Immanuel Baptist Church Southsea Trustees’ Annual Report For the Period 01 January 2023 to 31 December 2023
1. Objectives and Activities
The purpose of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.
The charity may also advance education and carry out other charitable
purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
The main activities in relation to this purpose for the public benefit includes
regular Sunday morning services and a weekly wellbeing café.
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
2. Achievements and Performance
The charity’s Wellbeing Café, Renew 109, provides a quiet, shared space where ‘it’s okay not to be okay’.
The charity is registered on the Welcome Directory which helps faith
communities become places where people who leave prison find acceptance.
The charity hosted two outreach events, Skittles and Pizza & Praise
The charity has donated to the following organisations:
Kings Church Food Bank Angus & Helen Douglas in Nepal 9Link Missionaries) Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) St Simons Sunday Supper Club Leprosy Mission Friends Without Borders Hope House, Portsmouth BMS Harvest Appeal Life House, Portsmouth Rowan’s Hospice Naomi House Hospice
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IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 1ST JANUARY -31ST DECEMBER 2023
| Income General Offerings Gift Day/Building Fund Communion Offerings Refund SCBA Renew 109 Use of premises/hire of rooms Gifts to Immanuel Gift Aid Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme BMS Birthday Wedding/Funeral Gift to BMS Skittles Refunds Designated Gifts Interest GB Fees TOTAL INCOME Opening Balance at Bank Closing Balance at Bank |
£ Expenditure 23288.67 Church Building Repairs 6280.00 Gen Expenses/Gardening 3131.29 Church Water/Waste Disposal 185.00 Church Insurance 23.00 IBC Gas/Electric 41514.25 Pastoral & Other Gifts 4097.00 Fire Alarm & Extinguishers 3741.25 BUGB Subs 1885.38 Cleaning of Church 105.00 Cleaning Materials/T Rolls etc 100.00 WEBA 94.00 Expenses Rev J Thomas 677.00 Minister BU Pension 80.73 BU Pension Deficit Fund 550.00 Pulpit Supply/Travel Expenses 54.87 Communion Offering Gifts 90.00 Broadband Lift Repairs/Maintenance Subscription Fees Keys/Tea & Coffee/Communion CIO Process/Solicitors BMS World Mission SCBA Home Mission CCLI/Song Pro Courses & Training Costs SCBA Loan Repayment Funeral/Wedding Expenses Stationery/Church Furnishings/ Carol Service/Skittles IBC Website/Parking Permits Account Fees Pat Testing/ Audit Accounts Photocopyer Misc Food for Church Functions Renew Wellbeing Renew 109 Family Church one Body Transfer to Caf Gold BMS Birthday Family Church Roc Project 85897.44 Total Expenditure 24275.81 110173.25 |
£ 6493.10 992.63 731.56 2916.94 7965.95 1718.99 702.00 180.25 2120.00 420.48 16922.70 2503.81 890.00 1012.00 2430.00 1998.17 624.36 17435.78 80.00 99.39 543.00 1710.00 1675.00 358.30 3200.00 2500.08 80.00 1458.27 565.72 23.00 66.00 130.00 747.60 262.73 224.63 110.00 25.98 240.00 1435.37 370.00 200.00 |
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| 84163.79 26009.46 |
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| 110173.25 |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Sectlcffl A Independent Examiner's Report R8POrt to thè trusteesl Immanuel Baptist Church, Southsea members of On accounts for the year 31112r2023 ended Charity no 1201324 {if any) Sot out on pages 1 2, I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity rthe Trusf) for the year ended 3111J2023. Re8ponslblliti88 and As the chanty trustees of the Trusl, you are responsible for th8 pparatIOn of basis of report the accounts in accordan wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acr) I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Garried out under section 145 of the 2011 A¢1 and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(51(b) of the Act. I have ComPted my examination I confimi that no material matters hav8 come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives m& cause to belteve that in, any material Spect.. accounting records wére not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not a¢¢ord wrth the accounting records I have no Con8 and have come across no oth8r matters in connection wtlh the examination to which attention shoukl be drawn in order to enable a prOr understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the wonls in the br8ck8ts if they do not apply. Independent examiner's statsmont Slgned: Date." 20141202 Name: Neil Attewel Relevant professional Nla qualification{sl or body (if any): Address: 19 W¢kor Way. Emsworth, Hants, P010 7RE October 2018