NEWSTREET BAPTIST CHURCH Trustees. Report and Accounts 2024 Page Trustees, Report Independent Examlnerfs Report Recelpts and Payments Accounts Statemant of Assets and Liabllltios Notes to the Statement of Assots arKI Liabllltles
NEWSTREET BAPTISTCHURCH Trustees. Report- 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024 New Street Baptlst Church llhe Church") Charity Reglstratlon No: 1185274 reglstered as a Charitsble Incorporated Organisation I"ClO"I Addr•ss: 22 New StreeL St. Neots. Cambrtd9eshire PE19 IAE webkn: www.rwistreetbaptist.co.uk Charltsbl• PurpoM&' The prlndpal purpose of the Church Is the advanceffnt of the ChrIstn faEth in accordance wlth the 8asls of Faith prlmarlly but not exclusivety wlthin St Neots, Cambridgeshire and the surrounding nelghbourhood and the Unlted Klngdom. The Basls of Falth Is set out In the Church's constltutlon al descrfbes the Church's Bible-based beblefs and doctrines. It can also be viewed on the Church's webslte. www.newstreetbaptlst.co.uklvthat-we-belleve The Church may also ongage In othw charltable artlvltyes to put Into practice the Christian faith includlng but not Ilmited to.. the prevention and relief of need. hardshlp and slckness: the advancementof educatlon: and the provlslon offacllltles Sn the Interests of soclalwelfarefor recreatlon orother lelsure tlme occupatton of IndNlduals who have need of such facllltles by reason of thelr youth, age. Infirmity or disablllty. flnanclal hardshlp or soclal circumstances wlth the object of improvlng their conditlons of lrfe. Structur• & Gov•man. The Church has adopted a constitution supplemented by a church handbook, both of whlch have been approved by member5 and the Chartty Commlsslon. Th• Church was registéréd as a CIO on thè 12th September 2019. The trustees are aware of and have taken Into account the Charfty Cornm1551on'5 publk benefit guidance when exercislng any power5 or dutles to whtch the guIdae Is retevanL The Church is Seed by three offlcers appointed or elected by the members, namely. the Pastor. the Church Treasurer and the Church Secretsry. The officers, who are trustees, are assisted in vartous aspects of church life and admlnistratlon by a number of focus groups. each ofwhlch has a group leader. who is also a trustee. The groups currently cover the followlng areas: Ministry Evangellsm Fellowshlp Children and youth Soclal ar communlty act1 Property Flnance and admlnlstratlon
NEWSTREET BAPTIST CHURCH Trustees, Report- 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024 (continued) Truste•s: Thetrustses, all of whom served throughoutthe year, exceptas stated, are asfollows: Slmon Ashleycooper Daniel Mark Coulllng Malcolm Crawford Tracey Ann Howard Steven PaulTodd Naomi Barbara Williams Richard Samuel Wtlllams Ichlldren & Youth Group) Ichurch Secretary) (Property Group) (Church Treasurer) Isoclal & Communlty Actlon Group} IEvang•llsm Group) (Fellowshlp Group) IPastorl The dreh lId1j at 22 NewStreeL St Neots. Cambrldgeshire and adjolnlng manse are hekl In trus1 by. Grace Baptist Trust Corporatlon. Resigned 1710612024 The Church's alm Is to serrfe as the body of Chrlst to extend the Kingdom of God and glorlfy His name. In pursulng thls alrn Its obJectlve5 are to: Worshlp and pray Evar¥Jellse at Ib)me aNI abroad Nurture Chrlstlans Unlfy the membership Encourage and equip thecongregatTron forchrlstlan servlce Glve pastoral care Support soclal actlonat home and abroad Durtng the lastyear the Church has carrled outthe folk>wlng maln actlvitles to fuffll Its charitable purp05esfor the public benefit: Weekly SurKlayworship ser¥lce. Horne groups. Sunday SCI1. Monthly Teerwr Dlscipleshlp Group started on the 14th Aprll. 4-week Isaiah 61m cowse started on the 29th September. Morlthty Fyayer breakfasL Mèssy Church generally run once in each school holldty. Tuesday and Friday Noah's Ark (Toddler Group). Harvest Sunday service. food dorwtlonsforthe semce dlsplay donated to St. Neots Foodbank and Palns Mill Foyer. St. Neots. Pastoral careforthe ConegatiOn. Fortnightly Coffee and Chat Carol serviceforlocal retirement home rèsldents. Llght Partyforchlldren as an alternative to Halloween. Quarterly bring and share prayer lunch. Christmas floral decoration evenlr¥J. Chrlstrnas Famlly NatIty Servlce. Chrlstmas Carols by Candleltght Service. Fellowship Walk. Annual Church Picnic. Youthforchrist (YFCI prayermeeting held on 20th October.
