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||||||reference|||
|Summary|of the||purposes||Para 1.17|The principle<br>purpose ofthe church<br>is the||
|of the charity||as|set|out in||advancement<br>ofthe Christian<br>faith according to|the|
|its governing||document||||principles<br>ofthe Baptist denomination.<br>The church||
|||||||may also advance<br>education<br>and carry out other||
|||||||charitable<br>purposes<br>in the United<br>Kingdom<br>and|/ or|
|||||||other parts ofthe world (extracted<br>from the BTBC||
|||||||Constitution<br>dated 8~ December 2020 .||
|Summary<br>of the main<br>activities<br>in relation<br>to<br>those purposes<br>for the|||||Para 1,17<br>and 1.19|The activities may include<br>but are not restricted <br>regular<br>public worship,<br>prayer,<br>Bible study,<br>preaching<br>and teaching;<br>baptism,<br>as defined<br>in|to:<br> the|
|public benefit,||in||||Baptist Union's<br>Declaration<br>of Principle; the||
|particular,|the|activities,||||Communion<br>ofthe Lord's Supper which shall||
|projects|or services|||||normally<br>be observed<br>at least once a month;||
|identified|in the accounts.|||||evangelism<br>and mission,<br>locally,<br>regionally,||
|||||||nationally<br>and internationally;<br>the teaching,||
|||||||encouragement,<br>welcome<br>and inclusion<br>of children||
|||||||and young<br>people; nurture<br>and growth of Christian||
|||||||disciples; education<br>and training<br>for Christian<br>and||
|||||||community<br>service; giving and encouraging<br>pastoral||
|||||||care; supporting<br>and encouraging<br>charitable<br>social||
|||||||action<br>in the United<br>Kingdom<br>and abroad;||
|||||||encouraging<br>relationships<br>with and supporting||
|||||||Baptists and other Christians<br>(extracted from the||
|||||||BTBCConstitution<br>dated 8~ December 2020 .||
|Statement<br>confirming|||||Para 1.18|The Trustees<br>believe that the work ofthe church||
|whether|the trustees|||have||acts to strengthen<br>individuals<br>spiritually<br>and||
|had regard to||the||||therefore<br>in doing so, acts in the public interest.||
|guidance|issued||by|the||They have regard for the guidance<br>on the public||
|Charity<br>Commission||||on||benefit issued.||
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|You ma||choose to includ|e further stat|emen|
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||||SQRP||
||||reference||
|Policy on||grant making||n/a|
||||Para 1,38||
|Policy on||social||n/a|
|investment||including|Para 1.38||
|program|related||||
|investment|||||





|Contribution<br>made by||||Volunteers<br>make|up the core ofworkers for|up the core ofworkers for|up the core ofworkers for|up the core ofworkers for|up the core ofworkers for|up the core ofworkers for|up the core ofworkers for|most of|most of|
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|volunteers|||Para 1.38|the activities the church undertakes.||||They|||are the|||
|||||backbone of how|the church functions.|||||||||
|Other||||||||||||||
|Achievements<br>and||Performance||||||||||||
||||sonp|||||||||||
||||reference|||||||||||
|Summary<br>of the main|||Para 1.20|The church fundamentally||believes||in the|||power of|||
|achievements<br>ofthe||||God, through<br>the|sacrifice|ofJesus,||to||change||||
|charity,<br>identifying<br>the||||people's<br>lives.||||||||||
|difference<br>the charity's||||The church provides a framework|||of||committed|||||
|work has made to the||||believers<br>who work together to show|||||God's|||love to||
|circumstances<br>of its||||others and encourage<br>them towards|||||faith||for|||
|beneficiaries<br>and any||||themselves.<br>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<br>them and|||as||a||||
|||||consequence<br>to society more widely.||||||||||
|Additional<br>information||(optional)||||||||||||
|You ma<br>choose to include|||further statements<br>where relevant<br>about|||||||||||
|Achievements<br>against|||Para 1.41|Active support of|mission<br>partners|||resulting|||||in the|
