## **Fivehead Bap�st Church ANNUAL CHURCH REPORTS Jan 2023-Jan 2024** ## **Minister’s Report 2024** As we look back over 2023 we are thankful to God for his grace and provision throughout another year. The regular church ac�vi�es have con�nued – Sunday Morning Worship, Sunday Rocks, Cafe Church, Tuesday Bible Study, St. Mar�n’s Close Discussion Group, Contact Lunch, Cra� Group, Women On Wednesday, Men On Thursday, The Stable & Youth Cafe. In addi�on to this the monthly Saturday Men’s Breakfast was relaunched in March and has been very well a�ended each month. Some of the younger guys enjoyed a board games evening organised by Ben Powell, which we hope to do again. At the end of the year a new Thursday a�ernoon prayer �me was started with a focus on the children and young people. At the heart of all this is the real point of church: we gather together as people following Jesus, suppor�ng each other, and sharing his love with others. During the year we paused to remind ourselves of this central purpose, asking “Why Church?” It was a very helpful �me to reflect on our purpose. Two main things emerged from our discussions: we GATHER together to be filled with Jesus, and we GO out into our community to share Jesus. This twin purpose of “gathering and going” is helpful to keep in mind in everything we do as a church. Alongside this we par�cularly spent �me in Paul’s le�er to the Colossians which reminded us to keep Jesus at the centre of everything. Some special events… In January some of the men met for a curry evening. In March we shared in a special Wedding Anniversary celebra�on with Dave & Daisy Di. At Easter we enjoyed a Tenebrae style service on Maundy Thursday (led by Vince) before our usual Easter Sunday celebra�ons. During the year we had visits from missionary speakers from World Vision and Bethlehem Bible College. As part of an SWBA pulpit exchange we had Mike Sherburn visit us to share news of Watchet Bap�st Church. Ma� visited Taunton Bap�st Church to talk about FBC. At Harvest we supported Opera�on Agri. We held a Tearfund Big Quiz in October. Chris Bowater visited us in October to lead a Sunday service and to give some teaching on leading worship. On Remembrance Sunday we joined with St. Mar�n’s Church for a shared service. For Christmas we had a full church for our carol service and also held family services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. New people have joined us as regulars this year and we welcomed Jill Simon and Ian & Joan Sherwood into membership. Dilla Davis became a deacon, joining the leadership team. Paul Douglass decided to re�re from the deaconate when his term ended – we are very grateful to Paul for all his wisdom and input on the leadership over the years. We said goodbye to Hilary Wo�on who passed away in September and John Woodhill who passed away in October. They are both missed by the fellowship but we know they are with the Lord and we look forward in the hope of resurrec�on. The church Mission Team has been re-established to keep a focus on Mission. The team is made up of Ma� Co�ngton, Laurie & Karen Burn, and Pete & Gaynor White. Laurie Burn also joined the Safeguarding Team which now made up of: Paul Douglass, Ruta Lusite, Anne Burnham, and Laurie Burn. Levels 2 and 3 Safeguarding training was completed by three members of the church leadership this year (Ma�, Dilla, Anne). Debs Powell and Sarah Co�ngton also a�ended a course on Youth Work organised by SWBA and Youthscape. This has prompted some good discussion on the future of our youth work at FBC which we hope to launch in a new format in 2024. During the year Ma� con�nued with some extra studies towards his na�onal accredita�on with BUGB. Although Ma� has been an ordained minister for more than 20 years he wanted to transfer his accredita�on to the Bap�st Union since joining them a few years ago. Having completed the extra studies Ma� a�ended “Ministerial Recogni�on” days in November and was accepted as a na�onally accredited minister following these interviews. Ma� is very grateful to FBC for suppor�ng him in this process and is delighted to receive na�onal accredita�on. As The Stable report will show, it has been a very encouraging year for the cafe. The Stable has been very busy and was featured in an SWBA mission stories video. We have also been able to host a new Mental Health Support Group which started in November as well as con�nuing to host the Re-Engage Teas and Macmillan coffee