DBC Report for Chartty Commission Annual Return for 2025
Publi¢ Benefit
The Iru5tees have had due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefrt
reporting in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. The remainder of this
report illustrates the actNllies undertaken lo support the public benefft requirement.
Charitable Objèct
The charity is govemed by 8n Approved Goveming Documènt which slates that the principal
purpose of the charty is the advancem8ril of the Chrisknan faith aLuJrding lo the prfnciples of
the 8aplisl denomination to include the advancement of education. comrnunity service and
such other general charitable purpx)ses in such parts of Ihe Unile(S Kingdom and the worfd as
the church shall determine.
The church occupies premises which are held by the Baptlst Union Corporatlon Ltd. on
trusts which are entirely compatibl8 with the abov& object.
Organlsatlonal Structurg and Declslon Maklng Process
The overall responsibility for decisions and policy rests wf(h church members. A minimum of
four Members, Meetings are held oath calendar year.
ApplI￿nIS are accepted into membership al a Church Members. Meetlng In accordance wllh
the constilulion. and this would normally have Snvolved public baptism by immersion upon
person81 professlon of faith in Jesus Christ. In addition, others may b8 accepted into
membership based on their own public dedaration of faith.
The oversight of the day-t￿aY work of the church Is the responsibi1Sty of the trustees, led by
Nigel Bayley, the Lead Minister. He is supportcd by the other rninisleTS, Church Secretsry.
Finance Trustee and the church-elected Iru51ees. In addition to th8 Ministers. thère are 16
Trustees as al 31st Docember 2026. 5 of which sèrve as Elders. 8nd 9 as Dtsaeons.
As well as sharing in the overall oVe￿Ight of the way in which the church functions, the
trustees have particular areas of Tesponsibilty. which are carrio(J out with a framawork of
sub-leams.
To facilitalo the everytjay njnnlng of the church. DBC employs a part-ume Church
Adminlstr8tor who manages the church office administration, together wth a part-timè
Facilities Administratoi, who is respK)n5ible for the Smooth runniThJ and efficient use of the
church buildings and its other laalilies. The chuich is also served by nurngrous volunteers,
IndudSng group leaders. worshlp le8ders. lèaders of Child￿n'S groups and many oth8r
diverse roles.
The church is served by Rev. Nigel Ba￿eY as Lead Minister and Dave Ward as Associate
Minister, as well as Paulo da Silva Santos who serves as pastor to the Porluguese-speaking
congregation. This <y)ngregalion is led by a separate leadership team, with oversight from
the Lead Minister on behalf of the Iruslees.
Relevant matters may be submitted lo the Church Meeting by the trustees for guidance, or
may be raised by members for further consideration by the truste8s. Though the constitution
pemifts do¢lsions lo be made at Church Meetings by appropriate majorities, the church
seek5 to work by consensus whenever possible.
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The church operates safeguar(ling systems and procedures lo ensure that all people
working with children. young people and adults al risk are appropriately vetted by means of
the Disclosure and Barring Service and regularty trained in safeguarding. While the Lead
Minister lakes overall responsibiltty for safeguarding. the ftewly fornie(J Safeguarding Action
Group ISAGI meets regularly to raise the profile of s8leguarding, identify areas of concem
and lo promote good pracli¢e. We also train our volunteers in fire safety. Trustees and
employe8s are fvlly awar8 of and are compliant with the Data Protection Act.
Objectivgs and Actlvitie$
In order to achieve the principal objective which is set out abl￿8. the church provides a
variety of activities both to its mèmbership and lo the wid8r community. Thg aim Is lo show
the love ol Jesus Christ in both word and deed and lo help peoplg dgvelop their relalionshlp
with him as their livlng Lord.
Bglow is a surnmary of the main activities in ielauon lo these objecUv8S'.
Central to the work and witness of the church is the provislon of regular public services of
ChrSsli8n worship. These generally occur on Sunday momings for the English-speaking
congregalSon and Saturday evenings for the Portuguese-speaking congregation. Both
8ervlces have a programme of youth and ehildren's groups. Once a month we have tsvo
Sunday services. the first a more Ir8ditional lime and the other an 811-age service. All
S8Nices, including those with communion and baptism, are advertlsgd on thè church website
der
l.or
In all we d¢. we seek lo be a ffiendly and welcoming communty lo all. and DBC Is a Sight
Loss Friendly Church and a Dementia Frièndly Church. as well as being registergd to Th8
Wèlcome Directory.
