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|Report ofthe Trustees||1-3|
|Independent
Examiners|Report||
|Statement
of Financial|Activities||
|Balance Sheet|||
|Notes to the Financial Statements||7-13|
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|STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE
AND MANAGEMENT|||
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|Governing
document|||
|The Abbey Cenbe Saptist Church (the church) isa chantable
incorporated
organisakon
registered
with the Chankes
Commission
in England snd Wales||Its|
|adivitias am governed
by its consbtution.
The church w affiliated tothe Baptist Union ofGreat Britai.|||
|The board oftrustees ryhe Deacons" )compnses
members ofthe church
The deacons am the board oftrustees meegng eleven times during
also arrange a retreat day. We have agenda focused meetings
altema5ve
months either 'Centre' or 'Minisby.|the year and||
|The current tmstees
will continue to serve until their term ofoffice expires
in accordance with the Constitution
ofthe charity or until they choose|to take a||
|sabbatrcal.|||
|Each new Trustee
will be menlored
by a current Trustee encouraging
them and glwng guidance
in their new role|||
|At its mesa ngs, the deacons received reports from the minister, treasurer,
cenbe manager and pastoral team and in so doing monitored the work ofthe|||
|charity and the stag'5 conbibulion
tothe fugilment ofthe bjjcddrw ofthe church. The secretary brings any oorrespondence
received which isrelevant to||Ihe|
|Deacons snd the Church.|||
|Pubgc Benefit Objectives|||
|The trustees
have considered
the Commission's
guidance
an the public benefit snd
rn particular ths specMc guidance forthe advancement
ofreligion|||
|The Churches
Aim ra to be
'Seeking to serve the spiritual
and social needs ofSouth Northampton
by recognising
and asrming
the presence ofGod rn|||
|everyoney
Through
ihrs we welcome anyone who walks through ow doom.|||
|The charity prcwdes a place toworship fcr ag people, young and old to deepen their fsrih in God On a Sunday we prmiide a arne of morning
worship|||
|Several times a year ve fegowship
with the churches we are in Partnership
with through the South Northern
pton Partnership
af Churches. This|takes lhe|form|
|ofworship services, joint groups
during
Lent and an annual
quiz We have monthly
prayer meetings
on zoom, faolitated
by our church members|||
|We offer a number ofactivibes that reffsct the mrnrstry
ofthe church to serve the social and spintual
needs ofthe local community.
We provide|a Lunch Club||
|on a Monday for older people
rn the commumly,
witch
rs well attended.
A Baby &Toddler Group meet 3days a month
This rs open to anyone|with children||
|flam the age of0up topeschool age.|||
|The Church ccnbnues to hold anima Saturday
morning
friendship
&chat and Sunday
morning
Womhip
rs also available
onlirw
Our trustees had virtual and|||
|face toface meehngs
and our church meelrng
and AGM were hekl vrrluatly.
Every church member and other congregatmn
are erne ried on a saturday|||
|momwg wth informabon
for the weekend.
We conbnue to produce a monthly
newssheet
By using zoom we conhnue toreach members
and|congregation||
|who were rn the past unable to physically come to the church
building.
As abody ofbelievers, we continue
to support each other either
rn person, on the|||
|phone or over zoom|||
|The Abbey Centre isa communily
facility which
rs used by many groups in the surrounding
area. The buriding
is open seven days a week between 9.00am|||
|and 0.00pm. In 2022 we have been fully open and have had several new users Iothe btstdlng|||
|We are very grateful forthe supporl we get from ag our volunteers
and the over 55groups using the Abbey Cenbe. Without this hard|||
|work and dedication
lothe upkeep of the groups
and the Abbey Centre we would not beable to offer the facihdes we have today.|||
|As a Church we have completed
our move to become a Chanty Incorporated
Organisation
from 1.5.22, the new cherry was rsgrstered
anth charity|||
|commrssron
on 1stSeptember 2021|||
|Risk Management|||
|The deacons ofthe Church do not believe that the charity is subject to any substantial
nsk beyond the liebrirues disdosed
in ils Annual
Report|and Accounts.||
|A full risk assessment ofag achvibes atIhe premises has been conducted
induding a review ofag ugibes.
Ab users ofthe building are required|lo have their||
|own cerhficate ot publrc lmtxlrty insurance
and carry out a risK assessment
oftherr adivikes|||
|The trustees have been fully brieled on the regulations
rn retaken to General Data Protecbon
Regulations
ofMay 2018|||
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|||Not85|fsnd5|funds|fund5|Total 2022|Total 2921|
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|Income and Endowments|from:|||||||
|Oonsimns snd lagsoes||||3 181||27 119||
|C he rile bio achvihss:|||57488|||57488||
|Olher Iradrng solivilies|||U,ZUO|||8200||
|I/lveshheAI
IACAIAS|||957|||957||
|TOTAL||||3 181||93764||
|Expenditure
on:||||||||
|Charitable
activities:||||||||
|Raising Funds||||||||
|Ch8AI8bhl sohvllr85'|||191,290|||195,173||
|TOTAL|||191290|||195173||
|Nel income
/ (expenditure)|||100,70|||101,409||
|rransfms
beb
n tunas|||1 249|1249||||
|Other recognised
gains/(losses)||||||||
|Gams snd losses on revaluahon||offixed assets||||||
|Gahls and losses AA disposal|ol|farad assets||||||
|Gams and loaves on ' vesbnent||meals||||||
|Actuarial guns/(hoses)
on defined banafit pension schemes||||||||
|Net movement
in funds|||101855|||101408||
|Rsconcllimion
ofFunds||||||||
|Total funds brought
forward|||Z809 866|||2509866||
|Total funds cerned forward|||2707910|||2 708457||
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|Note 20 Movement
in Funds|||||
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||Asat01.08.22|||As at31.12.22|
|Unrestricted
Funds|||||
|General Fund|2,260,926|(100,784)||2,160,142|
|Ministenal
Fund|195,748|2,223||197,971|
|Properly
Fund (eevrcusly caged|353,192|(3,395)||349,797|
|TOTAL UNRESTRICTED FUNDS||(101,056)||2,707,910|
|Restricted Funds|||||
|BMSWorld Miaa'un||378||378|
|BUGB Home Mission|||||
|TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS||547|||
|TOTAL FUNDS||(101rig)||2,70$,457|
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|Unrsstrichxl
Funds|||||
|General Fund||156,221|1,103|100,784|
|Ministerial
Fund||31,970|149|2223|
|Prooertv Fund||3100|295|3395|
|TOTAL UNRESTRICTED FUNDS||(393~3)|(tame)|(101,956)|
|Restricted Funds|||||
|BMS World Mission|2,249|2,715||378|
|BUGS Home Musion||1,168||169|
|TOTAL RESTRICTED FIRE)s|3,1$1|(3.503)|||
|TOTAL FUNDS|93,765|(195,174)||(101,409)|
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