W chwood Ba tist Church Charit number 1159536 Trustees Annual Re ort For the ear ended 31 December 2024 Address: 83 High Street Milton under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6LD Trustees: Mr J Witts Mrs D Pavey Mr A Field Structure and Mana ement The charity is a small independent evangelical church governed by its members and directed by its minister Mr J Witts and the other Trustees. Aims and Ob'ectives The charity conducts Christian serv7ces each Sunday, Midweek BibLe Studies, and Pastoral Care, as appropriate. It also runs a regular weekly cafe, and Youth CLub on Fridays, as well as Other occasional activities and events. Foodbank (Life Larder) and other support is provided to those in need within the local community. It's objective is to show the love of Jesus to those in the village, giving opportunities for them to learn more about, and come to faith in Him, and providing support to those in need. Achievements Performance and Public Benefit Worship services and Bible studies take place on a weekly basis. Around 50 young people are part of our Youth Club, with numbers typically around 25-30 per week. Cafe is appreciated by many older members of the village, giving them gives an opportunity to socialise weekly. The church supports other community events, and John Witts is a Governor at the Primary School. Financial Review The Charity had a deficit of £6,775 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The ongoing funding of the Charity is being secured through grants, with the option of releasing capital from assets if required. Signed Dated Mr J Witts
Wychwood Baptist Church Income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Wychwood Baptist Church Income and expenditure account |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| for the year ended 31 December 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| Income | ||||||
| Offering and gifts received | 20,709 | 22,998 | ||||
| Grants received | 18,750 | 34,476 | ||||
| Café Income | 1,821 | 1,535 | ||||
| School room rental | 5,069 | 4,428 | ||||
| Investment income | 674 | 184 | ||||
| Life centre | 3,163 | 20 | ||||
| Active Life Café | 0 | 463 | ||||
| Other income | 452 | 0 | ||||
| ---------------- | ---------------- | |||||
| 50,638 | 64,104 | |||||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Pastors costs | ||||||
| Salary | 24,552 | 23,283 | ||||
| Pension | 1,800 | 1,800 | ||||
| Expenses | 496 | 1,100 | ||||
| ----------- | ----------- | |||||
| 26,848 | 26,183 | |||||
| Property costs | ||||||
| Manse running | 3,921 | 4,344 | ||||
| Manse improvements | 656 | 3,430 | ||||
| Church Running | 3,578 | 4,380 | ||||
| Church Improvements | 3,225 | 1,127 | ||||
| Hall running costs | 2,281 | 2,349 | ||||
| Hall improvements | 60 | 804 | ||||
| Cleaning | 710 | 505 | ||||
| Grounds costs | 1,280 | 725 | ||||
| Insurance | 1,311 | 1,273 | ||||
| ----------- | ----------- | |||||
| 17,022 | 18,937 | |||||
| Other expenses | ||||||
| Local and other giving | 1,602 | 2,504 | ||||
| Visiting speakers | 1,400 | 200 | ||||
| Sundries | 769 | 859 | ||||
| DBS costs | 224 | 0 | ||||
| Copyright licence | 437 | 0 | ||||
| Publicity and literature | 2,416 | 1,195 | ||||
| Admin salaries | 3,330 | 6,558 | ||||
| Active Life Café | 579 | 104 | ||||
| Life Larder Takeaways | 0 | 788 | ||||
| Life Centre administration & set up | 1,130 | 455 | ||||
| Life Centre Set Up | 1,080 | 0 | ||||
| Accountancy | 576 | 0 | ||||
| ----------- | ----------- | |||||
| 13,543 | 12,663 | |||||
| --------------- | --------------- | |||||
| 57,413 | 57,783 | |||||
| ---------------- | ---------------- | |||||
| Deficit/ surplus before sales of investment | -6,775 | 6,321 | ||||
| Profit on sale of investment | 0 | 1,972 | ||||
| ---------------- | ---------------- | |||||
| Deficit/ surplus for the year | -6,775 | 8,293 | ||||
| ---------------- | ---------------- |
| Wychwood Baptist Church | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance Sheet | ||||
| at 31 December 2024 | 2,023 | |||
| Cash at bank | 21,259 | 36,936 | ||
| CAF Account | 103 | 86 | ||
| Gift Aid tax refund due | 1,203 | 1,614 | ||
| Other debtors | 847 | 0 | ||
| ---------------- | ---------------- | |||
| 23,412 | 38,636 | |||
| Creditors | ||||
| PAYE and expenses owed | 2,122 | 4,021 | ||
| Childrens Events grant to be spent 2024 | 0 | 240 | ||
| Wychwood Minis grant to be spent 2024 | 0 | 94 | ||
| --------------- | --------------- | |||
| 2,122 | 4,355 | |||
| ---------------- | ---------------- | |||
| 21,290 | 34,281 | |||
| ---------------- | ---------------- | |||
| Repesented by: | ||||
| General Fund | ||||
| Brought forward | 18,286 | 9,993 | ||
| Deficit/ surplus for the year | -6,775 | 8,293 | ||
| ---------------- | ---------------- | |||
| Carried forward | 11,511 | 18,286 | ||
| Life Larder Fund | ||||
| Brought forward | 11,285 | 268 | ||
| Income | 2,528 | 2,915 | ||
| Grants | 1,171 | 11,990 | ||
| Expenditure | -8,183 | -3,888 | ||
| --------------- | --------------- | |||
| Carried forward | 6,801 | 11,285 | ||
| Ngage fund | ||||
| Brought forward | 122 | 200 | ||
| Income | 1,260 | 3,077 | ||
| Grants | 0 | 1,000 | ||
| Expenditure | -1,017 | -4,155 | ||
| --------------- | --------------- | |||
| Carried forward | 365 | 122 | ||
| Energy Fund | ||||
| Brought forward | 4,588 | 3,957 | ||
| Income | 425 | 2,511 | ||
| Expenditure | -2,400 | -1,880 | ||
| --------------- | --------------- | |||
| Carried forward | 2,613 | 4,588 | ||
| ---------------- | ---------------- | |||
| 21,290 | 34,281 | |||
| ---------------- | ---------------- |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AN WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report 11 Report to the trustees Wychwood Baptist Church On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Charfty no (If any) 1159536 Set out on pages 1to2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charfty {he Trust") for the year ended 3111212024 As the charitvs trustees, you are responslble for the preparation of the acGounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (°the Acl.). Responslblllties and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable DireGtions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material rnatters have examlnorfs statement come to my attention in conneclion with the examinatlon (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with sectlon 130 of the Charities Act: or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which is not a mattèr considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems 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. Slgned: Date: 14 October 2025 Name: N J Bowman Relevant professional quallfication(8) or body lif any): ACA Address: 14 Home farm Close, Shipton under Wychwood, Oxon OX7 6EH IER Oct 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts: directions and guidano for examiners). Glve here brlef detalls of any items that the examlner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018