SPALDING BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.

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Latest income

£105k

Latest spending

£108k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves are held at a level deemed by the Trustees to be sufficient to cover annual operational costs, with total unrestricted funds reported at £3,636,576. The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,127 for the year, having spent £105,179 against total income of £106,238. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover the annual operational costs (held: £3.6m)

“Unrestricted general reserves are held at a level deemed by the Trustees to be sufficient to cover the annual operational costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Diane Clay · trustee of 2 other charities
Gordon Dennis Green
MARK ROGERS · trustee of 1 other charity
Marian Elizabeth Boxall · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Karen Eileen Smilley · trustee of 1 other charity
Ricki Kendall

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£105k	£108k
31/12/2024	£106k	£105k
31/12/2023	£109k	£149k
31/12/2022	£113k	£89k
31/12/2021	£115k	£87k

Common questions

Is SPALDING BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves are held at a level deemed by the Trustees to be sufficient to cover annual operational costs, with total unrestricted funds reported at £3,636,576. The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,127 for the year, having spent £105,179 against total income of £106,238. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCH income £272k
SAFFRON WALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH income £110k
WOODBRIDGE QUAY CHURCH income £248k
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH WALTHAMSTOW income £126k
BARROW BAPTIST CHURCH income £224k
DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH income £226k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SPALDING BAPTIST CHURCH	£105k	—	above	—	no doubt
SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£272k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAFFRON WALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£110k	£34,200	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODBRIDGE QUAY CHURCH FY2024	£248k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH WALTHAMSTOW FY2024	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARROW BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£224k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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