## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/01/2024 To 31/12/2024** **Charity name: Childs Hill Baptist Church (the “Church” or “Charity”)** **Charity registration number: 1202688** ## **Objectives and Activities** |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|The object of the church is the advancement of the Christian
faith according to Baptist principles and in accordance with
the statement of faith.| |---|---| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|We are an evangelical church situated in the Childs Hill area
of North West London. The Object of the Church is the
advancement of the Christian faith according to Baptist
principles. We are open for main worship on a Sunday and
then various points during the week for other activities
including: bible study and prayer, Stay'n'play carer and
toddler group and youth groups.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit.| ## **Achievements and Performance** The Church continues to operate two weekly services (on Sunday mornings and evenings), which are open to members of the church as well as to the public. In addition, we provide for weekly Bible study meetings on a Wednesday evening. Summary of the main The Church was glad to welcome several new individuals achievements of the charity, into its membership and to extend the appointment of the identifying the difference the assistant pastor for a further year. charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its The Church has continued to progress work to convert the beneficiaries and any wider lower ground floor of its building into three apartments benefits to society as a (planning permission for this work was received in June whole. 2022). We believe the work to be important to achieving our objectives as a Church (it is hoped that the accommodation can be partly used to house church workers), as well as ensuring that we are good stewards of the church building. The technical design phase continued through 2024, with the architect and structural engineer together with other specialists being lined up to complete the design to an appropriate level of detail before tenders can be issued to potential contractors and for the work to commence on site. Enabling work was also commenced, with a view to commencing with the substantive building work during the spring and summer of 2025. We are grateful to those who have generously supported the project thus far, and we continue to make efforts to raise the sizeable funds required. ## **Financial Review** ||Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|The assets and liabilities of the church were held by an
unincorporated body as at the end of the financial period. As
the process to transfer the assets and liabilities to the charity
was yet to complete by the end of 2024, we have submitted
“nil” returns in respect of the current financial period.
We note, for completeness, that: (i) in respect of the 2024
financial year, a balance sheet and a statement of financial
activities will be prepared for the Church (i.e. in its
unincorporated form); and (ii) the majority of the Church’s
assets were transferred to the Charity on 13 May 2025.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Not applicable| |---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Not applicable| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Not applicable| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:|| |---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Elected by members of the CIO (i.e. church members) on an
annual basis at the Charity’s AGM.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Childs Hill Baptist Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1202688| |||| |---|---|---| ||Charity’s principal address|Childs Hill Baptist Church
Mortimer Close
London
NW2 2J| |||| |||| ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Gary Burke Brady|Trustee (Minister)|Not applicable|Childs Hill Baptist
Church| ||Kema Ezekiel Johnson|Trustee|Not applicable|Childs Hill Baptist
Church| ||Oladapo Akinola
Akintola|Trustee|Not applicable|Childs Hill Baptist
Church| ||Philip Thomas Miles|Trustee|Not applicable|Childs Hill Baptist
Church| ||Paul Anthony Priest|Trustee|Not applicable|Childs Hill Baptist
Church| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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**||| ||Not applicable|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **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)**[Gary Burke Brady ] **Position (eg** Minister and Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** Thursday, October 30 2025