Charlty nuwber: 1186432
Darlfjngton Baptist Church
Thtstees, report and finan¢i81 statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024

Darlington Bapllst Church
Contents
ttgal and adminisir4tiv¢ infonnaiion
ITrJependent cxkniltt￿s. report
St&tClE]ent of fiEwicial actiVi(ses
Balancc $￿et
Not￿ to Ihe flnancial slatrTr￿￿ts
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DarliDgtoD Baptlst Church
Legal And adnilntstratlve InfOrn￿Oll
D2rfington Baptist Church CODiprises of Darlington Baptist CILurch. th'ange Road. tknli51gioii. DLI 5NH and Darlington
Baptist Church. Corporatkoll R(Trad, Dar]illgtOll. DL3 6AR.
Darliftg¢on Baptist Chwch is a charity regi$¢ered with the Cltartty Commission.
Trustc&%" who havc scrvcd from I lanuary 2024 until the date this rctx¥t w&s approved are:
ChaTlty nllrnber
118643?
Buslne&% address
Grange Road
DaTlingto
DLI 5NH
DaTlington Baplist Chur¢h
Datlington Baptist Chur¢h
G17nsc Road
DaTlington
J)LI 5NH
Tntstees
The Revd V T11￿￿psOn
The Revd B Thompso
MABcll
G Marshau
J Hughes
C A W Cotterill
G Buchattan
M lthunxlde
K L Pa(oison-Haigh
T A Olanrewaju
Miwq¢r
Minist¢r
IResigned ?5 September 2025)
(Temi Ended March 20?4)
Church Sccreiary
{ Restw￿d 25 Seplember 2025)
{ R¢%igned 31 MarLh 20241
(Appointed 14 March 2024)
IAppoiDtrd 06 Aptil 2025)
{AppoI￿tert 06 April 2025}
Aceountants
Chipchase Manncrs
384 Linthorpe Road
MidiUc8brouglL
TS5 6HA
B8nkers
Sanhinder
41 High Row
Darlington
DL3 7QW
P4el

Dadington Baptist Church
Report of the trnstees
for the year ended 31 Decenther 2024
Thc tTus*es pre5eTrt t￿1r reixKt and the finan¢i&l sta(cments for the year ¢ndcd 31 Decernber 2024. The tr￿S[c&S vtho
served during (he year and up to the date of this TCPOrt arc set out page l.
StrnctwT, governance and management
The (JJaJiry is governed by an Approved Governing D￿￿￿ttl. Members of the Church are accepted in accordance with
the Coostiwtion which requires them to the churches qu￿fiCatiOn on baFrti5m.
The TnemFKTS rneaing norrnally &ke5 plac¢ on no¢ l¢ss tha¥Tr 4 wcasions p¢r year and has responsibility for the overall
)licy of the churcll. ITt accordance with the ConsLIDJ(ion. the n￿l￿berS appoint a maximuTll of 15 trusiees. who. together
with the Miftis(ei, Church Scctt￿ry and Tre&5ureT { who drr a150 appointrd by the Nembetsl, are responsible for the day to
day runnLng ol the church's work artd wttncss. and the financia1 and legal aspe¢¢s 01 th¢ Charity. All members are
encouraged LO tske an aPPfopri8le part in the Sptrit￿1 and pra¢tical tssks involved in the fifftknntt of the Charitable
objecLive.
Relevant m<iUet5 may be 5ubilliited io the Church ￿e￿ing by the Trns[￿S for 8uidance or inay ￿ raised by JllE]nbers in
Church meetrn¥& for fithei c()nsideration by the Trustees. Though the ConstLtUlion permifs decisions to be tnade ai
Church meeiing5 by apptopria* majvrilies, Ihe Church seeks ￿ work by ¢onsensus wherever possible.
Objectives actlvltl
The prsncipdl purpose uf the Charity is the 8dvance]]]eM of the Christsan Faith rficcording to the prinL-Aples of the Baptist
denomivatlon to RnLlude ihe advancemeni of edllcation, co]J]tEiulliiy St￿￿ce and SULh other general Lhari(able putposes in
¢h pa￿ of the Uni*d Kingdom al￿ tl* W￿ld As Chwch slthll determine.
In order to a£hieve the principal a¢uvities, whiLh is sct out alKJV¢. fhe Chuwh provides a v￿lety ol activt(ies knth to its
nKmb¢rship and io the ¢oinmuniry gener￿ly. Tl)e aim is to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word 4uJd deed Wtd io
bting ￿Ople illio 8 c105er relati￿￿1p with Him as living Lord.
