## WALDRINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH 

## TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 

## TRUST INFORMATION AS AT 31/10/2025 


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|Name:|WALDRINGFIELD|BAPTIST CHURCH|
|Address:|NEWBOURNE|ROAD,|WALDRINGFIELD,|IPSWICH,|
|IP12|4PT|
|Status:|CHARITABLE TRUST|
|Registration|Number:|1133524|
|Affiliation:|GRACE|BAPTIST ASSOCIATION|
|Holding|Trustee:|GRACE|BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION|
|Pastor:|JAMES|R.|WILSON|
|Deacons:|MR.|PETER|J. ABBOTT|
|MR.|RICHARD|M.|BRACKENBURY|
|MR.|ROBERT|G.|DEEX|
|MR.|RANDALL|J.|NICHOLS|
|MR.|ANDREW|WARD|
|MR.|MATTHEW|8S.|WYNCOLL|
|MR|SIMEON|WARREN|
|MR|LUKE|HARPUR|
|Church|Officers:|MR. ANDREW|WARD|(Secretary)|
|MR.|ROBERT|G.|DEEX|(Treasurer)|
|Independent|Examiner:|MRS.|ANNALIESE|HALL|ICAEW|FCA|
|Bankers:|NAT WEST|

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## Governance and Management 

The church members approved the adoption of a constitution at a meeting on 6" October 2009. This is the governing document for the church together with the church Articles of Faith and Rules adopted in September 1993. 

The church, which had been an excepted charity, was registered with the Charity Commission with effect from 15 January 2010. 

The church pastor and deacons are the trustees. There are nine trustees. Under the church constitution and rules, the pastor and deacons are elected by the church members by ballot, with the requirement that three quarters of those present at a church meeting are in favour of election. A church officer may resign at any time. The trustees meet five or six times a year. It is the responsibility of every church member to support the trustees through prayer and help to ensure that the church fulfils its objectives and aims. 

## Objectives and Aims 

The purpose of the church is the advancement of the Christian Faith by the preaching of the Gospel, as set out in the Bible, according to Baptist principles and in accordance with the Church Articles of Faith. This is primarily in the area of Waldringfield, Suffolk and surrounding villages - but also to provide help to others in promoting the Christian Faith elsewhere in the UK and worldwide. 

The primary aims of the work are to show people the need to repent and to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, and to strengthen Christians in their faith. 

## Activities and Achievements 

The trustees have given due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. During the year the church continued to carry out the following activities in order to promote the Gospel in the local neighbourhood: - 

- (a) Regular services are held morning and evening on Sundays and a prayer and Bible study meeting on Wednesday evenings. These meetings are open to all who wish to attend and include the preaching of the Gospel. 

- (b) The provision and maintenance of the church building and youth hall. In addition to the meetings as stated, these buildings are used for children’s clubs, youth meetings, ladies’ meetings and wedding and funeral services. The grounds are used for sporting and other activities connected with the work of the church. 

(c) The church is involved in outreach by means of, for example: 

- Friends and neighbours’ lunches quarterly. 

- - Quiz evenings twice a year. - Monthly afternoon fellowship meeting with guest speakers and hymn singing. - Monthly ladies’ meeting, inviting friends and enjoying social activities. - Regular visits by a prison ministry team to take services at Hollesley Prison. - A parent and toddler group on Wednesday mornings. 

- Barbecues following youth and firework events. 

- - Anannual Holiday Bible Club for children aged 3-11, where they enjoy singing, craft and Bible stories. Two weekly youth clubs for children aged | 1-16 and Primary 

- - Attending assemblies at three local primary schools on a regular basis. 

(d) The church is involved in worldwide mission by supporting missionary work, particularly Grace Baptist Mission, London City Mission and Tear Fund. 

Regular services are live streamed via our You Tube channel and Facebook page. 

## Safeguarding 

The church has a safeguarding policy in place which is reviewed annually. In addition Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced checks are carried out on individuals involved in working with children and vulnerable adults. 

## Finances 

The principal source of funds is the free will offerings from the church members. Expenditure supports the objectives and aims of the church by, amongst other things, giving to Christian organisations to the extent of £5490 for the year ending 31/10/2025 (6.4% of church income) (2024:7.2%). 

Some funds are received from outside the UK. These being a free will offering from a private individual. 

The accounts for the year to 31/10/2025 have been prepared on a cash receipts and payments basis as permitted under the regulations. The summary of the funds show that we have £73429.59 in hand at the year end. Church officers continually review the balances on hand to ensure that sufficient is held to continue the work of the church and to meet anticipated expenditure. 

We are required to produce a statement of assets and liabilities and this is shown in the accounts — the fixed assets of the church are shown at their insured value. 

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 1% ... January 2026 

And signed on its behalf by:GolPZ Pastor J. Wilson 


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## Section A 

## Independent Examiner's Report 


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   - | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust’) for the year ended : 

- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act . 2011 (“the Act”). | report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

- independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement | come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enabie a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Relevant professional | -..,oreaed ACCOUNTANT qualification(s) or body (if any): | FCA IcAeV Address: | 8, WoopRQi0Ge RoAD EAST 

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Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. 


