ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH TRUSTEES REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
ASHLEY BApfIsT CHURCH CONTENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Page Legal and Administrativ¢ Inforn]ation Trustees, Report Independent Examiners Report Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Accounts 10- li Page I
ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH LEGAL AI¥D ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Trustees Rev Andrew P¢nynan Elders: Catherine Bates Gcoffrey Coop - appointed 26.11.24 Malcolm Dale- appointed 26.11.24 Leslie Wael¢nd - retired 26.11.24 Deacons: Ian HyThd - Treasurer Pearl Blencowe - Church Secretary Diane Shinn - retired 26.11.24 David Waternll Trevor Sti¢kland Janet Riddy Christine Douglas Lorant Padar Matthew Kisler Christine Wraight Gregory Rogers Anthony Ellis - appointcd 26,11.24 Governing Document Constitution dated 18 July 2019 Amended 31 st March 2022 Cbarity Registration Number 1132840 Correspondence Address 3 Lower Ashley Road Ashley New Milton Hampshire BH25 SAA Independent Examiner Hope Jones Chartered Accountants Dunlop House 23a Spencer Road New Milton Hampshire BH25 6BZ Baukers CAF Bank Limited, West Malling, Kent Lloyds Bank PLC. New Milton, Hampshire Page 2
Ashley Baptist CHURCH Lower Ashley Road, Ashley. New Milton, Hants, BH25 SAA REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2024 The Trustees have pleasur8 in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year. Purpose The Ghurch is a charity and its principal purpose is the advancement of the Christian Faith. Mission To Know Christ- To Make Christ Known Vision Our Community Discovering Church Government The policy and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Trustees who regularly meet to monitor the activities of the charity. Review of Activitios Our activities continue to reflect our mission statement: "To Know Christ-To Make Christ Known" We have been able to meet together for worship throughout 2024. Our main serviGe is at 10.30, is well attended and we have held one baptismal service this year. A Silver Service is held periodically on a Sunday aftemoon with a more traditional seNice. This is a short time of worship with a message and is followed by tea and cake, and is well attended, reaching those we do not regularly se8 on a Sunday morning. An occasional Fumace Service is held on a Sunday evening which allows more time for sung worship and Ihe opportunity to hear from each other about what God is doing in our lives. We continue to live stream the moming service each week. The twice weekly prayer meetings continue to be held on Zoom. The Deacons rneet monthly and we continue to hold hybrid Church Meetings which allow those with young children, or who are unable to come out to attend the meetings. A Church Camp, which was well attended. was held over the Summer Bank Holiday Weekend at Headlands near Ringwood. On the Sunday around 60 people from the church who weren't camping attended the moming service and stayed to eat their picnics sitting around the lake, some even stayed for the aftemoon activities. It was great to all meet together to worship in the beautiful surroundings. For those that couldn't get to the camp a more traditional Servi was held at Ashley. At Christmas we joined with local churches for a Nativity Trail, this was due to be held on the on the local recreation ground but due to inclement weather was moved to New Life Church, around 40 children and their families attended. We also sang Carols outside a local supermarket accompanied by The Salvation Army Band. We held our Annual Carols by Candlelight, a Family Activity aftemoon and Nativity Service on the Saturday before Christmas and Christmas Moming Worship, all three services were well attended. Connect Groups Our Connect groups meet regularly and an annual review was held at the end of July this year. This meant that some people changed groups and a couple of extra groups have been fomied. The focus of the groups is connecting with one another for spiritual growth.
