## **Maghull Baptst Church – Trustees Report 2024** Maghull Baptist Church Hall Lane Maghull Liverpool L31 3DY Charity Commission Registration Number – 1144187 ## **Trustees.** No Minister during this Period, Mark Shallcross (Lead Elder) George Bulfield (Treasurer), Colin Wright, Roy Coleman, Ian Taylor, Jan Halksworth and John Brocken ## 1) **Actvites and Objectves.** The Church means members of the charitable unincorporated association known as Maghull Baptist Church. The principle purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world. In fulfilling its purpose the Church will engage in a range of activities either on its own or with others that will vary from time to time with activities being initiated, expanded, or closed, as appropriate. The activities may include but are not restricted to: - Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching; - Baptism as defined in the Baptist Union’s Declaration of Principle; - The Communion of the Lord’s Supper which shall normally be observed at least once a month; - Evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally; - The teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people; - Nurture and growth of Christian disciples; - Education and training for Christian and Community service; - Giving and encouraging pastoral care, supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the United Kingdom and abroad; - Encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other Christians ## 2) **Appointment of Trustees** Trustees include all Deacons and Elders. The Church Secretary and Church Treasurer shall be appointed from those who hold the office of Deacon. The Deacons function shall be the administration of temporal affairs including finance, property, stewarding, legal matters and support of the Eldership in the oversight of the Church. The Church Members meeting will appoint Charity Trustees to be responsible for the governance of the Church and where there is a Minister that person is a Charity Trustee because of their role and responsibilities. Subject to any specific or general directions of the Church Members’ Meeting the control management and administration of the Church shall be by the Charity Trustees. Charity Trustees will be chosen from among the Church Members with the maximum number of Charity Trustees being agreed from time to time by the Church Members’ Meeting. The Church Members’ Meeting shall arrange for the appointment of a Church Secretary and Church Treasurer (or equivalents) who shall by the nature of their responsibilities, be Charity Trustees. During 2024 two of the trustees Jan Halksworth and Ian Taylor both left the team of Trustee’s. John Brocken Joined The team. ## 3) **Achievements and Performance.** The Church has continued to deliver its core activities based around Sunday Worship and has continued to focus on a range of activities on supporting the local community. Regular weekly activities include a range of youth clubs as well as the Focus Group for senior citizens which provides a lunch and a range of social activities and continue to thrive. The parents & toddlers group also continues to see new parents and carers taking advantage of a range of social activities. The Church Bridge café is open to the community and has delivered a place where local people can meet and socialise. The café currently opens on a Friday morning and is staffed by volunteers from the Church. There is now a regular set of customers from the local community ranging from older people who come to socialise, through to parents and guardians who drop their children off at the school which neighbours the Church, as well as members of the church. The MADUKES Ukulele band has continued to grow and attracts around 40 members from the local community to its weekly practice on a Friday evening. Over the past year the band has been invited to perform at a number of venues and have raised funds for various charities. The relationship with Edge Hill University based in Ormskirk has continued, with the Church leaders and Members regularly invited to speak at the University. The Church regularly plays host to a group of up to 10 students that attend the Sunday services as well as being provided with lunch and other social activities. The Church took on a student who had finished at the university as an intern. She was well known to the members of the Church and got involved with the Sunday School and the mid-week youth groups. The Church runs a large knit and natter group that meets fortnightly for both social and spiritual gain. People from the local community attend this event. Running alongside this event is a men’s gathering called Natter Jacks that meets in a local café attached to a garden centre. This event attracts both church members and people who enjoy good company, a few quizzes and spiritual gain. The table tennis club has continued to attract new members of the community, joining church members in these activities. The Church Walking Group has continued to meet on the first Saturday of each month and is open to the community and is regularly attended by 20 members, the links with the U3A group that also meets at the Church has continued to be strengthened with a number of the members belonging to both groups. The Church has continued to support the local foodbank both through donations of food and other items and also through Members of the Church volunteering as staff members. During the past year a number of Church Members have continued to volunteer with members from neighbouring churches to provide refreshments and a place for people to sit and meet at a weekly car boot sale that runs throughout the summer in the local area. The activity is called “Church without walls”. A number of Members have also continued to support activities and charities abroad including the To Kenya with Love (TKWL). Through TKWL the Church has continued to support a school based in Kisumu, Kenya. The Church has also continued to support a number of projects in Moldova, Eastern Europe through a sister church based in Dancu Moldova and through a partner charity, Breadline. The Church organises a number of community activities to raise funds for the community in Dancu including a sponsored car wash and an annual fundraising concert. The University of the Third Age (U3A) continues to be based at the Church providing a wide range of activities for the over 55’s throughout Maghull and Lydiate. The group continues to be one of the largest in the North West with over 1000 members. The church hosts regular U3A activities including IT groups and table tennis sessions. with this report. The Church also allows a local wind orchestra numbering over 50 members to use the building on a Tuesday night for rehearsals. Following a fire at the local Town Hall, the Church was able to accommodate the local St Johns Ambulance team who had no premises in which to meet. - 4) A full set of audited accounts have been submitted for review with this report. John Brocken. Trustee. Maghull Baptist Church. Maghull Baptist Church Registered Charity No 1144187 Financial statement for the year ending 31 December 2024 Church Account Note 2024 2023 Receipts General offerings Tax Recovered . Gift Aid Donations Donations and Other Income Raised for other causes Legacies Manse Rent 74,850 16,127 14,226 5,834 47,465 11,702 170,204 79,871 14,873 9,733 9,970 8,589 123,036 Payments Stipend and Expenses Manse Expenses Church Maintenance Youth Work Evangelism Mission Support Administration Caring Fund Gifts Other Staff Minibus Expenses Pension Deficit Other Expenses 872 48,370 1,227 6,658 18,615 22,005 208 9,269 1,081 10 1,363 109,678 11,359 60,839 672 380 23,205 5,849 76 27,659 1,694 12 24,285 156,030 11 10 12 Surplus/{deficit) for the year Transfers from Investment A/C Transfers to Investment A/C Transfers from Deposit A/C Transfers to Deposit A/C Surplus/(deficitl for year retained in Current A/C Balance brought forward 2023 Balance carried forward 2024 60,526 (32,994) 18,119 55,000 115,526 111,7981 103,728 {14,875) 3,077 111,7981 Designated Specified External Organisations Receipts Mission and Harrfest 5,834 5,834 9,970 9,970 Payments Mission and Harvest li 18,615 18,615 23,205 23,205 Surplus/{deficit} for the year Balance brought forward 2023 Balance carried forward 2023 112,781) {10.235} (23,0161 113,235) 3,000 {10,2351 Barclays Deposit Accounts Note 2024 2023 Receipts From Current A/C Deposit A/C l- Interest Deposit A/C 2- Interest 55,000 764 578 55,765 579 Payments To Current A/C 18,119 18,119 Surplus1{deficitl for the year Balance brought forward 2023 Balance carried forward 2024 55,765 45,087 100,852 117,540) 62,627 45,087 BU Corporation Deposit A/C Note 2024 2023 Receipts From Current A/C Investment A/C Interest 370 370 469 469 Payments To Current A/C Surplus/ldeficit) for the year Balance brought forward 2022 Balance carried forward 2023 371 16,250 16,621 469 15,781 16,250 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at December 2024 Note 2024 2023 Assets Cash Held Bank Balances 16 Current A/C Deposit A/C I Deposit WC 2 10,951 100,783 70 111.804 5,441 45,018 69 50.528 Notes to the Accounts Basis of accounts". These accounts have been prepared on a 'receipts and payments basis, and accord with S42(3) Charities Act 1993 2024 2023 Donations and Other income From U3A & MWO Other Donations Other Income 7,969 6,257 6,225 3,488 20 9,733 14,226 Raised for other causes Moldova TKWL BMS 3,913 1,336 350 235 4,633 3,015 332 Gifts Day Legacy 1,991 5,834 9,971 Ministers Stipend and Expenses Stipend Church Pension Contributions Expense5 Manses Expenses Council Tax/Water Rates Repairs & Renewals Telephone Gas & Electricty 872 10,535 533 292 11,360 872 Church Maintenance Heat Light & Water Repairs & Renewals Church Cleaning 15,724 26,446 6,201 48,370 60,046 5,911 65,957 Youth Work Urban Saints / Groups 1,227 1,227 672 672 Evangelism Worship Speakers Community Events 2,407 4.251 6,658 380 380 Administration General Membership Fees 22,005 4,253 1,596 5,849 22,005 10 Other Staff I ntern 2,826 6,443 7,841 18,936 882 27,659 Family Worker Family Worker Expenses 9,269 11 Mission Support From Current A/C BMS Home Mission Fund Breadline TKWL Other 4,492 5,308 5,000 3,815 5,308 4,492 6,376 3,999 3,030 23,205 18,615 The main recipients of this support have been The Boptist Missionary Society, Home Mission Fund ond Breadline 12 Other Expenses Church Expenses Events Miscellaneous 15,449 2,035 1,683 19,167 1,363 1.363 13 Non-monetary Assets The Church is the beneficial owner {subject to the relevant TRUSTS) of the following assets, the legal title to which is held by the Churches Custodian Trustee, The North West Baptist Association Insurance Volues 1,896,790 1,823,837 98,829 94.123 398.680 232,488 2,394,299 2,150,448 Maghull Baptist Church, Hall Lane, Maghull Contents of Church 76 Northway, Maghull 14 Liablilities at 31st December Administration BU Corporation Deposit A/C 16,621 16,250 128,425 66,778 Non Monetary Assets 13 2,394,299 2,150,448 Liabilities 14 The statement of assets and liabilities set out on pages I to 2 relating to the year ending 31st December Signed by . G Bulfield Church Treasurer Date . 