Abergav•nny Baptlst ChU￿h Trustses Rèport For The Year Ended 31 D•¢emb•r 2025 The Trusie¥> prE5EWlt ihelr Tepon with ihe unaudited linancial statèments of ..he charity for the vear ended 310ètÈmher 2025 Rfrferen¢e and Admlnlstrative Detalls Charity NuM￿r 1194909 Address Frngmore Street Abergavenny Monmouth5hire NP7 7AI Trusiee$ Rèv M Orsmond M Anderson L W Anderson A I Wllde l Gilbertsort K Kippax M Hayward P Eksteen J Nu8ent R Robinson Mini5t¢r Treasurer resigned 1910312025 5ecret3ry rÈsiBrbed 1910312025 appointed 1910312025 appolnted 1910312025 appointpd 1910312025 appointed 1910312025 Tw*t404 lor a Charlty BaptiJt Union Corpoiatioii 8tnjetts￿, Go¥ernanc• and Man•gement Abergavenny Baptist Church is an unintorporated tharitable association. It is governed bv constitution. Ch3rity Tru=tces are appointed by church nieii)b¥r5. Any person qualified io bp a member ot the church is eligible for elertion as a Charity Trustee lunlps% disqualified by st>tutg1 provided that they have been a member for at least 6 month5 and provided thaL at all t..mes at least 6￿ of the elected Charity Trustees shall be persons who have been baptised In accordance with the bgligfs of thÈ BHPtist Unign ObJèetive8 and Activltles The principal purpose of the church 15 the advancement of the Christian faith cccordin£ to the principle5 of the Baptist denomination. The church may also advance education and carry out other charitable PVfpo3es in the Uniteyl Kiii¥dLTrm ond/or oiher part5 of the wo"l4. The Adivrtie5 rnay Ind￿ but a￿ not restrscted to.. rggular public WOTship. prayer. Bible study. preathing and teachir>)". baptssrn. as defined in Ihe Union'$ Dedaration of Prinaple". the Comrnunion ol the Lord's SupFerwhich shall norrnally te cbseTh￿ at ￿ast On￿ a rngnth.. evangelism ana rnission, iocaiiy, ￿lo￿ty. naDonaity am Iniemauor.ally," the teathing. encouragement. ￿lCOM￿ and indusion ol your¥J Feop e.. nurture and growth of Christran disoples 1ucAtion and training for Chnslian aTrJ c￿unrtY Set¥￿.. giving ana encouraging PèSiL)ral Gare. uppc)rting antl encouraoino ctharitab* sooal atlion in the Unrted KID•Jorn and abroad". encouraging ￿lationShIpS with and 5upwtsng Baptists other Cknstian5. Our weekly Sunday morning service ha5 been well attended with many people trf all ages attending in- person and some attending via Zoom. As a result, our membership has Brown l)y two. The church also continues to hold a monthly prayer meetin8 on a Wednc5day cvcnirtg and a w('.ekly Woman's fellowship on a Wednesday afternoon and a women's Bible Study on a Friday Afternoon. The church has six Life Groups15mall groupsl that meet fortnightly in members. homes. either sn-persDn or a hybrid of both online and in-person, for Bible Study and prayer. Durin8 the year. we had thret funerals. two baptismal Scf4ices (where three people in total were bapti%•dl and one dedication service (with two childrÈn beine dedicatedl. This year thc youth 8roup has successfully maintained contact with an 3v•rage of 16 youn8 people attending weekly. We had a handful of year 6 pupils joining us after Easter. Thp sessions are now livelier with more energy since we made the move from FTiday ni8ht to Sunday night. This year we have looked at the fJospel of Mark, useij Scripiure union The Grid ses51on plan5. covered Tr,e Identlty Cour>¥ dnd ni Nua Sorieg. and ended the year with thp nid Tp4tampnt from thè Bible course. We held our annual youth camp weekend in rnid-luly which included a Kayaking activity again. after the cuccess of this activity last year. We continue to promote Bethany House Party and supported 5 young pEople finantially from the liuritri Iu dLLEiid Lliis week av¥ay. We held o fundrai5ins car wash in October to help a3515t families financiall¥ to attend camp. At Christmas the vouth helped to decorate the chu-ch. lead the worship in