days. This is in addi�on to the usual charitable giving and Youth Cafe evenings (see The Stable report). Towards the end of the year our church website and logo were redesigned and updated. We are very grateful to Ben Powell for helping us with this. It has not been an easy year for some in our fellowship. A fair number of people have been through health issues, treatments, bereavements, hospital stays, and other health concerns. The support and prayers of the church family are so important at such �mes. There is much more that goes on week-by-week besides what is men�oned here. We are grateful for all the �me, energy, love, and prayers everyone gives to church life and to helping each other on our journey of faith. As we look back in gra�tude to God for his grace in 2023 we also look ahead in faith for the year ahead. Pastor Ma� Co�ngton. ## **Secretary’s report Jan 2023-Jan 2024** Once again, much of my report would echo the pastor’s report and indeed, other areas of church life, but I will endeavour not to duplicate! Our Midweek fellowships in various homes and in The Stable occasionally have been following a pattern of prayer, study and fellowship, with the study mostly around questions arising from the Sunday’s teaching. This is particularly helpful when some have been involved in Children’s work, or away and unable to present for the sermon ( although the sermon is usually available via the church website). Having tried to maintain two groups on a Tuesday evening, this was not always viable, so we have returned to one group. The single group is often quite large, but discussion still �lows well. Wow meet on Wednesday mornings and a further group on Tuesday afternoons follow a different study pattern. Zoom is still a useful tool for services as people are very sensible when feeling poorly. It also includes those who are unable to travel to the service. A weekend away has not been practical, but various picnics, bring and share lunches, TEAR fund quiz and other gatherings have been fun social occasions. Numbers in many senses are unimportant, but we do need to keep records and we currently our membership stands at 40 members and 1 junior member. However, we have many more meeting together and contributing to Church life. We are also delighted to report that Matt has now received National Accreditation as a Baptist minister. It is always positive to work with the Parish church for the annual Remembrance service, we hope to have a joint Palm Sunday event this coming year too. We also work with members of the Anglican community and other villagers next door in The Stable Each year, as I compile these various reports I continue to be thankful and marvel that a small rural Fellowship does so much. This particularly applies to the work in The Stable where we welcome so many during the week and provide a safe and welcoming space for local teenagers too. My desire and prayer remains that everyone will use the huge number of varied gifts that God has given us and that we will act upon the opportunities that God provides, so that FBC does make a difference in our communities. **Judy Male** ## **Mission Team Report 2023** _“It is the duty of every member to take part in the evangelisa�on of the world.”_ (Bap�st Union Declara�on of Principle) Ma� asked me to convene a mee�ng of the Mission Team whose primary aim is to review all the main mission organisa�ons currently linked to FBC and to propose which ones should be regularly supported by the church. Secondly, our brief is to plan how and when up to date informa�on about each mission would be communicated to the church. The first mee�ng of the new team was held on 9th June and the team comprises Laurie & Karen Burn, Ma� Co�ngton and Pete & Gaynor White. ## **Interna�onal Mission:** **BMS World Mission** - This is a specifically Bap�st mission, funded from 5% of our church budget income. Laurie was asked to invite BMS employee Ruth Whiter (from To�erdown Bap�st Church, Bristol) to visit one Sunday. This visit is planned for February 3[rd] 2024. **Opera�on Agri** - another Bap�st mission, formerly the Bap�st Men's Movement, was proposed for the 2023 Harvest Appeal (Tanzania) on 17th September. **TEAR Fund** - Big Quiz was organised on 7th October. **HOPE Now (Ukraine)** - Pete & Gaynor were to organise another collec�on of items, but this was cancelled due to new import restric�ons. **IcFEM Dreamland Mission (Kenya)** - A presenta�on of the work, including