodies in matters relating to the Kingdom of Christ;
* to safeguard the properties and interests of the Association and the churches, and to consider the most appropriate means to nurture these resources for the good of the Association, the churches and the Kingdom of Christ;
* to use any other means in harmony with the main aim of the Association, as decided by the Association’s Council from time to time, in order to further the work of the denomination in Gwent
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
The Association awards grants from time to time to churches in the denomination to help cover the costs of ministry. It also makes small grants (up to £1,000) to churches and other organisations who arrange community activities and initiatives with a clear “mission focus”.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
All of the work of the Association is volunteer-based.
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
The Gwent Baptist Association was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on the 9[th] September 2020.
The year 2020-21 will remain long in our memories because of the Covid-19 pandemic that had a severe impact upon almost every aspect of our lives and the wholesale closure of our church and chapel buildings for public worship.
Unfortunately, a number of the Association’s planned activities had to be postponed or cancelled because of the Covid-19 lockdown. However, some churches made effective use of “online” social media for worship, prayer and fellowship activities during the lockdown period while others supported vulnerable and lonely people with telephone calls and practical help.
The Revd. Dr Suzanne Roberts handed over the presidential baton to Pastor Tim Moody of Moriah Baptist Church, Risca at our Autumn Council meeting on 8th October. The guest speaker was the Revd. Dr Arthur Brown, BMS World Mission Director of Mission. Fifty people, representing 15 churches, were present at the virtual meeting which incorporated elements of an annual general meeting. We also held a successful online Spring Event on 27th March 2021 when the Revd Dr Kang-San Tan, General Director of BMS World Mission and his wife Loun Ling Lee were the guest speakers taking as their theme “Mission Impossible”.
A new booklet, Pray without Ceasing, was launched at the Spring Event. Written and produced by the Revd. Jonathan Forman of Blaenau Gwent Baptist Church, Abertillery, the booklet is one of the main resources used by churches in the Association’s two-year prayer programme and dovetails with a prayer drive organised by the Baptist Union of Wales.
Missional workers the Revd. Jeff Kim and his wife Linda from Los Angeles arrived in Gwent in an initiative jointly arranged by the Baptist Union of Wales and the Association supported by generous financial donations from churches and individuals. They are staying in temporary accommodation at Crosskeys and will be based at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Newbridge for six months where they will learn about Welsh culture and church life under the wing of the Revd. Peter Cho. After an initial “induction” period they will move in a wider circle and are praying for God’s call to a pastorate in Gwent or further afield.
It was encouraging that a number of people from Gwent churches were following the two-year Forge/Ethos training programme arranged by the BUW and run by Cam Roxburgh, National Director, Forge Canada.
Meetings continued between the fellowship at Zion Baptist Church, Cwmcarn and Association representatives. The Association’s previous commitment to provide pastoral care and partner the church in establishing a strong “outreach” work in the area was reaffirmed.
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## Section D Achievements and performance
Grants were made to support the ministry and mission work at Elim Baptist Church, Pontllanfraith and Moriah Baptist Church, Risca. The Association supported financially some new and continuing students at Cardiff Baptist College and donations were also made to ICE Wales and towards the costs of producing the booklet Pray without Ceasing.
The Association’s Church Directory 2021 booklet was distributed to all our churches but we were unable to produce planned issues of our newsletter Contact. However, we thank Tim Moody for preparing presidential letters which were circulated directly to church contacts and placed on our website. Our superintendent, the Revd. Mark Thomas of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Blackwood also did sterling work keeping in contact with the churches.
Looking ahead, the Association is planning to further develop initiatives linked to training, fellowship, celebration and support, all of which will be mission-focused subject to any further Covid19 regulations in Wales. We do not want to lose those lessons learned and good practices which we had to adopt to keep in touch and encourage one another during the lockdown.
## **Section E Financial review**
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The Association does not have a reserves policy. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
The Association’s small regular income derives from fees paid You **may choose** to include annually by member churches. From time to time, the additional information, Association is the recipient of legacies from churches/chapels where relevant about: which close. Most expenditure is met from funds transferred the charity’s principal from existing savings. sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Geoffrey Lewis Champion **Full name(s)** David Marc Owen **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Secretary **Chair, etc) Date**
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**1191223**
**The Gwent Baptist Association**
**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To** ssociation **from** 9.9.20 31.3.21
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Association fees 100 - - 100
Legacies 100 - - 100
Collection for BMS - -
Interest on bank accounts - 102 - - - 102
Transfer from COIF account - - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
302 - - 302
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
302
Total receipts 302 - -
A3 Payments
Grants 8,480 4,550 - 13,030
Donation to BMS - - -
Donations to others - - -
Solicitors' fee - CIO application - - - -
Administration 31 - - 31
BUW subscriptions 200 - - 200
Events - - - -
COIF transfer - - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ 8,711 ] 4,550 - 13,261
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 8,711 4,550 - 13,261
Net of receipts/(payments) 8,409 4,550 - 12,959
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end
8,409 4,550 - 12,959
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**|**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Bank current account
Deposit accounts ( General and Memorial
COIF Charities Deposit Fund
**_Total cash funds_**||**to nearest £**
**4,452**
**22,721**
**78,270**
**105,443**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))||Agreement Error|Agreement Error|
||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
||||**funds**|**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**|
|**charity’s own use**||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**Fund to which**|**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name|
||||D.M.Owen
G.L.Champion||
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## **Last year**
**to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £ - - - -**
OK
**Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -**
**Current value (optional) - - - - -**
**Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)**
Date of approval 30.9.21 30.9.21