WOKINGHAM BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church provides public services of Christian worship on Sundays with a full children's programme.Small groups aim to encourage the growth of faith and discipleship.4321 is a drop-in parent and toddler group for children aged 4 and below and Sunbeams is for pre-schoolers. An ever changing set of activities for young people also takes place.

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: UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

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: Wokingham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased to £3,080,722, with unrestricted funds standing at £135,576. The filing notes that the charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and that a previous defined benefit scheme deficit was settled via an insurance buy-out in October 2024. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Maria Rogerson
• David James Kitching
• Elizabeth Nixon
• Frances Louise Jeffery
• Kai Chi Chan
• Rev Nick Hudson
• Rev Savannah Rose Bell
• Sharon Elisabeth Baynham
• Susan Anne Chapman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Timothy James Clark
• Yuen Chun Tong

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

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

• CORSHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £373k
• CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £973k
• FAKENHAM BAPTIST COMMUNITY CHURCH income £24k
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• DOWNHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £15k
• SITTINGBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH income £195k

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