Charity number 1191993 Re￿)rt of thc TTUStee& the xcounts and the irKlepffldent examiner's rew)rt for the year to 31° March 2024 rir MaidstThK Ro￿1 BaMiA Churd4 Felix&OW¢. Contents Pa8e Index Charity Inforn￿tion Independent examiner's rei Receipts and payments stateM￿t of &ssets and liabilities Maidstone Road Baptist churc￿ Felixstowe For the year to 31° March 2024 CHARITY INFORMATION, &8 at 5th November 2024 Charity name and number Maidstone Road Baptist Church. Felixstowe Registered Clwity 1191993 Common name5 Maidstone Road Bapti￿ Church or MRBC Trustees As at the date of signing the re[￿. Dr Andrew Martleet Ms Delyth Mayhew Mr Michael Warner Mr Ian Battiste Ms Corinne st￿kdale Mr Stephen Lineham Mr Timothy Leeming Ms Carol Garni￿11 reappointed 15111122 reapEK)inted 21111123 reappointed 15111122 reapFX)inted 1611 Ir21 Teapw)inted 16111121 reaP￿Inted 1611 Ir21 appointed 2111 If23 apFK)inted 2111 If23 Governin8 D￿urnent The ¢harity w&$ fornied and registered &$ a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 20 (ktober 2020. Principal Address Maidstone Road Bapti# churc￿ Felixstowe. SuffolL IPI I 9ED Registration detsils Charity Commission Compani45 House 1191993 CE023101 Main charity bank CAF BanL 25 Kings Hill Avenue. Kings Hill. West Mallin& ME194JQ Independent examiner MrG. P. J. Cooper 123 Cliff Ri)rf Felixsti)we. IPI 19SA Annual of the trustees of Maidslone Rouj B For ear lo l°March2 1st Churc 24 Felixstow l. StruGturc. management and govcming d￿UMent The trustees who held offiLY in the year and up to the date of this ffport and the governing document are detail￿ in the charity infomiation on page 2. b. The trustees consist of the ministcrfs) (if any). the elders and thc deawns. These apEM)intments arc m&le by the rnembers. 2. Objectives and activities The main objectives of the charity as set oul in ils governing document are: The advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of thc Baptist denomination. b. The church may also ￿Vance education and ¢aTry Out other ¢haritabl¢ purww in the Uniied Kingdom andlor otheT parts of the world. 3. Achievements and perfomiance The main achievements of ihe charity in the accounttng tKricMI were: Th¢ church has been meeting regularly (In Sunday Mornings and attendances have kept up well. We still use Z(x)m for church prdyer meetings. and for meTnbers' meetings during the winter months. b. The church are actively seeking a new minister. and have been in contact with a few c4ndidatrs. We ar¢ assisted by Rev Simon Ha￿1% our Mijderator, and have uFMlawl our church profile. The church agreal to Sell the present Manse and Purchase a mole suitsble building befo￿ a new minister arrives. d. A range of visitin8 speakers haveioined us for Sunday services" we have also used video sem)ons. Members of th¢ leadership team otien lead Worship and occasionally preach. e. Support for our re8ular home groups has be￿ go(Ml. The monthly tea and cake events hav¢ proved popular. and attr￿1 some non-church goers. f. The numbtt of members at 31° March 2024 w&% 54 (54 ai 31 Ma￿h 2023) 4. Financial review The ￿lIcY of the charity is to maintain 3 months of expendilurc (typically aboui £16K) a5 cash reserves. As It 31" March 2024. the cash reserves were £30K which meani that the tK)licy w&$ achieved. b. During th¢ year to 31" March 2024. there w&$ a net inflow of funds of £2 IK (compared to £7K in thc previous a￿)untIng perii)d). ¢. Monetary control i. All mow received during the weekly Coll￿tIOn is chttked by 2 sple. ii. All payments mad¢ through the bank are authorised by 2 people. iii. Quarterly accounts are prepared for and review¢d by the charity. Tr yearly accounts are reviewed by an independent examiner and 8 adopted by the church members. ## tone Road Church F I ¢count 31st Ma h Rer*W'. Furb Gffts and dMaiK)rts Ir￿me th re￿Vered 49.1 fo .9n [bnal￿n$ (note 41 Grants Inrt¢41 4.163 4.1 Tolal r8cdOS S¥.071 Payn*nt8 Ptrrjonrel SaL8ry." miristerfal s S*ary". afvr S￿ran￿atr If34 $19 .742 W742 Fabr CMr¢h (Py￿. water. i[￿r￿) Cl4Jrch repairs and maintsn8ncÉ Chwch repaits and ma(ntenaTh* I￿tr￿￿edKTr*fr4) 4AD) 5.814 Worshlp exp￿￿5 Events. acbvit￿S Costs Of5￿ ￿m* Donations." tAimmunb ¥K¢k Donati(Mts.' mwons tkJnati¢%)s." feuurfoknp hmj Djnauws." restiictsa InfAe 41 10J67 10 lo.￿ 1 43AW 143X•51 Net ofre(swWlpJyThentsl C8sh furth ￿$1 Cash frurbJ8ths ## ## ## |As*at31st Marc|h2024|| |---|---|---| ||Asal31{jt|/\sai:11st| ||lllarcir2024|lvlrrdr202a1| |Eank accsunts|f|I| |CAFbank
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Churchmanseat St Kilda, Falcon Street
Fixtures, furniture and equiprnent|1,585,299
335,400
85,692|1,585,2SS
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85,692| ||2,006,391|2,006.391| Maidst l. Basis of accounts. Th¢s¢ accounts have bccn prepared on the"receipts and payments" basis and accord with s¢¢tion 133 of the Charities Act 2011. 2. Remunemion paid to trustees and other related parties. R¢muneration w&$ not paid to any tru&tt. b. Minor reimbursements paid to trustees for exrthses i￿urred I￿onallY. 3. Legal ownership of property as al 31° March 2024 The charity owns 2 properties namely i. Th¢ church ￿lIdIng in Maidst(xK RO￿ Felixstow< IPI19ED ii. The mans4 St Kild4 Falcon Stree( Felixstow< IPI19D b. The charity is I￿erIC1811Y entitled io all of both propertie4 but both are held in the name of The Baptist Union, who holds them as trustees for this ¢harity. The church building is held in Th¢ Fairbairn Trust. The manse is held in The Hollyxn Trust. 4. R¢stricted funds & A £4.[￿ grant w&$ received from Suffolk Hist(Yic Church TnisL and w duly on the reFxiinting of the church. b. £163 was donaied at the Harvest Festival Service. and was duly paid to the BMS World Mission.