FARNHAM BAVnST CHURCH
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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 charl￿S 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

5. PLANS FOR THE FIMJRE
Th8 ChBritybec8me aCtI￿On 1°Janu8ry2024.
6. 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 Consist￿tly,
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