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2024-12-31-accounts

EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH SCARBOROUGH

2024 Annual Report

Ebenezer Baptist Church, Columbus Ravine, Scarborough YO12 7QZ

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 1st January 2024 To 31[st] December 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Ebenezer Baptist Church, Scarborough

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1202746

Charity's principal address Ebenezer Baptist Church

Columbus Ravine Scarborough Postcode YO12 7QZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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10		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Rev. John
Gleghorn		 Minister 19.02.24 to 31.12.24
Rebecca Coates Pastor 01.01.24 to 31.07.24
Paul Smith Elder 01.01.24 to 18.04.24
John Games Elder
William Holmes Secretary (Chair)
PhillipGott Treasurer
Jane Taylor Deacon
Janet Wilson Deacon
Anna Welford Deacon 17.01.24 to 31.12.24
Peter White Deacon 01.01.24 to 18.04.24

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Yorkshire Baptist Association Incorporated
(custodian Trustees)

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

es and addresses of advisers (Optional information) es and addresses of advisers (Optional information) es and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Accountant Anna Wiffen FCCA
FMAAT		 Ashby Berry Coulsons Chartered Accountants,
2 Belgrave Crescent, Scarborough YO11 1UB
Solicitor Jodie Wilding Anthony Collins LLP
134 Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2ES
Legal Property
& Trust Officer		 Ann Chesworth Yorkshire Baptist Association Incorporated
17-19 York Place, Leeds LS1 2EX

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Trust Deed and Constitution adopted on 18[th] January 2023. )

How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Trustee selection methods

Trustees are nominated and elected by the membership, as set out in the Church (eg. appointed by, elected by) Constitution adopted on 18[th] January 2023.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The Trustees

The Trustees of the church are the Minister (ex officio), Church Secretary, Treasurer, the Elders and the Deacons, who are elected by the Church Members. Training

New trustees are trained according to the guidelines issued by the Baptist Union and the Charity Commission. Training for Trustees, paid staff and volunteers continues through attending suitable courses and events arranged by the Baptist Union of Great Britain, Yorkshire Baptist Association and others. Affiliations We are members of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the Yorkshire Baptist Association, and are affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance. EBC is a member of Churches Together in Scarborough and we join with the local and regional networks of New Wine for prayer, training and equipping events.

Major Risks

We believe that our Safeguarding & Data Protection policies, employment contracts, volunteer agreements and risk assessments for activities are sufficiently robust to protect employees and volunteers and the people to whom we are ministering. We also have Health & Safety and Counter-Terrorism Policies in operation. We have Trustee Indemnity Insurance cover to protect personal liability for actions carried out in accordance with their constitutional responsibilities

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)		 The activities may include but are not restricted to:
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regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;
•
baptism, as defined in the Baptist Union’s Declaration of Principle;
•
the Communion of the Lord’s Supper which shall normally be
observed at least once a month;
•
evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and
internationally;
•
the teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young
people;
•
nurture and growth of Christian disciples;
•
education and training for Christian and community service;
•
giving and encouraging pastoral care;
•
supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the United
Kingdom and abroad;
•
encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other
Christians.
The charity provides and maintains Ebenezer Baptist Church and its
church hall for the purposes of holding regular public acts of worship,
including religious instruction for children, young people, people with
learning difficulties and adults of all ages in the main services, Our church
hall is made available to local residents and community groups at a modest
rent.
General pastoral support, discipleship, teaching and encouragement are
through our home groups and fellowship groups and we offer prayer
support through our Prayer Chain and Prayer Ministry Team.
Through our Missionary Support programme, we help finance those
training for and working in evangelism both at home and abroad, and local
charities working to support those in need.
The trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the guidance
published by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Our Missionary Support Policy is:

Ebenezer Baptist Church Scarborough will give 20% of voluntary income* (offerings plus gift aid) to Mission outside our own church setting and ministry.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Our aim is to advance the Kingdom of God, as envisioned by Christians, locally, in the UK and worldwide. We will do this by giving to organisations and individuals that:

Volunteers

None of our activities could run without the dedicated volunteers who give generously of their time, talents and money to carry on the ministry of the church.

We are so grateful for those doing practical jobs like making tea, cleaning and maintaining the buildings, operating audio/video and streaming services, maintaining the website and FaceBook pages, producing the newsletter, accountancy, banking and other administration work; also those preaching, leading services and leading worship; those teaching and leading groups, those welcoming, pastoring, discipling others and all of us supporting one another in our Christian journey.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

There can be little doubt that the most significant event in the life of Ebenezer Baptist Church in 2024 is the appointment of the Revd. John Gleghorn to be our full-time minister. He took up this post on March 1[st] 2024 and we are delighted to welcome him and his wife, Hilary, into the life of our church.

