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Journeying together
So many things have happened in the world in the last year, wars, earthquakes, record increases in energy prices to name but three which have impacted lives and are still causing hardship to so many people today. The global problems have touched the life of our church too. However, throughout all of it God has been our constant companion, journeying with us providing and answering prayers. This is clearly visible when we look back and see just how far we have travelled in the last 12 months.
On this journey we have welcomed new friends at Sunday worship, some having come from other countries to build new lives in Bridgwater and some just passing through. They have made us think about our welcome routine for friends from other cultures and make improvements. We shared the joy of a baptismal service in November when Lloyd publicly professed his faith and welcomed Vicki and Frank into membership in March. With sadness, we said goodbye to long-time church friends, Tony Proll and Gordon Bartlett and members Pat Bartlett, George Constable, Martin Kelly and Alina Mackinlay, but thank God for their lives full of faithful service. There have been challenges, not least the increase in energy prices as these hit the running costs of the church building and construction costs of our energise project. However, God has provided allowing us to continue opening the premises for church and community use every day of the week with only a minimal increase in hall rents.
This year, thanks to the vaccination programme the world began to learn to live with covid 19 and we have seen all aspects of church life resume. In July we had the joy of welcoming a group of Korean ladies and learning a little about their mission work. We held a spring fayre, harvest celebration lunch, Christmas concert and fayre. These events gave opportunity to connect a little deeper with each other and with those from the wider community. We continue to support Bridgwater Food Bank, SWBA home mission and BMS World Mission. Our prayer support Alan & Megan Barker and Angus & Helen Douglas, our BMS missionaries in Nepal also continues.
Regular activities including Coffee morning, Make it on Monday and CAMEO are to be places where friendships are made, as does our Parents & Toddlers group and Messy Church for the younger generation.
Our creative writing group ‘Scribes’ continues to meet monthly on Zoom and our three small groups encourage fellowship, bible study and prayer. These varied activities are allowing our church to grow stronger and be more effective in our witness
Our journeying with Alive Christian Ministries has seen us join together for services at Christmas and Easter and work together hosting a Christmas Concert and an Alpha course. Connections are growing. Alive members kindly financed and managed the installation of their electric oven, hob, hot water boiler and dishwasher into the kitchen after upgrading the electrical supply and also made improvements to the sanctuary stage lighting. An ever-present spirit of Christian love and improving communication allows us to journey well together. Sharing our building with MSBN (the Portuguese speaking church) continues to bring challenges but Tim and others work hard to improve communication and relationship with them.
The Energise Project’s journey gathered pace this year despite many challenges including increases in costs, the main contractor pulling out just as contracts
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were about to be signed and the sad loss of our project manager Alina. However, whenever any problem occurred whether large or small, we could sense God’s provision. Prayers were answered, grant funders offer uplift grants, a new contractor was found within days of the other one leaving and Tim, Jenny, Annette and Keith took on Alina’s role with a small amount of professional input from Justin, a quantity surveyor.
Firstly, the new church hub and storeroom were created. Comley building and KDR electrics worked alongside a team of church friends led by Martin Rawles to transform all the small dark rooms on the first floor of the church into a light, bright welcoming space which is now our church office and a home for Bridgwater Street Pastors and Alive’s office. A new floor was created which in now a storeroom and where the lift will stop on this level.
Next, we prepared to start the main project and signed the contract with Cann Construction in September 2022. Work began! The engagement of Bill Cann, his construction team and his quantity surveyor, Phil Durham on our energise journey has been a blessing. They have understood the energise vision, worked tirelessly to remain on budget and sensitively adapted aspects of the construction work to minimise disruption to the day-to-day life of the church and still managed to complete in just over the 6 months original schedule. Allowing us to celebrate the end of the construction phase of energise at our Open Day and Dedication Service on Saturday 13[th] May. It was a joy to recount the journey so far and share time with so many who supported us along the road. Now we start on a new journey as we prepare to welcome ‘start up’ and small businesses into our enterprise hub offices and find the best way to use our new cellar wellbeing café bar to benefit church life and the local community. Many ideas are being explored and plans made. May God bless the use of our energise spaces and continue to journey with us as activities begin.
This year we have spent time improving our pastoral care provision by making the ‘buddy scheme’ more robust and creating a pastoral care team as an extra layer of support. We completed our first Charity Commission annual report and continue to transfer our assets and learn about the administrative aspects of being a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Tim has settled into his Chaplaincy role at Hinkley Point, supporting workers and building connections. In December we wished Julie well as she retired from her post of church cleaner after eight years of dedicated service and welcomed Louise into this role.
After many years of service Martin Draper stepped down from his role as church treasurer. We thank him for his thorough and safe handling of the church finances. His clear explanation of all financial matters has been greatly appreciated all members. His shoes have been very difficult to fill but God has provided a team of members willing to take on this vital aspect of church life. May God help them grow in knowledge and wisdom enabling them to guide the church on future financial matters and may he journey with Martin in his retirement and continuing service.
We are blessed to have the use of our very large building and the joy of being able to share with others but it is old and comes with new challenges every day. Over the last year, in addition to the Energise construction work we have cleared our many roof gutters to try and stop rain water ingress, upgraded part of the church cottage roof when this became unexpectedly needed and constructed a new kitchen ceiling following the sudden collapse of the old new! God provided the resources for all we faced even though our financial position became critical at one point in the year. Securing a grant specifically to help with increased
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energy costs and a very generously supported gift day in March have managed this situation for now.
This year has been a rollercoaster of a journey for BBC with scary moments but plenty of joyous and exciting times too. Through it all we have faithfully journeyed close to God and he has provided all we needed in his time. There were moments when all we could do was pray and our prayers were answered. Next year will bring so many new opportunities to witness as we begin to use the whole of our building as a tool for mission. May God give us the grace to listen and wisdom to journey where He is calling us in the year ahead.
Bridgwater Baptist Church FY 2021 - 2022
| BBC Current Account | AGM agreed 2022/23 Budget |
Apr 2022 | May 2022 | June 2022 | July 2022 | August 2022 |
September 2022 |
October 2022 | November 2022 |
December 2022 |
January 2023 | February 2023 | March 2023 | Totals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECEIPTS | £1,325.00 £559.35 £99.70 £92.20 £250.00 £525.00 £1,743.00 |
£1,099.10 £1,025.00 £87.50 £525.00 £2,019.00 |
£1,115.00 £624.60 £117.90 £600.00 £525.00 £1,745.00 |
£1,105.00 £821.00 £96.50 £150.00 £525.00 £1,603.00 |
£1,105.00 £1,115.00 £595.35 £803.00 £300.00 £94.00 £90.54 £647.50 £167.00 £2,439.53 £525.00 £525.00 £1,358.00 £3,427.00 |
£1,495.00 £567.60 £101.00 £90.00 £525.00 £1,575.00 |
