Stsnley Road Baptist Church TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the period 1$1 April 2023 to 31st March 2024 Aims and PLffP The principal purposeof Stanley Road Bapttst(hurd) isthe advanment ofthe Christian fath accordingtothe principles of the Bapb'st denomination. The a)urd) mayalso tharKe educati and carryoutothercharitable purposes in the United ngdorn andlor other parts of the vthj. ObieLtives and Aclivits The Trustees of the Churth seek to encourage and enable people to know rd and worshw) Him. Whilst we have regular attenders from outside Moretambe. our fc is on the communty Surroundi our thurth buildin& We aim to encourage a discipl1p th faith grows arKI put into practi, with regular opportunities for Bible study, teachin& prayer, and Communknn. The Trustees have conSided the CommissR)n's gUKlan on publlc benefft and. kn partKular. the speofic SUKIan on charities for the advancement of religion. We particulaty try to enable p&yile to live ¢M their fatth as part of our local ommuntythrouth 8roups operatingfrThn thurth •Yl dravm from all age rdnges and caterin8for all abilities. To facilitate thts vAxk r( is important that maintsin IlIdingfabf1t0f Stanley Road Baptlst a)urth. Wo ondp Trustees are keen to offer services, facilitie5 and events thrwh the year that are en8a8ty Wdrfed, meet individual needs and promote spiritual OWth. Regular events are: . Whole congregation rShip, prayerand Blbleteathlngto develop a kTh)vAedge and trust In Jesus. - sMalr adult groups for more personal fellovthip. Bible teKhingand pastoral care. - O)ildren's groups on Sundays midweek to teath Bible truth and de¥tlop relatlonships. - Regular or Occasnal Caf&style eventsforfrndship and supporL . cmmUnty Café with pod f(KxI available aKI a warm wekome of frdShiP and suppo . Missionary and outrea(h dirertty and indirectlyvia kxal pwtner& Oursunday rrKJrnIn8gatherin8scontinto bethe highlith of ourmwlistryas a thurth. We have been pleased thatthe numberof regularvr5hIppe1shasbeen conenL It vRsa delightto celebrate livin8fatth in thefomi of several belleverf bapkn& Sarah Duff, Peter Kelly. Nina Gadsdon and Sara Barke& We crrtwiue to use the pop-up baptistery on kjan from Lancaster Baptist thurth. TheteathingonSLwwBS led mainlybyourpastorwhlle other membersof the church were able to preach on occasion to). varioust0picsvre cthered, inthding I Peterand Galatians. Genesls 1-3 and the seven'l Am, sayings of Jesus. There VRS a sh(rt ries kx)king at the tharacteristics of worship as part of our consideration of how to re-ordÈr the thurth sp. We have intr(Kluced regular prayer for kwle kn their life outshde of Sunday, called Thls Tlme ToMorm. We have me prayeravailable after eath Communion Servi too. We continue to integrate n) musKians lito our sungthry)rship eath weel vA)ich has bn encouragingto see. rou Prayer and Praise meet on a FridayforfelloN%ship and a spititual talk and again made several donations to local charitie& These induded Christians Against Poverty, North West Air Ambulan, St John's Hospice, SSAFA anned forces thaiity and Wolfvrf( vthhjlife reSe and rehabilitation. Thi$ group CLmtinues to be very committed, and givesthe opportuntyforoccasK)nal'speaaf meetings suth askn visitorsfrom tharitiesand mission agencies visit. Whays Wh is a morrthly group. held on Sunday momings, for adults wtth leaming drfficukies who regulath attend our service& It VR5 a i)y to see another of the group baptized in Dernber. Some members of the group ve able tOin in the'count E In. tea(hing at the Keswick Convention in July. for the second in a row. We became officia partners ryth 'Count Everyone In., thich is a thaiity Trusteeg Annual Report 2023-24. Stanley Road Baptist Church Repjd charity number: 1197276
