ELTHAM PARK BAPTisf CHURCH
Charty No 1190789
Annual Report and ￿nancIal Statements
For the year ended 31 De￿rnber 2024

ELTHAM PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
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Referen￿ and Adnwnistrntive Ddats
Trusteeg repjt
ststement of A%sets and Liab15NÈs
Bala[￿e Sheet
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ELTHAM PARK BAPTisf CHURCH
Reference and Administrntive Detsils
a)arlty Name
tham Park Baptist Church
arity Reglstrdtion Number
IL9D789
RegIste￿d and Admlnlstralfve Ollke
32aWestrrttsJnt Road
SE9 IJE
Patricia Mary Bailey-Barday
Bawh
Andrèw Goldswcxthy
HeatherGoldsworthy
McLelsh
Kathleen Nobbs
R￿h￿ ￿IddlE
Jill Rackley
Amdd TarliTrJ
ThomasTarllng
Bankas
Uoyds Bank Ac
25 Gretham Street
Lon(bn
EC2V 7HN
Independent Examiners
ehj Sulli¥Bn
9 Hare & Blllet Road
London
SE3 ORB

Trustees, Annual Report for the period from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024
Charity name: Eltham Park Baptist Church
Charlty reglstratlon number: 1190789
Objertlves and Activities
Summoryof thepurp05es of the d￿rity05 setoutin itsgovernlnqdocument
The pr¥ncipal purpose of the ChLSrch is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the
principles of the Bapt15t denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry OLrt other
charitable purposes in the United Kingdom andlor other parts of the wodd.
Summory oAthe main ortivities in relotion to thosepurposesfvrthepublicbenefi¢ in p0￿c￿lar, the
artivitiesw projetts or5ervices identified in the quounts.
The Attivitie5 fftay include but are rbot restricted to..
Regular public worship. prayer, Bil￿e studyi preaching and teaching.
Baptism, as defined in the Bapt15t Union'5 Declaration of Principle.
The Communion of the Lord'5 Supper which shall normally be observed at least once 8 month.
Evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
The teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion ofyoung people.
Nurture and grovrth of Christian disciples.
Education and trainingforchristian 8n(J communlty setmce.
Giving and encouraging pastor31 ore.
SupportinE and encouraginB charitable social action irb the United Kingdom and abroad.
Encouraging relationships with èrld supporting Baptlsts and other Christians.
Stotement confimiinq whether the Tru5tee5 huve hadregard to the guidance issuedby the Charity
Commlsslon on publlcbenefit
The Trustees confimi that they have had regard to the guléance issued by the Charlty Commission on
PLJblic benefit.
Workingoutourpurpose through ourvision
Our objertives remain the same a5 in previous ye3r5 and reflect the vision statement we wrote as a
church family in 2019.
To love people osjesus loves thern, we hovefocused on thefollowing three areos..

Ourrelutionshlp with God. We willseek to grow In dependenry upon God ond go deeper in ourfvith.
We seek to do this so that we are strengthened to live o life thatreflects Jesu5. Mle shall listen to God
and be transformed by Him through thefollowing wuys."
Worship ondproyer
Recdingscripture
Preoching ond teoching Gods Word
Ourrelotlonships with earh other. We willseek to take tsn interest in all people, encouroglng people
to (Jse their gifts rjndfeel apprecioted. We will seek to 5UPPQrt and corefor one onother os we live out
ourfaith through thefollowing woys..
EncourÉ7ging deeperrelotionships through smallgroups/homegroups
Prorticolctireforoll
IntergenerationGI ortivities
Ourrelationshlp wlth the y￿r1d/COmmUnIty around us. We willseek to SUPPOrt each other to live ond
shtsre who jesus is through the whole of our lives both within the community of Eltham und the world
around us. We willseek to do this in thefollowing ways..
Be a p051tive presence in the community
Shore ourfoith
Be concemedAorour environment andNssues offustke
These objectives continue to be the basis from which we determine our activities arbd ministries
across the church.
Achievements and Perfomiance
Summary of the main ochievements Df the chorityp Identlfying the difference the charit*s work hos
made to the circumstance5 0
its ben
iorfes Jnd an
wlderben
s to socletyos a whole.
Worship andPrayer.'
We have continued to value the importance of prayer ènd sought to find ways to engage with more
people_ The prayers at 10am on a Sunday mornlng, led by one of the deacons, continued to grow in
numbers. Monthly prayer meetirw were held at the end of each month, alternating between Sunday
and Wednesday evenings. Althou8h numbers did increase a little, these were still not well attended. In
August, we held a Prayer Walk in the local area, instead of a Sunday morning service, when we prayed
for the community of Eltham, especially the shops, schools and other churches.
In March, the decision was made to invite the church family childien to stay in for communion- partly
to enable the leaders of the children's work to participate. This was a popular move, 50 we decided to
make it a permanent change. We maintained an all-age Service every month, where the children and
young people Temained in the Service for the whole time. These often involved creating different crafts
to help everyorbe remember the key points of a story from the Bible, Many of these Crafts were
displayed on or around the wo(wJen cross in the sanctuary and helped to map the learning journey of
the church's teaching.
Unfortunatety. duiing the year, one of our daytime homegroups closed as we could find no one
suitable and available to carry on the leadership. Some mefflbers were able to join other evening
groups, but others were not.
Over the year we p3rtlClP3ted a series of special services and event5_ These included invitir)g a
representative from Jews for Jesus to explain the aspects of the Easter story from a Messianic jewish
perspective. helping us to gain a deeper understanding of this key event. We held a Gooo Friday
contemplative service, followed by a fish and chips meal hosted in the Friendship Centre. Thi5 helped
us to come together as a church f3mily to remember the events of E35teT and deepen our relationships
wf(h each other.

As part of our Pentec05t celebration, we joined together wlth other local churche5 from We5tmount
Road for a sensory walk around Eltham Park South, where we engaged in a time of prayer and
reflection, led by the new minister at St Luke's. We hope thi5 link will be the start of a new relationship
and collaboration with other local churches.
To commemorate Harvest this year, we invited one of our supported BMS missionary families to join
us. We held a wonderful family celebration events full of food, dancing, quizzes and information on the
Saturday, and discoveied more about the work of BMS during our Sunday seNice to better support
their work.
Ovr Girls, Brigade led the remembrantt service this year, where we learned rnore of the essential role
woffien played during wartime.
Chrlstmas saw an intei8CtSve servSce where we made ChristSngles- a charming nativity led by our youth,-
and a beautiful Carols by Candlelight celebration. The Christmas morning family senfjce was a
wonderful way to complete the season. All th￿e events were publicised to our local community
through posters, the website and in SE9 magazine, and we had a good number of visitors attend.
Throughout the whole of this year, the multi-v01￿ approach to leadin8 our services has continued to
grow. We have more people taking part and offering to help, including some of very youngest members
of the church family, who so confidently led the birthday box celebration.
Leodetship..
One of the Trustees, Alfred B3ssah, was felt a call to ministry during the ye2r and took on the role of
Minister in Training IMITI, remaining part of the leadership team. Alfred's journey towards this role
followed a success*ul 3ppllcation and recommendation for ministry bythe church during February, and
agreement for him to stay on at Eltham Park as our rbew MIT in April, for the following three year5. We
are able to fund this by using the last part of the legacy received in 2018 and de5ignatei6 for this
purpose. Honesty Kachida, our Moderatorthroughout 2024, agreed to support Alfred in the ab$erS￿ of
a minister. Alfred's formal induttloll service wa5 held in September, just after he began his training at
Spurgeon's college. We are very grateful to God for the stability and support Alfred has been able to
offer durin£ this time without a minister.
Our Search for a new rHini5ter continued throughout 2024 land into 2Q251. The Search Team and
Trustees considered the ministerial profiles we were sent, meeting informèlly with some potential
mTrnister5 and inviting one candidate to preach during the Spring. However, we recognised that Gocl
Was not calling this persorb to Eltham Park. In the Autumn we informally met with two further
individuals. One candidate dropped out as he accepted the position at another church, and the other
visited the church to preach. We subsequently decided not to proceed with that person and at the time
of writing are continuing to disorn God's will in regard to the rninisterial vacancy.
As far a5 the Trustee body was concerned, there was one change during the year, with Tra￿ Thomas
stepping down for person31 reasons.
Considering other leadership roles, the church unanimously agreed to John Baker tsking on the
responsibility as the new Boys, Brigade captain.
Buivdings."
Early in the year we added a layer of insulation to the underside of the sanctuary roof and removed
two huge vellts which had allowed cold air to circulate in the mcsin body of the church. This helped to
reduce our heating bills, made the sanrtuary a little warmer and showed responsibility tOW8rds our
environmental impact.
Plans for upgrading the Manse were shared 3nd agreed with the membership. The plans involved
redesigning the kitchen and adding an accessible downstairs toilet and wet room. Struttures were put
in place to enable future work to extend the bathroom, should we wish to at Some later date. The

