BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 DECEMBER 2025 ## **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** |**CONTENTS PAGE**|| |---|---| |Trustees Annual Report|**1-6**| |Independent Examiner’s Report on the accounts|**7**| |Receipts and Payments accounts|**8-10**| **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH TRUSTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** ## **Charity registration number: 1209804** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The principal purpose of the Church is the
advancement of the Christian faith
according to the principles of the Baptist
denomination. The Church may also
advance education and carry out other
charitable purposes in the United Kingdom
and/ or other parts of the world| |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.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The church principally provides a public
service of Christian worship and teaching,
but also provides a coffee shop, which is
available to all those who want to attend.
The coffee shop is open on Wednesdays
and Fridays from 10am to 2pm.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have complied with the duty
under the Charities Act 2011 to have due
regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit and
uses this in their current and forward
planning| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Church provides grants primarily to
Baptist Organisations such as BUGB and
BMS as well as other religious bodies
supporting those in need.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The Church donates monies raised by
donations made in the café to those
organisations supporting the homeless and
others in dire straits.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All the Church activities are undertaken by
Church volunteers, with the exception of
the Church cleaning.
The church relies on volunteers to
function. This is not only during our
services, from welcoming people to helping| ||1|| **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH TRUSTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** Other run the service itself but also the events and activities throughout the year as well. We are very grateful for the essential support volunteers give the charity. n/a ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The church provides a weekly meeting for
those wishing to extend their knowledge of
the bible, and choir practice.
It provides baptismal services for those
Churches without a baptistry. It runs an
outdoor Good Friday service in conjunction
with Calvary Church and a dawn service on
Easter Sunday followed by breakfast.
It has organised a day’s Church trip down
to Brighton.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|n/a| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|n/a| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|n/a| |Other||n/a| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity is in a sound financial position
at the end of the financial year. To ensure
the continuity of the charity’s general
reserves, not designated for specific
purposes, should be held at an estimated
year of normal expenditure for the charity.
The Church spent over £70,000 on the
refurbishment of the Church manse. This
expenditure was making good the property
and has improved the valuation of the
property.| |---|---|---| 2 ## **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH TRUSTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|n/a| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No uncertainties identified in the Charity’s
ability to continue as a going concern.| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The Church’s main income arises from
rental income received from flats, manse
and hall hire, and donations from Church
members.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Any excess income is used to support
Baptist organisations, such as BMS and
BUGB, as well as a number of local secular
organisations who support the homeless.
This is shown as mission support within the
accounts.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The membership of the Church is gradually
falling as the congregation, primarily
comprises elderly members.| |Other||n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|The trustees are appointed for a term of
three years at the Annual General Meeting.
Each new trustee is given an information
pack, a copy of declaration of trust and a
copy of the latest set of minutes. Trustees
receive, from time to time, copies of
relevant communications from the Charity
Commission. Support and training are
given as required.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Leasehold Property and the Manse are
owned by the Baptist Union Corporation in
Trust for the beneficial owners, being the
members of Botley Baptist Church. Botley| 3 **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH TRUSTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** |||Baptist Church are required to pay for the
upkeep and maintenance of the building.
The Church has financially supported the
local Filipino Church which used the
Church on Sunday afternoons. The support
ceased in January 2025.| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|The church is governed by the rules of the
Baptist Union Corporation.
Donations from trustees amounted to
£1,940 from 3 trustees (2024 - £2,200 – 4
trustees).| |Other||No trustees received any remuneration or
expenses in this or the previous year.
The number of employees on the payroll
amounted to 1 employee (2024 – 1
employee).| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Botley Baptist Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1209804| |Charity’s principal address|1 Church Way
Oxford
OX2 9TH| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**
**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**
1Agnes Stanmore
Church AGM
2 TonyNaudi
Treasurer
Church AGM
3Angela Astley-
Penny
Secretary
Church AGM
4 WinifredLyford
Church AGM
5Wendy Swadling
Church AGM
6
7
Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Agnes Stanmore|||||Church AGM| ||TonyNaudi|Treasurer||||Church AGM| ||Angela Astley-
Penny|Secretary||||Church AGM| ||WinifredLyford|||||Church AGM| ||Wendy Swadling|||||Church AGM| |||||||| |||||||| ||||the directors at the date the report was approved|||| |**Director name**||||||| |||||||| |||||||| 4 ## **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH TRUSTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets **Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser** Independent Vineyard 5 The Chambers, Vineyard, Abingdon-on-Thames, OX14 examiners Accountants Ltd 3PX **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** 5 ## **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH TRUSTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** ## **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)** Anthony Naudi **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 22 June 2026 6 **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**|**Botley Baptist Church**|**Botley Baptist Church**|**Botley Baptist Church**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||31 December 2025|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1209804| ||||| ||8-10||| - I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2025. - **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 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:** 26 June 2026 **Name:** Helen Gee **Relevant professional** FCCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Vineyard Accountants Limited 5 The Chambers Vineyard Abingdon-on-Thames 7 ## **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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 £
Income
Donations 21,280 - - 21,280 12,713
Legacies 5,000 - - 5,000 -
Gift aid 2,472 - - 2,472 4,369
Flat rent 46,653 - - 46,653 39,770
Manse rent 5,139 - - 5,139 14,750
Hall hire 26,635 - - 26,635 25,923
Other income 4,506 - - 4,506 4,458
Sub total 111,685 - - 111,685 101,981
Asset and investment sales, etc. - - - - 1,100
Total receipts [ 111,685 ] - - 111,685 103,081
Payments
Church giving and home mission - - - - 1,575
Visiting speakers 1,000 - - 1,000 1,050
Donations and gifts 320 - - 320 1,300
Church event costs - - - - 1,200
Professional fees 1,560 - - 1,560 960
Net wages 13,844 - - 13,844 13,844
PAYE, National Insurance and Pension 6,776 - - 6,776 6,786
Church council tax and utility costs 15,366 - - 15,366 12,624
Insurance 6,288 - - 6,288 706
Telephone and internet 1,136 - - 1,136 1,656
Repairs, maintenance and cleaning 14,495 - - 14,495 17,549
Upkeep of services and administration 8,785 - - 8,785 6,578
Flat expenses 1,814 - - 1,814 -
Manse expenses 74,682 - - 74,682 2,130
Baptist Union Subscription 151 151 149
Sub total 146,217 - - 146,217 68,107
Asset and investment purchases,
1,200 - 1,200 38,747
etc.
Total payments 147,417 - - 147,417 106,854
Net of receipts/(payments) (35,732) - - (35,732) (3,773)
Transfers between funds - - - - -
Cash funds last year end 41,380 - - 41,380 45,153
Cash funds this year end 5,648 - - 5,648 41,380
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8 **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** ## **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**Cash funds**
**Other monetary assets**
**Investment assets**
**Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Signature
Accountancy accrual
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Church Site, including flats
Manse
**Details**
Current account
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
Manse rent arrears|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**5,648**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,648**
**-**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**22,550**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**-**
Unrestricted
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
**1,560**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
A Naudi|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||OK
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**5,351,284**
**450,000**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
-
-
-
-
Date of
approval
22 June 2026| 9 ## **BOTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** ## **Note 1 Grants and donations payable** During the year, grants and donations totalling £200 were paid to one church within the Baptist Union (2024: £2,275 to five institutions). This support arrangement ceased during the year. Expenditure during the year was focused on essential repair work to the Church manse, which limited the funds available for further support. 10