## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 01 2024 Period start date To Charity name: North Swindon Baptist Church** **31 12 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity registration number:1170918** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purposes of the Church are:
1.
the advancement of the Christian
faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith,
primarily, but not exclusively, within
Swindon and the surrounding
neighbourhood; and
2.
such other charitable purposes as
shall, in the opinion of the charity Trustees,
put into practice the Christian faith in
accordance with the Basis of Faith,
provided that the advancement of such
purposes must be undertaken in a manner
that is consistent with the Doctrinal
Distinctives and Ethical Statements as may
be adopted and amended by the Church
from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of the Church Handbook.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|During the year a wide range of activities
were undertaken including:
•
Regular public worship services on
Sunday mornings and frequently on
Sunday evenings, led by our youth.
•
Children and Youth clubs for 5 –18-
year-olds that are open to the local
community free of charge.
•
A Half-term Holiday club for primary
aged children over three mornings. This
attracted between 70 and 90 children each
day, and again this was open to the
community free of charge.
•
Mid-week Bible study and prayer
groups providing pastoral support,
fellowship and training.
•
Pastoral care and support.
•
Some Financial support for special
cases of hardship.
•
Over 60s Prayer & Fellowship.| 1 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx **----- Start of picture text -----**
||| |---|---| |•|Active support of other charities that| |align with the charity’s objects, including| |local groups that are addressing the needs| |of the homeless and vulnerable, debt| |advice support and Christian services in a| |nearby community.| |These activities are aligned with our| |primary objective of the advancement of| |the Christian faith and are meeting spiritual| |and emotional needs, providing practical| |support, and enhancing community and| |family life.| |Key Changes| |We continued to meet regularly on Sunday| |Mornings and in small groups midweek.| |We also continued to live stream the| |Sunday morning weekly service during| |2024. Since 2020 the live stream has| |grown. The views this year was similar to| |last year (around 10k views) Our| |subscribers has reached 277. This has| |continued to broaden the reach of NSBC,| |and we estimate that over 250 people| |continue to connect weekly with the| |Sunday Service ministry we provide. In| |June 27 adults left NSBC to start the new| |church in Purton. By year end 26 adults| |were added to our category of Member or| |Regular Attender.| |Ministries continued to expand including| |our Youth 247 initiative (11-18yr olds)| |which enlarged the work to include Sunday| |evening weekly meeting, as well as broader| |plans to engage the youth throughout the| |year (days out and mission trips). They| |now have over 25 secondary aged children| |regularly attending this ministry. At the top| |of this age bracket our young adults have| |formed a group for 19-23yrs and we have| |been impressed with their continued growth| |and enthusiasm, taking on leadership roles| |with worship and youth work.| |Our primary aged club, Zoom, also| |continued to grow with over 25 children| |now regularly attending, and 50 registered.| |Our Growth Groups (weekly small groups)| |have grown in respect of membership and| |leadership. We have seen benefit from the| |leadership training which is now held every| |month. We now see 112 members of 8| |groups, some of which will need to split| |soon due to their size. We see these| |groups as the core activity during the week.| |Members as volunteers and employees| |continue to support the essential services| |of the Swindon Night Shelter. More and| |more needy souls suffer displacement and| **----- End of picture text -----**
2 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx mental ill health making them vulnerable living on the streets to the weather, assault and addictions. We welcomed 25 into membership in 2024 and by year end we had 83 members. Several members also resigned their membership due to a move away from the area or relocation to a different church. We elected 3 additional Trustees in 2024, and these hold our internal roles of Elder, the spiritual Leadership of the Church now numbering 5. One trustee retired in December 2024 after 2 years dedicated service and another agreed to continue for a further period. Tim Burnham, the Associate Pastor had his employment confirmed in March and has proven to be an asset to the employed staff and the membership as a whole. His focus has been on youth work primarily but towards year end and into 2025 his roles will widen. Our paid staff numbers remained at 2 fulltime and 1 part-time. We have no plans to employ further staff. Having planted Cornerstone Church in 2015 we made plans to plant a further church in 2022, which plans were developed leading to approaching the membership in November 2023 to show their financial support of this proposition. Between November 2023 and March 2024 members gave a total of £15K towards this initiative. We were led to plant in a village of Purton, due to 5 households living there, who were regular worshipping members of NSBC. In January, a launch community of 12 adults started meeting under the joint leadership of trustees Fraser Kay and Cliff Reynolds. Over the few months, 15 additional adults from NSBC joined the launch community in preparation for the start of Pathway Church. We began our first service on 2 June 2024 with 7 visitors from the village in attendance. We have continued to meet regularly on Sunday mornings with a Sunday School provision for 6 children and approximately 40-50 in attendance. We have seen about 15 additional people begin worshipping with us regularly since our launch in June. We held several events for the community including a Board games afternoon, 321 Course (Christian Outreach Course), Fireside Conversations, (members giving testimonies of their faith in God), a ladies’ 3 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx |||wreath making, family Christmas craft
making, carol singing at a local care home,
and a Carols & Stories service. We
provided and served lunch for the
community at the annual Remembrance
service and a lot of the membership have
been involved with the quarterly community
litter pick. None of these events were
charged for and were freely available to all.
