rt of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the ear ended 31 December 2024 for Brownhill Road Ba 1st Church Brownhill Road Baptist Church Contents Page Charity Irrforniation Report of the Trustees Independent Examinels Report Receipts and Payments Account statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Financial Statements Brownhill Road Baptist Chur¢h Le al and Administrative Info ation Regtstered Charity Addrtss 292 Brownhill Road Catford London SE6 1AU Registered Charity Number 1185320 Charity Trustees Revd Armend Qehaja (Chair} Sharon Brown Andrew Grirnwade (Treasurer) Hui Min Langrtdge Hema Lewts John T S Mung Sena Olabisi Noel Pinnock Emelda Small (to 11 D￿rnber 2024) (to 31 December 2024) Custodian Trustee (Property) London Baptist Propety Board Limited Unit C2, 15 Dock Street London E18JN Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 lfjngs Hill Avenue Ffjngs Hill West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ Independent Examiner A J Bennewith FCA, FCPA, FFA, FFTA. FIPA, DChA, FRSA 18 Famhclm Road Guildford Surrey GU14XA Page 1 Brownhill Road Baptist Chureh Re rt of the Trustees ear ended 31 Dacember 2024 The Trustees pr&sent their report the Thnancial statements for the year ended 31 2024 Referenco & Adm&nistratioTr I general infomiation relating to Brownhill Road Baptist Church can be found on page 1. Financial Rgview Thè results forthe year are as set OEJt in tile annexed Receipts and Poyments Account Structhre, Governancè, & Management -The charity is controlled by the Trustees. The present Charitable Incorporled Organisation {CIOI was registered by The Chaty Commission in September 2019. with Charty number 1185320. The assets, liabilthes and activities of the Church were transferred from the former unincorporated charity with effect from 26 June 2020. -The Trustees consider that there ar8 sufficient r&serves to maintsin our regular a¢tiv&*es. Refurbishment work is being funded from reserves. together with a loan facilty from the custodian trustee. Potential risks have been considered and taken into account in planning for the future. - TFUStees serve for a term of not more than three years land may be ￿eleCted) and £re given training on appointment Ai tay trustees 8ttandeL% a Baptist update course in March 2025. Objectives & Activities The aims of the charty are summed up in the church's mission statementr. to practtse and promote the WOf5hip OT God, to be a loving Christian community and to spread the Christian gospel in the locality and. through our support of others. the wid&rwodd. our activities follow from thase three aims. Achi$v¢ments & Performan¢o During the year the church recelved regular income sufficieftt to maintain its ministry and actwllles in the tommunty. and to fulfil our responsibSlltles for the upkeep of our premises. We have continued to reach out tcs our local communty through Friendship $￿Ce, held tipjice monthly, promding activities such as fitness sessions, craft. music and d.igital suppotL We have organised a Quiz night which made good conne¢tion$ in our communty. We have joined wsth a local multKultural group Bnng me Sunshine in promoling wellthing amongst the older member5 of our communty, and have trEen part OT the annu21 eGumeni¢al Servi￿ for Wortd Day of Ptsyer. We also maintain a lively online digital presen￿. In our churth we have welcomed many of diverse backgounds LO our Sunday services and midweek online gatherings for study and prayer. Our reeent focus has been on deopening connections o* faTth and witness thin and beyond our building. We have provided activities for children on Sundays and Monday evenings, which we will continue to grow, 2nd Fatth Hub, for older tegnagers and young adu￿$, provtdes space for stuty and social Interactton. Gr￿n9 Patch, the nursery that usas one of our halts, hss been abte to rrointain its work throughout the year. We contributed to a varraty of outside causes (listed in note 7 to the financial st*ments). Plans for Future In the future the church plans to continue, under God's guidan4 to seek to further its sim$, especially the spiriiual and nuffierical growth of our Christian eommuntty. We are hoping to continue to build on what we have begun in our refU￿1$hed building since 2022, wth charity and social events. We will continue to welcome and support our local community. and are exploring newways of ￿￿llIng our mission objective. Vve also aim over time to complete the refurbishment of the interior of our buildings and its exlemal access" a loan facilty h8s been agreed with our custodian tThstee. London Baptist Propety Board. which will be used as needed along with our own resources. Page 2 Brownhill Road Baptist Church ort of the Trustees continued Statsment of Tntstees. Responsibllities for the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity law requires the Trustees to prèpare in resFeCt of each accounting period of the charrty a statement of accounts complying with such requirernents as to its form and content as may be presciibed by regulatrons made by the Secretary of State. In preparing those financial statements. the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policÉes and then app￿ them Con5￿tenty, - observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP" - make judgements and estimates that are reasot]abte and prudent - prepare the financial ststements on the going concem basi8 unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue to operate. The Trustees are responsible keeping proper accounting records which disdose wÉth reasonable accuracy at any time the finan￿al posrtion of the charity 2nd enable them to ensure that the financial statements cofflpty wth thé Chartties Act 2011, the Charity {Accounts and Reports) Regu18tions 2008 and the provtsions of the tnjst deed. They are also responsible for safegu8rding the assets of the hafity and hen￿ Tor taking reasonable Ste￿ for the prevention and detection of fraud ano other irregularities. On Behalf of the Managing TTUStees: Andrew Grimwade Trustee Dated: May 15, 2025 Page 3 Brownhlll Road Baptlst Church Inde endent Examiners Re Brownhill Road Ba ort to the T￿￿teeS of 1st Church I report to the trustees on my examination of the aceounts of Brownhill Road BaptisT Church (the Charity} for the year ended 31 D￿fflber 2024, which are set out on pages five to nine. Responsibilities and basis cf report As the chartty trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charittes Act 2011 (The ACVJ. I report in respect my examinatton of the Charitys accounts carried out under sectlon 145 OT the 2011 Act and in I￿rrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by.the Charity Commission under sectton 145 (5) (b) of 2011 Act Independertt examinerfs statement have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in ary material r&8p . accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charty as required by section 130 of the Art" or ° the accounts do not ac￿rd with those records", or ° the accounts do not complywith the applicable requirements concetning the form arKJ content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulattons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give s true and far view which is not a matter considered as part of an independerrt examination. I have no concems end have come across no r)ther matters in connection with the examination to which attent¢on should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. AJ Bennewith FCA FCPA, FFA, FFTA. FIPA, DChA, FRSA 3 Wey Court Mary Road Guildford Surrey GU14QU Date: 2L n Page 4 Brownhill Road Baptstchurch e¢ei tsan enfs A ount r ended 31 DÈtember 024 Unrestrrcted Desynated Restric Fund$ Funds Fur Totsl Funds 20rts Funds 2024 Re¢￿pts Voluntary resour￿". rec*ipts Small ¢Jonations èr donatiL￿S and sundry r8cefpts Grants from 5tatutorybtyJi&s 49,938 8,280 1,223 500 287 16,038 5.575 55.513 8,810 5,480 52,428 9,493 3,619 4,257 Tax rgfund$ Giwng specified for other causes 287 1.010 9,756 19,460 9.75$ 76.266 Actiwies forgeneratins fuDd5.' ¢en(xsldonations for use of¢hurth ptEmise8 ReEts letting church property lnV￿trnent income". Deposit interest 21.128 97,402 15,520 15,520 23,408 38,928 15.520 2S.080 40.600 23.408 15.520 1931 Z991 2.913 139 21 128 137 136 Payments Donaa"ons for other causes Othérgrants events MTnistry Upkeep of churth prem(*s 8nd Contsnts maInteRan￿ of ¢hurc* ptoperties G￿￿￿¥1 ¢hurch expenses 11.422 2.981 44.116 37,642 6,919 2,481 44,116 21,639 10,670 1559 42.710 99,970 11Q71 500 15,347 6.919 $,226 47 Totsl payrnents 76.128 1T2.819 Net rEceiptsllpaymènts) 18,649 10,669 {35,W) Trnftsfers between funds 120,0001 20.000 Balances broughtfoThRrd 88,709 124,392 Balance5 cathed fonv4rd £ 51118 £ 53. £14.223 £ 1 PaJe 5 Brownhlll Road Baptist Church Statement of Assets and Liabllities asat31 D ber 2024 Unrestricted Restrtcted Funds Funds Total 31-Dec-24 Total 31-Dec-23 Monetary assels: London Baptist Property Board deposits -AF Bank accounts 58,688 30,174 58,688 48,842 56,3d.1 37,573 18.668 88,862 18,668 107,530 93,914 Other assets Tax r￿laiM due from HMRC Donations in transit 17,057 269 17.057 269 Liabilitles Specified donations to be paid away Held forThursday Afternoon Fellowship Payroll taxes due 4,445 4,912 293 293 1.441 293 1,441 Net ass¢ts £104,454 £14223 £118,6T/ £88,709 Funds: Unrestricted ftjnds Designated fvnds Restricted funds 51.118 53,336 14,223 52,469 32,686 3,55a. £118,677 £88,709 Approved by the Managing Ttustees on 15 May 2025 and signed on their r)ehalf by: Andrew Grimwade Treasurer Page 6 Brovmhill Road Bapfist Church Notes forn)¥n of the Financkl Statements ear •Trd￿ 31 December 2024 Aceountin olici Accounting Gon￿ntiOn The fiTrancial *dtements oi the charrty have been prepared in accordance with tre Charities AeL 2011. The acwunts have been prepared under the histori(al cost conven*Fon using the RecÈipts and Payments basis applitsble lo sm811 chatithes. In¢om8 and e4)endtture raeognition Voluntary in(x)me is received in cash by way of donations and ts inclutsj when r*ived. Reclaimed Tax is induded On￿ the daim has been submitted to HM Revenue & Customs. ltsms of expenditure are included when paid. Fund¥ Restricted funds: repro5ent 3) incom& from trusts whith may be expended only on those re*￿¢￿d obje¢ts promded in the terms of the trust or bequ&%t, and bl donaltons recetved or requested for a spècific purpose. The funds may onlv bè spent on the swific purpose forwhich they were given, and balances unsperrt each year must be carried forward. Unrestricled fund$." are general funds which can be used for the ordinary purpt)ses of the thur¢h. Designated fvnds: are sums set aside out of general )lJnds for specific designated purposes. They c£n be transferred back to unrestricted funds at any tim Fixed assèts The thurch building and othertrust propertÉes are vesied in the London Baptist Property Board. and fomi no part ofthe assets of the rhur¢h charity. Moveable church contents have value only in the context of churth life and are not valued. Exk*nditure incurred on the thurch premises. the manse and their contents is written off when incurred. Value Added Tax The charity is not registered.for VAT and all costs are induswe of VAT. Page 7 Br￿￿h111 Road Baptist Church Balan biought fo￿T￿ Retsipts PayTrwts Trarssfèrs Balance forvthrd UnresMct&