NORTHERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LIMITED
Ministerial training and other programmes of Christian education.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION, PRIMARILY FOR CHRISTIAN PEOPLE, WITH A VIEW TO MINISTRY AND MISSION IN AND THROUGH BAPTIST CHURCHES IN GREAT BRITAIN AND WORLDWIDE, AND THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF RELIGION MAINTAINED BY BAPTIST CHURCHES AS SET FORTH IN THE "DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLE" ADOPTED FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN, SHALL BE TAUGHT ("THE PRIMARY OBJECT).
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is preparing for a merger and has been prepared on a basis other than going concern, though the trustees assert it remains financially viable with reserves of £6.48 million. The charity reports a net expenditure for the year and notes that the education work places a significant drain on finances, while also highlighting a surplus in its pension scheme.
What the accounts disclose
“Over a five-year, rolling period, trustees will aim to preserve this value in line with the Retail Prices Index measure of inflation.” — page 10
“Pension payments in respect of trustee pension contributions for two Trustees were £6,696 (2023: Two & £10,304).” — page 31
“During the year, £15,676 (2023: £15,563) of sales were made by the Charity to Luther King Conference and Accommodation Services Limited (LKHCAS), a trading subsidiary of LKHET.” — page 31
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 4
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 7
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2022
- Volunteers: 30
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Richard Lewischair
- Luke Dowding
- Mark Janes
- REV Glen Marshall
- Rev Clara Rushbrook
- Rev Gareth Dyer
- Rev Ian Spence
- Rev Neil John Brighton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2024 | £380k | £530k |
| 31/08/2023 | £371k | £464k |
| 31/08/2022 | £227k | £370k |
| 31/08/2021 | £428k | £406k |
| 31/08/2020 | £350k | £413k |
Common questions
Is NORTHERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is preparing for a merger and has been prepared on a basis other than going concern, though the trustees assert it remains financially viable with reserves of £6.48 million. The charity reports a net expenditure for the year and notes that the education work places a significant drain on finances, while also highlighting a surplus in its pension scheme. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds NORTHERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN, BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN | FY2023 | £285k | Other Baptist Partner Institutions |
| THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN | FY2022 | £179k | Other Baptist Partner Institutions |
| THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN | FY2024 | £17k | Other Baptist Partner Institutions |
| BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH | FY2024 | £1k | |
| BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH | FY2022 | £1k | |
| BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH | FY2023 | £1k | |
| BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH | FY2025 | £1k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION | 1 | £36k |
| TYNDALE BAPTIST CHURCH, BRISTOL | 1 | £4k |
| WESTBURY-ON-TRYM BAPTIST CHURCH | 1 | £3k |
| CASTLE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH WARWICK | 1 | £2k |
| GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST | 1 | £750 |
Charities like this
- BRISTOL BAPTIST COLLEGE
- NORTHERN COLLEGE (UNITED REFORMED AND CONGREGATIONAL)
- THE INCORPORATED BISHOP'S STORTFORD COLLEGE ASSOCIATION
- NORTHCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH
- NORTH BRADLEY BAPTIST CHURCH
- NORTHERN LEARNING TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LIMITED | £380k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRISTOL BAPTIST COLLEGE | £659k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NORTHERN COLLEGE (UNITED REFORMED AND CONGREGATIONAL) | £557k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE INCORPORATED BISHOP'S STORTFORD COLLEGE ASSOCIATION | £29.2m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| NORTHCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH | £329k | £53,415 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTH BRADLEY BAPTIST CHURCH | £121k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |