BROADWATER BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134512 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Centre for worship and the ongoing witness of Christian people in Broadwater.

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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Latest income

£265k

Latest spending

£240k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the church had a net deficit of £17,969 for the year, resulting in a decrease in the general fund balance carried forward to £32,733. The treasurer notes that this total is around £12,000 less than in 2023 and states, 'We need to keep this total higher for contingencies.'

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £33k)

“We need to keep this total higher for contingencies.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

PAUL RYCROFTchair
Barbara Seale
Edward Jackson
Elain Hardwick
James Aylward
Linda Rockall
Martin Cornford
Rev COLIN PHILLIPS · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Jason Gain
Rosalind Russell

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£265k	£240k
31/12/2023	£177k	£195k
31/12/2022	£105k	£109k
31/12/2021	£93k	£94k
31/12/2020	£87k	£96k

Common questions

Is BROADWATER BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the church had a net deficit of £17,969 for the year, resulting in a decrease in the general fund balance carried forward to £32,733. The treasurer notes that this total is around £12,000 less than in 2023 and states, 'We need to keep this total higher for contingencies.' Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.