The Baptist Church-North Berwick  Church Accounts  1 January 2025-31 December 2025 Scottish Charity SC023582 

||**Offerings**|**Offerings**||**Rental**|**Direct Deposit**|**Direct Deposit**|**Other**|**Income**||**Boiler**||**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|January|£|570.00<br>|||£|635.00<br>|||||**£**|**1,205.00**<br>|
|February|£|625.00<br>|£|275.00<br>|£|615.00<br>|||||**£**|**1,515.00**<br>|
|March|£|770.00<br>|||£|615.00<br>|||||**£**|**1,385.00**<br>|
|April|£|685.00<br>|£|425.00<br>|£|615.00<br>|||||**£**|**1,725.00**<br>|
|May|£|810.00<br>|||£|680.00<br>|||||**£**|**1,490.00**<br>|
|June|£|855.00<br>|||£|570.00<br>|||||**£**|**1,425.00**<br>|
|July|£|680.00<br>|||£|635.00<br>|||||**£**|**1,315.00**<br>|
|August|£|900.00<br>|||£|615.00<br>|||||**£**|**1,515.00**<br>|
|September|£|740.00<br>|||£|635.00<br>|||||**£**|**1,375.00**<br>|
|October|£|655.00<br>|||£|635.00<br>|||£|4,490.00<br>|**£**|**5,780.00**<br>|
|November|£|725.00<br>|£|100.00<br>|£|615.00<br>|||£|880.00<br>|**£**|**2,320.00**<br>|
|December|£|810.00<br>|||£|615.00<br>|||£|4,350.00<br>|**£**|**5,775.00**<br>|
||**£**|**8,825.00**<br>|**£**|**800.00**<br>|**£**|**7,480.00**<br>|**£**|**-**<br>|**£**|**9,720.00**<br>|**£**|**26,825.00**<br>|



## **Expenses** 

|**Expenses**|||
|---|---|---|
|Boiler|£|55,026.00<br>|
|Church Heating|£|2,848.00<br>|
|Church Electric|£|1,400.00<br>|
|House Heat|£|1,537.00<br>|
|House Electric|£|934.00<br>|
|Building Work|£|569.00<br>|
|Phone|£|524.00<br>|
|Fire Extinguisher|£|720.00<br>|
|Flowers|£|745.00<br>|
|Church Supplies|£|281.00<br>|
|**TOTAL**|**£**|**64,584.00**<br>|



|Royal Bank of Scotland Balance 1 January 2025|**£**|**14,093.17**<br>|
|---|---|---|
|Bank of Scotland Balance 1 January 2025|**£**|**42,672.65**<br>|
|**Total Bank Balance 1 January  2025**|**£**|**56,765.82**<br>|
|Balance 31 December 2025|||
|Royal Bank of Scotland Balance|**£**|**11,241.02**<br>|
|Bank of Scotland Balance|**£**|**7,766.65**<br>|
|**Total Bank Balance 31 December 2025**|**£**|**19,007.67**<br>|





The Baptist Church-North Berwick Church Accounts l January 2025-31 December 2025
Scottlsh Charity SC023582
General
£8,825.C(I
£800.QK)
£7,480.
2025
2024
£8,825.00
£8,975.00
£800.IK)
£800.(K)
£7,480.(KJ £12,420.(KI
£965.63
Rent
Direct Deposit
Other Income
Boiler
Refunds
Total
£9,720.(K)
£9.720.IN)
£215.83
£26.825.00 £23,376.46
£26,825.(Kl
Expense
-£ 64,584.IX
RBS Bal 2025 Begin £ 14,093.17
RBS Bal 2025 End
£ 11,241.02
BOS Bal 2025 Begln £ 42.672.65
BOS Bal 2025 End
£ 7,766.65
fjsets
Church Building I Victoria Road, North Berwick. EH39 4JL
Totsl Balance
£ 19,fyJ7.67
Approved and signed
(L3 Q_wQpf
qib812L
Rev. Dan Mccaskill IPastortrrustee}
Date

