2025-03-31-accounts - Chase Baptist Church

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Chase Baptist Church Trustees Report 2024-2025

OVERVIEW

1 Chase Baptist Church and attendance has kept about the same maybe a small increase . We remain optimistic for the future of the Church. Good controls are keeping the Church on a good financial footing. The unpaid leadership of six people includes 2 Deacons and 2 Trustees, 2 of the Leaders are Trustees. The 3 Trustees have been recently D.B.S. checked and 1 Deacon looks after the process.

2 Food Bank

We continue the support the local food bank with donations from Church members.

3 Overseas Outreach

3.1 Outreach Missions -GENERAL

The Missionary arm of our Church gave a total of £22,491 ( see details below ) to the two Christian organisations we support – indigenous work in both Tema, Ghana and NATIVE in India (Andre Pradesh). Part of the funding is for schools in both countries, we have helped to establish and continue to support.

3.2 Outreach Missions – INDIA - £ 16,553 (2024-2025) The school is in a very poor village , China Muthevi, Andre Pradesh. It is the only school in the village and is open to all children up to the age of 11 years old with about 85 attending. This school is funded by Outreach Missions and a Church in Italy , we help and support by paying teachers salaries , school uniform and materials. Outreach Missions also supports Indian widows in a number of villages in Andre Pradesh. They receive little help from local government , most are illiterate , so are given a basic education and training in a local trade.

3.3 Outreach Missions - GHANA - £ 5,938 (2024-2025)

The Fountainhead School ( now recognised as a University ) is located in Tema. The school is open to all up to the age of 14 and currently has more than 1600 pupils , the education is a major benefit to the local population. With students now graduating , They also train nurses there. Outreach Missions also supports 3 orphanages and work with the elderly.

4.0 Finance 2024/ 2025

4.1 General – Firm budget controls continue and the Church is run by unpaid volunteer staff, the cash balance remains healthy , our focus is to serve the community through regular times of prayer and practical help.

4.2 Reserves – At the end of the 2024/2025 financial year financial year there is £ 36,746.28 The reserve is held for : a) Maintainenance of the Church building e.g. the Church roof is 60 years old and may soon require repair , in the not too distant future .

CHASE BAPTIST CHURCH

RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2025

OUTREACH MISSIONS

RECEIPTS			PAYMENTS
	£	£		E	£
Outreach Mission income:			Outreach mission payments:
School	8,624.54		School	8,628.00
Native & others	6,517.48		Native & others	7,925.00
Ghana	5,863.00		Ghana	5,938.00
		21,005.02			22,491.00
TOTAL RECEIPTS		21,005.02			22,491.00
Opening balances:			Closing balances:
Yorkshire Bank	3,098.95		Virgin Money	1,616.43
Lloyds Bank	931.24		Lloyds Bank	927.78
		4,030.19			2,544.21
		25,035.21			25,035.21

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT

| have prepared the above account from the books and records of Chase Baptist Church and confirm they are in accordance therewith.

Bradley Accountancy Practice Ltd

84-90 Market Street Hednesford Staffs WS12 1AG

22 November 2025

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Section A

Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ . members of |CHASE BAPTIST CHURCH On accounts for the year | 31°‘ MARCH 2025 ended

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Charity no | 702317
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Set out on pages |ATTACHED
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust’) for the year ended 31% March 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”).

| 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, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent | have completed my examination. | 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:
e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

| 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. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

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— Date: | 22/11/2025
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Name: | P BRADLEY
Relevant professional | M.A.A.T
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Address: | FIRST FLOOR OFFICES
84-90 MARKET STREET
HEDNESFORD, CANNOCK, STAFFS WS12 1AG
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May 2023