SLOUGH
BAPtIST
CHURCH
Trustees, Report & Annual Accounts
for the year i October 2023 to 30 September 2024

## **CONTENTS** 

## **The Purpose of this Document** 

This document describes the activities and financial affairs of the church for the year. 

It is intended to include all the information that the Charity Commission recommends be reported annually. 

|Contents|2|
|---|---|
|Reference and Administrative Information|3|
|Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 Sep 2024|4|
|Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Slough Baptist Church|10|
|Statement of Financial Activities|11|
|Balance Sheet|12|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|13|



Slough Baptist Church Trustees' Report & Annual Accounts 2024 

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Aims
The principal aim of Slough Baptist Church is the advancement of the Christian faith
according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance
education and other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and l or other parts of the
world. It is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Great Britain and is also a member of the
Evangelical Alliance.
Charity Status
The charity was registered at the Charity Commission on 26 January 2010 with the charity
registration number 1133760. Address & contact details:
34 Windsor Road
htt :Ilwww.slou
Slough
01753 523058
Berkshire, SL12EJ
mail to: office
hba
tistchurch.or
slou
hba
tistchurch.or
Trustees
Mrs D Ayoma (until December 2023)
Ms A Callum
Mr D Curley (until June 2024)
Mr J Edwins (until December 2024)
Mrs E Fraser (until March 2025)
Rev D Howell
Mrs J Jones
Ms L Longman (until December 2024)
Mrs O Ogunsanya (from January 2025)
Mr M Ngwenya
Mr J Shepherd
Mr A Tarrant MBE
Miss C Taylor (until December 2023)
Mr M Taylor (until September 2024)
Mr J Tettelaar
Mr M Warren
Mr J Wesley (from July 2024 to March
2025)
Rev K Wilson
Custodian Trustee
Baptist Union Corporation Ltd
Baptist House, PO Box 44
129 Broadway, Didcot
Oxfordshire, OX118RT
Bankers
Lloyds Bank
High St,
Slough
Berkshire, SL1 1 DH
Independent Examiner
Sarah Crispin A.C.A.
Stewardship
1 Lamb's Passage
London, EC1Y 8AB
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER
2024
The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the
Church for the year ended 30th September 2024.
Structure, Governance and Management
The governing document is an Individual Deed of Trust dated 1896, supported by a
Constitution adopted on 22 April 2009 and revised 10 April 2022.
The Church is a registered charity. The Church Members, Meeting is the governing body of
the church, which appoints ministers, elders, deacons and church officers. The ministers,
elders, deacons and officers form the Church Council and act as managing Trustees. The
church's buildings are held by the Baptist Union Corporation as custodian trustees.
Objectives and Activities
Objectives
The mission we have for ourselves is unchanged:
"We aim to give glory to God
by offering a Welcome for the whole world,
being a Witness to the whole world,
enabling Worship from the whole wortd..
Sometimes, a grand statement like this is easy to say but how do we actually do it? At
Slough Baptist Church, we aim to offer a welcome to the whole world. We know we cannot
welcome all eight billion people! But, just as Jesus positively welcomed anyone, whatever
their race or background, we too want to be known as a welcoming people.
We also aim to be a witness to the whole world. We see our responsibility to be both a
local and international witness. In Slough, we have a unique privilege of having the world on
our doorstep. A survey of attendees indicates that at Sunday morning worship people from
over 40 different nations can be present.
We also desire to give glory to God by offering worship from the whole world. This means
recognising and using the rich diversity of races, ages and experiences of the fellowship in
deepening our worship of God.
Activities
The church programme includes Sunday Services, Sunday Club (for those under 15), home
groups, prayer meetings, Friday Families (parent & toddler group), Guides, Brownies,
Rainbows, youth activities, groups to explain the Christian faith, evangelism, social events,
fund-raising events, educational and holiday activities for school children, and more.
Public Benefit
In planning the activities of the charity, we have considered the guidance on public benefit
issued by the Charity Commission, including the specific guidance to charities for the
advancement of religion.
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Priorities for the Future
At the 2024 AGM, a new vision for the next five years was adopted by the membership.
Our Vision is to be a church that shares the love and power of Jesus to transform Slough
and beyond.
To achieve this, we will adopt policies and practices that are aligned with our core values,
being..