We welcomed 7 people who attend
Pathway Church into membership with
NSBC.
We anticipate continued growth and
increased connections in the community in
2025.
**Operations**
Staffing levels remained the same in
respect of employees but volunteers
increased as the new church was launched
and roles they held were backfilled. We
continue to embrace health & safety now at
two venues and at various locations where
outreach events are held. We train 1st
Aiders and always ensure adequate
suitable supervision.
**Safeguarding**
We are pleased, but not complacent, in
saying that we have not experienced a
Safeguarding incident in 2024. We
secured 17 DBS checks with certificates,
demonstrating a robust attitude towards
ensuring that our volunteers are referenced
before working. Our Safeguarding Policy
was reviewed in October and much
updating and amendation of processes was
adopted. We believe that our policies and
processes are more accessible as a result.
Responsibility for safeguarding changed as
the incumbents Denise and Steve Hook
stepped down after many years of
dedicated service. Our Safeguarding
Officer is now Becky Davison ably assisted
by Klara Skariah in a fundamental role of
administrator.
Safeguarding continues as a standard
agenda item at Trustees meetings.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Constitution of the charity, approved by
the Charity Commission, outlines the
objects of North Swindon Baptist Church
(as noted above) and in pursuing these
goals the Trustees have regard to the
commission’s public benefit guidance when
exercising any powers or duties to which
the guidance is relevant.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 4 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|There is a fundamental principle in the
Christian faith that everything we possess
belongs to God, the creator of Heaven and
Earth and everything in between.
Therefore, nothing that we possess can be
considered our own. God calls on us to
defend the unfortunate and the oppressed.
Considering this we make grants to such
elements in society and additionally we
make grants to further the Christian faith in
line with our purpose and objects. Until
now we have not had a written policy as
the Bible is our teaching on this matter.
We have adopted a written policy on grant
making so that activity in this area can be
measured against our policy.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The charity currently has no such policy
and make no such investments. In the
event that investments are made then a
policy will be formulated.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The activities of North Swindon Baptist
Church are made possible through the
support of volunteers and commitment of
church members which the Trustees wish
to acknowledge and express our thanks
for.
It is true to say that we could not function in
the way that we do without the stoic work of
our volunteers.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Reaching out into our local communities we
believe that we have impacted hundreds of
lives be it in Spiritual support or practical
support by volunteering services.
•
We still enjoy between 200 and 250
people connecting with us each Sunday
at NSBC including 50 at the plant,
Pathway Church.
•
2 individuals were baptised in 2024.
•
Members of the church have practically
and financially supported a wide range
of local needs including significant
volunteering commitment to the
Swindon Night Shelter which is
impacting more and more people in the
wider Swindon community.
