ROMSEY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1127624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We meet for public worship twice each Sunday and Communion is observed twice a month; there is teaching for young people during morning worship. The church run Parents & Toddlers, Messy Church, Youth Clubs, Girls' Brigade, Duke of Edinburgh scheme, and Housegroups. We run Alpha and actively participate in the Association of Romsey Churches. The premises are available for community use.

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.

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Latest income

£191k

Latest spending

£251k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £59,917 for the year, with total income of £191,379 against total expenditure of £251,296. Per the trustees' report, this deficit resulted in a net reduction in funds, although the charity held unrestricted reserves of £50,500 and cash of £119,860 at the year-end. The trustees confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 35% of the anticipated annual spend (reserves figure: £51k)

“It would seem prudent to set the level of reserves to 35% of the anticipated annual spend.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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: 40
Government income: £15,000 — grants £15,000 (1); 8% of the £191,379 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

Volunteers: 40

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

Volunteers: 40

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

Register events

Transferred assets to another charity (07/11/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£191k	£251k
31/12/2024	£169k	£140k
31/12/2023	£133k	£175k
31/12/2022	£147k	£145k
31/12/2021	£130k	£131k

Common questions

Is ROMSEY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £59,917 for the year, with total income of £191,379 against total expenditure of £251,296. Per the trustees' report, this deficit resulted in a net reduction in funds, although the charity held unrestricted reserves of £50,500 and cash of £119,860 at the year-end. The trustees confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION	1	£4k

Charities like this

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

ROCHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH income £199k
ROXETH COMMUNITY CHURCH income £155k
COWES BAPTIST CHURCH income £100k
SITTINGBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH income £195k
ABBEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ROMSEY CHARITY income £117k
ROMFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £567k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROMSEY BAPTIST CHURCH	£191k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROCHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£199k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROXETH COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£155k	—	above	—	no doubt
COWES BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SITTINGBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£195k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ABBEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ROMSEY CHARITY FY2025	£117k	—	above	—	no doubt

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