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TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH BEXLEYHEATH

Registered charity 1130034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To know, live out, and share, in the power of the Spirit, God's message that Jesus is Lord. Trinity is a baptist church situated in the heart of Bexley Borough, Kent.

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Latest income
£291k
Latest spending
£282k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 8.18% to £290,601, while total expenditure rose significantly by 45.92% to £281,902, resulting in a net surplus of £8,699. The trustees aim to maintain a General Fund bank balance of £20,000, and the current unrestricted reserves are approximately £1.45 million, well above this target. The church relies heavily on volunteer labor and has no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £1.4m)
“Trustees aim to maintain a General Fund bank balance of £20,000 at all times as their key reserves policy.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The document mentions a Serious Incident Report was filed with the Charity Commission regarding a historical safeguarding concern, but does not explicitly state it as a governance failure or regulator engagement in the context of the filing being late or admitted. However, the filing of a Serious Incident Report is a serious matter. The prompt asks for 'serious incident reports'.
“This resulted in the suspension of the individual and a formal Serious Incident Report to the Charity Commission on 25 July 2025.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £18.0m
“The valuation of The Ministers' Fund revealed a deficit of assets compared with the value of liabilities of £18,000,000.” — page 17
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: Bexley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£291k£282k
31/03/2024£269k£193k
31/03/2023£237k£227k
31/03/2022£235k£180k
31/03/2021£249k£181k

Common questions

Is TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH BEXLEYHEATH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 8.18% to £290,601, while total expenditure rose significantly by 45.92% to £281,902, resulting in a net surplus of £8,699. The trustees aim to maintain a General Fund bank balance of £20,000, and the current unrestricted reserves are approximately £1.45 million, well above this target. The church relies heavily on volunteer labor and has no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.