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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 January 2024 31 December 2024

From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Duckpool Road Baptist Church CIO Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1183379

Charity's principal address 53-54 Duckpool Road

Newport Postcode NP19 7EN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 David Gregory Church CIO Members
2 Christopher Davies Church CIO Members
3 Graham Knight Church CIO Members
4 Julie Gregory Church CIO Members
5 Gillian McAnulty Jan – Nov 2024 Church CIO Members
6 Anthony Perry Church CIO Members
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution Adopted 13[th] May 2019

CIO

How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected in accordance with the Church CIO Constitution Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

To advance the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist Denomination. This shall include holding regular public Summary of the objects of the services for divine worship and to financially support other charity set out in its charitable purposes locally, nationally and internationally. governing document

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Activities include: Regular Public Worship, Prayer and Bible Study, Baptisms, Communion, Evangelism, Pastoral Care, Young Church, Creche Facilities, mid-week Devotional and Social Activities.

The Church continues to support the local Food Bank and charitable purposes locally, nationally and internationally and serves the local community in running mid-week devotional and social meetings, including meetings for Ladies and Men’s Summary of the main Fellowship, monthly Praise and Worship evenings and a weekly activities undertaken for the Saturday morning Open Doors coffee morning. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory The Trustees have read the Charity Commission guidance on declaration that trustees have public benefit, and are satisfied that the activities outlined above had regard to the guidance clearly demonstrate that the charity is providing a benefit to the issued by the Charity public. Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Throughout the year the church holds special events and services for church members and the wider community to celebrate the Christian calendar and important national commemorations. The church and its ministries continue to regularly give financial support to Home Mission Fund, Baptist Missionary Society, The Leprosy Mission, Tear Fund and many other charities and organisations locally, nationally and internationally. Special events also take place to raise funds for other charities including The Royal British Legion, Cancer Research, Mission Aviation, Alzheimers Society, Dementia UK, United Christian Broadcasters, Sparkle, Smile Train, Scripture Union International, Moving Mountains International Charity.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

The Trustees are satisfied that they have sufficient reserves at the Balance Sheet date, together with ongoing income anticipated, to enable the church to function effectively in the coming year. The reserves and continued income will also provide opportunity to sustain the ministry of the church.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) David Gregory Full name(s) David Gregory Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 20th October 2025

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Duckpool Road Baptist Church CIO 1183379
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01-Jan-24 31-Dec-24
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Weekly offerings, church covenants, thank
offerings, gifts and tax refunds for 83,664 - - 83,664 32,026
covenants
Donations to Local, National and 2,504 - - 2,504 3,095
International charities and organisations
Rent from church properties, use of church 22,895 - - 22,895 18,018
, bank interest and grants
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
109,063 - - 109,063 53,138
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 109,063 - - 109,063 53,138
A3 Payments
Ministry - - - -
Ministers stipend, income tax, visiting
speakers fees, travelling expenses, Young
church activities
30,103 30,103 29,761
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Upkeep of church properties and
operational services - - - - -
Church properties repairs, renewals and
maintenance 16,742 - - 16,742 19,399
Light, heat, water and telephone 5,436 - - 5,436 5,441
Insurance of church properties 4,066 - - 4,066 3,811
Cleaning of church premises 2,080 - - 2,080 1,733
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Mission and Donations - - - -
Donations and appeals to Local, National
and International charities and
organisations 1,494 - - 1,494 6,857
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Church Administration - - - -
Consumables, house keeping and catering
1,802 - - 1,802 1,247
Stationery and printing 1,057 - - 1,057 1,002
Affiliation fees 697 - - 697 797
Church web site services 534 - - 534 526
Miscellaneous admin services 306 - - 306 318
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Sub total [ 64,316 ] - - 64,316 70,893
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 64,316 - - 64,316 70,893
Net of receipts/(payments) 44,747 - - 44,747 - 17,754
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 44,747 - - 44,747 - 17,754
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period the end of the period
Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use		 Details
Community Account (Current Account)
Business Premium Account (Deposit
Account)
Rate Reward Account (Reserve Account)
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Duckpool Road Baptist Church and
Christian Centre, 53-54 Duckpool Road
Newport
55 Duckpool Road, Newport
The Manse, 80 Somerset Road, Newport
Capital Items
Details
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
49,791
1,058
158,548
209,397
Agreement Error
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Unrestricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
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Cost (optional)
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Cost (optional)
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funds
to nearest £
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Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

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Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
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Date of
Signature Print Name
approval
David Gregory David Gregory 20/10/2025
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Duckpool Road Baptist Church CIO On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no lif any) 1183379 Set out on pages to tndude the p8ge nUM￿r¥ of add￿onal sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe above charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 31112 12024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of 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 carying out my examination, I have followed the applicat￿e Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's Statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: so