North Bradley Baptist Church CIO Charity Number 1179667 Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements For the period 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025 NORTH BRADLEY BAPTIST CHURCH Rep)rt of the Trnste¢s for the period l A January 2025 to 31. December 2025 Contents Contents... R8POrt ofthe Tnjstees.... Objectives of the ClO....-.. Govemance.... Public Benefit.. Activities... Financial Review ....... TnJstees' Responsibilities..-....... References and Administrative Info￿abon..... Independent ExamineTS Reportto theTrugtees of North Bradley Baptistchurch.... Receipts and PayTnents Report.-...... Statement of assets and iiabiltties...... Fund movement by type.... Accounting Policies.. -10 Poge2 of11 NORTH BRADLEY BAPTIST CHURCH Rep)rt ofthe Tn￿l¢eS for the period l. January 2025 ￿ 31. December 2025 Report of the Trustees Objectives of the CIO The ￿vanceMent of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith. primarily, but not exclusively, within North Brddley, Trowbridge and the sum)unding neighLx>urfiood; and Such other charitable purposes shdl, in thc opinion of the chartty twstees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of FaiEh, including but not limited to= Th¢ prevention and relief of ￿ har(Lship and sickn The ddvancement of ¢du￿10n The provision of facilities in the interests of socÈal welfare. for ￿creation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have n¢ed of such factlities by reason of their yout}4 age. infirmity or disability, fInancial hardship or social circunistances, with the object of improving their conditions of life. Governance The trustees are also the eld¢TS of the church. Th¢y meet regularly to discuss the activities of the church. Matthew Neal, Richard Haddow. Philip Taylor, waI￿r Burge&s. Aaron Scott (appointed 9th Jonathan Brett (appointed 4 Noveruber 2025) served as trustecs i elders during this Feriod. July 2025) and Carol Reid acts as Treagurer and Hayley O'Bri¢n acts as 1X￿kke£Per forthe church accounts. which also includes coJrying vut payroll. Rachel Mtirt1￿ Fiona William4 John Rel￿ Carol Rei(t Will Haweave$ and David Brake act as chur¢h deacons. Public Benefit North Bradley Baoist Church is a Christian church W0￿[ng in accothce with their Basis of Faith, doctrinal distin¢tives and ethical sthtemenL primaril￿ within Wiltshire and the surrounding are& Th¢y seek to servc the community through public Christian worship, paslorai care and activities for all ages. They are active in projects of social con¢rrn u)¢luding the relief of pxjverty and suppon for the homeless. Activities Vartous regular groups and church meetiTtgs are usually ntD at North Br&Jley Baptist Church. North Bradley. or in othcr locations as appropriate. These include: Sunday ¢hurch worship meeiing4 live streaM￿j for those who cannot attend Age-appropriate Sunday teaching for primary age atid younger children Mid-week fellowship. Bible studies and prayer meeting& held either al the church or at p￿p]es, homes A children's meeting held monthly durtng tern) time. for primary sch(Kyl aged children A teens, meeting held most weeks during tem] tirne, for S¢xondary school aged children A parent and toddler group, named 'Tiddlcrs'. held weekly during terni time A bi-weekly meeting called 'Together' for generally older mcmkrs of the Church and community Events attned panicularty at either men or women connected wrth the ch￿r¢￿ giving opportunities for spirituaI discussÉons and for deeper friendships io develop Page 3of Jl NORTH BRADLEY BAvrtST CHURCH Report of the TnLStees for the period ]* January 2025 to 3 IA De¢ember2025 Courses for th05¢ interested in learning moFe alKJut Christianity. or for those looking to deepen and sllrngthen th¢ir existing Christian faith Regular sou￿S￿ndWich provision to memlxr5 of the public who are in particular need in the local A regular,0￿ the Book, evert presenting narrntives from the Bible to the children at the local primary school Regular assemblies within the local primary school Over th¢ sumtner. we organisd and hostrd a family fim day wtth many free aciivities open to all. and to celebrate Chrisunas we orgaÉiksed a carol singing ¢vening around the Iwl COEnmunity. PastOEal care És provided to those who may need extr&SUEYrt for any re&80 Church mem￿￿ attend vatious conferences. such a5 the Biblical Counselling UK confettnce, the Bath Women'5 COnfere￿e and the Soth West Men's CoDventioD. The chur¢h finaDcially 5upw)rts go5￿1 work in the Valathi area of South Indi4 Daniel Caballero (who has a ministry in Perul Grace Baptist Mission. Open t￿￿)￿ (who supyxbrt p¢tsecuted Christians around the world) aEKI CARE (Christian Action R£%earth and Educatio￿ a Christian organisation seeking to present Biblical truth, with grdC< into the public squar¢). The church 0[￿teS a Need8 FurKI to apply the fimds of North Br*lley Baptist Church on a disctrtionary basi5 and in accfjrdance with the charitsble purpm and objectiv¢s of the charity. The priorities in 2025 were: The advoncement of the Christian faith within local communtties and across the world. The relief of poverty within local COllLmunities among th¢ world's deprived and needy rKoples. To provide a lendingl)and to a brother or sister in need. Financial Review Fn)m l January 2025 to 31 D￿eMber 2￿15, the church re￿iVed total income of £120,641 and incunrd total expenditure of £112,945, resulting in a surplus of £7.696 forthe year. Overall income increased by 6•/0 compared with 2024. This uplift WLS supp)rted by severa] one￿ff gifLs totslling £7.150, as well &s an additional £750 in rentsl income froTn the fi¢ld. The most Si￿1r1&7￿t chdnge WLS in our generni offeriDgs which rose by 23Yo cOMpa￿d with the previous year. Expenditure incrwed by 190/0 year•on-ye￿, largely due to the transition of our associate pastor from part-iim¢ to fu]l-time employment from SLTrmber 2025. AdditiOT]21 costs during the yfar included severnl necessary repairs and maintenance prujects, such as rtflooring the manse kitchen, purcbasing a new hot water heater for the thurch. and completing further ￿ WOTk to improve th¢ car park and boundary We cortinued our commitsnent to SUPPK)rting ix)th overseas and UK mitiistries, incjrasing our giving to £6.000. which is £1.450 tnore than ID 2024. We also remained attentive in monitoring our reserves 8nd banking arrangem¢nts thmughout the year. We will Continue to Jrview our res¢￿eS to aSUTe gixmj stewaTthhip al￿ long-temi finan¢iaJ stability. Page 4 ofjl NORTH BRADLEY BAwfisT CHURCH Report of the Trnstees for ihe ￿r[0d l* January 2025 to 31. December 2025 Trustees, Responsibilities Under the Charities Act 2011. the trustees a￿ rquiTed ￿ prepare a statcmeltt of account for each accounting year. They are responsible for keeping ptDper accouwrting records which dis¢105e with re&sonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the church and to ensur¢ that such accounts and records comply w.ith the Charities Act 2011. They also have a responsibility lo safeguard the assets of the ehurch atMI ts> tske reasonable Ste￿$ io detrct fraud or other irregularities and to provide reasonable &%5urattres thaL" The Lhurch is operating eificientlv and eff￿￿1VelY Its assets are safcguarded against unauthorized use or dis[￿S1ti0n Financial itrforniation us&1 ￿'1th￿n the church of for publication is reliable The church complies with relevant Idws and regulations References and Administrative Infomiation Name of charity North Br￿lleY Bapiist Church CIO Charity registraiion number 1179667 Principal address Trustees IA Westbury RO￿ North Bradley, Trowbridge BA14 ofN The trustees serving during the ye8r were: Rr¢hard John H&ldow Phtlip Brian Taylor Wa]ter David Burgcss Matthew Colin Neal Aaron Ro&8 Scott Jonatlwi Andrew Brett Independent Fxatnin¢r John Edwards B.Sc (Econ) 22 Anc&8t¢r Close. Trowbridge, wiltshi￿ BA14 90A Approved by the Board of Trustees and signej on its beh￿(by. 13 Page 5 oflj NORTH BRADLEY BAvfisT CHURCH RetL)rt of th¢ Tn￿ for the wiod i• January 2025 to 31A Decemter 2025 Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of North Bradley Baptist Church I rep)rt to the In￿treS on my axam1T￿lOll of the accounts ofNorth Bradl¢y Baptist Church Charitabl¢ Incorporated Organisatton for the period eTKled 31 Decemkr 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity t]ust¢es of the Trnst vou are reswnsible forthe prepar*ion ofthe accowits in accordance with the requirements of the Chorities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I retK>rt in rtsp￿t of my examination of the Trust's