## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1[st] January 2025 Period start date To 31[st] December 2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Llanwenarth Baptist Church** ## **Charity registration number: 1184281** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The advancement of the Christian faith**
**according to the principles of the Baptist**
**denomination.**
**The Church may also advance education**
**and carry out other charitable purposes**
**in the United Kingdom and/or other parts**
**of the world.**| |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|**The activities may include but are not**
**restricted to:**
**•**
**regular public worship, prayer,**
**Bible study, preaching and teaching;**
**•**
**baptism, as defined in the Baptist**
**Union’s Declaration of Principle;**
**•**
**the Communion of the Lord’s**
**Supper which shall normally be**
**observed at least once a month;**
**•**
**evangelism and mission, locally,**
**regionally, nationally and internationally;**
**•**
**the teaching, encouragement,**
**welcome and inclusion of young people;**
**•**
**nurture and growth of Christian**
**disciples;**
**•**
**education and training for**
**Christian and community service;**
**•**
**giving and encouraging pastoral**
**care;**
**•**
**supporting and encouraging**
**charitable social action in the United**
**Kingdom and abroad;**
**•**
**encouraging relationships with**
**and supporting Baptists and other**
**Christians.**
**•**
**being fully involved as**| |||**appropriate with the local community. **| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**I confirm the trustees have had regard to**
**the guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||||SORP reference|SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Policy on grant making||Para 1.38||**N/A**|| ||Policy on social investment
including program related
investment||Para 1.38||**N/A**|| ||Contribution made by
volunteers||Para 1.38||**All Church members and deacons who**
**contribute to the running of the church**
**do so voluntarily.**|| ||Other|||||| |||||**No formal targets were set.**||| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference **The Church made donations of £500 to good causes such as Christian Aid, Leprosy Mission and The Church made donations of £1018 to** Summary of the main **the Baptist missionary Society.** achievements of the charity, **The Church has continued to offer** identifying the difference the Para 1.20 **services to all who wish to praise God.** charity’s work has made to **This includes Christmas and Easter** the circumstances of its **services when local people attend. The** beneficiaries and any wider **Luncheon Club offers a good value** benefits to society as a **meal and company for local people. A** whole. **Messy Church was started for younger children. The Church now runs a monthly coffee morning in the village hall for local people, with takings going to a charity.** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**No formal targets were set.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Our investments made by Brewin**
**Dolphin increased by 6.1% in the year to**
**31st December 2025**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|**At 31st December 2025 the charity has**
**liquid assets of £332,559. Also property**
**assets for Church use of £690,000**| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We hold reserves in order use the**
**returns to contribute to providing**
**ministry at the Church, and the upkeep**
**of the church.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£332,559**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **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|**Congregational Offerings. In addition to**
**congregational giving we also received**
**tax repayment from Gift Aid.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**We invest to make a return that can be**
**used to contribute to paying for Ministry**
**and upkeep of buildings.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Falling membership.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?(e.g
unincorporated
association,CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |---|---|---| |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|**Election to post by the membership.**| ## **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|**The Charity Trustees will make available**
**to each new Charity Trustee, on or**
**before his or her first appointment:**
**a copy of this constitution and any**
**amendments made to it;**
**a copy of the Church’s latest trustees’**
**annual report and statement of**
**accounts; and**
**a summary of key issues that have**
**recently been under consideration by**
**the Charity Trustees with sufficient**
**background information to enable the**
**newly appointed Charity Trustee to gain**
**an understanding of the ways of working**
**among the Charity Trustees with the**
**intention that a newly appointed Charity**
**Trustee will be helped to understand the**
**work of the Church and their**
**responsibilities so as to contribute**
**positively to Charity Trustees meetings**
**as soon as possible after their**
**appointment.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The Church is membership organisation**
**and its leadership team consist of**
**Minister and elected deacons/trustees.**
**The Church is a member of the Baptist**
**Union of Wales and the Gwent Baptist**
**Association. It is also a member of the**
**Baptist Union of Great Britain.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**None**| |||| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Llanwenarth Baptist Church| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|| |Registered charitynumber|1184281| |Charity’s principal address|8 Glanmoor, Gilwern, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
NP7 0DT| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| |Andrew David