•
Safeguarding remains a foremost
priority, and we have achieved this by
practical application and education.| 5 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx • We held 4 regular Trustee in person meetings and a couple of ad-hoc decision conferences by other means. We have adopted the Governance Jigsaw, to inform and remind us of our obligations, as standard agenda items. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|In 2023 we set the objective to plant a new
church in a community within Swindon or
the surrounding area. The objective was
achieved by the launch of a new church in
neighbouring Purton in January 2024
meeting first in a home and then in May
privately at Silver Threads Hall, followed by
the public launch on the 2ndof June,
attracting 7 visitors. By end of year the
church was beginning to be established in
the community. This church is a
springboard for community engagement
and meeting our purposes.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Between November 2023 and April 2024
funds were raised from members showing
their support of the church plant. Further
funding by way of set-up costs were
generously donated by the Association of
Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE), an
American charity which enabled the plant to
be launched. Members and regulars
donated on a regular basis enabling the
plant to meet its first-year costs. Within the
budget was 30% of the lead Pastor’s
salary.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|No investments were made in 2024.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** 6 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At Year end the charity had a total of
£32,810 deposited in their community
current account with the Cooperative Bank,
but with no funds held anywhere else. Of
this total £9,642.50 were designated for
use in memory of the late trustee Phillip
Davison, and it is anticipated that these
funds will be expended early in 2025.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The regime behind our Reserves Policy is
to set aside 6mths Pastor salary, 3mths
Associate Pastor Salary, 1mths
Administrator salary and 1mths
expenditure. In 2024 the amount was set
at £25,000 although this did not take
account of pay rises awarded in April 2024.
The reason for holding such reserves is
firstly to recognise our employment
contracts and then the likely expenditure for
outstanding debts.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|After designated funds there remained
£23,168 of reserves.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|All of our funds are raised internally, and
we do not seek fundraising outside of the
Church environment. Our funds are
generated from Bank transfers, from
individuals and charities such as
Stewardship or Charities Trust, and from
the collection box. We take a strict view of
who is donating and adopt a policy of
declining donations where they are not
aligned with our principles.
Wherever possible and permitted by
regulation we will claim Gift Aid to enhance
our income. We do rely on this generous
facility from Parliament.
We might make an appeal for internal
contributions in support of an objective and
gauge support by the generosity of donors,
such as the planting of a new church. In
this instance donations indicated a strong
support for this proposal.
In 2015 we planted a new church in the
Tadpole Estate, west of Swindon and in
2023 we saw the last year for financial
support so, in 2024 we were free of such
financial encumbrance and ready to start| |---|---|---| 7 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx |||again in Purton. Such is our Purpose, to
send out disciples to preach salvation in the
Lord, Jesus Christ.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted.|Para 1.46|Currently we do not invest and so do not
have an investment policy. This may
change in 2025.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principle risk the charity faces is a
sudden and unexpected drop in income to
the extent that creditors and employees
cannot be paid.
It is for this reason we established a
reserve of £25,000 which would meet
statutory redundancy obligations and
creditor arrangements. However, in view of
our employees’ contracts and notice
periods this reserve is likely to be
enhanced next year in order to respect pay
awards.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||The charity holds no trusts.| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|A Constitution and Handbook.
NSBC is governed by a constitution that
was ratified by members on 1st December
2016| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation.| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The charity has two leadership roles
namely Elder and Deacon. The
membership vote on the appointment of
both positions on the recommendation of
the Elders. Deacons are only appointed to
the role by invitation and their agreement to
serve in that capacity.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|We have a Trustee Induction Policy which
embraces the Governance Jigsaw-The
Essential Trustee (CC3).
This is shared with potential trustees and
then taken deeper if they are elected to
role.| ||Para 1.51|The trustees met formally on four
occasions during 2024 to review the
operation of the charity, review the financial| 8 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works||position and consider risks and strategic
priorities. All meetings were documented.
Three additional trustees were added to the
board and at the end of year one retired
and one offered himself for re-election,
which was adopted in January 2025.
The trustees are satisfied that all financial
transactions were appropriately approved
by designated volunteers. There was
regular and transparent financial reporting,
and the trustees are also satisfied that
appropriate controls and reporting are in
place. New processes for the audit of
certain transactions, such as Debit Card
use, were introduced and adopted. We are
developing a robust regime of audit and
accountability. We have reconciled our
grants with the grantees.
We have many members who work for or
support another charity that has been
subject of investigation by the commission.
This grieves us deeply and we have had to
examine our association with that charity.
We have adduced that the charity is without
criticism but that unfortunately some
leaders might be. As a result we have
resolved to undo any financial advantage
that we may have received during the last
year from this charity. We were granted a
new music system which we will reimburse
the cost of to the charity in early 2025 by
means of charity funds and private
donations.
