## **Baglan Community Church** Financial Statements and Trustee Report
for the Year Ending 5[th] April 2025
**Baglan Community Church** For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **CONTENTS**
Page 2 Legal & Administrative information Page 3 – 6 Trustee Report Page 7 Independent Examiner’s Report Page 8 Statement of Financial Activities Page 9 Balance Sheet Page 10 - 12 Notes to the financial statements
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## **Baglan Community Church**
For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **Trustees Report**
Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **Church Address**
The Centre Lodge Drive. Baglan SA12 8UB
## **Registered Address**
5 Stonechat Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3QF
## **Trustees**
Mr Peter Neil Tallamy (resigned 31.05.2025) Mr Andrew George Wood Mr John Andrew Buckley Mr James Vile Mr Nigel Rees Irwin (appointed 18.05.2025)
## **Bankers**
Barclays Bank plc. 9 The Parade Neath SA11 1RE
## **Independent Examiner**
Nicola Lewis EasyBooks Wales Ltd Unit 4 Dragon 24 North Dock Llanelli SA15 2LF
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For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **Baglan Community Church**
## **Governing Document.**
Baglan Community Church was registered as a charity on 1st April 2002
The current governing document is the Constitution dated 16[th] June 2002 and amended 22[nd] April 2009.
No alterations may be made to the constitution without a resolution being passed by a simple majority of the members voting at a Church Business Meeting of which at least 21 days’ notice has been given specifying the matter to be discussed.
## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees.**
New trustees are appointed in accordance with Baglan’s constitution. Potential trustees are provided with copies of the Charity Commission’s guideline leaflets on trusteeship. They are also advised of their responsibilities and given copies of Baglan’s constitution and most recent accounts.
## **Risk Management.**
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
## **Safeguarding**
In 2019 BCC adopted a new ‘child protection’ policy, and appointed Helen Davies as the new Safeguarding Officer. This policy is checked and revised annually. We also explain aspects of safeguarding and best practice within each relevant ministry when new volunteers join. All who work with our children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, are subject to the necessary DBS checks. Hannah Roach took over from Helen as safeguarding lead in 2020. Laura Broome then became the deputy.
We have reviewed and re-written our Health and Safety Policy and undertake the necessary risk assessments.
We review our insurance policy to ensure that all prospective liability situations are adequately covered.
Food Handling training is undertaken where appropriate and relevant certificates obtained.
The Trustees are aware of their responsibilities regarding the financial control of the charity, and robust procedures are in place.
## **Objectives and Activities.**
These are set out in our Constitution. The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith.
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees are aware of the Charity Commissioners requirements regarding the provision of Public Benefit and this is evidenced in the following sections.
## **Pastoral Resignation**
On March 3rd 2025, Neil Tallamy resigned from the role of Pastor that he had fulfilled since September 2003. He was employed until the end of May 2025.
## **Achievement and Performance**
## **Leadership**
The Leadership team of Pastor and Elders have equal voting powers and used to meet on
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## **Baglan Community Church**
For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
a bi-monthly basis to discuss the leading and spiritual welfare of the church.
## **Live streaming**
We continue live-streaming our services finding them a great benefit to those who are unable to attend services through ill health or distance. They are also a means for people considering joining a church to check us out first. Some who feel they are not yet ready to attend a church service ‘in person’ begin by watching the live stream.
## **Midweek meetings**
We continue a successful small group approach to meeting midweek. We encourage each group to see their group as a small family within the church that they are able to care for, support and encourage throughout the week. We believe very strongly in the importance of care being the responsibility and privilege of the whole church and not just the leaders and pastoral care ministry. There are 7 house groups of varying sizes. We are looking to expand this number.
## **Church Structure**
Last year, in order to further improve the running of the church and to enable the leadership to focus on the spiritual wellbeing and direction of the church we put in place an admin team to deal with matters such as policies, centre operations, bookings and a new website. This has been an overwhelming success. The admin team have not only picked up the slack, but have found and filled many gaps in the churches administration and management.
## **Schools Work**
One of our members, Craig Coston, works with ‘Through the bible’ and continues to deliver lessons for schools in Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea. We have been able to support Craig with the purchase of bibles for the children.
## **Baptisms**
In February 2025 we had another baptismal service.
## **Men’s and Women’s weekend**
The women’s weekend away was cancelled and there was no men’s weekend away until May 2025.
## **BCT Podcast**
Olivia Tallamy has continued this ministry during this year. We kitted out the old prayer room with equipment and Olivia has been interviewing church members about their stories of faith and life in Christ. This has led to many conversations about faith outside of the church setting.
## **Coffee mornings**
As part of our desire to reach people with the gospel and provide a space for more fellowship we continued the twice weekly coffee morning. We previously ran a coffee shop commercially, but very much wanted to do things differently - using volunteers only, keeping things simple and not charging for the drinks (accepting only donations).
## **Mission**
We continue to support a number of missionary organisations monthly / annually both home and abroad and in addition we supported a trip to Romania for one of the congregation with Hospices of Hope, Josh and Mandy Wallis for their mission training abroad in Cornerstone Bible College in the Netherlands and also Olivia Tallamy in her gap year working for Christchurch in Newport.