Baker|Church Secretary|From July 2019|| |Allan Williams||From February2020|| |Helen Dawn
Botting||From July 2019|| |Richard Miles|Minister|From November 1st2024|| |Derek Carpenter||From February2021|| |Marian Macdonald|Church Treasurer|From Feb 2024|| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - 8 9 - 10 11 12 - 13 - 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**Welsh Baptist Union**
**Corporation**|**Since 1990**|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Church, School Room,Graveyard, Field, Manse| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|**The Welsh Baptist Union Corporation (WBUC) is a full**
**trustee for the property owned by Llanwenarth Baptist**
**Church.**
The objects of the WBUC is THE PROMOTION OF THE
INTERESTS OF THE WELSH BAPTIST DENOMINATION.| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|Deeds for assets held at Pothecary, Witham and Weld,
Solicitors for the WBUC.| ## **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 ## **Other optional information** ## **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)** Andrew David Baker **Position (eg Secretary,** Church Secretary **Chair, etc)** **Date** th March 2025 16 ## 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 5[th] February 2026 ## **Llanwenarth Baptist Church** ## **Financial Statement for Year Ended 31st December 2025** ## **General Receipts and Payment Account** ||**Note**|**2025**|**2024**| |---|---|---|---| |**Balance at 1.1.2025**||**58022.97**|| |**Receipts**|||| |Offering||24148.95|18054.25| |Tax Refund||5561.56|946.31| |Donations||6647.76|1360.00| |Rent||185.00|360.00| |Fees||1525.00|1860.00| |Raised for Other Causes||334.25|0.00| |Miscellaneous||923.58|588.54| |Teas/Luncheon Club||599.50|752.92| |**Total Receipts**||**39925.60**|**23922.02**| |**Payments**|||| |Ministry and Mission|1|35013.54|6411.34| |Upkeep of Premises|2|12344.21|16111.06| |Administration|3|1947.23|1353.16| |Passed to Other Causes|4|2501.75|398.00| |Miscellaneous||120.97|1452.76| |**Total Payments**||**51928.19**|**25726.32**| |**Net Receipts/Payments**||**-12002.59**|**-1804.30**| |**Balance at 31.12.25**||**46020.38**|**58022.97**| |**Unpresented Cheques**||**0.00**|**0.00**| |**Balance at 31.12.25**||**46020.38**|**58022.97**| |**Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31.12.24**|||| |**Assets**|||| |HSBC Account||46020.38|58022.97| |Brewin Dolphin||286514.93|269644.51| |Held for Church Use|5
|1830296.00|1830296.00| |**Total Assets**||**2162831.31**|**2157963.48**| ## **Liabilities** None These accounts have been prepared on a 'receipts and payments' basis and in accordance with Section 133 Charities Act 2011 ## **Notes** ## **1.00 Ministry and Mission** |**inistry and Mission**|| |---|---| |Gross Stipend|26807.52| |Expenses|85.00| |Assemblies etc|0.00| |Pension|7803.24| |Visiting Ministry|300.00| |Outreach|18.27| |**Total**|**35013.54**| The minister acts as one of the church's trustees and receives remuneration and other benefits in respect of his services as Minister, including the provision of accommodation in The Manse. This is the first full year of this ministry. ## **2.00 Upkeep of Premises** ## **Manse** ||Telephone/Broadband|397.14| |---|---|---| ||Repairs/Maintenance|80.00| ||Insurance|280.45| ||Water and Sewage|462.38| ||Council Tax|1948.71| ||**Chapel/Schoolroom**|| ||Heat/Light|2883.18| ||Cleaning|1631.00| ||Insurance|3325.95| ||Repairs/Maintenance|389.65| ||Miscellaneous|945.74| ||**Total**|**12344.21**| |**3.00**|**Administration**|| ||Secretarial Expenses|148.23| ||Bank|86.49| ||Advertising/training|0.00| ||Subscriptions|1223.70| ||Miscellaneous/Gifts|488.81| ||**Total**|**1947.23**| |**4.00**|**Passed to Other Causes**|| ||Christian Aid|200.00| ||BMS|892.00| ||The Leprosy Mission|585.00| ||Other Causes|824.75| ||**Total**|**2501.75**| ## **5.00 Assets Held for Church Use** The church is the beneficial owner (subject to the relevant trusts) of the following assets: 1. Church premises at Station Road, Govilon, the legal title to which is held by the church's custodian trustee [the Baptist Union of Wales Corporation Ltd] valued in the accounts based on insured value. 1503264.00 ## 2. A burial ground at Station Road, Govilon. No meaningful value is available so it has not been included in the Statement of Assets. 3. The Manse has not been revalued since it was purchased for £275,000 275000.00 4. The church also owns fixtures, furniture and equipment with an insured value of 52032.00 **Total 1803296.00** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report Report to the trusteosl membern of LLAN￿ENARTH BAPTIST CHURCH On accounts for th• y•ar and 31 December 2025 Charity no (If any) 1184281 8•t out on pago8 I rep)rt to the trustees on my exanynatK)n of the accounts of the above harty fthe Trusf) for the year ended Responglbllllles and As the chanty I￿￿te8S of the Trust. you are responsible for the prep8ration basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chanlies Acl 2011 (Ihe Acr}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carried oui under Sect￿￿ 145 of the 2011 A£t and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicabfe Directions given by the Charty Commisston under Sect￿ 14515){bl of the Ad. I have (xxry4eted my examination. I confirm that no material matter8 have com8 to my attentM)n { ') in connection with the examination whth gNes mè cause to bèlieve that in, any materi81 $pect.' accounting re￿d$ were not kept in a(xxxdance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do Mt ￿cOrd wfth the accountlng records Independent •xamlnerfs statement I have no o)ncem8 and have c(wr* acro￿ no other matters in connection with the examinatK)n to wh￿h attention should b8 drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. ' Please delete e words in the bwkets rflhey do not apply. Slgned: iofE6rt Namo: Rolevant profuslonal qualifi¢ation{$) or body Ilf any): ACI Address: .•A IER October 2018