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OADBY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1132009 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a Baptist Church in Oadby, Leicestershire

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Latest income
£137k
Latest spending
£137k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £2,197,278, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of three months of normal operations. The charity reported a small net deficit of £201 for the year, largely offset by a £120,000 revaluation gain on the Manse, resulting in a healthy balance sheet with no material uncertainties noted.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear
“The principal costs of the Church are employment related costs. These costs relate to the stipend of its Minister, Revd. Tom Cox, the Church Administrator and the Children’s and Family Worker.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of normal operations (held: £2.2m)
“The reserves policy states that the charity aims to have sufficient unrestricted funds available to cover at least 3 months of normal operations.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£137k£137k
31/12/2023£136k£128k
31/12/2022£427k£105k
31/12/2021£131k£131k
31/12/2020£114k£99k

Common questions

Is OADBY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £2,197,278, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of three months of normal operations. The charity reported a small net deficit of £201 for the year, largely offset by a £120,000 revaluation gain on the Manse, resulting in a healthy balance sheet with no material uncertainties noted. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of OADBY BAPTIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.

Who funds OADBY BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OADBY BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITYFY2025£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL , OADBY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OADBY BAPTIST CHURCH£137kunclear0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL , OADBY FY2024£150k—0unclear—no doubt
DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£226k—0above—no doubt
ENDERBY LIFE CHURCH FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
LANSDOWNE BAPTIST CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH FY2024£819kin excess of £60,0001unclear—no doubt
EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£894k—0above—no doubt

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