UPPER STRATTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1133910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as USBC

The primary aim and purpose of USBC is the advancement of the Christian faith, particularly in the local community of Upper Stratton and the surrounding area.

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's unrestricted reserves increased to £116,649, which the Trustees consider not excessive against future commitments. The charity reports no staffing costs for 2025 as it has been without a paid minister since mid-2024, and the Trustees view financial funding in the short-to-medium term as not presenting a significant risk.

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 5 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID ANTHONY ALDERSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN WARNER SIMMONDS · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARY YVONNE PALMER · trustee of 1 other charity
• TREVOR JAMES MORKHAM · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Swindon

Income and spending

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