Ho ood Ba 1st Church Trustees, Re The trustees Psent the annual report together with the financial statements of the charty for the year ended 31 Dember 2024. Objects and aims Holywood Baptist Church (he Church.) acknowledges the headship of Jesus Christ over his Church and exists to glorify the triune God by maintsining and promoting his worship both individually and corporately. The prinapal Charitab object of the Churth is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the teaching of scripture, understOLKI 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. Objectives, strategies. and activities The activities rrIed out by the Church indude: - holding regular ServIS for public rShip. prayer. Bible stuty. preathing and teaching for all age groups; - providing pastoral care to the members of the church through visitation and prayer; - organising meetings and events that promote our charitable purpose; partiapating in the life of the local community; - supporting other Christian organisations arKI charities through volunteering. finanaal gifts and prayer. The trustees have paid due gard to guidaft issued by the Charty Commission in deciding what activities the Church should undertake. Publlc benefft The Church meets the public benefit requirnent by providing benefit to its members and the general public by making krK)wn the Christk8n gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ through the advanment of the Christian Faith. The Church continues to reach out into the communty in several ways through different organisations as follows: Sunday Servtces Home Groups Sunday SchoollBible Classes Summer Schemes Women's Fellowship Seniors Lunch Prayer Meets'nglBible sdY Pastoral Care Team Ignite Youth fellowship Creche Men's Fellowship Prayer Team The trustees confimi that they have (x)mplied with the requirements of the Charities Act (Northem Ireland) 2008 to have due regard to the public benefit guidan published by the Charity Commission for Nothem Ireland.
Achievements and perfornmnce 2024 was a year where there was cause to look back and reflect on the gocxjness of God to the fellowship with the highlights being corded in the Annual Rewt. which is available on request from the church office. Financial review The churth recorded a net surplus for the year of£56.176 Closing unrestricted reserves at 31 Dernber 2023 were £23.983 Closing unrestricted reserves at 31 December 2024 were £45,159 Policy on reserves It is Churth policy to maintain a balan on unrestricted funds (rf possib> which equate to at least 4 months unrestricted payrrEnts to cnver emergency situations that may arise frwi ts'me to time. This is estimated at £48.000 of unrestricted fvnds and on 31 December 2024 the Churth had £45,159 of unrestricted funds awdilable. Struclure. governance and management Nature of goveming document: HolY0d Baptist Churth is an unincorporated entty operating under a constitutK)n last updated in 22 March 2023. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: Pastor Alistair McNeice Graham Speers Jason McFerran Angus Biggerstaff Peter Cave Colin Thompson Audrey Lockhart Mark McKeown Pastor Aaron Williamson Alan Mitchell rim Shaw Gary Robb Steven Patty Gayle McKee James Stevenson This report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 9 April 2025 and signed on its behalf by: Angus Biggerstaff Trustee - Church Treasurer Gary Robb Trustee - Church Secretary