We continue to support this charity in such
ways that do not compromise our
relationship.
During 2024 we became aware of the
charity commission investigation into
Barnabas Fund and the associated
charities. One senior member of their
executive was a member of the church, and
we have suspended them. We undertook
an initial investigation and are satisfied that
neither this individual or any other
individual working at Barnabas who is a
member of the church has been able to
misuse NSBC charity funds and there is no
risk to us. Unfortunately, we are having to
reimburse the Barnabas Fund charity for
the costs of a sound system that we
understood was being donated to the
church but had been purchased using
Barnabas funds in a fraudulent manner.
We in contact with representative at
Barnabas to agree a process for them to
recover these funds.| |---|---|---| 9 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx |||Trustees who are also employees of this
charity were excluded from all discussion
relating to remuneration, especially
salaries, and where it was considered that
there may be a conflict of interest in any
discussions of the trustees.| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|The charity continued to benefit from
association with the Fellowship of
Independent Churches (FIEC) from whom
legal advice and guidance is received. Our
full-time workers benefit from regular
meetings with the leaders of FIEC
churches.
The charity continued to provide support to
other charities through grants that support
the objectives of the Trust and provided
wider public benefit. Having financially
supported Penhill Community Church to the
tune of £6000 in 2024 we plan to do the
same in 2025.| |Other||The charity banks with the Co-operative
Bank.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|North Swindon Baptist Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|NSBC, Pathway Church.| |Registered charity number|1170918| |Charity’s principal address
(since January 2025)|14 Turnpike Road
Blunsdon
Swindon, Wiltshire SN26 7EA| ||| 10 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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9|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Fraser Kay|Minister||Membership| ||TimothyBurnham|Minister|14thJuly-31stDecember|Membership| ||Rebecca Davison|Deacon||Membership| ||Ben Pike|Elder||Membership| ||Steve Hook|Deacon|1stJanuary-14thJuly|Membership| ||Robert Seals|Deacon||Membership| ||Clifford Reynolds|Elder|14thJuly-31stDecember|Membership| ||Marius Busan|Elder|14thJuly-31stDecember|Membership| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 11 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** 12 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|F Kay|R Seals| |---|---|---| ||Fraser Kay|Robert Seals| ||
Trustee/Pastor|| |||| ||17/03/2025|| 13 | P a g e https://nsbc1.sharepoint.com/sites/Trustees/Shared Documents/Charities Commission & Policy File/Reporting/Annual Submissions/2024/TAR 2024.docx l (wrrv Icrth S'A'1Trd￿n Bay.i51 .-hurch -a" IV 14c- 1170g418 Annual accounts for the period ￿￿1￿j To CC17a 01,'01.'2024 S1.'12.?(F24 Section A Statetnent of financial activitie5 R￿trICtC Income fund5 Re¢ornmer)ded tBgoriF5 by arliwily Dela119 of own Unie8ttloted fur￿5 End4)wment Totsl thl lun TolBI l* %t Iiieohiii Iiy rèsoLifeèÈ (Notè 3) liilllflliiiy r￿*rju￿￿g Irb D1 02 03 04 4. JbJ lil￿- 122.472 1.1 li15.y￿- ¥i'L I'l￿-¥ kncDrniThy rEsDurcEs Irllrn clièrliable acllvllleg C>thEr irbrllrniny rEsourcr rotal Incomlijg iysourcés Resources expended {Notes 4.