NEWSTREEr BAPTIST CHURCH Trustees. Report- 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024 leontinued) Achievunents& Perf0MnCe. Beloware brief reports from 6 out of 7 focus groups assisting in the day to day running of dSfferent aspetts of Church life. Social and communlty actlon CUrrenY hasa vacant positlon: Mlnlstry: At the end of anotheryear of mlnSstry at New Street 8aptlst Church, we have so muchto be thankful for. We can look back and see many vrnys thatthe Lord has wovided and worked amongst us. for our good and hls glory. We began wlth a vlslon verse from Joshua 22.5 whlch encouraged us to love the Lord. to walk in hls ways. to keep his commandments, to cling to him and to see hlm wlth all of our heart and with all of our soul. This Is what we have trled to do In what has been an Increaslngly turbulent tlme for our natlon. We are1Svlng through a perlod In whlch it 15 Increasingly Important to be unashamed about vhpt we belleve. and yet there have also been many encouraging signs and storles of growth in churches atross the nation. It is increasinglyclearjust how ch our community needs the transformlng power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and St Is essential that we remain ever prayerful dependent upon the Lord mlndful of Psalm 127:1-'Unless the Lord bullds th¢ house. those who bulld tt labr in Wdin.. Thls past year. the teachlng mlnlstry saw a conclusion to our series in Matthew's Gospel. and we also explored I Peter, as well as the openlng chapters to the book of Acts. And in manyways. the Inspiring exampleofthespirtt-empowered early church has been key in leading us Into a new season as a church where we are now increasingly beginning to consldèr how WÈ can reach out to our community. WhllsL prevlous years have rlghtEy seen a lot of foundatlonal work put In to what kind of culture and communltywe are Invltlng people Into-and that work ever contlnues- we are now asklng the Lord to grow wlthSn us a heart to See our town transforn•d by the Gospel of Jesu5 Christ a5 we seek to play our part. It has also been a hlghlight to see new opportunlties arise to forge c105er links wlth other Christians and Churche5 in the town. and more fvrther afleld. We hosteda toNYn-wldeprayer meetlngforthework of YFC, weasslsted other churchesvhK> usedour bulldlng, and therewasa renewedtennlychurch der meètup which has had a positive stsrL This yearalso saw the Iwnch of a new discipleship group for teenagers whlch was led by Heldi and Dennls. Th15 has got off to a good stsrt and it sets the stage for next year when so many more of theyoung people in the Church wlll start to reach that age. We are now look]ng to grow thls mlnlstry Sn the year ahead. and it's a hugepoint ofioythat soonfourof them wlll take the next step In thelr faithjourney by gettir¥J baptised. Thls year has also contlnued to see our numbers grow as new families and people have joined us for our weekly gatherings. Thankfulty it seems that some of the pressures we had been èxpÈriÉnclng as a rosult of growth have started to oase.. new volunteers have stwed up in various roles. Ithasalso beeii a e blessing to havesomefamiliesjoin usfrom Hong Kong, and it has been a joy to hear how they are feeling so at home and welcomed into the Church. It's been wonderful to hearof their heartto helpusas we seek to reath our community.
l amalways sothankful forthetlmeand effortso manyof ourchurchfamllywt into the ministryof the Church. So manyof you gothe extra mile and I want to thankyou foryour hard work. your prayers ard your sacrifices. As we renew our commitment to arther year of all-in ministry - let me encourage each of us once more to do our part in VlcOM1ng, in showing hospltalFty and generoslty, In comnwtting to regular prayer and mutual encouragement, and In the sharlng of our faith- as we keep our focus on the Lord and his mlsslon. for hls glory. During 2024 the Trust's bank balances Increased from £65.667 to £71,127. Recelpts exceeded payments by £5,460 even though income was lower than In 2023. In part th15 surplus is offset by Ilabllities at the end of 2024 to HMRC for salary deductlons and to others totslllng £2.100. The church Is grateful to God for this provlslon through the support of church members and other members of the congregatlon. Completed Islah 61m course, although not a huge turnout It went well and those who attended gained a lot. Events went well durlng 2024 and thoughts for 2025 Include. Walk, Plcnic and Board game evenlng. We hope that 2025 contlnues as 2024 did. blesslng others wlth hospltallty. 2024 had been averyposltlveyearwhlch sawgrovrth In allareasof chlldren and youth work in the church. Sunday School numbers have remalned conslstently posltlve. A pleaslng factor In the development of the Sunday School has been the way that many of theyoungsters have grown in falth and confidence- thelr enthuslastic involvement in areas of m5nlstry such a5 All Age Worshlp, Messy Church andthechrlstmas natlvlty ha5 been good to see. Messy Churches have agaln been popular. Noah's Ark numbers decllned after the summer. followlng the'graduatlon, of a number of chlldren. Lookln9forward to 2025. there Is a good program of actlvltles planned. 2024 was relatlvely qulet In terms of property group work. Thank you to )11 those who help out In someway wlth property group work. The Church's alm Is to set aslde approxlmately IO% of 6t$ Incomo by way of -ttthe- to devote togood causeswlthintheambltof Its charltable powers. The or9anlsatlons beneflttln9 are approved by the members on a quarterly basls and have strong Chrlstian Ilnks. The Church's pollcy Is to hold unre5trlcted funds equlvalent to around three months. Income in order to mltlgate the Impact of any unforeseen drop In Income. Finance: Evangellsm.. Fellowshlp: Chlldren & Youth: Property: Gr•nt m•klng poll¢y: R•s•rv•s polley: The Church also alms to bulld up funds designated for future major bulldlng improvements and for perlodlc redecoratlon of the manse. Approved bythe tn•stMs oeNew Str••tBaptlst Church and slgn•d on thalr behalf by: II,! o ?azs............................ Richard Samu Pastor ams Date
NEW STREET BAPTISTCHURCH Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of New Street Baptist Church, St Neots. Cambridgeshlre (charity registration number 1185274) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of New Street Baptlst Church ICIOI for the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set(xrton pages 7 to 9. Respectlve responslbllities of th•trusto•s axl examln•r charlty's trustees are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance wtth the requlrements of the Charibes Act 20111.the CharltFes Act.). The chartys trustees consider that an audit is not requlred for thls year under section 144 of the Charlues Act and that an Independent examlnatlon Is needed. It Is my responslblllty to examlne the acccounts under sectlon 145 ofthe CharltlesAcL' folk>w the procedures lakl down In the General Dlrectlon5 glven by the Charlty Commlsston under sertlon 1451511bl ofthe Charttles ACL" and stste wÈeUr particuLir matters have come to myattentlon. Basls 4rf1nd•p•nd•ntoxamln•r's