FINCHAMPSTEAD BAPTIST CHURCH
(CHARITABLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER 2024
COMPANY REGISIERED NUMBER: 07030381
CHARrrY REGISfERED NUMBER.. 1133789

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The Trustees, who are also directors of the Charty for the purp)se of the Companies Att 2006, are pleased
to present their rekK)rt together with the finanaal statements of the Charity for the year ended 31st
December 2024. The Trust￿ have adopted the provisions of the statement of recommended prattice
(SORP) 'Accounting and Re￿rtIng by Charitie5' Second Edttton, issued in OctolEr 2019. The Trustees have
complied with guidan￿ published by the Chanty Commission in respett of public benefft.
Objertives
Finchampstead Baptist Church's (FBC'S) objects the Memorandum and Artides of Associations are:.
1.1 The advan￿ment of the Christian Faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination which
may include, as part of the mission of the ￿urth, to benefit the residents of Finchampstead and the
neighEx)urhcod by aSs￿lating t(NJether ￿ said resKlents and the Iixal authorities, voluntsry and
other organisations in a common efftirt to advan￿ education and/or to provide facilities in the
interests of social welfare for recreation and ￿lsure time ￿patIOn wtth the objecbve of improving
conditions of life for the residents; and
1.2 Other charFtable purtM)w in trE United ￿ngdorn and/or other parts of the W(￿Id.
Incorporation, Structure, Governan￿ and Management
Finchampstead Baptist (￿UrCh Charttable Company Limit￿2 by Guarantee was incorporated on 25th
September 2009 and comMe￿ed operations with effect from January 2010. Prior to January 2010 all
operations of Finchampstead Baptist ￿Urch t(K)k pla￿ throLKJh Finchampstead Baptist ￿Urch
Unincorporated. On 1st January 2013 Finchampstead Bapb'st ￿Urch Unincorwrated transferred all its
assets and liabilities (exduding the FBC Centre, two manses and one bank account) to Finchampstead
Baptist Church Limited by Guarantee. The transfer amounted to £414,287. The reason some assets
remained in Finchampstead &ptist Church Unirthrporated was to fu￿11 our legal obligations to Wokj'ngham
Distritt Council, who signed an agreeM￿t with Finchampstead Baptist ￿Urch Unincoryx)rat8J and were
subsequendy unwilling to assign it to Finchampstead BaptFst church Limtted by Guarantee. On 15th
tkcember 2014, the (￿arity Commission directed that wrth eff* from 1st January 2015, Finchampstead
Baptist Church Unincorporated should be treated as fonning part of Finchampstead Baptist Church Limited
by Guarantee under a single registration numlH, wtth the tharty prijjucing one set of accounts. The
funds of Finchampstead Baptist thurch UnitKorwra￿l are rep)rted as restricted fvnds (See Note 18). The
combined Charity is referred to as'FBC or Ihe church. in this rep)rt.
Finchampstead Bapts'st ￿urth Limtted by Guarantee arKI Finchampstead Baptist Church Unincorporated
have the same objects, mission, vision, members and goveming d￿Ument and co-OPErate closely. The
sole Charity trustee of F1nthaM￿ead Baptist Church unir￿ated is Finchampstead Baptsst Church
Limited by Guarant￿, whith exercises its function as ￿arity trustee through its Church members and
directors, using the Proces￿ contsined in the A￿"deS of Finthampstead Baptist Church Limit8J by
GUaTrnt￿.
The Charity is controlled by its goveming d(Kument, the Memorandum and Articles of As￿latIOn and
consiitutes a company limited by guarantee, as defi￿1 by the Companies Act 2006. Trustees are prop)sed
and elected by the members of FBC on the basis of their character, ￿adership eX￿rien￿ and perceived
ability to fulfil the reswjnsibilities of a trustee. The training and induction of rEw trust￿ depends on their
existing experien￿ and background.
The Trust￿ apFK)int rnernbe￿ of a Ministy Leakn5hip Team to cany out the objects, mission and vision
of the church on a day-to-day basis. The members of the Ministy Leade￿ip Team lead and manage the
different teams of employ&s and volunteers. Salaries are reviewed annualty as part of the annual budget
process. The Trustees approve all salary changes arKI take into account legal and market considerations as
well as the relative level of re¥xJnsits'lity and ewbse required of each employ￿, in relation to the other
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There are no related party trdnsactions FBC and the Trustees or senior managers other than those
disclosed in the accounts.
Actlvities
The church offers Sunday services and an extensrve youth and thildren's prcordmme and is also attive in
the local community,
In addition to the Sunday prcgramme the thurth sUp￿rtS cOnn￿t Groups and small discipiesnip arouc.:
and provides courses for learning opportunities on a regular basis. The Church also supports activities
aligned with our mission outside of the locality throuoh donations to other charities and individuals in the
UK and overseas. Around twenty percent of income donated to trE church is donated to other chariiies
with charitsble objects that are in line with the Charivs charitable objects, or to support other missionary
attivities whid) align with the Charivs charttable objectives in the United Kingdom and overseas. In 2024
£38:645 was donated to other charities or set aside for mission opportunib'es outside our existing
mmunity.
The Charity also 0￿rateS the FBC Centre. Within the FBC Centre the churth is able to provide many facilities
ft)r the community. These include a cafe, a sports hall and rooms for clubs and ￿￿ietIeS to rent. The FBC
Centre also hosts a children's ￿ntre and a library providal by the local council, as well as Offi￿ for the
parish council and the local Poli￿.
Finchampstead Baptist Church works dosefy with partners to berEfit the community, including the
Wokingham &)rough Counal thildren's Centre, The Wokn'ngham Erf)rough Council Library Finthampsteaii
Parish thjncil, Gorse RÈde Schools, PK)hunt ￿00[ Wokingham, the Link visiting scheme, SHARE
Wokingham and the Ic(al Police.
Finchampstead Baptist Church is very gratefijl to the Parish Council whith donat￿ £12,000 to FBC for
Youth work in the year.
Statement on public benefft
We confirm that Fincharnpstead Baptist (hurch carries out acbvities that are in accordan￿ with its
charitsble objects and these acbvrties are for the t￿nef￿ of the public.
Achievements and perfornian
The attivities of the Charty are prrMd8J by staff and volunt&rs. The memE￿5 of staff play a vital role in
helping the Charity to fijlfil our objects, vision and mission and to maximise the benefit to the public.
Volunt￿r5 also play a very signiftcant role in the life of the tharity and are vitsl in running acttvities and
groups. The maionty of Trustees are volunteer5 all volunteer with FBC in one or more different roles.
During the year the Charity had an average of 46 m&nLErs rf staff (2023.45), 13 on peThanent contracts.
Throughout 2024 the attendan￿ at Church midweek and Sunday actwtties continued to increase and there
were 12 people baptised. The facilities at the FBC Centre hos￿1 over 2,300 Ixxjkings for clubs, m*ting5
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FBC is always I￿king for ways to continue to cOnn￿t with and support the local ccfflmunty, for example,
ookina meals, doing prattical jobs or making baby boxes for families referred to us by the Children's
Centre. This has made possible through the work of a team of volUnt￿rs. Our Community teams
lave been instrumentsl in a numter of Dro1￿ throughout the year, partrering with other local agencies
to bring supwrt to vulnerable people in our communty. We partner wtth SHARE Wokingharn, a local charity
working to tackle fo()d waste. We collect surplus fo(xl from wholesalers and bcal retailers - this food is
given away free to anybody in the communty who would like it. We also host a thriving Friendship table
in association wtth The Friendship AI1[an￿. The Friendship table is a friendly, welcoming place in the FBC
Centre for peO￿e, who rn￿ht otherwise isoL3ted or lonely. to come and enjoy a hot drink and a char
with otners.
Finance review
During the year ended 31st Decembw 2024 the thurch had a totrdl income of £888,919 (of which £322 810
was from donations and grants, £539,753 was from the operation of the FBC Centre, £6,551 from Activity
Fees and £19,805 from investrnent income) and a gain on investments of £17,916. Total expenses were
£889,858 resulting in an overall net irmme for the year of £16,977.
Plans for the future
The long-term aims of the church (FBQ are to fulfil our obietts and mission. The mi55ion of FBC is to help
people find and follow Jesus. The Trustees are aware of the continued increase in housing in the area and
continue to explore how the Charity might test offer its seNTrces to the growing local EJ)pulation.
Our priorities are focused on helping us fijlfil this purpose thr(xJgh focu5 on our Stnjthre, Programme
and on Parknership.
Strutture - We want to ensure that we have the staff, leadership and volunteer struciure that enable
us to fulfil our objecL% and mission. This involves reviewing staff txjsitions arNJ roles, identifying the positions
we need to adjust or creat&
Programme - We want to ensure that the things we do are foojsed on helping us fulfil our purp)se.
Therefore, we will review eadi aspect of the programme against the overall puryx)se of FBC, identifying the
areas we need to adjus¢ stop cf create in (￿r to tEtter athieve our goals.
Partnership - We continue to develop our model of PartsN¥ship for those who are fully engaged in the life
and mission of FBC, helping th8n continue to be a central part of (￿r organisation and communrty.
Our reserves policy is to retsin ad4uate reserves to continue owations for 3 months, currently this is
estimated as £140,000. The availab￿ reserrfes are cal￿[ated as unrestrittal net current a55ets. The
unrestricied net current assets hekl on 31st t￿rnb￿ 2024 amounted to £233,979 which exceeds the
required amount.
Going concern and defidt
The Trustees expect FBC to cC￿tinUe as a going concern in the foreseeable future.
Pension liabilitles
One of the full-time members of staff belongs to a defin8J tEnefft pension, namely the Baptist Union
scheme. In recent years the Defined Benefrt scheme has b&n in deficÉt and FBC had to make addltional
deficiency contributions towards the ￿nd. During 2022 the Trustees of the Baptist Union pension scheme
agreed a buy-in with a listed insurance provider that is protetted by the FSCS, to take over the future
liabilities for the pension scheme in exchaThJe for a p￿rnIuM. This agreement means that the pension fund
is no longer in deficit and the FBC regular contributions to the shortfall in the pensK)n scheme is limtted to
£1 a month. We further do not have to indude a pension fund liability on the balan￿ sheet.

