Charlty r•g15tratlon number NIC107744
GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
GREAT WCTOIIIA STfiEEr
prisrcHuocH

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
CONTENTS
Legal arKI adminislr8lNe Infmnali
Trustees, repc*l
IrKJependent audrtorfs report
8-10
Statement of financial &tsvil￿S
Stslemenl of finar￿al p0S￿On
12
Statement of cash flows
13
Notes to the finanual stalements
14-20
Th• followlng pag•s do not fomi part of the statutory financlal st•t•rnents
Detaled I￿oMe & Expenditure- Ceneral Fwx1
21
Fund balances
22-23

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Mr Steve Aukl (Ch*M￿nI
Ms joan￿ Adair (Cl￿r¢h Seeretary)
Mr Derek Browne
Mr Chris Car￿1
Mr Jas￿1 CarO•AI
Mr Lews Crothefs
DT Davis
Mr Simon Farvwell
Mr Jonathan Grdharn
Mr Canwon Grie¥e
Dr Ste￿n Hogg
Mr Clrflord Manley
Mr Gareth McKillen
Mr Martin Mc*)rcroft
Mr Rc&ert Patterson Icf¥Jrch Treasurer)
Mr Luke Smth
Charlty numb•T
NIC10T144
Church address
Greal IArtoria Street Baptst Church
1 Hope Street
BT12 SEE
Audltor
Jc*nston Kerw*dy DFK
R￿1st￿ed AJAitcrfs
10 Plots VMV
BT3 9LE
BaThk•
Ulster 8ank
Bdfasl Cty Office BrarKh
PO Box 232
11.18 Dryal Squwe East
BT15UB

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The Iruslees of Great Victoria Street Baptist Churth wesenl Ihew ann￿1 report the audited financial
statements for the year ended 31 0ecemtEr 2025
The financial Slalements have been Prepa￿ in accordan￿ wth the a￿A)Unting pdicies set oul in nole 1
of the financial stslemenls and compty wilh the Chanty's govemng document. the Chanlies Acl 2008 and
'Accounling and Rewting by Charitses Statement of Recommended Pr￿bc@ applicable to chanlies
pfeparing their accounts in a¢￿danCe ￿th the Fnanaal Reportjng Standards In the UK and Republ￿ of
Ireland IFRS 1021 leffedive 1 January 2019),
Struotur•. gov•rnance and manaqem•nl
The trustees V*tho S￿￿*d durirbj the year arKI up to the ¢Jale of wnalure of the finarrial statements were".
Elders
Mr Steve Auld (Paslo
Mf Simon Faiewell IAssistant Pastor)
Dr Jim Davrson
Dr Stephen Hogg
Mr Clifford Manley
Mr Martin Moorcroft
Ms Joanne Adair (Church Secretary)
Mr Derek Browne
Mr Chris Cardwdl
Mr Jason c￿dWell
Mr Lewis Crothers
Mr Jonathan Grah￿n
Mr Cameron Grieve
Mr Garelh McKillen
Di Andrew Nicholl
Mr Robert Patterson (C￿￿rch Treasurer)
Mr Luke Smith
Appolntm•nt of Charlty Trust•
Giverb the nature of their respon%biknties, 4)pK>iited Ekyers and Deacons {￿lleCtIvely referred lo as the
"Offi¢e-beareis"I serve as the charity Irustees. Apw"nlrnenl lo the role of Charity Trustee lerminates on
ces5alion ol holding the Office ol Ekler or Deacon Any eWe(l Office.bearer who Is disqualified by law from
acting as a Charity Trustee retains the Office of E￿￿r ￿ t)e￿￿ aThY ¢th'stharge the dutses of that post Therè
rnusl be a minimum ol three Chanly Trustees al al Ivnes
Role
The role of charity trustees is sel out n the churth Wr￿tstu110n adopled In August 2019.
The chanty tmstees are responsible for the govern￿Ce of the Church and the fvifilmenl of the purpose
as stated In Clause 2 of the Constitut￿n. actng according lo the wll of God as discerned by the Church
Members. Meeting an¢J in att￿dance ￿ Ihe speuft ar￿ geT￿rnI th'rections ofthal Meeting.
The Charrty Tiuslees ensure. In accordance wrth the InstnKlhJn of Ihe Church Meeting. thal
the apwopriale level of Insuran￿ fty bw"Iding, arKI em￿0yer'S liability Is held. and
¢ all properties induding those held on separale propertytrusls. {ex¢ept those buildings that are required
to be kept in ￿pair and insured by a tenanl) are kept In Ihe apwcyiatè state of repair.

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Me•tlngs aml Quorum
There must be a minimum of Iwo ftdl meetirwJs per year. There shall not Ix fe4¥er than pe(sons. or half
of the number of appointed IrLBlees (whithw L8 the Wer number} present al a full meeting of the
Iwslees. In addition lo the meelir¥Js of the %thole gr￿p. thè chty trustees may meet in such su￿grOUpS
as are necessary and convenienl. RetKth ol such sutw meel¥ws must be made to the next fijll charity
trustees Meeting.
Offlc?¥04rgrs
The Church rewmses ￿ spiritual offices the Church.. Elders and Deacons
Eld?rs
Elders are re8F¥)nsible for overwThJ Ihe affairs ol Ihe Clwrch. W￿¢h paiti(yJlar responsiknlity for spiritual
matters. by being servant leaders aNJ shepherds of the Ilock of God. teaching. ￿ng for and prolecfing the
Chureth from error.
T￿lse elig'ble to SfJNe as Eklers shal"
be chosen trom the male (according lo l)h)10gcal gerKlerJsex al birth) membership of the Church.,
display the necessary qualifications as Iwd out in 1 T¥nothy 3 and TIttB 1".
be in membership of the Chui¢h for al least t￿} yews".
be in g¢)od stanthng with the Church."
alfirm and hold uMeservedty Ihe Dtxln"nal Statement ol Ihe Chwch
th ￿ exeepli¢M of a Pa5tcf. Eklers serye a Per￿ of fve year5. aKI we eligible for re-election.
Candidates fLY the Office of Ekler are I￿7￿￿ted in *Yiti"rKJ by kn4•) Chwth members lone of whom S￿)uld be
an Elder} al least three wedrs prior lo the churth meeliry al vthich the election of Elders is to lake place
(usually in March}. The election of Elders is by bak)t vote and wires a fv￿thirds majority of those present
and voting at the meeting.
tINn the role of Elder, the Chwch recognises the Lift ol Pastor to Go(fs Feopbe for service that Ihe
Church might be tsjilt up. A Pastor shall:
be chosen from the membership of a ehwch of like laith and order"
display the gift and qUalif￿atIonS of Elder as set ¢yJt in Clause 5.1.2 of the Church Constituti￿. and
affirm arKI hold wreservethy Doc1rin￿ SLitement ofthe
en appointing a Pastor. selection committee Fyoposes a name lo the C￿￿rth al a speTral meeting of
Ihe Church vknere the call of a Pastcf is to be Cr￿SIdered. The appointment of a Past￿ is by ballot vote arKI
require a Iwo-thirds majority ol the entiTe membership as set CMJI in the Church Trust Deed. If the rTiajority at
Ihe speaal meeting of the Church is uyealer than seventy-five percent in favtyx. but less than the total
required by Ihe Church Trust Deed. a5senl fomis may be gven to ttKJse members unable to be present at
the special meeting.
The lems of the Pastorfs app(xntmenl shal be negolbated by the Offwbearers al￿r￿A"n9 to guidelines
approved by the Church.
D••¢ons
The dulles of Deacons, spiritual in nabjre. ￿￿l#￿e the administratK)n of the affairs of the Churcl) to
enswè the smooth, ordered effiuent runniry of ¢hurL* lrfe the wactical care of the members.
Members to be cOnS￿ered for apF￿1nlMenI as Dea￿n$ shal".
display the necessary qUalffiCat￿ as laid in 1 Twnoty 3"
have been. ￿eally, in membersl¥p of the Cl￿rch for a pwi(yJ of at kast Iwo years:
be in good standing wrth the Church., and
affirm and hokl unreser¥edty the Cbctrinal Stalwent of the Church {see Clause 31.
Deacons serve a period of three years are elybbe for r&elecliM.

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Candidate$ for the Offi￿ of De￿ ￿ nominated in by two ¢hurch members al least Ihree weeks
wior lo the church meeb.ng al vthich the election of Deacons is lo lake Flace. Persons nominaling cAnth'dates
must first obtain I￿1r consenl The elect￿￿ of Deacons is by balknt vote and reqwre ￿o￿lI￿r￿S of those
wesent and voting.
The Officfrbearers commend W ￿r¢h members for appoinlmenl lo the rc4es of secretary and tteasurer
who al80 hdd the role of Deacon.
Offlce*earers' Meetlngs
The offi￿-bearerS shall normalty meet each month. tfvthh the exception of July and August. dale ofeath
meetsng shal be set at the prewous meeting al the blest Office-bearers. MeetsThJs may be convened to
consider matters of urgency arising IKtween the montlty MeetiThJs.
The quorum for Office-bearers. meetings shall not be fewer Ihan two Persons. or half of their number.
vthichever Is the greater number.
The Church Secretary shall seTrice the Mc￿￿lY 0ffi￿bearers. Meetings wrth minutes I￿r￿j circulated in
timely fashion.
The c￿jrCh Treasurer shall rewt to the 01t￿.tearels e￿h month on Ihe cJJrrent financia posllion of the
Church.
Elders shall meet separately to consKJerthose matters whith affect the spinlual lrfe of the Chwch.
ObJ•¢tlv•s and #￿IVItI•S of th• Charlty
ObJ¢¢tl¥•s
Greal Vi¢toria Streèl Baptist Church Ihe headship of Jesus Christ over his Chuich and exists
lo glorfy the Iriune God by maintainin9 and womotir@ worshp both wyliwdually and corporately
Its members devole Ihemselves lo Ihe leaching of Scn'pture. to fdlowip, breaking of bread. wayei and
evangelism They commit. wth the help of God. to witness lo saving and Sustwning power of the Lord
Jesus Chrtst to work the exiensK)n of his
The principa charitable object of the Church Is the adVar￿ment of Ihe Chrkstian f3ilh accordiig lo the
leaching ol Scripture. the Doctrinal Stslemenl and BaF115t p￿r￿l￿t$.
A¢tlvltlos
The Churcj) meet for moming atKI vA)rship eath SLmday and visitors are welcome to participate
Communion is ¢debraled the first SurKlayof M￿th at the motning servKe al the evening seNice
of Ihe third SuThJay in the monlh Anyone who has made a professKfft of faith In the lord Jesus Chri51 and Is
on 9￿1 Sta￿1￿ at their local thurch Is wei¢ome lo share In oxnMLw)￿.
There Is a range of activikn'es Ihat we hekl regulaty th1o￿h(￿￿ Ihe year i￿￿dIng bul Iimrted lo."
Sunday services- nKJrrMng and everNng
Sunday se￿)01
Crèche
Youth ministy laThJ one-off events induthng games eveniNJ aN1 day trip)
Bi-wèèkly mid-week meetings Iprayerl
Bi-weekly Small GroLJPS (home Bible St￿ and prayer grcmjps)
Monthly Mid-weèk Mission F(xus méeb.ngs
Friendship Hour (monthly ministry lor seni(* citizens vAth one-off special events al Christmas etc,)
Abide Imonthly women's ministy wlh one.off speual events-l
20s & 30s (ministry for young adums for fellowship and disciplK)g)
Followng God Togelher Imonthly ministry for adults with intelleclual disabilty)
Men's Breakfasts (Fdlowship and discAp1ingl
Timetyjl (Fdlowship gr¢)LP lor 50 plus age groLpI
Hope Explored {evangelisiic &ble sludyl
Bounce (seasonal vocat￿nal kjds &ble Club)

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Att•ndanc•
Some approximate average ￿tend￿ce ffigwes indude..
Sunday moming servi￿5
170 {meml)wslxp 144}
Sunday school
20
Tols & T￿leS
15
Crèche
18
Abide
20s & 30s
Friendship Hour
Small Groups
Mid-week Prayer meetin9
TimeoLrt
Youth
35
24
135
20
10
A¢hl•v•m•Trts & porf0rnmn￿ 2025
The ChurGh rewlarfy gather5 for worship, wayer. &"ble stutty. Fyeaching teaching for all age
groups, arKI provides pastoral care to the Chlrth thrO￿h visilalTh and prayer. We organise meetings
and èvents lo proclam demonstrate with ow lives belief in Jesus Christ as Lord. The Chwch
conducts evangelistic and cmjtreach missi(￿ *ivbties arKJ supports other Christian org￿lSationS and
charities through ¥d￿teen"ng, ffftwKial grNs ryayer. aKI prov*JiThJ pasloral a￿1 ￿nandal to our
missionary family.
Charfty Trust•M 2025 R•port
As we refiect on ￿0ther year of mintsty al Gfeat W￿. we deeply thankful to the Lord for hts good hand
Upc￿ us. Local church life is akvays a blend olenc￿￿t$ and chalwes, moments that lift us up and
seasons of challenge. Yet through e¥wy huh *KI kw. ¥￿ are hekl by a Gcxl Vtho is failhlul, kind, and
unthangirvJ. What a comfort thal is.
Worshlp
We continue lo tyto set the tone for everylt¥"tyJ m chwch lrfe by means of faithfvjl and affectionate expository
preaching. Over ttrus past year V+**e s(whl lo leam godly wsi*Jrn frrxn the book of Proverbs, Chrisuike Joy
from the bo(A< of Phil'pFia￿. and steady IK)pe from some Psalms to bnghlen dark evening$. We also
anlicpated the I￿11n9 ofChri$l in our'come thtyj Img expected Jews, advent wTres at the end of the year.
We have $uppc￿ed this ￿gUlar diet of preacPirvJ wAh scKne addthonar testimony evenings. mission evenM)gs
and special topical messages on thiros I'ke Christianty In and h(yw to enjoy our Bibles and
prayer more ftdy.
OLW Sunday preacthing mirmsty ha5 been aga￿ so cc¥nra"menled by cu grcmryng small groups and
encouragin9 midweek wayer trnes.
Hlghllghts
There has been mwh lo encourage us in 21Y25 as kmjk b￿k at the widè var• of activit￿$ in Great Vic.
vthich ensuffj that there is something mearingful for everyone - from our lituest cffle$ right through to the
most senior in our church famty. Even in the mNJ81 of the gr￿￿7ng dwllerye of m￿agIng Space as our church
family grows these encouragements in¢hJde".
The addition ola new fem* pasl¢)ral care *tvker io the staff team.
Encouraging progress toward the of OLf ￿l￿￿1￿j wc4ecl. It now seems that breaking ground is
drawiNJ increasingty near.
Accepting 10 new members into Ihe felkywslbp.
celebratr.ng four baptisms.
Welcomed 'Followng God TOge￿tr as a formal Great ffinisty.
The NnnirwJ of HO￿ Expl¢xed- a Ihree-thtek evw'stic &'ble slw.
The continued gr0￿h and strengthening of ow y(￿th kqiiwstry.
The expansion of Church Suite lo commuThcale WIt￿n the ChLxch CnmmLJ￿ty.

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
TRUSTEE5' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The Charity Tr￿leeS are IhaN(lul foi the deduted and often unTh)ts"c%d service of everyone ￿ sewes the
church family We are gratelul for every ministry from the catering team %tho provide iefreshments after each
service. lo the welcome team vtho support the Deacons every Sunday. * all those V*tho care for the building
where we gather lo worslip.
Chur¢h Famlly
We were delighted lo w￿r￿Me seven new babies into cxjr ¢hur¢h lamity during the year. Each birth has been
a precious blessing and a remiThler of Go(fs contsnuing goodness lo us.
We saw the home call ol three of our memtxrs vthose comlx.ned membership spanned 185 years. We are
thankful the¥ faithft￿nesS ané deth'cated ¢ommFlment lo the thwch family al Great Vic. demonstrated through
their service in missloll SUPFQrt. Campaigners. Iw)italty and the diaconale." 'And I heard a v¢yce from
heaven saying. "Blessed are the de•J who die in the Lord trom on 'BlÈssed indeed" says the Swrit,
"that they may resl from their lab￿rs. for thw deeds fc4low thewnl- Revelation 14.'15
Mlsslons
One of Ihe pnvileges that Great Vic has a local C￿rch is senth'ng and supports.ng missionaries seek lo
make thsciples in other nations We gve thanks for laihful gospel workers from G￿81 Vic who are
labouring for the fame ofGods name across the wortd- in Frar￿e. Portugal and Peru as well as those based
In Norlhem Ireland We were partKulaty de1￿hted to appThnt l¥ffj co￿leS as missKynaries In Oclober
2025
Ow Missw)ns Focus Sunday was in November 2025 and ow guest speaker equipped us praCt￿alty lo reach
oul ¢ross-CLlluralty wilh Ihe good r*ws of the Gospel.
Flhancial r•vl•w
The net incorne lor the year awwK>unted to £378.781 12024.. £234.629}. of which a nel income of £6,860 1$
ailributalje lo unrestricted reseThes whth now stand al £191,(￿7 (2025. £184.2071 and a net income of
£371,921 is attributable to restiicteil reserves.
Plans for the futur•
As we Iwk forward to 2026. we do so with excitement aThJ antsu"pation particularly in relatson to th¢ buikling
projed as we antr'opate breaking ground to4Ydrd5 the middle of year. We believe the commencement
of this new building Is not ￿lY an historic moment ￿ Great Vic trtrt Indeed for the ￿￿tr ¢ity of Belfast..
For Goé has not given us a spirii orr¢ar. but ￿pOW￿. k)ve. and seff•wfv"ne."2 Timothy 1..7
Publt¢ 8eneflt
The direct benefits which ffiow from wrpose ind￿je..
Elemal salvation ar￿ adoptty)n inlo Ihe family ol God through Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The spread of the Gospd of ￿sU5 Chrisl bringing reo)nulptk)n ix)Ih btheen human beings and
God and between human beirwJs.
The gaining of an understanding in Chrislian beliefs as set out in the Bible and Ihe Doctrinal Statement
of the Church leading to spititual and moral devdoK¥nent and personal growth In Christian faith.
The prowsion of regular christi￿ educal'on. h￿￿'n9 peo* lo uThJerstand, live out, defend and
promote the ChrTStian Gospel of Jesus Christ.
PracD'cal exprewons of Christian beliefs and slandwds in the ccrfnmunity such as through Ihe
care of those In need. as%sl8nce arKI comfcrt lo the sKk. elderly and bereaved.
The developttEnl of indNidual abiljty and Llft thr￿ the erKJa9ement ofwlling volunteers in pr￿ti￿{
and spiritual service
The wlive Imp&t C￿ sow Ihat comes from the fNiry out of Ihe Clwistian wortdview.
The benefrts art$￿g frcln the purpose will be demonstrated thrO￿h..
The numbei of attending actiwlies events and di￿llY benefrting each week from Bible
leaching and corporate worship
The leaders and helpers mobili5ed each *Eek t￿h various wogrammes arNJ the positive
conlribubons of members wthin Ihe WKler commuThty, and
The effective pastoral care SLWJrting both faml*s arHI indpiiduals.

