NEEDINGWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH – REPORT TO CHARITY COMMISSION
Period of Report
Name of Charity : Needingworth Bap�st Church CIO
Registra�on Number : 1200761
Address : High Street, Needingworth, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4SB
Trustees : David Mann (Elder), Robert Keith Craigen (Deacon), Paul Michael Burton (Deacon). These trustees were in place for the whole period of the report.
Purpose of the charity as set out in our Cons�tu�on: The advancement of the Chris�an faith as a Grace Bap�st Church in accordance with the Basis of Faith, primarily in Needingworth and the surrounding neighbourhood.
Structure and details of how it is managed, including how it recruits trustees : Needingworth Bap�st Church has existed for more than 250 years. It has a membership. Chris�ans in regular a�endance at the church, who would like to become members, apply by comple�ng and signing the applica�on form and wri�ng out their tes�mony of conversion and Chris�an life. This will be seen by the church members who will approve the admission of the new member in their Church Mee�ng. Elders and deacons are the “Officers” of the church and the trustees of the charity. These are chosen by the church members and appointed in a church mee�ng which has considered their suitability, calling and gi�s. The pastor is an elder who is supported financially by the church. When someone is appointed as a Church Officer or pastor, they automa�cally become a trustee.
The Trustees have taken into account the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit in preparing this report. Our mee�ngs are open to all, and, as the only church in Needingworth, provide a place for all who would like to worship God according to the Chris�an faith, and provide pastoral care for all who seek it, according to their par�cular needs.
Our main mee�ng was the Sunday morning worship service. In the absence of a pastor, this was led by visi�ng preachers or by our elder. We seek to worship and praise our great God and Father by singing hymns of praise, praying, reading the Bible and listening to a sermon which expounds a passage of the Bible. We do this for the glory of God and for the strengthening of the faith of all who a�end. Services were recorded and placed on our website so that those who are unwell, or unable to a�end for any reason, can s�ll par�cipate and benefit from the services.
Once a month in the summer months we also met for an evening service. Our midweek mee�ng was held each Tuesday evening in the Chapel or on Zoom, consis�ng of a Bible study followed by a prayer mee�ng.
Once a month on a Thursday a�ernoon, an outreach mee�ng, called “Tea and Time to Think” was held in the home of one of our members. The purpose of this is to reach out to neighbours and to provide a forum for discussion and Bible study.
Support is focussed on missionaries and mission organisa�ons involved in spreading the Gospel of salva�on through faith in Jesus Christ as given to us in the Bible. We are par�cularly focussed on suppor�ng the missionaries of Grace Bap�st Mission, but take an interest in many other mission agencies.
Commented [DM1]: Any other
Financial review. The assets of the church (charity) were transferred to the CIO on 31 October 2023. Prior to that date, the church operated as a Charitable Unincorporated Organisa�on. Income and expenditure was as per our Financial Statement of Accounts. Because our income was less than £25,000, the accounts were not examined by an Independent Examiner.
Funds were used for the upkeep of the chapel and grounds including our cemetery, expenses of visi�ng speakers and dona�ons to mission organisa�ons. No grants were made. Funds were kept in our bank accounts and we did not hold
any investments. Cash in hand is par�cularly being held with a view to the support of a future pastor. We did not hold any funds as a custodian trustee.
the period of the report was healthy with a cash balance of £56,741
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed:
Full name: David Mann
Posi�on: Elder/Chair of Trustees
Date: 10 August 2024
| Charity Name NEEDINGWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH |
Charity Name NEEDINGWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH |
Charity Name NEEDINGWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH |
No (if any) 1200761 |
No (if any) 1200761 |
No (if any) 1200761 |
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| For the period from |
Period start date 20/10/2022 |
To | Period end date 31/10/2023 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 16,548 - - - - - - - 16,548 - - - 16,548 8,872 - - - - - - - - 8,872 - - - - 8,872 7,676 - 49,065 56,741 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 16,548 - - - - - - - 16,548 - - - 16,548 8,872 - - - - - - - - 8,872 - - - 8,872 7,676 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| **Sub total ** | 8,872 | - | |||||
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 7,676 | - | - | 7,676 |
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| 49,065 | - | - | 49,065 | - | |||
| 56,741 | - | - | 56,741 | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Bank accounts Details Details Church furniture Electronic organ Lawn mower/gardening equipment Church kitchen equipment Computer Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 56,741 - - - - - 56,741 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) General funds - General funds - General funds - General funds - General funds - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name DAVID MANN |
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| Date of approval |
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| DAVID MANN | 13/08/2024 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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