MUTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PROVISION OF REGULAR PUBLIC WORSHIP INCLUDING REGULAR COMMUNION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER; TEACHING; CHRISTIAN-BASED, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PASTORAL WORK.EVANGELISM AND MISSION - LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CHRISTIAN AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING CHARITABLE SOCIAL ACTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.

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, PLYMOUTH.

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: Plymouth, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£204k

Latest spending

£249k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a financial deficit of £45,000 for the year, driven by a fall in donation income and one-off redundancy costs. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £104,960 and remains solvent, with trustees expecting the 2026 budget to significantly reduce the deficit to £5,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Offering (Donations/Gift Aid) (75% of income)

“almost 75% of our total income still comes from this core source” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“this leaves £23,042 of “available funds”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee charged £6,184 for maintenance services.

“One trustee provides maintenance services. The total charged for time and materials amounts to £6,184.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: One trustee provides maintenance services

“One trustee provides maintenance services. The total charged for time and materials amounts to £6,184. These invoices are approved by an independent trustee.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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: 35
Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (1); under 1% of the £203,890 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 75
Government income: £2,650 — grants £2,650 (1); 1% of the £196,275 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 45
Government income: £2,720 — grants £2,720 (1); 1% of the £206,827 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Nicholas Mark Learchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Cecil Robert Gaston
David Ball
Elspeth Hemes
Helen Meneilly
Joypradeep Nadimikeri
Mariatu Serry
Mark Ashley Bailey
Tmothy Burston

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£204k	£249k
31/12/2024	£196k	£226k
31/12/2023	£207k	£218k
31/12/2022	£195k	£219k
31/12/2021	£481k	£210k

Common questions

Is MUTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a financial deficit of £45,000 for the year, driven by a fall in donation income and one-off redundancy costs. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £104,960 and remains solvent, with trustees expecting the 2026 budget to significantly reduce the deficit to £5,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH income £144k
HINCKLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £178k
BATH METHODIST CHURCH income £220k
BISHOP'S STORTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £445k
BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £126k
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £210k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MUTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH	£204k	—	below	—	no doubt
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HINCKLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BATH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£220k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BISHOP'S STORTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£445k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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