DBC wns Christian dlscipleship courses, induding Chrislianrty Explored 8nd The Bible
Course, and to gncourage fell¢)wship and spiritual development, there are mid-week Connect
groups and smaller Thrive group8.
Thg Church also holds regular prayer meetings. al least three times a week, two of which
are in.person meetings and the third is held online and there is also an English and a
Portuguestr on4in8 blblo study group, which me•1 On￿ a week.
DBC has 8 fortnighlly Sunday ev8ning group for young adults to leam and grow together and
a Friday youth gathering called Deep Roots which is led Jointly by members of the English
and Portuguese leadership teams.
As part of reaching out to the community. the Church holds weekly baby and toddler gTOUPS.
both Bt the church (The Ark) and in the Tothvood area of Dereham {Llttle Fishes). about a
mile away and tw'ce a rnonlh there is a150 a family-focussed service in Toffv4ocMJ (Sunday
Fishos).
Outreach groups sp8cffi¢ally for ladies and another one for men, Tun regular events such
as craft evenings or b￿akfaSts. with the specific intent of bringlng more people from the local
community to come to know the love of Jesu5.
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D8C wns a bible-iournaling group on Thursday mornings and a Coffee Shop on Friday
momings (Dereham market dayl whith are both open lo any and all in our community.
DBC is an active member of Dereham Church&s Together and also partne￿ with other
harities including Love Dereham (social aclion) and Grgen Pastur8s Christian 8ookshop.
DBC also has a Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Debt Centre whlch employs 2 people,
Debt Centre Manager and 8 Community Llnks Coordinator. Through this debt cenlre, we
also ruTr budgeting courses, induding the CAP Money Course.
To facilitat8 the work of Love Dereham. Green Pastures and CAP, DBC has leased prgmlses
in Nomich Street, a short distance from the church building in the lown cgnlre. called the
Green Pastures Community Hub. 80th Green Paslures and Love Dereham are listed
charities that we partner with In the Hub, where there is a Chrfslian bookshop, a Community
Fridge and an opportunSty for any in our community to b8 welcomed, listened to 8nd helped.
The new entrance al the rear of the thuTch has made il more visible and accessibl8 to the
local community and allowed us. on wcasion, to partnèr with other Dereham communlty
groups by helping lo provide refreshments arKI actfvliie$ al local events in the community
green spac8 adjacent to the church.
Outslde of our local communlty, DBC provides support to Mission Partner5 who are engaged
in oulr98th to people from Easl Asia, 8ulgaria and Laos.
Achiov•ments and Performance
DBC does not measure the success of its programme 801ety In numbers, eilh8r nUm8￿Cal or
financial, bul rather In less tangible areas Ilke splrflual gr0￿h, fellowship, encouragement
and having a positive impact on our local cornmunity. The Iru3lees recognise that these are
drfficult lo measure, but ￿lIeVe that 2025 was a positive y8ar in the life of DBC, with n8W
P90ple coming ID faith. attending church events and becomlng part of the church community.
Th8 trustees plan lo conlSnue to pursue 08C'$ mi$6ion purposes in the coming year.
There have b88n 11 baptism8 C£Jnducted al DBC dudng January lo Decemb8r 202514 in tha
English sp88king congregation and 7 in the Portuguese (x)ng￿gatiOnI. During the year, 11
folk wore elected into membership and for various different reasons, 6 resigned their
m8mbershlp, which look our membership lo 190 al Ihe end of 2025. In addition to that, we
have had many olhersioin our congregations, and DBC provides spirtiual and pastoral ca
for over 300 people.
Flnanclal R•view
DBC is blessod lo have a falthftjl and generous congregation who supply the finances to
support the work and mission of the church. In addition to these donations, the Church has
al80 been supported by grants and crowdfunding schemes, for speufic areas of capital
spend work5.
From this support, DBC in lum is able to give financial support lo other mission work and
othèr ChrSslian organisations both in this country and abroad. whose alms and objectsves are
compatible with our own charitsble purpose.
