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WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching; Baptism; Celebrating the LordÔÇÖs Supper; Evangelism; Mission; Teaching, encouragement, inclusion of young people; Nurture of Christian disciples; Education and training for Christian and community service; pastoral care; Supporting and encouraging charitable social action; Encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other Christians.

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: Enfield, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the General Fund ended the year with a surplus of £15,177, rising to a closing balance of £107,247. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £107,247, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £54,000. The organization reports no long-term liabilities and maintains a positive cash position across its bank accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure plus a further £10,000 (reserves figure: £107k)
“The Church’s reserve policy remains as approved in 2018 and dictates we retain a minimum of six months expenditure plus a further £10,000 to allow for emergency building repairs. Based on budgeted levels of expenditure going into 2026, this equates to around £54,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Potential conflict of interest in payments to a trustee-connected business
“There is a potential for a conflict of interest relating to payment to K & GN Ltd., and the Trustees adopt procedures to manage this.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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: 16
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Enfield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£140k£107k
31/12/2024£117k£82k
31/12/2023£83k£80k
31/12/2022£76k£87k
31/12/2021£76k£71k

Common questions

Is WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the General Fund ended the year with a surplus of £15,177, rising to a closing balance of £107,247. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £107,247, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £54,000. The organization reports no long-term liabilities and maintains a positive cash position across its bank accounts. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, WINCHESTER1£20k
THE BAPTIST UNION OF WALES1£4k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH£140k—0unclear—no doubt
HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£190k—0above—no doubt
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£152k——above—no doubt
ELIM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt
WINCHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£203kUnder £50,0000within—no doubt
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£270k—0unclear—no doubt

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