£1,065.00 £323.20 £80.00 £20.00 £109.35 £597.05 £525.00 £2,035.50 |
£1,000.00 £919.25 £83.00 £300.00 £525.00 £1,632.00 |
£1,000.00 £1,010.00 £680.00 £478.50 £250.00 £2,770.00 £4,369.75 £115.00 £82.00 £258.35 £5,000.00 £56.00 £525.00 £525.00 £2,119.50 £2,309.00 |
£13,629.10 £8,038.15 £3,370.00 £4,369.75 £1,197.94 £1,225.85 £0.00 £1,483.55 £2,439.53 £527.00 £5,000.00 £0.00 £250.00 £597.05 £56.00 £6,300.00 £23,976.00 |
P Bartlett / G Constable/Kelly p g p , y 92.20/sale of craft, Jul=Korean Ladies, Aug - 150 kitchen ceiling appeal, Sept £100 Kitchen, £67 Foodbank, Nov = £5 xmas fayre stall, 85 good news 4 everyone, Dec=109.35 foodbank Apr=527 Roof May = iro J Langdon xmas fayre, allocated to BMS/HM 100% |
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| Giving Offerings DD Collection Plate Gift Day (22/23) Gift Aid:- Coffee Morning Other:- Weddings/Funerals Donations Furlough Other:- Closure and transfer of BU account funds Building Projects SCOL Grant Allocated Building Projects/Energise BMS/HM Xmas appeal SCC - Cameo Direct giving to BMS:- Christmas fayre Rents Cottage Halls |
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| GRAND TOTAL | 67284 | £5,774.10 | £4,594.25 | £4,755.60 | £4,727.50 | £4,300.50 | £3,844.35 | £9,347.57 | £4,353.60 | £4,755.10 | £4,459.25 | £14,373.60 | £7,174.50 | £72,459.92 | |
| PAYMENTS Ministry Preaching Fees Conf & Study Admin Exps Salary MINISTRY TOTAL Mission Home Mission B.M.S World Mission general / arising MISSION TOTAL Premises Manse:- Insurance Water Council Tax |
AGM Agreed 2022/23 Budget |
Apr 2022 | May 2022 | June 2022 | July 2022 | August 2022 |
September 2022 |
October 2022 | November 2022 |
December 2022 |
January 2023 | February 2023 | March 2023 | Totals | Notes |
| 150 1000 100 36679 37929 250 250 500 342 400 1764 |
£3,011.00 £180.77 |
£80.00 £3,011.00 £178.00 |
£3,011.00 £178.00 |
£3,011.00 £168.75 £178.00 |
£2,675.04 £374.02 £178.00 |
£2,675.04 £178.00 |
£2,675.04 £67.00 £178.00 |
£200.00 £2,675.04 £178.00 |
£2,675.04 £85.00 £178.00 |
£2,849.54 £298.52 £298.53 £109.35 £178.00 |
£2,849.54 £200.20 |
£2,849.54 | £80.00 £200.00 £33,967.82 £298.52 £298.53 £261.35 £374.02 £368.95 £1,782.77 |
Aug = reduced pen deficit contribution Oct=Foodbank, Dec=GNFE, Jan=Foodbank |
Bridgwater Baptist Church FY 2021 - 2022
34248 4940 3296
| Maintenance Cottage:- Insurance Maintenance Church:- Insurance Water Gas Electric Maintenance Elec Door maint Broadband Fire Prevention PREMISES TOTAL Caretaker & Cleaning Caretaker's wages Cleaner Cleaning materials C&C TOTAL Administration & fees Bankline charges Organ & Piano Music licences Printing & Stationery weba payroll charges FY 19/20 account auditing BU subs Other / incidentals ADMIN TOTAL OTHER Frontage Loan Repayment Cottage roof Church Drains Church roof gutter Kitchen Kitchen Ceiling xfer to energise |
525 227 636 2483 84 5631 7983 1000 510 2089 175 23849 4650 2790 903 8343 19 300 469 62 386 270 1506 2000 2600 4600 |
£268.02 £834.52 £128.63 £411.64 £247.00 £0.80 £32.10 |
£84.74 £267.99 £1,231.20 £126.95 £411.64 £247.00 £228.23 £1.60 £342.89 £51.10 £250.00 |
£223.39 £124.67 £411.64 £247.00 £1.20 £32.10 £110.00 £2,000.00 |
