MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1128948 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

REGULAR PUBLIC WORSHIP, PRAYER, BIBLE STUDY, PREACHING & TEACHING. BAPTISM. COMMUNION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. EVANGELISM & MISSION. TEACHING, ENCOURAGEMENT & INCLUSION OF YOUNG PEOPLE. NURTURE & GROWTH OF CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES. TRAINING FOR CHRISTIAN & COMMUNITY SERVICE. GIVING PASTORAL CARE. SUPPORTING CHARITABLE SOCIAL ACTION IN THE UK & ABROAD. ENCOURAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH 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: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Maidstone, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£144k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £14,134 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income increasing by 7.2% to £144,514 and total costs decreasing by 12.2% to £158,648. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £619,640 are maintained above the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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 policy and procedures
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
Trustee conflicts of interest 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

Government income: £1,300 — grants £1,300 (2); under 1% of the £144,265 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £1,450 — grants £1,450 (2); 1% of the £144,514 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 50

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

BARBARA WILLIAMS
Christopher Wright
David Atilola
Dhan Rai
Janet Bacon
Keith Burgess-Clements
Neil Sherry
Nicola Weller
Rachel Kelly
Rev Nigel Riley · trustee of 1 other charity
Tamsin Shorter

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

Operates in: Kent · Medway

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£144k	£167k
31/12/2024	£145k	£159k
31/12/2023	£135k	£181k
31/12/2022	£183k	£129k
31/12/2021	£130k	£131k

Common questions

Is MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £14,134 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income increasing by 7.2% to £144,514 and total costs decreasing by 12.2% to £158,648. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £619,640 are maintained above the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. 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
THE BROOKSIDE TRUST	1	£190k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

WEALDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH income £195k
MOORTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH income £177k
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH, ROGERSTONE income £158k
MUTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £204k
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £270k
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH income £646k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEALDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£195k	—	above	—	no doubt
MOORTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2026	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH, ROGERSTONE FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MUTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£204k	—	below	—	no doubt
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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