## **Wood Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0PG** 

## **Annual Report 2025** 

Rothwell Baptist Church is based in a suburb of Leeds and is part of the wider grouping of Baptist churches, the **Yorkshire Baptist Association.** We are members of **BUGB** (Baptist Union of Great Britain). 

We strive to be **a welcoming and caring all-age church, sharing the good news about Jesus with our community and making disciples in our neighbourhood and beyond.** We have been pleased to welcome new members into our fellowship; some continue to worship with us on a regular basis. 

Our statement of assets and liabilities show that we are in the black and able to pay our bills, employees and give to other charities. 

We offer our building for a wide range of activities as a way of serving our community. Consequently, along with church activities it is in use almost all day, every day. 

We meet every Sunday morning with provision for children; some join on Zoom. Monthly, a Sunday evening service is held for worship and fellowship. At key points in the year the morning Service is an All Age service.  During the week there are two prayer meetings, a group that meets for lunch, Bible study and prayer, a social group for support and companionship and a weekly house group.  A toddler group and three children and youth groups meet weekly during term time.  Trustees meet every month to discuss the life and business of our church, and a members meeting is held bi-monthly. 

Most of our activities are run by volunteers from within the fellowship, who also are involved in pastoral visitation and care.  However, along with our Family and Children’s worker we employed a worker from Missional Generation, to work with children and youth. 

In February we held a baptism service.  The appointment of a new deacon/ trustee was made in March adding to the existing team of 5. Sadly, in August one of our older members went to join his Lord.  Later that month we welcomed a couple who had been worshiping with us for a while into membership, they have two teenaged daughters who attend the youth groups. 



Our Children and Families Worker retired at the end of August after nine years in post.  So, in preparation for continuing the ministry she had started amongst families, the church made the decision to recruit a Community Outreach Worker.  Interviews will be held in the new year. 

The trustees continue to monitor policies and risk assessments to ensure that those using our building are in a safe environment. 

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf 


Pamela Elvin 

22 June 2026 



ROTHWELL BAPTIST CHURCH
Charity Nurn￿r 121￿33
Accounts
For the year ended 31 December 2025
CONTENTS
Page
Receipts arKI paymerts a¢¢￿ftt
Summary of assets and liati1th8
1ndynd￿l ex8minert ￿pty1

Rothwell Baptlst Church
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 202S
2025
24
Totsl
Total
RECEIPTS
Gonernl Fund
Offerings
Grft AKI Tax RefvrKI
Other Income
34.862.63
7.877.85
16.￿8.31
34,862.$3
7,877.85
15,008.31
963.00
38,076.91
3,￿.00
13,403.72
2.415.43
Speufied Grfts l Donalions
Total Re￿ipts
963.00
S7.748.79
963.00
.711.79
57AOO.06
PAYMENTS
General Fund
Administration
Mairrtenance
Ministy
Gffts l Gr¥ÉrwJ
Gffts l Dorthns
2,581.14
19.508.68
.46124
7229.48
2,581.14
19,508.68
&S,461.24
7,229.48
1.815.30
2,6C￿.06
18.824.02
38,624.89
6,353.00
2.160.36
88 502.33
Total Paymanls
6&780.54
De¢￿se in general funds
{Decrease) I Increase in d￿gftated fiJr#Js
{8.031.75)
18,031.75)
852 30
(11.4q7.34)
255.OT
11 162.27
85130
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Rothwell Bapttst Church
SUIVIARY OF ASSETS AND UABILMES AT 31 DECEhEER 2025
2025
2024
CASH AT BANK AND IM HAND
8ank Current Ac¢x>LFnt
YBA TTUSt Accwrt
Cash in hand
8,554.85
21,593.89
310.84
2.601.99
36.298.83
442.81
Genornl Fimd
Balance brought foNAFd
{￿e¥Sel in the year
33.733.78
8 031.75
45,151.12
(1141T.34
Balance carr*d for¥rard
2S.702.03
33 733.78
othor Fund8. O•signat•d
Bal￿¢¢ brought loThYard
IDecreas¢l Increase in the y
5.609.85
852.30
5,354.78
255.OT
4 757.55
TOTAL FUNDS
In addibon to the atKNe assets the valuets Oftt￿ ctr#JTth ￿lI￿ng$ and
conterts for i￿Ur3rts purposes a￿ as ¥hwJ belN. These do not
Buldlngs
Contents
1.354,174.00
1.308,686.
00 1.375 117.00
81gn•d:
50-
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INDEPENDENf EXAMINEWS REPORT
Charlty Number. 1200033
On a¢wints for the year ended 318t Doc•m￿r 2025 sot out on pages 1 and 2
I rEPOrt to the tNstee8 on my eX*ntr￿￿ otts of Rotrmem Baptist Church (the Trust) forthe year ended
31st De¢ember 2025
Rwpon8ibilitiès and lJ••is of report
A8 the charfty ly￿ of ts Tru5L y)u are re4yMiVe for thè weparalm ofthe in acctydance with the
I report in respert of my examinat￿ of the TrLtsVs accol￿ canied out under Secti￿ 145 of the 2011 Act and in
earrying out my eXarrdna￿￿, I have follo￿ the applKatAe Direct￿$ wen by the Charity ComME￿On under section
145{5)(b) of the Act.
Indepnd¢nt examiners Statèment
examination vthich gives ￿ causa to be[￿ that in. ary material respect.
alxounting records were nrt kert in *zorda￿ wilh Sec1k￿ 130 of the AL%
the financAal siatem*ts do not Comp￿ ￿1th the awliGa￿e requirements L￿n￿rntn9 the fomi and cJ)ntent of
aceounts set oul in the char￿e8 IAtt#)urts and Rwyts) Regulaiions 2008 other than any requ1￿MentS that the
accounts give a.1rt￿ and fair is I￿?t a considered as part of an indeP￿ent examination.
should be drawn in Nder to en81￿e a Fyoper uThJer*arKhNJ of the to be reac4￿d.
Signed:
John Rot
Address:
3 Hill Top Grove
ring
Wakefield
WF3 1HP
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ROTHWELL BAPTIST CHURCH
Charity Nurn￿r 121￿33
Accounts
For the year ended 31 December 2025
CONTENTS
Page
Receipts arKI paymerts a¢¢￿ftt
Summary of assets and liati1th8
1ndynd￿l ex8minert ￿pty1

Rothwell Baptlst Church
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 202S
2025
24
Totsl
Total
RECEIPTS
Gonernl Fund
Offerings
Grft AKI Tax RefvrKI
Other Income
34.862.63
7.877.85
16.￿8.31
34,862.$3
7,877.85
15,008.31
963.00
38,076.91
3,￿.00
13,403.72
2.415.43
Speufied Grfts l Donalions
Total Re￿ipts
963.00
S7.748.79
963.00
.711.79
57AOO.06
PAYMENTS
General Fund
Administration
Mairrtenance
Ministy
Gffts l Gr¥ÉrwJ
Gffts l Dorthns
2,581.14
19.508.68
.46124
7229.48
2,581.14
19,508.68
&S,461.24
7,229.48
1.815.30
2,6C￿.06
18.824.02
38,624.89
6,353.00
2.160.36
88 502.33
Total Paymanls
6&780.54
De¢￿se in general funds
{Decrease) I Increase in d￿gftated fiJr#Js
{8.031.75)
18,031.75)
852 30
(11.4q7.34)
255.OT
11 162.27
85130
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Rothwell Bapttst Church
SUIVIARY OF ASSETS AND UABILMES AT 31 DECEhEER 2025
2025
2024
CASH AT BANK AND IM HAND
8ank Current Ac¢x>LFnt
YBA TTUSt Accwrt
Cash in hand
8,554.85
21,593.89
310.84
2.601.99
36.298.83
442.81
Genornl Fimd
Balance brought foNAFd
{￿e¥Sel in the year
33.733.78
8 031.75
45,151.12
(1141T.34
Balance carr*d for¥rard
2S.702.03
33 733.78
othor Fund8. O•signat•d
Bal￿¢¢ brought loThYard
IDecreas¢l Increase in the y
5.609.85
852.30
5,354.78
255.OT
4 757.55
TOTAL FUNDS
In addibon to the atKNe assets the valuets Oftt￿ ctr#JTth ￿lI￿ng$ and
conterts for i￿Ur3rts purposes a￿ as ¥hwJ belN. These do not
Buldlngs
Contents
1.354,174.00
1.308,686.
00 1.375 117.00
81gn•d:
50-
Page 2

INDEPENDENf EXAMINEWS REPORT
Charlty Number. 1200033
On a¢wints for the year ended 318t Doc•m￿r 2025 sot out on pages 1 and 2
I rEPOrt to the tNstee8 on my eX*ntr￿￿ otts of Rotrmem Baptist Church (the Trust) forthe year ended
31st De¢ember 2025
Rwpon8ibilitiès and lJ••is of report
A8 the charfty ly￿ of ts Tru5L y)u are re4yMiVe for thè weparalm ofthe in acctydance with the
I report in respert of my examinat￿ of the TrLtsVs accol￿ canied out under Secti￿ 145 of the 2011 Act and in
earrying out my eXarrdna￿￿, I have follo￿ the applKatAe Direct￿$ wen by the Charity ComME￿On under section
145{5)(b) of the Act.
Indepnd¢nt examiners Statèment
examination vthich gives ￿ causa to be[￿ that in. ary material respect.
alxounting records were nrt kert in *zorda￿ wilh Sec1k￿ 130 of the AL%
the financAal siatem*ts do not Comp￿ ￿1th the awliGa￿e requirements L￿n￿rntn9 the fomi and cJ)ntent of
aceounts set oul in the char￿e8 IAtt#)urts and Rwyts) Regulaiions 2008 other than any requ1￿MentS that the
accounts give a.1rt￿ and fair is I￿?t a considered as part of an indeP￿ent examination.
should be drawn in Nder to en81￿e a Fyoper uThJer*arKhNJ of the to be reac4￿d.
Signed:
John Rot
Address:
3 Hill Top Grove
ring
Wakefield
WF3 1HP
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