£43.50 £66.00 £171.83 £200.00 £130.07 £356.40 £411.64 £247.00 £111.95 £1.60 £92.10 |
£249.18 £550.00 £2,682.83 £117.08 £621.98 £272.98 £129.37 £411.64 £247.00 £2.40 £32.10 |
£240.08 £627.89 £127.90 £400.24 £411.64 £247.00 £153.56 £1.20 £32.10 £3,210.00 £400.00 £1,950.00 |
£284.80 £534.92 £566.01 £648.00 £128.89 £136.48 £411.64 £411.64 £247.00 £247.00 £219.29 £2.00 £1.60 £258.00 £93.99 £32.10 £32.10 £48.00 £80.00 |
£284.80 £534.92 £566.01 £648.00 £128.89 £136.48 £411.64 £411.64 £247.00 £247.00 £219.29 £2.00 £1.60 £258.00 £93.99 £32.10 £32.10 £48.00 £80.00 |
£110.00 £636.73 £131.98 £411.64 £542.24 £3.60 £41.10 |
£508.88 £351.48 £27.36 £128.27 £411.64 £259.33 £191.54 £2.80 £34.75 |
£192.00 £798.17 £1,082.95 £494.62 £738.50 £130.61 £128.58 £411.64 £411.64 £259.33 £259.33 £4.00 £2.40 £34.75 £34.75 £70.00 £270.00 |
£192.00 £798.17 £1,082.95 £494.62 £738.50 £130.61 £128.58 £411.64 £411.64 £259.33 £259.33 £4.00 £2.40 £34.75 £34.75 £70.00 £270.00 |
£345.50 £249.18 £616.00 £2,682.83 £84.74 £4,498.11 £5,268.41 £2,110.76 £1,824.74 £356.40 £4,939.68 £3,296.23 £904.57 £25.20 £258.00 £342.89 £93.99 £389.05 £400.10 £2,000.00 £3,210.00 £0.00 £400.00 £0.00 £1,950.00 £520.00 |
Mar = REF Electrics Apr = 410 G Comley, 149.52 KDR, 275 Skip Hire, Oct = 648 = Dorma door maint Dec = handover/double payments dec=93.99 xmas collateral May = miscalc - 19.00 refunded Jun = Safeguarding training, Oct = 48, hall rent refund / music with mummy, dec = £40 Trustee training, £40 JPC Design, Mar=Trustee training Sep = £3210 G Comley Sep = £400 G Comley May = iro J Langdon, Mar= Gift aid share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND TOTAL 76727 |
£5,114.48 | £6,512.34 | £6,339.00 | £5,189.84 | £8,543.62 | £10,654.65 | £4,722.47 | £5,634.07 | £4,815.33 | £5,649.99 | £5,182.86 | £6,039.69 | £74,398.34 | ||
| Total Monthly Income- Outgoings | £659.62 | -£1,918.09 | -£1,583.40 | -£462.34 | -£4,243.12 | -£6,810.30 | £4,625.10 | -£1,280.47 | -£60.23 | -£1,190.74 | £9,190.74 | £1,134.81 | |||
| Balance Brought Forward | £21,693.50 | £22,353.12 | £20,435.03 | £18,851.63 | £18,389.29 | £14,146.17 | £7,335.87 | £11,960.97 | £10,680.50 | £10,620.27 | £9,429.53 | £18,620.27 | |||
| Closing Balance | £22,353.12 | £20,435.03 | £18,851.63 | £18,389.29 | £14,146.17 | £7,335.87 | £11,960.97 | £10,680.50 | £10,620.27 | £9,429.53 | £18,620.27 | £19,755.08 | |||
| BU Corporation | |||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | £2,417.95 | £2,417.95 | £2,417.95 | £2,427.54 | £2,427.54 | £2,427.54 | £2,427.54 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |||
| Income | £0.00 | £0.00 | £9.59 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £11.99 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |||
| Expenditure | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £2,439.53 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | ||||
| Closing Balance | £2,417.95 | £2,417.95 | £2,427.54 | £2,427.54 | £2,427.54 | £2,427.54 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |||
| Reserve Account | |||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | |||
Income (Interest) |
£0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |||
Expenditure |
£0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |||
| Closing Balance | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | £1.27 | |||
| Energise Account | |||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | £53,388.94 | £52,670.69 | £53,469.29 | £38,492.09 | £50,086.06 | £126,920.05 | £182,100.05 | £236,229.75 | £184,768.61 | £144,840.95 | £160,109.74 | £61,744.98 | |||
| Income | £356.75 | £798.60 | £335.00 | £20,664.97 | £80,188.40 | £55,180.00 | £55,191.50 | £46,544.60 | £51,293.80 | £71,003.00 | £7,567.53 | £103,042.90 | |||
| Expenditure | £1,075.00 | £0.00 | £15,312.20 | £9,071.00 | £3,354.41 | £1,061.80 | £98,005.74 | £91,221.46 | £55,734.21 | £105,932.29 | £71,007.67 | ||||
| Closing Balance | £52,670.69 | £53,469.29 | £38,492.09 | £50,086.06 | £126,920.05 | £182,100.05 | £236,229.75 | £184,768.61 | £144,840.95 | £160,109.74 | £61,744.98 | £93,780.21 | £0.00 | ||
| Total All Accounts | £77,443.03 £76,323.54 £59,772.53 |
£70,904.16 | £143,495.03 £191,864.73 £248,191.99 £195,450.38 £155,462.49 |
£169,540.54 £80,366.52 £113,536.56 |
Bridgwater Baptist Church FY 2021 - 2022
2. Balance Sheet
| Current Assets PettyCash NatWest Current Account Natwest Reserve Account Baptist Union Funds Energise TOTAL Long Term Liabilities Total Assets less liabilities(Excluding Energize) Total Assets less liabilities(Including Energize) Capital and Reserves Reserves(moneycarried forward frompreviousyear) Church PolicyReserve Deficit/Credit foryear TOTAL Capital and Reserves Fixed Asset Insurance Values Church Cottage Manse |
2021 - 22 £ -28.42 21,693.50 1.27 2,417.95 53,388.94 77,473.24 8,000.00 16,084.30 69,473.24 -15,945.47 30,000.00 2,029.77 16,084.30 1,469,231.00 104,500.00 203,775.00 |
2022 - 23 £ -28.42 19755.08 1.27 0.00 93780.21 113,508.14 0.00 19,727.93 113,508.14 -13,915.70 30,000.00 3,643.63 19,727.93 1,469,231.00 104,500.00 203,775.00 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Assets | |||
| PettyCash | -28.42 | -28.42 | |
| NatWest Current Account | 21,693.50 | 19755.08 | |
| Natwest Reserve Account | 1.27 | 1.27 | |
| Baptist Union Funds | 2,417.95 53,388.94 |
0.00 | |
| Energise | 93780.21 | ||
| TOTAL | 77,473.24 | 113,508.14 | |
| Long Term Liabilities | 8,000.00 | 0.00 | Note 1 |
| Total Assets less liabilities(Excluding Energize) | 16,084.30 | 19,727.93 | |
| Total Assets less liabilities(Including Energize) | 69,473.24 | 113,508.14 | |
| Capital and Reserves | |||
| Reserves(moneycarried forward frompreviousyear) | -15,945.47 | -13,915.70 | |
| Church PolicyReserve | 30,000.00 | 30,000.00 | |
| Deficit/Credit foryear | 2,029.77 | 3,643.63 | |
| TOTAL Capital and Reserves | 16,084.30 | 19,727.93 | Note 2 |
| Fixed Asset Insurance Values | |||
| Church | 1,469,231.00 | 1,469,231.00 | Note 3 |
| Cottage | 104,500.00 | 104,500.00 | Note 3 |
| Manse | 203,775.00 | 203,775.00 | Note 3 |
Estimated pension deficit as at EOY
30,200.00 0.00
Notes
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Frontage loan of £8K. £2K repaid on 6/6/22, remaining £6K to be treated as a gift.
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Total Capital and Reserve from last year, minus church policy reserve. 3. Propose new values for 22/23, Manse 350K, cottage 150K. Church ??
