HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH BRIDGEND
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.
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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the church reported a surplus of £27,106 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £140,869 and total expenditure of £113,763. Net assets increased to £12,344,095, driven primarily by the revaluation of non-monetary assets held for the church's own use. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and that no matters requiring attention were identified.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 23
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 21
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 25
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
Trustees
- Edna Maureen Turner
- JOHN WARE
- Lynne Chamberlain
- MARY JOHNSON
- PAUL EVANS
- PHILLIP HOGG
- RHONWEN MILES
- Rev Darren Lloyd Zachary Blaney
- Sally Lynne George
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £141k | £114k |
| 31/12/2024 | £125k | £112k |
| 31/12/2023 | £105k | £115k |
| 31/12/2022 | £92k | £98k |
| 31/12/2021 | £90k | £56k |
Common questions
Is HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH BRIDGEND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church reported a surplus of £27,106 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £140,869 and total expenditure of £113,763. Net assets increased to £12,344,095, driven primarily by the revaluation of non-monetary assets held for the church's own use. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and that no matters requiring attention were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH BRIDGEND | £141k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOPE CHURCH BEACONSFIELD | £205k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HORNDEAN BAPTIST CHURCH | £69k | £29,841 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HIGH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH | £127k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AMPTHILL BAPTIST CHURCH | £300k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HANHAM BAPTIST CHURCH | £361k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |