ALNWICK BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1143745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABC

Regular public worship, prayer, bible study, preaching and teaching;Evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally;The teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people;Nurture and growth of Christian disciples;Giving and encouraging pastoral care;Supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the UK and abroad.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £16,480 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total receipts of £163,867 and total payments of £180,347. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £113,702, which exceeds the stated policy target of £90,000, although the trustees note that projected deficits for the following year could reduce reserves below this target if grants are not secured.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Stephanie Lee
• Dr Carol Jagger · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Margaret Lesley Andrew
• Dr Susan Frances Smith
• Gillian Elizabeth Curry
• Jonathan Michael Friend
• Rev CHRISTOPHER BRIAN FRIEND · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Caroline Jayne Friend
• Rev Karen Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Stewart Evans
• Susan Patricia Prince

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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