BAGLEY BAPTIST CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2024-2025
CONTENTS 2 Trustees, ann[ report 3 Independent examlner's rekwjrt 4 Recelpts and payments 5 Statement ofAssets 6 Notes
O*y Baptist Churth Charity number The charity was stered as a Charitable IrKorporated AssOctiL1{aoI wfrth Charity Commi5Ston for Engtand and Wales. number 1199127 on 30th May 2022 BaBley Church transitioned to 00 status 1st Ortober 2023 Governance The Charily Is govemed the CIO c¢nstrtution in the appro¥ed fornmt for churthes that are members of the Baptist Union of Great Britain Paul Jac Elder Mark AF Elder Julle HaiTreasurer Rose Walker Wllllam Smart 8enjamln Jacobs Bagley B3Ptlst Church Baglev Wedmore BS28 4TG 8ank•rs Lloyd$ Bank PLC The Ctroperative Bank P Jacobs Trustee For arKI on behalf ofthe Trustees J Hardi Trustee
ANNUAL REpoirr FOR 2024. 21125 Bagley Baptist churc Co]dt Lan¢, BagJey, BS28 2TG, is in¢orwtrMed U[r a Charitable DeeAI of Trust. The Chur¢h registered &8 a ¢lwity (1199127) with the Charity commion for ET¥land Wales. The Church Office T¢leplKKK Numlv is 01934 710779. 'IThe Church, which is affiliat io the B4rti5t unt of Great Britain and Ireland and the West of Eng]and Baptist Associati aims to upb)Id the Declalon of Priwiple of the aforesaid Baptist Union, which is.. That OLf Lord and SaviourJ¢sus ChrisL G( manifest in flesh is the sole aryl absolut¢ authority in a]1 matters pertaining ts) faith and Pwti &8 reveal in the Holy S¢riptwes. and that chUh has litrxrty. under the guidance of the Holy SpiriL to iirtwt and thinister Iris LAWS. That Christian Baptism is the immetsion in wa*r in the Name of the Father. the Son and the Holy Spirit of those WI have prOfj repentance towards G(MJ and faiih in our IA)rd Jesus Christ who died for our sins accoTding lo the Scriptures: was burioj and rose 288in th¢ thiThl day. Every dis¢tple to bear rsOnal Wit to the G(wl of Jes$ Christ and lake part in the evangelisali(N) of the world Objects The Cl]arity is governed by an Apwoved Governing tknument which stst<4 that the PrI1PaI purpose of Ihc Charity is the advancemeni of the Christian faith aOrding lo the principles of the Baptist denomination including the advancement of eztio c(xnmuniry service a1 other general charilable purp(w in 5u¢h parts of the United Kingdcrfn and the world as th? Church shall deterniine. Our Vtslon: To spread the good news of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. We liv¢ to serve Jesu& and for Him to be at the c¢ntre of all that w¢ are and do. We desire to E¢ a light on a hill. growtng logth and sttvins our lo¢al communities, founded tx) the Word aThJ loj by ihe Spirit. for the glory of the Father. Alms Jesus is [rd. We aim for jes to be at the heart of we are and all we do Is a churclL We lIeVe that Jes8 is reyed thugt IM)th the Word and the Spirit. prea¢hing and teaching is fouNled on the scriptLres. We seek io give space for Holy Spirit to oFrr3te freely in our activities Di8¢1pleJhlp: We aim for tsch pn belongs to Bagley to an apwentice of s- To know jes to IKcome more like Him aThl to do the things He did. We encourage everyo to Purs their discipleship throW xtiviti that Jesus modelled to the first disciples such a5 prayer, kTh)wing the 5cTiOwe4 f&4in& building community, geIty. Itospitality. servin& solitud< sabbath arKI wiintss We provide opporhmilies to grow tlwough worship. teachin& ¢olleclive prayer. studying the scriptiw tnE part of a community of believeT& edting togetr. Serving and witness
Cburth Community". W¢ aim to build a PWMJSeful. famity community where everyon¢ feels vall11 and is evthbled to grow and use their gills for the IefIt of th¢ wlK)le IM)dy. We are a gathered group of ple Eathul togetkn at Bagley lo be equip1 aThJ e[oUg to se¢ our I(1 ci)mmunities: We seek lo build community thr regular opp)rtimities to Snd time and eat together su¢h as ¢hurch lunche4 summer BBQ& rnen aNI women's even annual weekend aways and camps We encowage everyo to Lr C¢101 to a small We ¢ncoutage everyo lo use their gifts and talents Mi&8lon.' W¢ aim to equip each otlw to be effertive ami$ and witsxsses for God in the communities we are called to live and work in. We encourage everyone to be salt aTrJ liglrt in their c(rnunity We aim for our ser4ices to be a welcoming and safe ple for new cthners We offer 'open accw, activities iludIng Wednesday Coff¢¢, Hub Youih Club, Alpha courses etc. We a¢lively support key mission activities I111ng Iris Ministries Glastonbury, Aid to Albani CAP. Chrisltan Institu¢ Kids Club Kam14 Compa&s1o IEN and Partnetship in Mission (loca] Baptist mission projects) At least of our church inc4xn¢ will go to local. national and world mi&8iOft We will swrt iTrJividuals Frticipatin8 tn mission OF1)Qrtit1e8 Maln Fo¢uJ of Ae¢fvl¢les We have been encowaged to see An on going growth tn those ¢ailing Bagley their hom¢ ¢hur¢h. Our Membership has growrs from 63 l&st year to 71 this y¢ar. We are delightsj to have p)ple of all gettionS irt our churth family. A5 a nr81 church that gathers people from 5urrouThling villages a1 tow mid.week small groups are a priority for LL8 and we ay¢ pleased to see that tse groups are well supported ovtt all. This year we hav¢ followed more sysml¢ teaching on a Sutxlay Morni with many small grow)s disc1ng this tea¢hing in their weekly meettn Ouryouth worker continwj to develop th¢ link with our I{ middle f£hool is involvrAJ in mentoring as well &8 assemblies. The regular church ysxrth gwup enjoyed a resid•)tial weekend at a l(Kal Chrtstian centre also attended a national Christian youth festival. Our n]ain building has b¢en open for 18 years and so this year we have had to invest in renewing or updating some of our tyuipment and facilitie& We aTe also in of rep)$18 our old church i1]dIng into a youth space.
