2022-12-31-accounts - Stubbington Baptist Church

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	From	Period start date			To	Period end date
		01	01	2022		31	12	2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Stubbin ton Ba tist Church g p

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1193362

Charity's principal address Jay Close Stubbington Fareham Postcode PO14 3TA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Dianne Woodhouse	Secretary	Appointed Nov’22	Church membership
Sue Morgan	Bookkeeper	Appointed June 22	Church membership
SusyMatthews	Treasurer	Resigned Dec’22	Church membership
John Richards			Church membership
Carol Fleming			Church membership
BeckyRudd	Secretary	Mar 22 – Oct 22	Church membership
Anne Prestidge	Secretary	Resigned Mar’22	Church membership
David Coram		Appointed Sept 22	Church membership
David Bloomfield		Resigned Sept 22	Church membership
Phil Cox	Pastor	Resigned June 22	Church membership










Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts Constitution (adopted Feb 2018) In the process of being reviewed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Unincorporated association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) The trustees are appointed in line with the churches constitution approved Trustee selection methods at Church meeting in 2018. This constitution is currently under review. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

The church is open to all people of all ages. The trustees oversee the daily You may choose to include day to day running of the church. The trustees seek the views of the additional information, where members in deciding activities and ways to further God’s work in the relevant, about: church.

policies and procedures There is a safeguarding policy in place and a named designated person adopted for the induction and for safeguarding. Criminal record checks are carried out prior to training of trustees; commencement of volunteers or trustees starting in line with statutory requirements.
the charity’s organisational All trustees have undertaken Level 2 safeguarding training with some
structure and any wider completing Level 3 training.
network with which the charity All trustees give their time voluntarily and received no renumeration or
works; other benefits.
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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Regular public worship Baptism Communion of the Lord’s Supper Evangelism & worship Teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young members Nurture and growth of Christian disciples Education & training for Christian and community service Giving and encouraging pastoral care Supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the UK and abroad

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other Christians

Outreach events such as coffee & cake, Snack ‘n’ Chat, Parent and toddlers and various social events spread throughout the year.

In planning the activities for the year, the trustees have considered the Charity commission’s guidance on public benefit and the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Stubbington Baptist Church is extremely grateful for the regular commitment of its many volunteers who are involved in all areas of the church activities. It is not possible to accurately estimate the number of volunteer hours provided during the year. The number of volunteers giving freely of their time remains high. Their time is given freely and willingly and does not appear in any financial accounts produced by Stubbington Baptist Church.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year

The most significant event in 2022 was the retirement of our Pastor, Phil
Cox. His ministry here concluded at the end of June;
With Phil’s retirement, a Minister Search Team (MST) was formed with the
intention of following a process encouraged by the Baptist Union.
With the departure of our Pastor, we are at the early stages of co-
ordinating the pastoral support of the congregation.

Several people visit or ‘phone other members and friends
and the Life and House groups obviously provide pastoral
support.
Our church programme continues.

The monthly church prayer meeting moved from a
Tuesday evening to a Tuesday morning, while the remaining
Tuesday mornings continue their Praise and Worship focus.
Study and fellowship groups meet morning or evening; some
have chosen to call themselves ‘Life Groups’, reflecting our
own lives shared with God’s.

Attendance at_Messy Church_fluctuates between holiday
times and term time. During the latter there is an average of
18-20 children present plus a similar number of adults, while
the former sees slightly higher numbers. The Foodies Team
provide marvellous meals and the Activity Team help in all
directions from setting up tables and assisting with the Craft
Team who are amazingly creative. Themes have been Fishers
of Men, Zacchaeus, Harvest, Jesus the Light of the World,
Nehemiah, Creation, The Storm, and the Parable of the
Sower.

Coffee and Cake regularly has between 16 and 24
people attending, it is a good atmosphere with lots of
chatting and laughing. For several months now we have
been having toasted fruit bread, muffins and crumpets as
well as homemade cakes. The toasted items have
proved very popular just like the cakes.

A new feature of our church programme was the
introduction of monthly_Snack ‘n’ Chat_, a response to the
‘cost-of-living crisis’, in which with the other Stubbington
churches, we joined the ‘Warm Spaces’ initiative.

