Annual Report for Calvary Baptist Church 2024
Registered Address
134 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 9ND www.calvarybaptist.co.uk E-mail: office@calvarybaptist.co.uk
The trustees present their Annual Report and financial statements for 2024.
Charitable Object
The Charity is governed by an Approved Governing Document which states that the principal purpose of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination which may include the advancement of education, community service and such other general charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world as the church shall determine.
The church occupies premises which are held by the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd, in Trusts which are entirely compatible with the above object. The church owns a house used as a manse for the minister.
Organisational Structure and Decision-making processes
Members of the church are accepted in accordance with the Constitution which requires them to be or to have been publicly baptised on the profession of faith in Jesus Christ, or following other modes of baptism to demonstrate their public profession of faith in Jesus Christ.
The Members’ Meeting normally takes place six times per year and has responsibility for the overall policy of the church. In accordance with the Constitution, the members appoint Trustees (no minimum or maximum number is specified), who together with the Minister, Church Secretary and Treasurer (who are also Trustees appointed by the members), and collectively known as the Diaconate, are responsible for the day to day running of the church’s work and witness, and the financial and legal aspects of the charity.
All members are encouraged to take an appropriate part in the spiritual and practical tasks involved in the furtherance of the church’s charitable objective.
Relevant matters may be submitted to the church meeting by the Trustees for guidance, or may be raised by members in church meeting for further consideration by the Trustees. Although the Constitution permits decisions to be made at church meetings by appropriate majorities, the church seeks to work by consensus wherever possible.
Objectives and Activities
In order to achieve the principal objective which is set out above, the church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him as living Lord.
Central to the work and witness of the church is the provision of regular public services of Christian worship. These services normally take place each Sunday at 10.30am. Occasional services held at other times would normally be advertised in the church’s monthly magazine, weekly news sheet and on our website. During 2024 the numbers of children attending Sunday morning service has continued to grow and two Sunday school classes are now being
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held during the Sunday morning service, catering for primary and secondary aged pupils. Communion continues to be shared once a month during the Sunday morning service.
The church runs small groups to promote the growth of faith and discipleship. Further details of these are available from the Trustees, from the church office or at the Sunday worship services.
The Toddler Group ( Tots Plus ) is held on the church premises on Wednesday mornings during school term time, with the purpose of assisting the community and demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ. Numbers of parents and carers attending regularly with young children have remained steady over the past year.
The church’s Community Praise outreach continues to provide a safe, warm space for those who are homeless, vulnerably housed or on a low income. Those who attend have an opportunity to participate in a short worship service followed by a light lunch. Shower facilities as well as second-hand clothing and bedding are also available free of charge. We regularly cater for 15-20 guests each week.
The Pastor and a Pastoral Team member provide home communion to housebound or sick members once a month and Pastoral Visitors continue to make in person visits to the housebound.
The weekly craft afternoon held at the church, which attracts people from the local community, is well supported with up to 15 people attending each week.
The church operates systems to ensure that all people working with children and vulnerable adults are appropriately vetted with regard to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS checks were kept up to date and renewed during 2024. Safeguarding trustees keep in touch with the young people and their parents, and are made aware of any ongoing safeguarding issues.
The church encourages community groups and individuals to hire their facilities. The Portuguese-speaking church who normally use the building for their services on Saturdays continue to meet regularly throughout 2024. A local marching band for children and adults continued to use the upstairs rear hall for their weekly practices. A local dance group hires the upstairs hall for their weekly classes. There are monthly brass band practices in the main hall. Cardiff City Council Regeneration scheme has also used the church premises to inform local businesses and residents of their ongoing plans for the area.
The church is a collection point for the Cardiff Foodbank and this continued throughout 2024. Food is donated by individual church members throughout the year and there is special donation of food made as part of the church’s Harvest service and during the Christmas period..
