CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;Evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally;Nurture and growth of Christian disciples;Education and training for Christian and community service;Giving and encouraging pastoral care;Supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the United Kingdom and abroad;

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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Registered contact address: Crawley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£444k

Latest spending

£417k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £27,230 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £90,781. This exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £32,500. The accounts were subject to an independent examination, which reported no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £32,500 (reserves figure: £91k)

“We have considered the financial risks we face and our policy is to hold £32,500 as free reserves.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: 3 Trustees received remuneration of £79,233 and pension contributions of £13,376.

“During the year, 3 Trustees received remuneration of £79,233 (2024 - £89,733). During the year, 3 Trustees received benefits in kind in the form of pension contributions of £13,376 (2024 - £15,535).” — page 29

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

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: 100
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 100
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 100
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev IAN DENNIS PHILLIPSchair
ADE ADEROUNMU
Belinda Cordice
GRAHAM LESLIE POOLE
Graham Durrant
Rev Peter James Butchers
Roney Richard Soloman
SUE LINDRIDGE
Sarah Jane Vincent
Shamima McAdjar
Sharon Mary Golightly · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£444k	£417k
31/12/2024	£380k	£416k
31/12/2023	£369k	£415k
31/12/2022	£346k	£376k
31/12/2021	£366k	£372k

Common questions

Is CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £27,230 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £90,781. This exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £32,500. The accounts were subject to an independent examination, which reported no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k	The Church

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 ROCK FOUNDATION	1	£68k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH	£444k	—	above	—	no doubt
CRANLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£477k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITLEY BAY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Camberley Baptist Church FY2025	£115k	£16,777.92	above	—	no doubt
NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£131k	£46,813	above	—	no doubt

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