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Risks
, ne charF￿ carries out a comprehensive risk assessmert annually. The reviews are carried out by the managers
responsible for the areas of risk Acbons are taken to address or mittgate all areas of risk identified.
The significant risks and corresFonding safeguards are listed bek)w:
Safeguarding of thildren and Adults at Risk p)licy not ft)Ilowed and there is misuse of a px)sition of trust -
A comprehensive safeguarding policy is in p￿1￿ with accompanying trdining and adheren￿ is monitored.
Fire causes injury or damage - Staff have been trained on im ￿ementIng our fire procedure and relevant
equipment is regularly maintaina
Moral failure, unethical Ekhaviour or stsff or management ￿Ing with a lack of integrity - Code of condutt
provided to all staff and volunt￿r5 Setti￿ out expectations. AEI staff have regular meetings with 11
manaaer5 to discuss aFKI rdiSe COn￿ms.
Accident involving kitchen equipment- Waming S￿nS are displayed and Café staff are regularly trained anc
monitored on food preparati
Significant factors and events Sin￿ the year end
The T￿st￿ are not aware of any significant factors that are likely to affect the financial perfOnnan￿ and PM)Sition
of the Charity going ft)rward.
sin￿ the year end an AsxKiate Pastor has b￿n employed to continue the growth of our work with young people
and young adults arKJ support the L& Pastor and rest of the staff and volUnt￿rs.
Statement of TTUStees' Responsibilities
The Trustees, who are also the directors of Finthampstthj Bapts'st Church by Guarantee for the purFose
of company law, are resrK)nsible for preparing the Tnjstees, Repyt and the accounts in accordan￿ with applicable
law and Unital Kirgdom Accountsng Sta￿lards (United Kingd(xn Generally AC￿pted Accounting Practi￿).
Company law requires the Trust￿ to wepare accounts for each finan(ial year which give a true and fair view of
the state of affairs of the Charity, and of the income and exkEnditure of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these accounts the Trustees are ￿Uir&I to:
selert suitable aCC￿Jnting policies then apply them consiS￿dY.
ob*rve the meth(xts and prtnciples in Charities SORP;
make judgements and tstimates that are reaS￿kibIe atKf prudent. and
prepare the accounts on the going conc8n basis unless it is inapproprÉate to presume that the Charity will
continue in operab'on.
The Trust￿ are resp)nsible keeping ￿equate acc(xJnting rec(Kds that disdose with reasonable accuracy at
any time the financial position of the Charity arKI enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the
C(Mnpanies Act 2006. They are also resrM)nsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking
reasonable steps ft)r the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregulariti'es.
Each of the directors has confirmed that there is rm) infonnation of which tw are aware that is relevant to the
audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have fijrther ConfiM￿￿ that they have taken appropriate step5
to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditors are aware of such inf￿mation.

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Referen￿ and administs7tive details
Company register&J numter: 07030381
Charity registered number:
1133789
Registered office:
FBC Centre
Go￿e Ride N(
Finchamp5tead
Wokinonarr
Berkshire
RG40 4E
The Trnstees
Thomas Fox, David &x*Jman {￿alr), Kate Johnstone. Rachel Roberts and Rev. Christopher Simpkins 5etved
throughout the year and were in offrtr at the date the accounts were approv&l. David Brown resigned on
19 January 2024. Catherine Parting and Paul Valler were ap￿)inted on 20 NovemLEr 2024.
Chris Simpkins, cfhe Lead Pastor), controls the day-ttrday nkinagement of the Q￿lity.
Auditors
Knox Cmpper LLP, offi￿ Suite I, Haslemere Hou*, Lw Stre¢ HaSlem￿e, Surrey GU27 2PE
Bankers
Santsnder, BrKfie Road, B(￿e, Merseyside, L30 4GB
CAF Bank, 25 ￿ngS Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Katt, ME19 4J
BOSC, 6th FIcM)r, 33 Old Broad Street, London. EC2N IF
ttish Widows, 67 Morri9Jn StreeL Edinburgh, EH3 8Y]
shawbr￿k Bank, Great Warley, BrentrKth, Esw, CM13 3BE
Solidtors
Anthony Collins Soliators, 134 EdmurKI Street, BinnitvJtkim, B3 2ES
Signed on behalf of the board of Director5 and the Trustees
Thomas Fox
Director and Trustee
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Finchatnpstead Baptist Church (the'tharitable company? for the year
ended 31st DecemtEr 2024 whith compri* the statement of finarmial activities, the balan￿ sheet, the statement
of cash flows and notes to the financial statemLryts. induding a summary of significant accounting policies. The
finanaal reporting framewo￿ that has b*n applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom
Accounting Standards, including Finanaal Retx)rting Stsndard 102 77E Fin3noa/ ReA￿trng StsndardApplicab/e in
the UKand RepU￿1C ofIreland(Untted Generaliy Accepted Accounting Practrce).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
give a true and fair wew of the state of the charitable compan(s affairs as at 31st December 2024 and its
incoming resource5 and application of resour￿ for the year then ende(i;
have been properly prepared in accordan￿ wtth United ￿ngdorn Generally Accepted Accounting Practitr. and
have prepared in aCcOrdar￿ viith the requirements of the Companies Att 2006.
Basis for opinion
We corKlutted our audit in aCC[￿dan￿ wtth Intemational Standard5 on Audtting (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable
law. Our responsibilities under those standards are ftJrther descritEd in the Auditorfs re5Fonsibilities for the audrt
of the financial statements section of our re￿rt. We are indewident of the charitable company in accordan
with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audft of the finanaal statements in UK, induding the
FRC'S Ethical Stsndard, and we have fiJlfilEaJ ￿r other ethiol resFX)nsibilitie5 in accordan￿ with these
requirements. We believe that the audit eviden￿ we have Obtsin￿ is SuffIa￿lt and appropriate to provide a basis
for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to golng concern
In aUd￿Ing the finanaal statements, we have conduded that the Trustees. use of the going con￿rn basis ot
accounting in the preparation of the finanaal statements is aPprO￿late,
Based on the work we have perft)rmed we have mt identified any material un￿rtaintieS relating to events or
conditions that, individually or collettj'vely, may cast s￿nfficant doubt on the ￿arIty'S ability to continue as a going
concem for a peric(J of at least twelve months from when the finanaal statements are authori5ed for issue.
Our restx)nsibilittes and the respm￿sibIlitJeS of the Trust￿ with respect to going contrm a￿ described in the
relevant wtions of this repM)rt.
Other information
The other infomiation comprises the information ind￿1￿1 in the annual retrf other than the financial statements
and our auditorfs report thereon. The Tnjstees are resrM)nsible fcr the oth¥ infomiation.
Our opinion on the financial statements d(￿S rK)t cover the other infonnation a￿￿, except to the extent otherwise
explicitty ststed in our retK)rt, we (k) not express any form of assurarKe condusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the finanaal statements, our responsibility is to read the other infomiation and, in
doing so, consider whether the other inforniation ts materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our
knowledge obtsined in the audit or otherwise apr￿ar5 to b@ materially misstated. If we identify such material
inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are requir8J tr) determine whether the￿ is a material
misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the
work we have FErfomied, we condude that there is a material misstatement of this other infomiation, we are
required to report that fact. We have nothing to retort in this regard.

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Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
in our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audtt".
the information gtven in the Trustees, report, whidi includes the dirthrs, report prepared for the purp)ses of
company law, for the financial year for whith the firkincial statements are prepared is consistent with the
Inancial ststements. and
the directors, report induded within the Tnts, rep)rt has been ￿epar￿ in accordan￿ wlth applicable legal
reqU1￿Ments.
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Matters on which we are required to report by ex￿ptIon
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the tharitabte company and its environment obtsined in tt)e
course of the audit. we have not Identifi￿ material mIsstat￿￿ents in the dlrectors, report induded within the
Trustees, report.
We have nothing to report in resw of the following matter5 in rdation to whith the Companies Act
2006 requires US to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate and proper accounting records have not Eeen kept, or retums adequate for our audffc have not beep.
received from branches not Vi51ted by us; or
the financial statements are not in agr&ment wrth the accounting records and retums; or
rtain disclosures of Trust￿, remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not rereived all the Inforn￿tion and explanatFons we require for our aLhJit; or
the Trustees were not entrtled to prepare the financial statanents in accordance with the small companies
regime arKI tske advantage of the small companies, exemptions in preparing the Trust￿, report and from the
requirement to prepare a strategic rep)rt.
Responsibilities of Trustees
As explained more fijlly in the T￿Jst￿s. resFM)nsibilibes statement set out on page 4, the Trust*5 (who are also
the directors of the charitsble company for the purtx)ses of ccmnpany law) are ￿k￿)nsIble for the preparation of
the firkincial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. and for such intemal control as
the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the ￿eparation of finanaal stsknents that are fr& from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or wror.
In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are resrJ)nsible for assessing the companws ability to continue
as a going con￿rn, disclosing, as applicable. matters related to going concem and using the goino concern basis
of accounbng unless the Trustees either intend to IiquFdate the company or to wse orffitions, or have no realistic
altemative but to do so.
Our responsibilities for the audit of the finan(ial statemerts
Our objective5 are to obtsin reasonable assuran￿ aty)ut whether ￿ financtal statements as a whole are fr* from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a ReFQrt of the Independent Auditors that
includes our ODinion. Reasonable assurantr is a high level of assuran￿, but is not a guarantee that an audit
conducted in accordan￿ with ISAS (UK) will always de￿t a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements
can arise from fraud or error and are considered matwtal if, Indiv]dual￿ or in the aggregate, they could reasonably
tE expec￿ to Influen￿ the ecommic d￿l￿OnS of uws taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are insiances of mn-cornplian￿ wtth laws and regulations. We design procajures
in line wtth our responsibilitses. out[in￿ a￿Ve. to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularrties,
including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of det￿tIng irregularities, including fraud is
detailed below..
We obtsined an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the Charty and
determined that the most significant a￿ the Financial Re￿rtIng Stsndard 102 'The Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
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Our responsibilitles for the audit of the finanaal stateM￿ts (continued)
The Charity is required to comply with tharity law and, based on our knowledge of its attivities we identified
that the legal requirement to accurately account fcy restricted fiJrKls was of key significan￿.
We understood how the Charity is complying wtth those frameworks via communication wtth those charged
with g0veman￿, t()Jether with the review of the Charivs drKumented policies and procedures.
We assessed the susceptibility of the Charity's financial sLatements to material misstatement, including how
fraud might occur by considering the key risks impacknng the financial statements. These included risks
with Revenue Rec(xJnition arkl Management Override of Controls.
Our approach included agreeing the Charivs reo)gnition of ino)me to the temis of ￿ underlying grant
agreements and aSS￿lated corresp)nden￿, the review of pumal entries pr(￿esSed in the accounting records
and the investigation of significant and unusual transactions id￿tIfied from our rev￿ of the accounting
records.
Our approach was also to theck that all reStrFrt￿ income was properly identified and separately accounted
for and to ensure that only valid and appropriate expenditijre was tharged to restricted fijnds. This included
reviewing joumal adjustments and unusual transathons.
Based on this understanding we design8J our audit pr(Kedures to Rdentify non-complian￿ with such laws and
regulations. Our procedures involved review of the reporting to the dir*ors with respect to the application of the
dc(umented policies and procedu￿5 and review of the financial statement to ensure Complian￿ with the reporting
requirements of the Charity.
There are inherent limitations in the audit pr￿lureS described above and, the further removed non-compliance
with laws and regulats'ons is from the events and tranS￿tionS refietted in finanaal Stat￿￿ents, the le55 likely
we would become aware of it. The risk of mt detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the
risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve dellberdte con￿lMent by, for example, forgery
or intentional misrepresentatiors, or through coElusi￿.
A further description of our responsibilities for audrt of the financial statements is Ic(3ted on the Financial Reporting
Council's website at.. www.
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iIFties. This descTiption forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This rewrt is made solely to the charitable companvs members, as a in accordan￿ wth Chapter 3 of Part
16 of the Companies Att 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken, so that we might stste to the charitsble
company's members those matters we are rquired to stste to them in an auditorfs reFKIrt and for no other purp)se.
To the fullest extent pemiitted by law, we do not ac(Ept or assume reS￿nSibIlity to anyone other than the
charitable company and the charFtable CoMpan￿S members as a tKKty, for our audit worl for this report or for the
options we have formed.
Matthew Ellans FCA (Senior Statutw Auditor)
For and on behalf of Knox CroptEr LLP
Chartered Accountsnts and Statutory Auditors
ofFI￿ Suite I, Haslemere House
Lower Str￿t
Hasleme
Surrey GU27 2PE

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2024
2023
Total
INCOME FROM
- t)onations and Offerfngs
. Itive5tments
- Other Trading Attivities
3C*,677
2,TJ3
546,304
14.133
17,072
3U810
19,805
546,3¢>F
250,198
1,917
24,891
14,281
13,0(M
264,479
14,921
524,89:
Totsl Income
31
05
EXPENDITURE ON
Raislng Funds
- Charltable Aotivfoes
761.385
128.4T3
889.858
746,792
94,759
841,551
Total Expendltur•
Gains on Investments
17,916
17.916
5,392
5,392
Net (Expenditssre)Ilncome
96329
(79352)
16,977
30.214
(62.082)
(31.868)
Transfer Between Funds
(37.636)
37,636
(23,756)
23,756
Net Movement in Funds
58,693
(41,716)
16.977
6,458
(38.326)
(31,868)
Funds Brought Forwanl 11112024
226,714
4W7.765
5.124,479
220256
4,936,091
5,156,347
Funds Carried Forward 3111212024
17
£4
£5 141456
£226 714
£4 897 765
£5 124.470
AJI income aFxI 4)endit￿e in the OJTrent a￿1 pr￿ng year representoj (Kwng acbth. On 15th t*ceMtr￿ 2014, the Charty commissi￿ dire(*ed that wftn
effectfrom 1st January 2015. Finchampstead eapbst ￿Urch uni￿r￿ed be treated asfDrming partoffitKharnpstead Baptistchurch Char￿ab￿ Companv
m5ted by Guarantee. under a gt¥Jle regL#ralion number, crAnb￿l wcrflwng of atC(Mrts. The fvr¥Js of FInd￿mpstead Baptist Churcn
Unino)rporated are rep(xted as restritted fiJnth¥

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FINCHAMpsfEAD BAPTIsf CHURCH CHARrrABLE COMPANY UMllED BY GUARANTEE
CE
E YEAR ENDED 31￿ DECEMBER 2
2024
2023
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
Fixed Asset Investments
12
13
4,441,550
4,518,508
4,943,982
4,948,752
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash At Bank and in Hand
14
15
62,362
182 575
244,937
28,110
211890
240,000
Creditors: Amounts falling due
within one year
16
Net Current Assets
197,474
175,727
£5 141456
£5 124 479
RESTRIcfED FUNDS
UNREsfRIcfED FUNDS
17
17
4,856,049
4,901,437
223 042
£5 124 479
£5 141456
The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordan￿ with the speaal provisions of Part 15 of the C￿MpanieS
Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf
Thomas Fox
Date: 29 September 2025
Company Registered Number". 07030381

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RC
LECO
PA
UA
NTEE
TE
NT
ow
FO
RE
DED 31ST DE
EMBER 2
Total Funds
2024
Total Funds
2023
Cash flows from operating acbvib'es:
Net cash provided by (used in) operBting acbwbes
Cash flows from investing activfttes:
Income from investments
Acquisition of investsments
Purchase of Tangible Fixed Assets
Net cash prowded by invesbng acbvit]es
5,152
85,448
2,733
(37,200)
14,921
(413,536)
(23,685)
(422,300)
(34,467)
ange in Cash and Cash Equivalffrt in the
reporting peric4J
(29,315)
(336,852)
Cash and Cash Equivalent at the
beginning of the rewrting peri(MJ
Cash and Cash Equivalent at the
end of the retx)rtsng peri(Kl
211.890
548,742
£182,575
£211,890
Net (income)/exwditure for the reF￿?￿.T￿j
as per the Statement of Financial Activtti'es
ncome from investments
(Increase)Idecrease in debtors
Gains in invesl]nents - realisa
Gains in investments - unrealised
(Decrease)/increase in cr8ditors
Depreciation
16,977
(2,733)
(34,252)
(17,072)
(17,916)
(16,810)
(31,868)
(14,921)
36,104
(11,316)
(5,392)
31,532
81,309
£85,448
£5,152
Cash at bank aTrJ in hand
Noti￿ deposits (less than 3 months)
182,575
211,890
£182,575
£211,890

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NCH
DBA
HUR
HCH
COMP
ITE
BY
UARAN
cc
THE
R ENDING
ECEMB
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern
These accounts have b*n prepared under the historical cost convention with items reC￿Jnised at cost of
ansattion value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to the accounts. The financial statements
ave b￿n prepared in accordance wth the AccountirKJ and Retthing by Charities: Ststement of
Recommended Practi￿ applicable to charitses preparing their accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) Second Edttion issued in October
2019 and the CoM￿nIeS Att 2006.
On 15th December 2014. the Charity Commission directed that wtth effect from 1st January 2015,
Finchampstead Baptist (￿Urch (UnincorroFBt8J) should be treated as forming part of Finchampstead
Baptist Church (Charitsble Company), under a single regisiration number, with the Charity producing one
set of accounts wth the fiJF)ds of the linked chartty, LEing rep(rted as restricted funds.
The Charitsble Company constFtutes a public I￿nefit entity as defin￿1 by FRS 102.
The Trustees consider that there are no notiorpl uncertainties about the Charitsble Company's akn'lity to
ontinue as a ooing con￿rn. The most signifi(ant areas of uncertainty are the continual support from
Offerings and donatÉons, and any reduLtions in the u* of the th'lrties at ￿ Centre.
b)
Income
All income is recognised ontr the ￿aritable C(Kmpany has entit]ement to the income, it is probable that
the income will be received and the amounts of income r￿e1vab￿ can Ee measurej reliably. Donations
are included when the Charitable Company tecomes entttled to the donations and the value can be reliably
measurad. Tax recoverable is aC￿Unted for at the same time as the gift to which tfv relate.
Interest on funds held on dep)sit is induded Wh￿ receivable and the amount can LE measured reliablv
by the tharitsble Companyi thus 15 usually utK)n notification of the interest paid by the bank.
Expenditure
Liabilities a￿ recchJnsed as ex￿dFtu￿ as sI￿)n as there is a or o)nstructive obligatit)n commrtting
the Charitable Cornpany to that eX[￿dit￿re, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount
of the obligation can be measured reliably. Atl expenditure is account￿ for on an accrual basis. All
eX￿nSeS I￿luding supm arKI ￿ernan￿ costs a￿ al￿ted or ap￿rtIoned to the applicable
expenditure heading.
d)
Volunteer Help
The value of volunteer hdp re￿1v￿ is not 1ndL￿d in the accounts but is an essential of the work of
the Charity.

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FINCHAMPSTEAD BAPTIST CHURCH CHARftABLE COMPANY UMITED BY
UARANTEE
YEAR ENDING 31sf DEC
{continued)
MBER 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Tangible Ffxed Assets
Furniture and equipment are capitslised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least
£3,000. They are Valu￿ at Cost or estimated market value and are depreciated on a straight line basis
over 3 years.
Properties are accounted for on a ComF￿]ent cost basis with each component being depreciated over its
estimated economic life. The prinapal comtx)nents identrfied and the depreciation rate applied to each
J)mtJ)neni are set out t￿low.
Land
Main fabric
Electrics
Roof structure and covering
Windows & extemal d￿rS
Mechanical systems
Kitchen
Heating systems
Bathr(K)ms
Fire Alarms
Not depreciated
Over 125 years
Over 50 years
r 35 years
Over 25 years
Over 25 years
I)￿ 20 years
(￿er 15 year5
Over 15 years
Over 15 years
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the dis(yetion of the Trust￿ in furtheran￿ of the general
objetts of the Charity and which have been designated for other purposes. Restricted Funds are funds
which are used in accordan￿ with spEcffic restricbons imtJ)sed by donors or which have b￿n raised by
the Charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administrating suth funds are charged against
the specific fund. The aim and U￿ of each restritted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
g)
Pensions
The Charity participated in a deferred benefft scheme whith cover5 the Church's Minister. The scheme
was administratej by Bnjadstone Consultants and Attuaries Limited. As the Charity was unable to identifv
its share of lJnder￿lThj assets and liabilities, FRS 102 0]uires pension costs to be accounted for on the
basis of contributic￿S payable to the stheme in the vear.
The Charity also pays contrttMJttons to stskeholder schemes on behalf of its other staff. These contributs'ons
are accounted for in the Statement of Financtal Activitie5 when the tk3yments fall due.
h)
Significant Management Judgements and Estimation Uncertainties
The following are the critical judgements and key Sour￿ of estimation uncertainty that the Trustees have
made in the pr(Kess of applying the Charrty's accounting policFes and that have the most significant effect
on the amounts rercKJnis&l in the financial 51atements.
The depreciation of fixed assets is basaj on managemenys estimate of their useful lives which is kept
under review.

FINCHAMpsfÉAD BAPTisf CHURCH CHARrrABLE COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARAN
THE YEAR ENDING 3151 DECEMBER 202
(continued)
DONATIONS AND OFFERINGS
-￿24
2023
Totsl
General
Mission
263,332
2,133
265,465
217,273
Finchampstead Parish Council
GI￿ AID RECOVERED
General
Mission
263,332
2,133
12,000
265,465
12,lJ)O
217,273
12,000
45,345
45,345
35,206
£14 133
£322 810
£264,479
INVESTMENTS
Interest on Short Te￿n
Investments
£19 805
£14 921
OTHER TRADING ACTIvrrIES
FBC CENTRE INCOME
Catering
Facilities
servi￿ Charge
222,038
194,601
123 114
539,753
222,038
194,601
123 114
539,753
204,690
195,366
115 093
515,14ti
YOUTh INCOME
Activity F*s
6,551
6,551
£536 891
CHARITABLE ACTIVMES
FBC Centre Expenses (Note 6)
Ministry
Missionary Gtving (Note 7)
Communty, Fuel and FOCKI Povty
FBC Youth Outreach Costs
Upk￿p of Premises
General SuptK)rt Costs (Note 8)
Sinking fund expenditure
Propety Dqxeciation (Note 11)
509,436
193,117
38,645
509,436
193,117
38,645
5,389
12,436
1,087
19,100
34,157
486,753
186,145
45,235
1,917
15,672
64
24,923
5,389
12,436
1,087
19,100
34,157
£761385
£128 473
£889 858
£841551

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FINCHAMPSTEAD BAPTI
CHURCH CHARrrABLE COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARAN
ST
THE
cco
FORT
ENDING 31sr
(continued)
ECEMBER 20
FBC CENTRE EXPENSES
2024
2023
Non-SeThSo Charye Expenses
Cost of Goods Sold
Staff Expenses
Programme Expen
Upkeep of Premises
Total Non-service Charye Expenses
86,058
123,350
85,336
107,455
1,305
1,087
211,979
194,096
Service Charye Expenses
Auditor, Accounting and &)ftware
Bank Charges
Dues, Subscriptions and Licen
Itilities - Gas, Water and Elettricity
Facilities Upk&p, Repairs and Maintenan
InSuraTr￿ Expense
Marketing Materials
Non-Reclaimable VAT
Staff Expenses
offi￿ Expenses
Security
4,910
804
1,617
38,499
100,670
8,842
592
22,380
114,412
2,489
2,242
4,023
965
1,583
123,677
7,504
120
23,362
85,845
3,155
1,779
Total SeThi￿ Charge Expenses
297 457
292 657
Total Expenses
£509 436
£486 753
se￿1￿ charges refer to FBC Centre ewses that are for the betEfit of all users. A prowbon of these charges
are recharged to the tenants and the allcration of these d)arges is based on floor area.