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The financial results fDr the year January lo December 2025 are set out in the a¢￿UnIS
which accompany this rewrt.
The ITUStees have estsblished a Reserves Policy and hold a minimum cash reserve
equivalent lo hvo months cos15. plus a lurther £5000 contingency funtj for any emergency
building works. The trustees arg satisfied that they have suffici8nt reserves, together with
anticipated ongoing income, lo fttnction effectively durin9 the coming year. Each ye8r the
tnjstees prepare a financial lorecasl which, when establish8d that it meets the raseNè
targets, is presentsd to Ihe Members. Meeting for approval.
The Irustegs have made an assessment ol the major rtsks facing the church and are
satisfied that there are policies in place lo minimise these risks.
Declaratlon
The Trustees declare that they have approved the TnJ$te9s' report above.
Signed be
alf of the Charity's Trustees
y, Lead Minister
Palricla T Waller, Church Secretary & Deacon
Dale..
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Dereham Baptist Church
Charity Number: 1127482
Annual Accounts for the period 1st January 2025 to 31st D•c•mbor 2025
Section A
Statement of financial activities
Dotall$ of
own
analysis
Unrestrlctsd
funds
RoStrlct8d
funds
Total th18 year
Total last yoar
In¢omlng r•$our¢•s (Nots 31
Donakn'ons and Legacies
204,734.38
55,397.89
260.132.27
388,998
Incoming resources from charitable
activities
38,212.23
2.315.41
40,527.64
35,103
Other Trading activit￿8
Investments
1.900.00',
1,900.00
1.118.97
1,118.97
1,390
Other incoming resources
Total Incomlftg resour¢
4.74
4.085 00
4,089.74
2,971
244.070.32
63.698.30
307,768.62
428,462
R•soUrc￿ •xp•nd•d (Notos &7)
Raising Funds
27.66
Expenditure on Charitable A¢livil*s
264,830.81
32,995.04
297,825.65
399,515
Other Expendrture
5,14723,
38,169.931
5,147.23,
1,926
401,441
Tot•1 rnsourc￿ •xynd•d
264.830.61
303,000.54,
Not Incomlng/(outyolng) rosources before
-20,760.29
25,528.37,
4,768.08. |
27.021
Gro•8 transf•rB b•tw••n lund8
0.00
Not Incomlng/(oulgoing) rosources before
oth•rr8cognls•d galfts/(Ioss8sJ
-20,760.29
25,528.37
4,768.08
27.021
Other re¢ognls•d g4lnslllo8888)
Gains and1osses on revaluation of ffixed assets
for the charity's own use
Gains and10s5es on investment assets
0.0)
o.ooi
4,768.08
0.00
Not movem•nt lft fund$
-20,760.29
25,528 37
27,021
Total lunds brought forward
90.337.60
26,762.56
117,100.16
90,079
Totsl funds carrl8d lonvard
69.577.31
52,290.93
121,868.24
117,100

Section B..
Balance sheet
Unrestri¢t¢d
fvnds
Restrkted
Income funds
Totsl thls yèar
Total last
year
Tanglble flxed a$$ets
Buildings INole 81
Fumiture and equipment INote 81
Investments
F01
F02
F04
1,155,755.001
30,000.00
F05
1.155.755.00
30.000.￿)
o.cw)I
1,333,938.
22,000
1.185.755.00
0.00
1,185,755.00
1,355.938
Current assets
Stock and work in progress
Oeblors (Note 91
(Short term) inveslments
Cash 81 bank and in hand
o.ool
7.704.14
0.00
7,749.14
10.390
85.647.01
52.380.93
52.425 93
118.027.94.