The manse that was available for the Gleghorn family proved to be unsuitable for a modern minister and much of the year was taken up with the selling of that property and the purchase of an alternative residence that is much more appropriate. Fortunately the church finances were robust enough to support this without requiring a mortgage and John and Hilary moved into the new manse at the end of the year.

Hope Whitby became an independent organisation on August 1[st] and we wish them well.

In September the provision of separate teaching groups for Junior Church was reinstated. There is now a group for ages 0 to 4, one for 5 to 11 and another for ages 11 upwards (youth). Volunteers to teach these groups were forthcoming but a few more would be desirable.

The leadership team consisting of the Minister, Elders and Deacons now meets once a month and this is proving very useful. John Gleghorn at the meeting of 13.1.25 asked for opinions about “what went well?” in 2024 and the following responses were offered:

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Section E Financial review

Because the church relies on donations, its income cannot be guaranteed, so it Brief statement of the is important to have some working capital to meet its regular expenditure. As charity’s policy on reserves employers of staff, the church needs to be able to guarantee that they can be paid, even if income dips temporarily. It is unlikely that the church’s income would cease completely within a short space of time. There may however be various circumstances under which it could be reduced.

In the event of the church having to make staff redundant, the church should have sufficient funds to pay any office holders and/or employees made redundant their salaries and associated costs for the full term of their notice. The reserve is currently set at £20,000. This policy was last reviewed and agreed at the Church Members’ Meeting on 16[th] October 2024, with the proviso that we return to a reserve of £25,000 as soon as possible. The Trustees will review the level of reserves at least quarterly, and considering what action (if any) needs to be taken. Details of any funds materially No funds are in deficit at present. in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

We are an independent church, dependent on our congregation for finance. You may choose to include £116,595, which represents 87% of our income, came from individual donations additional information, where relevant about: and Gift Aid. Letting income from church premises was £4,986 and investment income £2,948. We also received £7,899 in grants for the Food Bank in Whitby. • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including In order to provide regular services of worship, we engage a Baptist Minister, any fundraising); who is supported by volunteers to provide preaching, sung worship, teaching in • how expenditure has Junior Church, Youth, Mustard Seed and Home Groups. The cost this year was supported the key objectives £91,020. The cost of equipping, maintaining and heating the church buildings of the charity; used for these purposes was £26,819. • investment policy and objectives including any The church is obliged to provide its Minister with a manse, in order to better ethical investment policy perform his duties. The manse at 48 Ashville Avenue, which has been let out adopted. since 2017, does not meet the current required standard, so, with the agreement of the custodian trustees, this property was sold and a new property at 25 Scardale Crescent was purchased at a net cost of £118,572. To make the property safe, secure and comfortable, there were refurbishment costs of £25,736. This was financed from the balance of the Manse Fund built up during letting, a Gift Day, which raised £4,350, with the remaining £125,603 taken from General Reserves. In accordance with our Mission Giving policy, we gave 20% of our General Fund donations to our Mission Partners serving their local communities at home and abroad, a total of £21,000 this year. Our investment policy is to invest any surplus funds in deposit accounts which provide benefits to support the Baptist Church , t he wider Church family, or the local community.

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Section F Other optional information

In 2022, we realised that the Hope Whitby missional community could not become self-sufficient whilst employing a full-time Pastor, so it was decided that Ebenezer would give Hope Whitby a grant of £60,000 to support them for a further 2 years, after which they would need to become an independent organisation.

In January 2024, we gave notice to the Hope Whitby Pastor to end her contract with Ebenezer on 31[st] July 2024.The Hope Whitby Team formed a Community Interest Company in May 2024, which began operating as a volunteer-led organisation from 1[st] August 2024. The members of Ebenezer agreed to transfer the balance of funds held by us on behalf of Hope Whitby, £22,429, to Hope Whitby CIC (registered no, 15731350)

The number of members of the church at the end of 2024 was 76. This has declined over recent years and is a cause for concern. The end of year numbers are as follows:

2024: 76 2023: 91 2022: 89 2021: 100 2020: 110

Some of the decline can be attributed to the deaths of our older members, some to the difficulties of the lock down due to the pandemic and the difference between the numbers for 2024 and 2023 is partly due to the movement of Hope Whitby to independent status. We are encouraged that we welcomed 9 new members during the year.

Whilst the number of church members is one way to assess the viability of a church it is not the only way and we still believe Ebenezer to be an important Christian presence in Scarborough.

