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ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1135133 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rock is an evangelical church, affiliated to the FIEC and meeting at Morley Memorial School each Sunday, working in the community around south Cambridge in particular, whilst supporting workers across the globe.

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Latest income
£168k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £165,540, a level well above the minimum required by the charity's reserves policy. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with income of £168,364 exceeding expenditure of £134,583, resulting in increased cash holdings.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income in the year was £168k (£166k in 2023/24) and expenditure was £135k (£176k in 2023/24).” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £166k)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby free reserves held by the charity should be maintained at a prudent level, equivalent to a minimum of three month's expenditure” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The employed minister, Michael Partridge, is also a trustee. Remuneration is included in staff costs.
“The staff costs in note 3 include amounts relating to the employed minister of the church who is also a trustee (Michael Partridge) paid in his capacity as staff and not as trustees, as permitted by the governing document.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£168k£135k
31/08/2024£173k£189k
31/08/2023£173k£189k
31/08/2022£155k£163k
31/08/2021£155k£163k

Common questions

Is ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £165,540, a level well above the minimum required by the charity's reserves policy. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with income of £168,364 exceeding expenditure of £134,583, resulting in increased cash holdings. 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 SOLE 2 SOUL FOUNDATION1£81k
SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY1£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIVING ROCK TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH£168k—0above—no doubt
LIVING ROCK TRUST FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
@ THE ROCK FY2025£331k—0unclear—no doubt
HOUSE ON THE ROCK INTERNATIONAL CHURCH (BERMONDSEY) FY2024£300k—0above—no doubt
EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£894k—0above—no doubt
ROCK OF SALVATION APOSTOLIC CHURCH FY2025£119k—0unclear—noted

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