111,384
Total cuffenl assets
73,351.15
125.777.08
121,774
Cr•dltorg: amounts falling due wthin
on• year (Nol• 101
3,818 84
3,908.84
2,185
Il•t euyrgnt •ss•1￿11atsll1t1•sj
89,532.31
52,335.93
121,868.24
119,809
Tolal ass•ts l•ss curT•ntllabllld•$
1.255.287.31
52,335.93
1,307,623.24
1,475.547
Cr•dltorn: amounts falliThJ du8 after one
year (Note 101
Provl$ion$ for liabiliti&$ and charges
0.00
0.00
Not•ss•ts
1.255.287 31
52,335.93
1,307,623 24
1,475,547
Funds of th• Charlty
Unreslri¢led funds
69.577.31
89,577.311
1,185,75S.00
52.290.93
90,337 1
1,355,938
26,783
Unreslricled Fixed A8$et Fund8
1.185,7SS.00
O.OOi
Rèstricted income funds (Note 111
Endowmènt lunds
52,290.93
0.001
O.OOj
Tol•l fimds
1.255.332.31
52,290.93
1,307,623.24
1,473.038
Signed on behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Print Name
Date of
appTOV81
Nigel Richard Jonathan Bayley
lan Gardner

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Nots 1 Ba$ls of Preparation
BaÈi8 of Prèparation
The aGcounts have been prepa￿1 in accordance with the AtrthJnts"ng Regulatsons Set out under
the Charibe$ Act 2011. Finan£yal RerorbThJ Stsndard 107 IFRS 1021 and with the charit￿5
Ststw￿nt ol RewnrnerKtÈd Practicts IFRS 1021120191
The church a publ￿ benefft Ènbty.
Changes in b#si$ of at£ounti
There have beefi no thange to the acwJThtirrfJ rdKi8s kst yoar.
Changes lo prO¥v￿8 accounts
No change5 have Wn madè to 8￿nts forprewoLLS ￿ar￿. htrAev6r, th6 accounts are nry
produced under FRS 102. this has wuired any re5tstwnentto fv a¢tounts and toc4( effeGt.
from 01 January 2016.
Note 2 Accountlng Pollclos
In¢omlng rosour¢•$
Recogn5￿0￿ of incoming
Thaae ara in the Stalernenlol Fin•nts¥l NoJMtsS ISOFAI wh8n'.
the thanty boGm$ 0nlJU8d to Ihe ffjsoJrc88',
the tru$ieè$ art virtualty c8rtain they wll re￿1￿ th• f•wrcai,' aThJ
tha monetary valw can be w￿aSured %Mth suffici6nt rÈ118bility.
Incoming reoourcH wlth r•l•t•d Where incorning resr*Jrce5 have txpendrture la8 fundrai¥ir¥J tra)ntr8Ct Incom81 the inwming
oxp•ndltur•
re8ourt48 and ralatv*J eyndilure are repthd 9￿$ In the SOFA.
Grnn¢• and don•Uon•
Gr8nts and donatiws onty ind￿1*Y in th• SoFA*th th• chafity h•$ wKondthonal entr.￿0m8nt lo I
Tax v•cl•lm on dona￿On• Incoming resources fTcffj thx redaiN Jy• Ind￿j•j in lh• SoFAatthe 8wrr• tsm• •• Ihe gift lo whKh they
feL8ta.
Tixatlon
The churth rd exemplfrcrfn laxaticffj in¢w¢ orKI gains 4re •ppli•d lor¢hantable purpo8￿.
lrroc0var8b￿VAT M Ind￿ in the c05t o1go¢ds or on *ttich it wa8 ch•rwd.
Th* * Mly Ind￿ in the SOFA th• rd•i•d gorth oraervic88 boon dfrli¥¢red.
Contractu•l Incom• and
perfonn•ncg r•l•tqd gmnts
Volunts•r h•lp
Th& valu6 of any not irKkthJ in the accounts bul IB d6s¢hbod In the Iruslees.
annual rnport.
Thi$ o In¢l￿￿ed in the ar%tyJntswhan re￿Ned
This Indudes any gain effj k•8 on tho s•10 of inv•$trMnl8 and any w or r••ulb'Nd Irom mvaluiTvJ
Invostrnents to markot Value at It￿ end ofth• fv•r
In¥Mtmont Incom•
Invmtmont 9Aln• lo••
Expgndlturg and Ilabllbtl••
Lliblllty rocognltlon
Li•bilrties are rat£9n￿ a8 88 Ihorn IB a *•1 or c•n$truf*ve oblvJ8tion comrnitting the Cha￿ty lo pay
out ws¥ur¢os.
