WHIThLESEY BAPTIST CHURCH 32 Gracious Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire Charity No. 1144576 Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 Contents Page Legal and Administrative Information Report of The Trustees Independent Examinerfs Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Flnanclal Ststements Whittlesey Baptist Church Legal and Administrative Information Address 32 Graaous Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 IAR Correspondence Address G Sayer 44 Bellmans Road Whlttlesey Peterborough PE7 ITY Trustees P Kosclecha [Pastor] G Sayer [Elder] S Philpott [Elder] D J King (Elder) J Wicks Appolnted June 2025 R Busby [Deacon] J Johnson [Deacon] R Baxter [Deacon] Appolnted December 2024 Bankers Natlonal Westrnlnster Bank plc 2 Market Street Whlttlesey Peterborough PE7 IBE CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ Independent Examiner CJDyke C J Dyke & Company Chartered Accountsnts The Old poli￿ Ststion Priory Road St Ives PE27 5BB Report of The Trustees of Whittlesey Baptist Church for the year ended to 31 March 2025 The Trustees of Whittlesey Baptlst Church, Cambridgeshire, have pleasure in presenting thelr Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Ststement of Recommended Prattice [SORP] "Accounting and Reporting by Charltles" publlshed In March 2005. Constltutlon The Church was set up by trust dated 1769 and is governed at present by Rules formulatsd in 1977 and adopted by the Trustees on 20 July 2011. The Church was registered with the Charlty Commisslon on 8 November 2011. There are no speclflc restrictlons contalned In the governlng document whlch Ilmlt aCtIv￿[e5 or any speclflc Investment powers given to the Trustees. Trustees The Trustee5 named on page 3 have served throughout the period unless otherwlse stated. The Trustees are the Deacons and Elders. The Trustees are responslble for the control and management of the Church and are appolnted by the members of the Church. No Trustee has a beneftclal interest In the Charity. Objectlves and Oryanlsatlon The Church Is an Independent local Free Church holdlng to Baptlstlc dottrlne5 and its maln purpose Is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Chrlst to those In the nelghbourhood where It Is situated. At the year end there were two employees, the Pastor and a cleaner. There are three unpald Elders, Geoff Sayer, Doug Klng and Steve Phllpott. Our Elders are re5pJnslble for the spirltual leadership of the Church. The remalnlng Trustee5 are Deacons of the Church. Afflllations The Church is a partlcipating church of Gratr Baptist Mission. Revlew of the Actlvitles The primary activity of the Church is to maintain the work of proclaimirvJ the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the area, together with the care of the members of the Church and congregation. Whlttlesey Baptist Church The work amongst all age groups has continued, with provision in many attivities for the attendance of those with no other connection with the Church. This is particularly relevant in relation to our artivities for young people on week nlghts Other monies are given specifically for various Christlan charities whlch are then passed over. During the year these amounted to £1,865. Reserves Policy Our policy is to build and maintsin a margin of funds to cover about 3 to 6 months of expenditure. The combined reserves held at the Balance Sheet date show that the Charity currently has sufflcient funds to cover 6 months [£40,000] of overall expenditure. Rlsk Review The Trustees have revlewed the major risks to which the Charity Is exkK)sed both financial and reputstional. Issues considered are the segregation of duties in the handling of offerings and flnan￿ generally, the regular revlew of the premises for Health and Safety purposes and the provislon of a Chlld Protection Policy. All our staff and volunteers who work wlth children and young people have cleared a DBS check. statement of Trustees, Responslblllties In Respert of the Accounts The Charlty's Trustees are responslble for preparlng Flnanclal Statements for each flnanclal year that glve a true and fair vlew of the Charity's Incoming resources and appllcatlon of resource5 durlng the perlod and of Its state of affairs at the end of the period. In preparlng the Flnanclal Ststements, the Trustees are requlred to: • select sultable accounting pollcles and then apply them consistentlyi make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; prepare the flnanclal statements on the going con￿rn basis unless It is Inappropriate to presume that the Charty wlll contlnue In buslness. The Trustees are responslble for keeplng proper accountlng records whlch dlsclose wEth reasonable accuracy at any tlme the flnanclal posltlon of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the Flnanclal Statements comply wlth the Charltles Act 1993. They are also responsible for safeguardlng the assets of the Charity and hence for tsklng reasonable steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other irregularities. Approval This report was approved by the Trustees on 4h June 2025 and signed on thelr behalf. G L Abblitt Treasurer Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Thistees of Whltdesey Baptlst Church I feport on the AC￿Unts of the thurth for ts perfod ended 31 March 2025, whth are set out on pa 7t0 11. Re￿ti￿ Rapon￿bIlItIeS of Tnwtees and Exlmlner The Chartys Trustees conlder that an Judlt ts not requlred forthls perlod [under Seclion 43(2) ol the rftyes kt 1993 (tr* Art), as arnended by Secvon 28 of the Chartues Act 2fy)6] and an pendtht 15 needed. It Is my resp￿SIbIl￿ to: examkne tr* ACc￿nts [under 43 ofthe as arnen￿]. folkny the w0￿ureS lald down In the Genernl Dlreeth)ns gfven by the th•rlty Comnthlon [und•r 43(7)(b) olthe k¢ a5 4mellded] and; Sijte whell*r pllrucuknr matters hJ¥e to my attent1￿1. B••ls ol Ind•p•nd•nt lumln*• Stst•Mnt My examlnatton was Carr￿ out In acc(¥dance with the Genernl Direths gfven ty the Charfty Comm1551on. An examlnatIon Indudes a revtew of the •ccwrtlng record5 knpt by thr Charty and compartsons of tr* Accounts presented wlth those YKorts. It also Indudes considerthn of any unus￿1 It￿￿ or d55closures In the Accaunts and seeklnq expEJnatrs from the Tnths concemlng ary such matt•5. The prccéduras undertsken ck) ￿de all the evldanc4 that woukl be requlr•d In an and c