We wish to note the passing of Anne White, a long-time member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. We miss her and pray that the Lord keeps her close.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position
(eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date		 W P Holmes P R Gott
William Paul Holmes Phillip Raymond Gott
Chair & Secretary Treasurer
28thMarch 2025
28thMarch 2025

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Ebenezer Baptist Church Scarborough Ebenezer Baptist Church Scarborough Ebenezer Baptist Church Scarborough Ebenezer Baptist Church Scarborough Ebenezer Baptist Church Scarborough 1202746 1202746 CC16a
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period
from		 01/01/2024 To 31/12/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest
£		 to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 94,968 - 94,968 58,647
Gift Aid 21,627 - 21,627 11,136
Grants Received 7,899 - 7,899 1,844
Income from Charitable Activities 638 - 638 60
Other TradingActivities 4,986 - 4,986 4,957
Investment Income 2,948 - 2,948 2,411
Other Income 768 326 1,094
- - - -
_AR) _ 133,834 326 - 134,160 79,055
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
**Total receipts ** 133,834 326 - 134,160 79,055
A3 Payments
RaisingFunds 205 - 205 94
Paid Staff and Volunteers 82,826 - 82,826 29,928
Other MinistryExpenses 8,194 - 8,194 4,875
Mission Support 21,000 - 21,000 7,830
Premises and Equipment 88,335 # - 88,335 6,187
Administration 6,563 - 6,563 4,604
Governance 2,016 - 2,016 47
Other expenditure - 475 475 100
**Sub total ** 209,139 475 - 209,614 53,665
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
**Sub total ** - - - - -
**Totalpayments ** 209,139 475 - 209,614 53,665
Net of receipts/(payments) - 75,305 - 149 - - 75,454 25,390
A5 Transfers between funds - 149 149 - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 248,826 - - 248,826 -
Manse Sale and Purchase - 118,572 - - 118,572 -
Transfer to Hope Whitby CIC - 22,429 - 22,429
Assets transferred from -
Unincorporated Charity (1148674) - - - - 223,436
Cash funds thisyear end 32,371 - - 32,371 248,826

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Details Details Details Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds CAF Bank Current Account 1,916 - -
CAF Bank Gold Deposit Account 10,322
Community First Credit Union 20,048 - -
Petty Cash 85 - -
Total cash funds 32,371 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 OK OK
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets None - - -
- - -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets None - -
- -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use		 Ebenezer Baptist Church, Columbus
Ravine, Scarborough		 General Fund - -
Ebenezer Baptist Church Hall,
Columbus Ravine, Scarborough		 General Fund - -
Manse at 25 Scardale Crescent,
Scarborough		 General Fund - -
Note: The above properties are held in
trust by Yorkshire Baotist Assocation
Incorporated
Furniture, Fixtures & fittings in Church
& Hall buildings		 General Fund - -
Computers, audio/visual, musical and
other equipment in church premises		 General Fund - -
- -
Details Fund to which
liability relates		 Amount due
(optional)		 When due
(optional)
B5 Liabilities None -
-
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees
Signature		 Print Name Date of
approval
P RGott PhillipRaymond Gott 28.03.2025

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Fund Reports

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Income & Expenditure by Fund Hope
Year ended 31st December 2024 General Fund Hall Toilets Manse Family Lights Mustard S Refuel Whitby Others TOTAL 2023
Income and Endowments
Donations and Legacies 85,744 3,500 130 5,594 94,968 123,110
Gift Aid 19,536 850 30 1,211 21,627 21,117
Grants 7,900 7,900 1,844
Income from Charitable activities 420 218 638 323
Other trading activities 4,823 163 4,986 11,688
Investments 2,933 14 2,947 5,929
Other Income 758 10 326 1,094 3,046
Total Income and Endowments 113,456 0 5,108 173 378 0 14,719 326 £134,160 167,057
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities
Fundraising Trading costs 205 205 281
Ministry: Paid staff & volunteers 56,403 10 26,413 82,826 71,444
Ministry: other expenses 2,788 1,216 425 3,765 8,194 13,928
Mission Support 21,000 21,000 19,900
Premises & Equipment 26,811 33,976 25,736 56 8 1,112 635 88,334 24,773
Administration 6,098 93 373 6,564 11,308
Governance 2,016 2,016 1,388
Other Expenditure 475 475 240
Total expenditure 115,116 33,976 25,736 1,477 536 1,112 31,186 475 £209,614 143,262
Surplus/Deficit for the year -1,660 -33,976 -20,628 -1,304 -158 -1,112 -16,467 -149 -75,454 23,795
Brought forward balance 170,374 20,000 13,597 2,871 2,974 114 38,896 0 248,826 225,031
Transfers to/from -139,010 13,976 125,603 -1,567 -149 998 149 0 0
Manse Sale/Purchase -118,572 -118,572
Transfer to Hope Whitby CIC -22,429 -22,429
Carried forward balance 29,704 0 0 0 2,667 0 0 0 £32,371 248,826
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Notes on the accounts:

  1. The different funds represent the income and expenditure within the various activities of the church.

  2. The 2023 total includes all the activities of the church for the whole year, both as an unincorporated charity and as a CIO.

