LISVANE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1126878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Baptist Church

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

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
£84k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated with no paid staff during the year, resulting in a surplus of income over expenditure. The trustees anticipate employing a minister in the next financial year, which is expected to create a deficit that will be covered by accrued reserves. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £215,363 against a policy target of six months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £215k)
“The church aims to hold funds to cover at least six months expenditure and to offer financial security of employment to a new employee of at least 3 years.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' expenses reimbursed
“Reimbursement of expenses to Trustees and connected persons through the year amounted to £2,519.” — page 12
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£84k£46k
31/03/2024£72k£53k
31/03/2023£67k£60k
31/03/2022£87k£112k
31/03/2021£101k£83k

Common questions

Is LISVANE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated with no paid staff during the year, resulting in a surplus of income over expenditure. The trustees anticipate employing a minister in the next financial year, which is expected to create a deficit that will be covered by accrued reserves. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £215,363 against a policy target of six months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.