APPENDIX 3
OSCR
Scotttsh Chanty ReguEaior
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Report to the Chanty r
trusleeslmembers of
The Baptist Church-North Berwick
Registered charty SC 023582
number
On the accounts of the
Period slart date
charity for the perlod
Period end date
Month
Year
2025
2025
Set out on pages
Irernemberto Indude1￿pa
numb￿￿ of additsDnal sheets)
Respective The Charrty's trustees are responsible ft)r the preparats.on of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities of
trnstees and examiner
wrth the terms of the Charthes and Trustee Investment (Scollandl 2005 Act and the
Charities Accounts {Scotlandl Regulats"ons 20￿ las amended). The charity trustees
consider that the audrt requirement of Regulation 10{11 Idl of the Accounts Regulations
does not appty. 11 is my responsibility lo examine the accounts as required under section
44111 Ic} of the Act and to stale whether particular matter5 have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examiner's statement Regulations. An examination includes a ￿VIeW of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
explanations from the trustees conceming any such mattets. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do
not express an audit opIn￿n on the view given by the accounts.
Independgnt examinerfs In the course of my exarninatson. no matter has come to my attenkn'on lother than that
statement disclosed on the attached page"]
which gtves me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements..
to keep accountsng records in accordance with section 44(11 {al of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 20C￿ Accounts Regulations, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 20C￿ Accounts Regulab"ons
have not been met, or
to which, in my opinion. attentr*n should be drawn in order to enable a proper
nderstanding of the accounts to be reached.
Dats:
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Name: ElnA 8tTH ££MM•X.
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following page.
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## **APPENDIX 3** 

## **Disclosure section** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** 




## **APPENDIX 1** 


|**Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod**|
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Office of the Scottish **Charity Regulator** 

## **Reference and administration details** 

**Charity name** The Baptist Church-North Berwick **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC** 023582 **Charity’s principal address** 1 Victoria Road North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland 

**Postcode** EH39 4JL 

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


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**1** 



**APPENDIX 1** 

**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)** 

|**Name**|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
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|**Structure, governance and management**|||
|**Type of governing document**<br>**Trustee recruitment and appointment**|||
||The Baptist Church-North Berwick is a charitable,<br>unincorporated organisation with it's purpose and<br>administrative arrangement set out in our constitution.||
||Normally, the trustee will be Pastor, Secretary and Treasurer<br>as appointed by the congregation. All of the Church Trustee's<br>appointed or re-appointed by the church members at the<br>Annual General Meeting and hold the office of Pastor,<br>Secretary and Treasurer.||
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|**Objectives and activities**|||
|**Charitable purposes**<br>**Summary of the main activities**<br>**in relation to these objects**|||
||Our purpose as recorded in our constitution, is "the<br>advancement of the Christian Faith locally and worldwide by<br>the teaching and preaching of Scripture and the support of the<br>needy.||
||Hold weekly meetings on Sunday and Bible study through the<br>week and children's events.||



**2** 



## **APPENDIX 1** 

## **Achievements and performance** 

> **Summary of the main achievements of** In 2025 we held weekly worship services, Bible studies, and 

> **the charity during the financial period** other meetings for the proclamation of the gospel. We also support financially other ministries in the UK and around the world. 

**Financial review Brief statement of the charity’s policy** Reserves at the end of the year will be carried over to the next **on reserves** year to continue the stated purpose. **Details of any deficit** Any deficits for the year will be covered by the previous year or carried over to the following year. **Donated facilities and services (if any)** 

**3** 



APPENDIX 1
Other optional information
Declaration
The truste¢s doclare that they have approved the tTUStees' report above.
Signgd on behalf of the charlty's trustees
Signaturels}
OSCR willaccept
digital or typèd
signatures
(L Q_ 4￿Q4￿ oqi6812
Full namelsl
Rev. Dan Mccaskill
Position le.9. Chair)
Pastor
Dats