Bible based
Faithful
Worshipping
Encouraging
Caring
Collaborating
Outward looking
Welcoming
In 2025 the trustees will have a particular focus on the following areas..
i) Multicultural church- this will build on previous training held in 2024 and will include
a trustees, away day, reflection and practical outcomes
ii) Discipleship - the trustees will oversee a prO￿sS that seeks to engage the differing
gifts and abilities of our church attendees. This will involve training and offering
appropriate opportunities to senie,
iii) Staffing - the notified departure of our Pastoral Care Pastor in February 2025
presents an opportunity for trustees to review the current ministers of Slough Baptist
Church and any resulting staffing requirements.
Achievements and Performance
Welcome
We have a dedicated team of volunteers that stand at the front door of the church to
welcome regular, occasional and visiting worshippers to the Sunday morning service. On
the first Sunday of each month, we hold a fellowship bring-and-share lunch to allow
members of the congregation to get to know different people.
The number of members has remained steady over the last five years and currently stands
at 116. Following the return to in-person services after Covid, we have welcomed a new
cohort of members, whilst at the same time, a similar number of long-time members moved
on to pastures new.
Our Members, Meetings are now generally held in hybrid format, with members present in
the church building, but also able to join the meeting and contribute via Zoom. This allows
greater involvement of senior members and those with younger children. Our attendance at
Members, Meetings is now consistently above 500/0.
Our Sunday morning services are livestreamed on YouTube, allowing greater access to
participate for members of our fellowship that have restricted mobility, sickness or who are
extremely clinically vulnerable.
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Witness
As a Church we endeavour to spread the Good News of Jesus in a wide variety of ways.
We employ two full time ministerial staff, a Lead Pastor and a Pastoral Care Pastor, to
oversee a range of existing activities and to support members in setting new mission
activities.
Our witness within the community of Slough includes a 'live nativity, in the town centre prior
to Christmas, a summer holiday club for 5-11-year-old children, and an Easter activities day
that is open to people of all faiths and none.
Our Friday Families group for parents and toddlers meets each Friday morning during term
time. This provides a meeting point for an ever-changing group of people drawn from the
community around us, as some toddlers go off to nursery school and other babies are born
and join in. Church Open on Wednesdays during term time offers a welcoming space.
refreshments, board games and friendly conversation for anybody in the town to drop in.
The church hosts a local schools worker, who is employed by Christian Connections in
Schools, and who meets with young people in the schools of Slough, Windsor and
Maidenhead.
Together with many other churches our financial support to the Baptist Home Mission
helps smaller churches, plants new churches and supports educational, commercia5 and
hospital chaplaincies.
We have two church members involved in medium-term mission work in Uganda and
France, and also a third member on a mission trip to Nepal. The church is supporting this
and expects to continue to do so in the next few years. We have continued our links with
Varna Baptist Church in Bulgaria and Smile Charity Uganda.
We also continue to sponsor a child through Compassion, and to provide financial support
to BMS World Mission and Christian Connections in Schools.
Worship
Services
Attendance at our Sunday morning service continued to grow during the reporting period,
reaching an average of 170 in the second half of the year. The downstairs section of the
church is mostly full on most Sundays, and the upstairs section is becoming increasingly
busy.
On Sunday evenings, we hold Discover sessions, which are attended by about 20 people
each week. This is an interactive worship event, where participants can ask questions and
share their understanding of the Bible with one another. This session is particularly popular
with young adults in their 20s and 30s. The session leadership also comes from this age
group.
Pra
Prayer is the foundation to all we do and we have many opportunities to pray. We
encourage prayer in our worship services and in Home Groups but we also have additional
occasions for prayer, including prayer days. weekly online prayer meetings on Tuesday
lunchtimes and Church Prayers each month on Saturday mornings.
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Home Grou
Home Groups are important, providing close fellowship, prayer and wide-ranging Bible
study. We have six groups meeting regularly at present either in-person or using the
church zoom account. Their main goals are to support members in fellowship, to pray
together and to learn together.
Families Youth & Children
Regular weekly activities at the church include five age-appropriate Sunday morning
groups, the youth home group, Y@s (14 to 18-year-olds), Guides, Rangers, Brownies and
Rainbows. We maintain close links with the Boys, Brigade that meets at St. Andrew's
Methodist Church, providing leaders for some of the groups. The Boys, Brigade and Girl
Guides join the congregation for Parade Services four times each year.
We have continued to host a variety of annual events, such as Easter Explored, a summer
Holiday Club, a late autumn Light Party, and the 'Christmas Unwrapped, and 'Easter
Cracked, primary school presentations by Christian Connections in Schools, We continue
our regular work with mission to children, young people and families through a variety of
activities including the Y@S weekend away, Satellites Summer Camp, weekly Sunday Club
groups, events with local Christian young people, our nativity service and other all-age
services
Financial Review
Total income in the year ended 30 September 2024 was lower than 2023 by £97,000. The
main reason for this reduction in income was that no bequests were received in 2024
compared with £82,000 received in 2023. In 2023 there was also an additional special
Winter Appeal which raised £19,000.
Total expenditure was higher in 2024 than the previous year by £34,000, due mainly to an
increase of £32,000 in church repair costs to address an extensive dry rot issue.
No cost reductions were identified due to the higher expenditure in 2024, due to sufficient
financial reserves available to absorb the cost of the increased expenditure.
Investment Policy
Generally, no investments are held, other than a £24,000 Baptist Union Loan Fund deposit.
Any unrestricted donations received are used within a calendar year of being received, for
church expenses or for church projects or given to others as described in the grants policy.
However, any large donations over £10,000 are notified to the Church Members, Meeting,
which may authorise sums to be invested with the Baptist Union Loan Corporation until a
suitable project is identified.
Reserves Policy
Resenies are needed to manage any cash flow delays where income arrives later than
expenditure. Cash in the bank at any one time is normally sufficient to cover such delays.
However, if necessary, the treasurer is authorised to accumulate a sum equivalent to
between one and four months of expenditure as reserves.
Running costs for the church are met from the unrestricted General Fund and the Church
Fund, which is a restricted fund for church running costs. The trustees have determined that
the charity should aim to hold total net current assets in those combined funds of no less
than £20,000 (which equates to about one month of budgeted running costs) so that the
charity could continue to operate should income and l or expenditure vary adversely.
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At the year end, the reserves in those funds, excluding bequests of £82,000, were
estimated at £80,000, which is the equivalent to slightly over four months, budgeted running
costs. These reserves are expected to fall in the next financial year unless income from
regular giving increases.
Grants Policy
As Slough Baptist Church we will give money away in accordance with these principles..
We give a fixed proportion of our general fund income by tithe to projects outside
the fellowship. The amount is agreed at the Annual General Meeting. For 2024,
the proportion was 10 % . For 2023, the proportion was 20 % until the end of April
2023 and 10 % from the start of May 2023.
In addition to this, we encourage people in our fellowship to give to various
charitable organisations both directly and through our Mission Fund.
Grants can be made locally, nationally and internationally.
Grants may be to individuals or organisations.
Grants must be in line with the purpose statement of the church. This is, "As
Slough Baptist Church we aim to give glory to God by offering a Welcome to the
whole world, by Witnessing to the whole worfd and by bringing Worship from the
whole world." All grants are to aid in the propagation of the Christian faith, either
directly (e.g. grants to missionary societies), or indirectly (e.g. grants given in the
name of the church for the improvement of the spiritual, physical, emotional or
educational welfare of those in need).
Grants may be made to individuals linked to the fellowship from the Persons in
Need (PIN) fund. These grants are administered confidentially by a panel
appointed by the Church Members. Meeting. All PIN grants will be below £1,000
for any one person in any one year.
The Annual General Meeting for Members authorises an annual budget for grants,
and the Church Council appoints committees to decide how the budget for grants
is to be allocated. A report of expenditure is given at each quarterly Church
Members, Meeting and in the Annual Report and Accounts.
Risk Management
The church council has appointed people to manage the following specific areas of risk:
Security and fire safety
Health and safety
Finance and legislation
Safeguarding
Policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and are published on the church website.
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SI.()IJGII BAPTI8'f CllURC14 - YF,AR ENDED 30 8bPTEMBF,R 2024
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
SUMMARY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
Unrestricted Funds -
Restricted Funds -_
Notes General Designated Endowment Income
Total ftjnds Totsl funds
2024
2023
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM-
Donations and legacies
Investments
ChaFilable activities
oth8r income and endowments
200,269
2,894
39,443
239,712
2,894
373
9,907
337,474
373
396
10,581
9,907
Total Income and endowments
213.070
39,816
252,885
350,138.
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Other
190,277
25.179
30,914
75.119
3,770
321,489
3,770
290,882
Totsl expendlture
190.277
25,179
30,914
78,889
325.259
290,882
Net Incomellexpenditure)
22.793
(25.1791 130,914) (39,0741
172.374)
Transfers between lunds
{22,3231
21,307
1,016
Net movement In funds
470
(3,872) {30,914) (38,058)
(72,3741
59,256
Reconclliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
101.545
5,955
736.914
153,307
997,721
938,465
Total funds ¢arrled fonvard
102.015
2,083
706.000
115,249
925,347
997,721
The s181ement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expendilLJre derive from Continuing operatlDns.
Movements on reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above.
The notes on pages 13 to 21 fomi part of these accounts.