the Hospital and School was given by Laurie & Karen on 2nd March 2023. A future mission visit is being planned for late October 2024 with FBC folk invited. So far, Laurie, Karen and Glynis are going. www.icfem-mission.org **Tools with a Mission (TWAM)** – The local collector in Westport has ceased collec�ng. **Toy Box** - Gaynor to bring recent news of a new child ambassador during a short input in morning service. A special offering was taken at our Christmas Carol Service. **World Vision** - Ma� Hyam spoke at FBC on September 10[th] . **The Leprosy Mission** - Gaynor to organise occasional sale of goods. **Wycliffe Bible Translators** – We have contact with Will & Judith Sawers who are involved in Bible transla�on in several languages in the Central African Republic. February 24th 2024 - to be an all-age service with World Mission focus. ## **Local/Na�onal Mission:** **Bap�st Home Mission** - (funded from 5% of our budget income). A new SWBA (South West Bap�st Associa�on) video featuring The Stable was released during the year. **The Stable** – is our main local mission outreach and regular updates should be given to the church. **Contact Lunch** - monthly outreach for local people living alone. **Re-Engage Teas for the elderly** – A short no�ce tea was arranged in The Stable on Sunday 11th June and proposed dates for 2024 are planned on the a�ernoons of February 11[th] and July 14[th] . **Good News for Everyone** - Peter Yaxley keeps us updated with this work of distribu�ng scripture, formerly known as Gideons UK. See Below **Laurie Burn** **Good News for Everyone** ( formerly Gideons) Chard Branch 2024:We have had some very interes�ng and rewarding visits this year a�er the Covid restric�ons were li�ed. The main event was a visit to each of the residen�al / Care homes in the Ilminster area. Usually in teams of two, the welcome was almost overwhelming due to them missing us for a couple of years. We went all bright eyed and bushy tailed, quite a site! Besides Bibles in various formats we had Key Worker Testaments for the staff with a special cover. To celebrate the Corona�on of King Charles 111 and Queen Camilla a special edi�on PWT was produced, these were par�cularly well received as gi�s from Grandparents to their grandchildren. HOPE magazines went like hot cakes in all our usual outlets and were a most useful star�ng point in our one to one conversa�ons. One young husband we met for a second �me and he asked for a complete Bible and Bibles for each of his children. The children’s school has been given a class set of the Discover magazine. This publica�on is sub �tled “Exploring the Bible” and has also been warmly welcomed by the head teacher at Huish Episcopi Primary school. We joined with Taunton GNfE to help man the Chris�an Marquee at Taunton Flower Show. Very recently we have been able to present both NT’s and Discover magazines in the Ukrainian language to the group who are living with families in the Langport wider area. A very moving occasion that reduced me to tears, their stories: sorry are so !!!!!! Please do speak to me about “our work”. The fields are ripe for the harvest but the harvesters are so few. Come and join us. **Peter Y.** ## **Stable Report 2023** As ever we are grateful to our volunteers from the church and surrounding villagers who serve and bake for us, without them we would not be able to open as many hours. At this �me we have 18 volunteers, some twice a month, others once per week and a few of us who have more spare �me fill in the rest. New volunteers are always welcome. ## **Dona�ons** In 2023 we gave our end of year profit of £4000.00 split equally between overseas and local to: |Dreamland Mission Hospital Kenya £1000.00|Dreamland Mission Hospital Kenya £1000.00| |---|---| |World Vision|£1000.00| |Adventure Therapy|£ 500.00| |Greatwood Chris�an Centre|£ 500.00| |Youth for Christ (Taunton)|£ 500.00| |Bibic
|£ 500.00| Village defibrillator maintenance £ 300.00 Our annual MacMillan day raised £361.00 a record! Our �ps are always donated to various causes both home and abroad. The total given away since we opened is in excess of £16,000.00. We s�ll have enough in our reserves to buy any replacements for equipment etc, We an�cipate a large commitment in 2024 as the drains need a major overhaul. Our garden is s�ll well used when the weather permits. We have installed 2 new decking areas this year, one between the Stable and access ramp, and the other on the le� hand