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Kelso Baptist Church (SCIO) Scottish Charity Number: SCO050939 ## Website: kelsobaptist.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kelsobaptistchurcl ## Charity Trustees Name all of your charity trustees for the period, and the date they left if they were not in post for the whole year ## Objectives and activities The Church’s objects are the advancement of the Christian faith primarily in Kelso and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the world by all means consistent with the teachings of the Christian Bible including worship, ministry, mission, prayer, witness, education, community service and the support of agencies and individuals and other charitable organisations involved in the Christian missionary work and the relief of poverty and othe! social needs **----- Start of picture text -----**
Structure, governance and management
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Type of governing document
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The church is congregational in policy and its purposes and administration are
set out in the constitution.
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Trustee recruitment and appointment
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ere appointed at the AGM on 3 Aug 2025.
Achievements and performance
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We continue to hold a Sunday morning worship service at the Abbey Row Community Centre. We have encouraged our church members to use their gifts and talents in achieving our Church’s objects. We have appointed 2 new Trustees to aid the running of our Church activities. We continue to run a Sunday School and a monthly fellowship meal and tea / coffee times after the service have continued, which has been building community amongst the church. A monthly house church was started to provide an outreach to those who would not normally attend a traditional church service. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Financial review
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We havea surplus for the year as we currently do not have a Minister. We
are still planning to recruit a replacement Minister and have taken positive ac-
tion in this regard through advertising the position.
We are looking for possible premises as well as a new Minister. The Trustees
will look at measures to increase the income if either of these are taken up.
We remain committed to not allowing our reserves to fall below 6 months of
costs.
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We are now seeking to - e Recruit a new full- or part-time Minister with the vision, time and energy to help us become better known in the Community and grow the fellowship. - e To keep our options open for a better place of worship. e To further involve the congregation in worship and witness. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Additional information
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Declaration
Signed on behalf of the charity trustees:
Designation TREA REL
Date
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APPENDIX2
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Independent examiner’s report on the accounts»
Report to the Charity name
trustees/members of KELSO BAPTIST CHURCH
Registered charity SC 050939
number
On the accounts of the Period start date Period end date
charity for the period Day Month Year Day Month Year
To
01 o9 2024 31 08 2025
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Respective ‘the charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities Of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotiand) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees
consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations
does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section
44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters 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 review of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, | do
not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts
Independent examiner's |p, the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
statement
1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements.
* to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
* to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached
Signed:- Date: th December 2
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body = yop
(if any):
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