30 Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees and Members of the Maghull Baptist Church The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the Accounts, they consider that the audit requirements of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) do not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedure specified in the General Dirertion gi My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charities Commissioners. An examination includes a review of accounting records kept by the church and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also In connection with my 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 Section41 of the Act, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the account 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Signed Name . Jenny Brocken Maghull Baptist Church Registered Charity No 1144187 Financial statement for the year ending 31 December 2024 Church Account Note 2024 2023 Receipts General offerings Tax Recovered . Gift Aid Donations Donations and Other Income Raised for other causes Legacies Manse Rent 74,850 16,127 14,226 5,834 47,465 11,702 170,204 79,871 14,873 9,733 9,970 8,589 123,036 Payments Stipend and Expenses Manse Expenses Church Maintenance Youth Work Evangelism Mission Support Administration Caring Fund Gifts Other Staff Minibus Expenses Pension Deficit Other Expenses 872 48,370 1,227 6,658 18,615 22,005 208 9,269 1,081 10 1,363 109,678 11,359 60,839 672 380 23,205 5,849 76 27,659 1,694 12 24,285 156,030 11 10 12 Surplus/{deficit) for the year Transfers from Investment A/C Transfers to Investment A/C Transfers from Deposit A/C Transfers to Deposit A/C Surplus/(deficitl for year retained in Current A/C Balance brought forward 2023 Balance carried forward 2024 60,526 (32,994) 18,119 55,000 115,526 111,7981 103,728 {14,875) 3,077 111,7981 Designated Specified External Organisations Receipts Mission and Harrfest 5,834 5,834 9,970 9,970 Payments Mission and Harvest li 18,615 18,615 23,205 23,205 Surplus/{deficit} for the year Balance brought forward 2023 Balance carried forward 2023 112,781) {10.235} (23,0161 113,235) 3,000 {10,2351 Barclays Deposit Accounts Note 2024 2023 Receipts From Current A/C Deposit A/C l- Interest Deposit A/C 2- Interest 55,000 764 578 55,765 579 Payments To Current A/C 18,119 18,119 Surplus1{deficitl for the year Balance brought forward 2023 Balance carried forward 2024 55,765 45,087 100,852 117,540) 62,627 45,087 BU Corporation Deposit A/C Note 2024 2023 Receipts From Current A/C Investment A/C Interest 370 370 469 469 Payments To Current A/C Surplus/ldeficit) for the year Balance brought forward 2022 Balance carried forward 2023 371 16,250 16,621 469 15,781 16,250 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at December 2024 Note 2024 2023 Assets Cash Held Bank Balances 16 Current A/C Deposit A/C I Deposit WC 2 10,951 100,783 70 111.804 5,441 45,018 69 50.528 Notes to the Accounts Basis of accounts". These accounts have been prepared on a 'receipts and payments basis, and accord with S42(3) Charities Act 1993 2024 2023 Donations and Other income From U3A & MWO Other Donations Other Income 7,969 6,257 6,225 3,488 20 9,733 14,226 Raised for other causes Moldova TKWL BMS 3,913 1,336 350 235 4,633 3,015 332 Gifts Day Legacy 1,991 5,834 9,971 Ministers Stipend and Expenses Stipend Church Pension Contributions Expense5 Manses Expenses Council Tax/Water Rates Repairs & Renewals Telephone Gas & Electricty 872 10,535 533 292 11,360 872 Church Maintenance Heat Light & Water Repairs & Renewals Church Cleaning 15,724 26,446 6,201 48,370 60,046 5,911 65,957 Youth Work Urban Saints / Groups 1,227 1,227 672 672 Evangelism Worship Speakers Community Events 2,407 4.251 6,658 380 380 Administration General Membership Fees 22,005 4,253 1,596 5,849 22,005 10 Other Staff I ntern 2,826 6,443 7,841 18,936 882 27,659 Family Worker Family Worker Expenses 9,269 11 Mission Support From Current A/C BMS Home Mission Fund Breadline TKWL Other 4,492 5,308 5,000 3,815 5,308 4,492 6,376 3,999 3,030 23,205 18,615 The main recipients of this support have been The Boptist Missionary Society, Home Mission Fund ond Breadline 12 Other Expenses Church Expenses Events Miscellaneous 15,449 2,035 1,683 19,167 1,363 1.363 13 Non-monetary Assets The Church is the beneficial owner {subject to the relevant TRUSTS) of the following assets, the legal title to which is held by the Churches Custodian Trustee, The North West Baptist Association Insurance Volues 1,896,790 1,823,837 98,829 94.123 398.680 232,488 2,394,299 2,150,448 Maghull Baptist Church, Hall Lane, Maghull Contents of Church 76 Northway, Maghull 14 Liablilities at 31st December Administration BU Corporation Deposit A/C 16,621 16,250 128,425 66,778 Non Monetary Assets 13 2,394,299 2,150,448 Liabilities 14 The statement of assets and liabilities set out on pages I to 2 relating to the year ending 31st December Signed by . G Bulfield Church Treasurer Date . 30 Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees and Members of the Maghull Baptist Church The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the Accounts, they consider that the audit requirements of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) do not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedure specified in the General Dirertion gi My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charities Commissioners. An examination includes a review of accounting records kept by the church and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also In connection with my 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 Section41 of the Act, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the account 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Signed Name . Jenny Brocken