PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHAPEL, CHELTENHAM

Registered charity 1010275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PROVIDENCE CHAPEL, PROVIDENCE CHAPEL INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL - PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHAPEL

Advance the Christian Religion in accordance with the statement of faith and church covenant.Provide a place of worship. Teaching and educating all ages in the doctrines and practice of the religion

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Latest income

£107k

Latest spending

£87k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £250,328 significantly exceed the trustees' policy target of £66,851, which is defined as the previous year's running costs. The trustees confirm that the charity's financial state is sound and that the reserves policy has been met.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 250328.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The total year-end balance held by the Charity in unrestricted funds was £250,328, some £183,477 more than the planned level of Reserve for the forthcoming year.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: not less than the running costs for the previous year (held: £250k)

“The Trustees’ policy is to keep as a Reserve a sum equivalent to not less than the running costs for the previous year.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Pooyan Mehrshahichair · trustee of 3 other charities
Harvey Jeffreys
Richard Michael Jeffers

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£107k	£87k
30/04/2024	£115k	£83k
30/04/2023	£105k	£62k
30/04/2022	£70k	£52k
30/04/2021	£64k	£53k

Common questions

Is PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHAPEL, CHELTENHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £250,328 significantly exceed the trustees' policy target of £66,851, which is defined as the previous year's running costs. The trustees confirm that the charity's financial state is sound and that the reserves policy has been met. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH.

NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £131k
NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH income £777k
UPTON BAPTIST CHURCH, CHESTER income £250k
CHERTSEY STREET BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST income £812k
WOODBRIDGE QUAY CHURCH income £248k
EASTLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £469k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHAPEL, CHELTENHAM	£107k	—	above	250328.0%	no doubt
NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£131k	£46,813	above	—	no doubt
NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£777k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UPTON BAPTIST CHURCH, CHESTER FY2025	£250k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHERTSEY STREET BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£812k	—	below	—	no doubt
WOODBRIDGE QUAY CHURCH FY2024	£248k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.