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SMALL HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1136199 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHBC

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION, AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES.OUR MISSION :TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE FACILITIES FOR USE BY THE COMMUNITY OF SMALL HEATH AND BIRMINGHAM, AND OPERATE / FACILITATE PROJECTS THAT WILL IMPROVE AND BRING ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CIVIL RENEWAL, AND A MORE COHESIVE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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Latest income
£167k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £8,974 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £167,353 and expenditure of £158,379. Unrestricted reserves stood at £119,079, which the trustees state is above their policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £41,098 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Rev Owen Uriah received remuneration of £41,098 (2023: £Nil) during the year.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months unrestricted expenditure (held: £119k)
“The Trustees believe unrestricted resevers should be at least equivalent to three months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£167k£158k
31/12/2023£147k£117k
31/12/2022£130k£121k
31/12/2021£117k£115k
31/12/2020£118k£113k

Common questions

Is SMALL HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £8,974 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £167,353 and expenditure of £158,379. Unrestricted reserves stood at £119,079, which the trustees state is above their policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SMALL HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £41,098 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Birmingham City Council26/03/2021£2kSHBC Gardening Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2005£200kRefurbishment of Church premises