side of the steps, where the ground was very uneven. We would like to thank Laurie and Adrian for making this possible. We con�nue to provide a welcome to customers and a safe place for teenagers at Youth café. Occasionally we have been able to offer prayer and more direct help to our customers. We are always pleased to open our doors to the village for other ac�vi�es. More recently, providing a venue for a fortnightly mental health group. **Baking** We currently have a 4 week baking rota ( more bakers provide occasional cakes and help to stock our freezer. We would always welcome more contributors.) A decision was made in November 2022 to pay our bakers, as they are now providing a minimum of 4 cakes a week, all have given their services free of charge since day 1. With costs spiralling, the deacons agreed a small fixed payment of £30.00 each �me. Due to the increase in visitors our decision last year to buy a new tall freezer has proved invaluable. 2023 has been another record year for us, financially and mee�ng lots of new customers. **Post Office counter:** We are sad that the directors of the Post Office decided that in wasn’t viable to con�nue visi�ng on Thursday a�ernoons. We had offered our premises free of charge for approaching 5 years. **Glynis Boucher.** ## **Children & Youth Work Report 2023** In April this year we produced a “Values Statement” for the children’s work at FBC. This gives an outline of the values we want to pass on to children and is helpful for leaders and for parents who want to know what the children will be taught. The 7 values are: Love, Gra�tude, Self-Worth, Belonging, Forgiveness, Crea�vity, Purpose. A copy is a�ached to the reports. **Sunday Morning:** The Sunday morning children and youth work (“Sunday Rocks”) has con�nued in the form of two age groups who meet in the two adjoining rooms upstairs. The youngsters join the main service to begin with where there is usually a children’s talk of some sort. Part way through the service they go to their groups upstairs, which are led by at least two adults. Once a month (usually the third Sunday) we have an all-age service. The younger group have been following the “Aslan” Bible lesson material which gives outlines and ideas for each session. Leaders are free to use this or do their own thing. The older group have a less structured, more conversa�onal format where leaders encourage them to share and talk about whatever they want. During the year we put up the old snooker table which seems to be popular, as well as the Nintendo Wii games console. During the year Debs Powell and Sarah Co�ngton a�ended an SWBA Youth Leaders training course called “Youthscape Essen�als”. The course encouraged leaders to think about the different circumstances, assump�ons, and challenges facing young people today. It also challenged leaders to think about the need for new and fresh approaches to youth ministry. This prompted some very helpful discussion together with Ma� and the Deacons who all share a concern for the future shape of youth work at the church. Towards the end of the year it was decided to ask Debs and Sarah to come up with a new format for the youth work which can be tried for 6 months. Debs and Sarah have suggested a new format of Sunday “YP Chill Zone” in the Stable rooms. This will be complemented by “Dig Deeper” ac�vi�es and events on other days (bible study / small group / youth alpha / interest specific courses etc) and hopefully a�ending some Chris�an camps as well. The new format is planned to begin early in 2024 and will be adver�sed locally once up and running. It was emphasised that prayer is vital and a new Thursday a�ernoon prayer �me has been started in the Stable each week to pray for the children’s and youth work at FBC. A copy of the “FBC Youth Work Vision” is a�ached to the reports. **Youth Café:** Thursday evening Youth Cafe at The Stable has con�nued through 2023. A�endance at the group varies anywhere from 2 – 10 young people. There have been some new faces join the group. The new rules put in place seem to be working well, ensuring we know where everyone is and se�ng out some guidelines for behaviour. We also bought some new games for them to use. The young people enjoy coming to the cafe. During the year we were able to take 18 youngsters, including some from Youth Cafe, to a “Living Out Loud” Chris�an event in Taunton which was organised by Youth For Christ. **Ma� Co�ngton** ## **Contact Lunches 2023** The contact lunches, which have been running since October 2018 are open to anyone living on their own in Fivehead or anyone a�ending church who lives alone and are held on the 3[rd] Tuesday of each month. As the name suggests, it provides a place where people can have a hot meal and meet with others. We have managed to serve lunches each month this year with no problems of covid, heatwave or lack of kitchen that we encountered in 2022. The average number of guests is 12, though some months we have catered for 16, not coun�ng the cooks and helpers. We have welcomed 2 more regular guests this year but there is always room at the table for others to join us. The price of the meal is £4 (an increase from 2022), though many guests pay more. As a result of their generosity it has enabled us to buy some kitchen utensils and we now have 2 large slow cookers that we use. Dona�ons towards energy have been made to the church and a cheque for £59.46 went to Crisis to allow 2 guests to have a Christmas lunch and to access the services Crisis offer. The new double oven purchased by the church at the beginning of December meant that cooking the 2023 Christmas dinner was not quite the logis�cal problem that it has been in previous years! Many thanks to all who help make these lunches such enjoyable occasions **. Karen Burn** ## **Men On Thursday (MoT)** With the ability to freely meet together a�er the Covid precau�ons, it has been a pleasure to be able to spend �me in fellowship with other men and passing the �me together on Thursday mornings in the Stable. Though a rather depleted number at �mes and on one occasion being a case of Man on Thursday enjoying coffee, it has been good nonetheless to be able to spend �me in fellowship and discussion together. Whilst in previous years we have been able to take day trips to places of interest, it is to be hoped that we might be able to do so again in the not too distant future. PD ## **WOW Report 2023 (Women on Wednesday)** In January 2023 Dilla was leading WOW on the Old Testament. February, we studied the Jewishness of Jesus. March, we had a visit from Dilla’s friend Jilly. She led a day on Israel. Ladies from other churches were invited to a�end and we shared lunch together. We were also asked by Ma� if we as a group would lead the All-age service for Mother’s Day. I asked Vince to put together 3 sketches from Mary and Elizabeth’s perspec�ve from heaven. In May, Dilla took the decision to step down from leading. It was put to a vote and I; Janice was asked to lead. Ini�ally I suggested we studied the book of Jude. As I was on holiday Greta lead the ladies. Due to us moving house, Dilla lead the following week on James. "We took a break un�l September. During this �me, I suggested we draw up a Covenant so that WOW would be a place of safety where all the ladies could feel able to share. I shared this with all the ladies and the feedback was posi�ve from all those that replied. Each of the ladies were given a copy and we have one laminated in the room." We started back in September and studied a book on ‘The Bea�tudes’ which had been used for the Bible Study in Spring Harvest. In November we spent one morning watching a film called ‘The War Room’. It’s a lovely film on the power of prayer. We then decorated the Church for Christmas. Our last week was spent as a coffee and chat at Yandel’s in Martock. The Ladies then agreed to start 2024 studying the Old Testament prophecies on Jesus. **Janice Carrington** ## **SAFEGUARDING** Safeguarding within the church is led by a small group which includes Anne Burnham, the Safeguarding Deacon, Laurie Burn, Ruta Lusite and Paul Douglass. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are carried out for all who are involved with the young people in any way, including those helping in the Stable as there are some�mes young people who help serve in there. Safeguarding is not limited to ensuring the safety of young people, but can be applied to all ages and if you have any concerns, please don’t hesitate to talk to one of those named above or our Pastor, Ma� Co�ngton. ## **Policy Statement on Safeguarding Children in Fivehead** ## **Baptist Church** ## **(referred to as “the church” in the Policy Statement)** ## **This statement was agreed at the church meeting held on 16[th] June 2015.