ST ST LEONARDS LEONARDS BAPTIST BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH
UNAUDITED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS
FOR FOR THE THE PERIOD PERIOD ENDED ENDED 30 30 JUNE JUNE 2025 2025
## ST ST LEONARDS LEONARDS BAPTIST BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH
## LEGAL LEGAL AND AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION INFORMATION
> Trustees Trustees
Mr Mr G G Hodge Hodge Mrs Mrs N N Cudmore Cudmore Ms Ms M MCMascord C Mascord Mr Mr M M Fletcher Fletcher Mr Mr I I Russell Russell
Charity Charity number number
1150270 1150270
Address Address
Chapel Chapel Park Park Road Road St St Leonards Leonards on on sea sea East East Sussex Sussex TN37 TN37 6HR 6HR
Independent Independent Examiner Examiner
> Holland Holland Harper LLP Harper LLP
> 26 26 High High Street Street Battle Battle East East Sussex Sussex TN33 TN33 OEA OEA
## REPORT REPORT OF OF THE THE INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER EXAMINER TO TO THE THE TRUSTEES TRUSTEES OF OF ST ST LEONARDS LEONARDS BAPTIST BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH
This This report report on on the the financial financial statements statements of of the the charity charity for for the the period period ended ended 30 30 June June 2025 2025 which which are set are set out out on pages 1 on pages | to to 3, 3, is is in in respect respect of of an an examination examination carried carried out out under under section section 145 of 145 of the the Charities Charities Act Act 2011. 2011.
## RESPECTIVE RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES RESPONSIBILITIES OF OF THE TRUSTEES THE TRUSTEES AND AND THE THE EXAMINER EXAMINER
As As trustees you trustees you are are responsible responsible for for the the preparation preparation of of the the financial financial statements; statements; you you consider consider that that the the audit audit requirement of section requirement of section 144(2) of the 144(2) of the Charities Charities Act Act 2011 2011 (the 2011 (the 2011 Act) Act) does not does not apply. apply. It It is my responsibility is my responsibility to to state, state, on on the the basis basis of of the the procedures procedures specified specified in in the the General General Directions Directions given given by by the the Charity Charity Commissioner Commissioner under section under section 145(5)(b) 145(5)(b) of of the the 2011 2011 Act, Act, whether whether particular particular matters have come to matters have come to my my attention. attention.
## BASIS BASIS OF OF INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S EXAMINER'S REPORT REPORT
My My examination examination was was carried carried out out in in accordance accordance with with the the General General Directions Directions given given by by the the Charity Charity Commission. Commission. That That examination examination includes includes a a review review of of the the accounting accounting records records kept kept by by the the church church and a and a comparison comparison of of the the financial financial statements statements with with those records. those records. It It also also includes includes considering considering any any unusual unusual items items or or disclosures disclosures in in the the financial financial statements statements and and seeking seeking explanations explanations from from you you as as trustees trustees concerning concerning any any such such matters. matters. The The procedures procedures undertaken undertaken do do not not provide provide all all the the evidence evidence that that would would be be required required in in an an audit, audit, and and consequently consequently I I do do not not express express an an audit audit opinion opinion on on the the view view given given by by the the financial financial statements. statements.
## INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S EXAMINER'S STATEMENT STATEMENT
In In connection connection with with my my examination, examination, no no matter matter has has come come to to my my attention: attention:
> 1 1 which which gives gives me me reasonable reasonable cause cause to to believe believe that that in in any any material material respect respect the the requirements requirements to to keep keep accounting accounting records records in accordance in accordance with with section section 130 of 130 of the the 2011 2011 Act; Act; and to and to prepare prepare financial financial
> statements statements which which accord accord with with the the accounting accounting records and to records and to comply comply with with the the requirements requirements of of the the
> 2011 2011 Act, Act, have have not been met; not been met; or or
> 2 2 to to which, which, in in my my opinion, opinion, attention attention should should be be drawn drawn in in order order to to enable enable a a proper proper understanding understanding of of the the financial financial statements statements to to be be reached. reached. .
