## **Charity Commission** ## Charity Commission Annual Return 2023 ## **CHERITON BAPTIST CHURCH** Charity registration number: 1198088 **Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2023.** ## **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 ## **Privacy statement** **Any information you give us will be held securely and processed only in accordance with the rule on data protection. 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As a 'data controller' under the Act, the Charity Commission must comply with it. Any changes we may make to our privacy statement in the future will be set out in the replacement version of this form.** **Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.** ## **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: - 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 2. 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