2024-12-31-accounts

H()PF. CHI;RCH BEAC:(),N%FIF.LD {lurmL'rl)' 13¥dLvnstlLld Ilapiisi L liur¥l) }. ACCOIINTS FOR THF. YF.AR FNI)FD31 DECEMBER 2024 C'harit , Re li51rati()n Number: l 1.325144

HOPE CHL,'RCII Bfr.AC'()NSFIF.LD ANNI'AL IITr:P()RT FC)R Tllk I'E.4R ENDFI) 31 DF.C'F.NIIIF'R 21124 lF()R￿1F.RL}, liNOII'N A.¢• EIF.AC()%SFIF.LD BAPTI%T ('III'RC'H C'harih. re%istration number 11.12584 Registered Address Hope Church Ileaconslield 3? B(wing Riiad Beaconsfield BuLkinghamshire HP9 ?NF. C'hariti. Tru¥te lj¢njamin r) Saunders IF•.Iderl Paul E.- RiindLII i LldLr & C'hurLh SeLretar)') - resigned 25 June ?0?4 laii L Joliii.41)n (C". hurch Tr¢asurer) Mati Jones I Paslorl - app()inled ?5 June 20?4 Giles Scott - ap￿)inted 25 June ?024 St¢lanie I leraih - dprA)inted 8 ()clob¢r 2094 Propert), Holding Tru%ti'es 'll)L Bapiisi lJnion Corporation Limiled Bapiist 14ouse 12913roadw'a)' Didcol ()xlordshire ()X I16R-I' Banke Barclays Bank PIC. Leiccsler LE4.87 ?lJB. Independent F.x#miner Michael IlomLr AFA MIPA MCH Account(ml% l.imited 68 Charlion Road Andoi er ,SP103JN

Annual Report for 2024 The Charii!, Trusiee% pr¢sent their Annual Rewrt and linancial statemLnts tor thL' ¢nd¢d 31 December ?024. Charitable Purpose 'rhc Charil) is governed b&, an Appn)Ned Cioi'erning l)ocumLni w'hich siaies ihat ihe principal pur￿￿¢ ofthe C'haril). is lh¢ ddK'' also w'ithin thL prinLiP¢tl purp()* adi'ancL LduLali()n ¢ind carry. out other charitable purp()s¢s in il)c UnitLd King'dc)m Jndlc)r i)Iher parts ol" thL l¥'()rld. The Church OCCUPILS pfLmises w'hich lire held b) rhe B¢lPtist Llnion CorrK)ralion Limiled as Holdingi TrusiLes on behaif()r the c.hurch in compaiibilil%' with lh¢ C'haritablc Purp()*. The Church is a member c)t' the Flaptisi Union ot. (ireai Britain. the Commission associatic)n of churches and thL E'ls￿￿¢11L￿l AllianL¢. Org*ni*a*tional ¥itruclure and l)eci¥iibn-NlxkinR Procesqes Fornial C'hurch Memb¢r% Meetings iakL placL ai le&￿1 ihree times a j'car ￿'hiCh have responsibilit). for the i)I'¢rall polic): of ihL C"hurch. In accordance ￿'11h ihL Appri)N'ed (ioNemin8 DoLumenL the niembers appoini the Mini4ier. thL' I:IdLrs. the C hurch SecrL'tarJ'. Ihe 'l'rLasurer and thc C'haril), Truslces w'ho haw'c rL"swnsibilili, foT tlie dai, lo dai, runningp ()1" lh¢ C hurL'h'5 w'ork and itnLss and ihL' linancial and IL•g?al (14peLts ()I' th¢ C'haritv. All niLinbLP• £irL' enLourag7Ld 10 iakL an appropriate part in ihe spirilual and pra¢liLiil inN'olN'cd in thc I"urthcrdllL¢ ol. the C hariLable PurposL. Relevant matters may be submillLd to th¢ ('hurch .MLmlKrs Kleeting b%, Ihe LldLrs or Charitv Trustces lor guidanLe or ma), IK. raised bl. m¢mbers at thL C'hurlh MLinbers MLLling ti)r turther consid¢ration b): the C harii> Truslees. Although ihe ApproN'ed Goi'crning l)ClL um¢ni pern]its deLision% to be madc al the Church Members MLelingJ% bv appropriate majorities. Ihe Church sccks to work b%, consLnsub whLTL vcr possibl¢. Bapiism bv imm¢r4ion uwn PLr%i)nal profession of faith is exp¢¥ted of all PLr%cin% prior lo rccepiion inlci mL'mbL'rship ol. the C'hurch. Iloii,'ei'cr. PL'rM)ns seeking) mLmbL'r%hip M,'hn hai'e noi been h(IPtised in this mannL'r maN'. ai ihL disLrL'lii)n c)I'ihL Q"liaril> .1 ru%liLS. hL rLLLii'Ld into membL'rship based on their i)￿￿ public protCS8ii)n ul. laiili (subjcci io aLLepi(U)Le b). thc C'hurch Memkr5 Meeling). Objectii'es and Aelii'ities In order to t'ulfil the Charitable PurrK)sL s¢l oui alx)i'e. th¢ Church pri)I'idL4 a number of aLlii'ili¢s both lor ils mLmbcrship (md tor the communil) generalli. I'he &iim is to show thL loi'e ot'JesLLS

Christ in IN)th M'ord and deLd iU)d to brinb pe(Iple inlo a closer relatioiisliip w'ith Him li￿1n￿ Lvrd. The pasioral ieam continues to oversee the care of the congrcgalion lo trn. Ic) ensure that peoplc feel suptK>rted emotionally. spirilusill). and praLIiLdllN as neLessarv. Central to the w'ork and ￿'ItneSs ()f ihL. C'hurLh 15 thL proN'ision of rLgular publiL sLr¥'iLL% c)r Chrislian w'orship, EJiblL te<iLhing? and pra!:¢r. The maiii %uiidaN' SL'fN IL¢ 1% Kil I ().01)iim w'hL're the foLus is on M'()rship and FlihlL teaLhiiig. A LhildrL'n's prOgr￿l￿e 1.% pr()I'ided ai lh¢ .4amc lime as IhL momingy seri'ice. ()ther sen'ices are arranged froni lin)L' lil tilllL a.s dppr()priiilL. tiri)ups mLei for prai'Lr norniall) on Siilurda). morning5 and Sunda!, Ll'ening%. Th< Church %¢¢ks to be a frlcndl￿. and w'Llcc)ming community and an)'bodN' is frL¢ l(1 6illend anN' ol-Ihes¢ s¢rvices or mcLlings. Durin¥ thc wcek. life groups m¢et gjeneralli, in members. housLS ￿'Ith a i'iL'w io P. Th¢￿ mcctings arL" all opL"n io lh¢ ¥eneral public. Further actiN'itie&'cour8LS lake plaLe a.4 ihe need aris¥s. ThcsL' hai'e inLlud¢d "Alpha (for thosc ishing? lo find oul ni()rL ahc)ui the C'hrislian taiihi. 'Fr¥Ldi)m in Chris1" l und¢rstandin¥ who w'e arL' a5 L'hrislj￿S). mL'n'.% and ￿.1}Men s brc.Ik'fa.qt%,.'dinners. menloriiigj LhildrLI) at risk ofLxLlusion (supporlinb) Trdn51omiing LIN'LS lur CJi)od. a Lhildren s charil!, l and ) ouih ￿LL'k.Lnds. C'()nlacls are niainLqinLd w'iih l()Lal schools in paniLul<ir thri)UbJh takingi assLmbliLs and ila.%4es from lime io time. A major obj¥ctiv¢ 14 lo rLULh c)ul lo ihc Lojniiiuiiity in bvLial aLtiun lo sho1¥" Cic)d's gen¢rou5 hLun Ihrough ￿nL111 to the publiL. To ihis Lnd. Iree aLtivities hai'e bLLn organi.%Ld Iri)m time to timc 8uLh a.% qui7.7es. musical Li'LningJ%. Lommunill. fun da￿$ and panlcimimes. W'e hai'L' conlinued io '()rk ￿'Ith Si I"homas' LhurLh in I Ic)Itspur and ()nL c.an l-rusl. a lood bank bas¥d in I ligh N'Lombe iii dLlii cr lo(xl parLL15 Ic) IhL local Li)mmunil!,. Thc Lhurch LonlinuL4i l() Lollect items IOT (he tood bank Ix)th Irom ii'ithin ihc Loii&ifLbalic)n w)d from IoLiil sup(rniarkLIs. T'h¢ C hurch has a compr¢hen5iN'e Sat-eguurding PoliLy w'ith procedures to ¢nsurc that peoplL 'orking with Lhildrcn and i'uln¢rdble adults are approprialelv man(Igied dnd i'ciied ￿ iih reg<ird io the ¥c)I'ernment's Disclosure and Barringi Scr%'ice. Th¢ actii'iliLs ofthe ChurLh arc adN'crtised on the Church's w'cbsile: www.hopebea¢onstield.LO.uk

The Church doe￿ noi believe its ministry. stops at Beaconsfield and supp)rt for oth¢r acti%'ilies 15 given by providing granLs to a range ot- charitable c)rg&illisations. both in the IJK and oN'ersL"as. thai are inl'olved in furthering the C hri.slian message and social action bN' proi'iding practi¢al help to those in need. l-here is partlclpiilion b). the Church in ihe nali(?nal progjrammc of filling and nding Chrisimas13oxes io children in dcpriN'Ld arLas L)I'erseas. The Charit%. Tnistccs hai'e noted the Chariti. Comniissii)n gjuidance 011 publiL EK'iiLfii and iwe sati%1 led that thL actii itlL% c)uil inLd abL)￿l Llcarl>' dcmon.%Lr(It¢ ihal the C'harit%, is proi,'iding a benLtii io ihc public. Achiei'ement% Pc,rform#n¢e The Church does nol me'ear ended in a h¢alth}' financial posilion w'ith £?62.606 in t"reL c&sh. A tunher L l 18.1113 was on derK)Sii With 'l'hc 13apti51 Union Lorporali()n l.imited. Ihe USL" C)I' w'hiLh funds w'as initially restrictcd to building?s projccts but w'hich the ljapiisi Union I'rusteL'S haN'¢ indiLaied nia), now be u.*d for niore broadlN, b<Lsed ¢xpendilure (ref¢r note 2). -rhe C'hurLh raises the lunds w'hich it needs lo Larry, on IL% act1￿.111cS t.roni within its ow'n mLmber5hip und congrLgation. No wTrder publ ic app¢al tor funds m(Ide during thL year.

Stsft" costs are set out in notc l O. ¥>ome administratiN'e support is proi'ided b). i'oluntccrs. Granis ￿'ere mude to national and iniemational org?anisations w'ith Christian aims and objeLlii",es compalible with thc L'hurLh"s Charitable Purpose. I"he main details ol.such granL% ar¢ out in noi¢ 8. The Church is heai'ilN' dependent on its membership M'orking as volunieers in all aspects of the C hurch's aLtiN'ities. mani, ot. 14hiLh run w'illi liiile ()r no inipacl on ihL LhurLh'.% exp¢ndilure. bul ,hich nel'erthclcss Conlributc substaniiall), lo the achieveineni of lh¢ C'hurlh's C'hariiable Puryx)se. 'I'he L'harit) fruslees hai'e esiablished £1 Res¢rN'es Polic), and arc salistiL'd ihat ihere are sutliciLnt rcsen'cs ai the bdlanLe sheet dalc. l(Igeiher ￿'1th ongyoing income anliiipiiied. to enable ihe Church to lunLli()n etl¢Llii'¢ly in thL Loming year. The C'haril), Trusiees hai'e made an asse8smeni of major risks facing the Church and arc Siatisfied ihai there arc mL&4urLs in pl4lL¢ lo miniiiiisL ihis¢ risk's. zs

HOPE C'HIIKC"II IIF-AC'O.N%Tr'ITr'I.I) AC'C'C)l Ni 1.¥4 b'()R TIIE I'EAR E.NI)fr"1) 31 DLCE.NIBF'R Independeni F.x4mlner'% RctM)rt lo Hope Church BeAcon%field I rewrt on the acLounts ol.the church for ihe )'eur ended 31 tk"ccmber ?0?4. ￿h1¢h arc sei oul on the pages t-ollow'ing. Respe¢lii'e responshbililles of trustee$ 4nd eA4miner As the church's trustees you are reswnsible for ihc preparatic)n c?r ihc accounts. Jou consider (hut the audit rcquiremeni undcr section 1441?) ot.the Charities ALI ?01 I (thc ?01 I Aci) d()es nol apply. li is MN, resFX)nsibility' io examine IhL acc()unts under sLcli()n 145 of th¢ ?01 l Act and ic) r()Ilow' the procLdures %PLLiliLd in th¢ g¥cncral DircLtions gjii'en b! the C'harit%. L'ommissionLrs under Section 14515Mb) of thc ?01 I Acl and IL) slate ￿'h¢th¢r partiLular m(Ilters huve come lo MN. aiieniion. Ba818 1)f independenl ex4miner's report M), LxaminJlion w'as carriLd oul in uLLordanLe M'ith tlic (ienerdl DireLiions gyivcn by the C'l)aril)' C c)min i55ion. An examiniiliiin inL ludes a rcN'iCl4' Ot" Ihe acLc)uiitingi records kepi hN' Ihe chariti, and a L()Inparison ot" IhL aciounls pfL%L"nt¢d ￿1th thosL' rLLord%. li also includes LonsidLration ol. dn>. unu.%ual itLm% ()r di%LI()4ures in Ihe accounis. and %eekingi ¥'xplanatic)ns Irom J'()u as truslLL% concLniin¥y (Ini such matlepi. 'I-hL procedures uiidLrtiikvn dv niit pro%'idL lill ihL' ei'idLnLL thai w'ould EK. rLquifLd in an audil. and consLqucntlN' no i)pininn is g?iVLn as io w,hLiher ihe a¢Lounis prLsenl a "Irue and fair view. and th¢ retx)rt is limil¢d to ihosc mallLrs sei ()Ul in ihe slalemLni IK.Ii)w. Independent examiner'¥.¥tulement In connL'ciion Mith m). exan)iniiliL)n, no matter has Lome io mi, %ltl¢nlion: which gives me r¢asonable Lause ￿ belie￿.c thai in any mllterial r¢%pLCi (he requirements io keep accouniin&J records in aLLorddnce ￿'Ith seciion 130 ()f the ?01 I ALI. (ind t() pr¢pare accounis w'hich accord w'ith thL' aLLouniing> records and to compl). M'ith ihc acLouJilin¥ re4uirein¢iiis ol. IliL ?() I I ALI have noi been mei: or 2. to lithich. in MN, opinion• 14 ttcntion %hould ￿ drdMTr in order to cnablL' a pft)per und¢rsiandinbi ol. the accounts lo bL fLiiLhed. iigncd Dati. 31,.1 LOIS. lichael Humi'r ,4FA ￿1[PA %IC"Il ,Iccuuntantf6 l.td 68 C.-harltun Road Andol'cr pioi