C¢niral to the work dTrd witness of thr Churrh i.s the provision of ttgular public services of ChTiSttan worship. These
serviccs tske place each Sunday a( both 10.30 am at the Grange Road sitt and 6.00 pm a( the CoTEK)ration Road siic. The
nK*rning seryicc is live sireamed on ow YouTube channcl for ihijse unablc to altend in person. There are al&0 o¢casioTral
.scrvices at o(her tirneb which are advcT(iscd on thc Church Noiice Boanl and the websi* at www.darlingtonbaptist.or8.
There is th full ¢hildren'.% prograrnme during ihe moming %eTvices. The church seeks io be a friendly and welcoming
community. and artyl￿dy is free (O XLiend any of these services.
The Church runs a serles of IAf¢ group$ for the gr4)wth of faith and dtSCApleship in Ixjth thc Church lyJildin8 and private
homcs. fi]rtIKr details of thcse can bc Ob￿tted from the TrU￿e¢S on request or at thc Sunday service of wor51Jip.
The Church is rc5w)n5iblc for a Toddler Group and 8 baby bank which ￿eCt.* iR the CoTporatif)n Road Cburth prcmTSC$ Qn
Thursday m(Things, with the pur￿5¢ of as5iStitLg tlie community al￿ dcmonst¥aiing th¢ lthvt of Sesus Christ. From to
time the ThuT¢h nm.% ctsuTsc8 in parcRting and cfflwses for proplr inten8t¢d in discovering more about Christianity. entitled
'Christianity E￿lthrtd' #nd'Alpha'.
The Church nJn$ ￿lOuS evetEiS for fan]i]ies including Mtssy Church and a 8um]ner holiday dub.
Th¢ Church n￿S activities for people an need of m¢ntsl health Supi￿rt.
The Church wns a café in the conservatory three days a week.
The Chur¢h nEllS on addiction a￿1 rehab suvic¢ the community three days a week.
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Darlington Baptist Church
Report of the trustees
for the year ended 31 December 2024
The Churdi an Edge centre offering support and a sofe 5pacc for conuJ]unity C￿gageMe￿.
Tn December 2024 a Coinmunhty Grwery siore was OD our Coryjoration Ri)ad sit¢ offering I0w-COS[8r(￿erlG% to the
coullnunity.
The Church (yeratr5 5yStens to ensure t1￿( all people wrting with children Nryjnlerable adults are appropriwely veited
wlth rewd to the Disclthgure and Bgning Service.
The Church has read the Charily Commission guidan¢¢ on the public benefEi and is sat1sf￿a the actkviies ouilined
almivc clearly deinonstrate Lhat the charity is providing a b¢nefii to the public.
Achlevements perforniance
The Church docs not measure the sUCc￿S ot its pro8rarnn￿ only in numbers. including financial nltmbers. bui also in less
tangiblc 8rcas like fellowship atad encouragement. The Tru5tee5 believc thai 2024 a positive year it) ih¢ lile ol Ihe
Cl￿rch. attd thai it will be able ￿ PUE5ue 115 mission purwises in 2025 with r¢n¢wed cnthusia￿. As 8t 31 Dectmba. 2024
the memberthip stth)d a( 132.
Average auendance at worship.smi¢es both Tn pcrsotj and online h&5 iTr¢r¢ased during th¢ year. similar increases were
showTr in the ¢hJ"Idren'8 and youth Work.
The T(xt¢lltt Group has seen an up(tsk¢ in attendance and h&s conti￿Ued ts) provide the baby baok to LyHwIAineJJt and
supwrt Ihe work with young families ill providiiiB ¥0￿ qudlity used Llothing equip￿￿1.
The BaSe￿￿ttt Cttfé community hub ha5 seen increa5ittg numbers of people at(ending. Thi8 servict provides those in tkeed
with a ar￿ neLessdry a fvod parcel. Tbe strviw has d¢ve10￿d links with probation and other l(Kal
I￿VICeS en¢ourAging their ¢lienrs io atten
The Edge Centre hosts HA￿tIple activitieg iargeied at providing comnjwiiiy and supwi for ￿￿llerdble adults who struggle
wirh their ￿E￿IllI h￿1th andlor a¢Jdiction in thc broadest Sense. We have drop-in sessioTh% every day pro￿ding indiM)r sp(Trrts
activity (da￿. pwl, table EenDis etcl. arts athd irafts. leiswe aciivititts Ibiiigo. board g￿lleS elcl. Wc have a tea￿ of
pjho provad¢ one w one support to those r¢qu¢8t it. All activity is free to aLcess. Dwiiig 2024 we hdve
seen a Stta￿ iThcre&* in the nuither of people acce&sing thc scrvicc al￿ ￿￿kittg progrB&s in ihelr recovery journey. For
2025, we plan co work conjuncuon with the Cotiununity Groc¢ry St￿t t(Tr provide (rtw 5erviL&S and also ￿ul$eS i¥J
¢wkiDg. d¢lx man4¥ull¢nt and f￿$£ aid ro their meinbers.
Thc con5ervaLOry cafe is now open (hrce days a week aThJ ha¥ a $t¢ady flow of pcople attending.
Flnanclal review
The Church contTnU&S to raise the fvJ]ds vthich it neeth to ¥any i)n its activities from within its OWB n￿l￿bershIp and
L(Kigrttgation. Som¢ tsuL8ide funding oppornni(ie$ have been sought in a bid to make up* fL)r th¢ soup ki¢L"h¢￿ this
proje¢t is ongoing.
Thc Church cxpressed its part in the life of the wider chwch by inaking donations to nauonal and internaiional Cbri5tian
or8anlsati0T￿ and socieu&% with Chrisiian airns and objeLiives Conwauble with the church's own charitable purtM)se.
The Thurch 18 heav¢ly de￿t on its membethp working as v0h￿teerS aspects of the ¢hur¢h's aa1viti￿, n]any of
which nin with little or no irnpact ott the churLh's expe[￿lture but nevertheless roiitiibute Substanu￿[Y to the achievement
of the church's objeLttve&.
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Darlington Bap1￿st Church
Report of the trustees
for the year ended 31 Detember 2024
The financial results for the year, together with a sumn]ary of the acci)unting FN)licits adopied are set oyt Én the
accowying financial ststemNIts.
The Church made a Surplus dwing the y¢ar of £39.928 {2023 . £5,141) as shown in th¢ Staiement of Ftnanctal Activities.
Reserves Policy
The p￿ry￿Se of knlding resetV¢S is to enswe that Dutlington Baptist Chutch has sufficieDt fiJr]ds available lo cope with
filldtici￿ i&sves Ihat Jnight arise. such 3$ need to fvnd ￿ urgent property repair, an issue with stsffing or the loss of
The Currenl reseryes policy of Darlin8ton Baptist Church 45 to hold aA)roximaicly ihree Ynonths of all staff eosLs plus three
nw)nths of rnntting costs. to allow the church to adapi ￿ any ch2n¥es in ihe income or expendiiurt of the church.
The Etton￿l￿d￿tt0n is that appmximatcty six months of stsff COSLS and six moYEths of rjnning Costs are h¢1¢ but Lurre[￿lY
the church fuEth do not allow this level of ￿selves.
The (ru5(ees will annually review (he Teserves policy a view to rcaching thc Trcommcndalioll over IiTne. as fuTr(Ls and
pnotiiies allow.
Darliii¥ron Baptist Thur¢h ￿tal weryes of £143,816 {2023 .. £103.8881, being £81.723 (2023 .. £70,896)
unresEricted fwids and £02.093 (2(P3 .. £3?,99?) restricied fi￿d$.
Pl4ns for future periods
The CThurch plans lo conLinuc working with iht church famÉly. local communi(i¢s #nd users of our activiLiss ￿ cvangelise
ai¥)ui thc l(Trve of Our Lord. To rcsrx)nd to needs th&t rllay arlse in the local cornmunity. but whrch do not comproinise the
b￿"￿ Christian bclicf5 of D&Tlington Bapti51 Church.
Stgtement of trustee5' r￿0￿51b]Nd￿3
The triLSLecs are respon.sible fw preparing the TrusttGs' Annual Rcwjrt and thc f¢nallci&l staomcnts in accord8nic wilh
applicable liw Lnd United Kingdom Accountin8 Standards (United Kinsdom Gencrally Accepted A£¢ounting Practscc).
L&w applicable to ¢1￿)tiL* in Englznd and Walcs requkres die I￿St￿ to ptepare financial statemeTrts for each financial
year give a ITU¢ and fair view of chara'ty ￿ld of the Incoming iesouTces and application of Tesourcrs of the c]wity for
that yeAr. ITr prepaTing thes¢ financial statements thc trus¢ecs aTC rcquired to".
5eled Witable ￿COuntIng policie5 and app]y them consistendy:
ob5crve the methods and principles in The Charities SORP.
make jud8Cts*TLts and esitn]a(es thal are rewnable and prndent:
sta￿ wheihcr applicabk UK Accounting Stsndards have been followed. subject lo any material dcpartures di5c105ed
and cxplained in (he financi&l siatemenL5-. and
pw the financial statEu￿ts the 80in8 conccrn basis unless It is iMapprq)riate to pnsume that the charity will
cOntim￿ in okxniion.

Darlington Baptisl Church
Report of the tnkstees
for the year ended 31 December 2024
7he tmstres a￿ wwjrnsible for keeping PToper accountÉng records which disclose ￿7th re&sonable ac¢wra¢y al any time the
Iwcial p)biiaon of the ¢harÉry and enablc thcm io ensure ihat the fin4n¢ial s￿*ments ¢omply with th¢ Ch&riiie5 Aci 2011
aE)d the Charity (AccounLs and Reports) Rcgul81io￿S 2(Xk8. They are also responsible for safeguarding the a&%ets of the
charity aTtd hen￿ for tskI￿g ie&stthle bLeps for the prrvenuon and d￿￿(lon of fraud and other irregulartiias.
Ap[￿Ved by the ¢n]siees Ort 15 Iktolxt 2025 and sigued on theirbehlaf by:_
J HughLs
M Ithurralde
T￿￿te*
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Darlington Bapttst Church
Independent examiner's report to the trustees on the unaudited flnanclal slatements of
Darlingion Baptist Church.
l Tepon OD the accounts ofD1rliTrg￿ Baptist Church for thc ycarcnded 31 DeC¢rn￿ 2024 out on pages 2 to 16.
R￿ve rthiMbTh￿bl]]I1e￿. of trustees and Independent examiner
As the Lharyty's trustees you are respollsibl¢ for the pr¢pardtion of th¢ a¢¢ounLS irt accordance with the 1equ1rell￿ts of
th¢ Charits&% Act 2011 ('the Act).
I report in resp¢ct of my examinati(m of the charity's accounts carrie(t oui under section 145 of ihc Aci, and sn ¢arrytng
out my ex2minaLion I have followed all of the applicable direLrtI(m5 given by the Charity CoTmnission llnder se¢¢ion
145(51(b) of the Act.
Basis of Inde￿ident examlner's sla¢ement
My exan)iThatÈon caTtird out in a¢ci)Idance with the General Directions gkven by the (Tharity Comt)Jissii)n. An
examination includcs a review of thc accounling re￿id5 kepf by ilje charity and a compatison of the accounts prtseoittf
with those records. It also inrlud¢8 consideration of any unu5uat ￿ten￿ or dhsclosures in the accounts. and $¢cking
cxplanations from you as tn]strts contCTning any WLh matters. Thc Prorcdures undertdken do not pruvide all th¢
cvidence that w4)uld ￿ required in an audit and coDsrqucntly no QPillAon is gsven as to whether the accounts preseni a
and f3ir view, and ihe rcport is limited t() th()se matters stl ()U( itt the Statc￿￿￿t IKIOW.
Independent examiner's sthternent
ITt connectlOR wilh my examination. no ma¢or has come ￿ my attention..
{iJ which gives me re&sonabl¢ uu6e io believe that in any n]aterial respe¢( the iequiren*nts:
io keep proper ueeounting recor￿ in accordance with stttion 130 of the Act. and
io prepare itcLounts which lILL￿rI1 with the accountin8 reLords and to comply with th¢ accounting requirements
of the Act
have not b¢¢n ll￿t. or
(li) to which, in my opinion. attrntion should be dr&wn in ordeT kn cnablc a propeT undersLanding of the
re&chcd.
C S Gornia
FCA, FCCA
Independent examiner
c1￿Ch￿ M4nners
ChArternl Accountgnts
384 TJinthorpe Road
Midd]esbrou%h
TSS 6HA
15 Oetober 2025

Darffington Baptist Church
Statsment of financial activitie5
For the ye&r ended JI December 2024
Unrestrlctrd Restrlcted
funds
21124
2023
Tothl
Note8
Incomlng resources
Tncoming ￿0￿reeS from generdting funds-
Voluntary inrome
ArtlVlLtes for gcn¢ratin8 funiis
InvestnKJit income
189,205
5.382
16.775
3,5(M)
52,9fr7
192.705
58,289
16.775
177,667
19,759
14,311
Total incoming r￿￿rCeS
211,362
56,407
267,769
211,739
Resonrets expended
Charitable activities
Governamcc ¢osts
13.5.648
64.8117
27,300
162,954
fA.887
145,438
61.1
T(rtal resources expended
21M),535
27,306
227,841
206,598
Net illCOTning resourc
before transfers
10,827
29.101
39.928
5,141
Transfcis between fvnds
Net Incoming resources
ror the year
10.827
29,101
39,928
5.141
Totsl funds. brough( fotivard
70.896
32.992
103.888
98.747
Total funds carried foTwaTd
81.723
62.093
143.816
103.888
The statewKnt of financial activities includes atl goins and loss&s in the year aod therefore a separ8(e s(atemeni of total
recogllised gatns and loss¢s has not been pr¢pared.
All of the above arnout￿ relale to LontiTYltng actiyilkes.
The notes on ￿geS g to J6 forw integral of these fmancial Statements.
