PEMBURY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1148719 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PBC

Church services, baptisms, weddings, mother and toddlers, over 60's day centre, relevant courses etc.

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

Latest income
£218k
Latest spending
£220k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £116,516 from £130,459 in the previous year, though the General Fund balance of £63,905 is considered adequate for the foreseeable future. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Staff costs increased to £77,446 due to pay rises and National Insurance, while total overheads rose to £156,340 largely due to increased depreciation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Mission Fund grants made to a related party of one Trustee for overseas mission work.
“Some Mission Fund grants were made to a related party of one Trustee, in relation to his overseas mission work.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£218k£220k
31/12/2023£203k£177k
31/12/2022£166k£155k
31/12/2021£133k£105k
31/12/2020£159k£117k

Common questions

Is PEMBURY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £116,516 from £130,459 in the previous year, though the General Fund balance of £63,905 is considered adequate for the foreseeable future. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Staff costs increased to £77,446 due to pay rises and National Insurance, while total overheads rose to £156,340 largely due to increased depreciation. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST1£25k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEMBURY SCHOOL HOUSE NURSERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEMBURY BAPTIST CHURCH£218k—0unclear—no doubt
PEMBURY SCHOOL HOUSE NURSERY FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
STREATHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£380k—0above—not going concern
RESURRECTION POWER AND LIVING BREAD MINISTRIES BIRMINGHAM FY2025£229kup to £10,0000unclear—no doubt
PARR STREET EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025£283k—0above—no doubt
THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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