# **ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 31[st] December 2022** ## **BEWDLEY BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **Registered Address:** 61 High Street Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 2DJ Charity Registration Number: 1195043 ## **Names of Managing Trustees:** The Revd Simon Harry Minister Sue Blyth Minister Lynne White Trustee John Maile Trustee (stepped down March 28th 2022) Mary Farmer Trustee Jo Lane Trustee John Rhodes Trustee John Rand Trustee Jeremy Datson Trustee Sara Pelham Trustee (Elected March 28th 2022) Tony Davey Trustee (Elected 28th June 2022) ## **Property Trustees:** The Baptist Union Corporation Limited Baptist House 129 Broadway Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 8RT ## **Bankers:** HSBC Bank Plc 31 Church Street, Kidderminster DY10 2AY ## **Independent Examiner:** Susan Cooper ## **Annual Report for 2022** The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2022. ## **Aims and Purposes:** The Charity is governed by an Approved Governing Document which states that the principal purpose of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian Faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination to include the advancement of education, community service and such other general charitable purposes in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Church shall determine. The Church occupies premises which are held by the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd, on Trusts which are entirely compatible with the above object. ## **Objectives and Activities:** In order to achieve the principal objective which is set out above, the Church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him as living Lord. Central to the work and witness of the Church is the provision of regular public services of Christian worship. This year has seen the full return to post-Covid normality in church services and life. Some activities have not restarted since lockdown, but others have replaced them. The Church runs a series of house groups for the growth of faith and discipleship in the homes of some members, and further details of these can be obtained from the Trustees on request, or at the Sunday services of worship. These are all now in person. The Church is responsible for a Mother and Toddler Group, Noah's Ark, which meets in the Church premises on Monday and Friday mornings, with the purpose of assisting the community and demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ. Allied to the Mother and toddler group is a meeting for dads and their young children entitled ‘Who let the dads out’ which meets once a month on a Saturday morning. We have Messy Church on a quarterly basis. The Church runs various events for Young People and for people in the ‘Third Age’ such as a weekly Art Group and a Renew Wellbeing Cafe. ## **Achievements and Performance:** The Church does not measure the success of its programmes only in numbers, including financial numbers, but also in less tangible areas like fellowship and encouragement. The Trustees recognise that these are difficult to measure, and believe that 2022 was another was a good year for the church.. People within the church continue to show considerable care for each other and mission opportunities have been creatively found. At 31[st] December 2022 the Membership stood at 112 Average attendance to worship services remained stable during the year, and is split between attending the building, watching live on zoom or watching on youtube later in the week. The Church continues to make its premises available to local initiatives, such as the Bewdley Festival and one-off community events. ## **Financial Review:** The Church continues to raise the funds which it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and congregation. No wider public appeal was made for funding during the year. The Church expressed its part in the life of the wider church by making grants to national and international Christian organisations and societies with Christian aims and objectives compatible with the Church’s own charitable purpose. The Church remains dependent on its membership working as volunteers in all aspects of the Church’s activities, many of which run with little or no impact on the Church’s expenditure, but nevertheless contribute substantially to the achievement of the Church’s objectives. The financial results for the year, together with a summary of the accounting policies adopted are set out in the accompanying financial statements. The Trustees have established a Reserves Policy, and are satisfied that they have sufficient reserves at the Balance Sheet date, together with ongoing income anticipated, to enable the Church to function effectively in the coming year. The Trustees have made an assessment of the major risks facing the Church, and are satisfied that there are policies in place to minimise these risks. Total Expenditure for the year was £123,118. Income for the year was £104,759. The Net result for the year was an deficit of £18,359. Income and Expenditure for the year 1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 ## Income and Expenditure Principal Accounts 1st January 2022 - 31st December 2022 |**Summary**
Income
Gifts and Donations
Gift Aid
Other Income *
**Total Income**
Expenditure
Total Admin Costs
Total Worship Costs
Total Premises Costs
Mission
Young People and Youth Work
Total Gifts and grants
Total Ministers Cost
Total Community Pastor
Administration Staffing Costs
Professional Costs
**Total Expenditure**
In Year Surplus/(Deficit)
Transfers In or (Out) of Fund
**Overall change 1 Jan - 31 Dec**|General Account
2022
_2021_
77,883.93
_83,137.88_
15,635.70
_16,606.84_
3,053.08
_1,387.64_
96,572.71
101,132.36
4,202.33
4,748.69
3,085.93
2,319.69
19,057.79
9,631.67
9,240.83
8,360.74
1,035.48
481.23
175.00
93.84
47,159.91
46,661.14
19,984.94
2,079.52
7,927.56
7,420.12
3,734.06
6824.91
**115,603.83**
**88,621.55**
(19,031.12)
_12,510.81_
159.75|Food Parcels
2022
_2021_
906.03
821.08
93.88
52.06
**999.91**
**873.14**
919.79
_252.07_
**919.79**
**252.07**
80.12
621.07|Baby Baskets
2022
_2021_
3,503.34
_611.96_
597.84
_75.49_
**4,101.18**
**687.45**
3,509.51
4,090.27
**3,509.51**
**4,090.27**
591.67
(3,402.82)|Other Causes
All Accounts
2022
_2021_
2022
_2021_
2795.70
_170.50_
85,089.00
_84,741.42_
290.00
_12.50_
16,617.42
_16,746.89_
3,053.08
_1,387.64_
**3,085.70**
**_183.00_**
104,759.50
_102,875.95_
4,202.33
_4,748.69_
3,085.93
_2,319.69_
19,057.79
_9,631.67_
9,240.83
_8,360.74_
1,035.48
_481.23_
3085.70
_160.50_
7,690.00
_4,596.68_
47,159.91
_46,661.14_
19,984.94
_2,079.52_
3,734.06
_7,420.12_
7,927.56
_6,824.91_
**3,085.70**
**_160.50_**
123,118.83
_93,124.39_
22.50
(18,359.33)
_9,751.56_
159.75
**0.00**
**0.00**
(18,199.58)
_9,729.06_| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**(18,871.37)**
**12,510.81**|**80.12**
**621.07**|**591.67**
**(3,402.82)**|| 24/01/22 Audit Copy Page 1 of 2 Income and Expenditure for the year 1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 Balance Sheet Position for all Accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2022 |**Balance Sheet Position**
Fund as at 31 December 2021
Change on the year
**Fund as at 31 December 2022**
Funded By Bank deposits
Petty Cash
Total Cash
Debtors
Prepayments
Less
Creditors
Accrual's
**Funds as at 31 December 2022**|General Account
Food Parcels
Baby Baskets
Other Causes
Pastors Fund**
All Accounts
139,543.33
1,846.53
142.91
**0.00**
178.25
**141,711.02**
(18,871.37)
80.12
591.67
0.00
-178.25
**(18,377.83)**
**120,671.96**
**1,926.65**
**734.58**
**0.00**
**123,333.19**
114,601.05
1,869.04
511.80
770.00
0.00
117,751.89
200.00
200.00
114,801.05
1,869.04
511.80
770.00
0.00
117,951.89
5,947.27
57.61
222.78
25.00
6,252.66
325.97
325.97
121,074.29
1,926.65
734.58
795.00
0.00
124,530.52
302.33
302.33
100.00
795.00
895.00
**120,671.96**
**1,926.65**
**734.58**
**0.00**
**0.00**
123,333.19| |---|---| |Summary of all Assets and liabilities||||Notes| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**||Grant Receipts:| |Buildings (notional Value)|750,000|||Youth club support
£250.00| |Cash Holdings|117,952|||Warm Spaces grant
£740.00| |Less Liability for Pension Fund*|9,900|||| |Net Capital assets||858,052||*Pension Fund Liability is currently in a state of flux| |Plus Debtors and prepayments||6,579||This could change with changes in economic growth| |Less Creditors and accruals||1,197||but currently remains low| |||||** Pastors fund was closed in March 2022 as the bank wanted to| |Net Value|||£863,433|charge on monthly fee, the account had not been used| |||||in the last 7 years so it was decided to close the account and| |||||transfer the funds to the general account| 24/01/22 Audit Copy Page 2 of 2 Scttioi) B Disclosuro Only Complete rfth¢ eyafflirw needs to h￿ahl material wrthm&. GI￿ hore of •ny It•m8 thattr* •xamlnor*4•ho8 to di￿109•. IER March 2012 Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Exarniner's Report rnwnbgrn of Chwlty rK>111 119 Rg•peclrw TrwrKlbS1iU•• rf The Ch￿￿￿$trUStees we rev￿$￿4e fryts ofthe ￿￿rta. Tr• •ThJ •xaminw trustees corffjidwthat*A i• n¢rt trth&s y¢Of uThJer se4w 144 oflts Ch•lJes It 1$ my reSP￿s•￿￿ty to.. waxin 145(SMb) ofthe Charkne8 Acl, and BI￿3 oflndop•ndent examinaow was cortsj c*A ift g￿er81 Diref*iM gven ty the Chaity idwthn ofarry l￿V￿1 Ttems ￿ thsd05ures ￿ tho accc4Mts, aTrS sothng eW8n8tPCd8 al the ewo￿nce that be an O)rthqu8n￿Y r￿ cPh￿n Is gi%*n as S￿S￿￿ CwP& quallnraknl•l ry bo* (If •nyl: ASSoCIA-.I0￿ ACCOLJTrJ-, I OA IER Ma￿h 2012