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THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1091160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LBA, LONDON BAPTISTS

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £1,205,051 for the year ended 31 December 2023, with total net assets increasing to £18,494,753. The trustees note that while Home Mission giving has declined, the charity holds adequate free reserves of £2,978,749 to meet its policy target of three to six months' operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months operating costs (held: £3.0m)
“It is their intention to maintain a reserve that at a minimum would fund three months operating costs and up to six months operating costs.”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Jacob Cavenagh & Skeet.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£75k
Reserves (reported)
£5.7m
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~38.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.3m£1.8m
31/12/2024£1.8m£1.7m
31/12/2023£2.5m£1.6m
31/12/2022£4.3m£907k
31/12/2021£1.1m£881k

Common questions

Is THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £1,205,051 for the year ended 31 December 2023, with total net assets increasing to £18,494,753. The trustees note that while Home Mission giving has declined, the charity holds adequate free reserves of £2,978,749 to meet its policy target of three to six months' operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Jacob Cavenagh & Skeet.

Who funds THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN, WESTBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH, HILLINGDON PARK BAPTIST CHURCH, WORCESTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH, Emmanuel Baptist Church Thamesmead.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAINFY2024£463k
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAINFY2023£271k
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAINFY2022£169k
WESTBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£9k
HILLINGDON PARK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£4k
HILLINGDON PARK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£4k
WORCESTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£2k
WORCESTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£2k
WORCESTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£2k
Emmanuel Baptist Church ThamesmeadFY2023£1k
BROMLEY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£1k
WORCESTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCHFY2021£713
WEST WICKHAM AND SHIRLEY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£356

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED1£10k
REDHILL BAPTIST CHURCH1£7k

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