hallway under the stairs w3£ to be made wider to enable wheelchair u5er5 to acce55 the kitchen and
wet room. The remaining amount of money from thè legacy (which had been allocated for premises
redevelopment) along with several Specific monetary gifts given for this work would cover the bulk of
the estlmated cost. of £95,000, with the remaining amoLJnt covered by the General Fund and Money
saved from not paying a minister during the ministerial vacancy.
To improve accessibility within the main church, handrails were added to the pulpit to support those
cllmbing the stairs. A ramp was also moved to enable folk to walk or use a wheelchair to access the
stage area. Furthèr plans were suggested for adding a handrail to the ramp inside the sanituary and
the slope outside to help those walking or wheeling along that area.
In the autumn, it was decided to redevelop aspects of the lounge to rrbake it child friendly and suttable
for a creche. We needed to add usable, wipe clean mats to the floor, child-proof the cupboards and
drawers, partiiion the stacked chairs and add a TV screen so that parents could easily watth the servlce
on YouTube. The work commenced In the Autumn.
Postomlcure."
Over the year, there have been a number of diffeient activities and events aimed at developing the
Pastoral Care of the church. Tuesday Lunch Club and Knit and Natter, continued to be very popular
within our local cornmunity, providing both an opportunity to serve and reach out to our neighbours.
Two church members offered to take on the role of contacting new attendees to help ensure that all
visitors were made to feel welcome.
We continued to take communion to members who could not leave their homes at this time with
Al*red and Honesvs supporL
'Boxes of Blessin￿ were provided at Easter and Christmas for those with whom we were in contact
who were 80 years old or over. We know how much these were 8ppfeoated by the recipients.
Church f3tnily events, that were open to the wider community, were planned over the year. These
included a shared meal in April. the Harvest celebration in October, and the Christmas meal for
Tuesday Lunch CILJb. We noticed an increase In attendance at church family events from those people
we had seived through the Tuesday LLtnch Club and Knit and Natter.
The plans for creche were another way to show loving concern for our families, by providing a warm,
safe and comfortable space for children too young for Kingdom Kids.
Camp fees were paid for some farnilies, enabling children and young people to access important Christian
holidays and event5 that they otherwise may not have been able to.
Members..
During the year we welcomed fwe new people into membershlp and have said goodbye to one couple
following their move out of the area.
Mission ondEvongelisfft.'
This year has seen a continuatlon of the events we run to 5UPPOrt our mlssionaries. During the Harvest
weekend, we raised over £8,000 for BMS World Mission, as well as spent time with our missionaries so
that we could better understand their work and to pray for and support them.
We supported the work of Superkidz again thi5 yeaT by collecting Easter Eggs in spring and toys at
Christmas. Superkidz used these to help local children and their families who are in need. The Mannc
Centre was also supplied with donated gifts at Harvest time to help them run their homeles5 shelter. In
September. we again baked our way ro raising over £51X) for the Macmillan charity.

The youth camp attended by children and young people from the church during the summer wa5 very
much appreciated and our younger family members benefitted greatly from the teaching and
experience. Our young leader5 were praised by those organising the camp for their hard work and
positive attitude. We were very proud of theml
As part of our evangelistic work, we ran sever31 church family events aimed at holding a fun and safe
event, where non-church folk could be welcomed into, These included the previously mentioned
Harvest celebration, and events over Easter and Christmas. However, we also ran two Ladies Evenings
where food was offered and fun activities 2nd crafts were offered- or just a space to sit and Ihat. Many
of our lunch club visitors were pleased to attend and expressed desire5 to be included in fLrture events.
Gently building of relationships is key to our evangelistic approach. A Men's breakfast was also held
and more of these were planned forthe following year. The aim is to bring the men and youth of our
Church together for mutual support and encoura6ement as they grow deeper in their relationship with
God within a safe spa￿.
Playwell eXp￿Ssed a desire to build links with the church, especially at Harvest and Christmas. This will
most likely be though meeting with Lunch Club. These continued links with our community are very
important, to share the love of jesus in e very real way.
At Christmas. a copy of Luke's Gospel wès given 35 3 gift to all the rnembers of Lunch Club.
Finally, we shared with the work of XLP through the donation of the money we received through the
Scf3ppage Scheme of £9,000 when we scrapped our very old mini bus. This enabled XLP to Use the money
towards buying a new bu5- fit for purpose- which is regularly parked 0￿side the hall.
Volunteerlng includingyouth work..
The chur¢h only runs because of the huge number of volunteers who make this happen. (Flower rota,
office team, welcome team, tea and coffee, tech team. children's work including the brigades, horne
Broup leaders, music group. Tuesday Lunch Club, Knit and Natter, deacons. fabric team and gardening
and many others who have helped run one off events.)
We are 3 family who work together. share our time, skllls and resources, just like any other family. It is
wonderful, sometimes messy, 8 bit confusing as all families can be, bLTrt is absolutely beautiful. We are
the body of Christ.
an example, as the number of GB volunteers fell in 2024. church members offered to support in a
rolling programme of one-off sessions.
The children and youth work across our church grew in numbers and participation. The children and
youth add vibrancy and life to our family and challenged us to rethink how we had always done things.
Strurture. Governance andmanagement..
The appointment of trustees is made in accordance wlth the Baptist Union Guidelines and confirmed by
our Church constitution. ratified in 2013. Trustees must be members of the church, nominated by a
minimum of two members and voted in by 213rds of the membership present at the election. The
trustees are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern arid importance to the
church including deciding on how the funds are to be Spent but will bring all significant changes before
the members of the church for final instruttion.

Financial Review
Review olthe chorfrfsflnanclolposltlon ot the end of theperit
As at 31 December 2024, the charity had total funds carried forward of £4,198,89412023=
£4.186,5651. The funds were repre5er>ted predominantly by tsngible fixed assets. mainly the
church building and the Manse whlch is avai18ble for occupation by our minister. OF these funds
£Nil12023: £Nill We￿ restricted and the balance unrestricted.
When considering the financial position, the Trustees consider and monitor the cash 2nd bank
balances. At the Ènd of the year. bank and cash balance5 amounted to £213,58212023..
£162,686), an increase of £50.896 over the course of the year.
The Trustees have concluded that the financial posttion of the charity at the end of the period was
strong with sufftcient assets available to support the planned activities In the future.
Stutement explainlng the policylorholding reseNesstating whytheyare held
The charitrfs policy is to hold reserves in unrestricted funds sufficient to cover 5 rnonth5'
expenditure. The main sourte of income for the charity is donations from members and others
attending the Church. The holding of reserves at this level enables the charity to plan activitie5
and commit to expendlture in the knowledge that Should there be a drop the level of income,
or an unavoidable unplanned expenditure requirement, the charity has sufficient time to re5pofbd
without a serious adverse impact.
In their assessment of reseNes when applying this policy, the Trustees exclude Tangible Fixed
Assets (which are not readily rea115ablel.
Amountofreserves held
At the end of the year the charity held free re5erve5 of £246,00912023.. £189,492). This was
significantly in excess of the amount required to be held under the reserve5 policv.
The reason that significant excess funds were held is that the charity retelved a substantial legèLy
in 2018. The amount of the legacy was £220.165, and the legacy included no restriction5 as to its
use.
During 2020 the church members decided to designate two third5 of the money received through
the legacy to fund an ?dditional church worker to support the minister, and the remaining one
third to tund work required on the church property. During the year, considering the plan to
undertake renovations on the churth's Manse, additional amounts were received 3nd designated
to the Property Fund. At the end of the year the bèlance In the (Jesignated funds amounted to
£120,643, leaving£125,366 within thè General Fund.
Detallsoffvndsmoterialtyin delleit
At the end of the yearthere were no funds materially in deficit.
Explanotion oAanyuncertointiesabout the chontycontinuinqos owng concern
Having considered the financial position of the charty at the year erhd, the TDOnthly accounts
prepared for subsequent periods and the expected attivities over the forthcoming 12 months, the
Trustees have concluded that there is no material uncertainty over the ability of the charity to
continue as a going concern. They have therefore prepared the charit¢s accounts on a going
concern basis.

Reference and Administratlve detalls
Charity name
Registered charty numter
Charity's rwincipal address
Eltham Park 8aptist Church
1190789
32a We5tmount Road
Eltham
London
SE9 IJE
Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charity
Trn5tse na￿0
Offl¢e Ilf any)
Date$ a¢1￿ rfnotlor
whole year
NBm• of PT#On (or bcdyl
entlll¢d to appolnttrustsè Ilf
Minister-in-
Training (from Sep
20241
Ehham Park Baptist Church
mernbers
Alfred Bassah
Patricia 8ailey-Barclay
Andrew Goldsworthy
Heather Goldsworthy
Kathleen Nobbs
Treasurer
Rachel Priddle
Secretsry
Jill Rackley
Arnold Tartlng
TracyThomas
To Jan 2024
Declaratlons
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Tnjstees. Report above.
Signed on behalf of the charitvs trustees on.
5[gnatU￿..
Name..
P051tion-
Rachel Pnddle
Secretsry
Andrew Goldsworthv
Treasurer
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ELTHAM PARK BAPTisf CHURCH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrIvrtlES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Totsl
Total
2023
Income and
endowments from
Donaborys and legaoes
Investmert income
133,484
3.523
44,102
9,527
143.011
3,523
44,ID2
190,636
80,786
J5
830
83,616
535
47,684
129,005
47,684
T4*al Income
181,109
9.S27
2,830
131,835
Expenditsre
Charttstrk ￿tiv￿e$
23,941
36,419
108,420
168,780
23,941
43,299
26,782
43,299
MissKJn
9.527
45,946
108,420
2,830
29,612
104,385
Est3t4thment
104,385
Total EXP￿1￿
9.527
178.307
174,466
2,830
177,296
Net Income I
(Ex￿dit￿re) for the
12,329
12,329
{45,461)
{45,461)
Net Movement
Funds
12,329
12,329
{45,461)
(45,4611
Recondllatlon of
Total Funds bn)ught
4,186,565
4,186,565
4,232,026
4,232,026
Totsl Funds ￿rrIed
forward
4,198,891
4,198,894
4,186,565
4,186,565

ELTHAM PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBER 2024
2024
2023
Flxed Assets
Tangible ￿Xed Assos
3,952,885
3,951885
3,997,073
3,997,073
Current Assets
io
54,877
213,582
268,459
36,421
kandca
162,686
199,107
Current Liabilities
Creditors: arnounts
falling due wlthin
li
{214Y))
(9,615)
IlÈt Current A
246,009
189,492
Totsl assets 1esscur￿nt
4,198,894
4,186,565
Tot￿ net assets or liabilibe5
4,198,894
4,186,565
aTTty Fund5
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Unrestritted
4,198,894
4.186,565
Total Charity F￿d5
4,198,894
4.186,565
rKJtes on pages 11-19 foryn an integftl part of these aXDunt& Th￿e K(Dunts WeTe apprO￿d by the Tn
and slgned on their behalf ty:
AN5rew GOld￿lthY
Rachel Pddd
Church Secretary
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ELTHAM PARK BAPTisf CHURCH
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
I ACCOUNTING POUCIES
a 8asis of preparntion
The accounts are prepared In accordar￿e with the Charities Ststement of Recommended PrdrtKE
[Charft[￿ SORP 2015), FRS102 and with the Charities Act 2011.
tham Park Bap￿st Churth meets the definition of a public benefrt entlty U￿er FRS102. Assets and
liabilities are initially recC￿￿niZed at histori￿1 cost or transaction vBlue unless otherwise stated in the
relevant accountiNJ pollcy notes.
b Zncome recognltion
All incoming ￿$OUrceS are Ir￿luded in the Statement of Financial Activthes when the charity 15 legally
entitled to the income after any performan￿ conditions have been met, the amount can be rne3￿red
reliably and it is Eyobable that the irKome will ￿ re￿ived.
Donations are accounted for gross when received. Fixed asset gtfts in kind are recc9nizaJ when recavable
and are includeJ at fair value.
d Legacies
Legacies are accounted fer at the earlier of the Estate accounts being finalised Ond notifEd and ItE Iwa
being received.
e Investment Income
Investment income is incI￿led in the accounts in the year in which it is Yeceivable.
f Expenditure ￿¢09￿￿0Th
All expendthre is accounted for on an accruals basis. &penditure 15 recconized there s a [￿jaI or
constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that setdement will be required
and the amount of the th*Jation on be meaSU￿d reliabw.
g Costs of raising funds
The Church does rK)t make fomial appeals for funds, ond expenditsjre on these item5 is therefore r
material.
h Grants payable
The Church makes grants to rther organisations whose charitable objeLts complement its work. TFW are
accrwnted for when the recipient has L*en notified of the gyant and payment is u￿0Th￿ltional.
i Support costs
Support Costs are those that assist the Y4ork of the church but do not dirertty represent charitable activities
and include Offi￿ costs and g0veMan￿ cost. Where support costs cannot be dI￿rtlY attributed to
partiojlar h￿dIngS they have teen allocated to the cost of raising funds and expendI￿re on CharIta￿e
artiviti￿ on a basis consistert wlth the use of resources. This represents direct eynditure on the
governan￿ of the church. Most of the managernent is carrfed out withovt charge by volunteer5. This
intangible cost is not inclL*Jed in the Statement of Financial Activitie5 since there is no measUral￿e cost to
the Voluntee￿ for their 5eThi
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J Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets a￿ capitali5ed rf they can be used for more than one year and cost at teast £1,000.
They are initially recognised at COSt or, for donated assets, at a wsonable esknmate of thelr value on
rtteir
There is no reliable infomation awailable for the cost of the church premi￿ and so on first tlme adoptlon
of FRS102. the finsuran￿ value used pwiously was adoptsd a5 deem&l cost.
k Depwiation
Depreaation 15 prOV￿ed on all fixed assets, other than freehold land, to write off the cost on a straight-line
basis over their expected useful Itfe, at the folk)wing rates:
Fr￿hold
P￿j[1dings
AJrnitu￿ and fittings
io%
puter5 and equipment 33Wo
I Invthent Assets
Investments a￿ iTrHially statsd ot cosL Subsequently they are MeaSu￿d at fair value with cPonges
recognized In the Statement of finanaal Activities if the shares are publidy traded or their falr value can
otherwise be measured reliabW. All other investment assets are shown at cost less impaimient.
m Funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in fUrther0n￿ of the general
objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purpo*>
Designated fuNJs comprise unrestritted funds that have been set aside by the trvstee5 for 5pecsfic
purp)￿. The aim and use of each designated fund Is set In the notes to the finanaal siatements.
Rethcted funds are funds which are to be used in accordan￿ with sFecific restrittions imp￿d by donors
or which have teen raised by the charTty for specrfic purpow. The cost of raising and administering such
funds are charged against the specift fund. The aim and use of each restrtrta fvnd is set out in the Tr)tes
to the financial 5tstements.
EThJowment funds represert those assets which must be held permanently by the charity. InconE arising
on the endowment funds can be in accordan￿ yvith the obFcts of the charity and is induded as
unrestricted income. Any capitsl gains or Itss￿ arising on the investments fomi part of the fund.
Investment management charges and legal advice relating to the fund are tharged against the fund.
n Employee beneffts
The charfty operates a define£l contributFon plan for mlnister and mlnister-ln-tralnlng. A defined
contribution plèn s a pension p13n under which the charity pays fixed contn"bub"ons irto a separate entsty.
Once the contributions have LEen paid the tharity has no further payments cA)iigations. The contr¢butions
are rerognised as an expense when tw are due. Amounts not paid are sF¥)wn in accsuals in the balan
sheet The assets of the plan are held separately from the charity in an independendy administered ftjnd.
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Donations and Legacies
2024
2023
DDnations and LegaLies
iin
115,380
7,872
123,252
69,531
Tax refurKJs
18,023
18,630
,OS4
Other dort&on5
81
1,129
1,031
Total
133,484
9.￿1
143,011
83,616
Investment Incorne
2023
Investment IncthnÈ
3,523
3,523
535
Total
3,￿3
3.523
535
Other activities
2024
2023
Income from othw activit
Premises and minibJ5 hire f&$
28,993
28,993
41,197
sU￿u5 on Scrapp￿ of minibus
8,880
Lunch dub
6,229
6,229
6,487
Total
44,102
44,102
47,684

Ministry
2023
11,236
MIn￿elS si"pend, ￿nsK)n and Nt
Mlnlster In Training's slopend, ￿nsIOn
9,452
9,452
16,659
Lfjitiro sFe
T20
COnfereTr￿
If
i&)
235
O)urth miTritrAJs
1,092
1,092
1235
Olher mlnlsty ows
289
2,702
Officestaffir
5,345
S,345
4,f40
tGcdOons
1,645
Printing, p05tsge Y3tKnery
607
607
1,079
Indertrtdentexaminalion
2,280
280
I￿0
otheradminlstrative cnst
iii
iii
Totsl
23,941
,941
43,299
Mission
2024
2023
Grnnts ￿￿ble
a)ildren and youth
28,600
9,527
38,127
22,500
2,304
5,158
1304
1429
4,552
131
Catering Costs
5,158
357
357
Totsl
36,419
9,527
29,612
2024
2023
Grnnts payable
BL￿B Home Mis90n
6,LKJO
5,000
BMS Wortd Mfj&sk)n
8,479
13,479
7,830
9,C#)O
Other rnlssM)naries
7,800
870
Other dwritsbk Iwgarn5a1rn5
Totsl
28.600
9,527
38,127
22,500

Estsbli5hment
2024
2023
Manse expenses
4,651
4,651
7,240
11,223
1,550
4.368
Manse refurLxshrrwt
7,240
11,223
aeaners
10,544
1,592
4,811
3),031
ni￿ materials
1,550
4,647
15,727
4,405
4,647
15,T27
4,405
Llght and heat
R&e5 ond w*
4,457
459
459
203
Telephone and htemet
Repairs and maintenarte
Srnall equIw￿e￿t
t>epreciabon
T(knl
927
927
812
12522
12,S22
10,756
i.ooi
I,coi
44,068
46,033
108,420
106,420
104.385
Stsff costs and Trustees expenses
2024
2023
Stsff costs
Gross sa
25,¢K6
39,%9
Soctaf security thsts
Employerfs n￿OftaI InsUra￿e
Employers penslon contributtor
Couwl tax, water rates etc
Pen%ort te&s
700
1516
696
43,775
The average number of empbyees during the year was:
No employee receweé emoluments in excess of £60.000 during the year.
Chjr Minister-in-tralnlng, who was in Offi￿ from September 2024, act8J as one of the (hurch's tNStees in
accordance wlth the Trust Deed and recelved remuneratjon of £8,752 in respect of his Se￿1￿5 a5 Minister-in-
training.
r Minister, who was in Offi￿ until mld-Aprll 2023, acted as one of the church's trust*s in accordan￿ with
the Trust Deed and received remuneration of £9,855 and other benefits durfng 2023 in respect of servi￿5
as Minister, including the provision of manse accommodation owned by the church.
()Jr previous mini5ter-in-training, who was in office until the end of July 2023, acted as one of the church's
tn1st￿ in accordance w￿h the Trust Deed and r￿1ved remuneration of £14,931 during 2023 in respert of
her Serv[￿ as Minister-in-tsBinirwJ.

The Church pay5 penshjn contributions for its Minlster and Mini*er-in-trainiFKJ to the Defined Contribution
Plan within the Baptist Perfjion SdErne, which is administered by the Pension Trustee. 83pOst Pension Trust
Limi￿. Further derails of the scheme a￿ set out in Note 14 below.
£Nil in ts)tsl was reimbursed to the Trustpes in respert of expenses inojrred as TnJst&s (2023: £Nil).
9 Tanglble Flxed Assets
Chur
FSxtures,
Fbttlngs &
Equipment
Mans•
Motor
vehides
Total
TJng5ble Flxed Assets
l january 2024
Idtti(x)s
Di5lM)S
3,903,693
391,257
2,500
51,501
4,348,951
(2,5cKI)
12,YJOI
31 D￿emL￿r 2024
3,903,693
391,257
51,501
4246,451
Depreclatlon
l January 2024
Charge for the year
On dlstxkn
273,259
39,037
27.391
3,913
2,380
351,878
1,118
12,380)
31 ￿rni￿r 2024
311296
31,304
l January 2024
31 De¢emLEr 2024
3.630,434
3,591,397
363￿66
359,953
120
2,653
1,535
3,997.073
3,9￿,885
l of the fixed assets are ￿ed for dirett tharitable purm)ses.
10 Debtors
2024
2023
Accrued iTKcme
17,950
36,927
17,178
19,244
prepa￿nentand other detiors
54,877
36,421
11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Trdde cr&Jitors
251
cruaLs
22,199
7.949
22,4SO
9.615
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Restrirted Funds
l january Incoming Resources
2024 Resouvces expended
G¥*in5 ar¥
losses
31 Drftymber
2024
Transfers
Vnrestrirtad F￿d5
GeoeralFund
O8￿9￿5ted Funds
Aldlth)na worker
4,072,130
158,209
152,088
4,078,251
69,3T2
45,063
9,452
59,920
7.240
60,723
Restrkted Funds
BMS Workl Mi￿￿j￿
8,479
8,479
0therorwisats.ons
Total
4,186,565
Ig),636
178,307
4,198,894
Previou$ pwd
l January Incoming Resources Galns and
31 Decembei
2023
Unrestricted Funds
4,100,932
129,005
157.807
4.OT2,130
thitional I￿￿ker
86,031
16.659
69,372
45,(63
45,￿3
Restrltted Funds
BMS Wortd MissDn
2,830
Other orgaDisaK)rs
Totsl
4,231026
131,83S
177,296
4,186,565
During 2020 the church members decided to d￿Ignate M thirds of the money receNed thrO￿h a legacy in
2018 to fund an aéditional church worker to support the Minister, and the remainlng one third to fvnd work
requir&J on the church property.
t￿ring 2024, tTr￿ fund for an add￿onal worker was used to pay the costs of our Minister-in-Training. The
property fund was used for a project to ￿n0vate and refvrfoish the church Manse, a Fmject which c(￿tinUed
into 2025.
r*Jring 2024, tFE thurth re￿IVed money in Support of a project run by BMS Wodd Misston.
On occasions, the church re￿iVeS money in sUp￿rt of ot￿r organi￿tions. Any gjth amounts are ￿COunted
for within restricted funds. The fvnds are shown in aggregate above due to the immaterial amcwnts invofved.

