LAVENDON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1148092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sunday morning service for all ages 10.30am. With Sunday Club for Children.Monday - Prayer & Pint (1st Mon in Month) 7.30pm.Tuesday - Bible study and prayer 7.30pm.Wednesday - Craft & Chat (1st & 3rd Wed in Month) 2pm.Thursday - Toddler group 10am.

Objects

AND WHEREAS A CHAPEL AND SCHOOLROOM HAVE BEEN ERECTED UPON THE SAID PIECES OF LAND OR ON SOME PART THEREOF. AND WHEREAS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTENDED THAT THE SAID PIECES OF LAND AND THE CHAPEL AND SCHOOLROOM SHOULD BE USED OCCUPIED AND ENJOYED AS A PLACE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP BY A CHURCH OF PROTESTANT DISSENTERS WHO WERE PREPARED TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE ARTICLES OF FAITH.

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

£39k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £5,138.89 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £38,791.13 and expenditure of £33,652.24. The trustees report that current free reserves stand at £8,700, which is above their stated policy target of approximately £8,500 (representing four months of running costs).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approx. 4 months of running costs for the church, which translates to an amount of £8,500 (held: £9k)

“The trustees aim to hold reserves of approx. 4 months of running costs for the church, which translates to an amount of £8,500.” — page 3

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Byron Davies
Carole Ann Kelcey
Caroline Biddle
JONATHAN DAVID WOODWARD BAHONSPGCE
Rev Richard Alan Lake

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£39k	£34k
31/03/2024	£19k	£24k
31/03/2023	£23k	£23k
31/03/2022	£24k	£28k
31/03/2021	£19k	£22k

Common questions

Is LAVENDON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £5,138.89 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £38,791.13 and expenditure of £33,652.24. The trustees report that current free reserves stand at £8,700, which is above their stated policy target of approximately £8,500 (representing four months of running costs). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.