## Roy Roy M M Holland Holland BSc(Econ), BSc(Econ), FCA FCA
Holland Holland Harper LLP Harper LLP
Chartered Chartered Accountants Accountants 26 26 High High Street Street Battle Battle East East Sussex Sussex TN33 TN33 OEA 0EA
Date: Date: os
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## ST ST LEONARDS LEONARDS BAPTIST BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH
## NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE FOR THE PERIOD PERIOD ENDED ENDED 30 30 JUNE JUNE 2025 2025
> 1 1 These These accounts accounts have have been been prepared prepared on on a a "receipts "receipts and and payments" payments" basis, basis, in in accordance accordance with with Section Section 133 133 of of the theCharitiesAct2011. Charities Act 2011.
> 2 2 The The church church is the is the beneficial beneficial owner at a combined owner at a combined insurance value of insurance value of £............ £..........2023 (2023 £3,278,503) £3,278,503) of of premises premises at at Chapel Chapel Park Park Road, Road, St St Leonards-on-Sea Leonards-on-Sca and at 27 and at 27 Clinton Clinton Crescent, Crescent, St St Leonards-on-Sea, Leonards-on-Sea,
> the the legal legal title title to to which which is is held held by by the the Baptist Baptist Union Union Corporation Corporation Limited Limited as as custodian custodian trustee. trustee. The The church church also also owns owns fixtures, fixtures, furniture furniture and and equipment equipment with with an an insured insured value value of£62,986 of £62,986 (2023 (2023 £62,986). £62,986).
> 3 3 Payments-Mission Payments - Mission
- Period Period Year Year 2025 2025 2023 2023 £ £ £
- S.E.B.A. S.E.B.A. 3,690 3,690 2,501 2,501 Baptist Baptist Mission Mission 2,520 2,520 1,680 1,680 Baptist Baptist Union Union 82 82 593 593 £6,292 £6,292 £4,774 £4,774
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## ST ST LEONARDS LEONARDS BAPTIST BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH GENERAL GENERAL FUND FUND RECEIPTS RECEIPTS AND AND PAYMENTS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT ACCOUNT FOR FOR THE THE PERIOD PERIOD ENDED ENDED 30 30 JUNE JUNE 2025 2025
||Period
Period|Year
Year|
|---|---|---|
||2025
2025|2023
2023|
|RECEIPTS
RECEIPTS|£
£|£
£|
|Tithes and offerings
Tithes and offerings|29,319
29,319|23,441
23,441|
|Tax refunds recovered
Tax refunds recovered|1,645
1,645|9,211
9,211|
|Donations received
Donations received|-|300
300|
|Vat refund
Vat refund|1,000
1,000|1,720
1,720|
|Bank interest received
Bank interest received|427
427|75
75|
|Net rents from Manse
Net rents from Manse|19,654
19,654|12,041
12,041|
|Grants
Grants|340
340|-|
|Church venue hire (including funerals)
Church venue hire (including funerals)|5,081
5,081|440
440|
|Utilities, telephone and broadband
Utilities,telephone and broadband|1,254
1,254|-|
|Pensions
Pensions|-|266
266|
|Sundry
LESS: PAYMENTS
Sundry
LESS: PAYMENTS|45
£58,764pe|£47,495
1
£47,495|
|Stipend, pension contributions and Minister's expenses
Stipend, pension contributions and Minister's expenses|261
261|11,450
11,450|
|Ministry
Ministry|80
80|80
80|
|Utilities and manse expenses
Utilities and manse expenses|11,187
11,187|5,943
5,943|
|Insurances
Insurances|3,643
3,643|3,504
3,504|
|Repairs and maintenance
Repairs and maintenance|6,141
6,141|10,081
10,081|
|Mission (note 3)
Mission(note 3)|6,292
6,292|4,774
4,774|
|Bank service charges
Bank service charges|57
57|121
121|
|Donations
Donations|1,580
1,580|575
575|
|Admin and telephone
Admin and telephone|919
919|999
999|
|Legal fees
Legal fees|4,163
