EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1089795 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

An Association of Baptist Church in East Anglia

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Latest income

£406k

Latest spending

£436k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £30,077 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets. The trustees acknowledge that using reserves to cover ongoing shortfalls has significant implications for future activities, though they expect structural changes in the Baptist Union in 2027 to allow for long-term sustainable planning.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Baptist Union Grants (67% of income)

“Baptist Union Grants 273,372” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £395k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (30/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Louise Alice Webberchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Jessica West
Paul John David Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Adrian Mark Ward
Rev David Roberts Mayne · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Gordon Edward Hindmarch
Rev Sandra Lorraine Crawford
Richard Alexis Lucien Lewis
Segun Adeyemi Fatumo
Valerie June Khambatta

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£406k	£436k
31/12/2024	£490k	£425k
31/12/2023	£279k	£377k
31/12/2022	£415k	£334k
31/12/2021	£273k	£368k

Common questions

Is EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £30,077 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets. The trustees acknowledge that using reserves to cover ongoing shortfalls has significant implications for future activities, though they expect structural changes in the Baptist Union in 2027 to allow for long-term sustainable planning. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN, KING'S CHURCH MILDENHALL, SAFFRON WALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2025	£292k	Regional Association
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2024	£280k	Regional Association Operational Funding
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2023	£215k	Regional Association Operational Funding
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2022	£208k	Regional Association Operational Funding
KING'S CHURCH MILDENHALL	FY2025	£15k	Membership / Regional body
SAFFRON WALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2024	£5k	Mission
SAFFRON WALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2025	£5k	Mission

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
LADY HEWLEY'S CHARITY	1	£39k
GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£20k
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	1	£17k
HILLINGDON PARK BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£16k
WESTBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£9k
REDHILL BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£7k
WORCESTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£6k
HODDESDON BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION income £586k
SOUTH EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION income £656k
Grace Baptist Association income £424k
GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED income £226k
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION income £2.3m
NORTHERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION income £288k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	£406k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION FY2024	£586k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION FY2024	£656k	—	above	—	no doubt
Grace Baptist Association FY2023	£424k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED FY2024	£226k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION FY2025	£2.3m	—	above	—	no doubt

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