## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
# **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1147013**
Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Hills Barns Apple dram Lane South Chichester PO20 7EG
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## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
**CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|**Legal and Administrative Information**|3|
|**Trustees' Report**|4 to 5|
|**Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts**|6|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|7|
|**Balance Sheet**|8|
|**Notes to the Accounts**|9 to 14|
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## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
**LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION CHARITY NUMBER** 1147013 **START OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 01 January 2024 **END OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 31 December 2024 **TRUSTEES AT 31 DECEMBER 2024** Christine Streets David Streets Douglas Rundell Lal Masih Susan Welch **ELDERS** David Streets James Park Lal Masih **DEACONS** Douglas Rundell Paul Pervez Shaleem Asghar Simro Sidhu - Resigned 30.11.25 Sergio Bragga Alberio Vieira Susan Welch Parveen Aneel - Resigned 30.11.25 The Trustees are appointed by church members at an annual church meeting. **GOVERNING INSTRUMENT** The church is governed by its own constitution and rules as approved at the church members' meeting. **REGISTRATION DATE** 25th April 2012 **OBJECTS** The principal 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. The Church exists to proclaim the Christian faith and to serve the local community through its work and witness. Its purpose is to turn people into fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. **CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS** Mrs Christine Streets Southall Baptist Church 14 Western Road Southall Middlesex UB2 5DS **PRIMARY BANKERS** Barclays Bank Plc Southall Branch Hounslow **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** K Gomes FCIE Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Hills Barns Appledram lane South Chichester PO20 7EG
The Trustees are appointed by church members at an annual church meeting.
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## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES**
The church is fully open and we continue to stream the weekly service by You Tube and a mid-week meeting continues to take place on Zoom. Church meetings have been held bi-monthly. Members continue to give online and also have the opportunity to use a card machine together with cash. Members that are without digital communication have been contacted by telephone and post including a monthly church letter. People have visited the elderly and infirm where they can on a regular basis. Pastoral care of the local congregations has been carried out by the local pastors and elders. Our Homeless ministry and Senior Citizens ministry continue to run.
The Sunday morning services are normally conducted in English. Other congregations which come under the umbrella of Southall Baptist Church are carried out mainly in their mother tongues of Punjabi/Urdu/Portuguese/Lingala/Kachin.
Being aware of the Commissions guidance on public benefit and in particular the specific guidance on Charities for the advancement of religion people are encouraged to live out their faith by taking part in worship and prayer learning about the Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.
## **WORSHIP AND PRAYER**
Prayer groups are normally available throughout the week giving people the opportunity for quiet times sometimes online.
As of 31 December 2024, there were 241 church members. These numbers would not necessarily reflect the true attendance at services as these are also attended by non-members.
We carry out dedication services for new-born children and adult baptism by immersion following a person becoming a Christian. We are licensed to register Marriages and Blessing of Marriages (following Registry Office weddings). Funeral services for members of the church family and the community are also taken.
## **CHURCH**
Finally the sale of Hammond Road was completed in August thus releasing funds to replace the main church roof and ensure funds are available for future building works. The church received a net figure of £209,050.80 which is kept on deposit with the London Baptist Property Board.
## **PASTORAL CARE**
A Seniors Group runs two mornings a week in the building together with café facilities. This serves the local community. Fixtures and fitments for this are the responsibility of the church. Fire, Health and Safety regulations are complied with. We also carry out meetings for refugees placed in local hotels.
Sunday school operates each week but with much smaller numbers.
## **MISSION AND EVANGELISM**
The church has a sponsorship licence Tier 2 Minister of Religion from the UK Border Agency. The ethnic diversity of the church enriches church life.
## **FINANCE**
Total receipts of unrestricted funds were £240,871 and the total receipts of restricted funds were £63,840 these were gifts for specific purposes. We carried forward the total funds of £418,620,Unrestricted £396,379 and Restricted £22,241.
Giving continues to be made through online banking and weekly offerings. We have also commenced the weekly use of online payments by using SumuUp machines. The accounts are balanced each month.
The Payroll consists of 5 pastors/workers, one of which is funded through their own congregation giving and passing through the account of Southall Baptist Church. Tax, National Insurance Contributions and Employers National Insurance Contributions were paid through Southall Baptist Church. Two pastors are enrolled on the NEST pension scheme.
