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RYE LANE BAPTIST CHAPEL

Registered charity 1127757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To achieve our principal object of the advancement of Christian faith, the church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to show the love of Jesus in both word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with him as living Lord. Christian worship services takes place each Sunday at both 10:30am and usually at 18:30pm.

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Latest income
£268k
Latest spending
£352k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £83,169 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to significant investment in its building regeneration project. Despite the deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £298,481, which the trustees confirmed met their stated policy target of maintaining between six and nine months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (61% of income)
“Donations and legacies in 2025 amounted to £162,431”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between six- and nine-months unrestricted expenditure (held: £298k)
“the Trustees have determined that the appropriate level of reserves is between six- and nine-months unrestricted expenditure. As at 31 December 2025 this is deemed to be £120,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity paid annual membership fees to its custodian trustee, Baptist Union Corporation Limited.
“Transactions between the chapel and its related charities during the year were annual membership fees of £577 and £587 (2024 £586 and £587).” — page 36
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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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£268k£352k
31/12/2024£247k£300k
31/12/2023£230k£311k
31/12/2022£258k£239k
31/12/2021£198k£216k

Common questions

Is RYE LANE BAPTIST CHAPEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £83,169 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to significant investment in its building regeneration project. Despite the deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £298,481, which the trustees confirmed met their stated policy target of maintaining between six and nine months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.