MARSHALSWICK BAPTIST FREE CHURCH

Registered charity 1129235 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MBFC

Religious Activities

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Latest income

£118k

Latest spending

£94k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £75,547 and restricted reserves of £134,981 at the end of the financial year, resulting in total funds of £210,526. The trustees report that the Scheme signed an agreement with the insurance company Just Group to secure Defined Benefit Plan members’ pension benefits, and therefore no liability remains for the church. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary income

“Voluntary income 73,064” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: The Minister, who is a trustee, receives remuneration and benefits including manse accommodation.

“The Minister acts as one of the church's trustees and receives remuneration and other benefits in respect of their services as Minister, including the provision of manse accommodation owned by the church.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Minister's remuneration and benefits (including manse accommodation) are disclosed as a trustee payment. The Minister is also a trustee.

“The Minister acts as one of the church's trustees and receives remuneration and other benefits in respect of their services as Minister, including the provision of manse accommodation owned by the church.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Daniel Christian Griffiths
Helen Grace Little
Jane Suzanne Tocher
Jonathan Ward Gill
Ka Lok Fong
MARGARET PAYNE
Rev Darren Street

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£118k	£94k
31/12/2024	£127k	£114k
31/12/2023	£151k	£99k
31/12/2022	£116k	£148k
31/12/2021	£173k	£152k

Common questions

Is MARSHALSWICK BAPTIST FREE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £75,547 and restricted reserves of £134,981 at the end of the financial year, resulting in total funds of £210,526. The trustees report that the Scheme signed an agreement with the insurance company Just Group to secure Defined Benefit Plan members’ pension benefits, and therefore no liability remains for the church. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements. 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
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST	1	£144k
ROSCA TRUST	1	£6k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

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

SLOUGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £288k
CAERWENT EVANGELICAL BAPTIST CHAPEL income £125k
Abundant Life Community Church income £102k
ISLAMIC SOCIETY FOR WALES income £265k
SOUTHEND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £424k
Salisbury Gospel Hall Trust income £150k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MARSHALSWICK BAPTIST FREE CHURCH	£118k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SLOUGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£288k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAERWENT EVANGELICAL BAPTIST CHAPEL FY2025	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Abundant Life Community Church FY2024	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ISLAMIC SOCIETY FOR WALES FY2025	£265k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHEND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2024	£424k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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