FARNHAM BAVnST CHURCH {DORMANfACCOUN15J ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIALStATEMENrs ACHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION Chartty Numbei: 1200661 Mrs Lucinda B8rn8rdo. Mr Robert Glen Bird MT P8uI Burch Rev Graham Culver Mr Robert Frood Mr Neil Grant Mrjonathan Hughes Mrlsaac Lambert Mr8 Denise Newman Mrjoseph Posnar MrsAnn8 Scott MrGavinVene&g Mrs ELaineWrsght R8gistered Address: Fernham Bsptist Church.TheHart. Famham. Surrey. GU97HA
The TnJstg8s pr888nttheir reporttogether with thefinancial ststement8 of Farnham Baptist Church Ch8ritable Ineorporated Orggnisalion (the Charity) forthe period ended 31" December 2023. The Trustees confirm thatthe Report and Financial Statements ofthe Charity comply with the current statutory requirements of the charlS governingdocumentandthe provisions ofthe Statement of Recommended Prdctice ISORPI 2015. 1. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEKr The Charity 18 ¢onstitut8d as a Charitsblè In¢orpor8t8d Organis8tion 8s a body corpordte unLler PBrt 11 of the Ch8ritiesAct 2011. The Charity was 18gistered with th& Charitycommission on 13 Octob8r 2022. Trustees sre legally rasponsible forthegov&mance and management of the charity. Truste88 are responsible for setting strategies and policies to ensure thatth8se are implemented. The charity's tsustees have considered thg major risks to which the Charity is exposed and have roviewed potential risks. Systems and Proceduros have been put in p18ce to manage th9 risks and to mitigat& any adverse outcomes. I OBJECTIVES AND ACtIVmES The principal purpose of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith accordingto the principles of the B8Pti8t denomination. The church niay4lso advan¢e education carry out other charitsble purposes in the Untted knngdom andlor other parts ofthe wortd. The ChErrtywas dormant duringthis period 3. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFOMANCE The Chartywas dDmantdu¥ingthis perlod. Farnham Bapiist Church, unincorporated charity Icharrty number112626418greed. 8t 8 Special Church Meeting on 17th Oetober 2023. to transfer all assets. liabiiitias and activities to the Charityon 1"January2024. 4. FINANCtAL REVIEW £20.597 wa8 recelv6d into tha ChariVs bank 8ccount by31Wt December 2023. The vast m8lority of this w8s du&tO 8n &rror by HMRC pawng gfft 8id which should have been due to Farnham B8Ptlst Church unincorporated chartty. However, this money in gttect is an asset of Farnh8m Baptist Chureh unin¢orporated charityas at 31'- December 2023. butthefvnds would be tr8nsferred to the Chority on 11CJanuary2024, as agreed Bt a SpB¢i8l Church Meeting of Farnhsm Baptist Church chartty on 1f October 2023. Therefore. the net 88sets of the Charity Os 8t 31" December 2023 are £niL
- PLANS FOR THE FIMJRE Th8 ChBritybec8me aCtIOn 1°Janu8ry2024.
- STATEMENT OFTRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILMES The Tru8tees are responsiblefor preparingthe Report and FinancialStatement8 in aceordance with applicable law 8nd regulations. Charitylgw rèquires the Trustees to preparefinancialstatementsforesch fin8nci81y88r. Under the18wthe Trustees have elected to PTep8rethe financial statements in 8ccord8nce wth United Kingdom GenerallyAccepted Practice (Unitèd Kingdom Acoountsng Stand8rds and applicable lawl. The financial statements are required by18Wto give a true and fairview otthe state of 8ffair8 of the Charity and of the surplus or deficit ofth8 Charttyfor th8t period. In prep8ringthesefinancialstatem6nts, the Trustees are required to.. Select 8Ult8ble accounting policies and applythèm Consisttly, make juijgoments and estirnatesthat are reasonabl8 and prudent: repare the financial s1810ment8 on the going concern basis unless r( is inappropr18t8 to presume thgtthe Chariiywiil continue in operation. TheTru8tees are respon8ible for keeping proper accountlng recordsth* disclose with reasonable accuracy at anytime the financial position of the Charity 8nd 8nable them to ensure thatthe financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are atso responsible for SBfeguarding the assets of the charity an(1 hence fortaking reasonablg steps lorthe preventlon and d8tection of fraud and other irreguEartties. This report wos approv8d bythe Tnjstees on 15th November2024and signed on thgir behalf ty: Elaine Wright Church Secretary
STATEMENT OFASSEfsAND LIABILMES AS AT 31 December 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2023 2023 Totsl 2023 ASSETS Flxed assets Tangible assets Current assets Cash b8nk 20.597 20.597 LIABIL lEs Amounts dueio Farnham Baptl8t Church (unincorporated ch8Fltyl 120,597) 120,59n This report W88 approved bythe Trustees on 15" November 2024 and signed on their b6half by: Elain8 Wright Church Secretary