Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 01 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 Charlty name: Calne Baptlst Church Charlty registratlon number. 1195404 Objectlves and Activities The principal purp0888 ofthe Church are: The advancementol the Christian faith accordingto the principle8 of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purp0583 In the United Kingdom andlor oth8r part8 of theworid. In fulfillingth6 purpos8S. the Church will engage in & range ￿ a¢tivltie8 either on its own or with others that wlll vary from time to time with activities being initiated, oxp8nded, or closed, 88 appropriate. The activitie8 may include but are not restricted to." regutsr publlc wor8hlp, prayer, Blble study, preachlng and teachlng. b8Ptl8m. 88 def1r￿1 in the B8Pti8t Unlon'8 D8c18r8tlon of Prlnciple. th8 Communlon 01 the Lord'8 Supp8rwhich 8h811 norm811y b8 ob88rved 8t1888t once 8 month. evange118m 8nd m188ion,10¢8lly, reOon8lly. nationally and Intsrnation811y. the teachin& encouragement. welcome and inclusion ofyoung people. nurture and growth of Chrlstlan dlsciples. educ8tion and tr8iningfor Christian and community service. gwlng and encouragEng p88toral care. 8upporting 8nd encouragingcharitsble s¢xial 8Ction in th8 United Kingdom and abr08d. encouraw.ng relationships with and supporting Baptists and other Christians. Public benefft declaration The tru8ts•s ha¥• notsd tholr dutyto havo due regard tothe comm188lon's putthi benefft quldanco and are commttted to en8urlng that tho actlvltlès of tho Chur¢h are woll pubii¢ised and open to m•mb•rs of th• publlc. Acilvliles arn publish•d onth• Church vMb81ts. Contribution made by volunteers. Tho tru*t•a* ar• glad to acknowi•dge that tho othitws of th• Church Xo ahoad only wlth thé voluntary engagement of members oftho ¢￿grega￿on. The Iru#tse8 would Ilk• to thank allthos• who wllllngiy8lv• th•lrtlm• and •ffortto tha conductod byth• clwrch. Achlevement8 and Perfornianc8 Dur1￿ 2025 th• church contlnu•d *T•kly woithlp on Sunday momlngs. IncludlniJunk•r Church for ¢hlidr•n at Prlmary S¢h¢)oL R•guiar pr8yartlm•8 al•0 eontlnu•, two Sunday •v•nln48 a month. A wo•ktycofle• mornlnq conilnu••tO 8•fV• all mom￿rn ottho communlty. Th• ￿arM Spac•, that b•gan In Nov•mb•r 2022 ha• continu•d as Livi￿ Room. •nd haB b••n Mguiarly att•nd•d by moro than Iwonty poopio and th1$ numbor In¢rgased for our Chrlstma• Spo¢lal. Whll8t nUM￿rI arè réiatlv•ly •maU. th• opportunltyto dO￿loP r•latlon¥hlp¥ aro partl¢uifjrly good and 8lgnlflcant conv•r•atlon• arn abi• totsk• plac•. Th1• has bo•n ••yclally h•lpfulfor p•opl• faclni emotlon•l dlffl¢ultl•• ond n••dlrq totalk to. Th• Ir we hav• 2 baptlsms sch•duled, and also a famlly dedlcatlon s•rvlc•. We are almln8 to have onllne prayer8, twlce a day, durlng LenL We wlll also begin the 'ch￿￿￿nIty Explored. course in January? and havo $8voral poopi• signod upto attend forthe 7 sesslons. Other courses. such as The Bible Courne. 