## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 July 2021 Period start date To 30 June 2022 Period end date** ## **Charity name: West Lane Baptist Church** ## **Charity registration number:505183** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the church is to providean
area for regular worship, and an active
Sunday School.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Additional activities the Church supports are
regular Drop- ins, Film Cafes. The church is
open to the church family and the local
community for a variety of regular events:
Food Bank, Operatic Society, Bronte Society
meetings and events, Parish Council
meetings, Exercise classes, Film Club and
social events| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|yes| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **n/a** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **n/a** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **n/a** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The period 21-22 has been a period of
rebuilding as the premises re-opened after
Covid. The main purpose of the building is
as a place of worship but a key benefit
outside of the use of its premises by the
local community is the expansion of its Drop-
In lunches to fortnightly to support the local
community in a pay as you want luncheon.
Additionally,it hosts a Community cinema
and Food Bank for Haworth and the
surrounding villages.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Annual accounts attached, improving
position following Covid.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|A reserve of £25,000 was agreed to be held
for the purposes of supporting the church if
an extreme cost challenge arose.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£25,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None currently| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Income from the church giving and gift aid
and from the rental of the church premises| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**n/a**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**n/a**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|WLBC Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Through operation outline in WLBC
Constitution which operates the formal
processes for managing the church, its
members and the building.| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Two types of Trustees –
Building trustees - appointed through Special
Church Meeting in conjunction with
Yorkshire Baptist Association
And Local Managing Charity Trustees
appointed due to their Deaconate role,
through formal appointment at Church
Members Meeting| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**n/a**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Part of the Yorkshire Baptist Association and
Baptist Union of Great Britain| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**n/a**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|West Lane Baptist Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|505183| |Charity’s principal address|West Lane
Haworth
Keighley
BD22 8EN| ||| **Haworth West Lane Baptist Church: Trustee Annual Return for 01/07/2021 - 30/06/2022** In this period the church began to operate more normally s our building started to be reused more frequently by the local community We continued to be ‘a strong, committed, loving church family fellowship’ but with less virtual services and more face to face activities and worship. We were able to hold our usual fund raising activities over the Haworth 1940’s weekend along with restarting the Christian Aid pop up charity shop ‘Coffee and Theology’ on Wednesday has provided another space to reflect on the religious life and all are welcome to participate whatever their beliefs. We hold regular church members’ meetings and deacons’ meetings which are well attended. There were also many annual church events such as Harvest festival, Lent Group, Street Nativity and Carol Services and Churches Together Church Camps. The cinema style seats that we installed has continued to provide a more comfortable space for worship and community events such as Haworth Cinema. An area of concern for the church through Covid was the loss of income through the loss of rental as the church, as can be seen from the accounts our reserves are now returning to normal. As we look ahead the new year will bring new challenges as we face a time without a Minister (Our Minister will be leaving West Lane on 8 Jan 2023) ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Yorkshire Baptist
Association|Building Trustee||| ||John Milne|BuildingTrustee||| ||Kathleen Milne|BuildingTrustee||| ||David Smith|BuildingTrustee||| ||Jean Holdsworth|BuildingTrustee||| ||Hazel Burbage-
Atter|Church Secretary||| ||Rosie Broomhead|Local Managing
Trustee||| ||Pat Packer|Local Managing
Trustee||| ||Sharn Fuisdale|Local Managing
Trustee||| ||Helen Starford|Church Treasurer||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
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**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Hazel Burbage-Atter|John Milne| ||
Church Secretary|| |||| |||| ## **Haworth West Lane Baptist Church** ## **Receipts and Payment Accounts for the year ended 30th June 2022** **Summary 2021-22 2020-21** Total receipts 70,644 65,426 Total payments 69,999 77,866 **Surplus /deficit for year +645 -** 12440 ## **Haworth West Lane Baptist Church** ## **Receipts and Payment Accounts for the year ending 30th June 2022** **2021-21 Receipts 2021-22** Collections and Gift Aid 5,022 Weekly collection 5,966 18,891 Gift Aid 16,574 Donations and Room Hire 21,647 Use of Premises 2,596 2,274 Miscellaneous. 4,928 11,642 Donations and special events. 15,100 2,249 Food Bank. 13,398 Property income 5,700 Rent 3 Bronte Street. 5,700 Collection for other charities 3,219 Various. 1,164 70,644 Total receipts for year 65,426 ## **Haworth West Lane Baptist Church** **Receipts and Payment Accounts for the year ending 30th June 2022 2021-22 Payments. 2020-21** Maintenance of Ministry 40,019 Ministers Stiped and allowances. 49,800 Church Premises 2,235 Maintenance. 4,193 5,369 Utilities 4,461 2,574 Insurance 1,956 Administration 75 Printing and stationary 54 1,081 Cleaning 855 3,287 Catering 0 844 Sundry expenses 2,304 Donations to others 5,610 Various 2,179 5,868 Food bank. 12,064 Other expenses 3,015 69,999 Total payments for year 77,866 15 Church View Gisburn Clitheroe BB7 4HG 24[th] November 2022 ## **TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN** ## **West Lane Baptist Church** I have audited the records of the above organisation for the period ended 30[th] June 2022. I can confirm that I find the accounting statements to be a true and fair record. Christine Husbands