Enter SC No. below **SC** 023582 

Enter charity name below 

## The Baptist Church 

|||The Baptist Church|The Baptist Church|The Baptist Church|The Baptist Church|The Baptist Church|The Baptist Church|The Baptist Church|||**SC**023582|
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|||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||||
||**For the period**<br>**from**|Day<br>01|Period sta|rt dat|e|**to**||Period|end dat|e||
||||Month||Year||Day|Mon|th|Year||
||||01||2025||31|12||2025||
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|**Section A Statement of receipts and payments**||||||||||||
|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**A1 Receipts**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**||**Expendable**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|||**Permanent**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**||**Total funds**<br>**current period**<br>**to nearest £**||**Total funds last**<br>**period**<br>**to nearest £**|
|Donations|26025||||||||26025<br>**-**||22577|
|Legacies|||||||||**-**|||
|Grants|||||||||**-**|||
|Receipts from fundraisingactivities|||||||||**-**|||
|Gross tradingreceipts|||||||||**-**|||
|Income from investments other than<br>land and buildings|||||||||**-**|||
|Rents from land & buildings|800||||||||800<br>**-**||800|
|Gross receipts from other charitable<br>activities|||||||||**-**|||
||||||||||**-**|||
|**_A1 Sub total_**|26825<br>**-**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||26825<br>**-**||23377<br>**-**|
|**A2 Receipts from asset &**<br>**investment sales**||||**-**||||||||
|Proceeds from sale of fixed assets|||||||||**-**|||
|Proceeds from sale of investments|||||||||**-**|||
|**_A2 Sub total_**|**-**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**|26825<br>**-**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||26825<br>**-**||23377<br>**-**|
|**A3 Payments**||||||||||||
|Expenses for fundraising activities|||||||||**-**|||
|Gross trading payments|||||||||**-**|||
|Investment management costs|||||||||**-**|||
|Payments relating directly to charitable<br>activities|64584||||||||64584<br>**-**||14677|
|Grants and donations|||||||||**-**|||
|Governance costs:|||||||||**-**|||
|Audit / independent examination|||||||||**-**|||
|Preparation of annual accounts|||||||||**-**|||
|Legal costs|||||||||**-**|||
|Other|||||||||**-**|||
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|**_A3 Sub total_**|64584<br>**-**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||64584<br>**-**||14677<br>**-**|
|**A4 Payments relating to asset and**<br>**investment movements**||||||||||||
|Purchases of fixed assets|||||||||**-**|||
|Purchase of investments|||||||||**-**|||
|**_A4 Sub total_**|**-**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net receipts / (payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers to / (from) funds**<br>**_Surplus / (deficit) for year_**||||**-**||||||||
||64584<br>**-**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||64584<br>**-**||14677<br>**-**|
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APPENDIX 2 

**- SC** 023582 

## **Section C Notes to the Accounts** 

**C1 Nature and purpose of funds** _(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)_ 

|**C2 Grants**<br>**C3a Trustee remuneration**<br>**C3b Trustee remuneration -**<br>**details**<br>**C4a Trustee expenses**<br>**C4b Trustee expenses -**<br>**details**|**Type of activity or project supported**|**Individual /**<br>**institution**|**Number of grants**<br>**made**<br>**£**|**Number of grants**<br>**made**<br>**£**|
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||If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a<br>trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)||||
||**Authority under which paid**|||**£**|
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||If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box<br>(otherwise complete section 4b)||||
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|**C5 Transactions with trustees**<br>**and connected persons**|**Nature of relationship**|**Nature of relationship**|**Nature of transaction**|**Transaction**<br>**amount (£)**<br>**Balance**<br>**outstanding at**<br>**period end (£)**|**Transaction**<br>**amount (£)**<br>**Balance**<br>**outstanding at**<br>**period end (£)**|
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## **C6 Other information** 