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For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **Baglan Community Church**
## **Sunday Ministry**
Neil generally preached through a book of the bible. Neil continued his series in the book of Acts, followed by a 2 mini-series in the parable of the two lost sons (Luke 15), and the promises of God before beginning a new series in Jan 2025 in 1 Samuel. We also received the blessing of sound preaching from others within our church and visiting preachers.
## **Evangelism**
Beginning in March and taking place on the last Sunday of each month, Neil preached a series of evangelistic messages followed by free food for all:
How to find eternal life
How to find answers to gender identity questions How to find purpose in life How to find forgiveness of all sin How to find God when I can’t see Him How to find God without ditching science How to find hope in a world that often hurts us Our carol services were Dec 15th and 22nd
## **Church at the Beach**
For the first time, on August 18th, we took the Sunday morning service down to Aberavon Beach Front. It was a really blessed time, giving out free gifts, teaching the children, singing worship songs with a live band and preaching the gospel.
## **Members Meeting**
Our AGM was 2nd June 2024. The agenda for the meeting was 1) Financial Summary 2) Church Organisational Structure 3) Josh and Mandy Wallis plans to attend missionary training college with WEC 4) AOB
## **Youth and Children**
The youth and children’s work continues to be a strength of BCC. The youth went on a weekend away in March to Woodcroft Christian Centre, Chepstow. Many young people were strengthened in their faith and meet for bible study regularly.
## **Finance**
Hannah Tallamy and Julie Wood have been working together on the accounts each month. Sadly, Julie died suddenly on 22[nd] April 2025. Nigel Irwin continues to do the banking and the gift aid claim and will have oversight of the financial arrangements of the church from his date of appointment in May 2025.
The Trustees are well aware of their responsibilities regarding the financial control of the charity, and robust procedures are in place.
## **Financial Review.**
The financial results for the year are set out in pages 8 – 12 of this report.
## **Payment of Trustees**
Notwithstanding the fact that Peter Neil Tallamy is a Trustee of the charity, he is entitled to an agreed remuneration in his position as Minister of the Church until his resignation in May 2025.
## **Reserves Policy.**
The Charity's practice is to have sufficient Bank balances to cover working capital requirements over a three-month period. In the light of this, free reserves need to be no less than £25,200.
## **Principal Funding Sources.**
Our main income is derived from the generous giving of our members and the resultant gift aid income. We also obtain grant funding, where it is available, for major property repairs and renewals.
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For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **Baglan Community Church**
## **Investment Policy.**
The charity only uses Bank accounts, ensuring that cash not immediately required is placed on an interest-bearing account. Stock market investments are not considered to be in accordance with the ethical standpoint of a Christian Church.
## **Future Developments.**
We intend to continue to develop our ministries in accordance with our Objectives and Activities, ensuring that we are good stewards of the resources and talents that God has provided us with as we seek to share the love of Jesus with a needy world.
## **Pensions.**
The Church, as an employer, has established workplace pensions for all eligible staff.
## **Statement of Trustees Responsibilities.**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and U.K. Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under the law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at the time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other.
Signed on behalf of the trustees: ……………………………………………… Dr ge LI Print Name ………………………………………………………. Date……………………………….. Jamos Vik /ir/r02s
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## **Baglan Community Church**
For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS’ REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
I have been appointed as independent examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 145 of that Act.
My responsibility is to examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement**
I have examined the financial statements for the year ended 5[th] April 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and the related notes.
The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. My independent examination work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity's trustees as a body, for any audit work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that disclosed below)
- Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or
- To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
> Signed:…………………………….… V.J. #A—— ………Independent Examiner Date:11[th] November 2025 Nicola Lewis (EasyBooks Wales Ltd)
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For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **Baglan Community Church**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
|For the year ended 5th April 2025
**INCOME**
_Note 2_
Sunday Offerings
Donations
Gift Aid Donations
Gift Aid Tax Rebate
Special Causes & Fundraising
Other Income
_Note 7_
Community, Church & Social Events
Ministry
Interest Received
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE**
_Note 3_
Salaries & Associated Costs
Ministry
Gifts for Preachers
Insurance
Community, Church & Social Events
Pastoral Care
Mini Bus
Coffee Shop
Utilities
Miscellaneous
_Note 8_
Accountancy
Depreciation Charge
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