ey Bamtst Churth for the year ended 31AB24 I report to the tDJStee5 on my examlnation of the accrrtS of the chanty lor the year ended 31.03.24 Rttponslbllltles and basls of report A5 the charity's trustees, you arÈ respon5tble for the preparat of the accounts in accordance wlth the requirennts of the Charities Art 20111'the Act'l I report in respect of my examlnation of the Tt'S accounts cathed out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Art and In carryFng out my examinatlon I ha followed all the applicable Directicffis given by the Charlty Commission under sertion14515llbl ol Indent examlnerfs stalem•nt I have completed my examlnation. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wlth the examlnation whlch ouse me to believe that. In any material respect= al the accounting rÈovds were not kept In accordance sertion 130 of the Charlties Act: or b) the a¢counts dld not accord wt¢h the accounting records.. or cl the ac¢ounts dld not ¢ornpty wlth the applicable requirennts concerning the form and content of accounts a5 set OLrt in the Charities IAccounts and Reptsrtsl Re8vlatlons 2(N)8 other than any requirement that the a¢¢ounts give a 'irue aNI f&ir' view, which is not a matter considered as part of an Independent examination. I have no concerns and have come aCTOSS no other matters in coftrEction with the examrnation to whlch attention should be drawn in thls report in order to enable a pioper Understandi of the accounts to be reached. Sl8ned 14J. ILI 20Lf Name LYN8ei S4+pw FCCA
GENERAL FUP40 6 mnths 2024 Alpts Offethn&s Spedal offerings Grant from Wedmore Po*r Cw Sale of assets Sowreign Donations FIT solar Intest received .071.41 2.750. 44.509.15 4,770.CKI s,(. 116.17 3.847.33 3.06320 1,685.40 270 98.6.71 92.99 MISlIae¢S Rec. Income for #ctivbtles shOeX sh¢)p Sale of rdS Net as$et5 transferred from 8agley Bst Church 11,170.45 404.35 856.26 39.85 142,525.66 TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE 110,235.51 201,857.41 Gl¥lng 6,856.50 3,964.OJ urch Property Cts 27,434.%) 11,062.52 Mlnlstry 3.335.31 2.283.39 I.9.91 3(Kl.22 30,528.27 14,087.92 expendllure for •dMtie5 12.773.PJJ 1,568.68 MlscellaMou&' 672.62 L738.44 83.691.31 35,LI)5.17 NEf IDEFIClfl SURPWS 26.544.20 166.852.24 76.526.40 .325.84 Cash & ba(aS at 3113n¥Net 355ets as at3113124 116,870.C 90,325.84
Bqley 8aOi5t Chwth Statement of assets and liabilities 24 I Cash at tran*d In hand Lloyds PLC-current Lloyds PLC-deposit Ctrop- current CTrop deposlt Cash in hatKt 9,679.91 27.35 80,030.83 25,281 C 2,126.63 117.145.80 275 16 116,870.64 12.258.87 1.017.73 27,153.45 25.(IX).IXJ 2,348.20 67,778.25 180.00 67.598.25 Less owlry re oll loan Total cash at bank and Sn hand at 31nns Of the total cash at bank and in hand the TteeS have agreed to set aside th? following Unrestrlcted reserves.. Heat pump replacemeni General working capital Serve 16.OCi) Other assets and Ilabilltl¢s Glft Ald to iedairn 23,395.CKI 23,463.44 Ll•bllllles PAYE NEST 1.035.21 599.35 136.50 735.85 1.035.21 Net assets as at 3V3n4 .325.84 Capltal re5er¥e Equipment Fixtures & fittin8S 46.245.06 30,281.34 76,526.40 46.245. 30.281.34 76.S2&40 Theseflnanc P Jawbs Fora on behalf of theTrust J Harding Date".
Notes Receipts and payments accounts conts¥n a summary of money reNed and money St durin8 the perlod. together with a st of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. 2 Trustees, remunerl¢)n Trustees received no expenses, remunerdkn.on or benefits during the perk)d. XJ24 3 61vl Regular Specific 3.150.(KJ 3,706.50 864.00 3,100.C() 3.964. Repairs. renewak and maintenance Llttle Church retu Equipment Electroclty Water Cleaning and consumables Insurance 8,824.01 8,425.50 3,916.52 4.547.01 476.36 1,639.22 3,182.80 27,434.90 6,CQl.96 142.88 I,LKII.16 11,062.S2 5 Mlnlstry HLg iosts Llahthouse Gifts to speakers etc In house events Pastora Other 219.75 353.88 250.1)) 1,861.99 199.69 450.fAI 3,335.31 444.90 9.68 928.81 2,283.39 6 Admlnlstrnkn tosts: Office Book5 and resources Subscriptions 218.89 125.10 1,745.92 25.85 274.37 2, 91 31XJ.22 7 Expendlture foractS¥ltle&' mitle5s, Hill House etc 12.773.80 1,568.68 8 Mixellaneous: WEBA Home Mlssion Baptist Unson Legal re CIO Mileage Training Bank & card fees 391.C 290 40 19B.88 354 08 4.08 1,738.44 330.th1 270.02 70.(XI 672.62