Charity Registration Number: 1132127
## **Seaford Baptist Church**
**Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements**
**For the year ended**
**31 December 2025**
## **Seaford Baptist Church Contents**
||Page|
|---|---|
|Legal and administrative information|1|
|Trustees' report|2 - 4|
|Statement of Trustees Responsibilities|5|
|Independent Examiner's report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7 - 8|
|Balance sheet|9|
|Notes to the accounts|10 - 21|
## **Seaford Baptist Church Legal and administrative information**
|Trustees|P Smoker|
|---|---|
||K G Gardener|
||A J Ayres|
||J P Herring|
||Rev A Machin (Retired 8 June 2025)|
||J Howell (Resigned 31 March 2025)|
||S I White (Resigned 31 March 2025)|
||R J Reed (Resigned 8 December 2025)|
||L C Lord (Resigned 16 November 2025)|
||R Kemp (Resigned 29 April 2025)|
|Charity Number|1132127|
|Principal Address|Belgrave Road|
||Seaford|
||East Sussex|
||BN25 2EE|
|Independent Examiner|Steve Maiden ACA|
||Maiden Accountancy Services|
||Suite 4, Compass House|
||45 Gildredge Road|
||Eastbourne|
||E Sussex|
||BN21 4RY|
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Trustees' report**
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).
## **Objectives and activities**
The charities objects are the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The policies adopted in furtherence of these objects are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
The Trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
## **Achievements and performance**
The Trustees of Seaford Baptist Church meet each month and are responsible for the pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical mission of the church. They are also responsible for the maintenance of the main church building in Belgrave Road Seaford, the manse in Chichester Road and the community outreach centre at the Cabin in Raymond Close, Seaford. All major decisions about policy and expenditure are made at the church members’ meetings which are held at least four times a year.
The Trustees always have due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and they are committed to enabling as many people as possible to be part of the worshipping community. Members and visitors come from a wide variety of socio-economic groups and ethnic backgrounds and our premises are well equipped to cater for persons with disabilities. We are registered as a Sight Loss Friendly church and have received an Eco Church award. Church members and regular attendees are encouraged to live out their faith as part of the Seaford community.
During 2025 Membership of the church decreased slightly but attendance remained constant. Our small groups have met regularly, and some groups have continued to use our Zoom account and meet online. Two funerals were conducted during the year.
Until June we continued to employ a full time Minister when the minster retired. We employ a part time Facilities Coordinator, a part time Office Assistant and a Youth Worker whose hours have continued to be 30 per week. He rents the church Manse at a reduced rate. We had a Youth Intern for 10 hours per week until July 2025. In September we employed a youth worker for 41/2 hours a week salary paid by a grant received. In November we employed an assistant bookkeeper for 9 hours a week. Work at the Cabin has been continued by volunteers from the church.
Recording and live streaming of services has continued through 2025. This has enabled larger numbers of people to view and participate in the services, particularly the elderly and infirm. Some have described it as a lifeline for them. This facility is available to other groups that use our premises. We expect this facility to continue to be used in the coming years.
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Trustees' report (continued)**
The Youth Work has continued its activities with Friday night Youth Clubs and weekly Forest Church. Children’s Church and Who Let the Kids Out meets monthly on Sunday mornings. An All-Age service takes place on Sunday morning once a month. Children and youth are taken to larger events throughout the year and an annua three-day holiday club is held for children during the Easter holidays.
Our Social Action groups continue to be popular. Scallywags is a weekly group providing opportunity for parents/carers of toddlers to meet in a safe and friendly environment. Heartsease meets monthly and provides the community with care and support for those who have been widowed.
During 2025 the work at the Cabin continued with approximately 8 children per week through Art and Craft clubs enjoying activity and games and weather permitting making full use of the redeveloped garden. Coffee Pot for adults continued to run fortnightly serving folk from the surrounding area. Some special events were also held. We have a good relationship with the nearby Peverell’s Community Garden team who use our premises.
