WESTBURY-ON-TRYM BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1132392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal aim of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.

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: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£227k

Latest spending

£224k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted and designated reserves of £352,219 (£76,551 unrestricted and £275,668 designated). The trustees report a policy on financial reserves and are seeking to increase free reserves over time by managing expenditure and increasing donations. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Westbury Baptist Pre-School is a connected charity (separate entity). It paid rent to the church for the use of its premises.

“The pre-school paid rent to the church during the period to 31 December 2025 of £16000 for use of its premises.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 21

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Heard
David Murray
James Thomas Thorp
Moira Nicoll
Rev James Watson
Ruth Davies
Sarah Brain
Stewart Jolly

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£227k	£224k
31/12/2024	£191k	£237k
31/12/2023	£197k	£210k
31/12/2022	£170k	£192k
31/12/2021	£165k	£161k

Common questions

Is WESTBURY-ON-TRYM BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted and designated reserves of £352,219 (£76,551 unrestricted and £275,668 designated). The trustees report a policy on financial reserves and are seeking to increase free reserves over time by managing expenditure and increasing donations. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

WEST BRIDGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £105k
WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH income £159k
TESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH income £581k
WHEATLEY PARK BAPTIST CHURCH income £95k
WOODFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £182k
EASTLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £469k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WESTBURY-ON-TRYM BAPTIST CHURCH	£227k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST BRIDGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£105k	—	below	—	no doubt
WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£581k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHEATLEY PARK BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£95k	—	below	—	no doubt
WOODFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£182k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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