Andover Community Church

Registered charity 1130894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANDOVER BAPTIST CHURCH

OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.

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

Registered contact address: Test Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£451k

Latest spending

£444k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted net current assets were £84,395, which is above the trustees' policy target of six weeks of regular expenditure (£41,794). However, the trustees report that the church's cash flow is negative due to a slight drop in giving and an increase in expenditure, although the total fund carried forward increased compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six weeks of regular expenditure (reserves figure: £84k)

“The trustees aim to have free reserves (net current assets) in the General Fund which at least equate to six weeks of regular expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Two trustees who were Ministers received remuneration. In the year £74,146 (2024: £74,798) was paid in respect of salaries and pension contributions to the two trustees who were Ministers and included accommodation rented by the church with total costs of £20,680.

“In the year £74,146 (2024: £74,798) was paid in respect of salaries and pension contributions to the two trustees who were Ministers and included accommodation rented by the church with total costs of £20,680.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The church is a member of The Further Faster Network, a charity registered in England (Charity number: 1186278). Rev Chris Porter is a trustee of this charity and during the year subscription fees of £7,500 were paid by the church to that charity

“The church is a member of The Further Faster Network, a charity registered in England (Charity number: 1186278). is a trustee of this charity and during the year subscription fees of £7,500 were paid by the church to that charity, Rev Chris Porter” — page 18

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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: 150
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 150
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 150

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£585k

Total spending

£360k

Reserves (reported)

£3.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~103.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev CHRISTOPHER DAVID JAMES PORTERchair
Alexandra Francesca Pugh
Andrew John Batterson
Christopher Choules
David Martin Paul Choules
JANE ELIZABETH BIDDLECOMBE
Jamie Frederick Brooker
Martin Christopher Whitby
Simon Paul Biddlecombe
Stephen Peter Alexis Bennett
Wendene Wignal

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£451k	£444k
31/12/2024	£444k	£424k
31/12/2023	£334k	£368k
31/12/2022	£585k	£360k
31/12/2021	£331k	£307k

Common questions

Is Andover Community Church financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted net current assets were £84,395, which is above the trustees' policy target of six weeks of regular expenditure (£41,794). However, the trustees report that the church's cash flow is negative due to a slight drop in giving and an increase in expenditure, although the total fund carried forward increased compared to the previous year. 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
THE SERVANTS OF THE WORD TRUST	1	£33k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VALLEY CHURCH ANDOVER TRUST.

VALLEY CHURCH ANDOVER TRUST income £81k
THE ANTIOCH COMMUNITY TRUST income £165k
THE ANOINTED CHURCH income £52k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ANDOVER income £592k
ANCHOR CHURCH income £73k
ST ANDREW'S STREET, BAPTIST CHURCH - TRUST FUNDS AND PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH income £290k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Andover Community Church	£451k	—	above	—	no doubt
VALLEY CHURCH ANDOVER TRUST FY2025	£81k	—	below	—	noted
THE ANTIOCH COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£165k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANOINTED CHURCH FY2025	£52k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ANDOVER FY2025	£592k	—	below	—	no doubt
ANCHOR CHURCH FY2024	£73k	—	above	—	no doubt

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