Weston Super Mare Baptlstchurches
Trustee Reiy)rt and Accounts
P?rio¢J Endetj 3ts1 December2025
TheTrustees have pleasure in p￿SentIngthe1r reporttogeiherwith thefinancial ststementsof theCharityfo¥
the peri￿ ende¢ 31 December 2025
rnent
The Or9anssath?n is reg￿tered as a Ch•ktab* lrtL¥por8ted (kgani8abM the Chaty txJmmi$sion
Rele￿nCe Number 12303530 and is govemed by a wistrtuts.on dated 9th June 2023. which operates from
thtr registered office ofmilton Baptst Chur¢h. Baytree Road. WeSt0￿5UPer-mare. 8S22 8HJ
DurlngtheyearihefoiLowFngwereTNstees-.
Christine Hamrnond
Kathryn Needham
Paulsalrnons
Davld Sewell
Elisabeth Speakman
Stephen Wotton.
and
The Cha￿tyÈxistS io advancethe Christian fatthforthe be￿fftofthe PUb￿cthroUgh0￿t North Sornerset in
Ilne with the prlnciples olthe Baptist denomination. typrwdingfacilitiesand supw>rtthrough outreach and
pastoralcare io the LocalcomrnLsnJty.
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west0￿$￿{*r-M8￿ Baptist Churc1*5 is a charity that efiab￿ the Bapb"5t Churc*es in and around Weston
to work together to 5UFPOrt thtt local ccfftrnunit*s but by sharing the Gcxyj of Jesus and by k¥ovidirtg
faeilthes and supporL
This year th6re have baèn a nUM￿r ofathTte5 that have been hekj b8h*en the Baptst churches.
These have IndLA*d, Renew 193 15 a sho) Sp￿ ￿ the w￿Se HvJh Street lor Feople to corre in for
a drink. to do craft a¢tivth"es or puzth5. and want oriu5t to chatwih the 1%ssts. The number of
sessions has increased durir4J the year. Through the yearthose attendirg indude regular rjwts who
appreciatè the Spa￿ and conversation, along W many Ot￿r$ who drop in on a one off ba$i$. %%*ile the
number of attendiry each 8ession varies, ts￿re has been an overall increase in the nufflber of
visitots durin9 the year Those usiNJ the Spa￿ include people are stwglirMJ With rM)or mèntsl h8ath,
h0malessr￿$S, loreliness, anX￿ty or are just explorirKJ the h￿3h street and cc¥ne in to see what 1$
happeniw. The hosts cc¥ne from all ofthe churths invow, ￿th rrember5 ofthe taam tr￿"tYJ on 8hrfts to
help covtr holidays and where ￿ed so that ￿ space can te open.
The Baptist churches meet t(NJ8ther on a rrKJnthly tB5is for a ofprayer aThJ wvrship. Servi￿ a
ho$te£l by a different church each rn(￿th. Duriro the year there have been a￿d￿"0nal tim&s of fellowship,
worship aThJ teaching
The k88ders fn)rn the Bapti8t chuth in WeStWuper-Ma￿ meet regularity to aTrJ 4i8cern hrAV the
Lord ￿lling the churches to serve tr4ethar
The CIO employed a y￿th a part-ts"￿ adrninYstr8tor secorthl to Milton Baptst Churth until the end of
December 2025.
l actNThgs held are open for ￿yone from thè [X￿￿Tr￿ to atteTrJ.

The org8nisats.on receNes donations frryn indwldu￿S arnl churchès v*tho supwl the th ol tharity.
For the accounting period the tharity had w part tm& •m￿OyeeS SWort￿l thrEe Baptst thurches in
Weston-super-mare.
The financk81 Circumstan￿$9 the year a￿ set Lmrt in tt* aCoJYyan￿Trg financial staten*nts.
Tha Accounts lor th8 pertoj ha￿ been prepared on a rec&pts znd pa￿nts b85i5.
The Organisation has cash reSe￿S of £9.141 as at 31 D￿ernber2o24. (Pxior year £3,2381 all olwhKh ks
eld in a CAF Ba￿ A￿OUnt
Th8 Trustees have adopted a Re8er¥es Polryvthth ￿UireS 3 [￿th5 0fexF￿rtur? to be he￿1 in
reserves. This will allow the Charity to ￿ntinue to operate for a minimal Feri￿J of tirrÉ should gwiry
raju￿. Tr value of the ￿erVeS wll be Monito￿ on a regular basis in thelghl ofcurTent 91￿ng
itern8 ofexpenditure. and annually as part ofthe b(ty prw8.
At the bala￿ sheet date. the unre5tricbJ reseTh*s of £9.141 (Prior year £3.2381. The Trustees beli
that thKs 1$ ￿ line wth the Reseryes and therefo￿ the level of reserves is apKryri8¢e
The TnJst8ts a￿ sattsfied that they have sufficient reserves at the Balar•c6 date. tog8therwth
ongoirrfJ ineAvne antiapated. to enable the organi8ats.on to luncb'on effethvety ffi the corniryJ year.
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The tru5tee& are r*5p)rtsible for prepanrYJ the Trustee5' Report and th8 financial statements in aco)rdanct
with the applicable ￿ a￿1 unl￿ I￿"ngd￿n knunb'r¥J StsThJards Iunited ￿"ng￿l Ger￿lty A¢(
Accountsng PractKe}.
The law aP￿Icable to charibes in Erqlan(l & Waks requires ts trustees to k¥epare financial statements for
each yearwhich give a tft￿ and fair of the state ofaffairs ofthe charty and ofthe in¢ome ￿soUT
and applieation of resources of the tharrty for that peritsj. In prepoling Ihese finanual slatements, the
trustees are requi￿ to".
Sele¢t Suitab￿ a¢countirg pol￿4e8 and It￿ aFpty Ih&n (x>nststenUy,
Lknrve the ft*thods and pnnciples in the Charl￿S SORP..
Make judgefftnt and esth"mates that are reasonable and pr￿n1
State whether applicab￿ UK Ae£ountiTrJ Standath have been ldjth￿d. 8LtJpct to any material
dèpartures disdowy and explained the financial stat*rrents'.
Prepare the financial statements on the goir#J concem basts un￿sS rt is inapprcpriate to pregurre
that the chantable company ￿11 continue in bu5iress.
The trust￿ are responsib￿ for keeping proFer acix)unts"rpJ recc¥d5 that dksdose wtt) reasonab￿ accufacy
at any tirre Ihe finanaal positwjn tsf the charrty aThJ enatAe them to er@u￿ that the finaneial statements
cornply wth the Chanties Act 2011. the Charrty (Accounts and Reports) Regulabon5 and the prowsion of
the tnjst deed. They are also rtsFx>Thsibk for safèjuardirg ts assets ofthe ¢harity ar￿ herte for tsking
rea¥onab￿ steps for the p￿ventIOn and detection of tra￿1 aThJ (*her ir￿lt18ntieS.
Approved by the TrLBtees aThJ Signed on ts"r L*halfby."
Trustee

ents Acc
to31
Unr8StriCbJ Restricted
Funds £
Funds £
Total
Funds £
Last Year
General thnatior
Grants Recaived
Inveslment Incc¥ne
7.751
16.542 24,293
22.037
5.¢)00
li
14
Total R•celpts
16.542 24.307 27.048
Direet Costs
Sal8ries, Ni Pension
Staff Travel Expenses
Support Costs
Renew buildlngcosts
office c051S
insurance
bank charges
16.542 16.542
13.YJ9
2,882
14857
100
14.857
loo
539
60
60
Total Paym•nts
15.241
16.542
31.783
21,145
17,4761
17.4761
5.903
9.141
9,141
3,238
C h F d8 Th18 Y•ar
1.665
9,141
There were De￿nated Fund8 in
èn
nd Liabll
ber 2026
Unrestricbj
Funds £
C8sh Funds
CAF Bank
Totsl Cash
1.665
Approved by the Trustees and svJn&J on their Èehalfbr.
Trustee
Trustee

I report to the trustees on my exarnination of the actounts of the Weston Super Mare Baptist
Churches (the Chartyl forthe year ended 31 Ikcember2025.
Responsibllities and basis of report
As the trusteés ofthe Charitywu a￿ responsible hrthe preparation of the accounts in accordaTKe
wlth the requirements of the Charitse5 Act 2011 {'theArfI.
I report in respett of nry e>2mination ofthe charity accounts omed out under *th"on 145 of the
2011 Act and in carrying Out my examination I have followed all the applicable Diretttons given by
the Charfty Commission undersettKJn 145151{bl of tl* Act.
Independent examfjnerfs statement
I have completed rrry examinat5on. I confirm that no material matters hwe come to my attentbjn In
connection with the examination 8iwn8 me cause to belieNp that in any material ￿spec￿ I.
accounting record5 V￿re rb)t kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Att," or 2.
the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no olncerns and have come across no other
matters in connection with the examin&ion to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to te reacTr*d.
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