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TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1136980 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Baptist Church

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Latest income
£901k
Latest spending
£898k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £610,596 exceed the stated policy target of three months of committed expenditure. The charity reports a net income of £66,090 for the year, with total funds increasing to £1,043,706, indicating stable financial health without material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months committed expenditure (held: £611k)
“The current policy is to maintain cash reserves equal to three months committed expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Baptist Union Corporation Limited is custodian Trustee of the land and premises at Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge. The Church has the benefit of using the property and replacing and enhancing parts of it.
“The Baptist Union Corporation Limited is custodian Trustee of the land and premises at Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge. The Church has the benefit of using the property and replacing and enhancing parts of it.” — 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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tonbridge Baptist Church (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£901k
Total spending
£898k
Reserves (reported)
£611k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~8.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£901k£898k
31/08/2024£823k£919k
31/08/2023£673k£626k
31/12/2022£934k£980k
31/12/2021£774k£818k

Common questions

Is TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £610,596 exceed the stated policy target of three months of committed expenditure. The charity reports a net income of £66,090 for the year, with total funds increasing to £1,043,706, indicating stable financial health without material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£24k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2022£10kDerwent Life
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2021£10kSustain Community Food Bank

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH£901k—0unclear—no doubt
TYNDALE BAPTIST CHURCH, BRISTOL FY2025£167k—0above—no doubt
Cornerstone Baptist Church FY2025£453k—0unclear—no doubt
BECKENHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£226k—0above—no doubt
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£453k—0above—no doubt

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