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soirrHALL BAPTisf CHURCH
TRusfEES' REPORT Continuéd
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER 2024
The building of the former Baptist Churth at Harniondsworth remaKns under the umbrella of Southall Baptist
Churth.
The church property at 25 filney Road Is let to a thtjrch fambly. a5 is a flat at the rear of the churth. All
ncome and payments for the latter two prDpertie5 are passed through the ChuTch Rent Account.
GOVER14ANCE
The churth is a member of the London Baptist Asso(3abon. The Baptist Union of G0t 8tritain and The
Evangellcal Alliantr.
Le6ders and trustees of the rnain thurch have met on a regular basis to deal with pastoral and
aoministration matters. Meetings a150 ijeal with the seeking and callin9 of o new minister. The moderator
meets wbth the elders on a monthly basÉs and visits the church every three month5.
RISK ASSESSMENT
The trustÈe5, elders and deacons acbvely review the major risks whith the d)ar4ty faces on a annual basis
and believe that maintsining the free reserves stated. combined with the annual review of the controls over
key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide suffiaent sourceS In the event of adverse
conditions. The trustees, elders ant1 Oeacons have also examined other operdtlonal and bu5ine55 llsk5 whith
they face and confirm that they have establlshed systems to rngate the slgnificant risks.
RESERVES POLICY
The tsustees. elder5 and deacons have conslt1ered the level of Te5erves they wish to retain. appropriate to
the charity's needs. ThSs Is based on the charity's Size and the level of finanaal commltsnents held. The
trustees, elders and deacon5 aim to en$ the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable
objertive5 even if there Is a temporary shortPdll in income or unexperted expenditure. The tnjstees, elders
and deacons will endeavour not to set aside fvnds unnec£IllY.
Trustees, Responsibilities
The Charitles Act 2022 requsres the trustees to prepare finanaal statements for each financial year which
presents a tnje and fair view Df the state of affairs of the arity and of the surplus of the Charity for that
period. In preparing those financial siatements the trustees are r4uiréd to..
i) Selett sultable accounting policies an¢J apply them conslstentty
11) Make judgements and e5ttmates that are reasonable and pnjdent
ill) Prepare finanoal sratements on the going concern basis unless It Is Inappropriate to presume that the
trust will contr.nue in existence.
The Trustee5 are pOnSible for keeping proper accounting retords, v¥hich disclose with reasonable acujracy
at any tlme the financial position of the arity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the
Chartty and hence for taklng reasonable steps for the prevenvon and deteLtion of fraud and other
Irregularities.
I approve the attached statement of financial activities and balance sheet and confimi that I have made
available all inforrnation neSSary for its ppardtiorl.
Approved by the Trnstees on..
Signed on their behalf by TnISt ........
Printed Name..
JAL'I L) S76IL-L T%.
## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set out on pages 7 to 14.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
As the charity’s trustees of Southhall Baptist Church are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2022 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of Southhall Baptist Church accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2022 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
Since Southhall Baptist Church gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2022 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of Southall Baptist Church as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed :
> Date : 28.10.2025
K Gomes FCIE,MAAT Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Hills Barns Appledram lane South Chichester PO20 7EG
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## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
|**Notes**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Donations & Legacies
**3a**
Investment Income
**3b**
Charitable Activities
**3c**
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**PAYMENTS**
Costs of Charitable Activities
**4a**
Costs of Generating Funds
**4b**
**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES**
Balances Brought Forward
**BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2024**
**2023**
£
£
**£**
**£**
237,054
63,840
300,894
98,083
1,000
-
1,000
13,200
2,817
-
2,817
36|
|---|---|
||**240,871**
**63,840**
**304,711**
**111,319**|
||34,417
61,190
95,607
94,001
44,976
-
44,976
48,187|
||**79,393**
**61,190**
**140,583**
**142,188**|
|||
||**161,478**
**2,650**
**164,128**
**(30,869)**
-
-
-
-|
||**161,478**
**2,650**
**164,128**
**(30,869)**|
||234,901
19,591
254,492
285,360|
||**396,379**
**22,241**
**418,620**
**254,491**|
Movements on all reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above. All the organisation's operations are classed as continuing.