SBC buildings in Belgrave Rd and the Cabin at Raymond Close are very valuable community resources and the Trustees are keen to make them available as much as possible for the public benefit. The auditorium at the church is one of the biggest in the town and the various rooms have been frequently used, mainly for community groups and local musical societies. The Facilities Coordinator manages the building and there have been many positive comments from users about the quality of service that the Church provides to the wider community. The level of activity and rental income from these users has been maintained during 2025. We welcome 17 weekly groups plus a few monthly, quarterly and occasional ones.
Early Birds Pre-School began the process of becoming a CIO in the early part of 2025. There were several changes made the first being a change of name to Explorers Seaford Nursery, there were also extended operating hours which have been well received by parents and the introduction of a Holiday club during school holidays. Ofsted Inspected and Graded 'Outstanding' yet again in March 2025. Positive feedback on the quality of care was provided by parents and carers making good use of Explorers newly improved social media platforms. Numbers on roll and attending have been consistent during the year. The process to become a CIO are progressing well.
The team of elders continues to take the church’s spiritual and pastoral helm until a new minister arrives and in July 2025 a new elder was elected bringing the number of elders to four.
## **Financial review**
The church has once again achieved a surplus for the year. The General Fund showed a surplus of £27,780 compared to a surplus of £12,710 in 2024. This was an improvement on the budget, mainly due to reduced staff costs, facilities costs, administration and bookkeeping.
There is a balance of £60,000 from the sale of Church Hill Lodge, which is being held in trust for us by the BU. The fund earned interest of £1,432 during the year.
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Trustees' report (continued)**
Early Birds, now called Explorers Seaford Nursery returned a deficit for the year of £1,182 after a difficult year. This was largely due to the expense of setting up the nursery as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) which is an ongoing process.
As a result of the above-mentioned the amount of unrestricted reserves now exceeds the level agreed in 2023 of 25% (i.e. three months) of annual expenditure.
Three major Restricted Funds were established during the year. These were the Kenya Fund, which raised £14,433, the grant to provide a Taxi Service for a disabled member of the church to attend meetings of £3,250 and a Youth Support grant of £2,500.
Thanks are due to the staff team and volunteers for their hard work on the accounts throughout the year and also to our faithful God.
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
P Smoker Rev A Machin (Retired 8 June 2025) K G Gardener J Howell (Resigned 31 March 2025) A J Ayres S I White (Resigned 31 March 2025) J P Herring R J Reed (Resigned 8 December 2025) L C Lord (Resigned 16 November 2025) R Kemp (Resigned 29 April 2025)
The Trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
K G Gardener Trustee
Dated:
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Statement of Trustees Responsibilities**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. 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 irregularities
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Independent Examiner's Report**
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Seaford Baptist Church (the charity) for the year ended 31 December 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the Trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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**
Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no 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 respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
- 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached
Steve Maiden, ACA Maiden Accountancy Services Suite 4, Compass House 45 Gildredge Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 4RY
Dated:
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Statement of Financial Activities Including Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**Notes**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
Charitable activities
**4**
Other trading activities
**5**
Investments
**6**
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
**7**
**Net (deficit)/surplus for the year**
**Other recognised gains and losses**
Loss on property disposal
**Net movement in funds**
Fund balances at 1 January
Transfer between funds
**Fund balances at 31 December**|**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
132,098
28,198
0
160,296
197,540
0
0
197,540
38,836
0
0
38,836
1,475
0
0
1,475
**369,949**
**28,198**
**0**
**398,147**
343,351
25,273
0
368,624
**26,598**
**2,925**
**0**
**29,523**
0
0
0
0
**26,598**
**2,925**
**0**
**29,523**
136,924
2,091
525,000
664,015
0
0
0
0
**163,522**
**5,016**
**525,000**
**693,538**|**2024**
**£**
146,668
138,311
51,184
696
**336,859**
328,495
**8,364**
(70,000)
**(61,636)**
725,651
0