NET INCOME (EXPENDITURE)
Transfers Between Funds
NET INCOME (EXPENDITURE) After Transfers
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Total Funds Brought Forward
Total Funds Carried Forward|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
6,009
12,344
89,748
23,883
430
33,160
2,326
5,550
1,504|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
6,009
12,344
89,748
23,883
430
33,160
2,326
5,550
1,504|**Total This**
**Year**
6,009
12,344
89,748
23,883
430
33,160
2,326
5,550
1,504
-|**Total This**
**Year**
6,009
12,344
89,748
23,883
430
33,160
2,326
5,550
1,504
-|**_Total Last_**
**_Year_**
_3,424_
_9,755_
_70,342_
_33,129_
_75_
_29,644_
_3,776_
_9,829_
_808_
_-_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||
|||174,954||174,954|160,782|
|||80,131
15,011
940
3,062
2,400
296
1,601
359
19,729
33,633
1,010
16,269
174,441||80,131
15,011
940
3,062
2,400
296
1,601
359
19,729
33,633
1,010
16,269
174,441
513
-
513
**513**
630,519
631,032
_-_|_82,490_
_15,887_
_1,362_
_2,896_
_3,042_
_458_
_3,457_
_819_
_10,773_
_31,440_
_688_
_16,244_|
||||||169,555|
|||||||
|||513|||_(8,773)_|
|||-
513|||_-_
(8,773)|
|||**513**|||**_(8,773)_**|
|||630,519
631,032|||639,292
630,519|
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## **Baglan Community Church**
For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
|**Balance Sheet**||**Unrestricted**|**Total**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Last Year**|
|As at 5th April 2025|||||
|**Fixed Assets**|_Note 4_||||
|Tangible Assets||493,481|493,481|500,371|
|||493,481|493,481|500,371|
|**Current Assets**|||||
|Debtors & Prepayments|_Note 5_|23,883|23,883|18,165|
|Bank Main a/c & Cash||115,439|115,439|113,272|
|||139,322|139,322|131,437|
|**Current Liabilities**|||||
|Creditors & Accruals|_Note 6_|1,772|1,772|1,290|
|Loan repayments due in 1 year||0|0|0|
|||1,772|1,772|1,290|
|Net Current Assets||137,550|137,550|130,147|
|Total Assets less Current Liabilities||631,032|631,032|630,519|
|Creditors Falling due after 1 year||0|0|0|
|Total Net Assets||**631,032**|**631,032**|**630,519**|
|**Fund Balances**|||||
|Funds B/fwd||630,519|630,519|639,292|
|Net movement of funds||513|513|-8,773|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||**631,032**|**631,032**|**630,519**|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by: Signed……...……………………………………...................... pone, **Trustee** Print Name………………………………………….................... Div James vil, Dated……………………..
**Trustee** Dated…………………….. 1/11/2005
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**Baglan Community Church** For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **1. Basis of Preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. The trustees have taken steps to secure the financial future of the organisation for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties.
## **2. Income**
All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold. Donated assets are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified and a third party is bearing the cost. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.
Tax Reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to which they relate.
Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are receivable.
Income from investments is included in the year in which it is receivable.
Legacies are included when the charity is advised by the personal representative of an estate that payment will be made or property transferred, and the amount involved can be quantified.
## **3. Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
## **4. Fixed Assets**
Expenditure is capitalised if the asset has a useful life of more than 1 year and its cost exceeds £100.
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, on a straightline basis as follows:
|Fixtures & Equipment:||
|---|---|
|Furniture|10%|
|Musical Equipment|20%|
|PA system|20%|
|Computer Equipment|25%|
|Electrical Equipment|25%|
|Kitchen Equipment|25%|
|Miscellaneous Equipment|25%|
|Property|2%|
|Motor|20%|
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## **Baglan Community Church**
For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
|Cost at 6.4.24
Additions
Disposals
Cost at 5.4.25
Accumulated Depreciation 6.4.24
Charge this year
Released on disposal
Accumulated Depreciation 5.4.25
**Net Book Value**|**Fixtures &**
**Equipment**
**Property**|**Motor**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|
||60,667
651,297
7,554
1,825
0
0|10,944
0
0
10,944
10,944
0
0
10,944
**0**|722,908
9,379
0|
||68,221
653,122||732,287|
||54,378
157,216
3,231
13,038
0
0||222,537
16,269
0|
||57,609
170,254||238,806|
||**10,612**
**482,868**||**493,481**|
**5. Debtors and Prepayments**
|Tax on Gift Aid Debtor|This Year
Last Year|
|---|---|
||23,883
18,165|
||23,883
18,165|
## **6. Creditors & Accruals**
|Amounts falling due within 1 year are as follows:
Accruals
PAYE, Pension & Net Pay Creditor|This Year
Last Year|
|---|---|
||850
800
922
490|
||1,772
1,290|
## **7. Miscellaneous Income**
|Flat Rent
Centre Room Hire
HCI Rent
Slimming World Rent
Solar Panels
Romania Trip
Refunds
Christmas Fair
CAP Refund
Book Sales
Other ( <£100)|This Year
Last Year|
|---|---|
||5,500
6,000
16,805
7,082
0
7,000
6,000
6,240
4,632
1,311
0
378
118
0
0
374
0
1,200
10
60
95
0|
||**33,160**
**29,644**|
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## **Baglan Community Church**
For the year ending 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity Number 1093275
## **8. Miscellaneous Expenditure**
|Bank Charges
Subscriptions
Repairs and Maintenance
Stationery, Postage & Advertising
Small tools & Equipment
Gifts and Donations
Books & Training|This Year
Last Year|
|---|---|
||123
94
3,647
4,258
5,192
9,910
632
843
230
302
22,025
15,923
1,784
111|
||**33,633**
**31,440**|
## **9. Examination Fees**
Accountancy Fees include an accrual for £850 for examination of 2025 accounts.
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