**Sardis Baptist Church** Serving God and the Community Pastor:  Fortunato Santos 12 Wellfield, Melincourt, Neath.  SA11 4AU Tel No: (01639) 711398 


Email: fs111@btinternet.com 

## **Trustees Annual Report 2023** 

We continue to hold one Sunday service a week on alternate morning and evenings. Our activities outside during the week are Rainbow Tots, Sisterhood, Christian Endeavour, Coffee afternoon, Kids club and Youth Club, which are all carefully managed. 

Our finances are in good shape considering the current financial climate. 

We have been working towards amalgamating to a local Church which has closed, but this has so far taken many years due to the pandemic and the paperwork restraints with the Baptist Union. We are hoping this will be finalised by the end of this year. 

Cheryl Payne 

Trustee and Treasurer 

Secretary:   Mrs Sharon Thomas, 4A Waterfall Road, Resolven, Neath. SA11 4ED Tel: 07813 432081 Email: SardisBaptistChurchResolven@gmail.com 

Treasurer:   Mrs Cheryl Payne, 6 Llys Bethania, Railway Terrace, Resolven, Neath. SA11 4HG Tel: (01639) 711139 Email: cheryl.payne@btinternet.com 



|Balance sheet 1/1/23 - 31/12/23 End of year|Balance sheet 1/1/23 - 31/12/23 End of year|
|---|---|
|Bal B/fwd||
|Receipts||
|loose|5461.97|
|members|41040.64|
|sardis mission|1067.00|
|BMS home mission|386.00|
|BMS|386.00|
|M&G|627.48|
|donations|3094.00|
|events|1483.10|
|repair fund|1181.10|
|gift aid|6320.34|
|sardis hall|691.99|
|separate accts|1923.50|
|fraud refund|19000.00|
|total|82663.12|
|Payments||
|Stipend|20696.98|
|hmrc|4082.68|
|Travel|1296.00|
|Phone|480.00|
|pension|1356.84|
|BMS Mission|366.00|
|Sardis Mission|3912.00|
|Home Mission|366.00|
|Subs/trng/fees|1159.60|
|Pulpit supply|450.00|
|gas|1368.93|
|electric|1463.40|
|minibus|3456.29|
|Insurance|2414.02|
|water|384.16|
|Sundries|1466.25|
|donation|555.04|
|events|1083.42|
|repairs|13641.18|
|apostolic|1118.86|
|fraud payment|19000.00|
|misc|428.40|
|TOTAL|80546.05|



receipts payments bal at bank 



48003.05
82663.12
130666.17
-80546.05
50120.12

## **Report of Auditors** 

To the Members of Sardis English Baptist Church 

We have audited the financial statements of Sardis English Baptist Church, Charity No. 236647 for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 as required by law. 

In our opinion the financial statements and subsequent questions give a fair view of the Church’s affairs and of its receipts and payments procedure. 

That the accounts have been properly prepared and that we have nothing to report in respect of these accounts 

Signed……Mair Davies……..Date……24/7/24………………………………. 

Signed……Karen Evans…….Date…… 24/7/24……………………………….