WEYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130511 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHURCH ON THE WEY

We are a church committed to spreading the good news of Jesus Christ to the local community of Weymouth and surrounding area. Our 'strapline' is "Sharing the Gospel, Making Disciples" and to that end there are many regular activities for people of all ages. Sunday morning worship is aimed at making the bible relevant to everyday life and the issues which confront us all today.

Objects

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£349k

Latest spending

£326k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,861 for the year, bringing total funds to £112,989. However, the Trustees' report notes that a significant building project strained reserves, resulting in free reserves of only £21,747 against a policy target of 7.5% of annual budget. The charity confirms it has no external debt and is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The significant building project has put strain on this. At the end of the year, free reserves amounted to £21,747.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Senior Pastor Peter Millner (a Trustee) received remuneration, accommodation, and household expense contributions.

“The Senior Pastor, Peter Millner, is a Trustee. He is paid remuneration in line with Baptist Union guidelines, including the provision of accommodation and contribution towards household expenses” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Peter Millner provided an unsecured loan of £10,000 to the church, carrying interest at 4%. Accrued interest of £100 is included within creditors.

“During the year, Peter Millner provided an unsecured loan of £10,000 to the church. The loan was deposited on 10 December 2025, is repayable when funds permit, and carries interest at 4% from the date of the loan. Accrued interest of £100 is included within creditors at the year end.” — 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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 65

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 70

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 50
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David Allan Jones
David Rees
Dr Neil Hardisty · trustee of 2 other charities
Ian Philip Etheridge
Janet Elizabeth McKie
Jean-Paul Dervley · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS LIZ TRIPP
Mark Derek Steadman
Peter James Millner

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£349k	£326k
31/12/2024	£169k	£157k
31/12/2023	£150k	£116k
31/12/2022	£147k	£150k
31/12/2021	£141k	£170k

Common questions

Is WEYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,861 for the year, bringing total funds to £112,989. However, the Trustees' report notes that a significant building project strained reserves, resulting in free reserves of only £21,747 against a policy target of 7.5% of annual budget. The charity confirms it has no external debt and is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WEYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£11k

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 BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£50k
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	1	£40k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£25k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

TEWKESBURY BAPTIST CHURCH income £186k
WEM BAPTIST CHURCH income £134k
WHITTLESEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £101k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH, WESTON, ALL SAINTS income £694k
WARLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £137k
EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH	£349k	—	below	—	no doubt
TEWKESBURY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2026	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£134k	—	above	—	no doubt
WHITTLESEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£101k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH, WESTON, ALL SAINTS FY2025	£694k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WARLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£137k	—	above	—	no doubt

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