2021-06-30-accounts - Trust Property Held In Connection With West Lane Baptist Chapel

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Haworth West Lane Baptist Church: Trustee Annual Return for 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2021

Another strange year…

From July to December and the re-implementation of more Covid-19 lockdowns, the church was beginning to reemerge from enforced hibernation. We began to see our building opening up but with strict control measures put in place. We continued to be ‘a strong, committed, loving church family fellowship’ but this was enacted in different ways and a mixed economy of both live and virtual services resumed along with weekly video services. From January to June things changed again but the loving ethos of the church and the village's response to church initiated programs was heartening. For instance, as we were still unable to gather people together physically, the church led the first village Scarecrow Festival, raising money (just under £2k) for Christian Aid instead of the usual pop up charity shop.

‘Coffee and Theology’ on Thursday (later Wednesday) provided another space to reflect on the religious life and all are welcome to participate whatever their beliefs. Occasionally this was in person (in the carpark) and occasionally on Zoom.

We held regular church members’ meetings and deacons’ meetings which are well attended (virtual for the most part). There were also many annual church events (some done virtually) such as Harvest festival, Lent Group, Street Nativity and Carol Services and Churches Together Church Camps.

The cinema style seats that we installed the previous year providing a more comfortable space for worship and community events have been widely appreciated.

An area of concern for the church was the loss of income through the loss of rental as the church was no longer utilised by the local community. We drew upon our reserves heavily and set about seeking grants from philanthropic trusts. We received a £10k grant that enabled us to open our buildings to room users with a ‘rental holiday’ (zero charge). This was our way of encouraging groups with reduced numbers to begin to open up again. Our reserves have now stabilised.

As the year ended, the church community knew that it had experienced ‘strange times’ along with the rest of the world, but it also knew that these ‘strange times’ might be acting as a catalyst helping it constantly reshape itself for the needs of the 21[st] C. The church’s position in the psyche of the wider community was probably enhanced by the Covid experience although no-one enjoyed it!

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Haworth West Lane Baptist Church
Receipts and Payment Accounts for the year ended 30th June 2022
Receipts 2020-21
Collections and Gift Aid
Weekly collections 5,966
Gift Aid 16,574
22,540
Donations and Room Hire
Use of Premises 2,596
Miscellaneous 4,928
Donations & Special efforts 15,100
Food Bank 13,398
36,022
Investment Income
Thomas Parker Trust (YBA) 0
0
Property Income
Rent - 3 Bronte Street 5,700
5,700
Collections for other Charities
Various 1,164
1,164
Total Receipts for year carried forward £ 65,426
Haworth West Lane Baptist Church
Receipts and Payment Accounts for the year ended 30th June 2022
Payments 2020-21
Maintenance of Ministry
Ministers' stipend and allowances etc 49,800
(Includes Baptist Pension scheme deficit payment)
49,800
Church Premises
Maintenance & Equipment 4,193
Utilities, inc Virgin Media 4,461
Insurance 1,956
10,610
Administration
Printing & Stationery 54
Cleaning 855
Catering 0
Sunday School 0
Sundry expenses 2,304
Food Bank 12,064
15,277
Donations to other Charities
Various 2,179
2,179
Total payments for year carried forward £ 77,866
Haworth West Lane Baptist Church
Receipts and Payment Accounts for the year ended 30th June 2022
Summary 2020-21
Total receipts 65,426
Total Payments 77,866
Surplus/ deficit for year £ -12,440
Haworth West Lane Baptist Church
Statement of Current Assets as at 30th June 2022
Cash & Bank Balances 2020-21
Cash in hand 0
Cash at Bank 23,349
23,349
Other Accounts and Investments
Edwin Parker for Graveyard
COIF Charities Investment Fund 3,667
Interest Account 2,116
Sunday School Account 24
5,807
Total Assets £ 29,156
Notes
1 In addition to the above, there are the Fixed Assets of the church and the manse at Bronte Street.
These are provisionally valued at £1,622,222 and £150,423 respectively, being the sums insured for their reinstatement
2 A prepayment of £6,091 in respect of salaries for the year 2021/22 was made in June 2021
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Haworth West Lane Baptist Church
Accounts for the year ending 30 June 2021
Personnel
Minister Reverend C Upton 54 West Lane, Haworth, BD22 8EN
Minister in Training
Secretary Hazel
Treasurer TBA
Independent Examiner Christine Husbands 15 Church View, Gisburn, Clitheroe, BB7 4HG
Bank Virgin Money 73 North Street, Keighley, BD21 3SD
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15 Church View Gisburn Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 4HG th 12 September 2021 Audit: West Lane Ba tist Church I confirm that I have carried out an audit of the accounts of West Lane Baptist Church for the year th ended 30 June 2021 and find them true and accurate. Christine Husbands