BECKENHAM BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Baptist Church

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Latest income

£135k

Latest spending

£139k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £4,529 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £116,644 to £112,115. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting £50,000 to cover unexpected costs and up to six months of revenue expenditure. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves stood at £112,115, which is above the stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (53% of income)

“Donations and legacies 52,507” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

AKIN KOLEOSHO
DAVID SHORT
JONATHAN RIDDINGS
Jill Jones
KATHLEEN HAWKINS
Kathy Bance
Margaret Jacqueline Tibbert
Monday Killo
ROBERT DIGBY
Rev NEIL JONATHAN DRAISEY

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£135k	£139k
31/03/2024	£129k	£110k
31/03/2023	£121k	£130k
31/03/2022	£118k	£102k
31/03/2021	£87k	£75k

Common questions

Is BECKENHAM BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £4,529 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £116,644 to £112,115. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting £50,000 to cover unexpected costs and up to six months of revenue expenditure. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves stood at £112,115, which is above the stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH.

TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH income £901k
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST income £651k
Cornerstone Baptist Church income £453k
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH income £453k
STREATHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £380k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE'S BECKENHAM income £205k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BECKENHAM BAPTIST CHURCH	£135k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£901k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£651k	—	2	above	—	no doubt
Cornerstone Baptist Church FY2025	£453k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£453k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
STREATHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£380k	—	0	above	—	not going concern

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