Report of the Trustees of South Ossett Baptist Church for the period from 1st January 2021 to 31 st December 2021
Charity Registration Number: 259205
Trustees
The Trustees of the charity are the appointed elders of the church.
The Trustees serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Mr David Coulthard
Mrs Tracy Shields
Mr Richard Porteus
The Custodian Trustee of the charity is The Yorkshire Baptist Assoiation
Registered Ofice
12 Haggs Hill Road, Ossett,West Yorkshire WF5 0NS
Independent Accounts Examiner
Mr P Hart 24a, Junction Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire WF5 0EZ
Bankers
Barclays, Ossett
Governing Document
The governing document is the church's constitution
Risk Management
The Trustees are responsible for the risks faced by the charity and have reviewed the major risks and measures for their mitigation as part of an ongoing process. They are satisfied that the process adopted is adequate to identify and mitigate any impact which such risks might have on the charity or its activities in the future.
South Ossett Baptist Church ( Charity No. 259205) Annual Report 2021
Objectives and Activities
The principal object of the charity is to provide a focus for Christian worship in South Ossett and to support the Community.
Regular Weekly Meetings were held throughout 2021 either in person or online
'Cafe Christos' a community support event on Fridays continued to attract 30/40 people each week either in person or online.
Monthly Messy Church events were held on Saturday afternoons during the last quarter of the year.
Debt and Benefit Advice and Post Natal Counselling was offered in partnership with the charity Lifeboat Community Project.
Financial Review
The church's finances continue to be soundly based.
There was a planned deficit ( in respect of student minister's college costs ) of £3.7k in 2021. A return to a balanced budget over the next eighteen months is forecast.
Year end reserves of £17,488 (56% of annual turnover) were held on general account.
Richard Porteus Treasurer 30" April 2022
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South Ossett Baptist Church
Financial Statement for the year ended 31[st] Decemb General Receipts and Payments Account
| Note Receipts Weekly Oferings Income Tax recovered on Gifts Manse Rent Church Room Hire BMS Giving Gifts and Donations Ministry Staf Costs Training Subscriptions Giving Home Mission 2 Baptist Missionary Society 3 Sundries Buildings Church Repairs & Renewals Insurance Electricity & Gas Water Rates Cleaning Other Sundries |
2021 £ 10,399.56 2,801.89 5,880.00 3,310.00 50.00 5,150.00 27,591.45 16,775.77 6,476.00 201.75 900.00 450.00 1,500.00 949.20 1,249.60 677.36 158.66 260.00 1,741.50 31,339.84 |
2020 £ 10,504.71 4,525.51 6,000.00 3,562.50 70.00 6,565.01 31,227.73 |
|---|---|---|
| 15,955.08 6,710.00 149.10 900.00 470.00 710.00 977.12 1,229.90 1,062.50 168.06 303.50 1,255.50 29,890.76 |
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| 2 Note 2021 £ Surplus (defcit) for the year -3,748.39 Balance brought forward 21,236.41 Balance carried forward 17,488.02 Manse Bond Account Receipts Bond Received March 2017 0.00 0.00 Bond Paid Out March 2021 500.00 500.00 Surplus (defcit) for the year -500.00 Balance brought forward 500.00 Balance carried forward 0.00 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 **st ** |
2020 £ 1,336.97 19,899.44 21,236.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 500.00 Decembe |
2020 £ 1,336.97 19,899.44 21,236.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 500.00 Decembe |
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| Assets Cash 72.00 0.00 Bank Account Balance 17,416.02 21,736.41 17,488.02 21,736.41 Representing Balances on the following Accounts General Account 17,488.02 21,236.41 Manse Bond Account 0.00 500.00 17,488.02 21,736.41 Non Monetary Assets Held for Church's own use 4 ### ### Liabilities 0.00 0.00 |
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Notes to the Accounts
1Basis of Accounts :
These accounts have been prepared on a 'receipts and payments basis and accord with the Charities Act 2011
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2Home Mission: | £ | £ |
| Church Contribution | 900.00 | 900.00 |
| 900.00 | 900.00 | |
| 3Baptist Missionary Society | ||
| Specifc Donation | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| Church Contribution | 450.00 | 450.00 |
| 450.00 | 470.00 |
4Non- Monetary Assets held for the church's own use:
The church is the beneficial owner of the following assets the legal title to which is held by the church's custodian trustee – The Yorkshire Baptist Association
| 2021 £ Church Premises – Junction Lane Ossett ### Church Manse – 215 Manor Road Ossett ### ### |
2020 £ 595,000.00 134,000.00 |
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South Ossett Baptist Church Budget 2020
| Payments Staf Costs Training Subscriptions Home Mission Baptist Missionary Society Other Giving Repairs & Renewals Insurance Electricity & Gas Cleaning Water Rates Sundries Receipts Weekly Ofering Income Tax Recovered Manse Rent Church Room Hire BMS Giving Grants,Gifts & Donation Surplus/Defcit Average Weekly Ofering |
Budget |
|---|---|
| £ ` 16,100 7,600 200 900 450 800 1,500 1,250 1,800 1,570 280 1,600 34,050 9,500 4,800 6,100 6,600 50 4,500 31,550 -2,500 190 |
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Certification The accounts and statement of assets and liabilities set out on page 1-3 relating to the year ending 31° December 2021 are &s approved by the Elders Signed: IL Portcus (freasur) Date: 26 /¥/Iciz. ort of the Inde endent Examiner to the Elders and Members of South O&sett Ba tist Church on accounts for the ear ended 31" December 2021 Charity No. . 259205 As the charity trustees of the Trust you are resFK)nsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable dircctions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my cxamination, I confm that no material Matte have Come to my attention in connection with the exatnination which giv£s tne cause to believe that in any tnaterial respect = accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to eEthle a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: Paul Hart Addrcss:244 Junction Lane. Oss¢L West YoTks WF5 OEZ Date: