HINCKLEYBAPTISTCHURCH
Hinckley Baptist Church
Reports & Accounts
Financial Year Ending 3111212024
Contents
Legal & Administrative Details
Trustees Report
Independent Examiners Report
Receipts & Payments Statement
Asset & Liability Statement
Notes to the Accounts
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Legal & Administrative Details
Charity Name..
Hinckley Bapts'st Church
Charity Number.
1191586
Charity Address:
The Baptist Chapel
Baptist Walk
HINCKLEY
Leicestershire
LE10 1PR
Trustees:
Helen Marriott
Huw Lloyd Davies
Janellen Clarke (Appointed 0710112024)
Jeanette Sharon Reeves
Michael John ClevrJ (Appointed 21103120241
Sadie Allott
William Henry Martyn Maltby
Independent Examiner: Paul Dexter
2 Zealand Close
Hinckley
Leics..
LE10 1TJ

Trustees Report
Objects of the charity
The principal purpose of the chanty is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the
principles of the Baptist denomination to include the advancement of education. community service
and such other general charitable purposes in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as
the Churth shall detemine.
Summary of the charity's maln activities and achievements
To further the above objects and vision, the Gharityls main activities and achievements were as
follows:
Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching, Baptism, Communion of the
Lord's Supper, Evangelismlmission, locally to intemationally. Teaching. encouragement, welcome
and inclusion of young people. Nurture and growth of Christian disciples. Education and training for
Christian and community seNice. Supporting and encouraging charitable soGial action in the UK
and abroad.
In planning the activities, the trustees have applied the guidan￿ on public benefrt issued by the
Charity Commission.
Financlal Review
FINANCIAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR TO 31st DECEMBER 2024
The following pages contain copies of the Financial SL2tements and the related Independènt
Examiner's Temis of Engagement and Report. The notes below give further explanation and
insight into the results reported.
General SummaryTotal receipts during the year amounted to £182,269, including income of
£60,757.43 a¢hieved from the Pathways operation in Room Lettings, Dementia and Welfare Care
(under the Joumey Well .
. umbrella) and Café sales. Pathways income was lower than in 2023 by
£7,453.86.
General offerings income. the planned giving and collections that are the Church's primary source
of funds. amounted to £62,430.20, a decrease from last year of around £2,931.
We received total Gift Aid from a combination of covenanted giving, donations and smaller
offerings of £14,007.96.
The church manse was let out for 8 months during 2024 and this brought in rental income of
£6,800.
The Thank Offering weekend is an annual occasion. normalty held as part of the Churth's
anniversary, when the Chur¢h celebrates its history and gives thanks for the work currently taking
place. Donations are usually given for a spécffic purpose as part of this occasion. This yeals
receipt of £9,481.25- being an increase of £5,943 on last year- together %4llth tax refijnds from
Gift-Aided donations was used to help the funding of a project in Burundi to reftjrbish the basketball
court. provide nets and goals so as to allow children and youth in this rural community to Gome
together to enjoy some leisure activities

With expenses incurred in running the Pathways operations amounting in total to £68,144, the
Pathways operation ended the year with a net deficit of £7.387. atthough this was a much lower
deficit than we had budgeted for.
During 2024 we did not employ the sep41￿S of a fvll-tirne Minister but instead called upon
number of visiting Ministers and Laity to cary out the leading of services and preaching of the
Word, with the church's pastoral car& headed up by our Elders.
other expenses incurred during the year repre$ènted the cost of supporting the Church's various
ministries and activities and ensuring our premises were maintsined in good order.
Included in those expenses was the cost of employing the Church Administrator and cleaners {at
£17,175), the sum of £20,044 paid for gas, eledricity and water supplies - a sharp increase on
2023 - and £8,974 for comprehensive insurance cover.
Our work amongst children and young people associated with the church continued through
S.A.L.T., messy Church and the brigades.
Hinckley Baptist Church expressed its part in the life of the wider Church by making donations to
BMS World Mission (£6,792) and the Baptist Union's Home Mission Fund of £7.596. Additional
amounts V￿re also donated by individuals, with the intention that they be passed on to specific
charities as defined by their donors. All such donations were held in designated funds until passed
on and are listed in the detailed accounts.
In our current account- those general funds nol restricted for specific use- payments for the year
were balanced by receipts and transfers from other funds. When added to the balance brought
forward from 2023, we had a defiGit of £3,482. This was against a budgeted deficit figure of
£16.259.
The Church has an established Reserves Policy in order to set aside a balance of funds (General
Reserve and Costs Incurred Awaiting Suppliers, Invol￿$) sufficient to provide for payment of
known costs incurred in 2025 but not paid as at the 31st De￿mber and a contingency for
unforeseen events, to ensure that the Church is able to functs'on effectively in the coming year.
The policy and the amount of the reserve itself are reviewed annually by the Trustees (Diaconate).
At the end of 2023, the resetve was £27,064. The Diaconate revIev￿d this resetve at the end of
2024 and, making an assessment of any major risks facing the Church, agreed reduction in the
reserve to £24,758. The Diaconate is satisfied that. as of 31st De¢ember 2024, the Reserve Policy
and the amended reserve amount are sufficient for the Church's needs in 2025.
Designated funds
The Communion Fund is set up to assist those within the Church and lotsl community in times of
need. Donations from members and friends into this fvnd totalled £1,334.61 in the year. After gifts
were made from the fund totslling £720 during the year, there is a balance of £5,140.11 carried
forward into 2025.
The Families Ministry fund holds gTfts donated specffically to support costs incurred in the work
amongst ¢hildren and young people within the Church. A balan￿ of £437 was held at the end of
the year.
The Church's other designated funds include... The Christian Education fund, set up to provide
Christian education and training for the benefit of young people within the Church.. The Braille

fund, holding gffts donated sp8¢ifically ￿ the purchase of equipment to Produ￿ service sheets
and infomation for visually impaired members and associates. There was no movement in this
fund during the year.. 3rd Party Donations are monies received by the Church and held in its
bank account on behalf of third parties.
Restricted Fundschurch Organisations. funds. held within the Church's bank account on behalf of
XYZ, our group for older people within the Church. are for the exclusive use of that group. The two
remaining restricted ftjnds held at the end of the year reflect monies given for very specific
purposes, one for completion of the new church organ and the other for specific use in mission and
outreach.
Bank accounls.The Church continues to use the Cowoperative Bank PIC to hold its funds, as this
bank continues to operate with an openly stated ethical policy that is close to that of our own. In
addition to monies held by the Co-operative Bank Plc, we also hold deposit accounts with the
Baptist Union of Great Britain. £33,090 in a 12-month fixed temi deposit until 31 st July 2025 and a
further £44,389 available at 3 months, notice. As a result of generaSly higher interest rates in 2024,
we eamed £3,010 in interest on these funds in 2024. an increase from the £2.373 re￿iVed in
2022.
The FutureAlthough we do not Gurrently employ a Minister, we have been actively seeking a new
minister during 2024.
We received a number of pledges towards the cost of a new minister- some of which are being
received on an ongoing basis - which continues to build up as a reserve. As of 31st December
2024, this reserve totalled £41,523.93.
The economic environment in 2024 remained challenging with inflation having a significant 8ff8c*
on the churches expenditure, parts'cularly on energy costs.
Wrth this in mind l am grateful for the generosity shown in temis of the donations received both
specifically for th8 continue with in Pathways but also to HBC in general which have helped us to
finish the year with a small surplus in the current account against a budgeted deficit.
These challenges are set to continue during 2025.
The church started using a new accounting software package- Expenseplus- during 2024 and
having research other altematives this was our preferred choice in terms of being best suited to our
needs.
This is a sofhvare package used by many churches across the country and has impressive levels
of support available.
Having officially adopted this system from 1st September 20241 am very grateful for all the hard
work of David Eves not only for the time taken in researching the different account packages and
recommending lo me that we use ExpensePlus, but for carying out the painstaking task of
uploading all of the date for 1 st January to 31st August from the old system to the new one.
David continues to be an invaluable support to me.
Other acknowledgments
I would also lik8 to thank Paul Dexter for once again auditing our arKounts diligently and
meticulously as always, particularly given the extra challenge this year given the new System as
detailed above.

Huw DaviesTreasurer
R88erves Pollcy
Assessment of reserye level required for HBC The principal factors to be considered are.. . The
securrty of employment for our employees . Our ability to meet our obligations to our creditors . In
the case of the failure of the church or any of its functions or operations, our ability tofund
redundancy payments and dose down the failing fundion or operation in an ordedy fashion, so as
to allow our employees some time to find other employment and to minimise. for our Pathways,
clients, the effects of closure. In light of these factors, a reserve set al a level to include
the following elements would be the basis for our reserve..
A sum equivalent to 6 months,
worth of stipend for the Minister. payable in the event of tennination of employment instigated
by HBC. A sum equivalent to the amount of pay due to each of our employees, payable in the
event of redundancy in accordance with tems as laid down by HM Govemment. A sum
equivalent to 3 months, worth of Pathways, room hire income based on the budget set for the
coming year.
A sum equivalent to the value of utility supplies (Electricty, Gas and Water), used
up to the date of this policy but for which no payment has yet been requested by the supplier.
A surn sufficient to ¢over other known Costs that have been incurred at the date of this policy or
must necessarily be incurred after the date of this policy, but for which payment has not yet
been requested by or paid to the Gredrf(or.
A sum equivalent to the canc811ation costs of any
existing contracts.
At the year end, the charity held unrestricted cash of £24.758.
Signature
This report was approved by the trustees, and is signed on their behalf by..
Name
EsPr¥ ic
Signature
Dale
3oL HixLh ￿2r

Independent Examiners Report
I rwjrt to the trustees on my 8xamination of the accounts of H1nc￿eY Baptist Churc*t Ilhe charity'l
for the year ended 3111212024.
Re¥ponslbllftleb and Bas18 of Rgport
As th& trustees of the c*8rity you are resp)nsbl8 the Fryaration orthe accounts in accordance
wth th6 rgquirements of the Charities Atx 2011 I'the 2011 Act'i.
I report in respect of my examination of the tharity's a￿)Unts carried out under section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I h8ve followed all the applicable Directions given by
the Charity Commission ur¢der section 145151{bl of the 2011 Act.
Indèpend•nt Ex•mlnef$ 8tatem•nl
I hav8 ¢X•mF4eled my examination. I confi￿ that M material matters have come lo my attention in
connection the examination givin9 mo cau8e to bali¢ve that in any material re6PgCt'.
accounting records ware not kept in aCCordar￿e with sec*ion 130 of the 2011 Acl,. or
2. the accounts do not acurd wth the aL￿U￿ting records.
I have no conc6ms and have come ac¥oss no other matters in connection wth the examination lo
which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of thg accounts lo bo
reached.
Independent ExamlneVs O•talls
Name..
Paul Dext8r
Address.. 2 Zealand Close
Hinckley
Leic5..
LE10 1TJ
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Receipts & Payments Statement
Unrestricted
Totsi
Prtof y*&r
0￿￿On* • Legacie5
ai.740
.42
91.10
101.832
14.557
1.750
18,307
20.368
I Cmnty SiwJtGwAp
Fund[￿l￿n9
Inveathents
eank Inteiesi
2.374
rrading Actl¥ltzÈS
23,527
Sa
2.035
2,035
2,225
Fner￿thIP Cafe S￿181
3.395
3.3è5
3,500
H.U.G.S. Spuc4lll
l L(wns Rw•J
2,5QO
10,153
, sa￿OrFIX￿0A9$8ts
iot3 eco,pis
-.96 49e
chvil•b￿ Activities
2.263
Adr￿￿Th
18.825
18.825
18.582
553
Bank Chaw
¢omrnunty SuEv￿1GruJp Co811
| Ewikwl. Fmll
| Rwwr•& Majn*narK
25.222
2S.222
IS,928
3,782
3.782
4.1n
453
l Fe83￿0 Sut**Pb
l Grfb G￿en
2.683
20.331
421
20.758
32.974 |
11.202
12.3ST
23.659
6.109,,
11.453
Irp)
11,553
2B,176
Stsff Coats
44.018
491
43.5271
48,316
| Ublths Costs
20.044,
20.044
11.30
FixedA$9ei PU￿1805
4.057
4,OS7
lo,￿1
| Frlendthip Cots
i H.U.G.S.