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FINCHAMpsfEAD BAPTIST CHURCH CHARrrABLE C
OTE
TO
MPA
MrrED BY G
ARA
TE
DING 315r
(continued:
EC
BE
GRANTS: MISSIONARY GIVING (INCOME AND EXPENDrnJRE)
The FBC has set aside 20% of Unrestritted GerEral Fund Income to te given for missionary causes.
Mlssionary Giving
200/0 of General fund Given in year (£308,677)
Grants during the year (see below)
Tr7nsfer to Missionary Giving Fund
02
61,735
50,039
23,090
4,804
Breakdown of the 200/0 of Genernl Fun
given in 2024
Grants made to Oryanlsations
Total Amount
of Grants Pald
Purpose
rurther Faster UK
Supporting UK Churches
Lc(al area schools
UK Baptist ￿urcheS
Overseas Baptist Mission
Subscription
Poverty rdief
Equipping Leaders
UK Mission
Overseas Mission
Baptist Home Mission
BMS World Mission
Evangelical Allian￿ and Baptist Union subs￿lpt1onS
Chrisb'ans Against Poverty
Innovista
cc
Tearfund
5.304
5,304
5,304
613
3,500
3,500
5,100
3,500
Totsl Grants to Instttutirms
£35,525
Grants Made to Individuals
leus and Maria Kappers
£3,120
c￿erseaS Mission
Total Grants
£38,645
Transfer to thristian Se￿￿ Grant
£300
GENERAL SUPPORT COSTS
2024
2023
Website and ￿ Costs
Technical/Sound
Publishing, PhOt(￿OpYlng and Ststionery
Audit, Accounting and Software
Insuran
Bank charges
offfi￿ expenses
3,000
2,015
1.067
3,467
3,550
8,842
7,505
242
225
467
3,665
£19,100
£24,923
Total extemal audit fees amountal to £5,500 eXd￿Jlng VAT in 2024 £5,3￿ exduding VAT in 2023.
5,526

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FINCHAMpsfEAD BAPTIST CHURCH CHARrrABLE COMPANY UMITED
TO THE
cco
UARANTEE
YEAR EN
31ST
(c(xrtinued)
EC
BE
RAISING FUNDS
2024
2023
Fundraising Materials
10. TRUSTEES
Rev. Chris Simpkins is a Trustee of the Chanty. He re￿1V￿1 a stip￿￿ and r￿laImed travel expenses.
2024
Number of full time equivalent Trust*s who were paid
expenses
2023
Total Amount Paid (£)
£335
£342
Rev. Chris Simpkins r￿e1Ved remurETrtion and ￿slon benefits,
under his temis of employmenL as follows
Rev. Chris Simpkins
Stipend
Pension Contributions
2024
2023
36,822
4,455
£41,277
34,902
4,216
£39,118
One Trustee of Finchampstead Baptist thurth is also a Trus￿ of Further Faster UK to which Finchampstead
Baptist Church made payments totslling £7,400. The wife of one of the Trustees of Finchampstead Baptist Church
is a Tnjstee of Innovista. to whith Finchampstead Baptist ￿Urth made grants totalling £3,500 as detailed in note
Housing
The Finchampstead Baptist Church Unincor￿rat￿ joindy owns a propty LAbn" (44%) with Mr and Mrs Simpkins
(56 % ). The Charty provides an element of housiro in resp￿ of its sPwre of 44% of the property L'Abri. The
arity provides the balance of housing by renting the value of the residual S60￿ from Mr and Mrs Simpkn'ns. This
amounted to £14,753 in the ajrrent year. In addttion, the tharity paid housing related expenses amounting to
£4,829.
11. Staff Costs
2024
2023
Wages and salari&%
Swal Securtty costs
Pension contributions
357,249
16,735
15,833
£389,817
313,783
13,773
13,525
£341,081
The aV￿age monthly number of employ￿ was

Paae I
FINCHAMpsfEAD BAPTI
CHURCH CHARrrABLE COMP
MITED BY GUARANT
ou
FOR TH
YEA
ENDING 31ST DECEMBE
(continued)
20
12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
12a. FBC UNINCORPORATED
Property
Cost
At 1st January 2024
Addttion[s
Disposals
At 31st December 2024
Totsl
5,181,556
5 181.556
Accumulated Depreclation
At 1st January 2024
Charge for Year
Disposals
At 31st DecemtrEr 2024
714,943
76,491
791434
Net Book Value
At 31st DecemERr 2024
£4.390 122
At 31st December 2023
£4.466 613
12b FBC CHARITABLE COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARANTEE
Property
Enhan￿ment
Furniture and
Equipment
Totsl
At Cost
At 1st January 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31st December 2024
56,098
14,895
Accumulated Depreciation
At 1st January 2024
Charge for Year
Disposals
At 31st December 2024
4,203
467
14,895
19,098
467
4,670
Net Book Value at 31st December 2024
£51428
Net Pthk Value at 31st De£emb8 2023
£51895
£51895
TOTAL TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
£4 441550

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FINCHAMPSTEAD BAPTIsf CHURCH CHARrrABLE COMPANY UMITED BY GUARANTEE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31SI
(continuedl
ECEMBER202
13. FIXED ASSEf INVEsfMEKr
Market Value
2024
2023
At 1st January 2024
Additions - purchases
. accumu(ations
430,2H
37,200
17,072
255,860
413,536
11,316
(255,860)
Disposals
un￿alISed gains
At 31st December 2024
£502 432
£430 244
Cash and [r￿)neY market
Unit trusts
502.432
£502 432
430.244
£430 244
14. DEBTORS
2024
2023
Trade Debtors
yft Aid Recoverable
VAT
Floats
Sundry Debtors & prepa￿nts
25,210
19.874
15.075
9,065
50
50
£62.362
£28 110
15. CASH AT PANK AND IN HAND
2024
2023
Current Accounts
£182 575
16. CREDrroRS DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
VAT
Trade Creditors
Other Creditots & Accruals
6,190
20,579
4,557
43,221
17.
MOVEMEKf IN FUNDS
2024
Fund
Opening
Balance
Closing
Balance
Unrestricted
GeneTrl Unde5ignated
Christian Service Grart
Artx)rftekJ Furtd
Missionary Givtng Fund
857,714
(761,385)
(60,426)
(31)0)
134,384
17,374
58,810
170,287
17,074
58,810
857,714
Restricted
Mission Grants
Comrnunty, Fuel and FCKXI Poverty
Finchampstead Parish CcHJndl
Sinknng Fund
nchampstead Bapti'st (thurch
(UnincortM)rated - Note18)
Totsl
(761,385)
(37,636)
226,714
285,407
1,967
9,758
2,133
12,tKKI
34,988
1.967
6,502
(5,389)
(12,436)
{34,157)
(76,491)
436
37,2
430,244
4,455,796
468,275
4,379,305
£906,835
£5 124 479
£5 141456

