## **Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts** 

## **Year ending 30[th] September 2024          Scottish Charity Number SCO05986** 

## **Current Trustees** 

## **Recruitment and appointment of trustees.** 

All of the church trustees are appointed or reappointed by the members at an annual general meeting usually held in December or January. There is no time allocation to this office once elected. All Deacons are Trustees. 

## **Governing Document.** 

Hopeman Baptist Church is an unincorporated association and the purpose and administration arrangements are set out in our church constitution. 

## **Charitable purposes.** 

Our purpose is, as a Baptist Church, affiliated to the Baptist Union of Scotland, to provide a place of worship, provide a means of coming to faith in God and to promote and encourage Christian Fellowship within the local area we serve. 



**Activities and achievements.** The following activities take place within the church buildings; 

Morning and evening Sunday services and children’s Sunday School 

Mid-week prayer and Bible study meeting 

Ladies Bible study group 

Fortnightly Friendship Hour – (Warm Space) 

Special meetings for providing up to date information of various missions and times of fellowship 

Members meetings as appropriate – at least two per year 

This year we have continued with the repair work and improvement required for the fabric of our church, hall and manse. Some upgrade is currently beyond our resources but remain part of our future planning. Maintenance of the church fabric and manse are accounted for in the financial statement. All activities within the building comply with current standards and requirements. We are registered with CRBS (Criminal Records Bureau Scotland) – Volunteer/Disclosure Scotland and all relevant posts are staffed by accredited personnel. 

## **Trustees’ remuneration and expenses.** 

The trustees do not receive any remuneration or expenses during the year. 

## **Reserves.** 

The current reserve is shown in the statement and will be carried through to the new financial year. 

## **Accounting.** 

The accounting recording is by traditional accounting book and all record keeping is backed up for security and scrutiny purposes. Statements produced are attached. Our independent accounts examiner is not a member of the fellowship and is therefore detached from any regular involvement in church policy or procedure. 

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf 

Trustee responsible for OSCR liaison 



Hopeman Baptist Church Statement of Accounts
1° October 2023- 30th September 2024
Income
Offerings
Gifts
Glft AidlRebates
Bank Adjustment
Fund Raising
Sale of Manse
Total for year
2022-2023
18,008.92
2,200.IJ)
3,916.84
471.40
11,711.70
202>2024
13,428.96
570.00
5,074.58
745.00
256,620.00
276,438.54
36308.86
Expendlture
Hydro
Insurance
5,696.63
1,524.39
1,839.01
1,740.98
2,279.80
3.982.71
1,868.20
1.983.12
1,519.08
650.64
2,432.72
1,790.(X)
15,000.00
165.44
Council Tax
Fabrlc
Fees
Pulpit Supply
Pension
Misc.
Church Car
Glfts
CCLI
Bank Adjustment
Totsi for year
15,000.00
1,247.58
3.322.68
1,213.51
317.30
471.40
34.653.28
29.391.91
Income for year
Less expenditure
Year end
Carrled forward
Balance In hand
£ 36.308.86
34.653.28
1,655.58
8,850.55
£10,506.13
£276,438.54
29.391.91
247,046.63
10,51%.13
£257,552.76

Independent examir*s rewjrttothè TTU5tees ￿ }k>Pe￿ Wtist Church.
I report on the accounts oftt* dwity forthe year en(kd ￿ber*O¥ whith are set out
on the pages submitted.
The chanvs 2nL5tees are responyble fDTthe prepa4*ion of the ac(Dunts in a￿Ordan￿ with the
term5 of the Charities and Tr￿lTA*s￿￿nt Iscotknl) Att2￿5 and th@Charities Accounts
Iscotlandl lIe￿lat￿)￿S 2(K6.
The charity tnjSt￿ considerthat the awlit requrement of RePAdati￿ I￿1) Id) of thp Accounts
Regulationsdoes not apply.
It tsmy rtspjnslbilkyto examine the acthunts as ￿VIre0 uThler sectlon 44111 (c) ofthe Att and ts
State whe￿r particularmatters ct)me to rny attent¥)n.
BASIS OF INDEPENDE￿ EXAMWEIYS STATEMEtir
My exèrnination is Ca￿led In a￿>[dance RegithtY>n 11 of the (hrithsAccounts{Scotlandl
Regulations 2006.
An exwnination I￿lL*￿eS a ￿ue ofthe accounUrE records kept by (thaiityarnl a comparison of
the accounts presentrd wfth th05erecord& It also irKlules considerat￿n of any unusual items or
tt1scjo￿reS in the accotmts and 5e&s explanations from the trustees Con￿mIng such mattèrs. Th•
procedures undÈrEakYn do not W0￿￿e all the WNIen￿ that would be requryt in an avdit artd
Consequent￿ I do r￿t ewTess an audit opinitin on the ViV4¥ 8r¥en the accowrt&
INDEPEP4DErif EKAMINEWS STATEMENr
In the course of my eXami￿n, rw matter has ￿rne to my attention which me reasonable
tause to bel*ve that In any nBterial rtSpetttt￿ requirements:
To keep records in atton1ar￿e ¥AthSectK>n 44111 (al of IKJ5 att and regulati)n 4 rtf the
Accounts Regulation
And
TD wepare accounts whKh accord with the accountlfig reo)rds and cL¥nply with Regulation 9 of the
2[￿ Accourts ReEulatiTris not been mp.t, nr Armiml¢ I1•￿11￿11nnf h?vo rot been met.
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OffKeof tt*Scottish Ch3rity Regulator.