Trustees, Annual Report for the period
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Period stsrt dale
Period end date
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January 2020 To 31 December 2020
Reference and administration details
Section A
Charlty name
Gra Baptist Church
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number {if anyl
701443
Charity's principal address
135 Garners Lane
Stockport
Cheshire
Postcode
SK3 8QS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charlty
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
Trustee name
Office lif any)
Name of person lor body) entitled
toa
int trustee
ifan
Church Membership
Church Membership
Church Membership
Church Membership
Church Membership
Church Membership
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, Ifor example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
As above
As above
Mr Geoff Budgell
Mr Stuart Hart
nd
Until 22 August
Secretary
Mr David Last
Mr Tim Mills
Mr Stephen Rees
Mr Carl Williams
Section B
Structure, governance and mana
ement
Descrlptlon of the charity's trusts
Type of governing document
Twst Deed (1989)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
Trustee selection methods
Appointed at a members, meeting.
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March 2012
Section C
Objectives and activities
To Spad the gospel of Jesus Christ by preaching and teaching the
truths that are contained in the Bible.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
govèrning document
The church holds meetings al the building that it owns at 290 Edgeley
Road, Cheadle Heath Stockport SK3 ORJ.
Unlil March, when the first lockdown regulations prevented churches from
gathering for worship, services were held on Sunday mornings and
Sunday evenings. These were open to all members of the public and at
which we explained the teachings of the Bible and their application to our
lives.
The servi$ were broadcast on-line during those periods when it was
forbidden to gather.
The services were also broad¢asl on-line for some of the lime when
corporate worship was allowed.
When possible we held Sunday School classes on Sunday aftemoons to
teach children the same Iruths but at an age-appropriate level. For those
periods when we could not hold such meetings due to social distancing
requirements we produced the lessons for broadcasting over the intemet.
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (Include wlthln
this section the statutory
declaratlon that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
Issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)
The same is true of our Wednesday evening meetings which are mainly
attended by members of the church. Al these meetings we study the
Bible more deeply and spend time in prayer for ourselves, for those
whom we know elsewhere in the worfd and for those in govemment., as
the Bible commands us to do.
All our other planned activities have not been taking place because of the
various restrictions put in place.
We have been unable to go into care homes and our free lunches also
ased from March.
We did distribute Christmas cards to the residents in the neighbourhood
of the Church and ¢alendars to the slaff and residents in a Care home.
Trustees have considered the public benefit guidan issued by the
Charity Commission and have assessed the ways in which we can
contact people and teach them the timeless and society-enhancing truths
of the Bible being mindful of the need for extra care in the situation
brought upon us by the COVID pandemic.
Additional details of objectives and activilies (Optional infom)ation)
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, aboLrt'.
policy on grantmaking.,
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
All our work is carried out by unpaid volunteers except for a paid minister
who takes a large majority of the services.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
We are thankful to God that we have been able to maintain our Sunday
services and mid-week meeting throughout the year either Gorporately or
over the intemet.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Section E
Financial review
We have a reserves policy for be six and nine months expenditure
but we have a higher level of reserves because the church building is a
modular, pre-fabricated structure and we anticipate there could be major
expenses in future.
The manse is in good condition but it is an aging propety and needs
regular maintenance.
Brief statement of the
charlty's pollcy on reserves
Our income has been slightly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic bLrt
the reduction in income was approximately the same as our reduction in
ex
enditure com
ared to 2019..
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Further financial review details {Optional inforniation
All our income is from voluntary contributions by members of the
congregalion and friends ofthe church. Wè do not fund-raise in any way.
You may ehoose to include
additional infomiation, where
relevant about-.
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising).,
how expenditure has
supported the key objectiV6S
of the charity.,
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Our current funding enables us to support our minister who teaches the
Bible week by week.
A small portion of our funds go to support those working overseas or lo
alleviale material suffering in other parts of the wortd.
The latter comes from gifts restricted for that purpose which is fully
supported by the trustees. The church passes on those gifts for such
restricted purposes.
None of the trustèes re1ve any remuneration for any of the work they
undertake in their role as a trustee. The minister is paid for undertaking
his role of church leader and not for being a trustee.
He is also granted accommodation in the manse owned by the church.
Section F
Other optional information
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Marth 2012
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(sl
Posltlon (eg Secretsry, Chalr,
etcl
Date
lo21
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March 2012
## **Grace Baptist Church, Stockport**
## _**Charity Registered in England & Wales, No.701443**_
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities - 31/12/2020**
|Cash Funds
Bank Current Account (CAF)
Bank Deposit Account (COIF)
Other Monetary Assets
Unclaimed Gift Aid|£
9,969
48,672
58,641
1,885
31/12/2020|_£_
_9,936_
_48,545_
_31/12/2019_|
|---|---|---|
|||_58,481_
_2,312_|
Assets retained for charity's own use:
Church Manse – approx. current value 200,000 Church Hall – approx. current value 160,000
Piano, books, tables, chairs and other furniture & equipment kept at Church Hall – current value unknown.
|Liabilities
Stowmarket Baptist Church
Committed Missionary Support
Fee for Independent Examination
Pension December 2020
Uncollected water bills for Hall|200
5,400
540
27
80
6,247
(UFM Worldwide & IGT)
(Apr-Dec 2020)
(Paid 06/01/2021)|_5,730_
_540_|
|---|---|---|
|||_6,270_|
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## **Grace Baptist Church, Stockport**
## _**Charity Registered in England & Wales, No.701443**_
## **Receipts and Payments for year ended 31 December 2020**
|**Receipts**
Offertory - cash donations
Donations to Bank Account
Bank Deposit Interest
Reclaimed Tax|Unrestricted Funds|Unrestricted Funds|------|Harvest
£
1,090
956
380
----------
2,427|MB|Pension
Diaconal
£
£
210
500
---------- ---------------- -
210
500
Restricted Funds|Study Week||Total-2020
_2019_
£
_£_
10,417
_14,536_
22,496
_26,109_
128
_275_
3,018
_3,191_
----------------
_----------------_
36,058
_44,110_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||------|General||||Pension
£
210
---------- -----
210||||
|||£
8,827
20,830
120
2,638
----------
32,414|||------||
£
500
8
---------------
508|||
Note 1: Reclaimed Tax is for Gift Aided donations made from 06/04/2019 to 05/04/2020, amounting to £12,073.