ac¢ounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Direrttons given by the CharAty Commission under sertion 14515Xb) of the ACL llldependeDÉ eigmiDer's ststem¢nt I have coMplet￿j my examination. I confinn that no materi81 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to beli¢ve that in any material respect: l. &¢counting were not kept in resped of the Trust as requir￿1 by section 130 of th¢ Act; or 2. the ac(x)unts do not ￿COrd with those records. or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requiremerbts concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in th¢ Charities (Aco)unts and Keports) Regulations 2(M)8 otherthan any requiretnent that the accounts give a 'true and fair view which is a matter considered 35 Part of an independenl examination. I hav¢ no Concerns and have come across no other matters in ¢onn¢ction with the ¢xarnination to which attention should be Ltswn in this reFM)rt in ord¢rto etd)l¢ a Pro￿ understanding of the accounts to be reached. John Edwards B.Sc.(Econ) 22 Ancaster Close Tn)wbridge Wiltshi BA14 9DA 1315{>oxG Sign......... Ptlge 6 of11 NORTH BRADLEY BApfisT CFIURCH Report of the Tn￿e¢S forthe pcriod l* January 2tr25 to 31. Decemtrer 2025 Receipts and Payments Report 2025 2024 Interest 182 t82 148 182 182 148 Church use GtftAh1 ReftJr*1s &ft8 to Needs Fund Offeriffjs One off Grfls 885 12,634 12,634 140 95.420 7.150 11.999 337 140 95.420 6.6x1 79,735 16.480 100 TiddferDen*iMs 547 547 809 116,035 116N5 109,745 Olher IrKonimg rBsour Rèfrjnds l Rentsl tncun¢ 240 240 2,450 3.310 Totsl Recelpts 120.IX)1 120.641 113.203 Payments Charitabk Affi1￿IDn fees Bank fees Churd) Gas and Ekc Chwth Lunth catemg Clean￿￿ rota fiowtys Counol Tax-manse E￿￿￿TrIc5￿8ct1rtObJgY E￿ern￿ grDund n7aH)Èenan Extern81 Speakets 3.108 3.708 60 5.605 427 1,110 1.110 410 3.147 1.999 5,288 712 1,357 3.473 1.357 5,041 Finantsal support- UK Fthres and Frttsngs Gifts_ M*YJiErs Grocer*s Insuran*- Church InSUran￿- M•se 4,350 200 3.029 130 3228 121 3,728 121 717 1.470 7,470 392 1.327 358 Page 7of11 NORTH BRADLEY BAvfisT CHURCH Rep)rt of the Tnzstxs forthe perid ]* January 2025 to 31# De￿nI￿r2025 9Ji 974 1.136 4,229 1.192 607 mainteTraD￿- Churc Mairtenantx- Manse 974 1.327 150 9n 620 6.111 477 535 4.181 Paymnt8 frcffi Noeds FuThl Penwn Gcats ithting aTrJ Put4x* Sabar*s and 731 47T 45.182 83 1,100 47,016 207 112 207 293 Soup wn 470 S￿￿J•Y XW Sundry Tel8phon• The Htsb TkJdlBr• 13 13 13 37 478 478 418 161 818 818 n3 110.706 94.047 Layl Ey4)•rrfa8 &Tra•)* 2.167 1187 2.187 2.18T 849 14618 M898 7.898 80.148 87,844 18,307 61,841 1,148 Pty8ofll NORTH BRADLEY BAvfisT CHURCH Rewrt of the Tn￿eeS for th¢ periiKI l. January 2025 to 31. D¢¢ember 2025 Statement of assets and liabilities GeRerAI led R¢stricted l)is CAF Bank 50,347 36,8KI 607 87.844 79,654 494 80,148 36mO GrarvJt£rfal 80.148 North Brthlley Baptist Church a]so owns the church building and the manse, the land adjoTning King5 Lodge Liitle Common and the Land on the north w￿[ side of Little Common. This was valued in 2019 ai an approxima￿ figure of £ I,000,O(M). This financial Statem￿ was aFproved and authoriz£d for issue by the Board and signed on tts Ethalf by: . Mr Richard H&tdow {TTUStce) Page 9of11 NORTH BRADLEY BAvfJsT CHURCH R¢port of the TnL%tees forthe period IJE January 2025 to 31• D￿eMber 2025 Fund movement by type (Wing Tr•&*fers Ckning lJesvJnatsd 547 547 547 547 WEED. 1480th Fw DesvJna 140 140 620 10.( 8.432 IksvJnal8d 4432 Desvanated 28,1)Xl 28,0 28.000 Staff .skffiThJ FWMI 12.( 12,C G6nw31. General fvnd Unrestri¢ted 120.r*)1 98257 50.347 50A47 120,641 Poge JOof11 NOR"fH BRADLEY BAPTIST CHURCH Rewrt ofthe TTUStees for the peri￿1 l* January 2025 to 31* DecemèeT 2025 Basls of accounting The financial stAlements have prepared using the receipts and payments meth￿. Pollcy on reserves We don't have any fornial reserves FK)li¢y. but our intention is to work lowards holding resejves that eqtsa lo six monttL8 Costs, assuming th* one full-time pastor is employed. Designated fund monies are held unlil used for their specific purpose. Accounting Policies Incomlng r•sources All incoming resources are included in the statement of financia] activities when the Charity ￿ceiVe$ the incoEne. Resources èxpended Liabilities a￿ re¢ognised &$ resources expended when the expense 1$ paid by the Charity. Page ]/ of //