An analysis of the SOFA including comparative amounts for each type of fund is induded in Note 17.
'loiigl? Bcipli,s1 CJiiii'LJI Ti'1i31ee.F' Repoi't & ilnJ711ciIAecviinls 2024
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Jonathan Tettelaar Jonathan Tettelaar (May 28, 2025 22:09 GMT+1) 

May 28, 2025 



SLOUGH BAPTIST CHURCH- YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
l. Accounting policies
These Iinan¢ial statements hBve been tKep8ted on a goiThJ cone£rn basis, undef the hlslorical ctssl coDv8ntlon.
Based on thè adequacy of Ihe charily's ieseNes as al Ihe balan￿ sheel dale. along with thBir knovledge ol Ihe
charity's ability lo meet bills, payrnents 3nd other liabilities as they fall due. the Injslees have a reasonable
expeclalioTr th21 Ihe cliaiity has sufficienl resour￿S lo continue in operatlonal existence for the fore6ee8b
luluTe.
These financial slaternonts have been prepared in a¢¢oTdanGe wth the "Statement ol Recommended Praclice..
Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounls in a¢coTdance with Ihe Financial Reporting
Stan¢JariJ applicable in Ibo UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021" I'lhe Charilies SORP'I, wlh Ihe Financial
Reporting Stsndard applicable in the Uniled Kingdom and RePL￿&C ol Ireland I"FRS 102.1 and wilh the Charllks
Act 2011. THe charily rneels the definition ol a public benefil er)lily as sel oul In FRS 102.
The Charlties {A¢counts and Rew181 Regulalions 2(KIB Ilhe'2008 Regulalions'l require ¢harili8s lo prepare
Ihelr accounts Sn accordance wilh'Accounknng and Reporting by Charili8s'. Statement of Recommended Praclic
effective from 1 Apr412005'. bul this acwjnling standard has s￿c￿ been with(Jrawn and has been replaced by
the Charilles SQRP menlloned in the preceding paragraph. The charity h3s weparod these financial slalèmenls
in a¢cordance wilh the new Chadlies SORP,. this departwe Ir¢￿ Ihe 2008 RegulatI￿S is b¢lieved n&￿ssary tor
these financial slalernen18 to givo 8.liue an(1 lalr vith¢.
The charlly has taken advantage ol the exemplion conlerred by the SORP IFRS 1021 frorn the requlremenl to
produce a Gash flow slalern8nl on the ground5 of ils size.
The following are the 8ccounknng policies which have been applled in de81ing wilh malerial items=
lal Donated ond grant Income
Voluntary Income recglved by way of ¢Jonallons and gifls is included in lull in lh8 Slalernent of Flnancial
Acllvllles when received, Including girts In ￿1[￿ that are capable of valuation.
Donations under Gift Aid, together with Ihe lax recov8r8ble Ihereon. are Bccounled for ￿fjn receivod. Provlslon
is made foi unclaimed lax al the ye8r-end. For legaci&s. enlitlement is Ihe earfler ol Ihe church be￿￿ notified of
an impending dislrlbullon or the legacy bolng iecelved.
The church has relied signific8nlly on volunteers In Car￿n9 oul its 8ctivili•s duiing the year. However, In
8ccordanc8 wblh the SORP, Ihe value of these services has trfftn recognlsed as Incorne as Ih8y cannol be
reli8bly rneasured.
Ibl Expgndltur&
Ilenis ol expenditure are charged in Ihe ac¢ounls In Ihg period in %thich they are inGwfed. These are allocated lo
the following headings and In¢lud8 atlribulable VAT which carn)ot be recovered:
-Chaiilable 8clivllles Gompiises all expen(Jilure thal d1￿Cl1Y related lo the objects 0(Ih8 c1w￿h.
-co818 ol generating lunds are those cosls Incurred In fuNJraising aclivilles.
.Gr8nls payable ore taken inlo account al Ihe of the dale WI￿1 thay are pabj or Ihe dale when thèy
be¢ome conslfucllve obllgalions
-GDvernance costs Include those Incurred In Ihe govemance ol ils assets and are prlmarly ossocl8led vAlh
¢onstltullonal and slalulory requiremenls.
Transfers belween funds are made by the Irustees os appropwi81e.
Icl Fund strueturo
Expendllure bthich rneets certaln crilerSa is idenllfied lo the Telovanl lund.
Ggneral unrastricled funds represent donation5 atKI Olher income ￿ceiVed or generaled lor Ihtr obj8cls of th6
Church %*ilhoul luriher specified purpose and are availabte as general funds.
