PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, RUSHDEN

Registered charity 1126471 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRBC

The Charity runs a weekly Parent and Toddler Group, mid-week activities for children/young people;a Youth Drop in Cafe and activities for disaffected young people. A weekly well being cafe offering fellowship for anybody feeling mentally under pressure in the community. Practical help including a food bank. Provides leadership training. Hosts and supports other charity community events/concerts.

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.

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Latest income
£212k
Latest spending
£179k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus and total funds increased from £11,084,183.49 to £12,955,877.57, largely due to a revaluation upturn of £1,839,097.00 in tangible fixed assets. The charity holds unrestricted general funds of £11,009,935.58 and voluntarily designated funds of £83,735.46, with cash at bank totaling £164,029.49.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Weekly offerings (47% of income)
“Weekly, monthly and annual offerings given by members of the congregation and visitors. These monies totalled £99,368.84 in 2025” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The custodian Trustee of the church is the Baptist Union Corporation Limited, which holds the deeds to the church; the Manses, 74 Park Road, and 110 Gloucester Crescent, Rushden; and the Investment assets in note 6.
“The custodian Trustee of the church is the Baptist Union Corporation Limited, which holds the deeds to the church; the Manses, 74 Park Road, and 110 Gloucester Crescent, Rushden; and the Investment assets in note 6.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£212k£179k
31/12/2024£147k£157k
31/12/2023£166k£144k
31/12/2022£123k£109k
31/12/2021£126k£105k

Common questions

Is PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, RUSHDEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus and total funds increased from £11,084,183.49 to £12,955,877.57, largely due to a revaluation upturn of £1,839,097.00 in tangible fixed assets. The charity holds unrestricted general funds of £11,009,935.58 and voluntarily designated funds of £83,735.46, with cash at bank totaling £164,029.49. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, RUSHDEN£212k——unclear—no doubt
PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH FY2025£208k—0above—noted
Q YORK FY2025£108k—0above—no doubt
NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHEYLESMORE, COVENTRY FY2025£114k—0above—no doubt
CREATED: CHURCH FY2025£315k—0above—no doubt

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