EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church provides Christian worship, prayer, pastoral care and a range of events for all ages in a newly-built (2015) modern facility. Weekly coffee, craft and art groups meet, which are attended by local people. Children's, families' and youth work is varied. Ministries are developing to meet the needs of the Emsworth community.We let our premises to outside groups and organisations.

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Latest income

£196k

Latest spending

£208k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total payments exceeding total receipts. Despite the deficit, the trustees note that voluntary income increased and that costs are expected to reduce in the following year due to the completion of one-off refurbishment works.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 20% of expenditure, which equates to around £41,500 (held: £38k)

“Reserves of 20% of expenditure, which equates to around £41,500 should, under normal circumstances, be held during the current financial year” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2023) → no going-concern doubt (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev JOEL FERREIRAchair
Andrew Woodley
Catherine Ruth March
Glenn Gordon Holland
Man Kit Chau
Paul Brennan
Rev Matthew Ferreira

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

Operates in: Hampshire · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£196k	£208k
31/12/2023	£173k	£176k
31/12/2022	£178k	£167k
31/12/2021	£154k	£142k
31/12/2020	£129k	£126k

Common questions

Is EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total payments exceeding total receipts. Despite the deficit, the trustees note that voluntary income increased and that costs are expected to reduce in the following year due to the completion of one-off refurbishment works. Its FY2024 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 BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£50k
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	1	£40k
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£11k

Charities like this

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

EPSOM BAPTIST CHURCH income £144k
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH income £132k
EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £113k
EMSWORTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £108k
WEYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH income £349k
PANTYGWYDR BAPTIST CHURCH SWANSEA income £167k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH	£196k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EPSOM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£144k	—	unclear	—	noted
EMSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£113k	—	above	—	no doubt
EMSWORTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	noted
WEYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£349k	—	below	—	no doubt

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