Ind￿ costs olthè proparttion and ex8minats"M ol 8t8lutory J¢¢ounis. the costs oftrusl88 meeting$ •nd
osl of any kn901 ¥thce to trustees ￿ govemarKe or constithonol mallèrs. Mo81 of the rnanagement 1$
calried Lxrt wlhout ¢h•rye.
Where thg tharty • grant7￿th ¢£￿d￿lS for paywl b•iNJ a spaofic1g¥81 of8eNic• or ¢utyul lo
be provided. such grants #r* onty recogntsed In Ihe SoFAc*Ke tho re0p￿nt ofthe grant has provided t
S￿Or1ed seThic8 or outy)ul.
The58 are onty recognoed in th• accounts WI￿1 a cunmitmont h4$ been made and th8re are no condit￿&
lo t* m81 relthg to fv grantwhith rnmain m the contrc4 ofth8 charity.
Ftsnd ral•lng and wbllclty The thurch do88 not m*e fom)al fwfvTrJs, ¥nd eApenditura on these item& is therefore not
malerial.
Gov•m*ne• ¢￿th
Grnnts wlth p•rfornMnc•
condltlon8
Gr•nts Pay*b￿ wlthout
rtormance condhknns
Assets
Tarbgible lfjxed a888t• for by The churth prÈmL%es valued by Boutton 8 Brfr*n. Chartwwl Surveyors on 4th June 2023. 4.03% h38
the charlty
been a(kled to Ihi5 figwe to ￿ market valu88.
The Mansè premw are r¥xf Stthj 8testimat8d mgrkel valuv.
em5 beltrw £1.0￿ are not capital￿d
Investments quoted on a recognLsed stoc*extharwe are valued at m8rketvalue * the year8ThY. Olh
in¥estrnt assets are at truslees. esknate of value.
Inv•stsn8t)ts
Stocks and wort in progre88
These are Val￿ attr* IcrAwof cc6tormarket value.

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Contd.
Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources
Donations and Legacies
Thi5 year
Last year
Unrestricted
Restricted
Offerings
Other Donations
Portuguese offerings
Tax Refunds
Grant Income
Legacy Income
Totals
148,069.43
8,025.73
14.919.66
33,764.56
0.00
45.00
148,069.43,
26,368.62
14,919.66,
34.199.56
36.920.00
45.001
260,432.27
152,252
43,863
16,717
36,283,
23,275
116,608
388,998
18.342.89'
0.00
435.00
36,920.00
0.00
204.734.38
55.697.89
Incoming Resou￿aS from
Charitable activities
Events Income
Other Income
Organisations
2.065.00
26.434.45
9 712.78
38,212.23
0.00
2,065.00:
27,558.901 I
10 603.74
40,227.641
1.124.45
890.96
2.015.41
26,774
35,103
Other Tradlng Actlvllles
Sales
1,900.
1.900.00; |
Investment Income
Bank Interest
1,118.97
1,118.97
1,3901
Other Ineomlng Resources
4.74
4.085.00
4,089.74,.
Total Incoming Resources
244 070.32
63 698.30
307 768.62
428 462 i

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Contd.
Note 4 Analysis of rèsourc8s expended
Thls year
Last year
Unrestrfcted
Restricted
Expendltur• on Charltable ActIv￿les
Ministry
Establishment
Giving
Educationloutreach
Administrationlsupport
Organisations
Other
100,860.30,
75.477 23
18.520.00
8.231.271
48.OS2.73
9.029.08
4.660 00,
264,830.61
16,181.82
9.170.13
0.00
117,042.12
84,647.36
18,520.00
9,128.81
54,000.02
9,827.34
4,660.00;
297,825.65
114,199
196,010,
18,560
6,105
49,068 i
8,623
6,950
399,515
897.54
5,947.29
798.26
0.00
32,995.04
Other Expendlture
o.ooj
5,147.23,
5.147.23
1,926
Total Expendlture
Raising Funds
Charitable activities
other expenditure
0.00,.
264,830.61,,
27.66
32.995.04'
5.147.23
27.66
297,825.65
5,147.23
399,515
1,9261
TOTALS
264.830.61
38,169.93
303,000.54
401,441

Section C
Notes to the accounts
contd.
Note 5 D•tsil$ of ¢grtain items of expenditure
Trust¢0 Rwnuneration and expenses
Trustee expenses were paid to Nigel Bayley, David Ward and Paulo Da Silva Santos
The authority to make these payments is contained in the Church's goveming document. the payments being
lor their serv￿e$ as Ministers.
Th1¥ Y￿r
Last Yèar
Nwel Bayley
Stipend + Nl
Pension Costs
Conference. travel and cost of tthks
Total Amountpa
38,0341
37,5191
4,336
564
446
David Ward
Stipend + Nl
Pension Costs
Conferenee, travel and cost of books
Total Amount paid
32,1761
3,904
590
31,419
3,764
528
35.711
Pèulo Da Silva S8ntos
Stipend + Nl
Pènsion Costs
Conference, travel and cost of bwk$
Total AmountP8
15,015
739
12,599
477
15 754
14 276
Fe08 for examlnatlon or •udlt ol th• *ccount•
Thls y•ar
La8t yoar
Independent examinerfs for reForting on the &counts
870
Note 6 Pald omploy••
6.1 staff Cosis
Thls year
Last y•ar
Gross Stipends, salaries, wages and beneffts in kind
Employerfs National Insurance costs
Pension co$1$
Pension costs in mpecl of past service defKf(
Other costs- Council Tax. waler.telephone
Total Staff costs
103,738
2,794
11,270
98,200
4,266
10,129
10
5,979
118,584
6,937
124,739
Note.. Costs shown in 5.1 are induded here also
6.2 Avgrngo numbor of &mployees in the year
Thls year
Last yoar
Engaged in Charitable activities
No employee wewed emoluments in excess of £60,000 during the year 12024 none)
Two trustees, who are also employees, lived in housing wholly owned by the church

Section C
Notes to the accounts
contd.
Nots7
Total value of grants
Unrestricted
Institution
Total amount
BMS
BUGB {Home Mission Fund)
Ventzi - Aksakavo
North Breckl8nd YFC
Operation Mobilisation
OMF
WEC (Pr Dominos Tel
Other Initiative$
1.660
1.440
1.920
1.400
100
,.Totsl
18,520
BMS is a missionary wh￿h SUPFQrts the Spread of the Christian faith in other lands.
The Baptist Home MissK)n Fund supports the $pread ol the Christsan Faith in this country.
The grant lo Ventzi in Aksakavo enables the church to have a fijll-lime minister.
Opèration Mobilisalion supports workers for mis$KJnal work In Central Asia.
OMF supports workers worting wrth Peop￿ from the Far East
Breckland YFC is a Christian Youth work charity based In the 8recklan¢J Area of Norfolk.
WEC- a grant lo a project in Guinea-Bissau Providing help and sherter lo dis&Jvantaged peopte.
Grantmaklng co•ts

Section C
contd
Note 8 Tangible Flxed Assets
8.1 Cost or valuation
Church
Premises
Manses
Furniture &
Equipment
Total
Balance brought forward
Additions
Revaluations
Disposals
530,450
803.488
1,355.938
5,305
-183.488,
8,000,,
-170.183
Balan¢e camed forward
535,755
620.000
30 0001 1 185 755
8.3 Net book value
Brought forward
Camed forward
530,450 '
535,755
803,488
620,000
22,0001 1,355.938
30,000
1,185,755
All of the fixed assets are used for direct charitable purposes
Nolfr 9 Dobtorn and propaymonts
Analy81s of debtorn
Amounts falling due v￿thin one Amounts falling dué after
year
more than one year
This year - r Last year
This year
Last year
Accrued Income
Prepayments and other debtors
Total
2,910.13
4,839.01
7,749.14
2.989
7.401
10,390
0.00
0.00
0.00
Nots 10 Cr•dltors and accruals
Analysls of crodllors
Amounts falling due W￿thin one. Amounts falling due after
year
more than one year
This year
Last year
This year
Last year
Loans and overdrafts
Other creditors
Accnjals and deferred income
Total
0.00
1,295
870
2.165
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,007.64
901.20.
