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CATERHAM BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1135414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CBC

Regular public worship open to all. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and the bereavedTeaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groupsProvision of a youth club with a Christian ethos. Promoting the whole mission for the church through activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special need groups. Supporting other charities in theUK and overseas.

Objects

The principal object of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith according to Baptist principles and in accordance with the Basis of Faith as stated in Schedule 1. The charity may also 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
£170k
Latest spending
£238k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £122,933 exceeded the trustees' policy target of £85,000, indicating compliance with the reserves policy. However, total expenditure of £237,814 significantly exceeded income of £170,030, resulting in a decrease in cash funds of £67,784 for the year. Two restricted funds were in deficit due to overexpenditure, which the trustees plan to eliminate in 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £85,000 (held: £123k)
“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £85,000” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Jonathan Bailey (£53,129) and Dominic Squibb (£41,543) received remuneration for employment roles (Church Leader and families worker respectively). C Millman (£5,925) and S Dobson (£7,336), spouses of trustees, also received remuneration.
“Two of the Trustees receive remuneration from the church.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Jonathan Bailey, a Trustee, received employment benefits of £53,129 for serving as Church Leader.
“Jonathan Bailey served as Church Leader and received total employment benefits of £53,129 (2023: £52,425) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a Trustee” — page 10
“Dominic Squibb, who was appointed as a Trustee in January 2024, served as a families worker, and received total employment benefits of £41,543 for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a Trustee” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dominic Squibb, a Trustee, received employment benefits of £41,543 for serving as a families worker.
“Jonathan Bailey served as Church Leader and received total employment benefits of £53,129 (2023: £52,425) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a Trustee” — page 10
“Dominic Squibb, who was appointed as a Trustee in January 2024, served as a families worker, and received total employment benefits of £41,543 for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a Trustee” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: C Millman, wife of Trustee Howard Millman, received employment benefits of £5,925 as an administrator.
“Jonathan Bailey served as Church Leader and received total employment benefits of £53,129 (2023: £52,425) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a Trustee” — page 10
“Dominic Squibb, who was appointed as a Trustee in January 2024, served as a families worker, and received total employment benefits of £41,543 for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a Trustee” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: S Dobson, wife of Trustee David Dobson, received employment benefits of £7,336 as an administrator.
“Jonathan Bailey served as Church Leader and received total employment benefits of £53,129 (2023: £52,425) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a Trustee” — page 10
“Dominic Squibb, who was appointed as a Trustee in January 2024, served as a families worker, and received total employment benefits of £41,543 for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a Trustee” — page 10
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.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£170k£238k
31/12/2023£151k£172k
31/12/2022£137k£130k
31/12/2021£150k£129k
31/12/2020£144k£154k

Common questions

Is CATERHAM BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £122,933 exceeded the trustees' policy target of £85,000, indicating compliance with the reserves policy. However, total expenditure of £237,814 significantly exceeded income of £170,030, resulting in a decrease in cash funds of £67,784 for the year. Two restricted funds were in deficit due to overexpenditure, which the trustees plan to eliminate in 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.