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Charity number SC051877

CROWN TERRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 2022

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

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	Section A Statement of receipts and payments
	Unrestricted Restricted epee endowment funds funds funds	isschotearastat endowment funds	Totalfunds i current period	Totalfunds last ‘ period
	to nearest £ to nearest£ tonearest£	to nearest£	tonearest £	to nearest£
	Ai Receipts
	legacies CC] CdSCd crntsCC“Cd 8	Receipts fromfundraisingactivities,	**	**
	activities
in	AfSubtotal	____ 6,478
	A2 Receiptsfrom asset&
	investment sales Proceeds fromsaleoffixedassets	S
	A2 Sub total
	A3 Payments Expensesortnaraangacwies [	[ reasedngpamens TT fnvesimentmenagemenicos® TT		ia po a
	activities 75,372		79,817	87,129
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	A4 Payments relating to assetand
	investment movements Puchesesoffvedassets [aga Purchase ofimvesinenis	Ad Subtotall	___3,934,
	11,239 571

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APPENDIX 2 Crown Terrace Baptist Church 2022 $C051877
Section B Statement of balances
Unrestricted Expendable Permanent
Categories Details Restricted funds endowmentfunds endowmentfunds a Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest£ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
paymentsSurplus / (deficit)account shown on receipts and (11,239) (671) (44,810) | 4,810 |
Cash and bank balances at end of year | 2896 | SS 4,827 16,637
(Agree balances wilh receipts and payments
account(s))
Fund to which asset belongs Market valuation Last year
p e taises
to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Investments COIF Global Equity Fund 16,070 a7 Ace
COIF Ethical Investment Fund 19,630|| 31,026
Total
_ sotaite Fund to which asset belongs Cost (if available) Se = Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
| 82,642 g2612|| 82,642
Fixtures
and fittings |_38,682} |
Audio and computer equipment | 20,ses} |10,244]59] | [4,098)] 6,184
Total 141,809 391,894
Details Fund to which liability relates Amount due Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
i —— —=
Total
— Fund sah Amount due
to which liability relates estimate) Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
— — —
Total
Signed by one or two trustees Date of
on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval
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R&P Accounts final for IE / Statement of balances

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December 2007

APPENDIX 1

| _ Trustees’oe Annual Reportreforthe period Period start date Period end date

| From || 01Day || OctMonth || Year2024 | To | 30Day || MonthSept || Year2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Crown Terrace Baptist Church 2022 Other names charity is known by Registered charity number $C051877 Charity’s principal address

| Postcode

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

Trustee Dates acted if Name of person name Office (if any) not for Whole vear (or body) entitled to y appoint trustee (if any) 1 Deacon 2 Deacon 3 Deacon & Secretary 4 Deacon & Treasurer 5 Minister & Chair 6 Deacon 7 Deacon —~8 Deacon Appointed 26/05/25 9 Deacon Appointed 14/08/25 10 Deacon Appointed 14/08/25 11 12

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year Resigned 26/05/25 Resigned 26/05/25 Resigned 26/05/25

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|||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Structure,|governance|and|management| |Type|of governing|document|Constitution|approved|by OSCR|on|27* July|2022.| |Trustee|recruitment|and|appointment|The|charity|trustees|are|the|deacons|and|the|minister(s).|Deacons|are| |nominated|from|the|membership|and|elected|by|the|church|members.|Any| |minister|called|to|pastorate|in|the|church|is|deemed|to|have|been| |appointed|as a|charity|trustee.| |Objectives|and|activities| |Charitable|purposes|e|The|advancement|of the|Christian|faith|primarily|in|Aberdeen|and|also| |throughout|Scotland|and|the|rest|of the World|by|all|means|consistent| |with|the|teachings|of the|Christian|Bible.| |e|The|prevention|or|relief|of|poverty|and|other|social|needs.| |-|e|The|promotion|of|religious|or|racial|harmony.| |e|The|relief|of those|in|need|by|reason|of age,|ill-health,|disability,| |financial|hardship|or other disadvantage.| |Summary|of the|main|activities|The|church|will|seek|to|be|a|Christian|Community|in|the|city|centre| |in|relation|to these|objects|seeking|to|make|Christ known|through|worship,|prayer,|fellowship,|witness| |and|service|acting|as appropriate|together with|and|including|the|support| |of any|individuals,|agencies and|other|charitable|bodies|involved|in| |Christian|missionary|work and|other|activities|consistent with|the| |achievement|of the|purposes.|

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of _ The trustees of the church have led the church in its ongoing ministry the charity during the financial period —_ within Aberdeen city centre. - This year has been one of continued adjustments to church life as we respond to the needs of the community around the church and Aberdeen. We have maintained weekly services in the building throughout the year and our live streaming capabilities have settled into a good working pattern so that those who cannot manage along to the building can still join with us. The daily emails which began at the start of the pandemic have continued as they continue to provide an opportunity to engage with the church community and others more regularly. The Quay drop-in for the homeless has continued throughout the year as a takeaway service from the front doors of the church with the average number attending being in the mid-20’s. The Pop Up Cafe has also met twice weekly in the church (once a week over the summer), with an average of around 40 attending most days. This has provided an important social activity for many vulnerable and lonely people in the community, and a warm space over the winter weeks when heating a home is a challenge too far for some. : Our support and help towards asylum seekers being dispersed to the city has continued to be a significant part of church life, though numbers of new arrivals have droppeda little from the peak of 2022-2023. We continue with the provision of English classes, which remain very popular and appreciated. Some have been involved in helping around the church with setting up the building for different groups. Others have benefitted from being invited along to five-a-side football or being given clothing,

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period mobile phones or laptops. We have continued to offer a variety of courses which explain aspects of the Christian faith for those who are interested. These have included Life Explored, Christianity Explored, Hope Explored, Discipleship Explored, the Prayer Course, Be Still (also on prayer), the Bible Course and the Romans Course. All have been well attended. We continue to be part of the New Scots Third Sector group in the city which seeks to co-ordinate the response to the refugees and asylum seekers who continue to be dispersed to the city. OurUniversity Coiateof Aberdeene wherehe helpsthe honoraryat a weekly Baptistlunchtime Chaplaincafe for thein the multi-faith chaplaincy. He also continues as chaplain to the staff and clients of Aberdeen Foyer, an organisation providing a variety of support services to around 80 staff and 250 vulnerable people at any one time within the area. We continue to give financial support to the Baptist Union of Scotland, the Scottish Baptist College and BMS World Mission. We also support the work of Stella’s Voice, Somebody Cares, Street Pastors, Mission Aviation Fellowship, Open Doors and contribute to Aberdeen Churches Together and the West Central Aberdeen Churches holiday club. This year we also contributed £25,000 as part of a response by the global Baptist community to significant reductions in foreign development aid by many governments, enabling local organisations to fill the gap left by these changes. We offer our premises for use where this might be of interest or assistance to the community at large. In the year under review, the Aberdeen Chinese Christian Church have continued to hold weekly services in the building and CAP courses have been held on the premises. Other organisations have made occasional use of our premises for specific events. The income of the church has been maintained at a level consistent with recent years. There are no concerns over the financial sustainability of the church as a charity and the Trustees consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis for the financial statements.

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[CS Se ae ee pe | Brief statement of the charity’s policy _It is the policy of the Church to maintain sufficient reserves to meet future on reserves anticipated requirements for investment in and maintenance of the church property and to meet any liabilities arising. Unrestricted funds not required for these purposes or committed to working capital are available for general use. Details of any deficit There were no funds in deficit at the end of the financial year and this remains the case. The Trustees are confident that the church is financially stable and consider it is appropriate to report on a going concern basis. Donated facilities and services (if any) In common with most churches, the church benefits substantially from the contribution made by volunteers who give their time and talents willingly for the benefit of the activities of the church. All areas of church life rely on the contribution of volunteers and much of the activity would be unable to . continue were it not for the commitment shown.

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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) ~ Position (e.g. Chair) Date

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APPENDIX 2 ‘ Crown Terrace Baptist Church 2022

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Section C Notes to the Accounts

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

See individual funds analysis

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C2 Grants
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C3a Trustee remuneration

• C3b Trustee remuneration aetalls

C4a Trustee expenses

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Type of activity or project supported rnahlaendy — ee Ss
Baptist Union of Scotland institution —| Monthly |
Institution Month 3,600)28,600
Scottish Baptist College Institution |Monthly| _4,800|
Aberdeen Street Pastors Institution a ae
Stella's Voice Institution fT 400]
institution || 1 «(| _ 500
Mission Aviation Fellowship | 1 | [00]
Somebody Cares Institution | 4 | 500
| [various] | ____4,354
o- 37,851
if no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to
a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)
Authority under which paid
- | Salary and pension payments to Gary Smith in his capacity as Church Pastor 48,956
eel
If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box
(otherwise complete section 4b)
Number of £
trustees
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Nature of relationship

Transaction Balance amount (£) outstanding at Nature of transaction i

C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons

C6 Other information

The church received a gift in kind during the course of the year of replacement sound equipment. This has been incorporated into our records at an amount of £2,514 with reference to the new/second hand market information on equipment of an equivalent nature.