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Bridgwater Baptist Church FY 2021 - 2022
3. Financial Statement
| CURRENT ACCOUNT Receipts Standingorders,offerings. Gift Day Gift Aid(General Funds) Coffee Mornings Hall Rents Cottage Rent Allocatedgiving- Xmas Fayre Allocatedgiving- Energise Other income Grant Income for buildingworks Closure and Xfer of BU account funds SCOL Grant towards Energy costs Kitchen ceiling Weddings/Funerals TOTAL Payments Ministerial Manse Caretakers Wages Church Cleaning Church Elec Church Gas Church Premises upkeep Cottage Upkeep B.M.S BU Home Missions Other Causes Church Administration Project - Frontage Project - Energise Church Kitchen ceiling Churchgutter clearance Cottage roof repairs Total Net Defecit/Credit |
2021 - 22 £ 23539 4564 12789 1119 25470 6300 1000 885 1905 3899 81469 37040 2972 4559 3621 20779 848 950 250 639 1722 2000 6066 81445 24 |
2022 - 23 £ 21667 3370 4370 1198 23976 6300 597 250 1540 2440 5000 527 1226 72460 34248 2871 4940 4201 5268 4498 7059 865 299 299 261 1509 2000 520 1950 400 3210 74398 -1938 |
Notes |
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| Note 1 | |||
| Note 2 | |||
| Note 3 | |||
| Note 7 | |||
| Note 4 | |||
| Note 5 | |||
| Note 6 | |||
| Notes | |||
| Note 1. Gifts made to energise that initially went in to the Church current account Note 3. Pen deficit contrib reduced to £1 pcm from August (was 336 pcm) Note 4. LFL Prev year = 2661 Note 5. LFL Prev year = 1877 Note 6. Includes £2.6K insurance, £2.1K maintenance, £1.8K Broadband Note 7. Includes cleaningmaterials and cleaners wages. Note 2. Gifts from Korean ladies, sale of craft etc |
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Bridgwater Baptist Church FY 2021 - 2022
4. Details of Payments
| 2021 - 22 £ |
2022 - 23 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Ministry | ||
| Ministers Salary | 32,233.23 | 33,285.90 |
| Pulpit supply | 50.00 | 80.00 |
| Ministers SundryExpenses | 770.00 | 200.00 |
| Pension defecit contribution | 3986.42 | 681.92 |
| Total | 37039.65 | 34247.82 |
| 2021 - 22 £ |
2021 - 22 £ |
2022 - 23 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Mission | ||
| BU Subscription | 235.00 | 0.00 |
| BMS General Payments | 1100.00 | 298.52 |
| HomeMission | 550.00 | 298.53 |
| Other Causes | 119.95 | 261.35 |
| Total | 2004.95 | 858.40 |
| Manse Upkeep | ||
|---|---|---|
| ManseRepairs | 515.00 | 345.50 |
| Water Rates | 392.13 | 368.95 |
| Council Tax | 1729.65 | 1782.77 |
| Manse Insurance | 335.22 | 374.02 |
| Total | 2972.00 | 2871.24 |
| Church Administration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Church Musiclicences | 501.98 | 342.89 |
| Printing and stationery | 93.99 | |
| Misc | 425.30 | |
| Webapayroll | 646.34 | 389.05 |
| TOTAL | 1148.32 | 1251.23 |
| Church Premises Upkeep | ||
|---|---|---|
| CaretakersWages | 4558.86 | 4939.68 |
| Repairs and maintenance | 11001.06 | 1462.76 |
| Organ and Piano | 258.00 | |
| Church Cleaningmaterials | 885.19 | 904.57 |
| Church Cleaner | 2735.37 | 3296.23 |
| Gas | 1877.27 | 4498.11 |
| Electric | 2661.10 | 5268.41 |
| Water | 82.42 | 84.74 |
| Insurance | 2434.28 | 2682.83 |
| Elec door maint | 500.40 | 648.00 |
| Broadband wifi | 2048.08 | 1824.74 |
| Fire Extinguisher Service | 174.00 | 356.40 |
| Total | 28958.03 | 26224.47 |
| Cottage Upkeep | Cottage Upkeep | |
|---|---|---|
| CottageRepairs | 210.60 | 249.18 |
| Cottage Insurance | 118.20 | 616.00 |
| Total | 328.80 | 865.18 |
| Other | ||
|---|---|---|
| XfertoEnergise | 520.00 | |
| Frontageloan repayment | 2000.00 | |
| Cottageroof | 3210 | |
| Churchgutterclearing | 400 | |
| Kitchen Ceiling | 1950 | |
| Total | 0.00 | 8080.00 |
| Total | 72451.75 | 74398.34 |
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Bridgwater Baptist Church FY 2021 - 2022
