BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCH, BUCKHURST ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1QA

Registered charity 1126480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEULAH

Sunday and weekday servises, Youth and children's clubs, Men and Ladies Breakfast and evening groups, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Lunch club, Tea dances, Badmington and Football

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

Latest income

£344k

Latest spending

£301k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is healthy, with free reserves of £700,384 at year-end 2024. This figure is below the trustees' stated policy target of £75,000, although the text notes the reserves are held to allow for emergency repairs and income changes. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, supported by increasing income from room hirings and bank interest.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £75,000 (held: £700k)

“The reserves policy of Beulah Baptist Church is to hold 25% of all annual expenditure to allow the church to adapt to any changes in the income or expenditure of the church and to allow for emergency building repairs. The Trustees currently believe this amount to be £75,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Rev D Lockwood received remuneration of £44,556.

“Rev D Lockwood received remuneration of £44,556 (2023: £41,269) during the year. Stipends paid to the Trustee for his role as Senior Minister at Beulah Baptist Church.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration

“Rev D Lockwood received remuneration of £44,556 (2023: £41,269) during the year. Stipends paid to the Trustee for his role as Senior Minister at Beulah Baptist Church.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Adam Vernon Pannell
Alois Heinz Nahringbauer · trustee of 1 other charity
Amanda Pragnell
Brian Wightwick
Bryan Henley
Elizabeth Amy Martin · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Howell
Karline Celeste Botha · trustee of 1 other charity
Maurice Ryan Connor · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev David Lockwood
Ruth Alison Lawrie · trustee of 2 other charities
Sharon Feakins · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£344k	£301k
31/12/2024	£300k	£295k
31/12/2023	£421k	£254k
31/12/2022	£255k	£286k
31/12/2021	£329k	£241k

Common questions

Is BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCH, BUCKHURST ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1QA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is healthy, with free reserves of £700,384 at year-end 2024. This figure is below the trustees' stated policy target of £75,000, although the text notes the reserves are held to allow for emergency repairs and income changes. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, supported by increasing income from room hirings and bank interest. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCH, BUCKHURST ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1QA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCH, BUCKHURST ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1QA as a grant recipient include HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL	FY2023	£662

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
REGIONS BEYOND UK	1	£12k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PINHOE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER.

PINHOE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER income £211k
BEULAH CHURCH income £195k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BUCKHURST HILL income £416k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEY income £124k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST AUGUSTINES OF CANTERBURY AND BEXHILL ON SEA income £177k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTHBOURNE WITH WEST THORNEY income £243k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCH, BUCKHURST ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1QA	£344k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PINHOE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER FY2025	£211k	—	above	—	no doubt
BEULAH CHURCH FY2024	£195k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN BUCKHURST HILL FY2024	£416k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEY FY2025	£124k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST AUGUSTINES OF CANTERBURY AND BEXHILL ON SEA FY2024	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt

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