** It will be read annually at the Annual Church Meeting where progress in carrying it out will be monitored. In fulfilling the Church’s vision: - �� we welcome children into the life of our community - �� have a programme of events for children - �� make our premises available to organisations working with children The church recognises its responsibilities for the safeguarding of all young people under the age of 18 (regardless of gender, ethnicity or ability) as set out in The Children Act 1989 and 2004, _Safe from Harm_ (HM Government 1994) and _Working Together to Safeguard Children_ (HM Government 2013). As members of this church we commit ourselves to the nurturing, protection and safekeeping of all associated with the church and will pray for them regularly. In pursuit of this we commit ourselves to the following policies and to the development of procedures to ensure their implementation. **Prevention and reporting of abuse -** It is the duty of each church member to prevent the physical, sexual, emotional and spiritual abuse of children. It is the duty of each church member to respond to concerns about the well-being of children and to report any child abuse disclosed, discovered or suspected. The church will fully cooperate with any statutory investigation into any suspected abuse linked with the church. **Safe recruitment, support and supervision of workers -** The church will exercise proper care in the selection and appointment of those working with children, whether paid or volunteer. All workers will be provided with appropriate training, support and supervision to promote the safekeeping of children. **Respecting children -** The church will adopt a code of behaviour for all who are appointed to work with children so that all children are shown the respect that is due to them. **Safe working practices -** The church is committed to providing a safe environment for activities with children and will adopt ways of working with them that promote their safety and well-being. **A safe community -** The church is committed to the prevention of bullying of children. The church will work to ensure that the behaviour of any who may pose a risk to children and young people in the community of the church is managed appropriately. ## **Financial Report as at: 31[ST] December 2023** Balances of church and stable accounts at 31[st] December 2023 (including adjustments paid in Jan ’24) Nat West deposit a/c 28,361.06 Church 4,911.00 Stable 11,225.42 The income and expenditure figures are almost iden�cal to the previous year if you take into account that we are due approximately £7,700 back in Gi� Aid in the next few weeks. We also received £995 VAT refund from a charity that helps listed building refurbishments. 93% of our income comes from giving and Stable repaying Electricity & phone bills paid by church 85% of our expenditure in on Ministry and maintaining our buildings 12% of our giving goes to Mission, approximately 10% to Bap�st related mission. The Stable has given over £5,100 away this year and s�ll retains a healthy balance that will be needed in the coming year for drain maintenance. Overall, I think we are doing very well. My thanks go to Paul, Karen and others who count the cash on Sundays, Sheila who deals with Stable Cash and all the workers who do their best to fill in slips for various sale items. **Vince Carrington** The following graphs show income and expenditure listed below: Income £39,201.38 995.71 166.31 338.68 637.00 297.98 160.00 28 72.6% Monthly standing order 8.4% Weeklycash & cheques 0.4% 8MS Birthdayl£90 Sent dirertl 0.8% Eric (Toyboxl 1.6% Sp￿la1 mission donations 0.4% B'last & Cntct lunch 2.5% VAT Refund 12% Stable 0.9% Interest on deposlt alc Expenses £41,525 1,034.00 138.00 244.00 1,121.00 495.00 3.720.0) 23,626. 57% Ministry 8% Manse 9% BMS Hotnp Abroad 0.2% Toybux 3% Sppaal mi55ions 0.6% Children & Youth 18% Maintenance 2.5% aeanin8 03% Event5 Charity No. 238649 Fivehead Baptist Church Receipts & Payments Accounts Period 1st January to 31st December 2023 Recelpts and payments Unr•strict•d funds Rèstriet•d Stable Funds funds IRèstrletèdl Total funds Last year 2022 Recelpts Weekly OfferlngRegular Glfts chill1￿n.$ Collectv)ns Ttsybox Lee Abbey Churd) Outing Cotlingitsn Family Grft Mi8c Rewpts BMS Birth¢8y Scheme Special Ofteriws Hire Church Premis851Contact lunch 31,849 43 31.849 32,689 150 603 765 851 70 70 160 892 892 166 3.298 166 105 Oth8r receipts Grft Ald Tax Refun 429 996 6214 61 Bank Interest 339 339 Slable Utilities Totsl Churh recdpts 34.355 34355 BUC Fund Interest 186 186 The Stable stablè Tips Nett Receipt5'. Th8 Stabl8 Total Stable 715 715 925 14817 14,817 14,817 15,532 16.831 17,756 715 Gmss Incomo 49.172 715 50,073 63,177 Paym8nts BU Penslon Defec Ministry Salary,pensB)n cont. expenses Church.. Insuran￿ Utilities etc M8nse'. Maintenan￿.1mprOvements Manse".Water.Council Tax. Insuran Church.. MaIntenan￿. Improv8m8nt5,Cl8aning Mission Mi$slon payments by Stable 1,880 21,701 2,172 1,422 3,180 1,662 23,626 23.626 3,471 8,455 4,855 3,471 8.455 8.002 1,580 100 Youth Ichlldren's Work 244 244 139 AdmIn.A¢￿Unts Exam.Copyrighl,BU Sub el¢. Miscellaneous. Tea. Coffee, Cleaning Mats. Etc. Website, Podcast. Tech 5UPPOrt Dea￿n$ Rel1￿ment Gift 256 1,000 138 138 257 Covid Hardship Fund Don8tsons Church outing Cottington Family Gift Oddments The8ire Totalpaymonts 728 765 250 41.045 41.045 44.838 Page 1 Charrty No. 238649 The Stab Donalion8 from Stable rips Stable Café Donations 355 715 1,070 4.000 10.645 4,000 10,64S 3.374 11,343 15.830 Stable Café,. Ulilitses, Consumable8", IS￿ Abbotts Total 15.000 715 15,715 Gmss Exp•ndlturg 56.045 715 56.760 60.666 Net of recglpl￿poYMents Transfers between funds Cash funds last year ond Cash funds thls year end 16,8731 16.6871 2,509 52,266 6,281 45,393 1116A67 58.547 51,860 56,038 58.547 Cash Funds Nalwest Bank: General Fund 28,361 12.412 4.620 28.361 12412 28.022 12,121 12.123 NalW85t Bank.. The Stab18 Co￿peratIve Bank Stable unbanked (2sh 4620 Stable Float stable Tips BU Corporation Account 6,467 6,467 6467 6.281 45.393 51,860 58.547 Page 2 Slatement of assets and liabtlities at the and of the period Détsils Unrestr¢t¢d hsblctad 28,361 12,412 4,620 Tot•1 28,361 12,412 4,620 6,467 Cash fvnd¥ N*We51 Bank￿ner￿ Fund The Sta Cwative 8ank BU Corwab)n kcoLwI 6,467 Ag¥d8 ret•nedlorth• Fundsto ¥A￿Ch Charity's use (Estlmatgd Valu*lonl loplonall loptitin41 419,SDO 461260 8.200 The manse C*￿[ch 8ulldings FiXbj￿S and Frtbn FLxttJres and fitbnys'stth Café. Genera Q*neral Uabllles Fundstowlach labilityb**n91 Arnoyntth Optional Vthon duo Iopuonall Ufipr8sented BaptistpeTrsion Esbmakd EmpbyerDelA 47,f4X) Slgn¢d byoneorlwo olthètrust••s on b¢h•lf of the trusts8$ Sgn*ur¢ Prfnt Dateof approY•l V40 V5ncent C?￿ington tTrea5urerl Inde endetht Examiner'5 Re Flvtht2d Ba tt5t Church ort to the Trustees of Independent examiller's report to the tru$tee$ of Fivehead Baptist Church I report io the chatity tTU5t¢&s on my examinaiion of Ihe accounts, of FiYeh¢ad Baptist Church (the Trubil for the year end 31 Ikcember 2023. litspon$ibilitie5 and basis of report As the clwiry lrnslees uf the Trust you are responsible for the prepardiion of the arrowjts itl accordance with the requirements i>f the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act'l. I report in respe¢t of my examination of the Trust's accoi]nts caJTied out under Section 145 of the Aci attd itt carryirtg out Illy xamination I have followed all applicable Directions giv¢n by th¢ Charity Commission under Se£tion 145{5}Ibl of the Act. B#$is ofindependent examlner's $taternent My examination was ca]ried out in accordancc Véiih general Directions giv¢n by the Charity Commission. Att examination sncludes a review of the accounting records kepi by the church a comparison of the accounts PTe.%enled w'sth those records. It also includ¢5 considerdiion of any unusual iteJn5 or disclosures in the accounts, yeekingw explatmiions from tbe lrnsiee$ ¢on¢erning any such matiers. The PTocedures undertakell do not provide all the evid¢n¢e that would be r¢quired an &udit, and Co￿￿eqUentIY no opinson is given as to whcther the accounts. PTesent a'tru¢ and fair'vi¢w alld the rqx)rt ].% IiTnitEd to those Ellatter5 set oui in the stslemenl below. Independent exfimlner s $tatement I have con]pleted my examinaiion. I conf￿￿ that no material matters hav¢ ¢ome to my attention in ConneLtIL￿ with the exajnination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Tn￿t as required by Section 130 of the Act. or th¢ accounts do not atwrd those records., or the accounts do not comply u'iih thc applicable requircmen15 wncerni￿, the form attd conteni of accowits Set out in the Charitie% (AG￿unIS and Reponsl Regulatson5 2008 otber than any requirement thai the atcouttts give a tn]¢ and fair view which is noi d matier eon8idered &8 part of an independent cxaminaiion. I have no ¢oncerns &nd have come acr055 llo other matters IJ collnection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounL% to be r¢a¢hed. 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