Income .

Income from Charitable Activities: contributions/subscriptions received for church events; wedding and funeral fees received.

Other trading activities: rents received from letting out the church hall, church garage, substation site and the manse at 48 Ashville Avenue. Tuck shop receipts and book sales.

Investments: interest earned on deposit accounts.

Other Income: insurance claims, sale of equipment, etc.

Expenditure

Fundraising Trading Costs: goods purchased for resale, e.g. tuck shop stock

Ministry: Paid staff & volunteers. In addition to the Minister’s stipend, provision of a manse, employer’s pension and National Insurance contributions, this includes travel expenses and training expenses of paid staff and volunteers. Ministry: other costs: refreshments, teaching and craft resources for the running of services and groups. Mission Support: support for external charities to support mission locally, nationally and overseas.

Premises and Equipment: repairs and maintenance of the church, hall and manse; gas, electricity, water; purchase, repair & replacement of furniture, fixtures and equipment. Rental of premises for events outside the church. Administration: Licences, subscriptions, legal fees, printing, internet, IT and advertising Governance: accountancy and audit fees, trustee training and expenses.

Overall Charity Funds

Total funds at 31[st] December were £32,371, which is £6,957 more than we forecast in the 2023 Budget, thanks to additional regular donations and Gift Aid, together with a Gift Day which raised £4,350 for the Manse refurbishment.

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Fund Reports

General Fund

Overall, Income was £13,956 more than was budgeted and Expenditure was £7,296 more than expected.

Donations and Legacies: Donations (including Gift Aid) were £12,280 more than budgeted, due to an increase in regular donors. Investment income was £1,433 higher, partly due to higher interest rates, but mainly because the funds for the manse purchase were on deposit longer than expected.

Ministry: Revd. Jim Purves continued to act as our Consultant Minister during January. His fees were £1,800. A buffet held after his last service cost £110.Revd. John Gleghorn began his Ministry with us in February. Speaker’s fees and expenses and a buffet at his induction service were£500. The church paid his removal costs of £8,710 from Teddington to the rented flat at Glaisdale Manor and from there to the permanent manse. John attended the New Wine Leadership Conference (NWLC) and the Yorkshire Baptist Minister’s Conference. Costs were £910, including £300 booking fee for NWLC 2025. A New Members Lunch cost £28 and the Vision Day lunch was £271. The Barn Dance cost £405, which was covered by ticket sales.

Mission: We continue to commit 20% of donations plus Gift Aid to support outside mission at home and abroad. We pledge 5% each to Baptist Mission Society and YBA Home Mission, support local charities Faith in Scarborough Schools, Rainbow Centre & Westway Open Arms, former member Ed Preston, training in church-planting, and overseas ministries Mission Aviation Fellowship, Open Doors, People International, Stepping Stones and Worldshare. Premises & Equipment: Cleaning, sanitary items and waste disposal cost £5,241; a new laptop and phone for the Minister were £1,284;light & heat came to £7,223. General repairs and renewals were £8,397 which included roof and guttering repairs totalling £4,905.

Administration & Governance: Church Broadband provision cost £1,059. Printer lease and copy charges were £1,013. Copyright licences for worship and streaming were £1,724. Subscriptions were: BUGB £500, Evangelical Alliance £150 and Churches Together in Scarborough £20. The audit fees for the 2023accounts were £810 for the Unincorporated Charity and £810 for the CIO. The Trustees held an Envisioning Day at Cober Hill, cost £220.

Reserves

£13,976 were used to complete the Hall Toilets and £118,572 for the purchase and refurbishment of the Manse.

Mustard Seed

Members’ subscriptions were £218 for the Saturday meetings. £149 was used to make up the deficit in contributions from members for the support of a Stepping Stones child.

Collections for Other Organisations

Mustard Seed sponsored a child at Stepping Stones Orphanage £240. A collection for Rebecca Weightman raised £235.

FUNDS WHICH CLOSED THIS YEAR

Hall Toilets Fund

The project cost a total of £33,976 (£4,024 below budget) which was financed by the £20,000 donated last year and £13,976 from the General Reserve.

