NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION CHARITY NO: 1176587 TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT AND STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Newport
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NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 TheTrustee5 presenttheirannual reporttogetherwiththe receipt5 arJ paymentsaccountand statement of a55etsaThd liablltties of the Church forthe yearended 31 December 2025. Newport B8pttstChUhShrtsPShlrew8Sre81$tedas a ChaTitsble IrKorporated Or8ansation on9January 2018. Byan agreement executed by the Trustees dated 5 April 2018, all assets. liabilitses and atIeS of the Church were trdnsferred from Newport Baptlst Churth. an excepted charty (byrre of its affiliatK)n tothe Baptist Unth of Gwt Britain) tothi5 charity. The finbnclal statements COrnY wlth the CharitiesAct 2011 and thurch's Consts10Th. OBJEcllvESAND ACTivmES The prirKipal purpose of the Church Is tho athancement of the Chdstyan far(h according to the prinoples of the Baptist denominatlon. The Church may also adVae edUCatn and carry out other charitsble PLsfFoses in the United Kin8dorn andlor other parts ol the wortd. As a memberof the Baptist Union the Church bSCribeS to the Unkjn's Deckrat¥)n of PrirKle:. That our Lord and Saviour Jesus thri5t. God rnanifest In fflesh, i% the sok and absollrte authortty in all rnatters pertaining to faith and practKe. as wead in the Hoty and that each Church has Ilberty, under the RuSdance of the Hoty SpiriL to interpretand administer lèws. That Chrlstian Baptrn isthe imftr5ion in water into name of t Father. the Son and Holy Spir¢ of those who have professed pentsre toward$ God and frdith in our Lord Jesus Christ who'thd for our nS according to the riptures.. was 1yJrd, and rose again on the third dav. That it is the duty of every dlple to tear personal Wit[SS to the 6oskl of Je5U5 ChrisL and to take part in the evangelisation of world. During the year ihe Church has enrdEed In reguPdr publK worshlp. Fmayer and 8Jle Sbjth. pweachin& teachin8 and observance of the Communion of the Lords SupFer. In shaping our objecte$ for the rerlod and pknnirg our actNits. the trustees have considered the Chority Commission's guSdance on public benefiL including the RuidarKe'Publit Benefft= Runnin8 a CrIty IPB21'. The thurch is open to aryone who wlshes to attend. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2025 is anOtr year that we ¢an knk backon and pTri5e the Lord foi fr5lon and faithfvjlness. We a still waiting on the Lord for his guidance On a way fr&rward forthe church and. whilst waibn& we ntInue to mEetand OFerate as part of His 8lobal chur¢h. The church does rnt have a mIner. and WÈ have been bSSed and encouraged fy a number of speakers. frorn wf(hin our own fellowship and from further aTld. We ha¥e a num1 of regukr speaker5 who commr( to *ading our Sunday morning services once a month and another leads us one ntYevery other r)nth.
NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Ouractivhks have contlnued throughout the year. Prayer ptays an important role in our corporate church Ilfe. One group meets to pray every Thursday evenin$ over a Zoorn call. anothergroup in person in thechurch buildingon Saturday moming5.and sorr memberscometogetherforprayerbefo the Sunday service each week. The churth hosts th? Churche5 Togettr in Newport monthty prayer meetlng on the flrst Mondayofeach month. The Week bible study rreets in church ona Monday mming. [rirt8the yeartOPKscovered have been the books ofjeremlah. Ruth and Danlel.The group regularfy attractsevdhttoten people and. with the¥idof Stu material, hasgiven usthe opportunty to look at God's word in a MO indepth and structured manner. Every two weeks the Esther Group meets for fellowship and prayer on a Wedre5day mornir$8. Durln8 the year they have had a variety of guest speakers. One spoke of thew?rk of the Dignity FedoM network and another 5pokeabout the lrfe and influen of Wlllm Wilberforce who was so much rn0 than instrumertsl ITr the abolition of the skve trade. The Encounter Group has rnet normaify on the fturth Wednesday of the rnonth throughout the year. Thls group is on to the wkler Christian Cofflmunrty in Newport. rt is a time to Wdit on the Lord and re(eNe from Him. The meetin85 no¥rnally attract aroundtsventy Feople. During 2024, and with thÈ inthal support ty way of a 8ranL from the Shropshlre Community Fwndètion, the Tuesday Warm Drop In started. The Drop In has contlnued to operate on Tuesday rnornl during 2025. It Fwdes a place where Feople can meet, chat and ptsygames in a VRM and wekom1 environrnenL The church suptK•nS Newport Sin8lng Together, a choirfor peop wsth dementia and their tarers. In addrtion to the church, a numberol local organlsation$ have generousty fvnded the Clk)ir. The Is Imwrtant as it provides comfort and stlmulatbn to rts members who are both dernentki sufferers and their corer Our walkin88TOUP meetson a Thursday morni. Upto ten people. and thelr dw, walk In the countryslde around NewporL Once agaln thisyear. were able to host a Jnch forthe emberS0 the Harper Adams UnNer5ty Cthristian Unlon. In October, following our HarvestThank5wvingSeThke. All Haryest grftswere donated to NewFrf)rt Foodbank. The Church supports Newport Fwdbank and through the year donatkjns of fctyjd recehed from oUrfelhJwshipa rewlarly passed on to the Foodban We have the Church Family What&4pp 8roup whKh has become a major pillar in keeplng In contart with ourchurch fami and in dlsseminatin8 informatlon throLyhout our fellhIp. Messages IkKJude tytyer request4 birthday conETatulatiorts and other pleas for 1{+. Looklngahead Into2026 We anticipate that our N)rrnal aCtfv will contiNe In 2026, although we ha¥e r? pkns for any additional xtlvlUes. We have been wthout a minlster sin¢eJanuary 2022. Our current Jevel of offeriy are such that we cannot afford to empby a mifii5ter. Itwouldtake an increase inweektyofferlngsof about£850eath and everyweekforusto be in o posith?n to commr(to ernploying sorneone.
NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Rlghtatthe end of 2025. a newyouth8roup has been launched.Th15 group meets ona FrFdayevenirrfeveryfortnlghL and whilst hosted in our buildin& it is being led by ourfrien(ts at Newport Cthristian Fello¥¥ship. The aim isto wowde a Pla forthe young people from all the Newport¢hurche5to meeL s¢xi•lse and twild friendships. FINANCIAL REVIEW As a church. we a entirety depEndent on the Lords kndingand the resrCeS He provide We started the year totsl cash reseNes in the bank of E31,146. During the year income received was £22.529 and our expendittl totalled £28.596. We spent £6.067 more than we red. We eKountered a number of 518nificart one off wsts to maintsin bulldin8. This has left us with cash reserves of £25.079 att year end. which indudes £310 of restricted fund$. Restricted funds a those an)unts receNed which are ear-marked for$kwffic PUTSeS. Durlngthe year we reNed £2,728 of restricteé funds and spent £224 of those fvnds. Th left us wrth a baièno of £310. It h45 been necessary to carry out a Trumker of major building malntenarKt proieLts this year. In order to keep our building In a good stste of repair. The expenditu Wa5 Pnned and anUnted to a totsl cos¢ whKh was rnet frorn ourcash reseNes, of just over £13.OCKI. More detsll is 8Nen in rKte 5 to these accounts. c11, even with the one off expenditure. our finartss remain on an even keel and rf the current e1$ of income and expenditure continue. we should be able to operate as we are Ind@finrte. However. whi15t we are co¥ering costs. we are not PTovidlng reserves that would enable us to recruit a minister. Reserv•s lIcY ReseNes are reded to bridge the gap between the speThdi and rewIng of 1me and to awer unpLinned emergency eXpendre. The Trustees feel tt it j5 prudent for the Church to alm to maintsin a level ol cash reserye5 equivalent to the cost of running the church for a perlod of six month% plus a contin8enryfvnd of f I0,C0 for one off expen5. We know that duri08 2026, we are going to have to have addthonal trMJ¥ldin8 maintenance costs. The wnnin8 Costs of the church for six rnonths will be in the region of £8,5(. Reserves atthE year-end amounted to £25.079. Reserves atthe yearnd exeeded the Folky by £6S7912024- £12,7711.This IstxJrtAJffera8ain5tunforeseen expenditure and part of our saving5 50 that we rnay at some rx)Int In the fubjre. aNe to empby a minister. Being 314St. the cost of empfoWn8 a pew rnlnlsterfvlltirne woukl i in the reg)ft of £44.COJ per annum. Therefore, saviw alone wlll never be enough. Our weekly offeriw would need to rise by £850 per week each and every week. R15k lIcY The Trustees have ide)tthed and revwed the rlsk trj which the thurch i% exp)sed and tsken step5 to elimlnate, reduce or manage those Tlsks. They have atsotsken stepstoertsurethat appropriatecontrd5are in placeto Pde reasonable assurarKe agalnstlraLsd orerror.
NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 STrUCTURE GOVERP4ANCE AND MANAGEMENT Gobpming Document The Church is a Charitable Incorporated Ortanisation ICIOI. It 15 8overned by its corlt drxumertwhich was unanirnously adopted at a Church MeMr meeting held on 30 October 2017. prior to it subrnitted to the Charities Commssitsn lor Engnd & Wale5 45 part of the re8i5tratH)n proce55. The document 15 based on the mdel constitution produced by the Baptist Unlon Corporatlon Limited in consultation wilh the ChHrity Comrni55K)n for England & Wales. Re¢ruitment and appointment of new trustees The Church Mernbers, meeting under the guidance of the HO 5plrlt aInt Trustees to be Sponble for the go¥emance of the ChuKh. Deacons are appointed foran Inft¢althree yeartemi with theopyxsrtunityto be nominated for reapintrnentatthe end ofeach three year term. orasagreed Irom Ilme toOme lrythe Church MemLrs' MeetinE. The Church Secretaryand Church Trèasurerareappointed annualand tre is rK) restrictK)n on the nurnberof vearsthattheycan5ee. NewTsteesaretTaIThed and gulded on theiob bythe more exrIered Trustee OY%anisational 5truthre Church Members meettogether in a Churth Member5, meeti Under guldarKe of the HO Splrltand underthe Lordshlp of Christto disrTh the mind tsf God in the affalrsof the thurch. memr$ shall, $0 hr as is possib, seekconsensus on all rnatter5 considered at a Church Meeti08. However. for matters requlring a decisKJn, a vote shall taken and the outcome of the vote recorded asa resolutkjn of the MemiEr5.There are twotyFesof formal Church Members. Meetings, OrdinJry Church Members, Meetin851Th)rmalty held quartertyl and Special Churth Members. Meeiin8s. In order to be carried, a resolution at an Ordinary Church Mernbers, Meetlng requlres a simple majority of Membersattendlng andvoting. At a Special Church Members, Meeting re501utlon reqU[s a two thirds majorrty of Members arter1 and voting in orderto be carried. Wlder network The Church is a mem1 of the Baptist Untjn of Great 8riiain and the Heart of England Baptist AssociK)fi. Thè Church wlll normally promote. encourage. support and a(fvèntr the work of the Baptist LlnKJn, Thè Association and BMS Wortd Mission through prayer, through flnanoal contributkjns aAd, where appropriate. by making personnel awalbIefr0rn rnernrshiP of the Church. The Church will also support bcal Uaptitt and ecumenical gatherings wn (t $ able to do so. The Baptist Union has no controlllng Imerest in the conducr and operation of the Church. REFERENCE ANDADMINisfRATIVE DETAILS Charlty name: Newport Bapitstchureh Shropshire ReKlstered Ch¥lty fflbe. 1176587 Prfndpal address Water Lane Newport Shropshlre TFIO 7LD
NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Deacons.. Chris Cartwright Mrs 15L}n Da¥5 Mrs Helen W1150n Mr5 Pauline Creevey ppointed 11 Maich 2025 reappointed 11 March 2025 Other officer5= Mrs Ruth Sumrners Isecretaryl lan Walsh Itreasurerl reaplThted 11 March 2025 reapF¢)inted 11 March 2025 Propertytrustee: Le8al t[t to the ChuTrh'5 freehold property held by H£8A rrNstl Association (formerly The West MidLand Baptist (Trust) Ssodatlonl forthe benefrtof members of Newport Baptist Church Shropshire. Ind•p•ndont examlner rn Herriott Enterprises 15 Briarsleigh Stafford ST17 4QP The TnJstte5 approved theTFUStee¥ Annual Re[0 l February 2026. ON 8EHALFOFTHE BOPAD Mrs R Surnmers Isecretsryl
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF NEWPORT BAPTisf CHURCH SHROPSHIRE I report on the a¢¢ourts of Newport Baptist Church Shropshire Ichartty No: 11765871 forthe yearended 31 Decernber 2025 Set out on pages 7 to 10. Re5pecllve reswisibilities of Trustees Examiner As the charity trustees. you are responsible forthe prepara1 of the a(Cjts in accordance with the requirements of t Charit5 Act 2011 llhe Arfl. I report in respect of nry eamination of the Char$ accounts carrEd out under Se)n 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryln8 out my examination, I havelolk>wed the opplicabbe DIrecnS 8Nen tythe (haritycommlssknn under settion 1451Sllbl of the Act. Independent èxamineessiateme I have cornpleted myexamination. l (onfirm that no material rnatters have come to my attention in conThectlon wth the examination which gives rne cause to believe that in. any material pert.. accountln8 records were not kept En accordan with secbon 130 of the Acior the accounts do not xcord wtth the accounting retords I have no concerns and have corne across no otr*r matters in connectyon wth the examination to which attention should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understandingof the ath)unts to reathed. T Herriott Tirn Herrlott Eotefprises 15 Bri4r51elgh STAFFORD 17 4QP Date..
NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENfs ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2025 Tthl ReIpts Offeriw-geoerol Offeriw-appeals Home Mission Grant Gift Ald recovered 0onions Refits re¢¥ed other income Bankinterestrece Trt•l rttews .1 ,1 2334 I) 1334 3.071 3.015 3A81 3,258 793 41S 415 1258 793 213 319 22.529 70 319 159 159 2.728 Visiting speaker¢ èxpenses Donations Insurance eat. li8ht, tekphcffje aThJ water Cleanln8 surIPtiOns Rep3ir5and maintenan Mt5cellaneou5 expenses Independert Re¥ieweVsfee L3 4A35 22 62 1912 577 L550 1550 8571 1293 2,458 2912 1370 L322 1465 4,227 L293 191Z 577 14.(43 912 726 378 726 1,283 3) 19,698 359 745 9J5 285% 14.566 5.132 A%Et purcha%$ Purchase of fvrnituro 3nd equlpment Total wments 25.rn 14,566 19.698 N•t(ash Iwthowlllrfflowfwthepeth)d 15?711 5.514 5.510 Cashknd5 at ijanuary 201S Cash hjmds atal lJetembèr202S 31.146 25.226 410 405 25.636 24,769 310
NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE STATEMENT OF ASS5 AND LIABIUTIES AS AT 310ECEMBER 2025 Cash funds TLI Tathl Cash * bank 24.769 310 Tth Grfr Nd retoverablÈ on 8trts Utilitie5 Pahl in advance 643 867 643 643 867 Freehold property Eouipmentand furniture 327.266 330KK 327,266 4,9 331.875 330.(KKJ 1,839 331,839 33 331 Llabllttles E5tinK4ted aMount0ng lor utilitiespriL¥toporiod end Expenditure committed befere end 236 355 1,236 355 don behalf01th*Tnm. n RWa15h (Treasure l Februèry 2026
NEWPORT BAPTIST CHURCH SHROPSHIRE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEMts FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEM8ER 2025 E5tsWsl¥nentoftheCh P4ewpcrt Ba$1 Churth Shmpshire vras resrered.asa Charltsble Iwprted Ornl. wth theCharft¥CcmmissKn lor Enand and Wakson 9January 201& ahhou8h dvj ctr)mmpnce actNmes 15AprIl 1118. Attoufitstormlt TheTrustees havÈ taken thedecfjsfjothto preparÈthosÈaccountson a wlptsathd p•miÉmts basik PaymÈnts toTn¥i•qs NoTrustte. otherthon 1heCaner. was H(yebEr50me 1nee$Weeimtsur fvreY9eSiheV incLwred on behalf ofthe Church. Thedeaner. %thlsa tn15tee, Isenga8ed forfrJurknJr5 perwee Pa Glft Day Ilftc assoued GiftAidl CfveckPoint E5rherGroup fuTh1s Harvest LurKh Home MLssion in Newport SinÉingTowher Tuesdavwarm Drop In 12.ID)I 1301 12501 275 145 1851 13421 211 io 310 2.728 2024 410 15.132 Repairs and m•liiie•thii(E Durin8 the yearthe thurth Undert*S0 wifirant repatys iothethurth bullJi ihe mah)r teMswere as follows:. Replacement olfire doors Replacement ofemergÈnry li8hts and upyade14shtyng ExierKsr pairt1 arKI dercthing 9.911 2.469 763 13,143 Related partl S(TrusteeS have bLwght ltemsfvrthe and been subsequenttyrelmb¥rsed. Reimbursementswhere pald asfdknws'.- Mrs P Creevey mr$ADae5 Mrs RSummers14nd husb3ndl 102 221 323 193