Sta&•m•nt ol Fln forth Nole• Unr•tri¢l•d Fund• 2024 C•pital Fund 2024 Tot•1 Fund• 2024 2023 R•¢•lO• Vobjnlary In¢on In￿¥¢￿￿ni Incom& Legacy Othar Inconng Tr8ourre¥ Irom Chan￿bIl 1112.842 2.506 115,000 10,992 192.842 5,135 115.000 10,992 180.808 3.577 8055 9.754 2.629 Total in0)ft￿9 r•thit•i Irom Cthartl•bkn A￿VIrtS 321,340 2,829 323,969 202.194 Olher In￿r￿9 r•wurr8 . ul• ol pffjperty Totsl lThc¢wnlng r••tXWC•• 321,340 2.629 323,969 202.194 Pym•nts Cost o19•n•r•lry tund• Invesirr•ni mana9effnt Chafiiablo Go¥em8nc¢ co$ls Oth¢f reK¥urc•• oxp•ndo0 245.988 535 245.988 535 215.495 515 rotsl r••ourc•• •xp•nd•d on Ch•¢ Il•bl• Actlvltl•• 246.501 246.501 216.010 Oth•r rnaoufC•• •xp•nd•d- property acqurnd T(tsl r••owc•i •xp•nd•d 246.S01 246.SOI 216,010 N•t InG(¥Dlw r••ourc•• 74,839 2.029 77,468 113.8161 Fund b•l•nc•• brouobt f¢Yw•rd Gro#• tr•n•hr• ts•t￿•n lund• 187.767 115.384 303,1 $1 318.967 Tot•1 Fund• ¢•rrl•d loThft•rd 262 606 178 ll1J 380fi19 303.151

2024 2023 Cuff•rrtAs$• Nal•• Invegtffents . Dgpo8rt vrth 8gpts61 Bank and ca8tt 118.013 262.606 11S,384 187,767 380,619 303.151 Cuff•nt U•bfilhl•• Sundry Crndhor 380.019 303.151 R•y•••nlln9 &lne•• on th• k•llowlng •ccgunts Ch•rlt•bl• Funds ithre8lri¢Xed mconlry lund• Cjprtal Fund 262,606 118,013 187,767 115.384 Totsl Fund• 380 619 303 1$1 Oth•r ••••l• h•ld for th• ¢hurch•• own u••: Church buLkllng and houthg 2.252.596 2,198,085 Total n•n4Twwl•ry ••••ts 2 252,$96 2 198 085 Th• nole• on pag• 5.7 lom) an kn1•9r•l part ol the• •ccount8. Th•* •ccounli •pprDN•d by th• TnJBle•i on And •&ned on Ihow bohall by Apwo¥•d l.E. Johrnon Tw•••w•r ￿j￿• Tru•t••

la} 8aw ol pr•parnlw)n The actrjunis a￿ prepa￿d n BcrA)rdance th• AcfAuntmg rngutknn% fjel oul under the Ghantsgs Acl 2Ql l. Ibl Grft8 and donal￿6 Grft$, donalK)ns and Ihx rebalefj are accounted lor rnc•tr4•d. Icl Lèg0¢4"09 Lggac8 ore acc%)untsd lor re￿1¥8￿ dl Grants payabl• The IJuTth rn8kes grants to other orGanISal￿nI who Chaniab￿ obl8cl¥ coryleNnl rts They accounled loi In thg year m vthkh they p•KI. {•) Gowm•n¢• ¢0 Tho Yepf•senlJ dNect expendlturn on tho gov•m•nc• ol Ihe church Trknsl Ot th¢ rr44nagerywnl * camd Qui VAihoui carg0 by volunieern. Con$equenlty Ihefo lrttle dna expendrturfj on gov•man¢x. 2, R•••rv•• Fundi k) the Un￿￿nG1d lund b• •ppkd agansl any •xp•ndiIu￿, The Capital Fund fèprn￿ntj ftjnds 8•ted by Ihe tlU81008, to bo used for strnle9￿ purposei Of property I￿n￿￿10n•. Al the80 lund8 arn O¢po&ied the Bopl￿t UnKsft Funds can be acceBwd upon app￿¥¥1 church rrneikng 8nd with the cfjn•ent gl the Baptist Un￿￿ CO￿0￿1￿?￿ tru$le•i, The Fund wa8 inrtialty ro8tncled to pffjperty rE4Bted mot1015 bul given Ihe churth's ovfflèThhip ol 8 cnu buk41ing ano 4 nn98, Ihe 88pli$t Unbjn TNst8•$ haw ￿d￿le0 Ihey 9w• consenl lo moi• bffj•dty b88•d exgendilurè. 3. Voluntary I￿orn• 2024 2023 ON•m91 T•x R•lund• 162.483 30.359 150.735 30.073 Tol•l Voluntary Inc¢xm• 192.842 180.808 4. Inv••kn•nt In¢om• UTrr••trlcl•d Fund 2024 C4pitsl Fund 2¢24 Tot•1 Fund• 2024 2023 88n Inleost InLDrno from other 2,506 2,506 2,629 2.629 3.577 Tolal z,sofj 2629 5,135 3.577

