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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
O S C ir From Day1 ; Ju eMo n th § Year2024 To 3istDay . M onthay = Year2025.
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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Charity name ' Vale of Leven Baptist Church Other names charity is known by Registered charity number $C014092 Charity’s principal address : 2 Mossburn Avenue

' Balloch

• Alexandria

Dunbartonshire

Postcode G83 8EW

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

Trustee Dates acted if Name cfiperson name Office (if any) not for whole year (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)

1. Norman Henderson

2. 2 | William McDiarmid

Secretary

Treasurer

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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

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Dates acted if not for whole year

Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document The Church is established by Constitution and is registered with the Inland Revenue and OSCR as a Charity under Reference No. $C014092

As a Church we are a charitable organization and the purpose and administration arrangements are the Governing document which are set out in our Constitution

Trustee recruitment and appointment _ All of the trustees are nominated by the existing Trustees, There is no fixed term for Trustees, Prior to their appointment, new Trustees, would have served the church for some time in various roles and would be familiar with the church’s values, its aims and objectives as well as its day-to-day operations. All new Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities.

Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes

The Aim of the Church, which is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Scotland, is to worship together in Spirit and Truth

Summary of the main activities Build the members up in the Faith and to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus in relation to these objects Christ. To work and help where we can with Children / young people, older people along with people with disabilities or health problems. We make donations or gifts to other charitable organisations.

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Achievements and performance

Summaryofthemainachievements ofthe charityduringthefinancial period	Havingamembershipwhich increased from eightto nine during the period, we continued withouta pastor, with regular Sunday Services
	taken bysupply preachersfrom the Baptist Lay Preachers Association
	andotherfolks,somewithtraining.
	In particulara Baptist student in training tookmany Sunday Services
	over, 6 months, he and his wife organised a Children’s Qutreach
	program with ourcongregation in Summer2024, having contacted local
	Primary schools beforehand in preparation. Others came to our Services
	during the year attimes.
	Our “after-Service” monthly Sunday lunches were appreciated, wherewe
	stillwelcomed occasionally a regional retired pastorand wife to assist
	us. This retired pastor's guidance and advice have been invaluable (over
	a numberofyears.), and a pianist introduced by him helped us too. A
	midweek Service also ran for quite a few months.
	The Treasurer's retiral datewas end ofMay 2025, he having been in the
	position for51 years; we considered trying to find a substitute or
	alternative.TheTreasurer did agree to continue to look after the books
	until someone took over as treasurer
	Workstarted on investigating the possibility ofworking somehow
	together with another church.
	Workwas also in progress on a possible change from a UVAto a SCIO.
	Attention to the premises continued - roofing, gardening, heating,
	Electrical, fire safety
Financial review
Briefstatement ofthe charity’s policy on reserves
	The church also has a reserve fund which is used at the discretion of the
	Deaconsforanyunexpected / unplanned expenditure including repairs
	which aredeemed necessary along with any shortfall that may arise in
	the General Fund and otherfunds are as listed below..
Details ofany deficit	Thefinancial statements forthe yearto 31%May2025 are as setout in
	the attached documents.
	The General Fund has a balance ofaround £58,120 and the otherfunds
	ofsome £254,905 approx.
Donated facilities and services (ifany)	During the year donations, have been given to the Baptist Missionary
	Society along with the Baptist Union of Scottish forthe Scottish Baptist
	Fund.

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Other optional information

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Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
ER Quoh N Hondeses
Full name(s) William McDiarmid Norman Henderson
Position (e.g. Chair) Treasurer Secretary
Date 12" March 2026 12!" March 2026
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