The followlng funds ar& classed as General..
The G8nernl Fund - lor churGh running costs aThl allocation lo deslgnoted funds
Designatod unreslrtcled lunds are Ihose whl¢h have been anocated by Ihe Tfuslees lor sdènllfiablg future
expenditu￿.
The lollowlng lunds are cl8ssed as D8sAgnat&l'.
The TiÈhe Fund- for planned giving. budgeted annually as a PfOPOrtion ol income
The Persons In Need (PIN) Fund - for small benevolenl gSrts lo indTrviduals
Restrlcted funds are lo be used lor specified purposes as laid down by the donor.
The loll(Ming funds are classed a5 Restricted".
The 8uilding Fund - for buildlng projects
The Mission Funds ~ various lund5 lor han¢Jling donallons for misslon puwposes
The ChuKh Fund - for SI0￿h Baptist Churth running costs
The Gause lor tho Monlh Fund - for glfts lo causes promoted in a specifi¢ monih
The Y@S Fund - lor church youth adlvities
The Persons In Need (PIN) Fund - small benevo￿1 glfts to ￿dIVidUalS
The Friday Families Fund - fof aclivilies at Ihe rnDthers' and loddler5' meetings held In church on Fridays
The Communily Cale Fund - for activities ol Ihe thwch relat8d to the Open Church ever41s
The Ladies. Recharge Fund - foi activities ol Ihe Chwch rel8led to Ladies, Recharge events
Endowment funds afe to be held a5 capilal.
The Property Endowm811t Fund holds all the properties owned by the d)urch.
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SLOUGH BAPTIST CHURCH- YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Accounting policies (continued)
Idl Tanglble flxed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets are included in the balan￿ sheel al cosl or at market value al the date of Ihe gift.
Depreciation on fixed assels is provided at rate5 considered appropriate to reduce book values lo estimated residual
values over the useful lives of the assets concerned".
Buildings
Slraighl line over 50 years
Building improvements
Slraight line over 20 to 50 years
Compuler equipment Slrai9hl line over 3 years
Other equipment
Straight line ovef 5 to 20 years
Assets in the couise of construction are nol depreciated unlil Ihey are completed.
Depreciation commences in the quarter following acquisition or capitalisation.
Small items of equipment (valued al £1,000 or less} are wrillen off on purchase.
Freehold land is not depreciated.
lo) Financial Instruments
The Charity's finanoal assets and financial liabilities all qualify as basic financial inslrumenls. as defined in FRS 102.
Except for loarss, creditors and debtors are measured at their expected selllemenl valLJe Inom)ally the amount of cash
that the charity expects lo pay or re¢eivel.
Pensions
The Church is an employer participating in a pension sGheme known as the Baptist Pension Scheme {'Ihe Sch8me°},
which is administered by the Pension Truslee (Baplisl Pension Trust Limited). The Scheme is a separate legal entity
and the assets of the Scheme are held separately Irom those of the Employer and the other parti¢ipaling employers.
The S¢heme, previously known as the Baplisl Minisler$' Pension Fund, started in 1925. but was ¢losed lo future
accrual of defined benefits on 31 Decernber 2011. Prior lo this dale the main benefit provided Ihrough the defined
Benelil IDBI Plan was a pension of one eighlielh of linal minimum pensionable income for each year of pensionable
sefvice together with addilional pension in respect of premiums paid on Per¢sionable Income in excess of Minimum
Pensionable In¢ome.
From January 2012. pension provision is being made through the Defined Contribution (DCI Plan within the Scheme.
In general, members pay 8Q/ts of their Pensionable Income and employers pay 6 /0 of members, Pensionable Income
into individual pension accounls. which are operated and managed on behalf of the Pension Trustee by Broadslone
Corporate Benefit$ Ltd. In addition, the employer pays a further 4% of Pensionable Income to cover Death in Service
Benefits. administration costs, and an associaled insurance policy which provides income proleclion for Scheme
members il they are unable lo work due to bng-lemi incapacily. This income protection policy has been insured by the
Baptist Union of Greal Britain with Aviva Limited. Furthermore. members of the Basic Section pay reduced
contributions of 5% of Pensionable Income, and their employers also pay a total of 50A.
In October 2024, the insurance company Just Group completed a buy out of the liabilities of the closed defined benefit
scheme. From Ihal date any remaining liability ol the participating scheme members to delined benefit scheme ceased
and the £1 per month deficit contributions payable by the participating employers which were agreed in the fe¢overy
plan approved in August 2022 also ceased Irom Ihal dale. Admini51ralion of the closed defined benefll scheme
transfèrred from the pension Irustees to Just Group from that dale.
