CHATSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1131202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Holding services of Christian worshipCommunity actionReligious education

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Latest income

£342k

Latest spending

£325k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity transferred its assets and liabilities to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 1 October 2025, resulting in the unincorporated charity ceasing to be a going concern. Per the trustees' report, the new charity has adequate resources to continue operational existence, although it relies on large gifts from a small number of members and carries substantial debt.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (held: £13k)

“The Church seeks to retain reserves in the General Fund equal to approximately three months’ expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Peter David Spencer Kingchair · trustee of 8 other charities
Rev Richard Paul Marzetti · trustee of 1 other charity
TREVOR LLOYD MCCLYMONT · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Croydon · Lambeth · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£342k	£325k
30/09/2024	£285k	£295k
30/09/2023	£289k	£304k
30/09/2022	£369k	£212k
30/09/2021	£272k	£202k

Common questions

Is CHATSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity transferred its assets and liabilities to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 1 October 2025, resulting in the unincorporated charity ceasing to be a going concern. Per the trustees' report, the new charity has adequate resources to continue operational existence, although it relies on large gifts from a small number of members and carries substantial debt. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Ltd.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES income £863k
WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH income £159k
THE ST PETROCK AND HEAVITREE PARISH LANDS CHARITY (THE PARISH LANDS CHARITY) income £0
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH income £646k
ST GILES’ CHURCH, DESBOROUGH income £112k
RICKMANSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH income £154k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHATSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH	£342k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES FY2025	£863k	—	above	—	noted
WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ST PETROCK AND HEAVITREE PARISH LANDS CHARITY (THE PARISH LANDS CHARITY) FY2024	£0	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£646k	—	below	—	no doubt
ST GILES’ CHURCH, DESBOROUGH FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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