NORTHERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1092595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious Activities

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ESPECIALLY BY THE MEANS OF AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.

Area of benefit: ENGLAND AND WALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£299k

Latest spending

£233k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £366,263, which is above the trustees' policy target of 50% of annual unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net increase in resources of £66,301 for the year, driven by additional support funding from the Baptist Union of Great Britain and a slight reduction in expenditure. The trustees note that the long-term funding position remains uncertain due to an ongoing financial model review by the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of 50% of the Association’s annual unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £366k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to seek to maintain unrestricted reserves in the Association’s General Fund equivalent to a minimum of 50% of the Association’s annual unrestricted expenditure.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Rev L Donaldson and Rev J Pozzo received remuneration, housing expenses, travel expenses, and pension contributions.

“Rev. L Donaldson acts as one of the Association's Trustees and received remuneration of £37,726, housing expenses of £7,862 and travel expenses of £3,134. In addition the Charity made pension contributions totalling £4,508. Rev. J Pozzo acts as one of the Association's Trustees and received remuneration of £20,425, housing expenses of £8,752 and travel expenses of £2,281. In addition the Charity made pension contributions totalling £2,430.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees Rev L Donaldson and Rev J Pozzo received remuneration, housing expenses, travel expenses, and pension contributions.

“Rev. L Donaldson acts as one of the Association's Trustees and received remuneration of £37,726, housing expenses of £7,862 and travel expenses of £3,134. In addition the Charity made pension contributions totalling £4,508. Rev. J Pozzo acts as one of the Association's Trustees and received remuneration of £20,425, housing expenses of £8,752 and travel expenses of £2,281. In addition the Charity made pension contributions totalling £2,430.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04340889 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

SMITH, Karen, Rev — director, appointed 26/04/2025on trustee list
MUNROE, Michael, Rev — director, appointed 14/09/2024on trustee list
DONALDSON, Linda Jane Blackwood, Rev — director, appointed 19/06/2023on trustee list
POZZO, Johnny, Rev — director, appointed 19/06/2023on trustee list
KNIGHT, Paul, Rev — director, appointed 16/05/2023on trustee list
MCBAIN, Mairi — director, appointed 16/05/2023on trustee list
HOLDER, Jennet — director, appointed 12/12/2022not on trustee list
DIXON, Philip Needham — director, appointed 24/04/2021on trustee list
MONUMENT, Gavin Paul — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
FRIEND, Caroline Jayne, Ms. — director, appointed 02/05/2020not on trustee list
ROWAN, Hannah — secretary, appointed 23/04/2025

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Gavin Paul Monument
Philip Needham Dixon · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev David Peter Tubby · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Johnny Pozzo
Rev Karen Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Linda Donaldson
Rev Mairi McBain
Rev Michael Munroe
Rev Paul Knight
Rev Roy Searle

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Redcar And Cleveland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£299k	£233k
31/12/2024	£288k	£243k
31/12/2023	£220k	£203k
31/12/2022	£216k	£169k
31/12/2021	£188k	£170k

Common questions

Is NORTHERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £366,263, which is above the trustees' policy target of 50% of annual unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net increase in resources of £66,301 for the year, driven by additional support funding from the Baptist Union of Great Britain and a slight reduction in expenditure. The trustees note that the long-term funding position remains uncertain due to an ongoing financial model review by the Baptist Union of Great Britain. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTHERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN, LADY HEWLEY'S CHARITY, THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

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	FY2024	£219k	Regional Association Operational Funding
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2023	£198k	Regional Association Operational Funding
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2022	£186k	Regional Association Operational Funding
LADY HEWLEY'S CHARITY	FY2023	£25k
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2025	£22k	Regional Association
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	FY2023	£10k	Material grant included in Note 12; also mentioned in Directors' Report as contribution to financial sustainability
LADY HEWLEY'S CHARITY	FY2024	£8k
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	FY2024	£7k
LADY HEWLEY'S CHARITY	FY2025	£6k

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 THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	1	£5k
HODDESDON BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£4k
BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, CHESHAM	1	£500
Wokingham United Charities	1	£245

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
CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION income £586k
FINCHAMPSTEAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £956k
TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH income £901k
NORMANTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £38k
NORTHERN BRETHREN'S FUND income £308k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTHERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	£299k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£131k	£46,813	above	—	no doubt
CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION FY2025	£586k	£59,405	unclear	—	no doubt
FINCHAMPSTEAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£956k	£37,964	above	—	no doubt
TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£901k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORMANTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£38k	—	above	—	no doubt

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