|objectives set||||team setting out clearly their purpose<br>which<br>includes encouraging<br>the whole church to be||||||||||
|||||actively engaged.||||||||||
|Performance<br>of<br>fundraising<br>activities|||Para 1.41|n/a||||||||||
|a ainst ob'ectives set||||||||||||||
|Investment<br>performance|||Para 1.41|n/a||||||||||
|a ainst ob'ectives||||||||||||||
|Other||||||||||||||
|Financial<br>Review||||||||||||||
|Review of the charity's|||Para 1.21|At the end ofthe|financial|year we||remain||||in a||
|financial<br>position at the||||healthy<br>financial|position as can be||||seen||in||the|
|end ofthe<br>eriod||||annual accounts|submitted|with this|||re ort.|||||
|Statement<br>explaining|the||Para 1.22|Reserves are held to cover the ministry costs for||||||||||
|policy for holding<br>reserves||||one year in the event of a||reduced||income.||||||
|statin<br>wh<br>the<br>are held||||||||||||||
|Amount ofreserves<br>held|||Para 1.22|f117,908.13.||||||||||
|Reasons for holding zero|||Para 1.22|n/a||||||||||
|reserves||||||||||||||
|Details of fund materially|||Para 1.24|None see note below re pension|||fund|||||||
|in deficit||||||||||||||
|Explanation<br>ofany|||Para 1.23|None||||||||||
|uncertainties<br>about the||||||||||||||
|charity continuing<br>as|a|||||||||||||
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|Additional<br>Information<br>(o|Additional<br>Information<br>(o|ptional)|ptional)|ptional)||||
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|You ma<br>choose to include||further statements<br>where<br>relevant<br>about||||||
|The charity's<br>principal||P'" " 42||BTBCis funded<br>through<br>voluntary|contributions|||
|sources offunds||||made by church members<br>and attenders,<br>including||||
|(including<br>any fundraising)||||reclaimed<br>gift aid.||||
|Investment<br>policy and||Para|1.46|n/a||||
|objectives<br>including<br>any||||||||
|social investment<br>policy||||||||
|adopted||||||||
|A description<br>ofthe||Para|1.46|The principal<br>risk associated<br>with|the Baptist Union|||
|principal<br>risks facing the||||Pension<br>Fund has now been resolved<br>by the action||||
|charity||||the Baptist Union has taken.<br>There is now no||||
|||||foreseeable<br>risk.||||
|Other||||||||
|Structure,<br>Governance|||and|Mana<br>ement||||
|Description<br>of charity's||||||||
|trusts:||||||||
|Type of governing||Para|1.25|Approved<br>Governing<br>Document —Constitution||||
|document||||||||
|(trust deed, ro<br>al charter||||||||
|How is the charity||Para|1.25|Charitable<br>Incorporated<br>Organisation<br>(CIO)||||
|constituted?||||||||
|(e g<br>unincorporated||||||||
|association,<br>CIO||||||||
|Trustee selection methods||Para|1.25|Trustees are recruited<br>by Church|Members<br>and||are|
|including<br>details of any||||appointed<br>for an initial three-year|term with the|||
|constitutional<br>provisions||||opportunity<br>to be nominated<br>for reappointment|||for a|
|e.g. election to post or||||further three year term. The processes<br>involves||||
|name ofany person<br>or||||notice being ahead ofa Church<br>Members'<br>Meeting||||
|body entitled to appoint||||at which the election is to be held.|Nominations|||
|one or more trustees||||must be submitted<br>with the support oftwo other||||
|||||Church<br>Members<br>and the consent|ofthe candidate.|||
|||||Voting is by secret ballot at a Church<br>Members'||||
|||||Meeting<br>and Scrutineers<br>appointed<br>to count the||||
|||||votes and report the outcome.||||
|||||The number<br>of candidates,<br>being|not more than||the|
|||||number<br>of vacancies,<br>receiving<br>the highest<br>number||||
|||||of votes shall be elected provided|each candidate|||
|||||shall have received votes from at|least 66% of||those|
|||||members<br>voting (extracted from the BTBC||||
|||||Constitution<br>dated 8th December|2020 .|||
|Additional<br>information|(optional)|||||||
|You ma<br>choose to include||further statements<br>where relevant about||||||
|Policies and procedures||Para 1.51||Guidelines<br>issued<br>by the Charity|Commission|are||
|adopted<br>for the induction||||given to new and prospective<br>Trustees.||||
