HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH BRIDGEND

Registered charity 1133067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. 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: Bridgend, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£141k
Latest spending
£114k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

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: 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

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bridgend

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH BRIDGEND£141k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE CHURCH BEACONSFIELD FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
HORNDEAN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£69k£29,8410unclear—no doubt
HIGH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£127k—0above—no doubt
AMPTHILL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£300k—0unclear—no doubt
HANHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£361k—0above—no doubt

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