
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 1 January 2024** 

## **To 31 December 2024** 

## **Charity name: Mills Hill Baptist Church** 

## **Charity registration number: 1195227** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document.|Para 1.17|The principal purposes of Mills Hill Baptist<br>Church are the advancement of the<br>Christian faith according to the principles of<br>the Baptist denomination and also<br>advancing education and carrying out other<br>charitable purposes in the United Kingdom<br>and/or other parts of the world.|
|Summary of the main activities<br>in relation to those purposes<br>for the public benefit, in<br>particular, the activities,<br>projects or services identified<br>in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Not applicable because the charity is<br>currently not active under this charity<br>number.|
|Statement confirming whether<br>the trustees have had regard<br>to the guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Not applicable because the charity is<br>currently not active under this charity<br>number.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||<br>SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Not applicable because the charity is<br>currently not active under this charity<br>number.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|No finances to review because the charity<br>is currently not active under this charity<br>number.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Not applicable because the charity is<br>currently not active under this charity<br>number.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Not applicable because the charity is<br>currently not active under this charity<br>number.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable because the charity is<br>currently not active under this charity<br>number.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable because the charity is<br>currently not active under this charity<br>number.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable because the charity is<br>currently not active under this charity<br>number.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||The Church advances religion through<br>holding regular Church services which<br>include Christian preaching and worship in<br>person and via streaming services. The<br>Church also advances the religion by<br>supporting World-Wide Christians via BMS<br>World Mission, it is a part of the national<br>movement of Baptist Churches through<br>Baptists Together and they support local<br>causes such as the Middleton Central<br>Foodbank.|
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO Association Constitution|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|The Church Members’ Meeting shall<br>appoint Charity Trustees, including a<br>Church Secretary (or equivalent) and a<br>Church Treasurer (or equivalent) to be<br>responsible for the governance of the<br>Church and where there is a Minister that<br>person is also a Charity Trustee because of<br>their role and responsibilities.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Mills Hill Baptist Church|
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|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charitynumber|1195227|
|Charity’s principal address|Mills Hill Road, Middleton, Manchester M24 2FB|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Sandra Edwards|Church Secretary|||
||Sonia Wrigley||||
||David Robinson||||
||Margaret Owen||||
||Margaret Marsland||||
||Linda Rimmer|Church Treasurer|||
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** Not applicable 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable. charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable. safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** David James Robinson **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

20[th] September 2025 




**Charity Name No (if any) Mills Hill Baptist Church 1195227 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**to the nearest      £**<br>**A1 Receipts**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**_Sub total_**<br>**£0**<br>**_Total receipts_**<br>**£0**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|**to the nearest £**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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## **A3 Payments** 

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|**A5 Transfers between funds**||**£0**||**£0**||**£0**||**£0**||**£0**||
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**||**£0**||**£0**||**£0**||**£0**||**£0**||
|**_Cash funds this year end_**||**£0**||**£0**||**£0**||**£0**||**£0**||





|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>£0<br>£0<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>**£0**<br>Print Name<br>David James Robinson<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
|||David James Robinson|20.09.2025|
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