WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1128701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WWBC

The principal purpose of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination to include the advancement of education, community service and such other general charitiable purposes in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world, as the Church shall determine

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: UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

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: Worthing, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£159k

Latest spending

£215k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus on its general fund of £13,838, despite a significant loss in the Statement of Financial Activities due to designated and reserve expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £223,664 and maintains a policy of holding reserves for extraordinary capital expenditure and reduced income, though it notes vulnerability due to reliance on premises letting and an aging membership base.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an effective level in its reserves against extraordinary capital expenditure and significantly reduced income (reserves figure: £224k)

“the Church believes that it is right to maintain an effective level in its reserves against extraordinary capital expenditure and significantly reduced income.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: The Minister (a trustee) received remuneration and manse accommodation. The Minister's husband's business was engaged for services.

“The Minister acts as one of the church’s trustees in accordance with e.g. the Trust deed and received remuneration and other benefits in respect of her services as Minister, including the provision of manse accommodation.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Minister's husband's business engaged for plumbing/heating

“It has been agreed by the Church in that the Minister’s husband, a qualified plumber with his own business, Go-To Plumbing and Heating, be engaged in any plumbing and heating requirement at the Church.” — page 18

“The Church made a donation to the Baptist Union Home Mission Scheme as set out in note 4.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation to Baptist Union Home Mission

“It has been agreed by the Church in that the Minister’s husband, a qualified plumber with his own business, Go-To Plumbing and Heating, be engaged in any plumbing and heating requirement at the Church.” — page 18

“The Church made a donation to the Baptist Union Home Mission Scheme as set out in note 4.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

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: 31
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 28
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 26
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

The Baptist Union of Great Britain : Covid Conversations: West Worthing Baptist Church baptisttimes.co.uk · 22/06/2023

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Luciana Monteverde Damascenachair
Adegboyega Ogunwale
Brian Leslie Peirce King
Claire Catherine Pimenta
ELIZABETH ANNE CLARK
Jean Margaret White
MR R SAVILLE
MRS J VALENTINE
Mark Norman Milburn

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£159k	£215k
31/12/2024	£242k	£130k
31/12/2023	£132k	£114k
31/12/2022	£136k	£121k
31/12/2021	£142k	£133k

Common questions

Is WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus on its general fund of £13,838, despite a significant loss in the Statement of Financial Activities due to designated and reserve expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £223,664 and maintains a policy of holding reserves for extraordinary capital expenditure and reduced income, though it notes vulnerability due to reliance on premises letting and an aging membership base. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/10/2021	£9k	New Disabled Toilet

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
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	1	£459k

Charities like this

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

WEST BRIDGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £105k
WESTBURY-ON-TRYM BAPTIST CHURCH income £227k
WOODFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £182k
EASTLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £469k
TAMWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH income £77k
MILFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £86k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST BRIDGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£105k	—	below	—	no doubt
WESTBURY-ON-TRYM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£227k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£182k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£469k	—	above	—	no doubt
TAMWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£77k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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