that works wtth adults with learn¥dISabllltie We held a speaal Vlhays What Extra, just befre Easterwh the group invited friends abn& It hasbeen enC(ra&ngthatrsPWfar(h1ldren£ &Jndaymomin85 has been ableto movetoevery e giving more of a consistentprovisionforfamiliesand thiklren.This has been because oftwo newleaders joinin& A new curriculum was started in January and this has been welkreceNed. The W Brigade has continued to meet eath Friday in term time, with the Senior/Company sections (ages 11-181. The CompanYh an excdlentcamp in North wa in the5wmmer. TrEcompany have alsotsken part In inter-company CompetinS and a range of outdwr ath[t, especially in the summer. Our Merfs and W(xwi's Mdnlstrfe5 continue and again had tbw) succethl a)ristmas mea& in December. The Bible stu{tyUps ttinUe, Induding(me in church on a Wednexlay momin& Forthese groups, V reIyhea)i0n tKAunteer& We ensure thereare uptTrdate DBS thecks forth05e thing with children, young people and/or adults at risk We take training SerKj and have put on safeguarding sessions thisyear, aswell as reviewingourSafjard1ng policyand instigatinga dear'appointmeny procedure. All are welcome to engage wilh the lrfe of the church. At the end of Mard) 2024, there were 88 people In membership. S&pn neA members Vre added (Pauline Shieklhouse, Sarah Duff, Heike D, Matt and Laurd Bradley. NInaGsd0n and MarkSimmonsl;fve peOpvIeken offthe 1st aftera review uackqUene Beswck, Dominic Beswick, DorothyBovAin& Isobel IYNeill 3ndSteph Peell:and memberTerry McGrowdted Uune 20231. We conducted the marriage of Brendan and Natasha Lov4ry in Aubwst, and Peterand Dawn Kelly In November. Estimated regular weekly attendano overthe year is betPen 70KI . K Tnistee m¢fft Chjer the past year, haNE awned to build in a Strfe of regular revi of wr Oicie& Thls has induded reWing and updating ourSafwardin8 poly, with a newtewn set up to ad in this key area. We have also updated our Health and Safety p(v. FOLJI Safety poly and PredureS and our Data ProtectK)n polloi. We had supplementarytramiing sessh)ns a5TneeS #i the area5 of Data PiotectTh) and Fire Extingulsher use. During this year, we tojk time as Twstee5 to cLSider our reskN)nse to a cOnltatn for the Baptist UnK)n Council on whetherit is approprlateornotforBapti5t UnKn k£redited Ministersto be In a same-sex marrFage. We dIS(SSed this at se4erdl meetings. and some Trustees attended teathing sessions at Capemwray Hall on Issues of sexuallty and Klentity. We rwonded to the surffj, wticulatln8 our supportfor a traditional view on marriage. The result of the consultatK)n was TK)und fvst before the axl of this year Viith the Council deciding against changingthe rules. We areworkingon howv4emanageourselvesasTwstees.Asmall'admin'group of Pastor,Se(retsry,Treasurer and Pastoral Secretsry meet ea(h nTrJnth. in of the Trustees meetingto plan the agenda and check on progress of various Matte It is imp)rtant that VR use our time wdl to be effiaent in our meetings. This has helped and V will aim toctintinue wththis pattem. Buildi MOIntenan and We have continued to maintain and mana8e thurch buildin& have not been able to move fOard as quickty as hoped on rtain project& The Stair11 was 0uled with new dec(rtlon and a d dutter. Work on drainage atthefront of thurth hashelped keepthe basementdrier and newfascias etc were installed on the hall arKI back wall. Thiswas done by extemal contrKtor& 155ues especially relating to the hall need attentKJn SOC and dissSS ha¥E been held with potential suppliers. We will need to M( fonvard soon. espe(iallyas ourajrrent finanoal situation should enable usto payfor improNvnent% We have ha a perh)d of trialrE a ne lawxrt *ithe drth and we wtll need to move towards a final decisM)n in the nextffiaKial yw. We continue to see the fw being used, by the thurd). rnisn partneT5 and outside groups. &)me events n¢N happen regula. There are the (hurth prwr meetings: the LMDCK dient (hristmas meal; and another visit from our BMS link MissK)nary. We again hosted a NISCU prayer lunch, as well as the summer olebratK)n forNISCU, attended bychristians from across the North Lancashire area. Trustees, Annual Report 2023-24. Stanley Road Baptist Church Regld charity number. 1197276
