Trustees, Annual Report Year Ending December 2024 Reference & Administrative Information: Allin ton Ba tist Church Trust Allin ton Ba tist Church: ABC 1049403 76A London Road Maidstone KENT ME16 ODT Barbara Mitchell (Chair) Martyn Colley (Elder) Malcolm Knee Margaret Knee (Elder) John Lambert (Secretary) Jane Mccarth ointed Se Name of Chari Other Names Chari Re istration Number Princi l Address Names of Trustees on the date the Report was approved tember 2024 Names of Other People who have been Trustees durin the ear Officers or Staff responsible for day-to- day delegated management or part management Other Rdevant Organisations or Persons Martyn Colley (Pastor) Anany Kasongo (Assistant Pastor) Jeff Wilkinson (Payroll and Gift Aid) Stuart Doyle (Treasurer) Structure, Governance & Management The charity was formed under the Deed of Trust dated 22 May 1995 and is run by the Trustees in conjunction with the Elders of the Church. New Trustees are appointed by the existing Trustees from those who regularly attend the church in accordance with the Deed of Trusc the agreernent of the Eldership and the approval of those in regular atlendance at the church. There were four members of the Eldership Team during 2024 including the Pastor. The Pastor is also a Trustee. The church had three paid workers during 2024. following the appointment of Anany Kasango as part time Assistant Pastor on 1 September 2024. Volunteers carry out all other church community and outreach activities. The Trustees monitor various financial and non-financial risks. including Health & Safety, Fire Safety. Child Protection and Data Protection. We subscribe to regular updates on legal and regulatory changes from voluntary sector organisations such as Stewardship SeNices and thirtyone:eight. The insurance cover was reviewed and renewed in July 2024 and is checked annually. All reasonable measures are taken to ensure the church remains solvent and there is responsible and prudent use of charitable funds and assels to further its purposes. Financial procedures and controls are in pla￿ to ensure that transactions and financial decisions are safeguarded from risks of fraud and mismanagement. Objectives and actNities of the Ttust as listed in the goveming document are: a) To advance the Christian faith in the county of Kent and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit, b) To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in the said County and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit, c) To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in the said County and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the worfd as the Trustees may from time to time think fit. Through Ihe year regular and occasional activities induded: Regular Sunday services each week including a monthly family service and an additional early Morning Servi￿ once a month as well as special Christmas and Easter services. The regular Sunday service is available on YouTube for anyone unable to attend or wishing to view at an alternative time. Once or twice a month there is also an evening DVD teaching session. There are concurrent Sunday School and yOLrth classes most weeks Weekly men's and women's bible studies Regular prayer meetings Activities for >7 year olds Regular Friday evening youth meetings providing a structured programme of fun and bible teaching. Get Together, a programme for over 50s, with a series of monthly social events was restarted mid-year. There was also occasional ministry to local nursing and residential ,' homes for elderly people. On-line and face to face regular prayer meetings are open to all. Table Tennis for adults. Christian seeker courses e.g. 321, Christianity