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ST CHURCH CHARITABLE COMPANY U
THE
cc
TH
YEAR E
DING 31ST
(continued)
MB
17.
MOVEMEKf IN FUNDS (copifD)
2023
Fund
Expenditure Transfers
Income
Opening
Balance
Closing
Balance
Unrestricte(I
General Undesignated
Christian servi￿ Grant
Athrfield Fund
Missionary Giving Fund
(746,792)
(28,560)
132,730
17,374
58,810
134,384
17,374
58,810
Restrirted
Mission Grants
Communty, Fuel arKI Fcoj Poverty
Finchampstead Parish Counctl
Sinknng Fund
Finchampstead Baptist Churth
(Unincory)orated - Note18)
Totsl
(746,792)
{23.756)
220,256
226,714
1,967
9,394
2,281
12,000
18,396
1,967
9,758
{1,917)
(12,000)
23,756
388,092
4,536,638
430,244
4,455,796
(80,842)
£809,683
£(841,551)
£5,156,347
£5,124,479
Purposes of Funds
General Fund
This fund is day to day fijnd used for the 0￿ratIOn of the church in accordan
wfth its Charitable obiecbves.
£hrlstian Service Grant
This fiJrKI vlas establis￿ In 2004 to SUPtx)rt iThlividuals or g￿Up5 involved in mis5ton
Arborfield Fund
The Arbjrfield Fund represents monies received for future outreach opportunittes to
the nearby h￿sir0 deVelO￿ent
Mlssionary Givlng Fund
The undistributed ar￿Unt of 20% of the Unrestrcted General Fund Incorne set aslde
for missK)nary caus
Mission Grants
MissiC￿ Grants are s￿￿al cclIe(t￿ for Charitable purrM)ses, whlch are collected and
p￿d ly￿. balances remaining are held as re#ritted fund&
Community. Fuel and Food Poverty The Community. F(*1 and F(th Poverty fu￿1 has L￿en estsblished for the relief of
Fund
in the Icral area.
SinkirvJ Fund
The Slnking Fund is held in resFect of major repairs to the fabric of the FBC Centre.
This fund is matd)ed with a bank de005it account is held on trust on behalf of
other u*rs.
Finchampstead Parish
Counal Grant
The Finchampsteaj Parish C£￿n01 GrBnt is a contributK)n toward the FBC y(JJth

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NCHA
HURCH CHARITABLE C
MPANY UMITED BY GUARAN
HE
NDI
G 31sr
(continued)
18. FINCHAMpsfEAD BAPTIST CHURCH (UNINCORPORATED)
REsfRICTED FUNDS
Balance at
11112024
Balance at
3111212024
Vision Fund
Chapel Trust Fund
External Grants
Manse Fund
2,601,143
242,553
1,584,875
(71,693)
(4,318)
2,529,450
238,235
1,584,875
480
£4 455 796
£4 379 305
External Grarts reoived
Big Lottery Grant
Finchampstead Parish Council
English Cricket Board
Sport Englant1 Grant
WBC Children Centre
Total
495,000
40,000
19,875
400,000
630 000
£1584.875
During 2008 the Big Lottery Grant (C(xnmunty Buildings) was awarded for fU￿ling the new FBC Centre. SFQrt England also
awarded a grant for the cc￿st1￿ctIon of the FBC Centre and the emplO￿ent of a s￿rts Lkvelopment offi￿r. Flnchampstead
Parish Counal awarded a grant as a contribution to the construttion of ￿ library in the FP£ Centre. In 2010 a grant was
received from the English Cricket E￿ard. WBC thildren Centre repre*nts a 125-year lease based on Surestart Funding.
Chapel Trust Fund
This fund represents the proceeds of the former dkpel sold tn 2010 and is a Restricted ftjnd. In temis of the
confimiatory deeds regarding the Chapel proceeds (2013) it was agreed that the church's share of the two manses
L'Abri (£176,280) and a prokxxbon of ￿sa {£104,836) will be furKI￿1 with the Ey￿d$ of the thapel Trust.
Manse Fund
In 2013 the funding of the thurth s share of L'Abri changed from the Manse Fund to the Chapel Trust Fund. Up
to that p)int the church s share of L Abri was held in the Manse Fund in terTns of the HoltA)m Trust. These funds
are now unrestricted and availabk as general furKls. £31,297 of the Manse Fu￿1 was retsin& in FBC Charitable
Unincorporated organisation to fiJrKI the balan￿ of ￿sa a￿1 the rest was transferred to FBC Charitsble Company
Limited by Guarantee as general funds.
Vlsion Fund
This fund was established in 2003 for fjjtU￿ capital ex[￿xIlture as authorised by a Church members, meeting and
was used substantially to fund the P3C Centre.
19. NET ASSEfs BY FUND
Total
Fixed Assets
Net Current Assets
51,428
233 979
4,892,554
4,943,982
197 474
£5 141456
£4 856 049