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PURLEY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1132285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church was established to aid the promulgation of the Christian Gospel, maintaining the doctrines usually described as evangelical and particularly as set out in the Articles of Faith contained in the foundation Trust Deed. The Leadership Team under the control of the Church have charge of its temporal affairs.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£955k
Latest spending
£772k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the church recorded a net loss for the year, largely due to unplanned building spending and an in-year pay award to staff. Despite this, the church maintains free reserves of £206,000, which is below its stated policy target of approximately £250,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months essential expenditure plus a provision for possible fluctuations in income (held: £206k)
“The Leadership Team has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (“the free reserves”) held by the church should be around 3 months essential expenditure plus a provision for possible fluctuations in income. This equates to approximately £250,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Unsecured interest-free loans from church members and friends.
“The total other loans of £147,000 represent unsecured interest free loans from church members and friends.”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: 58:12
“The Church has a subsidiary company, 58:12 which was formed to carry out the proposed development of the island site in Purley.” — page 3
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£955k
Total spending
£772k
Reserves (reported)
£398k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£955k£772k
31/12/2023£692k£701k
31/12/2022£691k£668k
31/12/2021£612k£560k
31/12/2020£621k£573k

Common questions

Is PURLEY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the church recorded a net loss for the year, largely due to unplanned building spending and an in-year pay award to staff. Despite this, the church maintains free reserves of £206,000, which is below its stated policy target of approximately £250,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PURLEY BAPTIST CHURCH£955k—0unclear—no doubt
GUNNERSBURY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£320k—0unclear—no doubt
GORSLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£463k—0within—no doubt
WOODBRIDGE QUAY CHURCH FY2024£248k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWBURY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£167k—0above—no doubt
THATCHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£162k——above—no doubt

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