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Darllngion Bapttst Church
Balance sheet
as at 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Note5
Current
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hamd
12
595
155,733
103.888
156,328
I03.888
Creditors: amounts r￿llng
due wlthin one year
13
(12.512)
Net eurrent *ssets
143.816
103,888
Net #￿ets
143,816
103,888
Funds
Resthcted incorne funds
Unrestricted incol￿t fun(ts
15
62.(YJ3
81,723
52,W2
70,896
Totsl funds
143,816
103,888
The financi&l st&lements were approved by the ￿Ne£S on 15 Ociot*r 2025 and signed on its behalf by.'-
J Hygb
Tr￿tee
M IthurrAlde
Trustee
The notrs on pagfs 9 to 16 fonn an inlegral part ofth¢s¢ financw statemen1&
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D4rllngt(In B2Ptis¢ Church
Notes to fjnancial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
General Informatlon
The company 15 a pvblic benefit entity and a private company limited by quarantee. reY￿ered in Fmglaxd
nd and a re￿'S(e[¢d clL3f&ty in EftglaTLd and Wales. The addre%$ of the re￿5￿ed oftjcc is Grange
Road D8slingiott. DLI 5NH
Statemen¢ of Compllance
These fin2Dcial stal£mtnts have bten prepared in corqjliance with FRS 102. The Financial Reporting Standard
applicablc tn thc UK and thc R￿P￿bIle of freland..
Accounting polifie5
principal accounting policies are wMM￿lSed below. The ￿0￿￿tIng ￿liCIeS have been applied ¢onsi$tenily
throllghotsl the year #nd the preceding yetr.
3.1. Basis of accoun￿ng
Thc fkllancial State￿entS ate prepared ll￿der th¢ hisi()rical ¢osi convenLi()n in aLcordanLe wtth the SratCn￿t
of R¢commende4 Pr4iLtice 'Accoun¢ing and ReiM)rttng by Chariiics. issued in October 2019 IFRS102) and the
aritkes Aci 2011.
31 c￿￿W
The charÈry has taken advantage of the cxcmpuon in FRSI from the requiren*nt to produce a cashllow su¢ement
be£ause it is & Small charity.
3J. Fund ac¢oun¢ing
Ut)iestyi¢ted fuolts are available lo spend on ¥liVAtGs thai fillthr ally of the puT￿seS of the Church.
DctsigHatcd aTf UQWtsictcd fimds carfj]arkcd by the tn￿teeS for a particiilar future projec¢ or
by the Thurch.
Re51ricied fvllds uc hthds which thc dor]Iw has spccified ar¢ to be used wlely for a particutar area of the Church's
WOTk or for thc PWLhases of $￿C1fiC as$¢ts for use by the Church.
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Darllngton Baptlst Church
Notes to financial statements
for the year ended JI December 2024
3.& Jn¢omkng resources
All In¢oming reS0￿r¢￿ are I￿luded in Ih¢ stst¢lTtent of fin8ncial actlvities when the charity is entiiled (o the
iwme and the amunt can b¢ quantificd with ￿&sOnable accuracy. Thc fnllowing specific policKes are applied
paTticuiar categories of inconK.'
Voluntary is rrcciyed by way of 8tEnts, donatiOUS aod gifts 2nd is Included in fuu in the State￿￿￿t of
financial artivitics Icryivable. Cyrants whLrt entitlement is nol conditsorEal on the delivcry of a specific
rfornthnce by tht ehan"ty, recogttlsed when the charity becomes unconditionally en¢tilrd to ihc granL
Donated ￿r¥Ice5 and facilitie5 atc included at thc vafuc lo thc chaTiry whcir this ¢an b¢ qu&ntified. The valu¢
5crvices provided by yo￿TjIe¢r$ has not l)een illcluded.
Gifts d￿l￿ed for Tesale ar¢ included as i￿oMing r¢sowtts withÉn activities foi genwating fimds when thcy arc
Gra￿ts. includi]A8 grdTJts fvr the purch3se of fixed assets, are re¢ogniwJ in full in the Staten￿nI of fiTraDcial
activilies ui tl* year ui which they arc receivable.
Income trom invcstrncn￿ in the form of receipts forni lettins5 and batlk interesr is included in the year in which il
is teceivable.
3.5. Resources ewded
ExpendiLure is recognised ()Tt acciul basi5 as a liability is incurred. Expeftditur¢ tn¢lud¢s any VAT whiLh
¢annot be fully re¢ov¢red. and LS r¢ported &5 part of (he e¥pendiiure Éo whiLh il rela￿8.
Costs of gellvTating fi￿￿ ¢Dtnprise the Costs as$o¢iated with dttractin8 voluntary Incon￿ and the costs of trading
lor fvThtraIsi￿g purposes tnLluding ihe ¢hariry's shop.
Charitable expenditt]re conwistts those costs incEirrcd by ihe charity in th¢ delivery of Ets activities and serviLes
for Rts beneficiurtes. It incl¥de5 both e05ts thal Ca￿ be allocated diiecily to such dLiiviiies and those costs tFf an
ll￿1r￿t naiure necc5SIry 10 511PWrt them.
sup]￿ c￿ts are those costs incuLTed directly support of expendAmr¢ on the ￿bjeCts of the eI￿lty and include
Fwjccl management.
3.& Dellned eontribution pension schemes
Th¢ pension ¢osts charged in the finaocsdl sÈaiements represent the contr11￿tion payable by the elwiry during (h¢
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Darlington Baptist Church
Notss to financial statemenls
for the year ended 31 DeL'ember 2024
Flnanelal Instuments
A fsnancial assei or a financial liabiliry Is recognised only ￿en ihe en¥iiy becomes a party to ihe ¢ontractual
provisi0Th5 of the insrnunent
Basic fjnancial inslnuJYnis are initially recognised at the amounr ffceivable or payable including any relatsd
Iransa¢iioJJ cosis. unl¢ss th¢ arrangement constiwies a financtng tr&nsaciion, ￿ere Ll j5 reco8nised at the
EKe5ent Vah￿ of the futhre payD￿nts dis¢ollnied at a tnarjcet ra(e of intrrE5( for a simi]ar de￿ ills(tumEnL
Currmc asseis and current Iiakn"liiies are subsequenuy measured a( the ca6h or other ¢onsider#tion ¢xpeded
io be paid rff ￿erVed and noi dtscounted.
Debt instrllments are subsequetttly measured ai amortised cost.
3.& Golng coneern
Thctr are no rnatcrial uncertainuc5 about the C1￿*ty'S ability to C4)ntinuc.
3J. Judgements and key source estlmatlon un¢ert8lnty
Thc prepaY&¢ion of tht finantial sioiemenLE re4uir¢s ihe tnJsteG8 to makc judgcm£nLs. cstimatcs and &5wmptions
that affcci thc amounis reported. These estimatcs and judgemcnis arc continually reviewed and are b￿d on
expentncc and other factors.
Volunlary Income
Umrtstrteted RestActed
funds
fund6
2024
Total
2023
Total
Offcri¥Lg
Income (ax recovered
Donations and bcquests
Church organi￿ri0￿S l initiativts
Room hire
Mtscellaneous
Vision l Gift day
Grants te£eivable
117,434
19.799
7.988
4.249
19,975
1.190
18.570
117.434
19.799
7,9118
4.249
19,Y75
1.190
18,570
3.500
109.033
21.853
1,916
2.533
19,895
1,891
l3,432
7.114
189.205
3,5(M)
192,705
177.667
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Darlington Baptist Chur¢h
Notes to financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Acilvltios for generating funds
Unrestrlcted Restrlded
nds
nds
2024
TotNI
Tothl
Fundraising eYen(S
Bascment
Basemenl refurbishmen(
Roots
FAge
Jokllt cl￿rCh vettturcs
Conservaiory relurblslk￿Cftt
R(K conversatson
Grocery store
1.126
1,126
6,-$26
3.860
1,095
3,860
6.578
4.041
16.657
16.657
50
4(
3.8
25,8(A
50
3.8
25.864
5.382
52,9Q7
58.2¥9
19,759
Yestment inetsme
2024
Total
1023
Receipts from letting
B2ok interest re¢eivab]e
11,447
3.328
13,447
3.328
12,77Y
14.-311
R¢c¢ipts from leitings ffelaies to re￿￿ RE]come i￿riVed from 8 Tower Road, D¥ling¢on and 42 Kielder Drive.
Darlington. Thesc proprties arc legally owtted by (he B4)lisi Unioll Corpwation Limkied. as Trns(ce. The Chunh
is a ￿neficIary a￿1 thereforc bas & rigbi to r¢¢civ¢ any reniat Anconw.