**664,015**|
|---|---|---|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Statement of Financial Activities Including Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**Notes**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
Charitable activities
**4**
Other trading activities
**5**
Investments
**6**
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
**7**
**Net (deficit)/surplus for the year**
**Other recognised gains and losses**
Loss on property disposal
**Net movement in funds**
Fund balances at 1 January
Transfer between funds
**Fund balances at 31 December**|**Church**
**Explorers**
**Activities**
**Nursery**
160,296
0
15,078
182,462
38,836
0
1,333
142
**215,543**
**182,604**
184,838
183,786
**30,705**
**(1,182)**
0
0
**30,705**
**(1,182)**
630,957
33,058
0
0
**661,662**
**31,876**|**2025**
**£**
160,296
197,540
38,836
1,475
**398,147**
368,624
**29,523**
0
**29,523**
664,015
0
**693,538**|**2024**
**£**
146,668
138,311
51,184
696
**336,859**
328,495
**8,364**
(70,000)
**(61,636)**
725,651
0
**664,015**|
|---|---|---|---|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Balance sheet As at 31 December 2025**
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**13**
**Current assets**
Debtors
**14**
Cash at bank and in hand - Church
Cash at bank and in hand - Explorers
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
**15**
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**after more than one year**
**16**
**Net Assets**
**Capital funds**
Endowment funds
**17**
**Income funds**
Restricted funds - general
**18**
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
**19**
General unrestricted funds|**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
528,050
7,891
132,714
35,413
176,018
(10,530)
165,488
693,538
0
693,538
525,000
5,016
3,050
160,472
163,522
693,538|**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
532,282
10,032
110,718
33,981
154,731
(18,942)
135,789
668,071
(4,056)
664,015
525,000
2,091
6,100
130,824
136,924
664,015|
|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on
**K G Gardener Trustee**
**P Smoker Trustee**
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Charity information**
Seaford Baptist Church is an unincorporated charity. The principal address is Belgrave Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 2EE.
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Designated funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the Trustees for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **1 Accounting policies (continued)**
## **1.4 Income**
Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.
Income resources from grants, where there are performance or service deliverables required by the terms of the grant, such as amounts received by Early Birds Pre-School, are accounted for as the charity receives these payments.
## **1.5 Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as resources expended as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the church to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and includes irrecoverable VAT.
Church activities expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the church in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries, including grants payable to institutions and individuals as set out in the Notes. The costs of operating Early Birds Pre-School are disclosed separately in the notes.
Support costs are allocated to charitable activities based on property usage.
## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less depreciation and impairment losses, with the exception of the freehold land and building. The freehold land has been included at historic cost and the building has been included at a revalued amount. Neither asset is depreciated because they are considered to have a useful life of greater than 50 years and therefore any depreciation charge is considered immaterial. All assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold land and building not depreciated Plant and equipment 25% Fixtures and fittings 10%
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **1 Accounting policies (continued)**
## **1.7 Impairment of fixed assets**
At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
## **1.8 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
## **1.9 Financial instruments**
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
## **Basic financial assets**
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transactio is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
## **Basic financial liabilities**
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **Derecognition of financial liabilities**
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **1 Accounting policies (continued)**
## **1.10 Employee benefits**
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
## **1.11 Retirement benefits**
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
The church is an employer participating in a pension scheme known as the Baptist Ministers' Pension Scheme. Baptist Ministers are eligible to join the scheme, which is a multi-employer defined benefit scheme, which is funded and not contracted out of the State scheme. However, it is not possible to identif the assets and liabilities of the scheme which are attributable to the church. The pension scheme is therefore accounted for as a defined contribution scheme. The church contribution is restricted to contributions disclosed in the notes.
## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements**
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **3 Donations and legacies**
|Gifts and Offerings
Gift aid tax reclaimed
Other donations and legacies
Grants|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
92,909
6,797
99,706
21,509
0
21,509
15,680
15,499
31,179
2,000
5,902
7,902
132,098
28,198
160,296|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
105,691
22,056
14,084
4,837
146,668|
|---|---|---|
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**4 Charitable activities**
Performance related grants
Charitable rental income
Other income
**5 Other trading activities**
Letting arrangements
**6 Investments**
Interest receivable|**Church**
**Explorers**
**Total**
**Activities**
**Nursery**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
146,403
146,403
8,880
0
8,880
6,198
36,059
42,257
15,078
182,462
197,540
**Church**
**Explorers**
**Total**
**Activities**
**Nursery**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
38,836
0
38,836
**Church**
**Explorers**
**Total**
**Activities**
**Nursery**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,333
142
1,475|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
101,615
7,920
28,776
138,311
**Total**
**2024**
**£**
51,184
**Total**
**2024**
**£**
696|
|---|---|---|
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**7 Resources expended**
**Charitable activities**
Staff costs
Depreciation and impairment
Travel & subsistence
Training, development & conferences
Housing
Rent
Building running costs
Building repairs & maintenance
Printing, postage, stationery &
publications
Telecoms & computers
Subscriptions
Toys, equipment & consumables
Food & drink
Trips & events
Services & worship
Church Group Activities
Grants payable (see note 8)
Support costs (see note 9)
Governance costs (see note 9)
**Analysis by fund**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds - general|**Church**
**Explorers**
**Total**
**Activities**
**Nursery**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
58,337
149,225
207,562
4,233
0
4,233
800
0
800
596
5,261
5,857
5,297
0
5,297
(9,594)
9,594
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,389
0
1,389
0
9,904
9,904
0
1,944
1,944
0
0
0
10,308
0
10,308
20,852
0
20,852
92,218
175,928
268,146
12,823
0
12,823
78,597
7,858
86,455
1,200
0
1,200
**184,838**
**183,786**
**368,624**
159,565
183,786
343,351
25,273
0
25,273
**184,838**
**183,786**
**368,624**|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
178,960
7,813
599
2,716
12,680
0
845
1,057
906
1,061
3,249
4,787
1,736
257
7,870
16,325
240,861
11,854
73,225
2,555
**328,495**
311,382
17,113
**328,495**|
|---|---|---|
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **8 Grants payable**
|**Grants to institutions:**
Local mission
World mission
Social action
**9 Support and governance costs**
**Support costs:**
Staff costs
Bookkeeping and Payroll services
Loan interest
Building running costs
Building repairs & maintenance
Printing, postage, stationery & publications
Telecoms & computers
Subscriptions
Bank charges
Professional fees
**Governance costs:**
Independent examination fees|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
7,422
5,401
0
**12,823**
**Total**
**2025**
**£**
25,095
5,715
0
16,675
24,807
3,879
7,894
2,007
383
0
**86,455**
1,200
**1,200**|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
4,350
5,204
2,300
**11,854**
**Total**
**2024**
**£**
24,862
0
(878)
20,201
18,342
2,060
6,693
1,505
440
0
**73,225**
2,555
**2,555**|
|---|---|---|
## **10 Trustees**
The Minister was paid a salary of £14,671 (2024: £33,457) and pension of £1,993 (2024: £4,528) for this. In addition he was paid a manse allowance of £5,297 (2024: £12,680) in accordance with the usual practice of providing clergy accommodation.
None of the other Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any benefits from the charity during the year.
Donations of £12,930 (2024 - £24,145) were received from Trustees during the year.
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **11 Employees**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
|**Employment costs**
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Employers Pension|**2025**
**Number**
14
**2025**
**£**
221,194
8,447
3,017
232,658|**2024**
**Number**
14
**2024**
**£**
186,784
7,048
6,310
200,142|
|---|---|---|
There were outstanding pension contributions at 31 December 2025 of £177 (2024 - £200).
There were no employees whose annual emoluments were £60,000 or more.
## **12 Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **13 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Cost**
As at 1 January 2025
As at 31 December 2025
**Depreciation**
As at 1 January 2025
Charge for year
As at 31 December 2025
**Net Book Value**
As at 31 December 2025
As at 1 January 2025|**Freehold**
**land and**
**Plant and**
**Fixtures**
**building**
**equipment**
**and fittings**
**£**
**£**
**£**
525,000
30,592
40,500
525,000
30,592
40,500
0
29,410
34,400
0
1,182
3,050
0
30,592
37,450
525,000
0
3,050
525,000
1,182
6,100|**Total**
**£**
596,092
596,092
63,810
4,232
68,042
528,050
532,282|
|---|---|---|
Land and buildings with a carrying amount of £525,000 were revalued on 14 June 2022 by Kingston Morehen, independent valuers not connected with the charity, on the basis of market value. The valuation conforms to International Valuation Standards and was based on recent market transactions on arm's length terms for similar properties.
At 31 December 2025, had the revalued assets been carried at historic cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, their carrying amount would have been approximately £58,500 (2023 - £58,500).
## **14 Debtors**
|Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income|**2025**
**£**
4,145
3,746
7,891|**2024**
**£**
2,384
7,648
10,032|
|---|---|---|
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **15 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|Borrowings
Other taxation and social security
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
**16 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year**
Other loans
**Loan maturity analysis**
Payable within one year
Payable after one year|**2025**
**£**
0
0
3,076
177
7,277
10,530
**2025**
**£**
0
0
0
0|**2024**
**£**
10,157
0
496
200
8,089
18,942
**2024**
**£**
4,056
10,157
4,056
14,213|
|---|---|---|
## **17 Endowment funds**
Endowment funds represent assets which must be held permanently by the charity. Income arising on the endowment funds can be used in accordance with the objects of the charity and is included as unrestricted income. Any capital gains or losses arising on the assets form part of the fund.
|**Permanent endowments**
Church premises
**Expendable endowments**
Manse - Chichester Road|**Balance at**
**1 January**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Transfers**
**2025**
**resources**
**expended**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
100,000
0
0
0
425,000
0
0
0
525,000
0
0
0|**Balance at**
**31 December**
**2025**
**£**
100,000
425,000
525,000|
|---|---|---|
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **18 Restricted funds**
The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:
|Oasis Fellowship
Scallywags
Heartsease
Youth
Held
Cabin
Taxi
Kenya|**Balance at**
**1 January**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Transfers**
**2025**
**resources**
**expended**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
327
2,032
(1,832)
0
340
463
(530)
0
434
1,428
(1,665)
0
634
6,513
(7,042)
0
54
209
(129)
0
302
0
(302)
0
0
3,120
(3,000)
0
0
14,433
(10,773)
0
2,091
28,198
(25,273)
0|**Balance at**
**31 December**
**2025**
**£**
527
273
197
105
134
0
120
3,660
5,016|
|---|---|---|
## **19 Designated funds**
The income funds of the charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes:
|Fixtures & fittings|**Balance at**
**1 January**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Transfers**
**2025**
**resources**
**expended**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
6,100
0
(3,050)
0
6,100
0
(3,050)
0|**Balance at**
**31 December**
**2025**
**£**
3,050
3,050|
|---|---|---|
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## **Seaford Baptist Church Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **20 Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**Fund balances at 31 December 2025 are**
**represented by:**
Tangible assets
Current assets/(liabilities)
Long term liabilities
**Fund balances at 31 December 2024 are**
**represented by:**
Tangible assets
Current assets/(liabilities)
Long term liabilities|**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,050
0
525,000
160,472
5,016
0
0
0
0
163,522
5,016
525,000
7,282
0
525,000
133,698
2,091
0
(4,056)
0
0
136,924
2,091
525,000|**Total**
**£**
528,050
165,488
0
693,538
532,282
135,789
(4,056)
664,015|
|---|---|---|
## **21 Related party transactions**
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).
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