CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1147565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Public worship, prayer Bible Study, preaching and teaching, christian discipleship.Sacraments according to Baptist Principles.Mission - locally, nationally and internationally.Charitable social action in the Uk and overseas.

Objects

THE PRINCIPLE 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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£81k

Latest spending

£71k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts increased to £81,272 in 2024, resulting in a surplus over payments. The trustees report sufficient reserves and ongoing income to enable the church to function effectively in the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: working capital for the opening month of the following year (held: £13k)

“It is the church’s policy, established many decades ago, to distribute by way of donations to other charities, any surplus that there is in the Unrestricted Fund at the end of the financial year. The balance in the Unrestricted Fund at the end of the year represents the necessary working capital for the opening month of the following year.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew March Lawrence · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Sarah Evans
Huw Eynon
Mirena Nokolova Noyvirt
Rev Ian Tutton
Theresa Tracey Pauline Uzor

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£81k	£71k
31/12/2023	£74k	£89k
31/12/2022	£58k	£77k
31/12/2021	£56k	£61k
31/12/2020	£56k	£59k

Common questions

Is CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts increased to £81,272 in 2024, resulting in a surplus over payments. The trustees report sufficient reserves and ongoing income to enable the church to function effectively in the coming year.