The Minister and some members of the church staff are eligible lo join the Scheme.
Section 28.11A of FRS 102 requires agreed deficil iecovery payments to be recognised as 8 liability. The present
val¢Je of the agreed deficit contributions were immaterial at the beginning ol Ihe financial year and were fully
extinguished once buy out was compleled by Just Group in October 2024.
Igl Taxatlon
The charity ha5 taken advantage of the various reliefs from taxation available lo charities and no tax is payable on the
Gharity's income.
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SI.OUGFI BAI)I'ISI' CIIURCI-I - YEAK ENDF.D 30 8IP'S-LMBF.R 2024
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Donations and Legacies
Total
2024
Total
2023
Gift Aided direct donations
Bequests
Olher donations
197.097 194,060
82,886
42.615 60,528
239,712 337.474
3, Incomlng rèsources from charitable activities
Total
2024
Total
2023
Friday Familles group
396
373
396
4. Oth¢r incoming resources
Total
2024
2023
Gifts lor use of premises
Sundry re¢eipls
9.600
9.600
307
981
9,907 10,581
Gift5 for use of premise8 inGluded £9,600 (FY23 £9.600) received from the tenant of No 34 Windsor Road, a property
owned by th8 Charity. The Trustee5 note Ihal this is a related parly Iransaclion as the tenant, Jon Edwins, is a Trustee.
The other Trustees have discussed the maller and agree that any conflicls can be adequalely managed and that it is
in the b881 interests of Slough Baplisl Church that Jon and his family remain tenants of No.34. In the inter&sls of
transparency, the fruslees have sell-report8d the polenlial conllict lo the Charity Commission and have rec6ived
agreemenl on this approach.
5. Expenditure on ¢haritable a¢tlvitles
Totsl
2024
Total
2023
Costs incurred directly on speclftc actlvltles
Ministry slalf salaries and expenses
Tèlephone and utilities
Facilities and IT costs
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Mi5cell8neous expenses
Grants payable (note 71
99.786
87,726
14.524
15.469
56,692
24,157
35,740
36,945
9,000
9,473
28,811
47,086
244,553 220,856
Costs incurred on support and admlnistration
Governance costs Inole 81
Support staff costs and Iraining
Printing, postage and slalionery
Insuranc8
Bank ¢hafges
Other support and admini51ralion costs
2,000
64.468
1.880
5,657
878
2,053
76,936
1,980
58,184
1.802
5.526
710
1,824
70,026
Total exponditure on charitable aetivities
321,489 290.882
6 Other Expenditure
Tolal
2024
Total
2023
Advisory fees relating lo the Building Fund
3,770
P¢igg l.
Sl(piixli Bupli.ri C'liiipch 7riisiees' Repori & AKJFiial Aecoiinis 2024

SI.OUGI113APTlS'f CHIJRCEI - YEAR ENDED 30 SEI)TEMBER 2024
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7. Grants payable
Total
2024
Total
2023
Christian Connections in Schools
Smile Uganda
Bulgarian Support Fund
WEC
People In Need Fund gifls
Baptist Missionary Society
Home Mission Fund
Compassion
Tearfund
Frontiers
London City Mission
Slough Foodbank
Bible Society
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Operation Mobilisation
WATSAN
Others
11,655
5,354
4,164
3,123
1,454
1,235
1,210
352
1,319
5,820
680
3,960
3,720
900
900
900
31
47,086
28,811
No grants to individuals were given to any trustees.
8. Governance Costs
Total
2024
Total
2023
Independent examination fees
Fees payable to Stewardship, other than for the independent examination,
for payroll bureau services, totalled £810 (2023- £745, including consultation fees).
2,000
1,980
S'loiigh 13aplisi Cliiii'ch Trii.slees' RLpoi"i & AnnualAccoun15 2024
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SL,OUGH BAPTIST CI.ILIRCH - YEAR ENDED 30 SEWI'EMBER 2024
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
9. Employee and Related Party Information
2024
Ministry
Staff
Support
staff
Total
2024
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
69,153
4,059
19,910
93,122
6,459
205
99,786
49,048
2.484
12,792
64,324
69
75
64,468
118,201
6,542
32,702
157,445
6,528
280
164,253
Reimbursed expenses
Training costs
Total staff costs
Prior Year
2023
Ministry
Staff
Support
staff
Total
2023
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
63,960
2,300
18,387
84,647
2,809
270
87,726
44,910
1.550
11,712
58,172
108.870
3,850
30,099
142,819
2,809
282
145,910
Reimbursed expenses
Training costs
Total staff costs
12
58,184
The average number of staff during the year was as follows:
2024
2023
Full time
Part time
There were no employees with emoluments above £60.000.
Most of the charity's activities are carried out by volunteers.
Ministry staff, Keith Wilson and Elsie Fraser, in their roles as Ministry staff and not as
trustees, received combined salaries of £69,153, pension contributions of £19,910,
and expense reimbursements of £6,459 during the year to 30 September 2024. as
permitted by the governing document.
The aggregate amount of donations from individuals who were trustees at any time
during the financial year or from their related parties. was £61,302 (2023.. £64,944).
Slotigh Baplist chzii.ch Ti'uslees, Repoi'l & Annual Accounls 2024
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SLOUGI.I BAP'I'IST CHURCH - YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMtIER 2024
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10. Tangible Fixed Assets
Freehold
Properts'es
Computer
other
Equipment Equipment
Total
Valualion. 1 October 2023
Additions during the year
Disposals during the year
Valuation, 30 September 2024
1,538,774
21,359
145,684 1,705,817
1,538,774
21,359
145,684 1,705,817
Accum. depreciation, 1 Oct. 2023
Charge for the year
Depreciation on disposals
Accum. depreciation, 30 Sep. 2024
801,860
30,914
19,439
1,045
121,181
3,781
942,480
35,740
832,774
20,484
124,962
978,220
Net book value, 30 September 2024
Net book value, 1 October 2023
706,000
736,914
875
1,920
20,722
727,597
763,337
The insurance reinstatement values of church properties in 1997 were..
Church building
1,087.000
Manse
120,000
34 Windsor Road
75.000
1.282,000
256,774
1,538,774
All properties are held in an Endowment Fund. to reftect the fact that the sales proceeds
are to be spent on capital expenditure only.
The disposals recorded during the year are the result of a review carried out to identify
fixed assels which are no longer in use.
Additions since 1996..
11. Debtors and prepayments
Total
2024
Total
2023
Income tax recoverable (gift aid)
Prepayments
Other receivables
18,906
429
468
19,804
17,333
568
745
18,646
12. Investments
Total
2024
Baptist Union Loan Fund
24,864
13. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Total
2024
Total
2023
Independent examination fees accrued
Mission and tithe payments due to be passed on
Rent received in advance
Accrued gas and electricrty costs
Accrued repair and maintenance costs
other creditors and accruals
2,000
1,906
400
117
299
193
4,915
1,920
960,.
400
693
303
Slough Bapfi31 Chiii'ch Ti'ii.slees' Repoi'l & Accoiinls 2024

SLOIJCF14 BAP"I'ISI' CHURCFI - YEAII ENDED 30 SEwfF.MBER 2024
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
14. Restricted Funds
2024
Opening
Incoming Outgoing Transfers
Balances Resources Resources
Closing
Balances
Endowment Fund
Building Fund
Mission Funds
Church Fund
Cause for the Month Fund
Friday Families (was Coffee Pot)
Yas Fund
other restricted
736,914
13,314
20,932
116.836
552
318
553
802
890,221
(30,914)
(3,770)
3,191
{2,178)
35.741 {70.863)
706,000
9,544
21,945
81,714
552
296
514
685
821,249
373
(395)
(39)
1,643)
109,803)
510
39,816
1,016
1,016
Prior Year
2023
Opening
Incoming Outgoing Transfers
Balances Resources Resources
Closing
Balances
Endowment Fund
Building Fund
Mission Funds
Church Fund
Cause for the Month Fund
Friday Families (was Coffee Pot)
Yas Fund
Other restricted
767.770
13.271
20,484
4,625
552
698
(30,856)
736,914
13,314
20,932
116,836
552
318
553
802
890,221
43
1,202
{7541
147.037 (34,826)
343
(343)
396
(776)
1,674
(1,121)
836
701
1,482
808,236
151,396 (70,158)
The Endowment Fund holds all the properties owned by the church.
The Mission Funds are used for collecting donations for missionary causes, either specified
in advance or allocated as determined later by the church members.
The fund transfer in 2024 was from the General Fund to the PIN Fund.
747
1,627
15. Unrestricted Funds
2024
Openlng Incoming Outgoing Transfers
Balances Resources Resources
Closing
Balancès
General fund
Designated Funds..
Tithe Fund
101,545
213.070 (190.277) (22,323)
102,015
5,955
107,500
{25,179)
21,307
215,456) (1,016}
2,083
104,098
213,070
Prior Year
2023
Opening
Incoming Outgoing Transfers
Balances Resources Resources
Closing
Balances
General fund
Designated Funds:
Tithe Fund
110,961
198,742 (176.179) {31,9791
101.545
19.268
(44,545)
31,232
5,955
130,229
198,742 (220,724)
(747)
107,500
The Tithe Fund receives no donations. A set proportion of the budgeted income of the
General Fund is spent on tithe gifts, with the occasional tithe gift corning out of the Mission Fund.
The 3mount transferred to the Tithe Fund in 2023 was calculated based on 20 % of General Fund
income to 30th April 2023 and 10% of General Fund income from l May 2023.
For the year ended 30 September 2024, the amount transferred from the General to the Tithe Fund
was set al 100/0 of income.
Sloiigh Bai?li31 Chiii-eh Ti'Lislee3' Repoi'l & Anntial Accounis 2024
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SLOUCJH 13APTIST CHURCH- Yr.ARF,NDED 30 SEPTEMBER2024
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
16. Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
2024
Tangible
fixed
assets
Bank
balances
Other net
current
assets
Total
General Funds {unrestricted)
Tithe Fund (designaled)
Total Unrestricted
21,597
46,599 33,819
2,083
48,682
102,015
2,083
104,098
21.597
33,819
Restricted Funds".
Endowment Fund
Church Fund
Mission Funds
Cause for the Month Fund
Building Fund
Friday Families Fund
Yas Fund
Other restricted
Total Restricted
706.000
706,000
81,713
21,945
552
9,543
296
514
686
821,249
77,778
19,851
557
9,543
296
514
777
109,316
3.935
2,094
(5)
(91)
5,933
706,000
Total Funds
727,597
157,998
39,752
925,347
Prior Year
2023
Tangible
fixed
assets
Bank
balances
other net
current
assets
Total
General Funds (unrestricted)
Tithe Fund (designated)
Total Unrestricted
26,423
40,359 34,763
6,835
(880)
47,194
33,883
101,545
5,955
107,500
26,423
Restricted Funds:
Endowment Fund
Church Fund
Mission Funds
Cause for the Month Fund
Building Funds
Friday Families Fund
other restricted
Total Restricted
736,914
736,914
116,836
20,932
552
13,314
318
1,355
890,221
116.877
17.154
557
13,314
318
1,352
149,572
(41)
3,778
(5)
736,914
3,735
Total Funds
763,337
196,766
37.618
997,721
Sloiigli Btipli3'1 (.'hiii'ch 7i'iislees' Repoi'l & AnntialAccounlJ' 2024
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SI.OUG14 BAIXI'IST CHURC14- yfAR ENDF.D 30 SF.PTEMBER 2024
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
17. Dolalled Stalomenl of Flnancial Activltles by Fund Type wlth Comparatlves
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestrlcted Funds
Ggneral
Desl
Restricted Funds-
Endowmènt
Iii¢om9
Totsl
Total
natfrd
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
Incomimg Resources
Incoming r8souices from generated fiJnds=
Voluntary In¢ome
Investment income
Incoming resour¢es Irom charitable aclivlties
Other incomlno rèsources
200.269 187,416
2.894
1.687
39,443 150,058 239,712 337.474
2,894
1,687
373
396
g,907
10.581
373
396
942
9,907
9.639
Total In¢omlng Resourc08
213,070 198.742
39.816 151,396 252,885 350,138
Resourc98 gxpendgd
Cosl of generaling lund8
Chaiilable aclivitles
Olhor expendllure
1W.277 176.179 25,179 44.545 30,914
30.856 75,119 39.302 321.489 290,882
3.770
3.770
Total rèsource5 trxpendgd
190,277 176,179 25.179 44,545 30,914
30,856 78,889 39.302 325,259 290,882
Nel In¢orningl{oulgolngl re80vrces belore
Iranslers between funds
22,793 22.563 (2S.1791 144.545) 130.9141 130.8561 139.0741 112,094 (72,3741
59,256
Transfgr8
Gross transfers belween funds
122,323) {31.9791 21.307 31,232
470 19.4101 (3.8721 113.313) 130,9141 (30,8561 138,0581 112,841 172,3741
1,016
747
Nèt Movemènt of Fund¥
59,256
Reconclllatlon of Funds
Tolal funds brought loJward
101.545 110,￿1
5,955 19,268 736,914 767.770 153.307 40.466 997.721 938,465
5.9S5 706,000 736,914 115,249 153,307 925,347 997,721
Total funds ¢arrled I0￿￿rd
102.015 101.545
2,083
Sloii¥li Btswi.¥l CJiiiJ"cli Triislegs, Repoi'i & Ilttoiiiiis 2024
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