UNION BAPTIST CHURCH HIGH WYCOMBE

Registered charity 1130582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Baptist Church running services for members and friends, social activities, social action in the local community and activities for children and young people aimed at spreading the gospel message and showing God's love through his people.

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Latest income

£539k

Latest spending

£1.4m

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £308,140 at the end of 2024, which is above the stated policy target of £40,605. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £104,297, driven by significant income from donations and legacies, while expenditure on charitable activities was £308,403 excluding the Living Stones Project.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £40,605 (held: £308k)

“The required level of reserves calculated against the reserves policy at the end of 2024 was £40,605.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: L. Manktelow, a close family member of trustee I. Manktelow, was employed by the charity. The total remuneration paid by the church during the year, including employer pension contributions and employer National Insurance contributions, was £28,437 (2023: £30,266).

“During the year, L. Manktelow, a close family member of trustee I. Manktelow, was employed by the charity. The total remuneration paid by the church during the year, including employer pension contributions and employer National Insurance contributions, was £28,437 (2023: £30,266). The church made a donation of £3,500 to Wycombe Homeless Connection during the year (2023: £3,500). M. Dykes serves as a trustee of both the church and Wycombe Homeless Connection. Additionally, during the year, a close family member of trustee Andrew Wingfield received remuneration totalling £596.84 for casual work undertaken for the church.” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£539k

Total spending

£1.4m

Reserves (reported)

£43k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Banks
Andrew Wingfield
Anthony Douglas Croft
Carrie-Anne Rebecca Manktelow
Catherine Caskey McNerney
Colin Ralph George Hutt
Dr Sarah Ann Atwell
Jennifer Lesley Rooke
Judith Andrea Hamilton
Mark Dykes · trustee of 1 other charity
SHEENA RITCHIE DYKES
Sam Lenton
Thomas Michael Burmingham

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£539k	£1.4m
31/12/2023	£694k	£571k
31/12/2022	£373k	£349k
31/12/2021	£508k	£290k
31/12/2020	£562k	£341k

Common questions

Is UNION BAPTIST CHURCH HIGH WYCOMBE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £308,140 at the end of 2024, which is above the stated policy target of £40,605. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £104,297, driven by significant income from donations and legacies, while expenditure on charitable activities was £308,403 excluding the Living Stones Project. Its FY2024 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
KING'S CHURCH MILDENHALL	1	£96k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED.

THE BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED income £3.8m
THE WELSH BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED income £227k
ROSS-ON-WYE BAPTIST CHURCH income £219k
RUGBY BAPTIST CHURCH income £240k
WOODBRIDGE QUAY CHURCH income £248k
WEALDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH income £195k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UNION BAPTIST CHURCH HIGH WYCOMBE	£539k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED FY2025	£3.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WELSH BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED FY2024	£227k	—	above	—	noted
ROSS-ON-WYE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£219k	£47,647	above	—	no doubt
RUGBY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODBRIDGE QUAY CHURCH FY2024	£248k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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