5. Opening acct balances
| 2021 - 22 £ |
2021 - 22 £ |
2022 - 23 £ |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS - OPENING BALANCES | ||
| Cash and Bank Accounts | ||
| BU Corporation | 2411.70 | 2417.95 |
| BBC General Current Account | 21669.98 | 21693.50 |
| Petty Cash | -28.42 | -28.42 |
| Reserve Account | 1.27 | 1.27 |
| BBC Energise Account 20685.35 |
53388.94 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS 44739.88 |
77473.24 |
| 2021 - 22 £ |
2021 - 22 £ |
2022 - 23 £ |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS - CLOSING BALANCES | ||
| Cash and Bank Accounts | ||
| BU Corporation | 2417.95 | 0.00 |
| Nat West Current Account | 21693.50 | 19755.08 |
| Petty Cash | -28.42 | -28.42 |
| Reserve/Projects Account | 1.27 | 1.27 |
| BBC Energise Account 53388.94 |
93780.21 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS 77473.24 |
113508.14 |
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Bridgwater Baptist Church FY 2021 2022
6. Draft budget 22 23
| PAYMENTS Ministry Preaching Fees Conf & Study Admin Exps Salary MINISTRY TOTAL Mission Home Mission B.M.S World Mission general / arising MISSION TOTAL Premises Manse:- Insurance Water Council Tax Maintenance Cottage:- Insurance Maintenance Church:- Insurance Water Gas Electric Maintenance Elec Door maint Broadband Fire Prevention PREMISES TOTAL Caretaker & Cleaning Caretaker's wages Cleaner Cleaning materials C&C TOTAL Administration & fees Bankline charges Organ & Piano Music licences Printing & Stationery weba payroll charges FY 19/20 account auditing BU subs Other / incidentals ADMIN TOTAL OTHER Frontage Loan Repayment Cottage roof Church Drains Church roof gutter Kitchen Kitchen Ceiling xfer to energise Total |
AGM Agreed 2022/23 Budget |
Actuals/Totals 2022/23 |
AGM Proposed 2023/24 Budget |
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| 150 1000 100 36679 37929 250 250 500 342 400 1764 525 227 636 2483 84 5631 7983 1000 510 2089 175 23849 4650 2790 903 8343 19 300 469 62 386 270 1506 2000 2600 4600 |
80 200 33968 34248 299 299 261 858 374 369 1783 346 249 616 2683 85 4498 5268 1463 648 1825 356 20563 4940 3296 ############# 9140 25 258 343 94 389 400 1509 2000 3210 0 400 0 1950 520 8080 |
150 200 100 37365 37815 0 0 0 0 411 387 1872 500 274 616 2951 89 £6,960.00 £6,720.00 1463 648 1825 356 25073 5688 3413 905 10006 25 258 343 94 389 0 240 400 1749 0 0 0 400 0 0 0 400 |
Same as 22/23 budget Same as 22/23 actuals Same as 22/23 budget 22/23 actuals * 1.10% No planned donations - running a deficit budget No planned donations - running a deficit budget No planned donations - running a deficit budget 22/23 actuals * 1.10% 22/23 actuals * 1.05% 22/23 actuals * 1.05% Same as 22/23 budget 22/23 actuals * 1.10% Same as 22/23 actuals 22/23 actuals * 1.10% 22/23 actuals * 1.05% £2900 spent in last 5 months 0f 22/23. Prorated to a full year £2800 spent in last 5 months 0f 22/23. Prorated to a full year Same as 22/23 actuals Same as 22/23 actuals Same as 22/23 actuals Same as 22/23 actuals (NMW 1.05%), 10H PW (NMW 1.05%) Same as 22/23 actuals Same as 22/23 actuals Same as 22/23 actuals Same as 22/23 actuals Same as 22/23 actuals Same as 22/23 actuals Energise to fund Historic value Same as 22/23 actuals Required annually ? |
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| GRAND TOTAL 76727 |
74399 | 75043 | ||
| BBC Accoun | ||||
BBC Energise Accounts 22/23
| BBC Energise Accounts 22/23 | BBC Energise Accounts 22/23 |
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| £ | |
| 21/22 Brought fwd | 53388.94 |
| INCOME | |
| Grants | 487346.9 |
| Donations/Offerrings | 4094.97 |
| Fund raising | 455.15 |
| Gift Aid | 270 |
| TOTAL | 492167.1 |
| OUTGOINGS | |
| Plans/Services | 3128.5 |
