BOOKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1129903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Church of the Baptist Denomination serving Bookham, Surrey and surrounding locations. Support of missionaries and missionary activities worldwide.

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Latest income

£498k

Latest spending

£494k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £4,668,405, with net current assets of £240,141. The charity reports a strong financial position despite a decrease in income compared to the previous year, noting that reserves represent 5.5 months of budgeted expenditure against a policy target of three months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: above £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“There was 1 employee with emoluments above £60,000 (2024: none).” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“There was 1 employee with emoluments above £60,000 (2024: none).” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months' budgeted expenditure (held: £217k)

“We aim to maintain free cash reserves equivalent to 3 months' budgeted expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bennewith 2018 Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bookham Baptist Children's Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income

£658k

Total spending

£572k

Reserves (reported)

£203k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Daniel John Holt Commandeurchair · trustee of 1 other charity
David Paul Taggart · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Craig Downey · trustee of 2 other charities
Moira Elizabeth Allen · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Caroline Elizabeth Kingdon Oliveira · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Gillian Campbell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£498k	£494k
30/09/2024	£658k	£572k
30/09/2023	£641k	£611k
30/09/2022	£576k	£603k
30/09/2021	£604k	£658k

Common questions

Is BOOKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £4,668,405, with net current assets of £240,141. The charity reports a strong financial position despite a decrease in income compared to the previous year, noting that reserves represent 5.5 months of budgeted expenditure against a policy target of three months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bennewith 2018 Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of BOOKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the above £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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 THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

CHURCH CROOKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £119k
MINCHINHAMPTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £202k
BECKENHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £135k
WEST WICKHAM AND SHIRLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £306k
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH FARNHAM income £166k
NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £131k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BOOKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH	£498k	above £60,000	1	above	—	no doubt
CHURCH CROOKHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MINCHINHAMPTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£202k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BECKENHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£135k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST WICKHAM AND SHIRLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£306k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH FARNHAM FY2025	£166k	£41,200	0	above	—	no doubt

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