NEEDINGWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH – REPORT TO CHARITY COMMISSION
Period of Report : 01 November 2023 to 31 October 2024
Name of Charity : Needingworth Bap�st Church CIO
Registra�on Number : 1200761
Address : High Street, Needingworth, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4SB
Trustees : David Mann (Elder), Robert Keith Craigen (Deacon), Paul Michael Burton (Deacon). These trustees were in place for the whole period of the report.
Purpose of the charity as set out in our Cons�tu�on: The advancement of the Chris�an faith as a Grace Bap�st Church in accordance with our Basis of Faith, primarily in Needingworth and the surrounding neighbourhood.
Structure and details of how it is managed, including how it recruits trustees : Needingworth Bap�st Church was formed in 1767. It has a membership. Chris�ans in regular a�endance at the church, who would like to become members, apply by comple�ng and signing the applica�on form and wri�ng out their tes�mony of conversion and Chris�an life. This will be seen by the church members who will approve the admission of the new member in their Church Mee�ng. Elders and Deacons are the “Officers” of the church and the Trustees of the charity. These are chosen by the church members and appointed in a church mee�ng which has considered their suitability, calling and gi�s. The Pastor is an elder who is appointed by the church and usually supported financially by the church. When someone is appointed as a Church Officer or Pastor, they automa�cally become a trustee.
The Trustees have taken into account the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit in preparing this report. Our mee�ngs are open to all, and, as the only church in Needingworth, provide a community for all who seek to worship God according to the Chris�an faith, and provide pastoral care for all who seek it, according to their par�cular needs.
Our main mee�ng is the Sunday morning worship service. In the absence of a Pastor, this has been led over the period of this report by visi�ng preachers or by our elder. We seek to worship and praise our great God and Father by singing hymns of praise, praying, reading the Bible and listening to a sermon which expounds a passage of the Bible. We do this for the glory of God and for the strengthening of the faith of all who a�end. Services are recorded and placed on our website so that those who are unwell, or unable to a�end for any reason, can s�ll par�cipate and
Once a month in the summer months we also meet for an evening service. Our midweek mee�ng is held each Tuesday evening in the Chapel or on Zoom, consis�ng of a Bible study followed by a �me of open prayer.
Once a month on a Thursday a�ernoon, an outreach mee�ng, called “Tea and Time to Think” is held in the home of one of our members. The purpose of this is to reach out to neighbours and to provide a forum for discussion and Bible study.
Support is focussed on missionaries and mission organisa�ons involved in spreading the Gospel of salva�on through faith in Jesus Christ as given to us in the Bible. We are par�cularly focussed on suppor�ng the missionaries of Grace Bap�st Mission, but take an interest in many other mission agencies.
Commented [DM1]: Any other
Members. During the course of the year, two of our long-term faithful members died. We thank God for their service in the church, and rejoice that they are now “with the Lord,” which is “far be�er.” At the end of the period covered by this report, we had 8 members.
Property. Our land and buildings were previously held in trust by the East Midlands Associa�on of Strict Bap�st Churches. This has now been taken over by the Associa�on of Grace Bap�st Churches, South-East (AGBCSE), of which Needingworth Bap�st Church has become a member, so AGBCSE are now our Holding Trustees.
Financial review. The assets of the church (charity), income and expenditure are as per our Financial Statement of Accounts. Because our income was less than £25,000, the accounts were not examined by an Independent Examiner.
Funds were used for the upkeep of the chapel and grounds including our cemetery, running costs, expenses of visi�ng speakers and dona�ons to mission organisa�ons. No grants were made. Funds are kept in our bank accounts and we do not hold any investments. Cash in hand is par�cularly being held with a view to the support of a future pastor. We do not hold any funds as a custodian trustee.
the period of the report was healthy with a cash balance of £68,117
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed: David Mann
Full name: David Mann
Posi�on: Elder/Chair of Trustees
Date: 10 May 2025
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Charity Name No (if any)
NEEDINGWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH 1200761
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/11/2023 31/10/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
17,817 - - 17,817 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 17,817 ] - - 17,817 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 17,817 - - 17,817 -
A3 Payments
6,441 - - 6,441 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 6,441 ] - - 6,441 -
A4 Asset and investment
-
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 6,441 - - 6,441 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 11,376 - - 11,376 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 56,741 - - 56,741 -
Cash funds this year end 68,117 - - 68,117 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
31/07/2025
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Church furniture Electronic organ Lawn mower/garden equipment Church kitchen equipment Computer Bank accounts Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 68,117 - - - - - 68,117 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) General funds - General funds - General funds - General funds - General funds - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name DAVID MANN |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 10/05/2025 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
31/07/2025
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