ZION BAPTIST CHURCH TROWBRIDGE

Registered charity 1140359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of Christian faith according to Baptist principles in accordance with the Church's statement of faith. This is achieved by offering services such as Sunday services, midweek prayer meetings, bible studies, holding adult and children clubs, ladies' coffee mornings, informal gatherings to consider Christian faith and activities to promote mission and matters of social concern.

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: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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
£37k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made an operational deficit of £5,826 in the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to major repair costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the charity to be in a good position to continue its activities, with unrestricted free reserves of £105,280. The charity's reserves policy requires unrestricted funds to be greater than three months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £105k)
“The reserve policy of the church is to ensure the unrestricted funds held at any given time are greater than three months expenditure.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£37k£42k
31/03/2024£42k£21k
31/03/2023£33k£21k
31/03/2022£36k£25k
31/03/2021£22k£14k

Common questions

Is ZION BAPTIST CHURCH TROWBRIDGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made an operational deficit of £5,826 in the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to major repair costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the charity to be in a good position to continue its activities, with unrestricted free reserves of £105,280. The charity's reserves policy requires unrestricted funds to be greater than three months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.