CASTLEHOLD BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWPORT IW

Registered charity 1133748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Castlehold Baptist Church is governed by an Approved Governing Document which states that 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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free/unrestricted reserves of £29,828, which the trustees note is only slightly more than their calculated policy target of £26,143. The trustees report that the financial situation remains sound, supported by significant fixed assets valued at approximately £5.25 million, including church premises and a manse.

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.

• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev ADRIAN REDFEARNchair
• Dr Stephen Selby
• Roger John Henwood Herbert

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

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• HEREFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £164k
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• SPALDING BAPTIST CHURCH income £105k
• NEWBURY BAPTIST CHURCH income £167k
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• VICTORIA PARK BAPTIST CHURCH income £119k

Side by side with its peers

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