Tr￿Ing C<6ts
4,003
14,481
Total paytnenL8
166.227
14,717
180.943
194,W'
Fur¢ Trnnsfwa In
9.645 |
13.4tr2 1
7.39B I
3.581
17.043
2.321
FU￿ Tr•th OLtt
17.043
2,321
8,025
TOU C•¥h FuTrts
Fon¥aT
T*i,WFii-os cari.ea
F0p￿ar¢
84,443
148,791
146.839
'.44
27.953
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30,865
4.3181
4.318
&Jpwt Fund fvCc41 crfMni*ar.:
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41.524 1
41.524
32,048
$.140
5.140
r (D￿gnAt*J}
4.S2S
BMSPlI8￿trI Due
' H.U.G.S. Funts IRW
FrlèrKJ8hip Cwfè. B￿kir9
5,774
5.774
4.S71
4,571
V*ykAr•• {Un[WtrK￿l ',
XYZ Furth IReJtrithdl
341
341
4,574
4.574
4.32B
Pwiir•ntydueth HMRC & BU
P•igk)ns IR88trthJI
HMRCAyrort !
421 1
812
ReaeTh*. Poltrt*8ys ryi¥*
120
120
1.289
, Refvr0tshm￿t (Desynatadl
ReJw¥8. Th•rth Offqriw (20191 .'
IR*trvAed)
7,172,
7.172
7.172
R8s*b*. Thank (2018
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{Resbtrdl
IResthLtsJI
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R8t**. Nv4V Cl￿rc* O
120151 {Re¥tn&edl
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ReBerw. SCW. &JruTrJ I
0221 IDe81gn•tyAI
l.J701
1,370
1,370
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3.2D5
3.205

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7801
780
R￿r¥￿. FanM¥•sMnthty
(DM￿*d)
437
437
(2019) (D￿Or&￿1)
, SarKAuarySwTrl PC
1120191 ID*n8knJl
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., Rwer¥e. Br•1* Mathne Iw
' 2010) IOe*nat•Ji
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| M168iwI IReth*dl
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' Foothr& IResthc*edl
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450
4¥0
53
240
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4.246,,
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ComwstrJM IL*nrtedl
l¢e&w￿. PW**?fic.JW
2,212
2,212
2,212
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24,75B
24.758
|AdlwbY*nts arvj CorD
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Asset & Liability Statement
Cash Assets
Unrestricg•d
Restrict&d
Pnor Year,
r*netal. Currort AcL¥yJnt (unre*r￿￿)
279&1,
27953
318
' Surwi FUndfOrC￿1￿l￿￿r{Reyt￿tsaj
. ÈeneK4eM Fund IDewrthJl
I BMS la￿0￿ Don8lly4 Du2 IR*t•dl
i H.U.G.S. Funds (Rtsbitidl
41524
5140
$140
45
5774
25DD
4571
4571
Payrt41 WxkArg• IUnre6tr1#•Jl
XYZ Funts IRe¥b1tsJl
341
432
4574
4574
4328
PayM￿ts dwtyHMRC & BU Pw*
IRestrk*Jl
-321
421
812
812
120
120
. (D￿gnA￿l
Re8sTh8.Th8Th* Offeriry (2t1191 (R•*JthJl
ReMN•.Th•nk Offertty IW18 {ReEIrth￿l
R•ewht.Thank OTheriry (20231 IRe8trktsJi
Re*ThY. Thank 12Q241 {Re*thJl
' R￿r￿. CoY8e R￿0¥a￿onI2013l
7172
7172,,
7172
03B3
38OB
i Reaer¥e. Newchurth (2015)
i IRe4trd&l
l Rese￿ Old(hyan S•knProx•tslXIIS1
1370
1370
RoEerYe. Kiryb Sthcrl. Buru￿{2922l
201.
201
R8*rye. Ed￿•kn (N&20101
3205
ReseTh*. Nirdsty {lJe*nthl1
437
437
I ItYewatfyYI
i Rfj8e￿*. S8tKILWy pc (20191
IDe8w*tedl
R88ar¥e. SanrauarySryJnd MvAqr{2019)
ID*iatedl
Re88w. ForK8W (K￿# F￿•￿t*)
IRe8b*thJl
7M'.
Resew. Due to Uz sl•Ww.forBw￿y
. (2Q221 IF￿1*r￿
4C4)
450

