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HAYWARDS HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1131365 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HHBC

BAPTIST CHURCH

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£235k
Latest spending
£217k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £234,601 and total expenditure of £216,581, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed the charity is a viable going concern with unrestricted reserves of £2,382,554, which they consider sufficient to meet financial commitments and manage unforeseen circumstances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient resources for the church to meet its financial commitments in the event of a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure (held: £2.4m)
“The trustees' objective is to ensure there are sufficient resources for the church to meet its financial commitments in the event of a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The custodian trustee is The Baptist Union Corporation Limited, a registered charity controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The church is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the South Eastern Baptist Association.
“The custodian trustee of the church is The Baptist Union Corporation Limited which is a registered charity (no. 249635) and which is controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the South Eastern Baptist Association. The Home Mission Fund is the principal working fund of that Union.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £49k
“The church understands that it would have cost £48,500 to settle its statutory obligations to the scheme at the year end.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£523k
Total spending
£141k
Reserves (reported)
£50k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (62% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£235k£217k
31/12/2024£267k£204k
31/12/2023£523k£141k
31/12/2022£245k£135k
31/12/2021£195k£173k

Common questions

Is HAYWARDS HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £234,601 and total expenditure of £216,581, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed the charity is a viable going concern with unrestricted reserves of £2,382,554, which they consider sufficient to meet financial commitments and manage unforeseen circumstances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.