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
This will be evident£d tlwwh re9￿3[ evaK￿, repNts aid infomal feedback from members
and those attendirrfJ the evenl$. ther famil*s aThJ the wbhc wJthTn the t%￿mUnIty in w￿ch the
Church ￿rates.
The Trustees do not anticipate tw any harm *ill fkmt frc4)) any of the above purposes.
The Churth's benefI￿aries are..
Church Members, Associate Memb*s •rwJ A<l*rertS. *KI any(Th 7kn chooses lo altend church
services w￿ch are open to members ol the general ￿1¢.
other individuals Ihal the Church is in th.rect and inth"re¢t contact with. ￿MM￿lty in 4thich pastor
servi￿5 are provided and other ccrfnmunities throughout Northem Ireland, the RepublK of Ireland.
and worfaknde Vth￿h benefit engagè￿1 *ith and SUFWI both Cmstian and secular
Ofganisations.
The onty pnvate benefts Ilo*ing frcrfn ow pwposes are the provi5KM of a Stipend lor any pastor of the
Church who wll also assume the role of Trustee and p*J employment for Ihe pernonnel required to
man&Je the wrrtk ofthe Church.
Any Trustee app)inled by Ihe c￿rCh as a member of the Missi(may Family KMII te entitled lo ￿nar￿jaI
support trom the Church according to the Churth Missionary S￿h slipend. salaries. wjpport and
any 1Th￿rred expenses are incidental to enatAe the Chwth to provKle the paste￿1 and administrative
support lo I￿1 the PLWPOSe.
stst•m•nt of trusl•H' r•sponslbllltl•s
The Iruslees required to prewe the truslee's Amual Rewt and the financial statements in
accor¢Jance ￿th applicable law and UThted lQrylom Accomts'ng Standafds (Unrted King¢k•m Generally
Accepted Accounb"ng Pr￿tae).
The law applicable to charities in Norfhem 1rd￿d requres ihe trustees lo prepare finan￿1 statements for
eath finanaal YearVth￿h gives a tsue and fw"r view of Ihe stste of aff*s of the ¢*arity and ofthe mcoming
resources and appliralion of resources of the dwty fcrf that pwp)d.
In preparirKJ these financial statements. ts truslees are re¢wired lo:
select suitable ac¢(NJrting poliaes and then apFAy Ihem conwstently, observe the methods and
prin(aples in the Ch￿tieS ISORO 2019 IFRS 102)
makeiudgments and eslimales that ¥e reasonatle aTrJ *lewhelher applicable x¢ounting
Standards have been followed
prepare the fin￿cIal statements ￿ the wry cor￿eM ts￿s it is irrappropriate to presume that
Ihe tharity will continue in operakn.
statemgnt of tru$t•es' re5pon51blllll•s {COfbtlnu•d
The trustees are responsible forkeepng prwaccwnling reC￿dsthat disclose vith reawnable accuracy
at any time the finanaal ￿s1￿"0n of the chanty and enab￿ them to ensure Ihal the financial ststemenls
C4)mply V*ilh the Charities Act (Nfmthem Irel8nd) 2008. Ihe Charitie$ IAccoLnts and Reports) Regulations
{Northern IrelaNII 2015 arKI tt)e plovisions of the trust deed. They are also responsiblè for safeguarding
the assets of the tharhty and hence for L*ing reasonth steps for the prevenkn.on and deteCtIL￿ of fraud
and other irrewlarities.
The trustees, report was wroved by the Bowd 0fTn￿lee$ (m .
by..
YJ s￿ned on rtS teha
Mr St•ve Auld
Cho1rn)an of Church Charlty Tru8t••s

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
Oplnlon
We have au<hled the finanoal statemen15 of Great V￿lOria Street Bapb"sl Church for the year ended 31
December 2025 vthich comprise the stalernent of fir￿l￿al *tivilies, ihe bala￿ gheel. the statement of
cash flows and notes lo the financial slalements, IrKI￿j1Trg sKJnificant ae¢ounting policies. The finanoal
reporting framework that has been applied in tl)eir preparation is 4)plKable law and United Kingdom
Accounts"ng Standards. incluthng Financial RepthrvJ Slandard 102 The Financial Reportmg sta￿ar
applicable ￿ the UK and RepUbt￿ of Ireland (Uniled ￿ngdoM Generalty A￿pted Accounbng Practi￿1.
In opiN¢n. the finanThal statements".
give a true and fair view ol the state of the Charity s affairs as al 31 December 2025 and of ils
Incoming resources and applicati¢)n of resojjrces. for the year then ended.
have been pr¢)pefty wepared ￿ accordance wilh Unrted lQ'ngdom Generally Accepted AcwunlirwJ
Practice. and
have been prepaied n aCcOrda￿e 7hith ￿ requrementsofthe Chan"liesAel (Northem Ireland) 2008.
84sh for oplnlon
We ￿ndUcted our audit in *(xKdance ￿th IntematK>fkil StatNJards cfft A￿tht￿g IUKI IISAS IUKII and
applicable law Our reswnsibili1￿S mder th)se standards are fUrt￿r descnbed In the Audilorfs
responsibilits.es for the autht of the finanual slalements seclion of our report. We are independent of the
charty in accordance the ell¥cal requiremenis that are relevant to our audit ofthe financAal statements
In the UK. irKluding FRC'S Ethi¢al Standaid. aTrJ have fulfilled our Lxher ethical responsibilities in
accord3rKe with these requirements We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained Is suffiuent
and appropriate lo provth a bags ¢JJr 0￿'r*On.
Concluslons r•latlng to golng ¢onc•rn
In audiling the financial slatemenls. we have cowvjuded that the Irustees. use ol the gc4ng Cy)ncem t)asis
of accounliro In the preparation ol the finan(ial 5taiements is appr(yiiate
Based on the work we have performed. we have not M1enb"ffied any Mate[1￿ ￿￿ertaIntse$ relat￿g to events
or conditions that. IndNKlually or ¢ollectivety. may cast s￿￿1[￿ant doubl on the .5 ability lo Continue as a
going concein for a pwod of al least twelve m￿thS frtyn when Ihe finanaal statements ale aulhorise(I for
issue.
Our responsitslilrs ar￿ the reSpJnsi￿.1ib.es of the Iru51ees wlh respect lo gojng concern are describèd in
the relevant 5ectwxts of this reptyl.
oth•r Infomiation
The Iruslees are responsible for Ihe other info￿latiC￿ The ofher infcymalion compnses the Information
included In the annual report other than the f￿¢1￿ slalemenls and our audilorfs Ihereon The
trustees are responsible lor the other information c¢)ntaned wthin the annual report Our opinion on the
rinan¢ial statements does not ¢x)vèr the other information aryl. except to the exterrt otherww explK4tIy
slated In our report. we do nol eX[￿s any fom of assurance cc#)cJusion tt*reon.
In Cor￿¢11￿ wth our audrt of the fin￿ra1 slatements. our respons￿rtY Is to read the other Informabon
and, In doing so. ¢onskYer whether the othw inforMat￿n Is malwially In¢onsistent wlh the financial
statements or our knO￿allye Obl￿ne{l in ihe CO￿ of the audii. or otheThMse appears lo be materially
m15Staled Ifwe Identify swh material inconsi$ten¢ies orapparenl matÈnal misslateff*nts. we are requbred
Io tklermine ￿ethe{ this gives nse lo a rnaterial mtsstatement in the financial statemenls themselve5 If.
based on Ihe work we have performed. we ccrtlude that there rs a matenal misslalement of this othei
Information. we are {eqLM￿￿ lo report that ia(X.
We have nothing to report in regard.

