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2023-12-31-accounts

Charity Commission

Charity Commission Annual Return 2023

CHERITON BAPTIST CHURCH

Charity registration number: 1198088

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Financial period

Financial period start date

01/01/2023

Financial period end date

31/12/2023

Income and spending

Income £

£98,968

Spending £

£101,676

Number of contracts from government

How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

0

Number of grants from government

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

3

Value of grants from government

What was the total value of the grants received from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

£10,500

Income breakdown

Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)

£86,690

Charitable activities

£12,278

Other trading activities

£0

Investments

£0

Other

£0

Recipients of grants

Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas).Individuals

£0

Other charities

£0

Other organisations that are not charities

£0

Trustee payments

Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?

⊠ d. Other type of payment/benefit not defined

Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?

No

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom

Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Spending outside England & Wales

Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Yes

Select countries/territories your charity operated in during the financial period covered by this annual return

⊠ India

⊠ South Africa

£ 3200 India £ 716 South Africa

Please record total spend in each country. Round figures to the nearest £100 if possible (do not enter decimal points or commas). We recommend you select "Save" regularly to avoid losing any values entered.

£ 3916

Methods of money transfer

How much money did your charity send in total outside of the United Kingdom using a method other than the regulated banking system in the financial period for this return?

£0

Trading subsidiaries

Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?

No

Charity contact details correct

Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?

Yes

Charity headquarters details correct

Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters?

Yes

Charity contact address

CHERITON BAPTIST CHURCH

QUESTED ROAD

FOLKESTONE

CT19 4BY

Charity Headquarters address

CHERITON BAPTIST CHURCH

QUESTED ROAD

FOLKESTONE

CT19 4BY

Membership type

Is the charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies?

no, the charity is not part of a wider group structure

Employment contract types

People were permanently employed by your charity

2

People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity

0

Self-employed people were working for your charity

1

Total overseas employees

How many of the people above work on behalf of your charity outside of the United Kingdom?

0

Total employee payroll

What was the total amount spent on employee payroll during the financial period relating to this return?

£32,650

Employees' salaries

Did any of your charity's employees receive total employment benefits of £60,000 or more in the financial period of this annual return?

No

Governance policies

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Yes

Safeguarding policy and procedures

Yes

Financial reserves policy and procedures

Yes

Complaints policy and procedures

Yes

Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Yes

Internal risk management policy and procedures

No

Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Yes

Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

No

Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Yes

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Not applicable

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Yes

Social media policy and procedures

Yes

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Not applicable

Safeguarding

Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return?

Yes

a. All required standard DBS checks have been obtained

Yes

b. All required enhanced DBS checks have been obtained

Yes

c. All required enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS checks have been obtained

Not applicable

d. DBS checks are not required other than Basic DBS checks

No

Serious Incidents

Has your charity reported all Serious Incidents (including any historical incidents) that the charity became aware of during the financial period of this return?

There were no incidents to report

External risk and impact

Donations,

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - grants

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - contracts

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - investment

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Expenditure on charitable activities

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Expenditure on overheads

Positive

Number of volunteers

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of employees

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of trustees

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Fundraising activities

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Capacity to deliver services

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Total service demand

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Volunteers

Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?

40

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Declaration

Your role at the charity (select one):

⊠Trustee
Given names Graham
Family name Smerdon
Telephone 07814970559
number
Email grahamsmerdon@yahoo.co.uk
Date submitted 12/10/2024

It is a criminal offence under section 60 of the Charities Act 2011 for anyone to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the commission; this includes

suppressing, concealing or destroying documents.

CHERITO

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023

INCOMING RESOURCES

Petty Cash Saving Acc

£ £
Voluntary Loose offering 290
Income Offering
Gift Aid
UP
generating Donations
funds Hub Café 259
Youth
Hire
Miscellaneous 195
Interest Received 551
Total Income 744 551
From saving account

Petty Cash Saving Acc RESOURCES EXPENDED

Charitable Mission Activities Emergency Fund Iranian Reunion Wages/Penisions Training Office Supplies Equipment,media Manse rent and utilities Church utilities Licences & Subs

Repairs & Maintenance
Maintenance- Tower
Cleaning 350
Insurances
Urban Pastors 15
Youth & Children's Work 60
Fellowship, worship 23
Miscellaneous 12
Outreach 137
Fundraising trading
costs Hub Cafe
Meeting Point, toddler group
Events
Equipment - New boiler
Refund/Banked 153
Governance costsIndependent Examiner
Total Resources Expended 751 0
To Saving Account

