## **Boscombe Baptist Church** ## **Trustees’ Report** Financial Year Ending 31/12/2024 ## **Contents** Legal & Administrative Details Trustees Report Created using ExpensePlus ## **Legal & Administrative Details** Charity Name: Boscombe Baptist Church Charity Number: 1138015 Charity Address: Boscombe Baptist Church 26 Palmerston Road Bournemouth BH1 4HS Trustees: Daniel Chirnside Deborah Richards (Appointed 19/09/2024) Doug Stewart Helen Humby Independent Examiner: Phil Cole 10 Shirley Close Bransgore Dorset BH23 8NU ## **Trustees Report** ## **Objects of the charity** Boscombe Baptist Church is an evangelical church and accepts the Holy Bible as its sole authority. It exists for the worship of Almighty God and to advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ in whatever way it can in accordance with the principles of the Baptist denomination within Boscombe, the wider area of BCP and elsewhere. The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, in particular the specific guidance to charities for the advancement of religion, when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities. All are welcome to attend the services and activities at the church; our membership comprises people from various ethnic and social backgrounds. ## **Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements** To further the above objects and vision, the charity\s main activities and achievements were as follows: A number of baptisms were performed, further discipleship groups and other ministries started, and various activities that have reached out to the local community of Boscombe (including Fun Days, Film Nights and a Live Nativity at Christmas) were once again considered a great success. In planning the activities, the trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. ## **Financial Review** The Leadership Team has powers to invest surplus Church funds at their absolute discretion. Their current policy is to invest surplus funds in 3 Baptist Union high interest accounts. The Baptist Union Corporation Ltd hold the Church, land and buildings, at the Church address shown above, in trust on behalf of the Members of the Boscombe Baptist Church as determined by the Trust Deed dated 28th March 1941. A conservative estimate of the market value at the end of 2024 of the land and buildings of the Church and the Manse would be £500,000 and £450,000 respectively. ## **Reserves Policy** It is the policy of the Charity Trustees to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the Church, at a level which takes into account variable general giving, future repair needs of the Church building and Manse, and the need to support our staff team. The Leadership Team estimate that this should be 6 months of expenditure and will seek to keep this level of funds available at all times. ## **Signature** This report was approved by the trustees, and is signed on their behalf by: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name D Chirnside
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D Chirnside
Date 02.09.2025
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## **BOSCOMBE BAPTIST CHURCH** # **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1138015 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024** Charity Number 1138015 # **BOSCOMBE BAPTIST CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024** |**CONTENTS**|**Page**| |---|---| |Independent Examiner's Report|1| |Receipts and Payments Account|2| |Statement of Assets and Liabilites|3| |Notes to the Accounts|4-6| Charity Number 1138015 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** This report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2024, which are set out on the pages 2 to 6, is in respect of an examination carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. ## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner** As a member of the Management Committee, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under S145 of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. That explanation includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations for you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **Independent Examiner's Statement** In connection with the examination, no matter has come to my attention: - (I) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met, or… - (II) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. PR Cole 10 Shirley Close Bransgore Christchurch Dorset BH23 8NU 24[th] July 2025 ## **BOSCOMBE BAPTIST CHURCH Statement of Financial Activities** **for the year ended 31 December 2024** |**Notes**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and Legacies
Regular giving
One-Off gifts
Gift Aid tax recovered
Community Fund (Designated)
Youthwork (Designated)
Charitable activities
Mission (Restricted)
1
Other trading activities
Rental income
Other
Investments
Interest received - BU
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
Premises costs
2
Employee costs
3
Ministry costs
4
Admin and Professional costs
5
Worship costs
6
Charitable activities
Mission (Unrestricted)
Mission (Restricted)
7
Community Fund (Designated)
Youthwork (Designated)
**Total**
**Net (expenditure)/Income**
Transfer between Funds
**Net Movement in Funds**
**Reconciliation of Funds**
Total Funds brought forward
**Total Funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
29,499
29,499
34,081
6,998
6,998
10,130
11,907
11,907
6,324
1,521
1,521
5
2,266
2,266
1,486
1,274
1,274
996
29,237
29,237
27,665
1,183
1,183
1,385
4,890
4,890
3,204| |---|---| ||87,501
1,274
88,775
85,276
31,019
31,019
22,156
51,252
51,252
51,399
2,089
2,089
2,735
4,567
4,567
4,782
2,575
2,575
7,940
1,848
1,848
933
1,380
1,380
960
1,239
1,239
1,252
2,061
2,061
1,367| ||96,650
1,380
98,030
93,524
-9,149
-106
-9,255
-8,248
1,912
-1,912
-
-| ||-7,237
-2,018
-9,255
-8,248
110,872
2,248
113,120
121,368| ||103,635
230
103,865
113,120| ## **BOSCOMBE BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **Balance Sheet at 31 December 2024** ## **Charity No: 1138015** |**Notes**
**Current assets**
Bank accounts
HSBC current account
BU 1 month notice account
BU 3 month notice account
BU 1 year notice account
BU 7 day notice account
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Total net assets**
**The funds of the charity**
**Restricted funds**
Restricted income funds
10
**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
10
Designated funds
10
**Total funds**|**2024**
**£**
23,094
6,865
73,906
-
-
103,865
103,865
103,865
230
230
102,355
1,280
103,635
103,865|**2023**
**£**
16,134
-
32,256
63,640
1,090| |---|---|---| |||113,120
113,120| |||113,120| |||2,248| |||2,248
89,026
21,846| |||110,872| |||113,120| Approved by the trustees on …................... And signed on their behalf by: D.P. Chirnside Trustee (Date) ## **BOSCOMBE BAPTIST CHURCH Notes to the accounts** |**1 Mission income**
Harvest 2024
Safe Sleep Christmas
Keziah wedding
Harvest Barnabus
Love Christmas 24
**2 Premises costs**
Utilities
Maintenance
Consumables
Cleaning
Insurance
**3 Employee costs**
Salaries
Employers Pension costs
Expenses
Admin fees
Student costs
Training
Travel
Other
**4 Ministry costs**
Discipleship
Evangelism and mission
Families and community
Pastoral care
Sunday school
Youthwork
**5 Administration and professional fees**
Equipment and consumables
Subscriptions and licences
Website costs
Printing, postage and stationary
Bank charges
Independent examiniation|**2024**
**£**
445
440
75
84
230
1,274
13,770
13,180
56
1,105
2,908
31,019
44,503
4,593
422
336
290
999
15
94
51,252
139
22
442
558
256
672
2,089
51
2,474
345
711
146
840
4,567|**2023**
**£**
996
-
-
-
-
-| |---|---|---| |||996| |||12,040
5,774
98
1,294
2,950| |||22,156| |||44,008
3,363
610
257
288
2,456
160
257| |||51,399| |||27
313
830
401
318
846| |||2,735| |||219
2,049
601
1,796
117
-| |||4,782| ## **6 Worship costs** |Equipment and consumables
Refreshments
Seasonal expenses
Visiting preachers
**7 Mission (Restricted)**
Harvest Barnabus appeal
Keziah wedding
Safe sleep Christmas
Harvest 2024
**8Trustee remuneration and exenses**|691
771
563
550
2,575
420
75
440
445
1,380
-|6,360
749
306
525| |---|---|---| |||7,940| |||960
-
-
-
-| |||960| |||-| ## **8 Trustee remuneration and expenses** The nature of the reimbursed expenses Mileage Allowance, proportion of Manse utilities (as per contractual agreement) and other applicable purchases made on behalf of BBC ## **9 Staff employed** No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 Average monthly number of full time equivalent employees during the year was as follows: ||**2024**|**2023**| |---|---|---| ||**Number**|**Number**| |Minister|2|1| Pension contributions are made to a NEST pension scheme **BOSCOMBE BAPTIST CHURCH Notes to the accounts** ## **10 Movement in funds** |**Restricted funds:**
**Restricted income funds:**
Mission
Total
**Unrestricted funds:**
**General funds**
**Designated funds**
Residual funds from Manse
Sale/Purchase
Community fund
Youthwork
Total
**Total funds**|**At 1.1.24**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**(including other**
**gains/losses**
**Resources**
**expended**
**Gross**
**transfers At 31.12.24**
2,248
1,274
1,380
-1,912
230| |---|---| ||2,248
1,274
1,380
-1,912
230| ||88,233
83,714
71,504
1,912
102,355
21,846
21,846
-
674
1,521
1,239
957
119
2,266
2,061
323| ||110,872
87,501
96,650
1,912
103,635| ||| ||113,120
88,775
98,030
0
103,865| Purposes and restrictions in relation to the funds: Restricted funds: Mission Collections for charities Designated funds: Residual funds from Manse Sale/Purchase To pay for a minister (2020-2023) ## **11 Reconcilliation of net assets** |Cash and equivalents
Net assets|**At 1.1.24**
**Cash flows**
**At 31.12.24**
113,120
-9,255
103,865| |---|---| ||113,120
-9,255
103,865| # **BOSCOMBE BAPTIST CHURCH REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1138015** # **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024** Charity Number 1138015 ## **BOSCOMBE BAPTIST CHURCH** # **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024** ## **CONTENTS** **Page** Independent Examiner's Report 1 Charity Number 1138015 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** This report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2024, which are set out on the pages 2 to 6, is in respect of an examination carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. ## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner** As a member of the Management Committee, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under S145 of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. That explanation includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations for you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **Independent Examiner's Statement** In connection with the examination, no matter has come to my attention: - (I) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met, or… - (II) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. PR Cole 10 Shirley Close Bransgore Christchurch Dorset BH23 8NU 24[th] July 2025