Youth and Children's Work Leader- Kate Perryman, Youth, Children's and Schools Worker The Ark. a parent and toddler group goes from strength to strength and we regularly get between 35 and 40 families through the door. Sunday groups have been going well. All groups run weekly and opportunities are given to our older young people to take a more active role in our services and give them the opportunity to use their gifts. Core Group. for the young people providing them with Bible based teaching to continue their Christian Journey continue to meet on a Monday Evening. This has been positive with up to 12 young people attending each week. Focus, this extra group has been formed to accommodate a large group moving up from Rooted, as they are younger it was thought that it would upset the balance of Core Group. Both Core Group and Focus have a social time together during the evening so that they get to know each other. There are currently up to 15 young people attending Focus. Rooted, for youngsters in school years 3-6, has good attendance and is aimed at bringing on these younger people into a deeper understanding of the Christian faith. Kate has been going into the infant school regularly as part of the Open the Book team whlch meet fortnightly. She continues to meet fortnightly with a group of children in a mentoring capacity, They talk about life. concerns etc while playing a gameldoing a craft and it has been really positive. This year she has also begun to go into the Junior School to mentor some children. Thls year Kate has run two events for the local Junior School. "Easter Cracked. which saw year 5 children and their staff explore the events of the Easter Story and "Christmas Unwrapped" investigated the real meaning of Christmas with year 4 and their staff. Both events were well received by the school and the plan is to repeat them in 2025. At the end of the summer term a holiday club was held in the church and garden. Over the week 80 children attended. The Saturday culminated in a BBQ for all the families, this was well attended and we were blessed with fine weather. The Holiday Club concluded with a service on the Sunday when the whole congregation could join in the fun and activities of the week. Following this event Kate took some of the young people to Satellites, a Christan Youth Event held at the Bath and West Showground over 5 days. Accessible Groups The Ten10 group meet regularly in the Sports Hall and provides games and refreshments for those with learning difficulties. Accessible services take place four times a year, and continue to be well supported and are run in conjunGtion with other churches in the area. The Discipleship group continues to provide bible study and prayer for those looking to deepen their Christian Faith., thls meets once a month, Care and Support Christian love and care throughout the week continues to be demonstrated regularly through the connect groups, pastoral friends and pastoral support. The Pastoral Care Team seek to care for those who are more vulnerable or going through a difficult time through coordinating phone calls, visits or notes. Flowers are distributed weekly by a team to those who may be struggling, celebrating, or making a difficult anniversary. Prayer Ministry is offered at the end of each Sunday morning service for any who would appreciate it. Coffee Morning meets each week, and a short Carol Service was organised for those attending the coffee morning. Community Café & Food Larder Community Café now meets on a Wednesday afternoon and Tuesday morning. It provides a warm space. tea, coffee and light refShMentS for anyone in the community. This has been used by the mums and carers when they collect their children from school as well as other members of the
community. Grant funding was received and distributed as supemiarket vouchers to families in need to support with the rising costs of living. fuel bills and the costs of meals during school holidays. On Tuesday moming the Food Larder now uses the sports hall and car park with both fresh and dried food provided by Fareshare. This is op8n to any local residents who require additional food but whose budget currently does not allow it. This also runs during the School Holidays. Running the community café alongside Food Larder has been well reiVed by those who attend as it offers a warm place to wait and a sense of community. The cafe is run and manned by volunteers from the church and all refreshments are provided free of charge. Ministry The Church continues to reach beyond the Suound1ng area of Ashley by assisting, on a regular basis. other smaller Churches in the area. We continue to support financially Baptist Home Mission and the Baptist Missionary Society, Operation Mobilisation (OM), Hope Now, Wycliffe Bible Translators and Latin Link. Further afield. Ashley Baptist Church has maintained strong links with Churches in Bulgaria. Clubs We continued to offer activities during the week for church folk and for members of the community. These include a Sewing Group. Badminton and Basketball. Other Community Activities Our Church car park continues to be available during the week for the parents of a local school during term time and some other local businesses, relieving congestion on the local roads. We provide parking for a Community First Minibus which allows local groups and charities to access transport for their activities. Office Telephone 01425 610415. e-mail en uires ashle Registered Charity No. 1132840 tistchurch.co.uk
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH We report to the Trustees on our examination of the accounts of the Ashley Baptist Church Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 3 1 December 2024 on pages 7 to I l. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity Trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). We report in respect of our examination of the Trust's accounts caLTied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in canying out our examination we have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examfiner's statement We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect: l) Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act. or 2) The accounts do not accord with those records. We 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 accounts to be reached. Hope Jones Chartered Accountants Dunlop House 23a Spencer Road Ncw Milton Hampshire BH25 6BZ Page 6
ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH RICEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 General Restricted Designated Total Funds Funds Funds Funds 2024 Total Funds 2023 Receipts Donations Gift aid tax Legacies Special Gifts Youth activities Other church a¢tivitAes Rental income Inv¢stment income Other income 152.017 32,436 152,017 149,161 35,425 32,775 250 30 1,997 12,099 1,063 2,192 5.374 2.989 2,876 5,467 3,265 3,071 3,560 2,876 12,096 18,293 3,071 12,778 6,629 15,028 9,218 Total Receipts 202,692 18,836 15,028 236,556 204,941 Payments Ministry costs Mission costs Establishment ¢osts Grants paid Office expenses Accountancy Church equipment 47,521 221 49,363 21,256 59,164 2,280 845 21 577 6,066 8.897 559 47,542 798 55,597 30,153 61,268 2,280 2,563 42,327 2,043 76,618 27,662 45,471 2,160 143 168 1,545 1,718 Total Payments I80,650 17,838 1,713 200,201 196,424 Net Receipts/(Payments) before transfers 22,042 998 13,315 36.355 8,517 Transfers between funds Net movement in funds 22.042 998 13,315 36,355 8,517 Balances l January 2024 75,442 7.107 38 82,587 74.070 Balances 31 December 2024 97,484 8,105 13,353 118,942 82,587 The notes on pages 9 to 10 forn] part of th¢sc accounts. Page 7
ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 l. Fixed Assets The insurance re-instatement values of the assets owned by the church were: Church Building - endovnnent fund 3,404,298 Church Contents 284,255 High Ridge Crescent property - endowrnent nd 621,241 Willowdene Close property - endovrn]ent fvnd 359,380 3,298,738 281,162 600,000 350,000 4,669,174 4,529,900 The church buildings at 3 Lower Ashley Road, Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire. BH25 SAA and the manses at High Ridgc Crescent and Willowdene Close arc h¢ld by the Baptist Union on behalf of the Baptist Church congregation at Ashley and are within an endowment fvnd. 2. Debtors Tax recoverable - unrestricted fund Tax recoverable - strICted funds Total tax recoverable urAd¢r HMRC gift aid scheme Prcpaymcnts 2,696 2,817 2,696 1,397 4,093 2,819 347 3,166 3. Bank Balances Bank operating accounts Bank deposits Petty cash 12,251 120,779 2,942 79,645 133,030 8,105 82,587 7,107 Of which relating to restricted funds 4. Livdbilities Share of Baptist pension scheme deficit. See note 4 HMRC PAYE Other creditors Acctuals 20,100 150 3,274 59 4,201 3,424 24,360 Page 8
ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 The accounts were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on by P Blencowe Secretary The notes on pages l O to I I forn] part of these accounts Page 9
ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 l. Funds The restricted fijnds represent amounts received for specific puOses. Movements in the year across all cash funds were as follows: Balance at l January 2024 Balance at 31 December 2024 Receipts Payments Transfers Restricted Funds Youth niinistcr Evangelism Plovdiv Birthday Scheme Grants Building fijnd Pastoral and benevolent fund 2,668 39 2,205 6,443 310 2,000 5,566 1,314 463 6,404 310 2,000 10,728 1,394 5,162 2,480 2,400 7,107 18,836 17,838 8,105 Designated Funds Specials NISA 38 15,028 1,713 13,353 Manse maintenance 38 15,028 1,713 13,353 General Funds 75,442 202,692 180,650 97,484 Total Funds 82,587 236,556 200,201 118,942 2. Agency Funds Thc church holds £14,089 that has been excluded from income within the Receipts and Payments account, and from the bank balance on the Statement of Assets and Liabilites, as these are agency funds held on behalf of the Bailey Trust. This has arisen as a bequest to be administered by the Bailey Trust during the lifetime of the remaining legatee before rcverting to the church. Page 10
ASHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR TItE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 3. Related Parties Ministry costs include the stipends paid to the minister and assistsnt minister as pernlitted by the governing document. Travel and training costs paid to ministers who were Trustees is included in ministry costs. Heating allowance paid to ministers who were Trustees is included in establishment costs as were moving expenses. Donations from Trustees and related parties amounted to £35,440. 4. Pension Schenje The Church is an employer participating in a pension scheme known as the Baptist Pension Scheme ("the Scheme"). The Scheme is a separatc legal entity which is administcred by the Pension Trustee (Baptist Pension Trnst Limited). Benefits in respect of service prior to l January 2012 are provided through the Defincd Benefit (DB) Plan within the Schcmc. Thc main benefits for prc-2012 service were a defined bencfit pension of one eigthieih of Final Minimum Pensionable Income for each year of Pensionable Service, togeth¢r with additional pension in respect of premiums paid on Pensionable Incomc in cxcess of Miniumum Pensionable Income. The Scheme, previously known as the Baptist Ministers, Pension Fund, started in 1925, but was closed to future accrual of defined benefits on 31 d¢cember 2011. The Baptist Pension Scheme have provided an estirnate of the debt of the church at the year end on the assumption that the church ceased to make contributions towards the liability arising. This amount is shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pagell