## Gospel Baptist Mission Report and Accounts Year ended 31 December 2023 Charity No: 1192711 ## **GOSPEL BAPTIST MISSION** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** |REGISTERED ADDRESS||36 Kingsline Close
Thorney
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE6 0DR| |---|---|---| |||| |GOVERNING DOCUMENT||Constitution dated 15th September 2022| |||| |CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER||1192711| |||| |TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR
MANAGING THE CHARITY||**John Samuel Quinn**(resigned July 2023)
**Travis Snode**
**Ryan Strother**(added September 2024)
**Jonathan VandenHurk**
**James Wilson**| |||| |BANKERS||Barclays Bank Plc
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE87 2BB| |**INDEX**
Page 1
Legal and Administrative Details
Page 2-3
Trustees’ Report
Page 4
Receipts and Payments Account
Page 5
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
Page 6
Notes to the Accounts||| 1 ## **GOSPEL BAPTIST MISSION** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** The Trustees are pleased to submit the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023. ## **Objects of the charity** The objects of the charity are the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith across the UK, the Republic of Ireland and overseas, in particular (but without limitation) by telling people about the Christian faith, planting churches, supporting Christian workers and Christian missionaries around the world, training Christian leaders and teaching the Bible. ## **Summary of the charity’s main activities and achievements** To further the above objects and vision, the charity’s main activities and achievements were spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, educating people about the Christian faith, providing a place of worship, sponsoring Christian workers, and providing training and Bible teaching to Christian leaders. The charity spread the gospel through distributing Christian literature door-to-door, engaging with people on the streets, and sharing gospel messages online. The charity educated people about the Christian faith at Sunday services, small group Bible studies, children’s classes, and personal discipleship courses. The charity provided a place of worship in Colchester with worship services advertised to the general public through signage, leaflets, websites, social media, and word of mouth. The place of worship is called “The Colchester Mission” and is a church-plant. In addition to continuing to sponsor a minister of religion who is based in Colchester and working to preach, teach, and do evangelism and outreach in Essex and surrounding areas, the charity also sponsored a minister of religion in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland who is working to preaching, teach, evangelise, and do outreach there and in the surrounding areas. Both workers are working to advance the Christian faith in these regions through spreading the gospel, educating people about the Christian faith, and providing training and Bible teaching to Christian leaders. The trustees are encouraged by the progress in both Colchester and Derry/Londonderry and look forward to seeing the gospel advanced in other areas around the country throughout 2024. 2 ## **Financial review** The charity continues to raise the funds which it needs to carry on its activities from within its own congregations. The charity also received donations from several individuals who believe in the work of the charity and other donations are gladly welcome from the general public. The work of the charity is carried out by the trustees, sponsored workers, and others who volunteer their time and skills. During the year, the cash held by the charity decreased from £3875.16 to £2560.06, of which £973.11 is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose. The remaining cash of £1586.95 is restricted for the Colchester Mission. Total cash at the end of the year was £2560.06. ## **Reserves Policy** The reserves policy of the charity is to keep £500 in reserves. 3 ## **GOSPEL BAPTIST MISSION** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** |Notes
**_Income receipts_**
Donations
Gift aid receipts
Income from events
**_Total receipts_**
**_Payments_**
Payments in relation to charitable activities
undertaken directly
2
Payments in relation to charitable activities
undertaken by others
3
**_Total payments_**
Net of receipts / (payments) before
Cash funds as at last year end
**Cash funds as at this year end**|Unrestricted
Funds
£
669.62
-
-
669.62
669.62
(1,020.48)
-
(1,020.48)
(350.86)
1,323.97
973.11|Restricted
Funds
£
14,327.13
-
-
14,327.13
14,327.13
(14,231.37)
(1,060.00)
(15,291.37)
(964.24)
2,551.19
1,586.95|2023
£
14,996.75
-
-
14,996.75
14,996.75
(15,251.85)
(1,060.00)
(16,311.85)
(1,315.10)
3,875.16
2,560.06|2022
£| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||14,438.34
1,802.12
585.95| |||||16,826.41| |||||| |||||16,826.41| |||||(12,104.92)
(945.00)| |||||(13,049.92)| |||||3,776.49
98.67
3,875.16| 4 ## **GOSPEL BAPTIST MISSION** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** |Notes
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank with immediate access|Unrestricted
Funds
£
973.11
**973.11**|Restricted
Funds
£
1,586.95
**1,586.95**|2023
£
2,560.06
**2,560.06**|2022
£| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||3,875.16| |||||**3,875.16**| The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: ________________________________________________________ Date:___________________________ The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts. 5 ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** ## **1 Accounting Policies** The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects. |Unrestricted
Funds
£
**2 Payments in relationship to charitable activities undertaken**
General Costs
(1,020.48)
Event Costs
-
Rent & Utilities
-
Building & Equipment
-
Ministry & Sundry
-
Evangelism & Outreach
-
(1,020.48)
**3 Payments in relationship to charitable activities undertaken by others**
Small grants to organisations for UK mission
-|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
(13,094.70)
(119.18)
(1,017.49)
-
(14,231.37)
(1,060.00)
(1,060.00)|2023
£
(1,020.48)
-
(13,094.70)
(119.18)
(1,017.49)
-
(15,251.85)
(1,060.00)
(1,060.00)|2022
£| |---|---|---|---| ||||(1,254.35)
(585.95)
(8,442.24)
(580.09)
(965.63)
(276.66)| ||||(12,104.92)| ||||(945.00)| ||||(945.00)| 6