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Darllngton Baptlst Church
Noi¢s to fmanci21 statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Costs of charitsble &¢tlvities . by fund type
Unrestrlct¢d Restrlfted
luEtds
follds
2024
Totsl
2023
Wagas aTKI exp¢DS¢$
106,629
676
5.738
2,397
534
3,529
106,629
676
5.738
2.397
534
3,529
1.025
I￿.459
2./26
3,792
E.826
292
1.616
961
1.934
1.1.$9
2,968
519
678
3.502
99()
474
Rental propcTty cosrs
Worship
P&s¢oral
Chur¢h outreath
Yiwmg people's work
Orgw]Rsatiolls & activities
Social & hospiralsry events
Ba5crncnt cxpe115e$
Basement reftukn"shment
Unite
R￿)
FAlg¢
Thi[￿ of Yowlf
Joint Church veThtures
ROC conversation
Grtxery sto
(Jaurch tsthin8 & other cause5
3,944
1,877
1.877
4,718
538
4.718
538
13.546
4.7 LJ
J3.546
4.713
85
3.563
3.791
5.65
85
3,563
3.791
5,651
21,736
135,648
27.306
162,954
145,438
Cl￿8 of ch*ri¢able acdvltie5 - by acllyfjty
ActtVI￿e8
dtrtak
dlrertly
2024
Total
Totsl
Chati¢ablc activities
162.954
162.954
145,438
162,954
16?,954
145,438
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Darllngton Bapttst Church
Notes to financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Governance costs- kndudkng support
Unrestrfcted
dts
2024
To
2023
Tothl
UtiliU¢s
Repairs & maiJRtenan¢e
Insurancc
ALcouotancy fees
Prof¢&sional fe¢s
Sul)SCTiptiOll$ and fees
Safrguarding
Offict.adn]in phoTre
23,627
19,647
10.769
1.8(rf)
2.603
2.399
753
3,289
23.627
19.647
10.769
1.8(KJ
2,603
2.399
753
3,289
16.6tKI
21.719
9,998
7,51H
2.431
292
2.616
64.887
64,887
61.160
Ilk Employees
Employment tosts
2024
2023
Wages and salari&8
Pension Ctssts
106,629
676
IIK).4.f9
?.326
107.305
102,785
No crnployee ￿CtiVe￿ cmoluments ¢)f ]nor¢ than £60,0(￿l2023 .. Nune).
Nurnber of employees
Th¢ averdge monihly numbers of cmploytts (includin8 the Lru5tecs) durit)g the year, cal¢ula¢ed on the basis of
11 time cquivalcnts, w&5 as follows..
202A
Number
2023
Nwnber
Pension tosts
The Church is ￿ employer participating in a penston s¢henx knovffl as tbe Baptisi Pension Scheme ("the
SL"hcxx"). which is adTTrinistered by the PBttsion TNs*e (Bapiisi Pension Tnjst Limited). The Sche￿￿ is a
seperaie legal entiry and the assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the ChutLh. the oth
paJtÈcipaiing employu.
2024
2023
P¢n5ion charge
676
2.326
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Darllngton Baptlst Church
Notes to financi21 statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
12. Debtors
2024
Tra(k dcbtors
595
13.
CreditOTS: amounts fallin8 due
within one year
20
2023
(hh¢r tsx¢$ and social S¢Cllrfft
Accruals and def¢￿ed ÈllCOTiie
2,314
10,198
12,512
14. Propertfes held for ehurch use
The Chureh hos thc use of Corpordtion Road Church. GraTtge Road CThurch Buildings, 8 Tower Road and 42
Kicl(kr Drive. Darlingto
All propertie5 arc owned Icgally by the Baptist Unio# Corporatiort l.imited {BUC}. irusiee. The CThurch És
(he C￿￿ent bencficiary under the tiusts and will remain sts whilc thc ch￿rCh c4)nlin￿$ to operatc a5 a mcmber
church of thc Baptist Union. The residllary btncficiaries under Ihe I￿￿ts arc varioa8 BaMi5t relaicd.
organiS￿10ns.
As a th]st b¥n¢ficiary. the chureh has right to diswe of ￿lY of Ihe prO[￿rties aTLd usv the salr proc¢cds
freely. Any such proceeds wollld be held by the BUC ID accordallce with the tetnts of the tsllsts.
The Church h&8 the right to re£eivc rentsl income fro￿ the let(tng of 8 Tower Road, Darlington and 42 Kielder
Drive, Darlinglon and is responsible lor the maintenance. upkeep aftd inswante of all propellies thai the
Church ha5 us¢ of.
Th¢ Grange Road Church building In¢(K￿)￿eS Thurch H¢)use. however it i5 ￿01 in a habitable sts
so is unoc¢upied.
15. An*lysis of net assets betwetn funds
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
funds
Total
funds
Fuod balances at 31 Decett&)er 2024 as represented by:
Current assets
Current liabilities
93J58
111.835)
62.770
{677)
156.328
(12,512)
81,723
62.093
143.816
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Darlington Baptist Church
Notes to financlal sthtements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
l& Unresttlcted tunds
At
At
01 January Incomlng Olltgolng 31 Deeember
2024
UiirestriLTrd Futtd
70.896
211,362
{200.-535)
81,723
17.
Restricted funds
At
At
01 J8nu8ry Incomlng Outg•lng 31 Deceml)er
2024 resources
2024
Basenicnt Gcnctal Fujjd
BascrnenL Refurbishnxni Fund
Edge Fund
Thlnk of Yours¢lf Fund
Grocery Storc
6.216
12.198
6.918
A526
3.860
16,657
3.5(M)
25.864
14.7191
{5381
(13.546)
14.7121
13.791)
15.520
IQ029
5.428
23.073
32,992
56.407
(27.306)
62.093
PuTP05es of restrlcted fllnds
Basement General Fund
This fund is used to provide ho¢ f￿d ￿ those who access the drop in centre which is open 3 si%sion& per wea.
