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.

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

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.

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 WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH.

WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH income £159k
EASTLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £469k
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH WALTHAMSTOW income £126k
BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH income £134k
WOODBRIDGE QUAY CHURCH income £248k
SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCH income £272k

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 WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£469k	—	above	—	no doubt
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH WALTHAMSTOW FY2024	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£134k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOODBRIDGE QUAY CHURCH FY2024	£248k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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