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF GREAT vicfoRIA STrEET BAPTIST CHURCH
Matt•rs on whkh ￿ are requlred to T•POrt by exc•ptlon
In the h'ghl of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its enV￿￿tIt obt*ned in Ihe course
of the auth'( we have r#)t ￿enIrf￿d malwial rrisstalements in the management commrtlee report.
We have noltrN"ng to report in respe¢t of Ihe follo%4ry matters in relab'rm to vhwch the Charities (Accounts
and Reports) Regulations {Northem Irdand) 2015 requ￿$ us lo rew)rt to you if. in our csjinion".
the inlormalion given in the finarKial statements is ￿￿)nsIsteni in any material re4)ect ¥*itl)
truslees, rep¢)rt." or
suffiaent accounting reu)rds have not been kept.,
the ffiriarnial statements aTe not in agreement Ihe accounting records: or
we have ￿t received all the nformation ￿ expl￿n$ we reqwre for our audit.
R•sponslbllltl•s of th• trusttts
As explained more fulty in the statement of trustees. TesFonsiblths, the trustees, we re8pcffisibbe for the
preparation of the fv)ancial statements and for being salisfied that they Live a true and fair view. and for
such inlemal control as the determine is necessary lo en*e the kyeparation of financial statements that
are free from material misstalemenl whalher due to ¢x error.
In preparing the finan￿81 sL*ments. Ihe trustees aye res￿)n*￿e for assessing the charity's ability to
contsnue as a g(Mng CO￿eM, disdosing. as applicable. matters related to uYJiThJ concem and using the gO￿g
¢0￿M basis of accounting Lnless eilher int￿￿ to cease operatiorts. or have no realistK altemative
but lo do so.
Audltofs responslbllltles forth• audlt of th• flTranclal st*t•m•nts
We have been appointed as aL¥Jrtor undef Sect￿ 165{3llbl of the Chaiilies Act (Northem Ireland) 2008
and report in accordan¢e wilh regulabons ￿der sedion 66 of that Act.
Our c*sjectNes are lo oblaln ftasonable assurance atKxrt w•￿￿er the fin￿81 stalements as a whole are
free from material misslalemenl. whether due to fraud orerror. and to issue an audrtorfs report that inclLKfes
our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a hw level of asswarKe but is not a ouaranlee that an aLKlit
onduded in a¢¢ordance wlh ISAS (UK) wil always detect a material misstatement when 11 exists.
Misslalemenls can arise trom fraud tr eThor are c￿ldered malerial rf, individually or in the aggregate.
they could reasonatAy be expe(*ed to 1n1bjer￿ Ihe decisions of users taken on the basis of these
financial Statements.
Irregulanties. irKluthng tra￿1. are instances of 7hith laws ￿ regulaticffls. We design
Pro￿ureS in lir* wlh our responsibilities. ouv1￿￿ above, lo deteLI material mi&8talements in respect of
irregularities. Ind￿11ng fraud. The extent to vhN¢h ptoeedwes are capable of delecling 1tregulari￿e5.
including fraud is detailed belLW'.
- the natwe ofthe orgarisab'on and se&￿. conlToI en￿ror￿ent and performance..
results of our enquiries of management about Iheir idenlrfubon and aSsess￿nt of the iisks of
Irregularrtie8',
- any matterswe ¥Jentl￿d havirKJ ctlained aThJ reviv4￿d the thari￿$ dc￿menta￿on oftheir policies and
prorEdures relating to..
identifying. evaluabng and C(￿￿.￿g 7Mth laws and re9￿at￿)n$ ￿ ththether they I￿re aware of any
instances of norkcompliance..
- delecling respondng to Ihe risks of fraud aThl whether ltry hawe knowledge of any actual.
suspected or alleged fraud.,
the Intem￿ cxjnlrols estatlished lo mitigate riths of tra￿1 or ftcrf￿C0MplIan￿ ¥￿th laws regulations.,
the matters discussed ￿On9 the •Jdil engwent team and relevart intemal specialists where
necessary regardiNJ how and where fraLhJ might in Ihe finar￿la1 statements and any potential
indicators of fraud.
developed an underslandiw of Ihe key fra￿￿ ri5k8 to the entity (ndudiTrJ how fra￿ M￿jht occur), the
controls in place to help mitigate those risks. and the acCour￿6. baLMces aThY th"sck)sures wlhin the fjnan(ial
statèments whM* may be SUSCepti￿e lo management kna5.

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF GREAT vicfoRIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
We also olAained an understanding of the lÈga and regulalory frameworks Ihal the Cha￿ty operales In,
focusing on provisions of those laws and regulatKx)s that had a (*re¢t effect on the determination ol malerial
omounts and disclosures in the financial stalemenls. The key laws and reg￿aliC￿S we considered In this
context ndLtyJed the Chanlies Act (Northem IreL4rKI) 2008 aTrJ Taxats"on LegI￿a￿on.
In addilion, we ¢onsidered prowsions of (thr laws regulations that do Th)t have a direct effect on the
financial slalemenls but ￿mpliance wlh which may be fUr￿mental lo Ihe charity's ability to operate or to
avoid a malenal Pen￿ty.
As a resuK of p*fomiing the above tx￿ wocedwes to iespcfftd to nsks KIentifi￿ Induded the followng".
reviewing the financia statement disdosures arKI teslirg to Supming documentatson lo assess
complian¢e wlh wovisions of relevanl laws arKJ reg￿atiOnS described as having a direct effect on the
finan￿al statements,
e￿Ulring ol management concerring actual aThJ pxjtentia lit￿tiOn and ¢*ims.
perfomiing analyts.cal procedures lo identify any unusual or unexpected relat￿ShIpS Ihal may Indicate
risks of material misstatement lo
rea¢ing minutes ol meetings of those chwged wilh governar￿ aTrJ re¥￿￿ng Cwespc￿den￿ V*ith
HMRC,
addressing the risk ol fraud thr(m￿ management override of eA)ntrols by testsng the appropriateness of
Journal entries and other ajiuslmenls. assessiThJ W￿l￿e1 the judgements made in making accourrting
estimates are indicative of a potenbal trf"as. and evaluab"rvJ Ihe bus1ness rat￿na￿e of any signifKant
transactions that are unusua or OLthde the norn)al Course of business.
We also ccrfnmuricated relevant laws aTrJ rwations and INAential fraud risks lo all engagement
team members. induding inlernal spery"alisls and remaned alert lo any indicahons of Iraud or rK)rF
compliance ￿th laws and regulatsons throughout ts audrt.
A futther descripts'on ol our responwbililies is avadable on the FK)*cial Reporting CoUn￿1.S website at..
http$ 11 frc org.uklaudrtorsresrKmsitN"lilies. This descrip￿ forms part of our audilorfs report.
This rerM)rt is made SO￿lY lo the charity's truslees. as a bW, in accordance Y+ith Part 4 of the Charities
(Accounts aThY Report$) Regulabons (Northern Ireland) 2015. Ow au¢*l work has been un(lertaken so that
we mighl slate to the charity's trustees Ihose matters we are required to stale lo them in an audilorfs rewrt
ar￿ lor no other purpose. To the fuwest extent pem)￿ed by law. we do not accept or assume responsibility
lo anyone other than the charity and the than￿5 trustees as a bJdy. for our a￿111 Work. for this repcrt. or
for opinions we have formed
James Gag• (Sènlor Statutory Auditorl
For and on ￿hall of Johnston Kenn•dy DFK
Statutory Audltor
Cfvart•red Ae¢ountants
R•glstertd Audltors
10 Pllots Vl•w
Heron Road
B•lfa$t
BT3 9LE
Dato:
2076
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GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOMEAND EXPENDITUREAccouKr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2025
unr•$trfc￿ Restrk￿ Total Unr•strl¢t•d R•strfct•d
funds
fvnds
funds
2024
2024
Tatal
2024
Incom
•ndowm•
Donations and legacies
Investments
an
207.880
403.741
8.1
611,ff21
8.1
182.489
241.619
15.594
424,108
15.594
Total Incom•
207,880
411.939
619.819
182,489
257.213
439,702
ndnuro on:
Charitable activities
168.181
72.857
241.038
146.126
58.947
205.073
Gross transfers bebween
fiJnd$
N•t Income for th• y•4rl
Net mo¥•m•nt lft funds
{20.2931
20.293
371.921
378.781
16.070
218.559
234.629
Fund balances al l January
2025
184.X17
3.104.247 3.288.454
168.137
2.885.688
3.053.825
Fund b•lanc•s at 31
Decemb•r 2025
191.(E7
3.476.168 3.667.235
184207
3,104.247 3.288.454
The statement of finanaal actlvilies irKaKles al gains aKI losses recr*3ni8ed in ￿.
All In￿Me aTrJ expenditure derr4e frcffi c(thuirvJ thities.
Th• notos on p49•8 14to 20 forn) p•rt of th￿& fthanclal statements
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GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS A T31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
2024
Flxed assets
Tangib￿ assets
2.088,547
2.097,799
Current 455•ts
L)eblors
Cash at bank and in
234211
1.352,283
61.411
1,136.764
1.586.494
1.198.175
Cr•dltors: amounts f•lllng du• wlthln
On• y•ar
10
IT.8L￿)
17.5201
Net current a$s•ts
1.578,688
I.1￿.655
Net assets
3.667,235
3.288,454
Income funds
Reslricled funds
Unreslricled funds
11
12
3.476.168
I91,￿7
3.104,247
184.207
3.667,235
3.288,454
The financial stalemenls wtye approved by Ituslees on.
16
QPC
Mr Stev• Auld
Chalmian
MI Rob•rt Patt•Tron
Treasur•r
Th• notes on pag•$ 14 to 20 fomi part of flnanclal statem￿ts
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GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
202S
2024
Cash flows from opeT•llng actfvllf•
Cash generated from operaknons
14
207.976
172.478
Inv•stlng a¢tSvAI•8
PU￿hoSe oflangible fixed assets
Inveslm&nl income reoived
{6551
8.198
(4.0001
15.wl
N•t Cash g•n¢ratsd fromllu¥od In)
Investlng activltles
7.543
11,594
N•t In¢r•4s• In eash and ¢ash •qulv•l•nts
215,519
184.072
Cash and cash ewivalents al beginnmg of
1,136.764
952.692
Cash and Cash •qulval•nts at •nd of ywr
1,352283
1,136,764
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GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Accountlng pollcl•s
Chafmy Informatlon
G￿at Victoria Street 8aplis1 Church Is a regisleyed ¢tsity in Northem Ireland The registered office is 66a
Great Victoria Street. Bellast 8T9 6GD.
1.1 AccouTrtlng ¢onventkni
The f￿anrAal slalemenls have been prepared in accMlar¢¢wth the"Accounting Repowb"ng by Charities..
Slalement of Rewnmended Practice apphcable to (*aritses prepari￿ their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applKable In the UK and Republic of IrelaThJ IFRS 1021" as amended for
accounting period commenang from 1 January 2016 The chanty Is a Public Benefft Entity as defined by
FRS 102.
The fmancial statements are pryed ￿ stwliThJ. wfv¢h 15 the hjrthonal cutrency of the Charity. Monetary
amthjnis In these financi81 stalemen15 are rounded to the r*wt £.
The finarnial state￿ents have been prepared under the hi8loncal wst ccmvention. modified to indu(le the
revaluatson of freehold properties and to rfude Investment prOpert￿S and Orta￿ financ4al instruments al
fair value. The pfincipal acLounling pclKJes adopled are set wl below.
1.2 Oolng ¢oncem
Al the time of approving the finarKial statements. the ttustees have a reasonable 8xpeclation thal the Charity
has adequate resourcès lo continue In operalTonal extstence lor the foresèeable fuluie. Thus the trustees
continue lo adopt going Cone￿in ba￿5 of acc4)unb'ng in Ihe financi￿ stalemerfs.
1.3 Charltabl• funds
Unrestricted lunds are avalable for use at ￿ dL8uet#)n of the in furlherarKe of Ihèir charitable oblectNe8.
Restn¢ted funds are sutpct to speok ¢(￿￿j111￿S by ￿￿or$ as lo how they may be used. The purposes and
Uses of the restricted funds ale sel out In the noles lo the financia slatements.
1.4 Income
Income is recc*Jntsed when the Chavty Is legalty entitled to rt after any perf0m1￿ce conditions have been
mel. the amounts can be measured rel￿￿y, and it is probat4e that irwme wiu bè received.
Cash donat￿nS are reccgnised on receipt. Other donal1￿S are re¢(yJn￿d (¥￿ ihe Iwslee has been
notsffied of the It￿110n unless performance cond￿'0n$ require deferral of the amount. Income lax
recoverable In relation lo ¢J)nalK￿S received under Cift ot deeds of covenanl is recognised al the lime
of the donation.
1.6 Exp•ndtiuro
Expenditure is recogntsed once there is a legal or construth've ¢)b￿"gaI￿ to transfer ecorw)mic benefit l) a
third paty. rt is probaNe that a transfer of er￿n￿1C benefils be required in settlement, and the amount
of the oblrgatson can be rlleasured rella￿Y
Expendilure is classffied by a¢tivily The costs of each aciiwty are made up of the lotll ol direct costs and
shared costs, induding supwrt costs invow in uThJertaking each actwity Direct cost$ attribulable lo a
single actjvty are alloc21ed diredy lo that *tNty. Shared costs vthich conlribule lo rnore than one activity
and 5UPPOrt costs which are not attribulable lo a single activty are apportioned befvthn those activities on
a basis consislenl Vdith Ihe use of res(MJrcEs. Central staff costs ale allocated on the bass of time spent.
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GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Accounttng polioes
{Comlnued)
1.6 Cash •nd ¢•oh •qulval•nts
Cash and cash equivalents Ind￿ cash n harwj. de￿)￿ts hehj at call with banks. other short-lerm liquid
investments onginal Malurrt￿s oftr*ee orless. aTrJ bank o¥erthafts. 8ank overdrafts are show
within borrowngs in current liabilrties.
1.7 Flnanclal Instrum•nts
The has elected lo apply the provi￿ of Seth) 11 'Ba*c Fin￿lia1 InstrU￿nIs. arnj SectiM 12 '0ther
Financial Instruments Issues. of FRS 102 to 41 of rts fnancral instrurr*nts.
FInar￿￿1 instruments We recogntsed in the ChanV$ ba*rKe sheet 7thn the bectrfnes paty lo the
contractual provisions of the mstrvment
Fina￿la1 assets and lla￿.11tieS are offset, ¥ffih the net amounts presented in the fmancial statements. when
there Is a legally enforceable ri￿1 lo sel off rewised aMo￿ts and therè is an intent￿n to setue on a
net basis or to real￿e the asset and sellle I￿￿"Ity simknsty.
8asl¢ fin•ncWassets
Ba&c finan￿al assets. vlhth I￿l￿de debtors and cash and bank balances, are inits.ally rneasured at
transa￿0￿ price mduding I￿sathn costs and are subsequently canied al amortised cost using the
effe¢tive ￿terest melhod unkss the ar￿￿ement constrtutes a financ#ng tr3nsa¢tion. where the Iransa¢lion
is measured al the present va￿e ol the ftrture r￿p1S discounted at a market rate of interest. Finan￿al
assets classified as receivable wrthn one year are not aM0￿.Sed.
Basle flnaneial Mablllues
Basic finanaal *'ab¢"Iil*s. incluthry and twk loar* are iThtsalty recywised at transaction price unless
the ￿angernenI constr1￿$ a financw transaclmin. where the debt instrument 1$ measured al the piesent
value ofthe futu￿ payments dixounted al a matket rate of interest. Financtal liabili￿$ classified as payable
'n one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments *e subsequenlty camed at WnorI￿d c<￿t. ￿Ing effective iiterest rate method.
Operatsng credit(Ys are Obligatio￿ lo pay or seThtt$ that have been acquired in the ordinary
coutse of opwations SUPFdws. knunts payable are classfftd as current liabililies if payment is due
ithin cffle yearcK less. Ifnol, they presented as fK)Trcurrenl Iiabilikn"es. operati￿ creditors a￿ re¢ognised
inrtialty at transaction sub8ery• measured al anortised cost using the ellective inleTesl method.
D•r•cognitlon offfn•nciallialWI
Financi￿ liatslities are derecognised when the charty's ￿laatIOnS e￿￿Te ￿ ¥e discharged or
cancelled.
1.8 Employe• b•n•flts
The cost ol any unused hdK1ay enlillemert ￿ recoJnised Yi Ihe penod in which the employee's se￿￿e$ are
received.
Tem)inatson benef*s are rec(NJntsed immed*tely as an expense lthen the Is demnslrably ¢)Jmmitted to
termir￿le the employment of an emKAoyee ￿ to pro￿de termination be￿fits.
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GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Crltle*l *¢eountlng estlmates andfr*￿￿nts
In the ap[4￿11￿ of the Chanty's ￿cOUn￿r0 Oicies. Ihe trustees are required lo rnake iudgemenls.
estimates and a5sumptKJns about the carrying amount of assets and lia￿1&b&S that are not readily apparent
from other sources. The estimates and aSsoc￿led ass￿￿P￿￿$ are based on histor￿￿1 exp8n8nce and oth
factors Ihat are considered to be relevant Actua resulls may drfer from these eslimates.
The e5tsmales arKI undedw'rg assump11￿$ ale revMv&Y on an rryong basis. Revisions lo accounting
eslimales a￿ recognised m the penoj In whth Ihe esbmale is revised where revis￿￿ affects only that
period. or in the penc¥J ol the reVts￿ and future penods ￿t￿e Ihe re￿$￿n affects both ¢Lwrent and future
periods
Donatlons and l•gacl
Unrestricted R•strfct•d
fund5
funds
Tolal
Total
2025
2025
X125
2024
Donatsons and gfts
Gilt Aid Income
173.251
361.567
42.174
534,818
76,803
369 840
54,268
207,880
403.741
611,621
424,108
Investments
Unmtrkted fund$ R•strlcted
lund$
Total
Totsl
2025
2025
2025
2024
Interest recewable
8.198
8.198
15.594
Chartt•ble A¢tl¥lti•$
Totsl
Totsl
lunds
funds
2025
2025
2025
2024
supp￿ Costs
Activity costs
18.
149,575
10.475
62.382
29.081
211957
28,314
176.759
168.181
72.857
241.038
205,073

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Tru$t•#s
4 Iruslees were empw by the Churth duriThJ the year. In the capaw as employees
received remuneration tolalling È1C6.366 durirg ts finan￿al No remuneralKJn was pad in
relation to th￿r dulles as trustees.
Employoos
The average rnontNy Th￿ber OfeM￿ yearwas:
2025
Numbgr
Numb•i
8 Tanglble fix•d •55•ts
Flthr•5
Total
Al 1 JaNary 2025
2.075.
49.162
2.124,548
Ad(filior
2,075.
49.817
2,125203
1 Jwry2025
26,7
26,750
9,9)5
C•nylng anNwrt
31 [￿*￿￿Q5
2.075,
13.161
2,088,547
2.075.
22.412
2,097.798
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GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
D•btors
2025
2024
AccrL*d in¢¢me
5.342
21.806
Redevelownenl costs In(￿rred
Prepayments
226.585
2.284
34.916
234,211
61.411
Amounts wnthin one year
7.626
26,495
Amounts after one year
226,585
34.916
10 Cr•dltorn
2025
2024
Amounts wlthln one yo•r:
Accruals
7.806
7,520
7,806
7,520
11 R•$tricted funds
R•sow¢•s
1 J•nuary 2026 R￿4¥u[C•S Exp•nd•d
Tr*nsf•r5
8al•nw•t
81 D•¢•mb•r
20
Fe5towship fr)ThJ
Mission fwKI
Sunday scho￿ Trust
SlaffiThJ Supp￿( Fund
Abtde Fund
Redevdowenl FUNI
Propety Fund
Young Adults Fund
Female Pastoral Care
Worker FUKI
FollovAng G(¥J Together
Fund
Manse Fund
1,491
1500)
146.5181
1167)
(20.092)
(999)
991
13.951
32.568
755
19,972
S88
8.957
362
1.054,565
2.301,971
9,076
1,087
312.878
933.
2.110.302
124
191.6691
191.669
271
20
71.(￿5
{415)
{4.166)
66,899
2.864
37.953
3,104.247
998
38.951
3.476,168
411.939
(72.85D
32.839
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GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR fHE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
12 Unreslrkted funds
Trnn$l￿
31 O•e•Thb•r
2026
unrestr￿le￿ Funds
784.207
207,880
{168,181) (32,8391
191.C67
13 Anatysls ol a$s•ts betw••n lunds
Tw4lbl• N•¢curr•rt
Tot•1
2026
Tolal
2024
R•strlcted Incom• funds
Feljowship
th'ssion
Sunday School T￿￿t
Staffing Supwt Fund
Abide Fund
Redevelopment Fur#
Propety Fund
Young Adults Fw
Female Pastoral Care INorker
Following Ttrjether Fu￿j
Manse FuTrJ
991
991
1,491
588
755
8.957
19,972
382
294
1.054.565
953.872
2,301,971 2,110.302
124
8.957
382
1.054,565
226.585
2,075,386
66.899
66.899
2.864
38,951
38,951
37.953
2.075,386
1,400,782
3.476,168 3.104.247
Unrestrlct•d In¢om• funds
Oesiwaled knds
Free reserves
13.161
13,161
177.
22,413
161,794
177.
13.161
177,9C
I91.￿7
184,207
2.088,547
1.578.688
3.667,235 3,288,454
19-

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2025
14 C•sh gM•ratsd from op•ratsns
2026
2024
SurphJ5 for the
378.761
234,629
Adiuslments for
Investment income recogThsed In statement of finantyal
DeweciatK•n of larvJiblÈ fixed assets
Movements In working cawtal
Ilncreaselldecrease in debtors
Increaselld8creasel in (xedrtors
(8.1981
9.905
115,594}
9.166
(172.8001
288
155 4791
12441
Cash g•neratèd Irom op¢¥llon$
207.976
172,478
15
Non-audit serv1¢• provlslon
In commcffl many othei chth of ow soe ana nalwe ¥￿ use our audrtors to assist wth the
preparalion on fin*¢ral slalwnents
Related party transa¢tlons
During the year the congregation G(M)Inbuted £1.934 to ts Assxialion ol Baplisl Churche5 in
Ireland lor congregation* asSesS￿nIS
Dunng 2024 the Trustees formed a company Iwniled by guarantee, GVBC Pro￿rtY Ltd IN1711686),
lo manage redevelopmenl of the Churd) pr¢)perty. a166a Giealvictoria Street. Belfasl.. Payments
advanced to this related entsty dunng the year. In r￿at￿ to incurred. anou)ted to £191.668
and have been refflected wilhn note 9 of the a¢wunts
.20.

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

GREAT VICTORIA STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Oetailed Intome & Expendlture
2025
2024
RECEIPTS
Collections,donations & subscriptions
Grant income for staff support
Gift aid received
173,250
24,259
34,629
149,287
19,724
33.202
232,138
202,214
PAYMENTS
Printin& posting & stationery
ABCil Pension fund
Affiliation fees
Utilities
Staff expenses
Depreciation
General expenses
Magazines & resources
Manse upkeep
Phone
IT & software costs
Cleaning & consumables
Repairs and renewals
Insurance
Salaries and national Insurance
Pulpit supplv
Event COStS
Media & music expenses
Youth work
Creche expenses
Professional fees
3.914
1,139
1,934
4,171
1,019
1,461
7,278
1,462
9,166
6,352
725
1,819
1,070
1,653
9,￿5
725
649
3.042
4,014
2,658
120.406
1.290
17,424
2.920
4.5S6
6,163
2,452
110,990
850
1.536
250
427
4,106
612
5.240
1192,4391
1165,8501
Net operatin8 receipts
39,699
36,363
Missionary Fund- Collections - 10%
Transfer to Missionary Support Fund
Transfer to Young Adults Group Fund
120.7881
111,7801
12711
118.2491
12,0441
Net receiptsllpaymentsl for the year
6,860
16,070
-21.

GREAT VICTORIA SrRE￿ BAPTISTCHURCH
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER Z015
2025
2024
FELLOWSHIP FUND
Balan￿ at 31 Deeanbtr 2024
1,491
1.991
Collections and Grfts
Balante ot 310ecember 2025
IS￿)>
991
1.491
MISSION FUND
Balance at 31 De￿mber 2024
Donations
Collections lox
Designated from General Fund
Transfer from General
Missionary Support *
Balance at 31 Dec*nber 2025
13.951
20.788
11.780
14.458
18.249
146,5181
{34,7511
'Included In this figure are the following orv4oin8financial support.
8aptlst Mlssions
Aroldo & Eammanuelle Areas
Nltola & Pierre Peacocke
Xhuliano Qose
Acre Internatlonal
Mission Support- Shane McGloin
-john Brew
4,5
6A75
6.315
1.125
16,940
28,175
SUNDAY SCHOOL FUND
Balance at 31 DecEmber 2024
Expenses
Balance at 31 December 2025
755
{1671
588
1.073
13181
755
STAFFING SUPPORT FUND
Balance at 31 December 2024
Donations
Support costs
8alance at 31 Oecember 2025
19.973
9,076
120,0921
8,957
30.337
9.359
119.7241
19.973
Ablde BW Fund
8alance at 31 December 2024
Income
Pèyments
8alance at 31 December 2025
293
1.087
19991
382
2.752
12.7081
293
22

GREAT VICTORIA STR£ET wnsTCHURCH
YÉAR ENOEO 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
2024
REDEVELOPMENT FUND
Balance at 31 December 2024
Income
Gift Ald received
Bank interest
Redevelopment expenses
Balance al 31 December 2025
933.356
263.504
42,174
739.892
192,914
21.066
14.400
134.9161
933.356
1191.6691
1.054.565
PROPERTY FUND
8alance at 31 December 2024
Transfer from redevelopment fund
8alance at 310ecember 2025
2.110.302
191,669
2.301.971
2.075.386
34.916
2.110,302
YOUNG ADULTS FUNO
Balance at 31 De￿mber 2024
Income
124
1.070
19461
Payments
Transfer from general fund
Balance at 310ecember 2025
14151
271
124
MANSE FUND
Balance at 31 December 2024
Bank Interest
Balance at 31 December 2025
37.953
36.759
1.194
37.953
38.951
FEMALE PASTORAL CARE WORK FUNO
Balance at 31 Detember 2024
Income
Payments
Balance at 31 Detember 2025
71.065
14.1661
66.899
FOLLOWING GOD TOGETHEA FUND
Balance at 31 December 2024
Income
Payments
8alante èt 31 Llecember 2025
GENERAL FLIND
Balance at 31 r)ecember 2Q24
Surplus frgm receipts and payments ac
8alance at 31 December 2025
184.207
6.860
I91,L￿?
168.137
16.070
184,207
3.667.234
3.288.454
23