WEST MALLING BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1130977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Services Sunday mornings and evenings, mid week meetings, Prayer Meetings, Youth Work, Swan Street Pre-School, Parent & Toddlers, Oasis, Coffee Mornings, House Groups, Table Tennis,

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £96,972 while total expenditure rose to £100,576, resulting in a net deficit for the year. However, the trustees report that free cash reserves of £49,431 are adequate to continue the church's work in 2025 and beyond, despite planned significant building expenditures. The charity relies heavily on volunteer labor and internal membership contributions rather than wider public appeals.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dave Baxterchair
• Dr Matthew Sadler
• Maggie Manktelow
• Mark Cocks
• Susan Margaret Mckie

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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