WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christian church,Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£182k

Latest spending

£170k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £7,817, resulting in unrestricted cash reserves of £32,827. The trustees consider this unrestricted cash to represent two and a half months of expenditure, which they view as a reasonable reserve for 2025. Total incoming resources were £199,830 against total resources expended of £192,013.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two and a half month’s expenditure (held: £33k)

“The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 are now ready for the trustees to approve and I have attached a PDF copy.” — page 1

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: A Caldwell (Trustee) received salary £24,014, pension £3,631, leaseback £20,400, expenses £545. Joanne Martin (Trustee) received salary £28,732, pension £862.

“A Caldwell who is also a trustee receives a salary as a minster of £24,014 (2023 £23,082) and a pension contribution of £3,631 (2023 £4,044) and receives a lease back payment of £20,400 (2023 - £19,200) and expense payments of £545 (2023 £566). Joanne Martin, a trustee, received a salary of £ 28,732 (2023 £27,529) and a pension contribution of £862 (2023 £0) as a Children and Families Worker, but none were received in respect of her role as a trustee.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee A Caldwell receives salary, pension, leaseback, and expenses.

“A Caldwell who is also a trustee receives a salary as a minster of £24,014 (2023 £23,082) and a pension contribution of £3,631 (2023 £4,044) and receives a lease back payment of £20,400 (2023 - £19,200) and expense payments of £545 (2023 £566).” — page 10

“Joanne Martin, a trustee, received a salary of £ 28,732 (2023 £27,529) and a pension contribution of £862 (2023 £0) as a Children and Families Worker, but none were received in respect of her role as a trustee.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Joanne Martin receives salary and pension as Children and Families Worker.

“A Caldwell who is also a trustee receives a salary as a minster of £24,014 (2023 £23,082) and a pension contribution of £3,631 (2023 £4,044) and receives a lease back payment of £20,400 (2023 - £19,200) and expense payments of £545 (2023 £566).” — page 10

“Joanne Martin, a trustee, received a salary of £ 28,732 (2023 £27,529) and a pension contribution of £862 (2023 £0) as a Children and Families Worker, but none were received in respect of her role as a trustee.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Charity receives online mission services from Dragoon Digital (related party via Joanne Martin's husband).

“A Caldwell who is also a trustee receives a salary as a minster of £24,014 (2023 £23,082) and a pension contribution of £3,631 (2023 £4,044) and receives a lease back payment of £20,400 (2023 - £19,200) and expense payments of £545 (2023 £566).” — page 10

“Joanne Martin, a trustee, received a salary of £ 28,732 (2023 £27,529) and a pension contribution of £862 (2023 £0) as a Children and Families Worker, but none were received in respect of her role as a trustee.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Anandi Ruth Dimon
Andrew Duncan Shakeshaft
Andrew Herbert Taylor
Caroline Elaine Adams
Finlay William Adams-Brown
Gregory Leonard Durrant
Jacqueline Rona Selby

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	£182k	£170k
31/12/2024	£200k	£192k
31/12/2023	£188k	£175k
31/12/2022	£170k	£174k
31/12/2021	£152k	£156k

Common questions

Is WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £7,817, resulting in unrestricted cash reserves of £32,827. The trustees consider this unrestricted cash to represent two and a half months of expenditure, which they view as a reasonable reserve for 2025. Total incoming resources were £199,830 against total resources expended of £192,013. Its FY2024 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
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL	1	£59k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S KINGS WORTHY.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S KINGS WORTHY income £191k
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST income £651k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL DIADEM CHAPEL NORTHAMPTON income £156k
LANSDOWNE BAPTIST CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH income £819k
HADLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £139k
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £410k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH	£182k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S KINGS WORTHY FY2025	£191k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£651k	—	2	above	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL DIADEM CHAPEL NORTHAMPTON FY2025	£156k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LANSDOWNE BAPTIST CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH FY2024	£819k	in excess of £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
HADLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£139k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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