Achievements and Performance
The church does not measure the success of its programmes only in numbers, including financial numbers, but also in less tangible areas like fellowship and encouragement. The Trustees recognise that these are difficult to measure. In 2024 we continued to reach out to our wider local community, making our building and its facilities available for others to enjoy.
At 31[st] December 2024 the membership stood at 49.
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Average attendance at our worship services remained steady during the year with, on average, 40-50 members, friends and visitors being present on a Sunday morning. The Toddler Group, Community Praise and Craft Club continue to be popular and attract regular repeat attenders.
Financial Review
The church continues to raise the funds that it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and congregation. No wider public appeal was made for funds during this year. The church expressed its part in the life of the wider church by making grants to national and international Christian organisations and societies with Christian aims and objectives compatible with the church’s own charitable purpose.
The church is heavily dependent on its membership working as volunteers in all aspects of the church’s activities, many of which run with little or no impact on the church’s expenditure, but nevertheless contribute substantially to the achievement of the church’s objectives.
Total receipts in 2024 were £81,272 that represented an increase of £7056 compared with the previous year. Voluntary receipts were £50,754: other receipts totaled £30518. Total payments amounted to £71461 a decrease of £17,239 compared with the previous year. A total of £3,000 was transferred from the Unrestricted Fund to the Designated Fund during the year.
Receipts into the Designated Fund totaled £2,270. Total payments from the fund amounted to £5823. This was used for repairs to the Church building.
The Restricted Fund received £978 and payments from the fund amounted to £998.
As a result of the receipts and payments the balance at the end of the year in the various funds was:
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Unrestricted Fund £13,228
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Designated Funds £60,740
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Restricted Fund £298
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This totaled £74,267
The financial results for the year are set out in the following financial statements.
Reserves Policy
It is the church’s policy, established many decades ago, to distribute by way of donations to other charities, any surplus that there is in the Unrestricted Fund at the end of the financial year. The balance in the Unrestricted Fund at the end of the year represents the necessary working capital for the opening month of the following year. The balance on the Designated Fund is retained to meet essential repairs and maintenance at the church and the manse.
The Trustees are satisfied that they have sufficient reserves at the 31[st] December 2024, together with ongoing income anticipated, to enable the church to function effectively in the coming year.
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The Trustees have made an assessment of the major risks facing the church, and are satisfied that there are policies in place to minimise these risks.
No serious incidents took place during the year which should have been reported to the Charity Commission
Approved by the Trustees on 6[th] March 2025 and signed on their behalf by the Church Secretary Kate Lowry Meeting Chair: Paul Guns
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| CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 134, Cowbridge Road East Canton CARDIFF n CF11 9ND o t e s Receipts Voluntary receipts 1 Rent and or Donatons 2 Gif Aid Gross interest received Other receipts 3 Total Receipts Payments Pastorate 4 Church Administraton 5 Buildings 6 Miscellaneous 7 Conferences and Training Mission 8 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Year ended 31 December 2024 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Year ended 31 December 2024 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Year ended 31 December 2024 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Year ended 31 December 2024 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Year ended 31 December 2024 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricte d funds (= general account) £ |
Designated funds (= building fund) £ |
Restricte d fund (= special objects) £ |
TOTAL 2024 £ |
TOTAL 2023 £ |
|
| 49,776 7,710 20,418 - 120 |
- - - 2,270.84 - |
978 - - - - |
50,754 7,710 20,418 2,271 120 |
51,765 11,625 9,454 1,335 38 |
|
| 78,023.24 | 2,270.84 | 978.28 | 81,272.36 | 74,216.75 | |
| 30,778 3,071 20,045 1,594 300 |
- - 5,823 - - |
- 30,778 - 3,071 - 25,868 200 1,794 - 300 |
31,085 1,351 45,982 329 225 |
Visiting Speakers Donations and subscriptions
Total payments
Excess of receipts over payments
Transfers between funds
Balances brought forward
Balances carried forward
| 9 | 1,222 595 7,036 |
- - 1,222 - - 595 - 798 7,834 |
- - 1,222 - - 595 - 798 7,834 |
- - 1,222 - - 595 - 798 7,834 |
1,624 1,175 6,930 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64,640.54 | 5,822.61 | 998.28 | 71,461.43 | 88,700.42 | |
| 13,382.70 - 3,000.00 |
- 3,551.77 3,000.00 |
- 20.00 |
9,810.93 | - 14,483.67 |
|
| 2,845.89 | 61,292.42 | 318.16 | 64,456.47 | 78,939.63 | |
| 13,228.59 | 60,740.65 | 298.16 | 74,267.40 | 64,456.47 |
CALVARY BAPTIST FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Year ended 31 December CHURCH 2024 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Non-Current Assets
Church Premises Church Contents Manse - 10 Victoria Park Road West (insurance valuations )
Receivables
Gift Aid claim for 2025 Utilities / Council
| General Unrestricte d funds (= general account) £ |
Designated funds (= building fund) £ |
Restricte d fund (= special objects) £ |
TOTAL 2024 £ |
TOTAL 2023 £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,609,645 4,501,606 82,418 82,418 480,000 480,000 |
||||
| 5,172,063 | 5,064,024 | |||
| - | - 10,451 10,860 |
| Monetary Assets Bank Current account Bank Deposit Account Lloyds BU 7 day BU 30 day BU 1 Year Pety Cash Liabilites Gif Aid |
- | - | - | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 10,451 | 10,860 | |
| 13,220.10 8.49 |
0.39 3,417.20 1,985.75 13,425.33 41,911.98 - |
298.16 - |
13,518.65 60,740.26 8.49 |
3,157 61,292 7 |
|
| 13,228.59 | 60,740.65 | 298.16 | 74,267.40 | 64,456 | |
| 9,343.00 | - | - | - | ||
| 9,343.00 | - | - | - | - |
The designated fund relates to funds set aside to meet the costs of maintaining and refurbishing the church premises and manse.
The restricted funds relates funds to be given away to good causes.
Approved by the Annual General Meeting of members held on the 6th March 2025 and signed on its behalf by
Paul Guns (Chair )
Kate Lowry (Secretary)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Year ended 31 December 2024
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| General Unrestricte d funds |
Designated funds |
Restricte d fund |
TOTAL 2024 |
TOTAL 2023 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Voluntary receipts Direct to the bank Sunday oferings/ collectons 2. Rent and or Donatons Rental receipts Donatons 3. Other receipts Contributon to Expenses Amazon 4. Pastorate Gross stpend Pension and N.I.C. Expenses 5. Church Administraton Ofce supplies/Costs Telephone and internet Books 6. Buildings Utlity costs Manse utlity costs Cleaner's Salary |
(= general account) £ |
(= building fund) £ |
(= special objects) £ |
£ | £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37,333 - - 37,333 41,647 12,443 - 978 13,421 10,118 |
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| 49,776 | - | 978 | 50,754 | 51,765 | |
| 7,210 - - 7,210 5,825 500 - 500 5,800 |
|||||
| 7,710 | - | - | 7,710 | 11,625 | |
| 120 - - 120 - - - - 38 |
|||||
| 120 | - | - | 120 | 38 | |
| 27,302 - - 27,302 27,600 3,438 - - 3,438 3,485 38 - - 38 - |
|||||
| 30,778 | - | - | 30,778 | 31,085 | |