Note 2: Gift Aided donations made from 06/04/2020 to 31/12/2020 amounted to £7,540; tax on this, to the value of £1,885, is to be reclaimed in 2021; £250 of this is owing to the Harvest Fund, thus there was a negative balance in this fund on 31/12/2020.
|||
balance in this fund on 31/12/2020.|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Payments**|||||
|**Payroll**|||||
|Salaries|17,122||17,122|_24,999_|
|Pensions|2,881||2,881|_2,993_|
|_Travelling Expenses_||||_268_|
|Payroll Administration|454||454|_540_|
||----------------||----------------|----------------|
||20,458||20,458|_28,800_|
|**Missionaries**|||||
|Illyrian Gospel Trust - Albania|1,200||1,200|_450_|
|UFM Worldwide - Kenya|4,530||4,530|_5,520_|
|Other Missionaries|250||250||
||----------------||----------------|_----------------_|
||5,980||5,980|_5,970_|
|**Activities and Outreach**|||||
|Visiting speakers|150||150|_550_|
|Worship Material|64||64|_132_|
|Sunday School|129||129|_251_|
|Other Travel Expenses||179|179||
|Evangelistic Material|534||534|_826_|
|Catering|48||48|_522_|
||----------------|---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------|----------------|----------------|
||925|179|1,104|_2,281_|
|**Communications**|||||
|Tele-comms|555||555|_476_|
|Bulletin|16||16|_96_|
|Website|146||146|_112_|
||----------------||----------------|_----------------_|
||716||716|_684_|
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|**Church Hall**
Utilities - Water
Utilities - Gas
Utilities - Electric
Insurance
Maintenance
**Manse**
Insurance
Council Tax
**Miscellaneous**
Conferences
Independent Examination
Diaconal Fund
_Books for Library_
Miscellaneous
Bank Charges
**Payments from Restricted Fun**
Pension for missionary in Kenya
Care SriLanka
_Christian Compassion Ministries, Manil_
_IGT, Albania Earthquake Appeal_
Kabwata Baptist Church, Zambia
**Total Payments**
Net receipts/payments
Cash funds at start of year
Transfers between funds
Cash funds at end of year|Unrestricted Funds|Unrestricted Funds|------
------
------|Harvest
£
200
2,300
----------
2,500
----------
2,500
----------
-74
-380
204
-250|MB|Pension
Diaconal
£
£
500
---------------- -
500
274
----------
274
---------- ---------------- -
274
500
---------- ---------------- -
-64
0
78
0
-14
0
0
Restricted Funds|Study Week|--
--
--
--
--
--|Total-2020
£
52
287
392
866
372
--------------
1,969
490
1,322
--------------
1,812
150
540
500
35
60
--------------
1,285
274
200
2,300
--------------
2,774
--------------
36,098
--------------
-39
58,481
0
58,441|_2019_
_£_
_161_
_303_
_579_
_815_
_252_
----------------
_2,110_
_486_
_1,273_
----------------
_1,759_
_30_
_540_
_1,000_
_45_
_35_
_60_
----------------
_1,710_
_410_
_800_
_1,600_
_1,200_
----------------
_4,010_
----------------
_47,325_
----------------
_-3,215_
_61,695_
_0_
_58,481_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||------
------
------
**ds**
_a_
------
------|General||||Pension
£
----
274
----------
274
---------- -----
274
---------- -----
-64
78
-14
0|||||
|||£
52
287
392
866
372
----------
1,969
490
1,322
----------
1,812
540
35
60
----------
635
----------
32,495
----------
-81
55,708
-190
55,437|||------
------
------||
£
150
---------------
150
---------------
329
---------------
179
3,075
3,254||||
## **Funds**
**General** . Unrestricted. For general running of church. **Harvest** . Restricted. Offerings given for any restricted purpose.
**MB Pension** . Restricted. Gifts to provide pension for a missionary in Kenya. This fund has now been closed. **Study Week** . Restricted. Gifts to support pastors/preachers study weeks.
**Diaconal** . Restricted. Gifts to help in cases of hardship among members of the congregation.
## **Acting as agent**
On occasion the charity receives money on behalf of other charities, which it banks and then pays out to these charities. During the year, the charity acted as agent for Stowmarket Baptist Church and, in that capacity, received £2,200 and paid £2,000. £200 remained in the Bank Current Account on 31/12/2020 and was paid on 06/01/2021. These funds have been removed from the Receipts and Payment account. This arrangement has now ceased after the payment on 06/01/2021.
## **Transactions with related parties**
S.V.Rees served as church leader and was paid £20,003 (including employer pension contributions) and provided with a house for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
C. Williams 07/04/2021 S. Hart 07/04/2021
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, STOCKPORT**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Grace Baptist Church, Stockport ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2020 on pages 1 to 3.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. 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 enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Jaimée Young
Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
Date: 14 April 2021
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