The notes form part of these financial statements, found on pages9 to 14
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SOiIThALL BAmsr CHURCH
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
Unrestricted Restsl(ted
Fun
Fund
Total
Total
31-Deca24 31-Dets23
A55ets
Tangible Assets
Investrrtent Assets
Notes
185,800
185,800
185.800
185 800
185 800
185 800
Current Assets
Debtors & Prepayments
Cash at bank and in hand
12,447
199,632
12,447
221,873
12,447
57,654
22.241
Total Current Assets
212,079
22.241
234.320
70,101
Credltors: amounts fallin9 due
within one year
NET CURRENT ASSErs
1.500
1.500
1,410
210.579
22,241
232,820
68,691
TOTAL ASSETS less current
396,379
22,241
418,620
254N91
Credltors: amounts falling due In
rn0 than
io
NET ASSETS
396.379
22.241
418.620
254.491
FUNDS OF THE CHARrrY
General Funds
Restte funds
396.379
396,379
22.241
234,901
19,591
22.241
TOTAL FUNDS
396.379
22,241
418.620
254,493
Trust•es Ragponslbllltles
The Charities Act 2022 qUireS the Trustees to prepa ststements fr)r eath finanaal year which give a tnje
and fair VIÈW of the state of afftdirs of the Trust and of the surplus of the Tnjst for that year. In pparIng
those financial Stateme[ the Trustees are required to:_
Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
Make judgements and esty"mates that a reasonable and prudent
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that
the charity will continue In existen.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting recortls, which disdose with reasonable accuracy
at anv time the finanaal position of the Trust and her)tr for taknng teasonable steps for the pVentiOn and
deteclion of fraud and othèr irregularities.
The flnandal statements were approved. authorised an¢J slgned on their behalf by..
Approved by the Trustees on .
Slgned on thelr behalf by Trustee ...l............ ..............
Print Name-
.0..4q.." ,.?....S.TliLL Y S
## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **a) Basis of Preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost convention (as modified to include the revaluation of investments) in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, Statement of Recommended Practice - "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" (SORP 2015), applicable accounting standards. The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102, and being a small charity has claimed exemption under Section 1a not to prepare a cash flow statement.
**b)** Donations are accounted for gross when received.
## **c) Legacies**
Legacies are accounted for when their receipt is certain and can be properly quantified.
## **d) Investment Income**
Investment income is included in the accounts in the year it is receivable.
## **e) Fund Raising and Publicity Costs**
The church does not make formal appeals for funds, and expenditure on these items is therefore not material.
## **f) Grants Payable**
The church makes grants to other organisations whose charitable objects complement its work. They are accounted for in the year in which they are paid.
## **g) Governance Costs**
This represents direct expenditure on the governance of the church. Most of the management is carried out without charge by volunteers. This intangible cost is not included in the Statement of Financial Activities since there is no measurable cost to volunteers for their service.
## **h) Fixed Assets**
The church premises are included in the balance sheet at Insurance value because reliable cost information is not available, and valuation would incur significant costs which would be onerous compared with the additional benefit gained by the user of the accounts.
Furniture and Equipment in the church premises is included at cost or net realisable value.
## **i) Depreciation**
Depreciation has not been charged on the Church or Manse premises, because in the opinion of the Trustees, the residual value of the asset is not less than the original cost price.
Depreciation on other fixed assets are calculated to write off the cost on a reducing balance basis over their expected useful life, at the following rates:
Equipment
25%
## **j) Investment Assets**
Quoted investments are stated at market value. All other investment assets are shown at cost price
## **k) Changes in Accounting policies and previous accounts**
There has been no change to the accounting policies (variation rules and methods of accounting) since last year, and no changes to the previous accounts.
