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ALTRINCHAM BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HALE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH

ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. TO SHOW THE LOVE OF JESUS IN BOTH AND DEED AND TO BRING PEOPLE INTO A CLSOER RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM AS LOVING LORD

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Latest income
£554k
Latest spending
£507k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,000 for the year, with total income increasing by 25% to £554,220. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held at the balance sheet date were £225,532, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £120,500.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental income from KMP
“During the year, the charity received £nil (2024: £2,400) from Mr Rob Peirson, a member of the charity’s Key Management Personnel, in respect of the rental of premises” — page 31
“contributed £2,517 (2024: £2,313) towards Mr Peirson’s college fees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: College fees paid for KMP
“During the year, the charity received £nil (2024: £2,400) from Mr Rob Peirson, a member of the charity’s Key Management Personnel, in respect of the rental of premises” — page 31
“contributed £2,517 (2024: £2,313) towards Mr Peirson’s college fees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the year, the charity received £nil (2024: £2,400) from Mr Rob Peirson, a member of the charity’s Key Management Personnel, in respect of the rental of premises” — page 31
“contributed £2,517 (2024: £2,313) towards Mr Peirson’s college fees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£554k
Total spending
£507k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£226k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hungary · Trafford · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£554k£507k
31/03/2024£443k£519k
31/03/2023£465k£583k
31/03/2022£527k£535k
31/03/2021£452k£564k

Common questions

Is ALTRINCHAM BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,000 for the year, with total income increasing by 25% to £554,220. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held at the balance sheet date were £225,532, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £120,500. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council23/05/2024£17kTrafford Community Hubs: Earmarked Funding for Altrincham Bapt Church Community Hub 24
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council11/05/2023£17kTrafford Community Hubs: Earmarked Funding for Altrincham Community Hub
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council31/01/2023£2kVoluntary Sector Grant to The Hub Altrincham
UK government01/04/2021£1kSupported Child Contact Centres
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council12/08/2020£2kInclusive Neighbourhood Grant to The Hub Community Centre
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council15/02/2020£2kInclusive Neighbourhood Grant to Altrincham Baptist Church (The Hub Community Centre)
UK government01/01/2020£1kSupported Child Contact Centres
UK government01/04/2019£1kALB - Cafcass - Supported Child Contact Centres (SCCC) Grant 19-20
UK government01/04/2018£3kSupported contact centres
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council17/06/2017£2kVoluntary Sector Grant to Altrincham Baptist Church
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council25/06/2016£1kVoluntary Sector Grant to Altrincham Baptist Church

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALTRINCHAM BAPTIST CHURCH£554kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£1.7m——above—no doubt
DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£226k—0above—no doubt
NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£131k£46,8130above—no doubt
THORNHILL BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTHAMPTON FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt
UPTON BAPTIST CHURCH, CHESTER FY2025£250k—0unclear—no doubt

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