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October 2018 

## WALDRINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH 

Receipts & Payments Account for the year to 31st October 2025 

|||General|Account||||||
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|Receipts|2025|2024|Expenses||2025|||2024|
||||Ministry||||||
|Offerings<br>&GAYE<br>Donations<br>Gift AidTax|62,721.62<br>2,720.00<br>15,782.74<br>81,224.36|60,172<br>2,009<br>14,808<br>76,989|Salaries<br>Expenses -JW<br>Pension<br>Guest Speakers||35,718.00<br>676.96<br>5,100.00<br>3,945.00|||34,079<br>223<br>4,750<br>4,450|
||||||45,439.96|||43,502|
|TearFund<br>Other Gifts|1,740.00<br>-|260<br>§22|GBM<br>Tear Fund||1,500.00<br>1,740.00|||1,500<br>1,110|
||1,740.00|782|Other Gifts||2,250.00|||3,230|
||||||5,490.00|||5,840|
|Church Life|||Church Life& Outreach||||||
|Friends& Neighbours Lunches|572.00|866|Fireworks &BBQ||876.49|||-|
|Funeral Donations|800.00|803|Friends& Neighbours Lunches||477.25|||833|
|Prayer /Meal Donations|155.80|330|Church Day out||619.31|||425|
|Family Fun Day Donations|96.90|271|Family Fun Day||496.90|||197|
|Good Friday Meal|233.50|138|Prayer /Mealexpenses||74.45|||143|
|Quiz Donations<br>Fireworks donations<br>Church Dayout|157.80<br>511.94<br>297.45<br>2,825.39<br>ESeee|51<br>892<br>310<br>3,661<br>eee<br>te|Child protection<br>Good Friday Meal<br>Other|;|499.74<br>170.50<br>1,109.80<br>4,324.44<br>=<br>OC||+|163<br>333<br>346<br>2,440|
|Others|||Premises &Admin||||||
|Misc|146.03<br>146.03<br>aee|15<br>15<br>ee|Water Bills<br>Insurance||1,330.80<br>1,917.92|||1,065<br>1,796|
||||Repairs||210.33|||814|
||||Kitchen Supplies||308.97|||208|
||||Cleaning -Wages& Supplies||4,393.88|||4,169|
||||Mowers - Service & Petrol||48.00|||130|
||||Fire Equipment Service<br>Oil||246.00<br>617.95|||234<br>356|
||||Telephone<br>Electricity||460.64<br>3,112.25|||385<br>4,085|
||||Equipment||6,649.32|||2,793|
||||Photocopier& Stationery||77.11|||147|
||||Subs & Donations||725.70|||613|
||||Copyright Fees<br>Sundries||365.00<br>306.06<br>~~20,769.93‘17,364.|320<br>249<br>‘17,364.|||
|Total Receipts<br>Deficit foryear<br>Total|85,935.78<br>-<br>65,035.76.61,447.<br>tea|81,447<br>-<br>61,447.|TotalPayments<br>Surplus ForYear||76,024.33. <br>9,911.45<br>85,935.7881,447,<br>(aeAm|69,146<br>12,301<br>81,447,<br>eete<br>re|||



(1) Gifts are listed on separate sheet below 

## YOUTH FUND 

|Balance b/f|2025<br>-|2024<br>-|Parties and presents|2025<br>289.34|2024<br>969|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|YouthSunday<br>Holiday BibleClubBBQ donations<br>Otherdonations|800.00<br>94.00<br>160.26|800<br>145<br>241|SundaySchool materials<br>Equipment<br>Holiday Bible Club|236.78<br>459.83<br>1,033.72|169<br>250<br>418|
|Transferfrom General Fund|1674.11|1,593|FridayYouth Club|91.62|58|
||||Light Party|229.80|73|
||||Sundries|387.28|842|
||||Balance c/f|-|*|
||2,728.37|2,779||2,728.37|2,779|
|||FAIR HAVENS FUND||||
||2025|2024||2025|2024|
|Balance b/f|-|-|insurance|748.23|407|
|Transferfrom General Fund|4,558.98|3,858|CouncilTax<br>Repairs|3,132.76<br>317.99|2,992<br>459|
||||Heatpump service|360.00|-|
||||Balance c/f|:|-|
||4,558.98|3,858||4,558.98|3,858|
|||BUILDING FUND -YOUTH|YOUTH HALL|||
||2025|2024||2025|2024|
|Balance b/f|41,260.85|38,846|Planning application|383.00|526|
|Donations<br>Building Society Interest|8,507.57<br>1,560.19|2,941<br>-|Balancec/f|50,945.61|41,261|
||51,328.61|41,787||51,328.61|41,787|



## ACCUMULATED FUND 

|Balance b/f||18,805.62|
|---|---|---|
|Transfer to Fair Havens Fund|(4,558.98)||
|Transfer to Youth Fund|(1,674.11)||
|||(6,233.09)|
|||12,572.53|
|Surplus on General Fund||9911.45|
|Balance c/f||22,483.98|
|SUMMARY OF FUNDSAS AT 31/10/2024|||
||2025|2024|
|Accumulated Fund|22,483.98|18,806|
|Benevolent Fund|-|-|
|Youth Fund|a|«|
|Fair Havens Fund|~|-|
|Building Fund|50,945.61|41,261|
|TotalofFunds|73,429.59|60,067|



## STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES AT 31/10/2025 

||2025|2024|
|---|---|---|
|BankCurrentAccount|36,869.40|25,067|
|Skipton Building Society|36,560.19|35,000|
|Total MonetaryAssets|73,429.59|60,067|
|Non-Monetary Assets & Liabilities|2025||
|FixedAssetsforCharityUse|2,432,481.00||



|GIFTS|2025|2024|
|---|---|---|
|GBM|||
|Javeds /Liboros|1,500.00|1,500|
|TEAR FUND|||
|Harvest offering<br>Christmas offering|1,220.00<br>520.00|1,110<br>-|
|Open Doors<br>Mission Aviation Fellowship|500.00<br>-|500<br>510|
|London CityMission<br>OutreachUK(HomeEvangelism)<br>AGBC EastAnglia<br>Spurgeons Childcare<br>Asia Link|500.00<br>250.00<br>500.00<br>250.00<br>250.00|750<br>250<br>500<br>250<br>250|
|Others|-<br>5,490.00|220<br>5,840|