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Analysls of net assets
General
Totsl
funds
funds
Tangible ffiX￿ assets
Current assets
Current liai*rtie5
Pension Ik*lties
3.952,885
265,964
{19,955}
3,951885
268,459
122,4501
2,495
(2,495)
Net assets at 31 D￿Mtrer 2024
Previous p￿70d
General
funds
Total
nd5
funds
Tallgi￿e fixed a55ets
al￿ent assets
Ojrrent lakn'l
Pernsitin liatllfaes
3,997,073
198,207
(8,715}
3,997,073
193,107
(9,615)
(￿}
Neta55ets at 31 December 2023
The thurch is an parttcipating employer in a pensM)n ￿heme known as the Baptist Penston 5d￿me Cthe
Scheme?, which 15 a separats legal entity adTnini5tered by the Pension Trustee (Baptist Pension Trust
Umtted). The assets of the Scheme are held separdtety from those of ￿ employer and the other
participating employer5.
Pension provision Is belng made through the Defined Contribution (DC) Plan wlthln the scheme, In general,
member5 pay 8% of their Pensionable Income and employer5 pay 60/0 of members, Pensionable Income into
I￿1V￿l￿al pension accounts, which are operated and managed on bthlf of the PensNJn Trust* by
Broadstone Corporate Benefits Ltd. In addition, the employer pays a further 4% of Pe￿onable Income to
cover Death in se￿7￿ Benefits, administration costs, and an associated ins￿ranCe wily which provKSes
income protethon for Scheme members if they are unable to work due to b)ng-temi Incapaaty, This incorr
prOt￿tIon polKy has In￿ed by the Baptist Unw)n of G￿at Britsin with Awva Limited.
The Minister the Mlnlster-in-TralnlNJ a￿ eligible to i)in the SC￿e.

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Related parties
The custodian Tnjstee of the church is the Baptist Union COrp￿atiOn ￿rnited which is charity number 249635.
and which is controlled by the Bèptist Union Council. The church is also a member of the Bapts'st Union of
Great Britsin, and the London Baptlst Aswuation.
The church made a donaOon to the Baptist Union Home m￿On Stheme as set out in note 6.
During the year, a totsl of £43,645 (2023: £26,584) was received as donations from the d￿r￿S trustees
and kNi￿eS connerted to them. No conditions were attached to any of dEse donations.

FIELD ￿lUvAN.
Indep￿dent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of The Eltham Park Baptist Church
l ￿pOrt to the trustees on my examination of the finanaal ststements of The Eltham Park Baptist Churd) Cthe
chariv) for the year ended 31 December 2024 which compri* the St*ment of Financial Activiknes, the
Balan￿ Sheet and related notts,
This rewrt is ma(ie solely to the tharivs trustees, as a bc*Jy, In accordan￿ wlth settlon 145 of the Chariti
Art 2011. My work has beer¢ undertaken so that I mlght stste to the C￿rity's trust￿ those matters l am
require(1 to State to them in this report and for no other purF¥)se, To the fu51& extent pe￿itted ty law, I I
not accept or assume resp)nslbility to anyone other than the charity and the charity s trustees a5 a body, for
my worK for thls rerKY¢ or for the opinions I have formed.
Responslbilities and basis of report
5 the trustees of the charity you are resFonsible for the preparation of the financial 5Latements in accordan
with requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 Cthe Att).
I report in re5m of my exam1nation of the charity5 financial statements carded out under ￿tiOn 145 of the
Act and in carrying out my examination I have follow&1 all the applicable Dlrections glven by the Charity
Commssion under settion 145(5){b) of the Act.
An independent examlnation diEs not Involve gathering all the ewdence that would be requir￿ in an audft and
consequendy d￿S nc* cover all the matters that an auditor considers in giving their opinion on the finanaal
Statemen￿ Tr planning and condutt of an audk goes beyond the limited assuran￿ that an independent
examination can provide. Consequenvy l eXp￿sS no opinion a5 to whether the financial statements present
'true and fairf view and my report is limfted to those specific rnatters set out in the independent examinerfs
5tstemenL
IndePend￿t examiner's s&itement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matt￿5 have come to my attentK)n in (x)nnection
with the examinatK)n giving me cause to believe that in any rnatetial tesrett:
accounting record5 were not kept in respect of the charity as reqUI￿d by seLtion 130 of the Att; or
the fina￿[al statements do rK)t accord with those rec(Jrds; or
financial ststements do not compty with the applicable requirements con￿ming the forrll and conient
of accounts set out in the Charibe5 (Accounts and Reprts) Regulations 2008 other than arry r4uirement that
the aco)unts glve a'tr￿ and tsir view which ts not a matter considered as part of all indeperKlent examinatlon.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connettion wlth the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper undersianding of the financial ststements
to be reached.
rimothy Sulllvan FC4
Field Sullwan Limtted
Chartered Accountsnts
9 Hare and Billet Road
Lonthjn
SE3 ORB
Field Sullivan knmited Registered in Englond no. 8024052