CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1126351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Baptist Church - Advancement of the Christian Faith

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Three Rivers, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£173k

Latest spending

£235k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £287,257 were held at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £60,000. Although income decreased and expenditure increased during the year, resulting in a net cash decrease, the charity remains compliant with its reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £60,000 (reserves figure: £287k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £60,000 (which equates to about 5 months' of unrestricted expenditure)” — page 5

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 60
Government income: £1,200 — grants £1,200 (1); under 1% of the £173,329 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 70
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 55
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £249,269 total gross income on the same return

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Graham John Hilsden
Joanna Baldwin
Paul Sutton
Rachel Alice Mead
Rev Stephen David Elmes
Sara Margaret O' Shea
Steven Bruce Gilbert

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£173k	£235k
31/12/2024	£212k	£209k
31/12/2023	£249k	£108k
31/12/2022	£205k	£173k
31/12/2021	£192k	£195k

Common questions

Is CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £287,257 were held at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £60,000. Although income decreased and expenditure increased during the year, resulting in a net cash decrease, the charity remains compliant with its reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH.

GRACE INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH income £31k
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH income £51k
BIGGLESWADE BAPTIST CHURCH income £190k
CROHAM ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £290k
BARNSTAPLE BAPTIST CHURCH income £90k
CONEY HILL BAPTIST CHURCH income £128k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH	£173k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GRACE INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£31k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£51k	£26,838	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BIGGLESWADE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£190k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CROHAM ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£290k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BARNSTAPLE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£90k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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