Registered number 1130825
**TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH** SLOUGH Report and Accounts 31-Dec-24
## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH Report and accounts Contents**
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|Charity information|1|
|Trustees` Report|2|
|Accountants' report|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the accounts|7|
## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH Church Information**
## **Trustees**
REV EMMANUEL TEKYI-ANSAH - CHAIRMAN MS PAULINA JOYLAND CRISTIAN MR JAMES DOE NYAHO MR RAYMOND ANTWI
## **Accountants**
ARTHUR GODSONS AND ASSOCIATES/ SAM DEE & CO 126 FAIRHOLME CRESCENT HAYES MIDDLESEX UB4 8QY
## **Bankers**
HSBC 128 HIGH STREET SLOUGH BERKSHIRE SL1 1JF
## **Registered office**
76 GLAMORAN CLOSE MITCHAM CR4 1XH
**Registered number** 1130825
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## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH CHARITY REGISTRATION :- 1130825 TRUSTEES` REPORT**
The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31/12/2024 for the charity, Trinity Baptist Church, Slough
The Trustess of the charity are: RREV EMMA
MS PAULIN MR JAMES MR RAYMO
The principal address of the charity is:
76 GLAMO MITCHAM CR4 1XH
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
The charity governing document is a trust deed that was adopted on 18th April 2008. The charity is governed by a board on which the trustees are represented. It meets regularly to review, plan activities and monitor the financial position.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The Objects of the orgnisation are to advance the Christian Faith (in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs) for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayers. Lectures, public celebration and religious festivals, and by producing and distributing literature and recorded material to enlighten others about the Christian faith. The Trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit before deciding what activities should undertake.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
The Organisation held successful services through the year in which individuals were equipped and educated on the principles and doctrines of the Christian faith. The Church held several conferences to assist the development of the people in the community.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The income of the charity was £33,012. The total outgoing resources were £36,920 leaving a deficit of £3,908. The church made charitable donations to other charities with similar objectives to provide support for their work.
To forestall future occurrence of the deficit, the Trustees are encouraging members to make enough contributions and also controlling non essential expenditure.
## **RESERVE POLICY**
It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the reserves of the charity at about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficient funds to cover any emergency expenditures that may arise from time to time.
## **RISK MANAGEMENT**
The charity have assessed all the major risks to which the charity is exposed to, in particular those related to operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks.
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**TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH CHARITY REGISTRATION :- 1130825 TRUSTEES` REPORT**
## **TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES**
Under the Charities Act 2011, the trustees are required to prepare a statement of accounts for each accounting year which gives a true and fair view of the state of the Church. They are required to:
1. Select suitable accounting polities and apply them consistently.
2. Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
3. State whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed
4. Prepare financial statements on an ongoing basis.
They are responsible for keeping proper records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the finances of the church at any time and to ensure that such accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. They also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the church and to take reasonable steps to detect fraud or other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Rev Emmanuel Tekyi-Ansah Chairman
30-Oct-25
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## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Trinity Baptist Church-**
## **Slough.**
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December, 2024.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s
Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (The 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:-
Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act:
* To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Commission under Section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act
* To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent examiner`s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters.The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently report is limited to thosed matters set out in the next statement.
## **Independent Examiner`s statement**
IN connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
(1) which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:-
* To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met or
(2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding
of the Accounts to be reached.
ARTHUR GODSONS AND ASSOCIATES/ SAM DEE & CO 126 FAIRHOLME CRESCENT
HAYES MIDDLESEX UB4 8QY
30 October 2025
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## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2024**
||**UNRESTRICT. RESTRICTED **|**UNRESTRICT. RESTRICTED **|**TOTAL**|**TOTAL**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**FUND FUND**||**FUND**|**FUND**|
|**Notes**|**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|**2023**|
||||**£**|**£**|
|**Incoming Resources**|||||
|**Total Incoming resources**|33012|0|33,012|27,807|
|Costs of direct activities of the Charity|-33778|0|(33,778)|(24,940)|
||(766)|-|(766)|2,867|
|Support costs|-2342|0|(2,342)|(2,276)|
|Governance costs|-800|0|(800)|(800)|
|**Operating surplus**|(3,908)|-|(3,908)|(209)|
|**Net Resources for the year**|(3,908)|-|(3,908)|(209)|
|Total Funds brought forward|33,165|-|33,165|33,374|
|**Total Funds carried forward**|**29,257**|**-**|**29,257**|**33,165**|
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## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024**
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
3
**Current assets**
Project Accountable
4
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
5
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Accumulated Funds**
Unrestricted revenue reserves
7
Restricted revenue reserves
**Shareholders' funds**|**2024**
**£**
1,239
17,810
11,608
29,418
(1,400)
28,018
**29,257**
29,257
-
**29,257**|**2023**
**£**
1,550
18,109
15,106
33,215
(1,600)
31,615
**33,165**
33,165
-
**33,165**|**2023**
**£**
1,550
18,109
15,106
33,215
(1,600)
31,615
**33,165**
33,165
-
**33,165**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||||**33,165**|
||||33,165
-|
||||**33,165**|
The Board of Trustees acknowledge their responsibility for ensuring the organisation keeps proper accounting records in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 as more fully set out under Trustees` Responsibilities in the Report of the Trustees.
