REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1132188 Report of the Trustees and Unaudlted Flnan¢lal Statements for tbe Year EDded 31st December 2024 for Johns Jones & Lo Limited Chart￿￿ Accountants & Registered Auditors 16 Lambourne Crescent Cardiff Business Park Llanish¢n Cardiff CF14 5GF Contents of the Fin8ndal Ststements FOR THE YEAR EIWED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Page Report of the Truytce I to 5 Independent EIamln¢r's Report Statement of Flnancial ACtI￿(leS Ba]ance Sheet Not￿ to the Financial Statements 9 to 15 Detalled Statement of Financi￿ Aetivitie8 16 to 17 RHIWBINA BAwfisT CHURCH Report of the Trustee5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 The trnstees present their report with the fman¢ial statements of the ¢haTity for the year ended 3 1st December 2024, The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Rq)orting by Charities.. Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities prep￿ing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK alld Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019). Alms and Objethes Our main objects for the public benefit are set out in our constitution and are as follows: - to advance the Chtistian faith in accordance with our Statement of Beliefs in such ways and in such parts of the Unit Kingdom or the World as the bvsfres from linr kn time think fiL - to relieve sickncss and financial hardship and io promote and preswvc good health by the provision of fi￿￿8. 800&8 or senrices of any kinl including through the provision of ¢ounselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees fron] lim¢ to time think fit. - to adv￿Ce education in such ways and in such part5 of the United Kingdom or the world as the tnths from time to time may think fit. SigllificaDt ACtMtLes The trustees ¢on5ider the perforniance of the charity this year has been 5ucc¢ssful. Assistance was given to a number of projects. both in the UK and overseas and the comrnurrity outreach programmes hav¢ continued. Hardshlp fund DuTing 2024 the tnths continued to manage a H￿dship fund set up to support individuals andlor familics 5uffrfing financial hardship. A number of families were supported in this way over the year. Volunteerd The Trustees wish to acknowledge the support of the large rn]mber of willing members who give theiT lime voluntarily and would like to express their appreciation for thaL The Charity would not be able to achieve as much as it does without their generous efforts. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Throughout the year we hav¢ on¢e agai￿ fillfilled our legal requirements in respe¢t of the running of the ChaLIty. All activiti￿ hav¢ been provided in a safe and carlng environment with effective budget control. FINANCIAL REVIEW Principal funding sources These continue to be: - freewill gifts and offerings - investment income - gift aid refunds - bequ¢sts and donations These donations all Contribute to the budgeted expenditure to de]Aver the main obj¢rtive5 of the Charity. The contributions receiveA during the year have ellabl￿ the church to continue its charitable donations and to iinprove the facilities in, and f&bTiC of the chuwh premises. The year h&8 8e¢n the mllnber of athive members and the level of giving remaining stable. Re5erYes polley The policy adopted by th¢ trustees is to hold at le&8t three months, numing costs in reserve. At 31 December 2024 our c&8h r￿ry¢s amounted to £121,737. These funds were held in the National Westminster Bank and the Cambridge and Counties Bank. Page I RHtWBINA BAFfisT CHURCH Report of the Trustees FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 STRUCTUR[ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENr Governing document The Church Tegistered as a charity with the Charities Commission on 19 October 2009. under its Constitutio￿ wbich was adopted on 19 July 2009. It Was 8mcnded in Junc 2012. September 2018 and July 2023. The Church is governed by its Constitiltion and the Church building is ￿der the custodianship of the Baptist Union Corporntion Limite(L The Charity is an utiincorporated association. OrganIsatioD￿ structure The Charity h&$ trnstees and a spiritual leadership team, the latter being responsible for the spiritual growth and vision of the charity. TnJstee$ are Tecruited from Thithin the Charity and appointed by the Church membersbip nornmlly at its Annual Generdl Meeting, or, by exception, at Extraorthn8ry Church Meeting. following a recommendation from the spiiitual leaderskllp team. The Charity ts part of the Baptist Union of Great Britsin. and the Evangelical Alliance. The day to day running of the Charity continued to be delegated to the paid staff, including 8 Senior LeadeT. Associate IAder. Childrcn's Work Cowordinator. Yo]rth Work Co-OTdinth. Familie5 Co.QTdinator. Finance Manager and a Church Administrator. The role of Health & Safety Manager was absorbed illto the newly appointed rolc of Church Owations Manager. On appointment each tsustee takes responsibility to lead in a specific are4 with regular updatss ptovided at quarterly m¢etAllg8 or, where ne¢essary and appropriate. by email communication. Communication5 between trnstees and the spiritual leadership team wa5 maintained througb the year via one of the ljwtees who w&8 also a memb¢r of the spiritt￿l leadership teanL Page 2 RHIWBINA BAYfisT CHURCH Report of the Trustee FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEIYT Wider nelwgrk I. PLthlic Worship The Charity held weekly meeAin8s for public worship. prdyer. biblical teaching and evangelism with Swiday Services open lo all members of the public. Details of our Sunday Services are Set out on OUT websits www.