STONY STRATFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, (MEMBER OF THE BAPTIST UNION)

Registered charity 1131785 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CHURCH SERVICESCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR ELDERLY, PARENTS AND TODDLERS, YOUNG PEOPLETEACHING AND TRAINING IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITHMISSION ACITIVITIES IN THE UK AND OVERSEASACTIVITIES RELATED TO POVERTY AND INJUSTICE IN UK AND OVERSEAS

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: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Milton Keynes, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£171k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £211,671, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £98,000. The charity reported a net income of £13,359 for the year, with total incoming resources of £171,092 against total expenditure of £157,733.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £98k (reserves figure: £212k)

“For the forthcoming financial year the targeted reserves figure agreed by the Trustees is set at £98k.” — page 28

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 120

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 120

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 125

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Stuart Earlchair
Barry Howson
Christine Laughlan
Dr Neil Hughes
Ian Leslie Turvey
JUDITH MARY HOWSON
Julie Anne Halsey
Peter Alec Whybray
RUTH MARY BOWDEN · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen Anthony Summerfield

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£171k	£158k
31/03/2024	£148k	£112k
31/03/2023	£178k	£190k
31/03/2022	£177k	£174k
31/03/2021	£209k	£180k

Common questions

Is STONY STRATFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, (MEMBER OF THE BAPTIST UNION) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £211,671, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £98,000. The charity reported a net income of £13,359 for the year, with total incoming resources of £171,092 against total expenditure of £157,733. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SEAFORD COMMUNITY TRUST.

SEAFORD COMMUNITY TRUST income £121k
ST STEPHEN SOCIETY income £98k
STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £110k
SALTISFORD CHURCH income £206k
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST income £651k
SPRINGFIELD CHURCH income £196k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STONY STRATFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, (MEMBER OF THE BAPTIST UNION)	£171k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SEAFORD COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST STEPHEN SOCIETY FY2025	£98k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£110k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SALTISFORD CHURCH FY2025	£206k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£651k	—	2	above	—	no doubt

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