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**SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|Additions
**Cost**
At 1 January 2024
At 31 December 2024
**Accumulated Depreciation**
At 1 January 2024
Charge for the Year
At 31 December 2024
**Net Book Value**
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023|Buildings
Equipment
**45657**
£
£
£
185,800
33,549
219,349
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||185,800
33,549
219,349|
||-
33,549
33,549
-
-
-|
||-
33,549
33,549|
|||
||**185,800**
**-**
**185,800**|
||185,800
-
185,800|
All fixed assets are used for the direct charitable purposes. Some of the furniture, computers and equipment is used both for direct charitable purposes and the management and administration of the church. The annual commitments under non-cancelling operating leases and capital commitments are as follows: 31 December 2024 : none, 31 December 2023 : none.
|**3. INCOMING RESOURCES**
Note
**b) Investment Income**
**C) Charitable Activities**
Unrestricted Gift Aid BGC
Restricted Income:
Subsidiary Accounts
Grants from council
Interest Received
Building Fund
Earmarked Accounts
**a) Donations & Legacies**
General Offerings and Donations
Sundry Offerings
Other Churches
Rental Income
Sale of Property|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2024**
**2023**
£
£
**£**
**£**
29,429
-
29,429
26,567
13,825
-
13,825
3,656
29,754
-
29,754
29,624
164,046
-
164,046
-
-
45,950
45,950
350
-
10,401
10,401
16,594
-
4,800
4,800
8,850
-
2,689
2,689
8,442
-
-
-
4,000|
|---|---|
||**237,054**
**63,840**
**300,894**
**98,083**|
||2,817
2,817
36|
||**2,817**
**-**
**2,817**
**36**|
||1,000
1,000
13,200|
||**1,000**
**-**
**1,000**
**13,200**|
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## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
|**4. RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Note
Note
**a) Charitable Activities**
Bank Charges
Bedfont
Catering
Cleaning
Speakers
Rent:
Council Tax
Property Expenses (Tilney Rd/Flat)
Barclaycard
Fabric
Gifts
Other Churches
Insurance
Mission
Office
Professional Fees
**b) Cost of Generating Funds**
Sundry Expenditure
Telephone
_Utilities:_
Gas
Electric
Water
Wages & Salaries
Home Mission Fund & Baptist Missionary Society
Building Fund
Earmarked Accounts
Other Churches
Subsidiary Accounts
Independent Examiner Fee|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2024**
**2023**
£
£
**£**
**£**
550
-
550
483
-
-
-
432
2,916
-
2,916
3,318
1,451
-
1,451
1,598
8,226
-
8,226
3,798
-
-
-
978
3,831
-
3,831
36,184
1,800
-
1,800
1,800
3,192
-
3,192
2,671
3,189
-
3,189
3,241
826
-
826
541
-
-
-
560
1,292
-
1,292
894
-
894
1,220
-
-
-
5,967
-
41,722
41,722
-
11,257
11,257
14,676
-
5,734
5,734
4,131
-
2,478
2,478
5,136
1,500
-
1,500
1,260
4,750
-
4,750
6,007|
|---|---|
||**34,417**
**61,190**
**95,607**
**94,001**|
||Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2024**
**2023**
£
£
**£**
**£**
4,585
-
4,585
2,510
755
-
755
928
1,217
-
1,217
-
6,326
-
6,326
3,541
4,227
-
4,227
9,397
1,497
-
1,497
1,306
26,369
-
26,369
30,505|
||**44,976**
**-**
**44,976**
**48,187**|
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## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **5. RESTRICTED FUNDS**
## **CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR**
|Asian Convention/Glory TV
Turkey
Worship
**Other Churches**
**Subsidiary Accounts**
B M S
Love in Action
**Building Fund**
Cards
Feeding the Homeless
Transport
Fruits
Funeral & Seed
Harlesden Church
Harmondsworth
Kim
Loan (originally £1,500)
Loan to Airport Church-
ROPE (GA)
Seniors
Spurgeon's/Tearfund
Sunday School/Youth|**Balance**
**Balance**
**01-Jan-24**
Income
Expenditure
Transfer
**31-Dec-24**
£
£
£
**£**
350
45,950
(41,722)
-
4,579|
|---|---|
||214
-
-
-
214
1,029
430
(200)
-
1,259
1,771
400
(1,459)
-
712
50
10
-
-
60
83
-
-
-
83
1,523
-
-
-
1,523
(40)
15
-
-
(25)
(2,800)
600
-
-
(2,200)
(946)
432
-
-
(514)
50
-
-
-
50
4,173
7,819
(9,598)
-
2,394
-
695
-
-
695
1,228
-
-
-
1,228
200
-
-
-
200
20
-
-
-
20
80
-
-
-
80|
||6,635
10,401
(11,257)
-
5,779|
|||
||7,057
4,800
(5,734)
6,123|
||(555)
295
-
(260)
6,104
2,394
(2,478)
6,021|
||5,549
2,689
(2,478)
5,761|
|||
||**19,591**