| 1,101 - - 1,101 207 1,970 - - 1,970 1,133 - - - - 11 |
|||||
| 3,071 | - | - | 3,071 | 1,351 | |
| 5,462 - - 5,462 6,518 3,473 - - 3,473 3,873 2,262 - - 2,262 4,401 |
| Insurance costs Maintenance contracts Minor repairs Cleaning materials and costs Sound room Manse Repairs Church roof repair/Drainpipes Railing and Gate Boiler Church Wall Sanctuary lights + window repair |
4,863 - - 4,863 5,027 2,110 - - 2,110 1,744 168 - - 168 829 1,709 - - 1,709 620 - - - - - - - - - 835 - 1,460 - 1,460 10,640 - - - - 8,472 - 2,163 2,163 1,927 - 2,200 - 2,200 - - - - - 1,097 |
4,863 - - 4,863 5,027 2,110 - - 2,110 1,744 168 - - 168 829 1,709 - - 1,709 620 - - - - - - - - - 835 - 1,460 - 1,460 10,640 - - - - 8,472 - 2,163 2,163 1,927 - 2,200 - 2,200 - - - - - 1,097 |
4,863 - - 4,863 5,027 2,110 - - 2,110 1,744 168 - - 168 829 1,709 - - 1,709 620 - - - - - - - - - 835 - 1,460 - 1,460 10,640 - - - - 8,472 - 2,163 2,163 1,927 - 2,200 - 2,200 - - - - - 1,097 |
4,863 - - 4,863 5,027 2,110 - - 2,110 1,744 168 - - 168 829 1,709 - - 1,709 620 - - - - - - - - - 835 - 1,460 - 1,460 10,640 - - - - 8,472 - 2,163 2,163 1,927 - 2,200 - 2,200 - - - - - 1,097 |
4,863 - - 4,863 5,027 2,110 - - 2,110 1,744 168 - - 168 829 1,709 - - 1,709 620 - - - - - - - - - 835 - 1,460 - 1,460 10,640 - - - - 8,472 - 2,163 2,163 1,927 - 2,200 - 2,200 - - - - - 1,097 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,045 | 5,823 | 0 | 25,867.81 | 45,981.72 |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| 7. Miscellaneous Non-members Wedding Gary Leaving Gif and Lunch Laptop Christmas Lights Ann Lloyd Frame for Gif of |
General Unrestricte d funds (= general account) £ |
Designated funds (= building fund) £ |
Restricte d fund (= special objects) £ |
TOTAL 2024 £ |
TOTAL 2023 £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - - - 300 1116 - 200 1,316 - 369 369 - 9 9 - 100 100 |
| Appriciaton 8. Mission Children and youth DBS checks Community praise Outreach and worship 9. Donatons and subscriptons Baptst Union of Great Britain BMS World Mission Concern Cymru Christans Against Poverty Christan Aid Evangelical Alliance Kevin Dare O M F (Internatonal) Samaritans Purse Spurgeons Childrens Charity SWBA Home Mission South Wales Baptst Associaton South Wales Baptst College TEAR Fund |
- | ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~29~~ |
~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~29~~ |
~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~29~~ |
~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~29~~ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,594 | - | 200 | 1,794 | 329 | |
| - - 337 885 |
- - - - - - - - - - 337 836 - - 885 788 |
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| 1,222 | - | - | 1,222 | 1,624 | |
| 264 650 163 163 - 80 - 1,950 - - 2,925 192 325 325 |
- - 264 237 - 184 834 627 - - 163 133 - - 163 89 - - 180 - - 80 80 - 200 200 355 - - 1,950 1,464 110 110 304 304 401 - 2,925 2,684 - - 192 161 - - 325 244 - 325 275 |
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| 7,036 | - | 798 | 7,834 | 6,930 |
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees and members of Calvary Baptist Church of 134 Cowbridge Road. Canton. Cardlff, CFII 9ND Charity number 1147565 I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages I to 4. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibiliry to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145[5)(b) of the Charities Act), and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examlnerfs statement My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence thatwould be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the account5 present a 'true and fair, view 3nd the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner's statement In connertion with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (l) 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 Charities Act; to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met.. or {2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed- Date.. Marlene Davles. Bsc.. Msc.. Phd., CIPFA, MIA, PGCEd 65 Kelston Road Whitchurch CARDIFF CF14 2AH