We have seen a growth in the number of commutytygnws with other educational and tharttable purposes using the various spa$ around our building theatre groups have begun to use the thurch space for rehearsals, andthere are now regulardcEtrainingdasse5inthe hall. Two exerasegroups made upof members of the lo(al Polish communty have begun. The bcal Christian Light and Lrfe mission has gro and rK)w has two meeting5 3 week in our buildin& The relatk)nship 1th The Bay Singers communty db)ir grows and they were again a key supporter of our Christmas Fair. while The Da1 F1)ry has aLEo continued tw) afternoons a week. Arnther dan group, Panathe, aSed usingthe hall dueto Imr numbers attendin There are other less frequent or onfroff, hires. suth as Lintem )rkShopS forthe communty Baylight event and we were the base for a ryding event Another Bapt churth used our facilities for an away day, and we have seen a continued in children's bythday partie& ASI of these bclokn.n Ixoutht benefft to our communty as well as contributing irKome. We aim to balan these bCKjkw wf(h the flexibilty to use our space for our own actMtse& Sometimes groups are reluctant to use our premises as we are a church, but we strive to be accommodating and welcomingto wpsthat vrklth1n ourethos and purpose as a churth. The management of our building comes under the Twstees, ryth actswty led by Karl Wemer. buildings manager. We increased our deanin8 provision thisyear in respot0 the incTeased usage ofthe building. Pastomlcare We continue to try to care f those connected to the dKtrth, alth(wgh thls is a thallen8e given the situatlons that people are n. Thwe are werdl members th fvlfil responsibilities th as Communion for thosettho are housebound: wsiting those not abt0 gatherforvK)rship: and hospttal vislts. Housegrw)s are also a key pla for pastoral care and we are grateful to those who open their hc¥nes regularfy and prepare stLKJies to share wrth other& After havtngto reSpd to several paskna ylUatk last ar, it was d*ided to set up a pastoral fund wf(hin the general account that we can reSpd more effeCtr. This has Vrked well and we have been able to support several crisis ytuatsns, one that VR made avrare of through our kxal primary school. We also were able to make &fts at times of lebr3tffi, and to friends tonnected to the thurth, such as one of ourfomier Capemwray students, vtho has started Theology stUds at university. Our monthly Communlon serkn at Woothlll House have continued and the relationship continues to be strong. We are often invited to provided spiritual and pastordl care to resKlents, induding at times of end of lrfe. This is a real priwle8e. Misgon and Eva Being concemed for. and hdpin& those in need is ey4resslon of our fatth. This year, we have further developed our café provis in the foler space, initialty (m Tuesday5, but now on Wednesdays. We provide hot drinks, good baking arKI hot fd. Numbers are reascnable, and it has been good to see relationships develop, especially with some people wk) started to )r1P regularly with us The café is an area for potential development in the coming year. Easterand Christmasare our keytimesforCommuntyengagem Wehad a bu5yChristmas Eve carol seThice thisyear. butwecan improve(r.nextstepgoffertotI)SeVknCOme alon& Integratingpeople intothe churth communty so thattheY( expknretheirquestwjns is a dllry. Our sthools continue to be central to life ourcommunty aNI we seekto Supp them a5 best we can. The Listening Se1 at West End PrimarySdKM)l. whith we run alclngside NISCU, has really bded in thisyear and we hopeto 8rowthe team by at least one person next year. We gave a @ft ofb(M)ks. induding some Christian titles. to Sandand$ Sch(x)l a5 they rejuvwted their Sbrary. pastor helps wtth teathing of the ligIon curriculum at sanndS. and both Sandyknb and West End sent dasses to the thurth f a Walk Through Easterf wNkshop in March 2024, vthKh went %wwL4J. Aswell assermngwthin thechurth, member5hw¥EhMteeredwlth warM)usorganisations. indudingLMDCDC, West End Impact and Safe Fami U Trustee< Annual Report 2023-24. Stsnley Road Baptist Church Red charity number: 1197276
Besides our ovm outreath programmes mentned abcfve, the thurth supports several kxal chartttes through our regular givin& NISCU {Northern Inter-S(Kx4s Christian he5 bcal sd)ools wth teaching on the Chrisban faith. LanL3Ster, me(nbe and Di51rKt axYthe5 Debt Caltre offers advi and a55tan wth debt-related issue& TheIr0ffi isin ourbuild•)& also an Offi in buildingand their 0, Martin Bateman, again rnet0 share on a Sunday momin& As well asthese chartbes. moneywas also rdised at Christmas for Bible souetyDth in the Middle E&t and at an Open Doors prayerevent in February. IrCharityCaIendar also raised fundsfor our mission partners. We have IlIt upthe rdatKxthipsthryth our missicx) parthers. We had a ifjsit from Matt. our BMS mlsshxry, to a mKkneek pr3yere4enin8as partofhlsfarthltOuras he atxljuh cametothe end oftheirtime wtth BMS; We have Sin adopted a new BMSmissi(w, Genesis,from U83ndaand hopehe mithtvisitus laterthisyear. The(hurch continuesto keep in cont&t wrth rfcffi1erassISt pastor, MarkYoun& in his new rde withTI LhthouseCommunity in Uandudno. Mark has returTdto Morecambe (m sera1 occasions and keeps u5 UP to date with hts minty. Several members cmtinue to give re8ularlyto support Mark in his role and we are in the second yearofourcommitmentto prowde £4,Cn) in finpAKial supFutfor three years. Churches T etherPortner5hi Stsnley Road Baptist Church 15 a member thurth of the Baptst Un)n aKI the North Western Baptist Association. We hold caSk)nal emts with Caton and iaKaster Baptst chUrd (r Pastor meets with other ministers in local and regicfftal groups, both insKle and (rt1dethe Baptist denominati. He is partof the Morecambe Churtheg Forum, Mhich meets spcffadicalky. Flnanaal Revlew General Ovef Total Income recebved into the Cneral FurKI was £71,705, against e>penditure of £72,292, leaving a small deficrt of £587. The main SOU of income CL¥ltinuesto be regular &fts of members and friends of the churth. In the accounting year, ths and (knatM)ns totslled some £43511. Redalmed W under the Gift Aid kheme amounted to £5,047. Furtherdaims are PQKlln& forthe year, 11 c£xne intothe 24125 accounts. Rental Inctsne from groups and Organ)nS using the kyemises amounted to £12.452. Other income from 'Charitable ACtItie4 cameto£8,105, including an InSurdn daim for£2,541. Ckher income was reiVed from the use of solar panels, a Lanca5hire County Councrl'wami Brant and N)terest cm bank deposit& In addfcion to the General Fund, have two'R&tricte(r furrtjs. Appeals inc£>me amounted to £1,791, which was passed on in full to the receivi)8 organisation& DonatMS, Induding th aid, of £4.(El vMe reCeId into the supportfund for Mark Youngand the Li8hthwse Communty Churth. Totsl G1 expaKlitwe was £72292. Of this, 9Jme £35,632 vrfas spent on Thi5 figure indudes stipend, pension costs, and other expense& Regardin8 the pastorfs stipend. the deasn was taken by the Trustees and unanimousConfirnEd bythe thurch members to thtwdrds a higher level of 110% of 516 of the stsndard Baptist Union stipend, with this thange being implemented overthe next three years. Regular VAxk through the thurth's ministry and missiC groups CCnted for £3,743. Mlsslon O¥1 to otherorganisationstotslled £7.896, representinghtst under Il%of o¥Erall exwditure. Muth ofthiswasto our thosen mission Organisatn5. BMS Workl MIssic. the Bapty'st un Home Mission Fund; LarKaster, Morecambe and Distritt Churches Ebt Centre NISCU xhrJ)I )rkers. As already hithlthted, donations to several tharttie5 were also made via Prayer and Praise. As in prevw £1,2(K) was gNen to our Brigade Companyto SUPP)rttheir work General admin and 'runnin¢ costsmve g756, whlst all building related costs. irKJudin8 utiltEs. repairs and renovatlons amountedto £22.265. Ajso induded in thisfgure are caretsking and deaning cost& A.. The balan of accounts at March 31. 2024 were: NatWe5t Current and knryngs ALcounts £29,899; Natwest Cowan Bequest £2.817: Baptist Uni(m Depoyt £30.(tD. This grves total monetary assets of £62,716, represented bythefund balan below. Trustees. Annual Report 2023-24. Stanley Road Baptist Churth Regld charity number: 1197276