|and training<br>of trustees||||||||
|The charity's||Para 1.51||Our church<br>is governed<br>by a board ofTrustees||||
|organisational<br>structure||||appointed<br>by the membership.<br>We are part of||the||
|and any wider network||||South West Baptist Association<br>who look after|||our|
|with which the charity||||interests<br>regionally<br>and we are a|member<br>of the|||
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|Trustee name|Office (Ifany)||Dates acted Ifnot for whole<br>ear|Name ofperson (or body) entitled<br>to a<br>oint trustee<br>Ifan||
|Mark Godbeer|Minister|||Church|Membership|
|Keith Lawson|Treasurer|||Church|Membership|
||Elder|||||
|Paul Ayres|Deacon|||Church|Membership|
||Elder|||||
|Gill Home|Deacon|||Church|Membership|
|Helen Daggar|Deacon and|||Church|Membership|
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|Fixed Assets|||||||
|Property - Chapel|||250,000||250,000||
|Property-<br>Manse|||370,000||370,000||
|||||620,000||620,DDD|
|Current Assets|||||||
|Cash at bank|||84,844||78,177||
|Cash in hand|||32,814||31,143||
|||||117,657||109,320|
|Less; Current|Liabilities||||||
|Pension<br>fund|liability||||55,500|55,500|
|Net Current|Assets|||117,657||53,820|
|Net Assets||||737,867||673,826|
|Accumulated|Fund|||673,820||670,179|
|Excess of Income over expenditure||In the year||63,837||3,641|
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|||||||funds|funds|2022|funds||(unde|2021|
|||||Notes|||5||3||3|1|
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|General donations||||||206/32||206332|60,755|||60,755|
|Other Donations||||5||15,470||I3,470|||||
|Restricted<br>funds||||6|||Edr12|5,011|||5,729|5,729|
|Total Income|||||||||60,755||~5729|Sfr434|
|Overheads|||||||||||||
|Ministry Costs||||||28,980||23&0|25,632|||25,632|
|Mome Mlmlon||||||3,000||3,000|1,'750|||1,750|
|Mission partners||||7||20890||10,390|6.769|||6,769|
|Mission discretionary||fund||||||750||265||265|
|Manse expenses||||||4,100||4,100|2,79D|||'2,790|
|Outreach<br>expenses||||||6,028||6,028|2002|||2002|
|Chapel mrpenms||||||6,820||6,820|7,666|||7,666|
|presentation||||||47||47|||||
|Pastoral fund||||||268||269||755||755|
|Sank charges||||||260||260||146||146|
|Accountancy<br>fee||||||1,432||trt82||263||263|
|Gifts|||||||T,D05|7,005|||S.146|5,246|
|Gift Megan WRkes||||||700||700|||||
|Subscriptlons||||||1,793||1,193||283||283|
|Admirdstrstlon|expenses|||||14,498||14,498|S,183|||8,188|
|Telephone||||||1,280||2380||368||368|
|Webslte||||||Z93||||275||275|
|Sundries||||||110||110||45|||
|Wages and salaries||||||26,225||26,2ZS|||||
|||||||~308 023|~7005|~225 028|~57|691|~5246|62,843|
|Net Excess of Income||aver expandture|for ths year||||It+94I|9,783|||||
|Restrhted<br>funds movement||||||IRSSel|1,994|||533|f583)||
|Esptlst peruion|fund|write off|||9|&5054||$4,054|||||
|Total Exsesc o(|Income over expenditure||||||||||||
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|Lustleigh<br>Baptist|Church|Church|10,000,00|
|---|---|---|---|
|Legacy donation|||3,000.00|
|New Church<br>Bibles|||230.00|
|Gift towards<br>marque||hire|240.00|
||||13,470,00|
|6Restricted<br>Funds||||
|Brithday<br>fund|||50,00|
|Harvest Offering|||1,199.50|
|Harry Boston|||1,64125|
|Megan Wilkes|||25,00|
|Advent<br>offering|||65.00|
|Ukraine|||1,100,00|
|Gift for Ukranian|family holiday||430,00|
|Barnabus<br>fund|||500.00|
||||5,010.75|



|7 Mission Partners|7 Mission Partners||
|---|---|---|
|Mission|Aviation|2,400.00|
|Harry Boston||3,390,00|
|Megan|Wilkes|2,899.92|
|Student|training fees|1,700,00|
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|H.I.T.S|||||123,45|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|BMW World Mission Birthday Scheme|||||226,45|
|Barnabus||fund|||2,400.00|
|Harry Boston|||||1,472,50|
|Ukraine||Transform||Europe Appeal|366.00|
|Ukraine||Chrysalis|||366.00|
|Ukraine||European||Baptist Federation|366,00|
|BTBCUkranian|||holiday||420,00|
|WOLQF||Project|Senegal||1,200,00|
|Advent|offering||||65,00|
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