&) 12d.4-"2 JQ,2 1211, Jj1 Cogls o l G￿￿e￿Ill Fundg i'￿11. iyji -.Irrr.rl ￿7n1J1￿7Tr r.YKI ¢hprilBI* 4lVtwi1i05 115.LiJ Jl.lytJ 2.rr14 2.01 1 .27G Olhep ￿￿)￿rCe￿è￿p￿￿￿ed ToT¥f resovrceg experpdeil inGLTriirJrrJ.'(oirl9oirr9J tsfo￿l 1*sn3Yers 414 11-..85? 81.190 149.04? 116.W8 4.fy2Q 94- Gross trdnsfers bpNreen turids YI'J 6.237 G.237 Jvel InccpnrJrrg.'(oul9oln9J iEScpur￿S before l)Jet ylJJ$..'Ir4)ssesJ i16 Other recognlsed aaln&,"{losse$) 12.3.3 Gap.5 a-d IDk-85 G-, rBwa . -Jr'.hrJ.-harib,. 3 cw'n USD 1iLin of a5EE-.5 18 lu.p￿7 34.4". 8 3.G73 TDI?I ljrought lorvéprd rot81 furri15 G&rrred fonyffid .?21 4'.GQ2 25.37 30 1,5. 3t)J .11 .f)92 ## **Section B Balance sheet** |**Fixed assets**
**Tangible assets (Note 9)**
**Investments (Note 10)**
**_Total fixed assets_**
**Current assets**
**Stock and work in progress**
**Debtors (Note 11)**
**(Short term) investments**
**Cash at bank and in hand**
**_Total current assets_**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year (Note 12)**
**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**
**_Total assets less current liabilities_**
**Creditors: amounts falling due after**
**one year (Note 12)**
**Provisions for liabilities and charges**
**_Net assets_**
**Funds of the Charity**
**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted income funds (Note 13)**
**Endowment funds(Note 13)**
**_Total funds_**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees|Note
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
F01
F02
B01
13,115
-
B02
-
-
B03
- -
B04
13,115
-
B05
-
-
B06
1,558 -
B07
-
-
B08
32,780
30
B09
34,338
30

B10
2,118 -
B11
32,220
30
B12
45,335
30
B13
- -
B14
- -
B15
45,335
30
B16
45,335
B17
-
B18
30
B19
B20
45,335
30
F Kay
_R Seals_
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
F01
13,115
-
-|
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
F02
-
-
-|**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
F03
-
-
-|
**Total this**
**year**
**Total last**
**year**
**£**
**£**
F04
F05
13,115
-
-
-
-
-| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||13,115|-|-|13,115
-| |||-
1,558
-
32,780|-
-
-
30|-
-
-
-|| ||||||-
-
1,558
1,772
-
-
32,810
46,577| |||34,338|30|-|34,368
48,349| |||2,118|-|-|2,118
6,657| |||32,220|30|-|32,250
41,692| ||||||| |||45,335|30|**-**|45,365
41,692| |||-
-|||-
-
-
-| ||||-
-|-
-|| ||||||| |||45,335|30|-|45,365
41,692| |||45,335
-|30|-|| ||||||45,335
34,478
-
-
30
7,214
-
-| ||||||| |||45,335|30|-|45,365
41,692| |||||Date of
approval
17/03/2025
17/03/2025
Fraser KAY
Robert SEALS
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Thls yEsi Last yesr Analysis GD515 Df g8n8rating volU￿1￿ry incom8 Tolal Fu ndr819i ng trading cogts Toi¥l Invèslfftènt manaugmgnt CQ5ts Tolal CharitablFr activiliE5 Unr£strlcl￿- IJi5SlC su Admini5-.ra-.ici OUIry￿￿1 & L4Bf*'iL'V5 DL-JrL'LiCLIi￿7 I L)tral Rèstri¢tÈd- 12.JrÈo 19.21G 3..J05 13.BJ IS.￿65 5.66 Sts Tolal 141.02R Goyemance costs I￿￿pG Tr￿Gr1 F¥urnir%pr Il'.Anre A Y.rJiJn-AITC.> qi.Ipr. 1 70,) 47L. 100 1.270 ¥14 Tolal .r.17.'A I fxi-s,.I I 1ft.n?.?n23 Section C Notes to Ihp. 8CCOII ms coniTr Note 5 Supwbrt Cos Pthsa fhis nolg if tlru chwify h85 8nulysgd 115 gXPgllS95 usirw acfivity C4]t8gOTi95 has Fundraisi activit¥ Charita)IB Activilv GovBrnanc￿ ￿lIVitY Total cosl Moto 6 Dotalls of cenaln Itomg ol ￿pendItur 6.1 Tru51w ry￿$￿ prowrje of iAe jmovni ol•ny p&yJneiir orrelnyoursyJyiTrt ol OUivofwpo¢kei experrses ¢ir IQ ¢hl*¥l pjtfles ewenses liJcyrJYd blr 1*u$￿e%. eKpeTrse$ LV¢Y* wld, plesye the Th1$ year Lost ye¥r Number ol who ￿ele Pfdld PastQTEI Ear Gro$$ $JlJrles ?nJ benenls In kln(I EThplDyBr's NJtional In5urnr1￿ c05ts P￿$1(￿￿ cosls 2.R2 Tolal Slall ¢osl$ 7_2 Av￿r￿ge ol full.lirrte EqUiVBIEnt employees in the This year N4JrnbEI Last y¢*r Humber Tho PBrtB of IhB ch4rily in whichth BmpIDyOBB ivoik Totyi F_3 DeTlneJ conlrloiilltrn scheme contsibvèro BrSBf dBtE4i15 Df thè 5chptTrB ThB 5takBhTrldBr 5chBmè u59d by Ih Church 15 thè GovwnrhBnt SchBrrtp NEST Th1$ year Lost y¢or The ¢o&lB o11he schème lo t1￿ chBrltyTDrthp yefir The awunl OT ￿￿rIbutIonS outslfdndlibg at Ihe ythr Thr of fNNrtrihititJn5 ihr End ?51 sgction c NOt#s to thÈ.l¢tOunts torrt Nole 8 Grantrn&king P￿59 CLwnptsts Ihr5 rrotg tlTr charity1￿￿9 anjvgranls or dDrMti4Jn5 Lvhich in aggrgpsfg fLlryTr psrt ol the dJBrltsble scttvltth urtdertskeft. 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CJI8￿￿t￿h85 8J]v d¥btoJs Art4lySi$ of dgblor$ J4rtlOurtts falli hg IIUB ithin ¢JnB ygar Th1$ year st year Arhouhts f4llin# duè aftèr m¢Jrè thart yBar Thls ye?r L¥st y￿r Trade debior8 Irom $ULbsl(J¥ry 3nJ a$$￿1•le￿ un*rLokl l)ther debtor$ Pr￿pa￿nts and acciugd inCUmB I,Jf58 TotBI 1.-.72 Mt)k12 r¢d jlor¥ Vdrrru?l¥ Pthsg compl4￿ this rpolg i* th¥ cj18￿1tYh55 8J]v sccruBIs. 12.1 Analy515 of LYBdit015 Atnount8 fslli ng due ithiTh onE ￿EV Thi5 year Last year Amountg fslliny due Bfter move than yèar Thi5 year Last yoar L¢Jan$ C*verdralls Trade cr&ditDf5 300 1.73 AmDunts to subsldlBry and assoolated und￿rtskI ng Olher erodl lJ gi"t5 1011.ats 1h8 pJts-l1￿ pur*a5q .Jf *urh prp.miz?. I lip. fjiJrrlii%p. 1gllp.r. antj d..r thp. r.Ir.r.p.l% i).. f tf.J4tP.Cd I." i Inii iiir.tr.è- uriL'l￿L￿IY JiLd. TFIL k"rY¢Jri c*i'-K)f& I rl Lrririll airiuuri'.'A'=IL Eiiivrii-riDuslv -IlyL'-' 01 iio-. 'ezl', ilisn c.- 1he ￿X￿endi-.ij[e. The ttustEEg d￿-ide¢ t-a11hesrd cESignXr￿ -und2 mryic spenl on I￿¢. I I I Ill" hiL'if<)y <)1 Pllilits fJil¥i:. Ir.Jn thi5 lund and G-.h8r 0s)Jriuni-.iD5 Iii bo acugh-.-.hat rn.-Jht ha..p a lar-.iny fflorTrJrial -.J 1h8 and IrF nl 'hii p. I n p.?r1' £1..>. Llillllll VAII onr-p.(J ln I>cdnhlll I:ninni Inl-j Q- "0.1) In -iJrtts":n-..& nt tr.nth Ihplr4 *11rt ur JLIfJJ￿L￿. i.?=?r. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of North Swindon Baptist Church On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no (if any) 1170918 Set out on pages E fi?,'n£-"mb,". ry- I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3111212024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). 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 Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have..- examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act" or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable 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. Plea e delete the words . the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 17 Name: Mrs Jennifer D Frost Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): ACA Address: J D Frost Accountants 7 Links View, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2NF IER October 2018