2025-04-05-accounts - Trinity Baptist Church

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2024-2025 Annual Report for Trinity Baptist Church

References and administrative details

Registered Address

Green Lane, Derby, DE1 1RZ

Church Trustees as at 31[st] March 2025

Mrs A Cartwright Mrs J Leeming Miss J Howell

Trustee for Finance – Mrs J Leeming

‘Renew’ worker – Les Tam

Charity status

The church is registered with the Charity Commission

Membership

Trinity Baptist Church is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

Bankers

Natwest Bank

Independent Finance Examiner

Mr Paul Woolley

Annual Report for 2024-2025

The trustees present their Annual Report for April 2024 - March 2025.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Church is governed by its constitution, in accordance with which regular attenders are invited to become members of the Church by making a public declaration of faith which may be shown through baptism.

The Church meeting takes place four times per year and has responsibility for the overall policy of the church. Non-members can attend but not vote for constitutional issues.

In accordance with the constitution, the members appoint trustees, who are responsible for the day to day running of the church’s work and witness, including the financial and legal aspects. All members are encouraged to take an appropriate part in the spiritual and practical tasks involved in the furtherance of the charitable objective.

Relevant matters may be submitted to the Church meeting by the trustees for guidance, or may be raised by members attending Church meeting for further consideration by the trustees. Though the constitution permits decisions to be made at Church meetings by appropriate majorities, the Church seeks to work by consensus wherever possible.

Objectives and Activities

The principal purpose of the church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination to include the advancement of education, community service and such other general charitable purposes in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Church shall determine.

In order to achieve the principal objective which is set out above, the Church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him as living Lord.

Central to the work and witness of the Church is the provision of regular public services of Christian worship. Weekly services at 10.45am are open and welcoming to all and have visiting speakers to take the services. We have no regular Sunday children’s programme, but we do have activities available for the children and young people who would like to be ‘doing’ as well as ‘listening’ during the church service. On the 4[th] Sunday of the month, we meet in a local community rooms where we also provide breakfast before the service and lunch afterwards.

In addition to the Sunday services, we have a weekly Bible study group held in homes, and a weekly ‘Renew’ café on a Tuesday afternoon held in a local community room. Our Renew Café welcomes the local community to spend time together in a place where it is ‘okay not to be okay’, although some people do travel from further afield to join us. We have continued to see lives changed this year through this work. A BBQ, a trip to the seaside and an away day to the local countryside, took place for the local people in the summer and all were well received.

The Church operates systems to ensure that all people working with children and vulnerable adults are appropriately vetted and trained with regard to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The church also rents the building to Upbeat Communities from Monday to Friday for the use of education, provision of meals and to use as offices. The church is in the midst of selling the building with a view to meeting at the community room where we hold the Renew Café.

The church has read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit, and is satisfied that the activities outlined above clearly demonstrate that the charity is providing a benefit to the public.

Achievements and Performance

The Church does not measure the success of its programmes only in numbers, including financial numbers, but also in less tangible areas like fellowship, welcome and encouragement. The trustees recognise that these are difficult to measure.

2024-25 was the first year since 2019 that we have not had a minister but have worked together as a church family to ensure that our community outreach work has continued.

The manse has been rented out to a private tenant now that it is not being used by a minister.

On 31 March 2025 the membership remained at 21.

Average attendance at worship services has remained steady during the year.

Signed on behalf of the trustees

Ann Cartwright 8[th] September 2025

Trinity Baptist Church

XN31207

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 06/04/2024 05/04/2025

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

A1 Receipts
Regulargiving			13,795		-	-		13,795			15,003
Gift Aid			3,777		-	-		3,777			6,445
Offerings			7,363		-	-		7,363			15,181
Renew Café			327		-	-		327			1,381
Renew HK						-		-			8,573
Renew Grants					4,400	-		4,400			12,300
EMBA Grant			-		-	-		-			-
Church Rent			25,665		-	-		25,665			25,394
Den					202	-		202			888
Other			619		-	-		619			-
Manse rent			6,422		-	-		6,422			-
Church awayday			65		-	-		65			120
Church Gifts						-		-			-
Directed Giving			-			-		-			1,760
Events			-			-		-			642
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*Sub total*(Gross income for
		AR)	58,032		4,602	-		62,634			87,686

A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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	*Sub total*		-		-		-	-			-

	**Total receipts **		58,032		4,602		-	62,634		87,686
A3 Payments
Employees			1,579		10,119	-		11,698			36,814
Employee Training			-			-		-			-
Employee Expenses			-			-		-			528
Preachers			683			-		683			-
Renew Café			476		972	-		1,448			2,174
Renew outings			-		1,225	-		1,225			270
Church maintenance and repairs			1,904			-		1,904			150
Garden						-		-			-
Youth Work			84		202	-		286			1,806
Subscriptions / licences			393			-		393			-
Church Clean Ins Water			2,454			-		2,454			8,153
Church Gas and electricity			7,271			-		7,271			5,727
Church Admin			41			-		41			669
Communications Web			1,217			-		1,217			1,239
Mission Giving			1,423			-		1,423			4,278
Professional Fees			2,250			-		2,250			-
Events			-			-		-			397
Church AwayDay			248			-		248			314
Other Expenses			231			-		231			534
HK Renew					4,491	-		4,491			6,823
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)			-	1	-	-		-	19/11/2025		-

**Sub total **	20,252	17,009	-		37,261	69,875

A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Manse Loan	11,391		-		11,391	11,851
	-	-		-	-
**Sub total **	11,391	-		-	11,391	11,851

*Total payments*	31,644	17,009		-	48,652	81,727
*Net of receipts/(payments)*	26,388	- 12,407		-	13,981	5,959
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-		-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	6,857	17,095	-		23,952	-
*Cash funds this year end*	33,245	4,688		-	37,933	5,959

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

19/11/2025

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 CCXX R3 accounts (SS)	Signature J L Leeming Mortgage on Manse Details Details Church Building Manse Cash Current account Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details ~~3~~	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - 33,245 4,688 - - 33,245 4,688 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) General - - - - - Print Name Jackie Leeming	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
			28/10/2025
			~~9/11/2025~~

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

CCXX R4 accounts ISSI 1911112025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees/ members of Charity Name Trinity Baptist Church On accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025 Charity no (if any) 1205672 Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) Responsibilities and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2024. As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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 examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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:  accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or  the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 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: Date: 01/10/2025 Name: Paul Woolley Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): N/A Address:* 45 Lakeside Drive Gillingham Dorset SP8 4YN	Independent examiner's report on the accounts	Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Charity Name Trinity Baptist Church

5 April 2025	Charity no (if any)	1205672

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2024. As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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:  accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or  the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 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.
	Date:	01/10/2025

Paul Woolley

N/A

45 Lakeside Drive
Gillingham
Dorset SP8 4YN

October 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER