REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. CE018709 (Englanij and Wales) REGI%TERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1185143 Re ort of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for ihe Year Ended 30 Se tember 2025 for Famw'orth Ba tist Church Daniel Sam Limited Chartered Accountants 61 Plodder Lane Farnworth Bolton BL4 OBX Farnworth Ba tisi Church Conteiits of the Finaiicial Statements for the Year Ended 30 Se tember 2025 Page Report of the Trustees Independeiit Examiner'5 Report sta￿ment of Financial Aciivities Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Siatements 8 to 13 Detailed Statemenr of Financial Aciivities 14 to 15 Farnworth Ba tisi Church Re ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 Se tember 2025 The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting aiid Reporting by Charities.. Statemet]t of Recomniended Practice applicable to charities preparit]g their accounts in accordance H'ith the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l Jaiiuary 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objecti>e5 aims As stated in our coiistitution the priiicipal purpose of the church is the advancenient of the Christian faith according to the prinLiples of the Biiptist denomiiiation. The church a150 aims to support the local coniinuiiity throu¥h the iilleviation of povety and the promotion of social justice, tlie prowi5ioii of education and the provision of Lonllllulllty faLilitie5. The church coniinues to work towards its 2030 vision. We have set the following strategic objectives w,hich we believe will prepare and enable the growth we want to see. To grow the church to 1,500 by 2030. To serve the local communi To nurture our people through learning and discipleship To develop our sustainability Ihrough building our reserves, mainiaining external accreditation and investing in our people. Trustees review our progress quarterly and our impact is reflectsd in our impact report. Public b¢nefit The board of tru%tee% is %ati%fi¢d ￿1th the performance of the charity during the year and in planning th¢ artivities the trustees have had regard to the Charitv Commi%sion's guidance on public benefit. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities The activities, achievement5 and perforinance of the church for the year ended 30 September 2025, as well as the plans for the year ahead, are set out in the eiic105ed impact report. Page I Farnworth Ba tisi Church Re ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 Se tember 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW Principal funding sources Tl)e Chiirch raises m05t of the gelleral funds it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and coiigretwation. Tlie Chiirch is also heavil}. depet]dent ot] its niembersl)ip and congregation working as volunteers in all aspect5 of the churcl)'s activitie5. Givet] the current econojnic conditions and the demographic of tlie local area ￿,£ are encouraged by the generosity of our membership at]d congregation. We have continued to promote regular giving by standiiig OTder to our church members. The churcl) 15 dependent on grant income to support inucl) of its work in tl)e comniunity. Inco￿t ha5 been boosted by the following.. For Jeremiiih Education Centre Ground LeN'el Netw'ork For Jeremiah Advice and Guidance Trussell Trust Bolton CVS Peoples Health Trust Awards for All Ground Level Network For General Funds Bolton CVS For Cafelwami S ace Bolton Council For F.den Bolton Council Mr Willats Charity For Foodhank Archer-l'riist Bolton Council Barnabas frust Duchy of Laiicaster Garfield Weston Foundation GroundH'ork UK Manchester Guardian Society Sai115biiry's SMB Charitable Trust Trussell Trust The Zo¢honis Charitable Trnst For Jeremiah CDER Gloup For Miiiist North Western Baptist Association For Wellbein Bolton CVS Baptist Insurance Acom £1,000 £19,524 £25,000 £8.000 £19,500 £1,000 £1.600 £2.440 £675 £4,000 £2.000 £6,380 £750 £2,000 £25,000 £1,000 £i,000 £500 £1,500 £20,082 £2,000 £3,500 £3,080 £1,050 £10,000 In addiiion, the church has developed projects in order to generaie income which offset some Lif the costs of the provision. Pro ect The Well Coffee Shop Acom AP Renewable Energy (Solar PV) Room Hire and Conferences Income Generated £51.862 £3.511 £2.411 £8.876 Page 2 Farnworth Ba tisi Church Re ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 Se tember 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW Resern'es policv Tl)e t￿SteeS have considered the level of reserves they wish to Tetain, appropriate to the charity's needs. The trustees aim to liold reserves in the General Fund, as a minimiiin. equivalent to tliree moi)th's regular expenditure (excluding projects), i.e. £24,000. Reserves of this level are sufficient to enable the Church to function effectively for the coining year. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The Lharitv is ¥overned by its COTlStitution adopted on 3 September 2019 and constitutes a Charitable Jiieorporated Or¥aiii5ation (CIO} ds defiiied by the Chdrities ALt 201 I. It 15 a ineniber of the Baptist Unioii of Gredt Britain aiid occupies premises whicl) are held in trust by the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd. Reeruitment and appointment of new trustees The management of the chariiJ' is the responsibility of the trustees who are elected b}, the church under the ierms of the Consiiiution. Chariry Trustees (excepi for those in ministerial office) are appoinied for an iniiial three-vear ￿rM with the opportunity to be noMina￿d for reappointhient at the end of each three-l'ear ￿rm. Roi)ke Aniasha ivas elected at the church meeting on 29 January 2025. Oladin)eji Ojerinola and chris￿pher Cox were re-e1ec￿d as trusiees ai the same meeting. Since May 2018, John Bradbury, Helen Bradbury, and Gail Scholes are trustees with minisierial L)ITice and are trustees as long as they hold office M'ith the charity. Organisational structure The church is a Charitable Incorporated Organisaiion (CIO) with trustees appointed by a meeting of members. Each trustee is provided ￿1th ¢opie% of the ¢onstitution, a¢¢ounts, aiid minutes, and made awgre of the legal responsibilities they gre accepting on appointment. Induction and training of new trust¢e5 The trustees receive a Charity Commission trustee guidance booklet and attend a trustee training cours¢ at an early opportunity. Risk rnanagernent Tl)e trustees liave a duty to identify and review the Tisks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasoiiable as5uraiice against fraud and error. The trnstees are satisfied that system5 are in place to manage risks that have been identified. Payments to trustees The following payments were made to Trustees.. Rev Jol)n Bradbury- Stiptnd, housing costs. pension contributions and expenses totalling £46,016. Rev Helen Biadbury- Stipend, pension coiitributlons and expenses totalling £12,3i9. Rev Gail Scholes Stipend and pension contribuiions toialling £8,i91. The church has established a remuneration commiiree to oversee all stipend and salary mairers. Trustees declare an interesi whenever financial matters are discussed and absent themselves from the meeting when their own remuneration is discussed. RF.FF.RF.NCF. AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number CEOI 8709 (England and Wales) Registered Charity number 1185143 Page 3 Farnworth Ba tisi Church Re ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 Se tember 2025 Principal Addr¢s$ The Well Trafford Street FarnH'orth Bolton BL4 7PQ Trustees Rev J Bradbury MA Rev H G Br