Manse Fund

The Manse at 48 Ashville Avenue was vacated in February and sold in July for £185,000, less fees of £4,476; the new manse at 25 Scardale Crescent was purchased £295,000, plus fees of £2,296. We contributed £1,800 to YBA for their legal costs as Custodian Trustees. The net cost of £118,572 was transferred from the General Reserve.

The refurbishment of 25 Scardale Crescent cost £24,586, funded by the accumulated fund built up from letting 48 Ashville Avenue, a Gift Day which raised £4,350, with £7,031 transferred from the General Reserve.

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FUNDS WHICH CLOSED THIS YEAR (continued)

Family Lights

After 2 years of providing Sunday groups, for which we are extremely grateful, the team handed over the running of the Junior Church and Youth groups to the main church. I have included the expenditure for these activities under this fund for the remainder of 2024, but they will be included in the General Fund budget for 2025, together with any Family Lights events. The remaining balance of the fund was transferred to the General Fund.

The tuck shop receipts were £164 and an X-box was sold for £10.

Family and Junior Church resources were £466, Youth Group and Chill’n’Chat evenings cost £668 and a team meeting and meal was provided for £32

Refuel

A replacement refurbished iPad was purchased for £719, a Drum Pedal £240 and a Hi-Hat Cymbal Stand £153.

To simplify the accounts for next year, any Refuel expenditure will be included in the General Fund budget. The remaining balance of the fund was transferred to the General Fund.

Hope Whitby

The accounts are for the 7 months to 31[st] July 2024, when Hope Whitby began operating as an independent CIC

Donations (including Gift Aid) were £895 below budget, and we received a grant of £7,900 from North Yorkshire Council for the Malachi Food Store. Expenditure was £6 more than budgeted.

“Hope Gives Hope” was provided at Penny Hedge weekly to support people struggling in the cost of living crisis. The cost of refreshments was £1,929. We are grateful to the management and staff of the Penny Hedge for partnering with us in providing free hosting and discounted food. To supplement food donated by the local supermarkets, additional food for food parcels and sanitary products for Wings were £1,110.

Refreshments for Hope Meets were £71 and a thank-you gift of £100 to Sanders Yard for hosting the gatherings; Youth expenses were £205 and HYP £256. Eastside Community Centre room hire for additional events was £215. Insurance for the CIC cost £330 and a replacement printer £90.

The balance of the fund, £22,429 was transferred to Hope Whitby CIC, together with the office furniture and equipment already in use by the team.

General Reserve Policy

The minimum reserve was temporarily reduced from £25,000 to £20,000, in case of an overspend on the manse refurbishment.

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Budget for 2025

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Overall Charity General Mustard Charity Budgeted Actual
Budget for 2025 Fund Seed TOTAL 2024 2024
Income
Donations and Legacies 85,200 85,200 82,250 94,968
Gift Aid 19,800 19,800 18,450 21,627
Grants 0 0 7,899
Income from Charitable activities 150 150 150 638
Other trading activities 3,900 3,900 5,000 4,986
Investments 100 100 1,650 2,947
Other Income 0 0 0 1,094
Total Income 109,000 150 109,150 107,500 134,159
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities
Raising funds 0 0 205
Ministry: Paid staff & volunteers 47,500 50 47,550 81,320 82,826
Ministry: other costs 5,500 600 6,100 9,810 8,194
Mission Support 21,000 21,000 19,920 21,000
Premises & Equipment 26,700 26,700 65,765 88,335
Administration 7,000 100 7,100 17,531 6,562
Governance 1,300 1,300 1,000 2,016
Other Expenditure 0 475
Total Expenditure 109,000 750 109,750 195,346 209,613
Surplus/Deficit for the year 0 -600 -600 -87,846 -75,454
Transfers to/from 0 0 0 0
Brought forward balance 1 January 29,705 2,667 32,371 248,826 248,826
Sale/Purchase of Manse -120,000 -118,572
Transfer to Hope Whitby CIC 0 -15,566 -22,429
Carried forward balance at 31 December 29,705 2,067 31,771 25,414 32,371
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages		 Ebenezer Baptist Church Scarborough Ebenezer Baptist Church Scarborough Ebenezer Baptist Church Scarborough
31stDecember 2023 Charity no
(if any)		 1202746
8 to 12 above
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the 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 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 (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:		 Wiffen 31/03/2025
Anna Wiffen
FCCA
Ashby Berry Coulsons Chartered Accountants
2 Belgrave Crescent
Scarborough YO11 1UB

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