CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CBC

regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching, teaching, baptism, the Lord's Supper, evangelism, mission; the teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people; nurture and growth of Christian disciples; education, training for Christian and community service; pastoral care; charitable social action; encouraging relationships with and supporting other Christians.

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.

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

Registered contact address: Cotswold, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £17,770 and held unrestricted reserves of £88,537, which is below the stated policy target of three months of normal church general fund expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity acknowledges net current liabilities of £132,559 but remains confident in its ability to generate sufficient income to meet loan repayments and continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MATTHEW FROSTchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Anna Marshall
• Annie Laurie Campbell
• Benjamin Fernandez
• CAROLINE MARY MCKEMEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• CLARE BAKER
• COLIN ARTHUR LAWFORD
• Carolyn Ruth McCrone
• Clare Hannis
• Dr MICHAEL JOHN MCKEMEY
• GRANVILLE PETER GRAY
• NAOMI JANE SHRUBSOLE
• PETER MARROW
• Patrick Tampkins · trustee of 1 other charity
• Samuel Bartholomew

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• HINCKLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £178k
• BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £270k
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• WESTBURY AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH income £127k

Side by side with its peers

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