Fund&. The Generdl Fund decreased duringthe year from £61370 to £fA).594. The ReStrt Funds balan increased from £2,IlX)to Q.122. Reserves Pollcy. We have a mininum resetve targd of £30,(U). (Ajr Fdicy is to maintain sufficEnt ndS to facilitate six monthg notKe for Minister and the settling of any other outstsndingfinanaal commttments, before an orderly closure of the (hurth, shoukl bre necessary. Summary. The accounting year has seen a fair conX)rat10n of (r assets. The fnal cash. wsition at the end of April 2024, is largety unthanged from the 2023 figure. This stabilty. despite the numerous calls on our reSIrceS, is large]y down to faithful and committed gbryn& Utiatr)n of the premses by outside groups, is expettedto continue, providing signiRcant, additional income. The imminentthallenge p05ed by buildingwork requirements, in the comingmonths and years.viill neceSSaridep1ete our resefve& We Lwrrentlyhave a 8o¢Jd 'bufferf to enable£30.(XX)to be eamiatked forvukon the buiklings, Ixrt it may bedesirableto replenish funds throuth special appeals and,ft d. We we tseful to GLXI for all His pr(Thisi(xJ for the thurth and ltsjk to Him, in faith, to meetourfuture need& Volunteers We would like to acknowledge that our thurch frfe is based largety on the dedication ofvolunteers tho teath children, supply music, run the kitchen, maintsin the buiklin& attend to adminstration and finan5, and oversee the pastoral care of ourcongregation. Wethank eKh oneof foryour k)ve, dedication and SeiCe. StNrture. G0Veman and Manag•n•rt TheTrustees manage the church in accordan ryth 0urconst1t (CIO a(h)pted (ktober20211, and meet a minimum of 11 times a ar. The average level of attendano was 95% Trustees includethe Pastor.)tho chairsthe meetings, with others appointed from the membership at a Churdi Memberg AGM. The appointment of Trustees is public, dear and open, enabling members to prayeIlY consider who should be appointed and wth notKe of forthcoming election& Candidates are nomlnated, and elected bysecret balk)t ofthe thurth members.There isan opportuntyfor FQStalvotesto be made in advance. Stanley Road Bapts'st (hurth. Morecambe ssltuated in Stanley PA)ad, Morecambe. The c0rrespcdence address is Stanley Road 8aptist Churth, Stanley RO. Moreombe, LA3 IUP Trustee members servingviithinthe pericKI April L 2023to Marth 3L 2024 a. Minister. Reverend Steven Hthvitt (Pastor, Chair) Elerted members: Mrs Stella Walsh Isecretsryl Mrs Dawn warbUrt( (freasurer- unblJune24, 2023) Mr Andrew Sadler [freasurer-frTrJU 24, 20231 Mrs Rosemary Lee Mrs Christine Betteridge Mrssandra Todd Mrs Denise Beal Dr Robert Henderson Mr Robert MKldleton Mrs Sarah Middleton Mr Alan Parker luntiljune 24, 2023) Mrjason Palmer (fny77June24. 2023) Mrs Kath Johnson {frjune24, 2023) DedaraticS The Trustees dedare thatthey approved thetru5teeg rwt abo%E. Si8ned on behalfof the thaitystrustees: Full name Kathleen Johnson TRuE May7, 2024 May7, 2024 Trustees. Annual Report 2023-24. Stanley Road Baptist Church Regld charity number: 1197276
STANLEY ROAD BApnsr CHURCH CIO 1197276- ACCOUt4TS FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING 31 MARCH 2024. GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS 2023 Grant ILCC Warm Space51 Offerin8s Donat$ & other Income Use of premtses Repayment from utilities Ministry & Mi55ion groups Gift Aid & Small Donatoons Bank & BU Corp Ltd In*re 43.511J6 7.237.10 12,451.96 I1.65 868.07 5.¢M7.30 SS7.75 7L705.19 23.846.63 6,075.58 6,143.64 1,4C(1.52 445.07 35.19 37.946.63 PAYME M¢n¢stry Ministry & M15sbn External MlssJoTh Adrnln 8uildiw renovatknns & upkeep 35.632.44 3.743.25 7.89S.77 2.755.65 22.265.15 n292.26 $87.07 61,181.16 60.594.09 19,523.91 2,458.80 4,049.24 3,730.0) 12.IIX).73 41162.68 3,916.OS 65.097.11 6X.181.16 Surplusl+llDefkitl_I ealanct Wf 1st Aprll Balae clf RE El t)onatlons PAYME Blble Soc. Open Doors & Baptist Mlssbn Soc LIGHTH MM UNG RÉMICTED RECEIPTS Oonatiorss & Le8aclès Gfft Alt4 & Small Oonations 3.660.CQ 401.47 2.705.CKI 417 2.705.0 PAYMENTS i.0(.00 Surplus 8alancÈ blf istAprfl Balance clt 61.47 2,CV30.10 Z.151.57 1.705.Q) 385.10 2rn1.10 Unrestricted Funds RestrKted Funds Non monetaryassets 60.594.(P3 2,122.16 £ 1521.205.00 £ 23.911.2$ 61.370.36 2.090.10 f 2.325.835.00 £ 1389295.46 LIABIUTIES 189.20 Trustees. Annual Report 2023-24. Stanley Road Baptist Church ReyJd charity number: 1197276
TES. l. Includes a £2,541.32 lnstsran clairn. 2. Grft ald was claimed. receivèd arsd irKluded in the 2023 financkalsforthe perbd yoin022to 3110812022. Gfft aidforthe period 110912022 to 3110312023 ects in the 2024 accounts 3."Appeals" have been separated fvom'Donatktrns" to prode addilh)nal InformatK>n. The deflcit of £29.41 15 explained by grft aid of £41.41 paid in adWdfft to On and a Novemtr £12 donatJn to be paid to BMS in April 2024. 4. Non monetary a&sets are refrted attheir insured wdlue as at 2ndJune 2023 and are COM5ed of Iwildings E 2.429.414 and thelr contents £91.791 S. As at 3110312024. unld sundry creditor5 £233.73 and an estirnated £3,CrfJO due to the ga5 wppty companyth has not been able to bill the Charlty. A cornplaifit has been filed. Unbanked rrteipts £551.70. The Recelpts and Payments and the Ststement ofAssets aThJ Llabiliiies were approved ata Trnstees meetlng held on NED. Irew Sadler (rTe1•rI May 7, 2024 theA( l. The accounts have been prepared on a Recelpts and Paymeots cash basls as pèmiitted by sectbn 133 of the Charltles Art 2011 provlded the Charity's Income is rt over 50 CW. and the Chartty Commlssloner 8uidelinE CC16 for receipts and payments accountrng has teèn applled. 2. The prfjnclpal accouniing polic6e5 are.. • Income Is COgnIZed un recelpt of cash orcash eqUalents to whkh the Charlty ha5 entltlerneni. ' Expendlture. IncluSe of irrecoverable VAT. 65 re(08nlsed upon payment of an Irwolc• orckglm for whlch the tharlty has an obligatloTh to settle. The Charlty has not rry1Ste lof VAT. 3. Fund accountln8. General funds are unrestred lunds which are avallable for use at the dlscretlon of the Trnstees In fvrtherance of the 8erral otyectives of the Charlty. Restricted funds a donatlons whlch afe to be used In accgrdance wlth specrfK restTICtns Imposed by donors.. they IrKlude donaln$ recelved from appeals forspecfftc actfvlties or projects. 4. The Trustees dld not re ary remuneratlon. 5. The Independent Examlner was not pald lor the wminatK¥n. 6. A slngle £450'Warm Spaces Gfant" was recefved from the L•rKasier County CourKII. Inde ndent e rnlnerfs re I report to the Trustees on my exarnination of the accounts of the above Charty l-tht Trurflfof the year ended 315t March 2024. As the Charity's Trustees, you a resp¢Ible for the preparatbn of the accounts In IKCOrthe wlth requlrements of the Charities Act 20111-the ACVI. I report in respert of my examlnaiknn of the Tru5fs accounts carrled out under sectkjn 145 of the 2011 Act and In carryin8out my examlnatkjn. I have folkfftd all the applkabie dlrectiOn$ 8Nen bythe Charlty Comrni5siofi unde¥ sectkjn 14515llbl of the Act. Inde ndent examlnee5 Statem I have completed my examtnation. I conhmi that no material mattus habp come to my attentl)n In connectbn wlth the exarninatK)n which cause to believe ihat In. any rnatefial resw.. . the accountlng records were not kept In accordarte with secvon 130 of the Charrtles kt; or • the account5 dld not accord wtth the accountin8 records- or • the accounts did not Compty wrth the appllcabse 94ments corKernln8 the fom) and content ol accounts set out in the Charities (ACCOUr and Reports) Re8ulatlons 2CQ8 other than any requlrernent that the accounts 8ive a'true and fairf view which Is not a rnatterconsldered as part ol an Independent examination. I have no concerns and have come acr055 rx) othet matters in connection wrth the examination to whlch attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable oper understsndin8 of the accounts to t* reached. Pate: May 7, 2024 Name: John Pollard Add¥ 8 lake Gro¥e. Morecambe. Lancashire. LA4 4LH allficatlon LY rnernbewshl of . MAAT Maps Trustees. Annual Report 2023-24, Stanley Road Baptist Churth Regjd charity number: 1197276