Explored or ALPHA courses, programmes helping non-christians to explore the Christian faith. A series of ladies, outreach events designed to attract new, unchurched, women to a social event with existing church attend￿s. A men's breakfast is also held several times during the year and other occasional men's events. Provision of food par￿lS for those in need. The pastor chairs the Maidstone Bible Week Cofflmittee, which organises an annual event for people from churches across and beyond the town. Community carol singing at the Mid-Kent Shopping Centre. English Conversation Classes for people whose first language is not English. following a request from the local primary school. Other events included an Annual 'Away Day, with an invited guest speaker. The church buildings continue to be used by several external and community groups. The church is a diverse and growing fellowship and includes an encouraging number of new and relatively new regular attendees with young childien. Gifts have been made to support Happy Feet, Maidstone Homeless Care, The Maidstone Churches. Winter Shelter, Maidstone Family Trust. the Kenward Trust, the Philo Trust, Maidstone Street Pastors, MADM a local Christian charity, overseas missionaries (OMF, Latin Link, Leprosy Mission), Angel Project (supporting local women prisoners). relief to children and poor communities in Malawi and Uganda via other charities. Open Doors, Tearfund, Christian Concem and the Christian Institute. Some financial pastoral support was also provided where needed. The church continues to support the Maidstone area community by working as volunteers for the Street Pastoring Service. The Maidstone Winter Shelter project operated from before Christmas 2023 until Easter 2024. providing meals and accommodation at differenl churches and housed ovemight guests in a hotel. Allington Baptist Church hosted the Shelter for each Wednesday evening during the programme. The Pastor provides a ￿CogniSed contsct point for those in the Fellowship as well as other churches and people in the locality. An infO￿al but effective network supports members and othets who are housebound. sick or in other need. Dedications, baptisms and funerals are arranged as required. Achievements and Perfonnance: ABC has continued to attract a wide audience to worship services, bible studies and activities to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. The number and diversity of attendees is encouraging. An 18 year land lease was agreed with the County Council in October 2015 and an increased rent agreed. The church owns the two buildings used in providing its services. Financial Review: the gross income of the Trust is below £250k per annum, and the charity is not o)nstituted as a company, so the accounting is undertaken using the Receipts and Payments option open to small charities (s133 Charities Act 2011). The accounts have been independently examined and found to be in keeping with the relevant requirements of the Charities Act. The Trust relies mainly on voluntsry contributions for funding. It does not accept monies from the National, or any other, lottery on ethical grounds. The Trust uses its income in ways that will fulfil its objectives. The Trust is constrained by the terms of the land lease when considering the level of responsible investment in any new fixed assets. The Trust reported an overall surplus in 2024 of £21,657.24 comprising tolal income of £111409.28 against expenditure of £89,752.04. There was an increase in general giving of £6.263 year lo year, and significant specific donations of £18,750 were also made during the year towards funding for the new Assistant Pastor post. Just over frfty percent of the church's expenditure relaled to employment costs including training (£45,609). £8.800 of mission gifts were made to both local and national organisations in pursuance of the church's objectives., and pastoral gifts of £1.059 were made to relieve hardship. The largest overhead costs for the church are Ihe property ground rent (£6,409), the insurance cover (£2.235). and utility costs (£1.254). The church also spent £8,777 renewing various elements of the property including replacing doors and external steps. The General fund increased by £1.659 in the year with £58.187.82 held at the end of the period. A balance is held in reserves according to the Trust's financial risk policy. The Trustees consider that sufficient funds should be held in reserve to allow for dilapidations should we need to terminate the lease early or have unforeseen employmenl costs, and have identified sums from the General fvnd to reserve against these risks. The size and use of each of these funds is kept under periodic review at Trustees, meetings and communicated regularly to the church membership. Serious Incidents: there were no serious incidents to report during the year. Public benefit statement- direct beneficiafies of the Trust are those who attend church services and other church run aclivities. those in receipt of pastoral or care home visits and recipients of missionary payments. Indirect beneficiaries include community groups and their clients who use the halls at modest and often discounted rates, and those who benefit from gifts made via other charities. Plans for Future Periods: the church vision focuses on our spiritual and other resources as effectively as possible to develop existing ministries in outreach, prayer, pastoral care, mission support, worshiplmusic, young people and preaching and spiritual development. Challenges: whilst the church is in a satisfactory financial position, we will need to renew former three and four year fixed temi utility contracts which will raise costs. There will be a five yearly review of our land rental from the landlord, Kenl County Council (KCC) in October 2025 and the full year cost of the Assistant Pastor will impact the finances during 2025. Signed for and on behalf of the Elders and Trustees of Allington Baptisl Church Trust Barbara Mitchcll Chair of Trustees Date: 1gfK OcknbW 2O2S Allin8tofi Baptist Church 763, London Road. Maidsrone, Kent M116 ODT ReBttteT¢d Charity Numbti. 1049403 ALLING ON Bowt Church Income and Ex nditure Accounts for the Year endin 31st December 2024 INCOME- Unrestri¢ted Bal￿ brnuthtftyWa￿ as at 1st January 2024 as per 2023 xcounts 65.43s.￿? 11,046.94 189.67 12.236.78 704.02 89.613.3J 82.399.95 61,973.78 59.173.13 11.438. 398.38 GpAs18 H•ll HwiN8 Other income & ieb¥ie5 T￿ Rect)very Interest Receiwed IL,586.37 593.52 83.189.4 INCOME - Restrl ted & Reserved Fund PasiorJl Fur Food ban urth Awa¥ D Mkss•ons. Sundry chI￿￿n and Youth wThk Get To8ether Babies & Toddler Gmup Assivant Pastor Fund Oiher Intomt T•x RKovery 1.920.O) 30.th) 785. 20.C(s 130. 9S.07 301.39 8,178.OJ 564.Q) 265. 12,288.51 70.CQ 636.co 240.90 193. 18 195.29 18,750.( I,oio.th) 21.795.97 Total Income JIXA09.28 95.477.91 EXP NDITURE 36,936.30 Pisior Asslsiant Pastor at)n•r Stafl Yravel txpLmses Stsff Tf)Inffjg I Confe￿￿ 37.8lX).40 5,OCQ.ty) 2.057.2S 41.36 710.84 45.609.8S 1.938.fy) 196.X¥ 39.071.20 6,4)8.68 6.408.68 219.60 2,244.24 I.951.99 1,354.44 770.69 703.58 1.868.90 | 15322.lz Ground Renl Slor)8e and Hired FaCI￿tieS Insur•n¢es Vtilities Seryice CO￿tr¥t$ Proptrrty & Eguipmtnt Repairs IT and Avdi¢.Vlsual E4￿1pMent Gttseral Equipment 2.235.10 1.253.83 2.554.20 8,777.41 2,155.22 732.98 24,117.42 Office Exppndilure Bank Char8es ilcences & Subscriplions iytln8 p￿acher 6ilts Outreach & EvaD8e.lism pa￿Or)I Caip Gen•ral S¥ppl*s 2.104.69 109.92 1,319.77 I,20J,￿) 1,?05.15 I,O)r8.70 686.20 7.684A3 2.512.53 118.92 1,3CQ.05 1.025.C(I 1.773.17 2.3LS.95 9th74 9.946.36 CIFt 69.72727 Page I 1511012025 nditure Confd 8IFwd 7.684.43 131.05 489.06 1,077.40 286.91 69.n727 9.946.36 31j.xl 2117. Library & DVD% Chufch Ser¥l¢es Away Ixiy & Soci41 Events Publlclty Mission Glvifig Volunteer TrJifiinE Mis(ellJneous Expp.nditure 1.242.62 395.85 7.070. io,(KJ 129.77 19a93.60 8,8￿.cH) 451.39 18.920.24 Babes & Toddleis Children's wo¢* Mc55y Churth & Farn1￿ Ovtreach Youth group$ Get Together 173.66 47.95 71.99 610 82 2(KJ.li 316.65 47.95 125.99 389.76 184.47 1.064.82 1.104.S3 Totsl Expenditure 89,752.04 75.051.74 Surplus1(Deficitl in year 21,657.24 £20,426.17 BALANCE ai 31st December 2024 104,057.19 82.399.95 ESTRICTED AND RE ERVED FUNDS Don•tlons Rttetved P•ym*nts Mad Ir•yivktod4 Open Doors Xenw&rd Tiust lin Link 500.00 500.00 i.O¢J).00 5LXI.OD 63.25 LtPfOSV Mi511D Homeless (are O.M.F TÈafFur•d Starfish Malawi Mdidsic>ne Stteet Pastors UKJndJ Wtrmen's ConGem Christian lfistTtute Chrirtian CoTrcem The Philo Trust Farni￿ Trust MADM Maidsione Chuiches Wintet Shelter Happy feel Isatvration Trust Anetl Tre• Prisons, Minlstry 63.25 I,oco.c 850.IXI 114.40 3X),LM) 350.0) o. 250. O.(K) 400.00 8AIX+.00 240.90 Transfer Imm General Funds 8,8￿.1)0 9J% (rep￿Sents 9.8% 0( unreslrlcted income Balan¢e 8IFtsrward 01101124 140.C#) 9.180.9) 8,800.tyJ Oal•n¢e C/F¢rwawd 31112124 P¥8e 2 1511012025 nated Rèstrfrted and Reserved Funds Pastoral and Food Bank Babes & Toddltfs eih 8•l•nce BIForw•rd OAIOI124 tk)natloos leceived Gift AKI Tdx Rctovery Trnnsler from Church Genefal Futsds P4yments Made B*1•￿t CIFoThnrd 31112124 491.24 19.1.78 37.92 570,¢J) 110.90 195.2 200.11 484.91 988.02 19.90 173.66 lJ2.53 A%sistant Pastor ac lund IT lynd B•l•ne4 BIForw•rd 01101124 Donaiions RoceNed GiftAid Tax Recovery Trnnster trom Church General Funds Payments Made Balance cIForw¥d 31112124 8J28.OS 18,750.¢J) i.oio.(KJ 140.00 16A28.35 .73 240.9L) 28,lJ88.05 380.90 16.428.35 334.73 nr oyoi124 3V12121J Mo¥ement Employment Coll Loase rent & dllapk14uon Reserye InfrastrudurÈ RL•serve Other reserves including contsngencv T•tsl Gotw•l fund v¢sér¥ts 20.ThXJ.(M) s,IKKJ.c 14.942.25 16.586.51 56.528.76 20,￿). s,¢)￿.CO 14,942.25 18.046. 57.988.25 1.4J9,49 1,459.49 STATEMENT F ASSETS AND LIABILITIE AT 31st DECEMBER 2024 D•( 2024 Dec 2023 HSBC 8ank- Current Al£ Kin8dc4m Bank Alc Virsin Charity DepO￿t Alc 60.021.20 33,607.23 10,422.76 39,073.98 33,042,80 10,283.17 104.057.19 82.399.95 General Fund Iunresliicted Fund) As>siafit Pallor Fund IReMrKted Fund) Lrfacy Fund IRtstncted Fund) M&sions IRestiKted Fundl Gd T￿ether (Restricted Fund) Babes & Toddlers IRestricled Fund) Fund IRésiri¢ted Fund) Pastor•l and Foodbank IResiricted S8.187.82 28.088.05 16,428.35 380.9) 484.91 132.53 334.73 19.90 104.057.19 5G,528.76 8,328.05 16.428.35 140.0) 491.24 110.9) 334.73 37.9? 82399.95 Church Buildinrt. C05t to purchase £8.3￿ (Aus. 199SI. Returbi5hment co¥t5 2016117 c.£89,LIXJ Anneie Byddin¢- ¢osi to purchase. enable and commisssvri c. £132,C•JO120171 There are knans. mortgages or other k>ne iefm financwl llabilrtips. The. tharity has afi 18 yeai land lease with S year break dwses wrth it5 landkmd. the Kent County Council. The laiest lease c rnLncod on the 12th October 201a. Accounts prwreo Scw Churth Treas¥rer Jio¥ed & Accepted on beh•lf of Truste¢s Pose 3 151101?025 IDdependcnt examiner's report to Ibc trustees of Allinglon Ilapti$t Church Trust I report on thc aecounts of ihe TnL8t for the )'e' no vpinion is giiven as to ,heiher ihc accounts prLscnt a 'true and fair viei¥¥' and ihe rLPOrt is limiied to those m