2021-12-31-accounts - Bovey Tracey Baptist Church

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Summary		ofthe	purposes			Pere 1.17	The principle purpose ofthe church is the
ofthe charity as			set out in				advancement ofthe Christian faith according	to the
its governing document							principles ofthe Baptist denomination. The church
							may also advance education and carry out other
							charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and / or
							other parts ofthe world (extracted from the BTBC
							Constitution dated 8~ December 2020 .
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to				Pere 1.17 and 1.19	The activities may include but are not restricted to: regular public worship, prayer, Bible study,
those purposes			for the				preaching and teaching; baptism, as defined	in the
public benefit, in							Baptist Union's Declaration of Principle; the
particular,		the activities,					Communion ofthe Lord's Supper which shall
projects	or services						normally be observed at least once a month;
identified		in the accounts.					evangelism and mission, locally, regionally,
							nationally and internationally; the teaching,
							encouragement, welcome and inclusion of children
							and young people; nurture and growth of Christian
							disciples; education and training for Christian	and
							community service; giving and encouraging pastoral
							care; supporting and encouraging charitable	social
							action in the United Kingdom and abroad;
							encouraging relationships with and supporting
							Baptists and other Christians (extracted from	the
							BTBCConstitution dated 8'" December 2020	.
Statement		confirming				Para 1.18	The Trustees believe that the work ofthe church
whether	the trustees			have			acts to strengthen individuals spiritually and
had regard to the							therefore in doing so, acts in the public interest.
guidance		issued	by the				They have regard for the guidance on the public
Charity Commission				on			benefit issued.
ublic benefit
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Policy on		grant making		n/a
			Para 1.38
Policy on		social		n/a
investment		including	Para 1.38
program	related
investment

Contribution made by			Volunteers make	up the core of workers for	up the core of workers for	up the core of workers for	up the core of workers for	up the core of workers for	up the core of workers for	up the core of workers for	most of
volunteers		Para 1.38	the activities the	church undertakes.				They		are the
			backbone of how	the	church functions.
Other
Achievements and		Performance
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Summary ofthe main		Para 1.20	The church fundamentally			believes	in		the	power of
achievements ofthe			God, through the	sacrifice		ofJesus,	to change
charity, identifying the			people's lives.
difference the charity's			The church provides		a framework of			committed
work has made to the			believers who work together to show					God's			love to
circumstances of its			others and encourage		them towards			faith		for
beneficiaries and any			themselves. This	group of		people can			testify		to how
wider benefits to society			God has changed	lives for the better,					and	how that
as a whole.			impacts on those	around them and			as a
			consequence to society more widely.
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Achievements against		Para 1.41	Active support of mission			partners	resulting				in the
objectives set			team setting out	clearly their purpose					which
			includes encouraging		the	whole church to				be
			actively engaged.
Performance of			n/a
fundraising activities		Para 1.41
a ainst ob'ectives set
Investment performance		Para 1.41	n/a
a ainst ob'ectives
Other
Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's		Para 1.21	At the end ofthe	financial		year we	remain			in a
financial position at the			healthy financial	position as can be seen						in	the
end ofthe eriod			annual accounts	submitted		with this		re ort.
Statement explaining the		Para 1.22	Reserves are held to		cover the ministry costs for
policy for holding reserves			one year in the event		of a	reduced	income.
statin wh the are held
Amount of reserves held		Para 1.22	6673,820
Reasons for holding zero		Para 1.22	n/a
reserves
Details offund materially		Para 1.24	None see note below		re pension fund
in deficit
Explanation of any		Para 1.23	None
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
oin concern

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The charity's		principal				P«a142		BTBCis funded through voluntary contributions
sources of	funds							made by church members and attenders, Including
(including	any fundraislng)							reclaimed gift aid.
Investment	policy		and			Para	1.46	n/a
objectives	including				any
social investment			policy
adopted
A description		ofthe				Para	1.46	The Baptist Union (BU) pension fund has a deficit
principal risks facing					the			and as a member ofthe BU a proportion ofthe
charity								deficit is our responsibility. We make regular
								payments towards this deficit which is decreasing.
Other
Structure,		Governance					and	Mana ement
Description		of charity's
trusts;
Type of governing						Para	1.25	Approved Governing Document —Constitution
document
trust rlerai		ru' al		n	arrar
How is the	charity					Para	1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
constituted?
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Trustee selection			methods			Para 1.25		Nominations for the role of Charity Trustee other
including details of				any				than a Minister shall be made to the Church
constitutional		provisions						Secretary (or equivalent) not later than three
e.g, election		to post			or			Sundays (or other regular weekly meeting time
name of any		person			or			when the Church gathers together) before the
body entitled		to appoint						Church Members' Meeting at which the election	is
one or more		trustees						to be held. Nominations must be submitted with	the
								support oftwo other Church Members and the
								consent ofthe candidate. Requests for nominations
								shall be made at all services on the two Sundays	(or
								other regular weekly meeting time when the Church
								gathers together) immediately before that day when
								nominations must cease. Voting shall be by secret
								ballot at an Ordinary Church Members' Meeting.
								Church Members shall be asked to vote for those
								nominated candidates who they believe would serve
								the Church well as Charity Trustees. Each Member
								may vote for as many nominees as they believe
								meet this criteria.
								Scrutineers shall be appointed by the Church
								Members' Meeting to count the votes and shall
								report the outcome in confidence and in writing	to
								the person chairing the meeting.
								The number of candidates, being not more than	the
								number of vacancies, receiving the highest number
								of votes shall be elected provided each candidate
								shall have received votes from at least 66%ofthose
								members voting (extracted from the BTBC
								Constitution dated 8th December 2020 .

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	Policies and	procedures						Guidelines Issued		by the Charity
	adopted for the induction			and				Commission are given				to new and
	training oftrustees							prospective Trustees.
	The charity's	organisational			Para 1.51			Our church is	governed by a board				of
	structure and	any	wider					Trustees appointed			by the membership.			We
	network with	which the						are part ofthe	South		West Baptist
	charity works							Association who look after our interests
								regionally and	we	are		a member of	the
								Ba tist Union	ofGreat			Britain.
	Relationship	with	any related		Pere 1.51			We are part ofthe		South West Baptist
	parties							Association who look after our interests
								regionally and	we	are		a member of	the
								Ba tist Union	ofGreat			Britain.
	Other
	Reference	and Administrative					details
	Chari name				Bove	Trace		Ba tist Church
	Other name the chari			uses
	Re istered chari		number		1192694
	Charity's principal		address		Bovey	Tracey		Baptist Church
					Hind Street
					Bovey	Tracey
					Devon
					TQ13	9HL
am	es ofthe charity		trustees who		manage		the	charity
	Trustee name			Office (if	eny)			Dates acted If not forwhole ear				Name of person (or body) entitled to a oint trustee if an
1	Mark Godbeer			Minister								Church	Membership
	Keith Lawson			Treasurer								Church	Membership
				Elder				Elder from 13/05/2021
	Paul Ayres			Deacon				Until 13/05/2021				Church	Membership
				Elder				Elder from 13/05/2021
4	Gill Home			Deacon				From 13/05/2021				Church	Membership
	Helen Daggar			Deacon	and			From 13/05/2021				Church	Membership
				Safeguarding		Lead
6	Chris Bartlett			Deacon				From 13/05/2021				Church	Membership
7	Julia Stephens			Deacon				Until 13/05/2021				Church	Membership
6	Bernard Prebble			Deacon				Until 13/05/2021				Church	Membership
9	Jo Zakrzewski			Deacon				Until 13/05/2021				Church	Membership

Funds held as custodian	Funds held as custodian	Funds held as custodian
Description ofthe assets		n/a
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe		n/a
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details of arrangements	for	n/a
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own assets

			Unrestricted	Restricted
			Fund	Fund	Total
			6	6	f
Income
General Fund			60,755		60,755
Restricted Funds				5,729	5,729
			60,755	5,729	66,484
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Ministry costs			25,632
Home mission			1,750
Mission partners			6,769
Mission Discretionary		fund	265
Outreach costs			2,502
Manse expenses			2,790
Chapel expenses			7,666
Subscriptions			283
Bank charges			146
Sundries			45
Pastoral fund			755
Book-keeping			263
Administration	expenses		8,188
Telephone and	internet		368
Website			275
Gifts				5,146
			57,697	5,146	62,843
Net profit			3,058	583	3,641

Fixed Assets	Fixed Assets
Property	- Chapel	250,000
Property	- Manse	370,000	620,000

Bank account - Current	Bank account - Current		78,177
Bank account - restricted			31,143
Pension	contributions			109,320
Current	liabilities
Pension	fund liability		55,500	55,500
Current	Asset less Current	Liabilities		53,820
Total Assets less current liabilities				673,820
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Assets	received from unincorporated		670,179
P & LAccount			3,641
				673,828

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