
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 26/04/2023 To 31/12/2023** 

**Charity name: Park Street Baptist Church** 

**Charity registration number: 1202850** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The principal purposes of the Church**<br>**are the advancement of the Christian**<br>**faith according to the principles of the**<br>**Baptist Denomination. The Church may**<br>**also advance education and carry out**<br>**other charitable purposes in the UK**<br>**and/or other parts of the world.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**PSBC exists for the worship of God and**<br>**the advancement of the Christian faith**<br>**by activities including but not restricted**<br>**to regular public worship, communion,**<br>**prayer, Bible study, preaching, teaching,**<br>**baptism, evangelism, mission,**<br>**discipling, working with children and**<br>**young people, providing pastoral care**<br>**and supporting and encouraging**<br>**charitable social action.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**All charity trustees have regard to the**<br>**commission’s public benefit guidance**<br>**when exercising any powers or duties to**<br>**which the guidance is relevant.**|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Park Street Baptist Church was**<br>**registered as a CIO on 26/04/2023**<br>**having previously been registered under**<br>**the umbrella organisation of the Baptist**<br>**Union. However, the transfer of financial**<br>**assets did not occur until 01/01/2024.**<br>**Therefore, all activities during the**<br>**period to which this report refers were**<br>**undertaken under its previous**<br>**incarnation. Therefore, the charity**<br>**began and ended the period with no**<br>**funds and undertook no activities as a**<br>**CIO.**|



## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**At the end of the period, Park Street**<br>**Baptist Church CIO had zero income or**<br>**expenditure.**|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Zero**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**The transfer of financial assets was not**<br>**complete until 01/01/2024**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|**Park Street Baptist Church has a**<br>**Constitution to govern its operation.**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Park Street Baptist Church is a CIO.**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are selected by the**<br>**membership by secret ballot.**|





## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Park Street Baptist Church|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1202850|
|Charity’s principal address|2 Penn Road<br>Park Street<br>St Albans<br>AL2 2QF|



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Ann-Louise Hall|Chair|||
||Matthew Cooper|Pastor|||
||Elizabeth Prince||||
||Helen Gill||||
||Wayne Searl||||
||Graham Weller||||



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are<br>held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of<br>such assets from the charity’s own assets|N/A|



## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

N/A 

## **Declarations** 


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Signature<br>Full name  Ann-Louise Hall<br>    Position  Chair<br>Date 28/10/2024<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





**Charity Name Park Street Baptist Church** 

**No (if any) 1202850** 

## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

Period start date 4/26/2023 

Period end date 12/31/2023 

**For the period from** 

**To** 

**CC16a** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** 

**Total funds Last year** 

**to the nearest      £** 

**to the nearest £** 

**to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £** 

## **A1 Receipts** 

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|**Sub total**_(Gross income for AR)_|<br>|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**|||||||||||||
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|**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||||||
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|**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||||
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|**Total payments                           -**|||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||
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|**Net of receipts/(payments)                           -**|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
|**Cash funds this year end                           -**|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Total cash funds**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

|Signature|Print Name<br>Ann-Louise Hall|Date of<br>approval|
|---|---|---|
||Ann-Louise Hall|10/28/2024|
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