WEALDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1132143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WBC

- REGULAR PUBLIC WORSHIP, PRAYER, BIBLE STUDY, PREACHING & TEACHING;- NURTURE & GROWTH OF CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES;- BAPTISM;- THE COMMUNION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER;- EVANGELISM & MISSION, LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY;- THE TEACHING, ENCOURAGEMENT, WELCOME AND INCLUSION OF YOUNG PEOPLE; - PASTORAL CARE;- ENCOURAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH BAPTISTS AND OTHER CHRISTIANS.

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: UNDEFIND. 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: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Harrow, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£195k

Latest spending

£155k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income increased to £174,719.18 from £146,442.77 in the prior year, while total charitable expenditure rose to £154,538.17 from £147,485.50. The charity holds a free reserve of £92,472.26, which the trustees note covers over eight months of costs, exceeding their policy target of five to seven months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Regular Offerings (84% of income)

“Regular Offerings 65,465.09”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: five to seven months’ expenditure (reserves figure: £92k)

“The Leadership Team decided that a free reserve in the range of five to seven months’ expenditure should be maintained” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee (till Dec 2024) is also an admin worker, their wages whilst a trustee of £6,247.50 (Last Yr £7,052.50) are included in Admin Salaries

“One trustee (till Dec 2024) is also an admin worker, their wages whilst a trustee of £6,247.50 (Last Yr £7,052.50) are included in Admin Salaries” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The custodian Trustee of the church is The London Baptist Association which is charity number 1091160. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the London Baptist Association. The church made a donation to the Baptist Union Home Mission Scheme as set out in note 11.

“The custodian Trustee of the church is The London Baptist Association which is charity number 1091160. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the London Baptist Association. The church made a donation to the Baptist Union Home Mission Scheme as set out in note 11.” — 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.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 40
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 23
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 24
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wealdstone Baptist Church (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

REV MARTIN WHALEYchair
Alison Margaret Paterson · trustee of 1 other charity
CAROLYNNE MAY WEBBER
IAN RICHARD WEBBER
Imogene Delphene Smith
Marie Christina Webb-Stevens
ROSEMARY FINLOW

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

Operates in: Harrow

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£195k	£155k
31/03/2024	£161k	£147k
31/03/2023	£146k	£149k
31/03/2022	£154k	£161k
31/03/2021	£184k	£175k

Common questions

Is WEALDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income increased to £174,719.18 from £146,442.77 in the prior year, while total charitable expenditure rose to £154,538.17 from £147,485.50. The charity holds a free reserve of £92,472.26, which the trustees note covers over eight months of costs, exceeding their policy target of five to seven months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH.

MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH income £144k
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £270k
WILLESDEN GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH income £149k
WORCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH income £126k
WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £229k
ROSS-ON-WYE BAPTIST CHURCH income £219k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEALDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH	£195k	—	above	—	no doubt
MAIDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLESDEN GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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