**63,840**
**(61,190)**
**22,241**|
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## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR**
|ROPE (GA)
Seniors
Spurgeon's/Tearfund
Sunday School/Youth
Transport
Turkey
Worship
Feeding the Homeless
Fruits
Funeral & Seed
Harlesden Church
Kenya
Kim
Loan (originally £1,500)
Loan to Airport Church-Bedfont
Asian Convention/Glory TV
**Building Fund**
Cards
-
New Key Deposit (DF)
**Other Churches**
Harmondsworth
**Subsidiary Accounts**
B M S
Love in Action|**Balance**
**Balance**
**01-Jan-23**
Income
Expenditure
Transfer
**31-Dec-23**
£
£
£
**£**
-
350
-
-
350|
|---|---|
||204
10
-
-
214
969
60
-
-
1,029
2,558
400
(1,187)
-
1,771
-
50
-
-
50
83
-
-
-
83
1,523
-
-
-
1,523
50
-
(50)
-
-
-
50
(90)
-
(40)
(2,800)
-
-
-
(2,800)
(810)
-
(136)
-
(946)
-
-
-
-
-
50
-
-
-
50
1,354
13,011
(10,192)
-
4,173
-
120
(120)
-
-
1,256
62
(90)
-
1,228
200
-
-
-
200
-
2,830
(2,810)
-
20
80
-
-
-
80
-|
||4,717
16,594
(14,676)
-
6,635|
|||
||6,388
4,800
(4,131)
-
7,057|
||353
580
(1,488)
(555)
1,891
7,862
(3,649)
6,104|
||2,244
8,442
(5,138)
-
5,549|
|||
||13,349
30,186
(23,943)
-
19,591|
## **6. INVESTMENTS**
The Charity held no investment assets during this or the previous financial period.
## **7. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND**
|Cash at Bank
**8. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS**
Gift Aid Accrual
London Baptist Property Board|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2024**
**2023**
£
£
**£**
**£**
32,918
22,241
55,159
57,654
166,714
-
166,714
-|
|---|---|
||**199,632**
**22,241**
**221,873**
**57,654**|
||Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2024**
**2023**
£
£
**£**
**£**
12,447
-
12,447
12,447|
||**12,447**
**-**
**12,447**
**12,447**|
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## **SOUTHALL BAPTIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **9. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Independent Examination|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2024**
**2023**
£
£
**£**
**£**
1,500
-
1,500
1,410|
|---|---|
||**1,500**
**-**
**1,500**
**1,410**|
## **10. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
The Charity held no long term liabilities during this or the previous financial period. _�_
## **11. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS**
|**11. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**TOTAL**||**TOTAL**|
||**2024**||**2023**|
||**£**||**£**|
|Gross Wages & Salaries|25,597||29,834|
|Employer's National Insurance Costs||-|-|
|Pension Contributions|772||772|
||**26,369**||**30,606**|
|||||
|Average number of employees who were engaged in each of the following activities:||||
||**TOTAL**||**TOTAL**|
||**2024**||**2023**|
|Charitable Activities|5||6|
The church operates a PAYE scheme to pay all employed members of staff. The average number of staff employed was 5 over 2024 (2023:6) and no employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
The Payroll consists of 5 pastors/workers, one of which is funded through their own congregation giving and passing through the account of Southall Baptist Church. Tax, National Insurance Contributions and Employers National Insurance Contributions were paid through Southall Baptist Church. Two pastors are enrolled on the NEST pension
## **12. TRUSTEES AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES**
## **Custodian Trustees**
The custodian trustee of the church is the Baptist Union Corporation Limited which is a registered charity (number: 249635), and which is controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, and the London Baptist Association.
No payments were made to the custodian trustees or any persons/organisations connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the charity and the custodian trustee or any person/organisation connected with them.
## **Ministers , Elders and Deacons**
No payments were made to Ministers, Elders, Deacons or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the charity and a ministers, elders, deacons or any person connected with them.
No payments were made to trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them. (2023 - None)
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