￿C.8c. We al80 ran regular activities for ¢hildren and youth, both on Sundays and during the week. Monthly gatherings to f￿lIltste worship. community. friendship and meals for the elderly were also h¢ld throughout the year. In addition to the above we nornally hold special events during thc year. pariicularly at E&ster and chTiStt[￿. Monthly gatherings began between the adjoining churches of the North Cardiff area. 2. Pastoral Care We provided a wide range of pastoral support on rnany different levels including visiting people who are sick (whether at home or in hospital) or people who aTe housebound, 3.Nursery The charity also a day&care sessi¢)nal nursery open to all in the Community registered with the regulator (Care Inspcctorate Wales) for up to 30 Children. It is managed by two qualified lead¢rs and a deputy wpported by staff members and volunteers, all of whom have been DBS checked and re¢eived SafegU￿ding training. Th¢ nursery also provides wrap-around care for a number of the childrcn who attend the adjacent state nursery for their afternoon se5siI)n. 4. Sharing of Facilities We have a 300-seat auditorium which is available for the benefit of the local Community. During the year, our facxlity was used by a lcd choir for their weekly practices, a f05tering agency, local schools and for weddings. 5. Children's activities Ltttle Steps is a tern)-time wup for babies, toddler5 and pre-schoolers with free play, activities and music. Mote than 40 children attend the$¢ weemy sessions. A Tegular weekly club for primary aged school children took place each w¢¢k during terni time. This offers the children activitieg and friendship within the community. The youth group wntinued to meet regularly and also enjoyed a break away at a youth carnp. 6. The Over 55,$ Our Meet and Eat, is a friendship group with the aim of providing a lun¢b or ¢offeel¢ake in the ¢hur¢h for those in the comrnunity who are of retirement ag4 i.e. 55+. A new initiative of a dementia friendly short church service also began duTing the year. The church staff have received training in orderto make us a dementia friendly church. 7. Links with otller Charities In addition to the above we have maintsined strong links witty and actively supported, a number of chaTities and Community initiatives, including-: Arabic Church _ Every foTlnight we host a church focused on th¢ Arabic community in Cardiff and the wider aTea and we partly support one of its leaders. In addition to re￿laT all_age meetings. the Arabic ¢hurch works with refugees and asylum seeker5 ill the south wal￿ ar¢& Operdtion Mobilisation charity. working in many regions of thc world (via ocean-going ships), seeks to demonstrate and proclaim faith taking account of and adapting to local culture and coJtexL ¢. Innovista - Financi&l support is provided for the chaTity which supports young pastors by providing inspiration, ttaining and innovative resources to communicate their faith in a changing ¢uiture. The OTganisation a180 8UPPOrts churches working with those displaced OT affected by the war in Ukraine. d. Starfish Kids Cwnps - part of the Starfish Alliance charity, which aims to help rebuild healthy and loving relationship5 for children who have been victims of abuse, neglect and abandonmenL through week-long summer camps. e. Wine Cymnl - a charity that works with leaders and cburch¢s to be¢ome better equipped at communi¢ating the Clristian message. and at caring for others and breaking down baniers, Page 3 RrnINA BAPTIST CHURCH Report of the Trustees FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEI f. Pioneer network - the chuTch h&5 provided financial support to a church family who work with Immigrants and refugees. offering English lessons and community. They have also been very involvcd with those who have moved to Cardiff to escape the Ukrainian war. & The Message Tn￿t - this is a UK-based charity which offers Me8￿g¢S of hope to young people through thcir schools, ministy. Thc Trust is also involved in supporting poorer communities. for example through opening community shops for lower income families. h. Haven Home Care Tn￿ - a charity providing domiciliary care for older residents in our commwiity to sllp￿t ]lld￿endent living. i. Cardiff Fi)odbank _ a UK charity which gathers fo(Ml by way of donations, for distribution to local farnilies in need. A mjmber of our members continue their involvement with tbis charity and collect and distribute food from various sources in alld around Cardiff. Members ttgularly contnl)ute to this charity by way of food donations. Safeguardlng We have Safeguarding Policies for children, and for adults with additional care and support needs. We run many children and youth activities and all volunteers and staff involved receive safrwding training before commencing . in line with the recommendations within the polici¢s. All workers are checked with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) every three years. One member of staff Overs￿ DBS Ch￿kS and Maint￿ a comprehen8iv¢ r¢￿Ster of all checks undertsken. Rtsk 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 assurdnce against fizud and error. The trustees have adopted a risk register that sets out the main risks to which the clwity is exposed and the relevant mitigations that are in place. Thi5 Tegist¢r is kept underregular (quarfrrly) review by the trLth5. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTIL4TIVE DETAIIS Regtslered Charlty number 1132188 Prlnelpal address l Lon Ucha RhiwbAna CF14 6HL Trnstees Anne Jones (Chair from July 2023) Andrew Rees (from June 2022) Sian Hopkins (re