OUNDLE BAPTIST CHURCH
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the church's assets and liabilities were transferred to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 31 December 2025, marking these as the final accounts for the original entity. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £64,174 are held at a level higher than the policy target of two months' expenditure, citing concerns about future income due to the age profile of donors.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees continually monitor the level of giving and expenditure and seek to try to maintain reserves that would equate to approximately two months of known expenditure.” — page 3
“The assets and liabilities of Oundle Baptist Church (reg no 1134043) were transferred to Oundle Baptist Church CIO (reg no 1212830) on 31 December 2025. These are therefore the final accounts of the church.” — page 2
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → not a going concern (FY2025).
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £90k | £83k |
| 31/12/2024 | £103k | £121k |
| 31/12/2023 | £113k | £129k |
| 31/12/2022 | £112k | £108k |
| 31/12/2021 | £107k | £85k |
Common questions
Is OUNDLE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church's assets and liabilities were transferred to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 31 December 2025, marking these as the final accounts for the original entity. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £64,174 are held at a level higher than the policy target of two months' expenditure, citing concerns about future income due to the age profile of donors. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- OUNDLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH
- LANSDOWNE BAPTIST CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH
- CONNECT CHURCH (NORTH LINCS)
- RUGBY BAPTIST CHURCH
- RODBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH
- WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE BAPTIST CHURCH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUNDLE BAPTIST CHURCH | £90k | — | 0 | above | — | not going concern |
| OUNDLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH | £118k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LANSDOWNE BAPTIST CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH | £819k | in excess of £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CONNECT CHURCH (NORTH LINCS) | £181k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RUGBY BAPTIST CHURCH | £240k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RODBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH | £100k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |