Kircubbin Community Church | Trustees’ Report | | | | The trustees present their report and
The trustees present their report and Receipts and Payment account for the year ended 31 December 2025.
|Objectives and activities | Kircubbin Community Church (“the Church”) acknowledges the headship of Jesus Christ over his | Church and exists to glorify the triune God by maintaining and promoting his worship both individually and corporately. |
The principal charitable object of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the teaching of scripture, understood in its historical and evangelical sense, the Doctrinal Statement and Baptist principles. Its members devote themselves to the teaching of scripture, to fellowship, breaking of bread, prayer and evangelism.
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The activities carried out by the Church include:
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¢ holding regular services for public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching for all age groups;
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providing pastoral care to the members of the church through visitation and prayer;
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organising meetings and events that promote our charitable purpose;
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° participating in the life of the local community; ¢ supporting other Christian organisations and charities through volunteering, financial gifts and prayer.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the church should undertake.
Achievements and performance
The Church meets the public benefit requirement by providing benefit to its members and the general public by making known the Christian gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ through the advancement of the Christian faith.
The Church continued to operate in the following ways throughout the 2025 year.
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¢ Sunday Services — every Sunday morning throughout the whole year. ¢ Regular prayer meetings, ladies’ meetings, men’s meetings also met throughout the year. * Holiday Bible Club (Summer WhizzKidz) delivered a one-week programme of teaching for primary school aged children in July 2025.
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e Aweekly Room2Chat for local young mums and other women to attend. ¢ Facilitating Breast Feeding Support Group and Mums and Bumps Support Group run by SureStart
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Organisations that were supported by the Church included the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland, Foodbank, Christian Guidelines, Samaritans Purse, Child Evangelism Fellowship and Young Life.
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Financial Review
The church recorded a net deficit for the year 2025 of £10858.78 (2024: surplus £3640). Closing unrestricted reserves at 31 December 2025 were £16610.71 (2024: £27469).
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There were no restricted reserves at 31 December 2028.
There are no funds held by the Church that are materially in deficit.
Structure, Governance and Management
Kircubbin Community Church is an unincorporated entity operating under a constitution last updated in 2021. F
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Registered Charity Number: 108169
Principal Address: Kircubbin Community Church, Maxwells Court, Kircubbin BT22 2SR
The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Phil Derrick
Alan Wilson Andrew Walker Stephen Garrett
The Trustees’ Report was approved by the Board of Trustees 4th March 2026
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Phil Derrick Trustee Dated: 4 March 2026
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