Re88fy8. ￿Je b m￿￿8n C•w FWW
240
IRe
{Restr￿)
l fi8￿r¥8. PWSro*.Call Equw￿rt
4245
4245
3525
2212
t212
2212
358
3700
| {De￿￿te￿I
J7to',
24756 |
2475B
27Ce4
Other Monetary Assets
Notes
VnfÈ$irl¢i4d
R&stnCted
Total
Prior Year
Investment Assets
RÈslricted
Total
Prior Yèar
20 Ori¥0,
HifK*
Flxed Assets
Notes
Unre5tri¢tp¢
Total
Prior Year
Land & Buddity8
4214885
42145e5
PA EtyriFff*nl
107¥2
10732.
Furn￿[e
15723
Liabilities
Nole5
Loans 1)JistsDdin9
Payrn•nt
HMRC P*rnis

Signature
These accounts have b88n approved by the trustees, and are SIgr￿ on their behalf by..
Name
Swdnature
Date

Notes to the Accounts
Accounting Pollcl88
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement
that shows the charrty's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets
and liabilitie5 and related notes. The accountancy profession have detennined that only accounts
prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a Irue and fair view and, as
these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with
accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and
fai¢ view of the tharity's financial activities and state of affairs.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in
furtheran￿ of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds
that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations
which are to be used in accordance with specific restric*ions imposed by donors,. they include
donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
Transactions to Related Partlo8
There V￿re no transactions related parties during the accounting period.
Mov•ment of Funds
Fuiid Namè
Oobniiig Èaiwnce
Income
Fund Traiisfer$
CIo$ing aalanCE
lknw•l. Curonl
Accojnt iunrèstrvXI
30.865
95.1e61
27.953
68.1M
4,310
&JpwJrt Fund lor Coll
ol IReJtncted}
9.4781
41.524
CommunKn.
Bw•V0￿ Fu￿j
224.
IRe¥trhx•JI
H.U.G.S F￿n
2.5
S,774
FV4ndthp Cofé.
2.324
4.571
P￿r￿7 ￿￿kAr•8
1.383
XYZFund$ IR8Btrld•Jl
-247
4,574
P8yIWli8du8 10 FWRC |
& BU
IR8gtdc<•Jl
I HMRC
412
421
B12
12
12D
120

1.289
7.172
OTreriw120191
i otrenro (2018
R*8￿*. T￿k
i oirerfr¥120231
9.436
5,538
| Rwth*. Th￿k
| OffEriry120241
1%231 (Ownaw)
Or9an129151
1.370
, sa￿ PrLK4•Js12015)
, Irwnthdl
201
Bunmdl (20221
(D6GhJn•tsdl
3.205
EdLtskn {kY&20101
| IC*&¥natsdl
700
. IDwn&kndl
437,
120191 I￿nI
Strjnd PC {20191
{DesvJrAWI
R8Ee￿o.s￿n&LkAry
Swnd Mlxwl20191
.' Rea8Ne. Br•Y
{FYtr2D101
(Dwwnatadl
| R•sorvè. Far
7M
{Reshir￿)
450
450
,. St•ph•i. tr8urun
'.120221 IR#tri(*8dl
i R•Bw¥*. D￿10
macrnll￿n CAnrw
i R￿ern*. th*to
203
240,.

IRe¥erve. PWSperJTrr.
,' C•fè
2.24B I
401
3.525
Cafè E9￿￿*ThI
IDew"gn9￿l
I R8S8tve. PWSF•>Th¢.
1212
2212
1108SWtad)
. Roorn Htre RdurKIs
l Rese￿*. PwSF￿.
l G￿traI u
IWg08tedJ
3.7
3.7
, Y•8r E￿j General
27.Crf41
24.75& I
jU8mnts artd
1.7r#)
1,7
nts (Resiriciedl
TOTAL
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