R&P Accounts final for IE / Notes

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Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

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1 Donations
—unds Restricted funds Expendableendowment endowmPerman ent Total current Total last period
funds funds period
to nearest£ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest [£] to nearest £ to nearest £
Voluntary donations po3,i30] {SIZ} | 66,017
I nn Ol | 12,844 | 23,868
Baplist Union of Scotland gift ES | [-| [| __ 5,000 |
Fountainhall Church a 5 ee a
2 Grants
unrestricted [otal current
pee Restricted funds cea Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Aberdeen Trades Widows Fund [2500 [2:00]
3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities
—unds. Restricted funds Expendableendowmentfunds endowmentPermanentfunds Totalperiod current otal tast period
to nearest£ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Compensation payment from bank -__-] 30]
4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities
Unrestricted Expendable Permanent
funds Restricted funds endowment endowment Totalperiod current Total last period
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest£ to nearest £
§1,703|{ 51,703
Church running costs 13,874|{ [|_—20,212|
Building & maintenance | Cid 5,427 2,728
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Worship, mission
& pastoral [3.500] [aa | 7.945 14078
Total 75,372) |4.448 79817] [_ 87,129]
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R&P Accounts final for |EAdditional notes (1)

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Additional analysis (2)
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5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds
General Fund Total Total
unrestricted unrestricted
funds funds last period
Receipts
83,750
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Income from investments excl land and buildings | 2,429 2,4297,760 || [2,524] |
Gross receipts from other charitable activities —= | rs 2
Sub total
Receipts from asset& investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets | s—sdzC |
Sub total
Total receipts [—voatte) [—-] [-] [____-] [__twanre
Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities foe a —] |
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id [ 42,150 |
Preparation of annual accounts| [200| sd| |[200P|| | | [200
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Sub total 113,423 | [113,423][|]
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements [3,934 | [| 3,034 | 3,420
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Sub total [_3,934| | [3,934]] [[_—3,420][|]
Total payments [—aazzer] [J]Zo
Net receipts
/ (payments) a) Eines Ged
Transfers trom) funds Ss) ES) Gees ee ee
Nature and purpose of funds
The general funds are applied in achieving the church objectives of seeking to make Christ known through worship, prayer, fellowship, service and witness that we may
grow in the knowlwedge and love of God and be more able to fulfill our part in the mission of the whole Church.
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R&P Accounts final for IEAdditional notes (2)

December 2007

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Additional analysis (3)

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6 Breakdown of restricted funds
Refugee BMS Barnardo's Total restricted Total restricted
support contributions funds funds last
period
Receipts
[ases | fos}ee | 428ee| ee |[14,136a|
Receipts from fundraising activities ee ee ee
a |ee |ee eee
Rents from land & buildings es |ene | a |eee
Gross receipts from other charitable activities ae |Sy | Saeeeeeee| rs |ee
Subtotal [3.443305] | [126] | | [11,135][|]
Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of investments
Sub total
Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities eee! save eee
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Payments relating directly to charitable activities -| 445 | |es444s! |ee{44,380 [|]
Grants and donations YT | jd
Governance costs -— a|
Audit
/ independent examination ;sSY Ye ee
Preparation
of annual accounts) [| es |
- | [7
Sub total : | [11,380] |
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
Sub total
Total payments ay es]Gee
Temetocst trons fundsNet receipts / (payments) ey Ge) ae SyES)
Surplus / (deficit for year Ee) es Ee
Nature and purpose of funds
Refugee Support - this holds grants and donations made to support the work with refugees who have been placed in accommodation close to the church. The balance on
the fund at the end of the period is £1,993.
BMS contributions - these are specific contributions to support the work of the Baptist Missionary Society. The balance on the fund at the end of the period is £372.
The Barnardo's fund holds contributions given to the church for the benefit of Barnardo's which have not yet been passed on to that charity. The balance on the fund at
the end of the period is £126.
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R&P Accounts final for IEAdditional notes (3)

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APPENDIX 3

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Scottish Charity Regulator
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| Independent examiner’s reporton the accounts Report to the | Charity name trustees/members of Crown Terrace Baptist Church 2022 Registered charity SC051877 OE number) is Oncharity the accounts for the ofperiod the | Day PeriodMonth startdate Year | —Day PeriodMonth end date| Year 01 October 2024 to | 30 September | 2025 | | | Set i ayments Te smember to include thepa out on pages OSCR Receipts & Payments Template a ioe :see 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 (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 Charities examiner’s statement Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 accounts. Independent examiner's a statement !n the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention 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 Signed: e: 2 December 2025 Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:

*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.