VAN ( Depreciation 25% )

Asset Balance B/F Asset Balance C/F

Accounts Examined by P A Goodwin Qualified by Experience Retired School Bursar and Manager NatWest Bank Former School Governor/Chair Finance Committee Dated 01/10/2024

ON BAPTIST CHURCH

2023

Bank Account
Funds
General Restricted
£
£
258
59,864
12,925
12,278
3,750
2,164
21
0
163
79,145
12,278
Bank Account
Funds
General
Restricted
2,406
28,450
4,200
1,095
4,121
679
10,430
12,018
2,017		 Total
£
548
59,864
12,925
12,278
3,750
2,423
21
0
358
551
98,968
10,000
2,406
0
0
32,650
1,095
4,121
679
10,430
12,018
2,017
6,292
6,292
10,900
10,900
1,456
1,806
2,032
2,032
10,627
10,642
882
942
2,127
2,150
5
17
593
730
0
491
491
0
105
105
0
0
0
0		 6,292
6,292
10,900
10,900
1,456
1,806
2,032
2,032
10,627
10,642
882
942
2,127
2,150
5
17
593
730
0
491
491
0
105
105
0
0
0
0
86,098
14,827
101,676
80,314
78,486		 6,000
5,373
2,344
17,171

15,158
95,472

10,265
88,751

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Balance b/f Amount In Transfer Refund - Martin Transfer Banked Out Total

FUND STATEMEN

General Balance b/f £ 80,314 Income £ 80,440 Expenditure -£ 86,849 £ 73,905 Add: Assets Depreciation -£ 1,669 £ 72,236 NOTES 1 General Offerin Recorded Offeri Loose Offering, Gift Aid Tax Ref Donations Others Inocome 2 Interest Receive Hub Income 3 Hire was largely

£403.5 from Ki

4 Mission spendin Prathap £1500 5 2023 Wages Gross salaries UP Employer pensi BU Pension emp 6 Media Equipme 7 Boiler 8 VAN

Santander San savings Petty Cash Hub foat Total
£ £ £ £
£8,937 £70,030 £273 £62 £79,301
£97,672 £551 £744 £1,983 £100,950
£10,000 -£10,000 -£349 Petty cash -£349
-£5,373 -£5,373
-£6,000 £6,000 -£818 Banked -£818
-£100,926 -£751 -£879 -£102,555
£4,310 £66,580 £266 £0 £71,157

NT

NT
Restricted Total
Urban
Other
Emergency
Pastors
Fund
Fund
£ 15,158
£ 95,472
£ 12,278
£ - £ 92,718
-£ 14,827
£ - -£ 101,676
£ 12,609 £ - £ - £ 86,514
-£ 2,344 -£ 4,013
£ 10,265 £ - £ - £ 82,501
g comprises:-
ing
lump sums
fund
e
ed		 £ 59,864
£ 548
£ 60,412
£ 12,925
£ 3,750
£ 379
£ 551
£ 2,423

y £1010 from CA group, £3154 from Emmanuel , KCC £228

tchen and £1036.8 from Napier Friend, hire donation £417.6

Total £6,250
ng comprises Joel Thorman £906
Total £2,406
on contributions
ployee payments
Net value
nt
£ 6,050
£ 4,538
£ 3,012
£ 2,259
£ 12,500
£ 9,375		 on contributions
ployee payments
Net value
nt
£ 6,050
£ 4,538
£ 3,012
£ 2,259
£ 12,500
£ 9,375		 £ 23,220
£ 4,200
£ 2,910
£ 2,319
£ 32,649
25%
Depriciation
£ 1,513
2022
£ 1,134
2023
£ 753
2022
£ 565
2023
£ 3,125
2022
£ 2,344
2023
£ 6,050
£ 4,538
£ 3,012
£ 2,259
£ 12,500
£ 9,375

Cheriton Baptist Church Registered Charity No. 1132606

Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees / members of Cheriton Baptist Church, Cheriton, Kent. Year ended 31 December 2023

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 which are set out in the attached report. The accounts were prepared by the Treasurer, Lan Lan Comerford

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner.

The Charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts (under section 43 of the Act)

To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the Act), and

To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report.

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items of or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement.

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:

  2. To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act; have not been met; or

  3. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Examiner: Philip Goodwin

Qualified by experience.

Retired Bank Manager, NatWest Bank, 30 years. Former School Director of Finance, 10 years

01 October 2024