## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 April 2022 Period start date To 31 March 2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: West Shore Baptist Church**
## **Charity registration number: 1194161**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The advancement of the Christian faith in
Llandudno and such other parts of the
United Kingdom and the world as the
Trustees may from time to time decide|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Regular services held on Sunday
mornings; prayer and Bible study every
Thursday evening. Used by United Beach
Missions for their services when working on
Llandudno beach. Church website where
the weekly sermons can be downloaded for
those unable to attend in person. Linking
with other churches for services and
community events. Supporting Macmillan
Coffee Morning as a means of reaching out
to the community|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have applied the guidance on
public benefit issued by the Charity
Commission.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The regular Sunday morning services has
given the area an opportunity of hear the
Gospel preached. Being open every
Sunday has meant holiday makers have
come to worship with the congregation.
The church has served UBM by being a
base for them when they were working on
the beach. Recent building work has made
the building more accessible for the
disabled.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity was in a positive financial
position at the end of the period.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The church is very small and the Trustees
have not yet implemented a reserves policy
but they will consider drafting a policy over
the coming year.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£52,200|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|New trustees are recruited by the existing
trustees and appointed by a majority vote.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|West Shore Baptist Church|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1194161|
|Charity’s principal address|Mowbray Road
Llandudno
LL30 2DJ|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||David Phillips|Pastor||Robert Bullen/RoyBolland|
||RoyBolland|||David Phillips/Robert Bullen|
||Robert Bullen|Deacon/Treasurer||David Phillips/RoyBolland|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** David Andrew Phillips Robert Stephen Gerard Bullen **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Pastor Deacon/Treasurer
**Date**
## West Shore Baptist Church
Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
## **WEST SHORE BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 21 Mowbray Road Llandudno LL30 2DJ GOVERNING DOCUMENT CIO Constitution dated April 2021 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1194161 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR David Phillips MANAGING THE CHARITY Roy Bolland (appointed April 2022) Robert Bullen CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES Church Growth Trust BANKERS National Westminster Bank Plc. ACCOUNTANT Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
## **INDEX**
Page 1 Legal and Administrative Details Pages 2-3 Trustees' Report Page 4 Accountant's Report Page 5 Receipts and Payments Account Page 6 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Pages 7-8 Notes to the Accounts
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## **WEST SHORE BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Objects of the charity**
The charity, which is a church, is governed by a constitution and is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation. The charity's principal objects, as set out in its governing document, are the advancement of the Christian faith in Llandudno and such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.
## **Review of the charity's main activities and achievements**
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
West Shore Baptist Church meets every Sunday morning and holds a Prayer and Bible Study evening every Thursday. One thousand leaflets were hand-delivered to the streets surrounding the church, advertising these services. In the summer months, the Church was used by United Beach Missions for their services when they were working on Llandudno beach.
The Church runs its own website and the sermons preached are uploaded so they are available to all. The monitoring of the website shows that West Shore Baptist Church comes top of Google searches for Llandudno and that sermons are downloaded on a regular basis. This resource is particularly useful to those of the church fellowship who are unable to attend in person due to ill-health. The Pastor visits the house-bound to share communion and prayer. Use of the website also brought many holiday makers to the services.
The church is actively working to link with other churches in the area for services and community activities so that its resources can be fully enjoyed by the community, as well as to proclaim the gospel. In September the church supported the Macmillan Coffee Morning as a means of reaching out into the community.
In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
## **Financial review**
During the year income increased by £800, to £18,300, and expenditure increased by £4,100, to £26,000. As a result the cash held by the charity decreased by £7,600, to £52,200, of which all is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose.
## **Reserves policy**
The church is very small and the trustees have not yet implemented a reserves policy but they will consider drafting a policy over the coming year.
## **Governance**
Responsibility for setting policy and for making operating decisions rest with the trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. New trustees are recruited by the existing trustees and appointed by a majority vote.
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## **Responsibilities of trustees**
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
## **Approval**
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
## D. Phillips
David Phillips
Date: 09 August 2023
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## **ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF AN UNAUDITED CHARITY**
Accountant’s Report to the Trustees on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of West Shore Baptist Church for the year ended 31 March 2023.
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Charities Act 2011, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of West Shore Baptist Church for the year ended 31 March 2023 as set out on pages 5 to 8 from the accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
This report is made solely to the Trustees of the charity, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of the charity and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Trustees of the charity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and its Trustees as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that the charity has kept adequate records and to prepare statutory accounts that meet the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 for the charity. You consider that the charity is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year and is eligible to prepare ‘Receipts and Payments’ accounts.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or review of the accounts of the charity. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.
