SIDCUP BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Mainstream activities related to a Christian church.

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Latest income

£111k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £110,728 against total expenditure of £104,820, resulting in a net income of £5,908. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £227,640, which the trustees note is sufficient to cover the cost of full-time ministry for a period of 6-9 months. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6-9 months’ worth of expenditure (held: £228k)

“The church has a reserves policy, which ensures that the General Fund is able to ensure the cost of full-time ministry is available for a period of 6-9 months’ worth of expenditure.” — page 7

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): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Arul Deva Robin Balan Selvaraj
James George Edward Amos-Thompson
Joel Davenport
Leigh Stuart Smith
Penelope Jill Longman
Rachael Penelope Wickington
Rev Paul Davies
Royston Bruce Maxim · trustee of 2 other charities
Teresa Jane Willmot

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£111k	£105k
31/07/2024	£148k	£72k
31/07/2023	£105k	£107k
31/07/2022	£120k	£64k
31/07/2021	£116k	£122k

Common questions

Is SIDCUP BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £110,728 against total expenditure of £104,820, resulting in a net income of £5,908. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £227,640, which the trustees note is sufficient to cover the cost of full-time ministry for a period of 6-9 months. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL	1	£59k

Charities like this

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

CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £410k
Cornerstone Baptist Church income £453k
DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH income £226k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SIDCUP income £283k
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH income £453k
STONELEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £197k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SIDCUP BAPTIST CHURCH	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£410k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Cornerstone Baptist Church FY2025	£453k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£226k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SIDCUP FY2025	£283k	—	below	—	no doubt
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£453k	—	above	—	no doubt

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