S. Leg•Cy The receNed 8 +J•n•fOU$ gacy of £115.000 dunng 2024, 8. Incoffllng I••0￿•¥ Irom ¢h•rlt•bl• •ctl¥lll•• 2024 2023 Chuth weekend Othgr incoff 2,793 8,199 165 9.589 Tolal 10,992 9,754 neérro on 8v8nli lo furthèr th• obp¢Xs of thè thuth. 7. Pr(p•rty f•l•t•d tr•ni•cti¢x Th• ¢hurch Is the benofKwl 0￿eT (8ubJea lo Ihe rnl&vani ￿$1) of th• l01k)4￿9 •M•ti, lh• J•gal lillè ol hehj by the thurth's ¢￿￿0d￿n InTrs1oe Ilhg 8oplnt UnKJn CorporniN)n Lirntedl Th• tsu￿d￿9 M r•¢orde¢J al insurnd value Tha rncorded at CQ8t. 2024 2023 Chufch buthjing 4ns¢116 Hottspur Top Lan• 1,812.596 1.558,085 640.000 640.000 Tol•l non¥non•tsry ••••l• 2.252.S96 2.198.015 8. Ch•rll•bl• 4ctlvlll•• 2024 2023 24,565 105 985 115416 17,150 85,816 112.529 swn Es￿b￿￿n￿nl •laff ￿￿tIl Tol•l 245.986 215.495 2024 gTrnl• io•rdi lo otlier h•ve ￿¢￿08¢j b)e lollomg: CorNTh88KJn ApoJo￿ Tnj Bucks 8apto1 As8OCin e 81• Trnnsl•ioii WEC Iniam•lion#l Food lor th• Hungry 2 oquo1$ 1 EkklO619 Jubaèe 8•maba• Opèn r)orT* Vo8• 3,400 1,200 9,300 8,500 20,800 600 37.052 500 2.490 1.900 15.000 Totsl Oth•r rrwk)n èxpendllurn 100.742 Gr8nd Total 105,989

1. Go¥om•nc• coB¢• 1024 2023 G¢iv•m•nc• 535 515 2024 leos lo￿1￿8 Ind¢pendeni èxamm&tK)n of £535 ￿re due In 202512023 1808 pakl m 2024 vrtr• £53SI. 10, Stsff co•ts and Tru•ty• Exp•n••• 2024 2Q23 Sakryrns Sooal 5￿urtY co•ls Pen$on cosls Oiher oxpen#e$ 57.199 43 4.21$ 333 67,212 3.550 718 Tol•l (1￿1￿￿•￿ wllNn ••tsbllhm•nl ¢o•l• •bov•) B1,790 71.480 Th• •¥•rng• nun•r ol 0[￿bYe￿ dunng the ¥M• The Truai••s rncew• no rnftwnerniion or axpen8¢5 lor ath.ng •• Inj￿••I12023 non• No •ryiloy•• •￿￿￿r￿n1 m exc•u 01 £60.000 dumg the year (2023 none). AS 3Ot out In Ihe govern￿9 docunwnl ol Ihe church and approv•l by the Chafiiy Ci)n¥nI86￿rn, the chuth nwiistor and Eld•r, M Jones wa8 a Iw5lee I￿rn 24 June 2024. las 2024 gross Sg*ry lor 8cting 88 church n￿￿ter 1￿MIhat dat• 18 £22.656.17. The churth pgn6KJn ￿intro￿t￿n8 ol £1149.54 on hi• b•h•ll. Th• thurrtt mknpjter I￿1 n houwg own•¢J by the tt¢urth.