Food parcels are tlso provided where reque8ted. FuTJding Con￿ getherally from organtsaiions or individuals
ho wish lo.8upi￿ Ihe Ch￿TCh in this work.
Basement Refurbishment Fund
fimd w&4 set up to update and modernise the pren]ises used to PTikvide the hot foolk. Most of these funds
come from fuithisittg activities and some persollal ￿￿tIons.
FAge Fund
This fund is used u) provide hclp and suppor( for th(K pcople who are on ihe edge of socicry and stru88le with
their D￿Trial health. Thc funds are rdised by grants, tnajor fUhdr￿sitl￿ and ￿rSOnal donations.
Thlnk of Yourself Fund
Iniiial fvnding w&$ re¢¢ivcd in O¢wber 21n3 from PioTK¢ring Care and was added w later in the year by Red
Ball(MThS.The wrvyce is an extension of Thc FAlge and provides somewhere for individuals to go "out of
offi¢¢ hours" This servtC£ Thursday cvening. Saturday mTrrning Sunday aftern￿n.
GrKery Store
In conjuNclion with The Message Truq. a Gr0￿ry Store was oPe￿¢d in December 2024. Food is received from
major reiailers and the public Can buy b&skets of food for a nominal amouni. The Church has to pay. lo The
Me¥%2gc TnLSt. ¢osr iowards this servic¢. Donations were received Irom private individuals ciihcr as a lump su
in 2ff24 or *s regular giving. The initial fvnds rdised was to cover the first 2 year c￿LS (o The Mebsage TnLSL
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Dadingion Baptist Church
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l)arlington Baptkst Church
Detailed statement of finandal activlties
For the year ended 31 December 2024
20
2023
Incomlug resoiirees
Incoming resourtts from generating funds:
V¢TrlwiiaF)'
Offering
Incon￿ recovered
tknations and bequests
Church organisations l intli2tiv
Room hire
Mi¥cellaJLeous
Vision l Gift day
Grani$ r￿Cl¥able
117,434
19.799
7.988
4.249
19,975
1.190
18570
3.500
L09,033
21.853
1.916
2,533
19,895
1,891
13.432
7,Il4
192.705
177.667
Acliviiiesfor generulingfiurds
Ffftidtaising cvcnts
1.126
6,526
3.8fA)
1,095
7,045
6.578
4.04
Boswnent r¢fuLbishllxnt
16.657
50
406
3,8(K)
25.864
loint church ven(urcs
CoNseThatory refufbi8hm¢ni
ROC ci)nver%atioll
Gr￿ery sior¢
58.289
19.759
Inirsimeni tncom¢
ReccipLS from letting
Bank intertsst ￿£ClyabIc
13,447
3.328
12.773
16,775
14,313
Tol41 kn¢oming resourco from genewadng funds
267.769
211.739
267.769
211.739
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Darlingtoll Baptist Church
Detalled statem￿nt of Ilnancial activities
For the year ended 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Resources expended
Costs of generating funds:
Charitable activities
Charftable acttvities
Actiwlies underioken direcily
Wages Ind txp¢nses
Pe￿siOn co
Rental propErty costs
Worship
P&%torai
Ch￿reh outreach
Young pcoplc's work
Organisalions & aciiviLia
& Iiospitaiity eveTLt5
Basement expcttse$
BaSern￿t refuTbishTncnt
Utiite
I1￿,629
676
5.738
2.397
534
3.529
1.025
100.459
2.326
3,792
1.826
292
1.616
961
1.434
,359
1968
519
678
3.502
996
474
1.877
4,718
538
Edge
Think of Yourself
Joint rhurth vcniures
R[￿ conversation
Gruccry sto¥c
Church tithing & other causes
13,546
4.713
3,791
5,651
21,736
162.954
145,438
Charltable actlvltses ¢otal expenditu
162.954
145.438
Tot•1 charitsble adivlty expenditure
162.954
145,438
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Darlingthn Baptlst Churth
Detslled ststement of finandal artlvltfes
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Governance ctssts
S¥pport Cosis
Utilities
Repairs & n1ain￿mance
Insurance
Accountancy fees
Professiundl fees
Sllbscriptions aTLd fees
Safeguaidlttg
Office,adniiii phoAe.IT
23.627
19,647
10.769
1.800
2.603
2,399
753
3,289
16,6LM)
21,719
9,998
7,504
2.43
292
2,616
64.887
61,IfA)
Totsl governance costs
64.887
Net ineomlnpjloutgoing) resources for the year
39.928
5.141
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