Living Water Baptist Mission
Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2025
## **Living Water Baptist Mission**
## **Charity Information**
**Trustees:** Francia Murillo Scanlon Rhea Penacerrada Daffon Gerardo ORGE (left December 2025) NICOLAS Solinap (appointed 02 April 2023) **Governing Document:** To advance the Christian faith, and in particular the kingdom of God through the gospel of Christ, for the public benefit.
**Charity Registration Number:** 1187071 **Registered Office:** Flat 3 16 Lytton Grove London SW15 2HA **Bank:** Barclays **Accountant:** Sofia Hussain ACMA TaxAssist Accountants 31 Penny Brookes Street Stratford E15 1GP
## **Living Water Baptist Mission**
**Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **About the Living Water Baptist Mission**
The Living Water Baptist Mission believes that all the words of the Holy Bible are given by inspiration from God; that the Scriptures came not by the will of man, but men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost; this inspiration is the breath of God a life giving breath; with Word of God is the living Words.
Living Water Baptist Mission London is supporting 5 missions around the world. 1 Mission in the UAE Dubai, 1 in Japan, 1 in Milan/Italy, 1 in Myanmar and 1 in Kent/London. We support them by sending love gifts every quarter to enable the missionaries to continue to spread the word of God. The donations are raised through the church services from the fellowship in London via tithes and first fruit offerings.
## **Aims and Objectives**
Living Water Baptist Mission aims to advance the Christian faith, and in particular the Kingdom of God, through the Gospel of Christ for the public benefit. Preaching Nothing BUT THE WORD Pleasing No One But The LORD.
## **Living Water Baptist Mission for the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **Activities during 2025 were:**
The church weekly main service continued to be held at 10:30am every Sunday, with a 30 minutes Sunday School, 45 minutes sermon and these were held in-person.
Adult, childrens and youth Sunday school every Sunday.
Live-streaming of Sunday service via Facebook followed by virtual meetings.
Acknowledgement of birthdays and wedding anniversaries monthly - every third week of the month.
Worship service every Sunday and every Wednesday night, prayer night meeting and devotion, have been recorded online. The videos were posted on the group devotion Facebook to be viewed by members who are unable to attend live events
## **Events during 2025 were:**
We held our family camp in Field Studies council, Slapton Ley, Kingsbridge, England and Wales) in July/August 2025 and all the members of the church and other interchurch from Leeds/Kent and Southampton joined.
A children's Sunday program was held in (Wyvil Primary School Grand Hall in September 2025). The Sunday School children lead the Sunday Service and preached the word of God
A Sunday Christmas Service was held in December 2024. It involved singing of Christian Hymns in order to share the Gospel through music. Carolling was also performed on weekdays in December 2025.
There was a celebration of The Living Water Baptist Mission's (anniversary - November 2025) at the Chigwell Hotel. We invited all our friends to join us in celebration of our anniversary and the main purpose was to spread the gospel so that our friends can hear the good news and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour.
## **Activities for 2026:**
Activities will broadly be the same as those for 2025.
Expansion of the Sunday school is sought
Organisation of a camp for the children.
## **Living Water Baptist Mission**
## **Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **Combined Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet**
|**Income**
Tithes, offerings & carolling
Bank Interest
**Expenditure**
Church Rental
Travel & accomodation
Pastor/Speaker Love Gifts
Sunday school/camp
Professional fees - accountancy
Professional fees - legal
Mission Support
**Excess of income over expenditure**
Transfers to petty cash
Transfer in - Building fund
Professional fees incl prior year
Opening Funds
**Closing Funds**
_Represented by:_
Cash
Current fund
Petty cash
Building Fund
Outstanding fees|**2025**
**£**
29,127
280
**29,407**
9,650
6,775
4,512
2,813
1,440
1,220
850
**27,260**
**2,147**
-
1,640
1,440
47,741
**52,968**
29,090
-
23,878
**52,968**
-|**2024**
**£**
34,036
-
**34,036**
8,695
-
5,263
3,601
1,440
-
1,063
**20,062**
**13,974**
350
-
627
-
33,490
**47,741**
30,709
-
18,472
1,440
-
**47,741**
-|
|---|---|---|
These accounts were approved by the trustees on dd mmmm 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
Trustee Francia Murillo Scanlon
## **Living Water Baptist Mission for the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **Summary of funds**
|**£**
**Opening balance as at 31 December 2024**
**Receipts**
Tithes and offerings
28,682
Christmas Carol
445
Bank interest - savings account
280
**Payments**
Church rental
9,650
Pastor/Speaker Love Gifts
4,512
Travel & accomodation
6,775
Sunday school/camp
2,813
Professional fees - accountancy
1,440
Professional fees - legal
1,220
Mission Support
850
**Transfers**
Transfers
Incl in prior year
**Closing balance as at 31 December 2025**
Closing balance including savings and petty cash
**Closing funds**
**C**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**47,741**
**-**
29,407
**-**
27,260
-
1,640
1,440
**52,968**
**-**
52,968
-
**52,968**
**-**
-
**urrent**
**Deposit**|**Total**
**£**
**47,741**
**29,407**
**27,260**
**1,640**
**51,528**
**52,968**
**52,968**|
|---|---|---|
These accounts were approved by the trustees on dd mmm 26 and signed on their behalf by:
Francia Murillo Scanlon
Trustee