WEST OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1092443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEBA

The advancement of the Christian faith, especially by the means of, and in accordance with, the priciples of the Baptist denomination as set out for the time being in the Declaration of Principle of The Baptist Union of Great Britain.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £148,706 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves increased to £149,655, which is above the stated policy minimum of £50,000 for the General Fund.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04326752

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BALLARD, April Giovanna, Rev — director, appointed 21/07/2026on trustee list
• CALDWELL, Andrew Douglas, Reverend — director, appointed 01/08/2025on trustee list
• TALLAMY, Ian — director, appointed 08/10/2024on trustee list
• MICO, Markelian — director, appointed 22/07/2024on trustee list
• FINAMORE, Stephen, Rev Dr — director, appointed 22/07/2024on trustee list
• NEEDHAM, Peter — director, appointed 22/07/2024on trustee list
• MORDEN, Peter John, Rev Dr — director, appointed 01/09/2023on trustee list
• REUBEN, Kay Ann — director, appointed 24/03/2023on trustee list
• JACOBS, Paul — director, appointed 08/12/2022on trustee list
• TALLAMY, Ian — secretary, appointed 08/10/2024

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £295k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• April Ballard
• Dr Stephen Finamore
• Ian Tallamy
• Kay Reuben
• Paul Jacobs · trustee of 2 other charities
• Peter Morden
• Peter Needham · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Andrew Caldwell
• Rev Markelian Mico

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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