the nativity service and joined in the choir at the Carol service. We also introducer a barn dance this year which was enjoyed by all and will now be an annual event. ABC Toddlers continues to run as a Faith based Toddler group. we now average 30 people. mums and toddlers each week. We have Mums, Grandmas. and paid nannies who attene with their little ones. Sornc of thc grandmas, attended with their babies when they w4r• younB. WE continue to Teceive manv P05Itive comments about the group. from past and present members with reEular attendees inviting friends. Half of the people who attend are not connected to any church. Relat onships are growing within the group we have been able to pray into situations or wlth mum5 many timel We read a bible book or story and say prayers before snack each week 2025 has been a really good year for the Children's rnhnistry in ABQ We have more than 30 children in ioial comlng along elther to ovr Sunddy ITIUIIIIIIXS oi afLei school club, Dodgel)all and Donuts. ThrniJ8hniJt thp ypar WÈ have held many larger events aloneside our weekly ativities. ThrouRh such events as Holiday Club. light party and multiple Christmas activities we have spen many new families coming along and beginning to regularly join us. Wv Iidve a fantasiic team of volunteers who help with all these artivities and ￿thout whom. many of these events IU5t would not happen. It ho5 been an excitine 2025 with 2026 already looking promising. From l April this year, Abergavenny Foodbank distributed 1,7(Kl emergency food parcels. Bosed on an uf Lliiyr people sUPPOrt¢d per parcel. this equates to JppToximately.?,100 individuals, includin8 an estirnated 500 children. The majority of referrals continue to be frorn households experiencing lonE-te.'m financial hardship and repeat need. However. the Foodbank has alsts suppnrted individu315 3nd famil es fating short-term crisls. including those affected by illness. redundancy. or gaps in ststutory support. The Foodbank is supported by a committed team of volunteer5 from a wide Taige of background5. Their eontribution remains e53entiJl to the effective delivery of seiviL¥>. Citizens Advice continue5 to provide adwte service5 to Foodbank clients. surtrpc)rtine atCe5S tn hpnpfits, debt advice. and wider financial intlu5ion. This role has been funded through Trus5ell Trust financial Inclusion fundin& which is due to end. The trustees are arttvely exploring alter1ative funding options to •n5UTg continuity of this servlce. Income from donations remained stron8 durin8 the year. The charity reduced.hc financial 6ap between income and expenditure, irnproving overall financial resilience. Trustees contirue to seek to diversifv income streams and increase engagement with local businesse5 and individual donor5. The Foodbank benefits from regular donations trom community groups. inclucing Gilwern Knit and Natter. Church giving remains eonsi5tent and reltable, with 5UPPOrt from a range of denominations including the Methodist Church. United Reformed Church. Cr055way Chufch, Gateway Church. Baptist Church. the Rgman Catholic Church. the Church in Wales. Quakers, and the Salvatton Army. Support has 15o been recelved from local schools acr055 Monmouthshire and Powys. Indiv dual donor5 and local businesses are too numerous to list but remain a vital part of the charl￿5 support base. Portico Lounge restaurant continued to provide regularhJndr3i54ng income through Quiet Nights and sponsored fundraising events. rollowin8 the loss of a p￿ViouS Social media dLLUlllIt, a new 50clal medla prespnce was established, alonRside the introduction of a monthlv new51etter. By ￿ar end. the new plarfim had attrarted 60 followers. Donation boxes located acr055 the town continued to provide additijnal income. Progress has been made on setting up a separate charity to operate the Foodbank and it 15 expected that this will take over In April of 2U26 once all due diligence is completed. Pollcy on rns•rvos The Church endeavours to keep reserves suthcient to meeting 12 months runn'.ng costs and also complete any repairs rgcommended in the quinquennial rcport. The Foodbank endeavours to keep a minimum of 6m running costs plus a cont ngency for other potential costs that may arise_ M Ofsmond Abergavenny Baptist Church Independent Examiners Report to The Trustees and Members of Abergavenny Baptist Church We report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31st December 2025 which are set our on pa9es 2 to 4. Respectlve responsibilities of trustees and examiners The church's Iruslees are responsible for the preparation of the church a¢counts. The church's trustogs ¢onsidar that an audit is not required for this year undor 144 (2} OF the Charities Art ?011 Ilhe 2011 A¢ll and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility lo.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 art lo follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Chanty Commissioners under section 14515}Ibl of the 2011 Ad, to stale whether particular matters have come to our attention. 8asls of indgpendent examlners. rgport Our examination wa3 Garried out in accordgnc¢ wth the 9encral Dircction= given by tho Charity Commission. An examinab'on includes a ￿VIeW of the accounting records *¥ FB wrthaseS 31,701 31.781 41,7¥2 FB v￿LI￿5 exr•Jed Total lorD11￿ Costs 5X) 10,095 31311 31311 51A27 Grou Surplus 95,214 1I6,5"6 1JO,659 Adverb5iWiffftibtrAI Copy w 594 475 CtyJr5e5 139 355 355 n￿tic￿￿ 6.970 478 6,921 t)M3tyoisexp Re5kncbJ FB Adverb*r¥ FB Bank CWe$ FB Fin8rK7al Inclu5ityi Ofr 413 246 2L6 110 22.137 22.1=7 21.876 FÈ (JthAr Z.414 Z.4"4 FB Pen51C F8 $￿ff TryanIry￿ FB StaboFEry and pnnb 578 102 P6 SLIDxnwLYis 257 F8 152 144 FB Wa9es 17.802 17.8C2 13.354 Insuran 3.SL3 3.433 Inlpmet 370 rr Equ1F￿￿￿ar￿3 nyip 71 I iohl E￿L￿C 2041 1.855 1.735 1.7-.5 1.510 Totsl lor Lightand h*•t 3.776 1365 n8¢ ¢o&L Mansethnul t&¥ 3.328 3.082 Manse InyJRrte Manse Repai 246 185 IASnSewa￿r r3te5 721 721 ToL•l for Mthn>e ¢oJts 4.980 Ministers Exrwse5 410 113 Pa￿1 Costs MIDithr Employers Nl min 1732 3.631 Salary ￿l￿S￿r Totsi lorPayroll Cost8 Mkn*l•r Repaits and mairtenance 29.575 29.5FS 28.600 33.332 312S6 cieaniry 1462 2.039 Minor rèpaprs ?c 3.￿1 Totsl for RepaiTS •*d m•lnthth•ne• S818ry Youth and Chi￿ren Youth and Children's Pension 4.525 SJ70 2.753 Youm and Chil¢tren's VVotkerv4 27 550 25.677 TrttAI Irtr SAIAry Yothh znd ChildrnTh I￿303 28.245 stati￿ery arxl onnts Subscnpbon5 492 i.to6 ndry 473 473 Z576 Viaitir4 ￿pEak￿$ 4fpJ YoLth arKI Chldm's miThsty 975 2,E64 2.520 To¢•1 iotExpns•s Neioperating In¢om• 95,140 141 K95 130,Q57 74 4.847 4.$21 602 Translers betsbyen fvnd N•t i￿0￿• 5.114 .193 4921 342,-.44 balance b/fw(I balance c/fvvd 142.465 342.112 205J9J 141272 347,66S 341744 Statement of Financial Position Abergavenny Baptist Church A¥ 0131 t￿9m￿l, 2025 2025 Total 2024 FixedAs¥et Tawibkn 1.C65 Office EquytY*nt DewwJ•ik Totsi forTanylt4A a•UtI -710 -355 71Q Cash #IDanka￿ In hand 83pti$t 1YR Fiwd 8apbltufi￿￿l 7d*Nd BU 311 136,725 31.714 140.•J3 31.392 ChlldFenbWfvC* Fkxi Cumrt l?S3 FBe.LiIMnt*£Awnt 136.W7 139,129 FBPetyC FBVty 127D 1.765 178 32.418 7Ql 414 Youlh Cash Fbxt NET CURRENT ASSETS 347.31P TOTAL NET AWTS (L￿lL￿Es1 Capital and ReseTh 347,669 54Z.744 312.744 342.143 NBI 4.921 TotallorC*pttal and R•Mr 347 341,7 GENERALFUNDS 20S,393 RESTrICIED FVNDS Eco fund Youth 5purgeons etc HMIBMS Foodb3nk 3.115 647 138.1•2 140.919 14Z272 142.468 TOTAL FUNDS J47.665 312.744 Other Monetary Assets Held by The Baptist Union Bethany Chapel Trust Fund Non Monetary Assets Held for IXvn us• Church at Insurance value including Pipe Organ Manse at Insurance value 29.972 20￿5¥ 4.249.71 4110,W3 528141 5SI.05L