Rev Emmanuel Tekyi-Ansah Chairman Approved by the board on 30 October 2025
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**TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## _**Basis of preparation**_
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008). And the Charities Act 2011
## _**Depreciation**_
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives.
Plant and machinery 20% net book value Motor vehicles 20% net book value
## _**Foreign currencies**_
Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. All differences are taken to the profit and loss account.
## _**Leasing and hire purchase commitments**_
Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts, which are those where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset have passed to the company, are capitalised in the balance sheet and depreciated over their useful lives. The corresponding lease or hire purchase obligation is treated in the balance sheet as a liability.
The interest element of the rental obligations is charged to the profit and loss account over the period of the lease and represents a constant proportion of the balance of capital repayments outstanding.
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to income on a straight line basis over the lease term.
## _**Pensions**_
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
|**2**
**Operating profit**
This is stated after charging:
Depreciation of owned fixed assets
**3**
**Tangible fixed assets**
**Plant and**
**machinery**
**etc**|**2024**
**£**
311
**Motor**
**vehicles**|**2023**
**£**
389|
|---|---|---|
|||**Total**|
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## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024**
|**Cost**
At 01 January 2024
At 31 December 2024
**Depreciation**
At 01 January 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2024
**Net book value**
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
**4**
**Debtors**
Other debtors
**5**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Other creditors
**6**
**Accumulated Fund**
Revenue Reserves c/fwd
**7**
**Surplus/Deficit**
Accum Fund B/fwd
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year
At 31 December 2024|**£**
13,685
13,685
12,437
250
12,687
998
1,248|**£**
5,500
5,500
5,198
61
5,259
241
302
**2024**
**£**
17,810
**2024**
**£**
1,400
**2024**
**£**
33,374
**2024**
**£**
33,165
(3,908)|**£**
19,185|
|---|---|---|---|
||||19,185|
||||17,635
311|
||||17,946|
||||1,239|
||||1,550|
||||**2023**
**£**
18,109|
||||**2023**
**£**
1,600|
||||**2023**
**£**
33,165|
||||**2023**
33,374
(209)|
|||29,257|33,165|
## **6 Endowment Fund**
The Charity operated no Endowment Fund during the year.
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## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2024**
|**TOTAL FUND**
**2024**
**£**
**Incoming Resources: Donations, offerings and grants**
33,012
**Cost of activities in furtherance of the Charity`s objective**
(33,778)
(766)
**Administrative and support expenses**
(2,342)
**Governance costs**
(800)
(3,908)
**Net Surplus/(Deficit)**
**(3,908)**|**TOTAL FUND**
**2023**
**£**
27,807
(24,940)|
|---|---|
||2,867
(2,276)
(800)|
||(209)|
||**(209)**|
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## **TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2024**
|**TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - SLOUGH**
**Statement of Financial Activities**
**for the year ended 31 December 2024**||
|---|---|
|**A. INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Offerings and donations**
Tithes and offerings
Bank interest
TOTAL incoming resources
**B. RESOURCES EXPENDED**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUND**
**TOTAL FUND**
**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
32,997
-
32,997
27,795
15
-
15
12|
||**33,012**
**-**
**33,012**
**27,807**|
|||
|**B. RESOURCES EXPENDED**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**TOTAL FUND**|**TOTAL FUND**|
|**COST OF GENERATING VOLUNTARY INCOME**|**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**_Activities underken directly_**|||||
|Women/men ministries|350|-|350|400|
|Youth/children exp.|602|-|602|-|
|Motor and travel expenses|1,350||1,350|1,482|
|Church rent and rates|7,546||7,546|2,776|
|Church/programme activities|3,405|-|3,405|1,363|
|Church outing|1,580||1,580|1,476|
|Guest preacher|1,820|-|1,820|1,790|
|Salaries/allowances|14,600|-|14,600|14,600|
|Welfare|2,525|-|2,525|1,053|
||33,778|-|33,778|24,940|
|**_Support Costs_**|||||
|Travei and subsistence|-||-|-|
|Printing, postage and stationery|705|-|705|677|
|Web development/maintenance|-|-|-|-|
|Bank charges|110|-|110|52|
|Equipment expensed|706|-|706|665|
|Repairs and maintenance|385|-|385|370|
|Depreciation|311|-|311|389|
|Sundry expenses|125||125|123|
||2,342|-|2,342|2,276|
||||||
|**Total costs of generating voluntary income**|**36,120**|**-**|**36,120**|**27,216**|
## **COST OF GOVERNANCE**
|Independent Accountant fee
**al Expenditure**|800
-
800
800|
|---|---|
||**800**
**-**
**800**
**800**|
|||
||**36,920**
**-**
**36,920**
**28,016**|
## **Total Expenditure**
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