Involvement with Churches Together in Stubbington
continued with support for Good Friday and Remembrance
Sunday on Stubbington Green, and the Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity.
Organisations we support include Baptist Missionary Society, Home
Mission, Missionary Aviation Fellowship, Open Doors, Bible Society and
Christian Concern, as well as Tearfund, Operation Agri and Barnabas
Fund. Financial and prayer support continue, and we have had visiting
speakers from some of the above on occasional Sundays. This period
without a minister will possibly allow more opportunity for such visits on
some Sundays.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Our premises are enjoyed and appreciated by the many who use them. National Childbirth Trust had more than 40 bookings this year which brought nearly £3,000 into church funds. Other regular bookings include Pilates, a couple of Women’s Institutes, Friends thru Pain, U3A’s Ukulele, Gardening and social events, occasional children’s parties, and more recently an NHS Pain Clinic. We are so grateful to the many who serve us in administration, care of premises, catering, music provision or technical support, cleaning, welcoming, preparing of rooms, leading of worship, preaching and children’s and families’ work.

Section E Financial review

Cash at bank at 31/12/2022 was £59,127.07 in unrestricted funds. The main financial risk to the charity is loss / reduction of donations and giving from church members and attenders. The funds are held to cover 6 months operational costs in the event of a loss of income and to meet any unforeseen expenditure that might occur. The church is also actively seeking a new minister which could involve housing costs, either mortgage or rental.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially Not applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

The primary source of funds is giving from the church members which includes Gift Aid. This is from planned giving, collections at Church services and donations.

The church also hires out the use of various rooms for various groups. Examples include the local WI, Royal British Legion and NCT.

Highlights of the report were:

the £10,500 increase in the church’s Business Reserve
account during the year, bringing its total to just over £59,000  the difference between the income and expenditure figures, that had added £3,260 to the current account and allowed the £10,500 transfer to the reserve account.
our gift of £1,000 to Tear Fund from our Harvest Appeal
the full use of the £8,000 allowance for Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, after researching HMRC’s definition of small donations.
our missionary giving, which had included £1,600 to the
DEC Ukraine appeal in March 2022 and financial support to 11 Christian organisations (a review of the charities we support has been suggested and it is likely that, in future, we will support a smaller number of charities with larger sums of money)
proposed expenditure, which will include our usual 10% of
the past year’s income (£7,400) for missionary giving, as well as a number of replacement/refurbishment projects that include technology items such as the camera and the Minister’s office PC, and upgrades to room 3 and the Minister’s office.

Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Dianne Woodhouse Full name(s) Dianne Woodhouse Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 10th October 2023

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Stubbington Baptist Church

Jay Close Stubbington Fareham PO14 3TA

Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] December 2022

Registered Charity number: 1193362

Bank:

National Westminster Bank Plc 52 West St. Fareham PO16 0JX

Independent Examiner Graham Brown Hideaway 2b Hill Croft Fareham PO15 5ES

Financial Statement	Financial Statement	Financial Statement	Financial Statement	Financial Statement
Stubbington Baptist Church - Business Reserve Account
For the year ended 31 December 2022
Date	Transac tion	Description	Amount	Balance
			£	£
31/01/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	0.41	48,502.15
28/02/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	0.37	48,502.52
02/03/202 2	Deposit	Transfer from current account	1,000.00	49,502.52
31/03/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	0.42	49,502.94
29/04/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	3.44	49,506.38
30/05/202 2	Deposit	Transfer from current account	500.00	50,006.38
31/05/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	4.34	50,010.72
30/06/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	4.11	50,014.83
29/07/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	3.97	50,018.80
31/08/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	4.52	50,023.32
12/09/202 2	Deposit	Transfer from current account	3,000.00	53,023.32
28/09/202 2	Deposit	Transfer from current account	3,000.00	56,023.32
30/09/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	9.54	56,032.86
28/10/202 2	Deposit	Transfer from current account	3,000.00	59,032.86
31/10/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	18.39	59,051.25
30/11/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	33.97	59,085.22
30/12/202 2	Interest	Gross interest	38.85	59,124.07