4,163|2,064
2,064|
|Musical Equipment
Musical Equipment|4,153
4,153|=|
|Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous|1,242
£39,717
1,242
~ £39,717|1,399
£40,990
1,399
~£40,990.|
|SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)FORTHE YEAR
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FORTHEYEAR|£19,04%
£19,048WW/|£6,505
£6,505|
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## ST ST LEONARDS LEONARDS BAPTIST BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH
## BALANCE BALANCE SHEET SHEET AS AS AT AT 30 30 JUNE JUNE 2025 2025
||Period
Period|Year
Year|
|---|---|---|
||2025
2025|2023
2023|
|ASSETS
Lloyds Bank- BusinessExtra Account
ASSETS
Lloyds Bank—Business ExtraAccount|3,168
£
3,168|£
3,551
£
3,551|
|Lloyds Bank-30 Day Notice Account
LloydsBank—30 DayNoticeAccount|30,435
30,435|15,859
15,859|
|CIO Account
CIOAccount|4,854
£38,457
4,854
88.457|£19,410
0
ae|
|GENERAL FUND(unrestricted)
As at 1 January
2024
GENERAL
FUND (unrestricted)
As at | January 2024|19,410
19,410|12,905
12,905|
|Surplus/(Deficit) for the period
Surplus/(Deficit).for theperiod|19,047
19,047|6,505
6,505|
||£38,457
£38,457|£19,410
£19,410|
The The above above accounts accounts and and the the notes notes and and other other information information shown shown on on pages pages 2 2 to to 3 3 for for the the period period ended ended 30 June 2025 areasapproved by theTrustees. 30 June 2025 are as approved by the Trustees. Signedby twotrusteesonbehalf of the board on Signed by two trustees on behalfof the board on ...... ...
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ST ST LEONARDS LEONARDS BAPTISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH SCHEDULES SCHEDULES TO TO THE THE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS Period Period ended ended 30/06/2025 30/06/2025
|||18 mths to 30/06
18 mthsto30/06|18 mths to 30/06
18 mthsto30/06|18 mths to 30/06
18 mthsto30/06|18 mths to 30/06
18 mthsto30/06|12 mths to 31/12
12 mths to 31/12|12 mths to 31/12
12 mths to 31/12|12 mths to 31/12
12 mths to 31/12|12 mths to 31/12
12 mths to 31/12|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||2025
2025||||2023
2023|||
|Repairs and
Repairsand|maintenance
maintenance|||||||||
||Maintenance
Maintenance||||554
554||||39
39|
||Repairs and renewals
Repairs and renewals||||5,488
5,488|||10,042
10,042||
||Computer
Computer||||99
99||||-|
||||||6,141
6,141|||10,081
10,081||
|Utilities
Utilities||||||||||
||Utilities
Utilities|||11,187
11,187|||||5,793
5,793|
||Manse costs
Manse costs||||||||150
150|
|||||11,187
11,187|||||5,943
5,943|
|Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous||||||||||
||Catering
Catering||||293
293||||283
283|
||Conference fees
Conference fees||||360
360||||560
560|
||copyright licencing
copyright licencing||||344
344||||327
327|
||Cleaning
Cleaning||||-||||-|
||Housekeeping
Housekeeping||||112
112||||170
170|
||Retirement gift for Janet
Retirement gift for Janet||||-||||59
59|
||Website hosting
Website hosting||||132
132||||-|
||Rounding
Rounding||||1
1|||||
||||||1,242
1,242||||1,399
1,399|
|Admin
Admin||||||||||
||Admin
Admin||||662
662||||609
609|
||Ministry supplies
Ministry supplies||||257
257||||201
201|
||Publicity
Publicity||||:||||127
127|
||Printing
Printing||||:||||62
62|
||||||919
919||||999
999|
||||||-|||||
|Donations
Donations||||||||||
||Donations given
Donationsgiven||||1,580
1,580||||500
500|
||Designated giving forwarded
Designated givingforwarded||||||||55
55|
||Donations given
Donations given||||||||20
20|
||||||1,580
1,580||||575
575|