r•port My examinatlon was caried out in accordance wFth the General DlrertFon5 glven by the Charfty Commlsslon. An examlnatlon Includes a rwew of the accountin9 records kept by the charlty and a comparlson of the accounts presented wtth those records. It also Includes con51deration of any unusual Item5 or dlsclosurès in the accounts. and seeklng explanattons from you as tnjsteès toncemlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldence that would be requlred in an audlt, and consequentty. no opinion Is glven as to whether the accounts present a"trueand fairf. viewaTrJ the report Is Ilmtted to those matters set out in the statement below. I have completed my examlnatlon. I confinn that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon In conn8Ctlon wlth the examinatlon whith glve me cause to belleve that, In aftymaterlal re5pecL accountlng recordswere not kept as required by sectlon 130 of thecharltlès Art or the accounts do notaccord with the¢ntIng record I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch attentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a woper understsndlng of the accounts to be reached. John Molyneux. FCA 27 Lannesbury Crescent St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 6AG
NEWSTREEf BAPTIST CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 UnM•trlct•d R•4trfd•d EhdovThni ftsnd• tund• fund¥ Totsl 2023 R•¢•lpl• Covenonts 8nd glfts Offorfngg Covenants, gfft6 and offerings Church a¥1•9- youth work Interv6t recefved Oth•r IncL¥no 43,71S 9.112 52,827 1,189 330 104 43.715 9.292 53.007 36.459 20.712 57,171 1,722 180 33Q 104 301 Total Rwglpts 59,194 P•ym•nt• PtOr. ealary anit pen61on Donalons Bnd g M81UrvJ spèakers Confernnc• Wor8hlp hAml mu04d &%nd •t•M W•b hoBlng Bnd wlfi a85 Exp9n88$ olthurc aciiv1198 - youth wo other Church acllvll$ Insurance Ughfjng. hoatlrKJ,15gW8T and vthr CanIng gnd mBinl8n9n Mans• mglntsn8nc 8nd iefurtrA8hment Ml8c•ll&n•ou• 28,577 7.375 310 28,S7T 7.S70 310 31,528 8.220 J81 881 324 1.000 408 620 5,410 2,873 6,333 16,109 90 2,SlO S.S03 $,$83 292 121 111 Totsi PNym•nt• 72,72e N•t R•¢gfp1• (Prymgntsl forY•r betsye8n lun(h S.280 113,5341 $,280 180 113.S341 BaTrk aTra Cash Balants8 at bgplnnlng ofyw ,038 8.631 79.201 B•hk and C4•h Bal•now 1¢ •nd of Y••r .316 65.667 Charty r•gistraibn nwl)er 1185274
NEW STREET BAPTIST CHURCH STATEMENT OFASSETS AND LIABILMESAS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 UnYwtrlct4d R••trtgt•d lund¥ fund• Endowm• ftJ•d• 2024 2m Oankand Ca•h B•lanc•s at •nd of P•rfod Bank accounts Cash 84,183 133 8,111 6S,$27 140 133 64,316 65,667 Other Mon•tsryA•••ts Invukn•ntA•••l• A•Ht• rntsln•d for Church u•• 184208 164,208 184,208 LlabllltJo8 2,100 1100 771 Tho not•¥ on pHg8 9 form wrt 01th08e 8c£rAJnts. Th0 8¢counts on p8g•4 7 to 9 w8r8 8pyoved by th• tru8t••8 Cn ... ."..(knbor Pa*or thard Samutrl Wllllams Church Tr¥•r MaKx)m Chwtty r8gl8lrallon nuMb8r 1185274
NEbYSTREET 8APT18TCHURCH NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OFASSEfs AND LIABLM AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 1. D•S1•d Funth Totsl At31 Dec•nt•r2023 AllOCaOn of oenoral ftuKl• kn > E¥ponditur• At 31 Deewn 2tr24 21.194 I RMtrf¢t•d Fund• 3. A•••ts r•t•ln•d for Churoh u•• AIM8t.31 OtmbIr 2023 131.781 184301 A&161on# Al ¢(t.31 Doeb¥ 2024 Thg bulldlNJ hnyo%rrwrt8 lo r•futhmwrt ofF•rt oltho churth th• man•&. prevknJ¥ unr8918t8rod ¢hurth thorty tfr(n CorThnunty Fth)O {part ofts tsThJlll Communllg• Fund) In 2020 whkh hm wntrknied to I CO mfvrbhfffrnt pr61. Th• now cio look over rg•ponJibility Irom l January 2W21 Ihaitt IWrKJ avoi¥ty 1118¥ pjntinuo lo bo nt. Th• chur¢h bullJlrvJ h Nthv sts, Si N•)ts. tho •Jk4rlio by• tru81 olwNth th• tru8t8e 8optstTruBt CrypNo1kn1. 4. UblM 2024 Tox and r•w 745 745 n1 771 Charty 109111rnkn 1185274