8nd'Discipi•ship Explored. are also piamed forthroughout 2026. We are hopefulthat enough funds wlii be ralsod to bagin work on our bulidlng prolact at some point boforo April 2026. Howev•r. atjanuarfs church m••ting. th• m•mb•rn and trust•o$ will dlscuss togetherwhetherto contlnue with lundraising orto recon¥lder pre¥erbt plans. Pastoral Care will continue to be a priority and we wil( explore the possibility of fomiing a Pastoral Caro Team to ensure au our rmmbers are supported splrltuallyand practlcally. Pregentlywe have three home group8 bul a8 members are addod to our number. we hope to $08 thls Incrèase furthèr. Declaratlon8 Tho trusteos dociaro thatthoy ha￿ approvadth•truSts￿ r•port above. signod on behalf of th• charW•trust••s SIgn￿U￿•(S) Full nam￿8) T/ ILL S ￿A>￿E £DcJARJi 2AUTM£Q Posltlon (e.g. S•cratsry• Chalr) T/4KdsL4rf£ Ihj I If226 04/0i/202¥ (MU￿y WISSIL Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Sectiori A Receipts ai)d paympnt TO￿ ftjnds LaBt b*ar Al R*e*i 47.1 d4 IncuY• FlmP4 12 Q￿P FtTh# ARI Cknn Lun¢h •¥1 717 717 tq7D a71 f¢ Fw 8FCE CWR1 ax*Affitsi8S) 153I)TO 356 Section B Staien)ent of assets arid Iiabiliiies ai the eiid of tlie i)eriod unt•Str￿lId RKtrtcts EndD¥vIi￿I fvnd¥ CatogoTI•¥ B1 Cuh D*tslTI Dthls B3 knv•4tm•rtaM•l• l747,ty11 i¥ 0•1*15 84A•B•¢• r•tsln*l forth• Ibs L1•bI￿1 Al•JÈ IAL tXXR2aGL¥)J)IBISg) CHARITY COMMISSION FOR E￿lA￿￿) AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinèr s Report Roport to the trustees Calne Baptst Churth On accounts for the year •ndgd 31* D*4xnber 2025 Charity no {rfany) 1195404 8et out on I r¢F¥xt to the my examlnolion of th8 acthunts of the above chanty (Iho Trusf) for the yBar end&J 31112r202& Responslbllllies and basis of report As the charity$ trustees. you are Tesportsible for the preparation of th8 a¢¢ounts in with the r4￿r￿￿ents d the Charits8 Ad 2011 Acr). I rwt in r66￿ d my examIn81k￿ of the Trust'$ a(￿nts cattigj ￿t under sec*on 145 of the 2011 kt and ￿ carrying out my examlnatlon, I have follo*pd dl the aprAicat48 Dirg¢kn given by the Charity Commlsslon under ￿On 1495Mbl of the Act. Ind•pendent I c¥)mplel8d my ex8minakn. l ojnfimi that no material mattors have •xaminofs statemeni CCTh to my attontic￿ in C4)nnectI(￿ wilh tha gxamnatK)n lother than that dlsdosed bek>w'l whk* me ¢ause to b81i8ve that In, any m8larfal th8 ￿l￿ntir9 re￿)rdS keFI In 8ccxydonce V•ith sect￿1 130 of ts Chariti9s ￿. or thg accgyjnts did ncl a(x¥Kd with ￿ ac¥x)unts'rKJ r6cord8 I trAve rK> con(wrts aThJ c4xno attoss M other matters in Conn￿lI0n V￿th examinatlon tovthich attention sFKiukl be drawn in this report In order to enabl8 a woper u￿￿tand1rwd of ts acojunts to be r6a¢hgd. Signod: l.Jtsnuvici¢n¢ 0310312026 Ju8ts'na Janaviciene Rélevant wof•ssion•J qualification(sl or body (ff any): MAAT Addr•ss: 7.7c Snuff Street Devizes. Wiltshire SN10 1DU IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Orsly complete il the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (* CC32, Ind8perMlent eXamirnti￿ of charty ￿)ur￿. dire•*(￿S gnd HdarKe for exwll1ne￿). Give ￿re bfief dètails of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oet 2018 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees** Charity Name Calne Baptist Church **On accounts for the year** 31[st] December 2025 **Charity no** 1195404 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) **Report to the trustees** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/12/2025.** **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed:** J. Janaviciene **Date:** 03/03/2026 **Name:** Justina Janaviciene **Relevant professional** MAAT **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 7-7c Snuff Street Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1DU **Oct 2018** 1 **IER** ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oct 2018** 2 **IER**