Bethel Baptist Chapel St John's Road. Bath. BA2 6PX Trustees Report wlth Accounts and Independent Examiner Report Bethel Baptist Chapel Charity Registration Number 1192188 Trustees Annual Report From 1st April 2022-31St March 2023 Bethel Baptist Chapel St John's Road. Bath, BA2 6PX Trustees Report with Accounts and Independent Examlner Report l. Reference and administratlve details of the charity. its trustee5 and advisers Charity Details A) The Charity Name: Bethel Baptist Chapel. Bl The Charity registration number: 1192188 C) The address of the principal office of the charity: Bethel Chapel, St John's Road. Bath BA2 6PX. D) Names of Trustees Mr John Gaskell- Trustee Mr John Benjamin Gaskell - Trustee Pastor Bill Goodman- Pastor and Trustee 2. Structurep govemance and management Bethel Baptist Chapel as a fellowship of baptised Christian believers has been In existence since 1890. The original trust deed of the church specified that all members and officers must accept the articles of the Gospel Standard Trust. In 2008 the pastor and membership felt unable to continue to accept these articles, and so rightly entered a lease with Gospel Standard Trust to retain the use of the building. In the light of this, the Gospel Standard Trust have charged a small amount as the annual rent. The Church finally registered as an independent charity with the Charity Commission in October 2019. A statement of faith differing from the Gospel Standard Articles was adopted by all the membership. The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 adopted as the guide to all public teaching in the church. The Church has a defined membership of believers, who are baptised by immersion. A list of the current membership is available on request. The Church Meetings of Bethel Baptist Chapel are the properly constituted means for conducting all the business and affairs of the Church. The minutes of these meetings are private. Some examples of matters arising at our Church Meetin8s are: The appointment of Trustees, the election of Church Officers, applications for Church membership, financial matter5 and reports, planning of activities, allocation of funds for missionary support, Sunday School, Sunday and Midweek worship services. The principal objett of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith according to Baptist principles and in accordance with the Basis of Faith as stated in Schedule l. 3. Flnancial Revlew Bethel Baptist Chapel St John's Road. Bath, BA2 6PX Trustees Report with Accounts and Independent Examiner Report Our main source of income is derived from regular gifts of the Membership and congregation. The primary areas of expenditure are: The maintenance of premises, support of our Pastor for ministry work, grants to overseas ministries, and remuneration for visiting ministers. At present we do not hold any special reserves. 4. Funds held as custodlan trustee on behalf of others The Trustees do not act as Custodians. 5. Objectlves and activities (Charities that ore not subject to a statutory auditreqtsirement may limit their disc105ures within this Section to a Summary of the chari￿$ otyect5 05 set out in its governing documentond to providing o brlef summary of the main activitie5 undertaken in relation to those obiertsj The objective of Bethel Baptist Chapel Charity is the spread of the Christian Religion. The main artivities are: Sunday worship Services, Midweek Services, Sunday School for Children, Open Air Ministry and regular evangelistic outreach work, raising money to support missionary work and gospel evangelism. 6. Achlevements and performance In addition to our Sunday morning and evening worship, and Midweek service, this last year by God's help and enabling we have been able to maintaln our support to a number of important Christian charities and organisations in the United Kingdom. We have additionally supported a full-time evangelist in Ethiopia. The Church continues to run a weekly Sunday School. The Open-Air ministry on Fridays continues on a weekly basis. ICM)O Scripture verse calendars have been distributed to all care homes in Bath, and to many shops and cafes. Bethel Baptist Chapel St John's Road. Bath. BA2 6PX Trustees Report with Accounts and Independent Examiner Report 7. Charity Accounts last year 2022 funds funds Recelpts Giving Parking Refund Sub Totol 25.015 25.015 1,690 23.142 2244 16.705 26,705 25.411 Asset and Inve#ment sales. Sale of Blackrock unlts 2A51 Total recelpts 26,705 26.705 27.862 Payments Church Activities Grants to support external work Total 18,955 18.995 20,070 24.632 24fi32 26X)2 Netof 2.073 Categorfes Totsl 2023 Totsl 2OZ2 funds Bl Cash funds Current Account rotal cushfvnds 12.145 12,145 12.145 10,072 IOX172 B3 Investment assws Scottish Vridows 14.340 Blackrock Totol In¥esth*nt ossets 14340 B4 Assets retalned for the charlVs own use Elertric piano Dels laptop 71x1 75 100 Bethel Baptlst Chapel St John's Road. Bath, BA2 6PX Trustees Report with Accounts and Independent Examiner Report Liabilities- There are no outstanding liabilities. The annual rent for the use of the building is not large and is met by cash payment each year. Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees. Signature Trustee Date: Izl6iI 2014- . Bethel Baptist Chapel St John's Road. Bath, 8A2 6PX Trustees Report with Accounts and Independent Examlner Report 8. Breakdown of Receipts and Payments Receipts Vdunlary Gmng Parknng Sale of Blackrod( Units Refund Tolals 2021-22 25.015 25 Payments Pastor's stipend HMRC Visiting Prea(*18rn Legal Fees Outreach (l&aftets. tAlondars. books) Building m8inlenanc Tree Suws Bamabas Fund Open Air Missi¢)n Trinilorlon Bible Society Étliiopia evangelist suppc¥t Romania Min￿trieS Pa$toT Fergu¥on Kcor Ghana Creatlon Ministire8 Intemot￿nOl SDHS Insurane Advertislng Web site 2022.23 2021-22 11 S18.77 573.51 278 511.37 554 225 576 804 103.20 769 769 3120 250 2JO 250 670 189 189 487 Sunday School Go$ and Electriaty Online Services 381 ThirtyOneEwJht Bath Communty Tran¥wt Bank Cha 145 129 10 Par*ing refund Gospel Stsndard Trust {Renl) Totals 60 100 26.802 24.632 Difference for th8 year 9. Independent Examination Our Accounts have been independently examined by Hans Duodu FMAAT {pa8es attached) Bethel Baptlst Chapel St John's Road. Bath. 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