THORNHILL BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTHAMPTON

Registered charity 1126884 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TBC

To provide a place of Christian worship for the preaching of God's word and to extend the Kingdom of God by sharing the Christian faith with those who are not believers and by providing both financial and practical help to people in need.

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Latest income

£246k

Latest spending

£237k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £8,829 for the year, with total income of £246,115 and total operating costs of £237,286. The trustees report unrestricted reserves of £923,075, which significantly exceeds their stated minimum policy target of £77,650.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations & Legacies (72% of income)

“The church derives 72% of its income directly from the generosity of its members and regular worshippers via regular donations and the gift aid associated with those donations.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £77,650 (held: £923k)

“The Trustees consider that the level of free reserves required by the church should be held at a minimum of £77,650.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 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

Rev Paul Tolaram Vaswanichair
Anne-Marie Lee-Cann
Dr Sara Sealey
Gina Crowcroft
Karen Clarke
Kerstin Goodall
Rev Astrid Vaswani · trustee of 1 other charity
Sandy Christine Ainslie

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

Operates in: Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£246k	£237k
31/12/2024	£238k	£242k
31/12/2023	£230k	£261k
31/12/2022	£227k	£225k
31/12/2021	£177k	£204k

Common questions

Is THORNHILL BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTHAMPTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £8,829 for the year, with total income of £246,115 and total operating costs of £237,286. The trustees report unrestricted reserves of £923,075, which significantly exceeds their stated minimum policy target of £77,650. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 ROCK FOUNDATION	1	£56k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

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

THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCH income £1.1m
HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH income £190k
WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH income £140k
UPTON BAPTIST CHURCH, CHESTER income £250k
THORNHILL CHURCH TRUST income £325k
CRANLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £477k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THORNHILL BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTHAMPTON	£246k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£190k	—	above	—	no doubt
WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UPTON BAPTIST CHURCH, CHESTER FY2025	£250k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THORNHILL CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£325k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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