BRISTOL BAPTIST FUND

Registered charity 1125753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. In aid of the stipends of pastors, clerical or lay, of Baptist chapels within the counties of Gloucester, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset or Wiltshire;2. In aid of poor students for the Baptist ministry, at Bristol Baptist College or elsewhere;3. Towards the support of Bristol Baptist College and its library.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£160k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,097,536, while the charity incurred a net outgoing of £87,382 due to grants exceeding investment income. The trustees note that the combination of income and capital growth is considered sufficient to continue activities for the foreseeable future, despite drawing down capital to maintain grant levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income (100% of income)
“The primary source of income is from the investment portfolio held and administered by the West of England Baptist Trust Company (West) Ltd as Custodian Trustee, and interest on Building Society and savings accounts.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Custodian Trustee
“The charity receives income from the portfolio held in a Custodian Trust by the West of England Baptist Trust Co (West) Ltd” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£65k£160k
31/08/2024£157k£160k
31/08/2023£62k£100k
31/08/2022£60k£60k
31/08/2021£54k£101k

Common questions

Is BRISTOL BAPTIST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,097,536, while the charity incurred a net outgoing of £87,382 due to grants exceeding investment income. The trustees note that the combination of income and capital growth is considered sufficient to continue activities for the foreseeable future, despite drawing down capital to maintain grant levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.