Stewardship
Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
Date: 11 August 2023
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## **WEST SHORE BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
|Notes
**_Income receipts_**
Donations
Gift aid receipts
Other grants
Interest
Other
**_Total receipts_**
**_Payments_**
2
3
**_Total payments_**
Transfers between funds
5
**Net movement in funds**
Cash funds as at last year end
**Cash funds at this year end**
A
Net
of
receipts
/
(payments)
before
transfers
Grants
paid
in
relation
to
charitable
activities undertaken by others
Payments
in
relation
to
charitable
activities undertaken directly||General
Designated
Funds
Funds
£
£
16,360
-
-
-
500
-
227
-
220
-
17,307
-
23,029
-
1,922
-
24,950
-
(7,644)
-
-
-
(7,644)
-
59,883
-
52,239
-
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
Funds
£
1,000
-
-
-
-
1,000
-
1,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
-|Total
2023
£
17,360
-
500
227
220
18,307
23,029
2,922
25,950
(7,644)
-
(7,644)
59,883
52,239|Total
2022
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||General
Funds
£
16,360
-
500
227
220
17,307
23,029
1,922
24,950
(7,644)
-
(7,644)
59,883
52,239||||
||||||17,045
-
-
6
458|
||||||17,509|
||||||19,217
2,595|
||||||21,812|
||||||(4,303)
-|
||||||(4,303)
64,186|
||||||59,883|
The notes on pages 7 - 8 form part of these accounts.
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## **WEST SHORE BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
|**A**
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank with immediate access
Notice deposits
**B**
**Other monetary assets**
**C**
**Liabilities**
**Falling due within one year:**
PAYE/NI and pension due
Fee for Independent Examination|General
Designated
funds
funds
£
£
841
-
51,398
-
**52,239**
**-**
**-**
**-**
118
-
300
-
**418**
**-**
Unrestricted Funds|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
**-**
**-**
-
-
**-**|Total
2023
£
841
51,398
**52,239**
**-**
118
300
**418**|Total
2022
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1,899
57,983|
|||||**59,883**|
||||||
|||||**-**|
|||||56
-|
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## **D Assets retained for charity's own use**
|**ets retained for charity's own use**
Contents and equipment|Value
2023
£|
|---|---|
||25,000|
||**25,000**|
The trustees have used insurance values as the trustees are unable to reliably estimate current values; insurance values may differ materially from current values.
## **E Guarantees and secured debts**
The charity has not given any guarantees and has not provided its assets as security for any liabilities.
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf
by date D.Phillips 09 August 2023 _____________________________David Phillips
The notes on pages 7 - 8 form part of these accounts.
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## **WEST SHORE BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 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. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
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. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. 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.
|**2**
**Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly**
Employment costs
Legal and professional fees
Rent
Repairs and maintenance
Utilities
Insurance
Administration and support
Other costs
**3**
**Grants and gifts paid to others**
Organisations:
Open Doors
Organisations < £1,000
Individuals||Unrestricted|Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Funds|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,000
-
-
1,000|Total
2023
£
14,438
549
300
4,988
748
1,052
320
633
23,029
1,730
1,192
-
2,922|Total
2022
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||General
funds
£
14,438
549
300
4,988
748
1,052
320
633
23,029
730
1,192
-
1,922|||||
|||||||13,702
2,373
300
1,266
496
989
48
43|
|||||||19,217|
|||||||-
-
-|
|||||||2,595|
## **4 Transactions with related parties**
David Phillips served as a church leader and was paid £13,720 for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.
No other payments were made to trustees or persons related to them, except for reimbursement of expenses paid out on behalf of the charity.
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## **WEST SHORE BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
|**5**
**Movement of funds**
General funds
Restricted funds
Missions
Total funds|Opening
balance
£
59,883
59,883
-
-
59,883|Receipts
£
17,307
17,307
1,000
1,000
18,307|Payments
£
(24,950)
(24,950)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(25,950)|Transfers
£
-
-
-
-|Closing
balance
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||52,239|
||||||52,239|
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||||||52,239|
The Missions fund relates to special collections and during the year this collection was for Open Doors [UK charity 1125684].
## **6 Change of legal form**
On 13 April 2022, West Shore Baptist Church [excepted] transferred its cash funds and its activities to this charity. The Charities SORP recommends that merger accounting is used when this type of charity reconstruction takes place and when the conditions set out in the SORP are satisfied. The charity has used in the principals of merger accounting when preparing these accounts, in particular:
· the results for the current year combine the results of the excepted charity and this charity for the whole year ending on 31 March 2023
· the results of the trust for the year ending on 31 March 2022 are included as a comparative.
This year’s receipts and payments can be analysed as follows:
|Total receipts
Total payments
Net receipts / payments|Excepted charity
pre-merger
£
380
(114)
266|CIO
pre-merger
£
-
-
-|Combined Charity
(post-merger)
£
17,927
(25,837)
(7,910)|Combined
total
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||18,307
(25,950)|
|||||(7,644)|
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