| BuildingWorks | 448647.3 |
| TOTAL | 451775.8 |
| Carried forward | 93780.21 |
Bridgwater Baptist Church 2021 - 2022
0. General notes
1. Monthly summary. This is the usual tracking spreadsheet shared with the Deacons each month that shows the current position of our finances.
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Balance sheet. The balance sheet shows that we have capital and reserves of £19.7k, and our accounts are in credit this year by £3.6K. Our policy reserve is £30K and we are still significantly under this. This years improvement is due to the remaining £6K frontage loan being converted in to a gift.
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Financial statement. This provides a summary analysis of receipts and payments - similar to the monthly summary
Receipts
Income was £72460, against a budgetted income of £67240, The difference largely being the £5K SCOL grant.
Gift aid - we had budgetted £2.5k, actuals were £4.3k
Expenditure
We spent £33.9K on ministry (mainly Tims running costs, and a small amount on Robs training) against a budget of £37.9k, the difference being the reduction in pension deficit contributions.
Wespent more on church gas and electric than in previous years, however our actual spend was less than we had budgetted.
4. Details of Payments. Further detailed analysis
5. Opening account balances
6. Proposed 23/24 budget - for confirmation by church meeting.
General comments
A special thanks must go to Trish for managing our rental income, Clive for being the usual 2nd signatory that I use, and Annette for doing the monthly Energise accounts
Thanks to all who help, cash counters, bankers, etc
BBC Accounts FY 2022 - 23 with Energise.xlsx 28/01/2024 Page 9 of 9
BRIDGWATER BAPTIST CHURCH ACCOUNTS 2022/2023
I Hereby confirm that I have checked the accounts presented to me and would confirm that they are a true and accurate record of the incomings and outgoings for the year. Any queries I had were due to lack of knowledge of the church workings and have been satisfactorily answered.
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Room Lettings I am concerned that there are so many varying costs for the room hire charges and they should be standardised. Prices need to be increased to cover the enormous increase in gas and electricity costs. The room letting secretary should be able to pass a copy of a spread sheet to the treasurer showing all lettings and this should tie up with cash received. ( I attach a spread sheet design which should help in this matter. I am happy to email it to the treasurer ans letting secretary )
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WEEKLY COLLECTIONS. This should be counted by two persons and the collection receipt should be signed by both parties not one. There are a few occasions where it is stated that cash for room rentals are added to the monthly income form which state UNKNOWN. Whoever hands over the cash to the collection counter should make sure they know who the money is from.
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CASH RELIANCE. B.B.C. are reliant on rental income to keep the church afloat. This could be problematic if you lose a large renter, as the congregation is generally O.A.P. attenders on fixed incomes and therefore it is vital that young earners be encouraged to join the church if at all possible to enable cash reserves to built up. Thinking of the seven years of plenty verses the seven years of famine. I know this might not please some people but every organisation whether commercial or charitable must face reality.
Signed
Frank Pates. 44 Berrow Road Burnham on Sea Somerset TA8 2EX Phone 01278 781374 Retired Member C.I.P.S ( Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. January 27[th] 2024