Financial Statement	Financial Statement
Stubbington Baptist Church – Income & Expenditure
Salary costs	£ Income £
Stipend	17,437. 80 Cash to bank - plate oferings, food and misc. donations 17,251.43
PAYE & NI	3,387.0 8 Gift Aid Donation 33,425.00
Pensions Costs	2,180.5 0 Gift aid tax recovered 12,261.70
Total	23,005. 38 Non Gift Aid donation 3,627.08
	Other Revenue 1,082.88
Admin & Running Costs	Room Hire payments 5,139.00
Advertising & Marketing (Christmas card)	125.00 SSE/OVO Feed-in- Tarif 1,230.42
Cleaning	2,509.0 0 Total 74,017.51
Computer Equipment	771.31
Direct Expenses	1,026.2 0
General Expenses	3,367.7 8 Total Income 74,017.51
Insurance	1,584.5 0
IT Software and Consumables	227.54 Total Expenditure 60,257.35
Kitchen supplies	2,198.7 9
Licences	728.92 Total additional funds 13,760.16
Light, Power, Heating	6,565.6 3
Maintenance of building	1,831.7 9 Transferred to Business Reserve A/c 10,500.00
Maintenance of grounds	190.00
Postage, Freight & Courier	77.54 Total additional funds 3,260.16
Printer paper	48.47
Printer/photocopier costs	535.77
Printer lease	782.40
Printing & Stationery	23.00
Repairs & Maintenance	3,266.5 2
Staf Training	240.00

Stationery/ofce supplies	38.06 Current Account 8,788.32
Subscriptions	921.27
Telephone & Internet	425.87 Business Reserve Account 59,124.07
Windows licences	396.61
Total	27,881. 97

Charitable donations - Missionary Giving
DEC Ukraine Appeal	1,600.0 0
Alan & Celia Baker	500.00
Barnabas Fund	500.00
Bible Society	400.00
BMS World Mission	1,400.0 0
BUGB SCBA Home Mission	1,200.0 0
Christian Concern	500.00
The Leprosy Mission	400.00
Mission Aviation Fellowship	500.00
Open Doors	500.00
Operation Agri	500.00
Tear Fund	500.00
Sub-total	8,500.0 0
Charitable donations
Tear Fund - Harvest Appeal	1,000.0 0 Handled separately
Contribution to J Hunt retirementgift	50.00 Paid from church a/c
Barnabas Fund - Les Payce funeral donations	180.00 Handled separately
Sub-total	1,050.0 0

Total	9,550.0 0

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Organisation	Date	Amount	Date	Amount	Date	Amount	Date	Amou nt	Total
		£		£		£		£	£
Alan and Celia Baker (South Africa)					1-Aug-22	250.00	19-Nov- 22	250.00	500.00

Barnabas Fund					1-Aug-22	250.00	14-Nov- 22	250.00	500.00

Bible Society					1-Aug-22	200.00	15-Nov- 22	200.00	400.00

BMS World Mission	10-Mar- 22	350.00	10-Jun- 22	350.00	12-Sep- 22	350.00	12-Dec- 22	350.00	1,400.00

Christian Concern					1-Aug-22	250.00	15-Nov- 22	250.00	500.00

Home Mission Fund	10-Mar- 22	300.00	10-Jun- 22	300.00	12-Sep- 22	300.00	12-Dec- 22	300.00	1,200.00

Mission Aviation Fellowship					2-Aug-22	250.00	15-Nov- 22	250.00	500.00

Open Doors					2-Aug-22	250.00	15-Nov- 22	250.00	500.00

Operation Agri					2-Aug-22	250.00	14-Nov- 22	250.00	500.00


Tear Fund			2-Aug-22	250.00	15-Nov- 22	250.00	500.00

Harvest Appeal - Tear Fund	Not included in missionary giving totals		14-Oct-22	1,000.00	Harvest supper/service donations of £709, plus £291 from church a/c

The Leprosy Mission			2-Aug-22	200.00	15-Nov- 22	200.00	400.00

Sub-Totals							£6,900.0 0

DEC Ukraine Appeal	31-Mar- 22	1,600.0 0					£1,600.0 0

Total							£8,500.0 0



10% of 2021 Income	£7,200. 00

Brought Forward from 2021	£1,600. 00

Total for 2022 giving	£8,800. 00

Total given	£8,500.

00 Remaining to be given £300.0

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts SectiorTr A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of £TU££) N C-TDM EA PTI4T CrtLJ£C On accounts for the year ended Charity no Ilf any Ii£g62 . Sot out on pagoj I report to the trustee8 on my examination of the accounts of th8 above charity (Xhe Trust.) for Ihe year ended Re•pon•lbllltle8 and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are re8ponsible for the praparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respecl of my examination of the Trusl'8 accounts carried out under sé¢tion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respecl.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accountlng records Indopondont examlnor'8 8tatom•nt I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should b8 drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the a¢¢ounts to be reached. ' Pleas8 d818te the words in the brackets if they do not apply. 4 . ?- J2 Date: Slgned: Name: Rolevant professlonal quallflcatlon($l or body (If any): Address: 4rfy SJ J/tmrs¥JKr P225- IER October 2018