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APPENDIX 2 

**SC** 023582 

## **Additional analysis (1)** 

## **Analysis of receipts and payments** 

|**1Donations**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Restricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Expendable**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Permanent**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Total current**<br>**period**<br>**to nearest £**|**Total last period**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|**2Grants**<br>**Total**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**-**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**Total current**<br>**period**<br>**to nearest £**|**-**<br>**Total last period**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|**Total**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|
|**3Gross receipts from other charitable activities**|**-**<br> <br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**-**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Expendable**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Permanent**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**-**<br>**Total current**<br>**period**<br>**to nearest £**|**-**<br>**Total last period**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|**Total**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|-<br>**4Payments relating directly to charitable activities**<br> **Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**||-<br>**Restricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**|-<br>**Expendable**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|-<br>**Permanent**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|-<br>**Total current**<br>**period**<br>**to nearest £**|-<br>**Total last period**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|**Total**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
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APPENDIX 2 

**SC** 023582 

## **Additional analysis (2)** 

|**Additional analysis (2)**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**5Breakdown of unrestricted funds**<br>**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**fund 1 - enter**<br>**name of fund**<br>**below**|**Unrestricted**<br>**fund 2 - enter**<br>**name of fund**<br>**below**|**Unrestricted**<br>**fund 3 - enter**<br>**name of fund**<br>**below**|**Unrestricted**<br>**fund 4 - enter**<br>**name of fund**<br>**below**|**Total**<br>**unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**Total**<br>**unrestricted**<br>**funds last period**|
|Donations<br>Legacies<br>Grants<br>Receipts from fundraisingactivities<br>Gross tradingreceipts<br>buildings<br>Rents from land & buildings|||||**-**||
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|Gross receipts from other charitable activities|||||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Receipts from asset & investment sales**|||||-||
|Proceeds from sale of fixed assets|||||**-**||
|Proceeds from sale of investments|||||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**Payments**|||||||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
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|Expenses for fundraisingactivities<br>Gross trading payments<br>Investment management costs<br>Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities<br>Grants and donations<br>Governance costs:<br>Audit / independent examination<br>Preparation of annual accounts<br>Legal costs|||||**-**||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Payments relating to asset and investment**<br>**movements**|||||-||
|Purchases of fixed assets|||||**-**||
|Purchase of investments<br>**_Sub total_**|||||**-**||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net receipts / (payments)_**<br>**Transfers to / (from) funds**<br>**_Surplus / (deficit) for year_**|||||-||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
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**Nature and purpose of funds** 

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APPENDIX 2 

**SC** 023582 

## **Additional analysis (3)** 

|**Additional analysis (3)**|||||**-**|**SC**02358|
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|**6Breakdown of restricted funds**<br>**Receipts**|**Restricted fund**<br>**1 - enter name of**<br>**fund below**|**Restricted fund**<br>**2 - enter name of**<br>**fund below**|**Restricted fund**<br>**3 - enter name of**<br>**fund below**|**Restricted fund**<br>**4 - enter name of**<br>**fund below**|**Total restricted**<br>**funds**|**Total restricted**<br>**funds last**<br>**period**|
|Donations<br>Legacies<br>Grants<br>Receipts from fundraisingactivities<br>Gross tradingreceipts<br>Income from investments other than land and<br>buildings<br>Rents from land & buildings|||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
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|Gross receipts from other charitable activities|||||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Receipts from asset & investment sales**|||||-||
|Proceeds from sale of fixed assets|||||**-**||
|Proceeds from sale of investments|||||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**<br>**_Total receipts_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Payments**|||||-||
|Expenses for fundraising activities<br>Gross trading payments<br>Investment management costs<br>Payments relating directly to charitable activities<br>Grants and donations<br>Governance costs:<br>Audit / independent examination<br>Preparation of annual accounts<br>Legal costs|||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Payments relating to asset and investment**<br>**movements**|||||-||
|Purchases of fixed assets|||||**-**||
|Purchase of investments<br>**_Sub total_**|||||**-**||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net receipts / (payments)_**<br>**Transfers to / (from) funds**<br>**_Surplus / (deficit) for year_**|||||-||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
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||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
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||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
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|**Nature and purpose of funds**|||||||
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