3,908.84
o.oo',
0.00
0.00

Section C
Notes to the account5
Contd
Note 11
Restricted Income funds
11.1 Funds held
reslricled income lunds, including S￿la1 trusts. of the chanty {Rl.
Fund Name
Typ•
Purpose and Restrlctlon$
,.General
To OFerale a CAP Centre. Ic¥Jdler groups and specific youth groups.
To structuralty maintsin and develop the premises
ITO operate 8 Jounalling group
Building
Journalling
11.2 Movements of major funds
l Fund balanc
brought
forward
|Fund nam
Incomlng
Outgolng
resources fe8ource8
Tran8fern
Galns and
Ios8•8
Fund balanc•• j
carried
forward
General
21.272.43
5.490 13
60,267.34
2,540.00
890.96
63,698.30,, 38,169.93,
29,341.54
8,030.13
798.26
0.00
52,198.23
0.00
18uilding
Journalling
0.00
0.00
0.00
92.70
Total Fund•
26,762.56
52,290.93:
11.3 Transfers between funds
From Fund INam•l
To Futhd {Nam•
Re*ion
Amount

Section C
Notes to the accounts
contd.
Note 12 Transactions with related partles
Remuneration and beneflts
Name of trustee or
connected paty
Legal authority leg order.
goveming document)
Amounts paid or benefit value
This year
Last year
None
o.ool
0.00
There are no related paty transactions in addIt￿n to those disclosed in note 5.1 Trustee expenses.
12.2 Loan8
Amount ¢)wing
This year
Last year
Name of trustee or
connected paty
Due lo Iruslees and
related parties
Due from trustees and
related parties
None
0.00
None
0.00
o.ool
12.3 Other transactlonls) with trustees or related partles
The custodian Trustee ol the church is the Bapli$t Union Corporation Limited which is charity number 249635,
and which is controlled ty the Baptist Un￿n Council. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of
Great Britain, and the Easlem Baptist AsS￿l8110n.
The ¢hurch made a donation to th8 Baptist Home Mission Scheme as sel out in note 7.
13. Other Infonnation
The church 1$ an unineofporated charty registered in England and Wales with the Charity Commission.
number 1127482 wrth ils registered ofice al Church Annexe, NoThvich Street, Dereham, NR19 1BX
10

Eric
Southwick & Co
A dns Company
AtCOLP.lanis & Charils. Experts
Inde￿ndent Examinevs Roport lo the Tnmttts of D•r•ham Baptlst Church
I report on the accounts of the Chanty for the year erKled 31st December 2025. which S￿ sel out on pages 1
to 12.
R￿P￿tfve responsibilities of trust••s and •xamlnor
The eharity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charl￿$ tnjslees consider that
an audit is not required for this year under sectK)n 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe 2011 Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
11 is my respc*nsibilty to..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,.
lo follow the procedures laid down In the general DirectK*ns given by the
Charity Commission under section 1451511bl of the 2011 ACL. and
to stale whether partscular matters have come to my attention.
Ba*18 of Ind•pond•nt •x•mln•rfs r•port
My examination was ￿rrIed out in accordance the general Difections given by the Charity Commission.
An examinats'on includes a review of the attounling records kept by the charity and a comparison ol the
accounts p￿sented with those records. 11 also includes cons￿eration of any unusual itgms or di$¢l¢)surg$ in
the accounts, and the seeking of explanatKJns from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The
procedures undertaken do not provide all the evKYence that woukl be required in an audit and. conSequen￿y,
no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a'lruè and fair and the report 1$ limited to tha
matters sel out in the statement t¢bw.
Independent •xamln•r's sts¢emonl
In connection with my examinat￿n, no matter has come to my attention..
111 which gives me reasonable cause to beI￿ve that in any material respect the requirements
lo keep accounting records in accordance wrth $130 of the 2011 Act.. and
lo p￿pare accounts which accord ￿th the accounting records and to
compty wth the accountj'ng requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been mel," or
121 to which, in my opinion. attentfv?n Shoukl ￿ drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the
accounts to be reached.
Signed..
Date.. 1610412026
Adam James MAAT
Eric Southwick & Co Accountsnls
51 The Avenue
Seaham
Co Durham
SR7 8NS