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.

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: Tunbridge Wells, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£201k

Latest spending

£203k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £128,807, with the General Fund balance considered adequate for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a General Fund surplus of £12,092 for the year, driven by increased giving from members and friends despite rising living costs. Staff costs rose to £81,479 due to salary increases and National Insurance, while overheads decreased slightly due to lower depreciation and energy savings from solar panels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Mission Fund grants were made to a related party of one trustee, in relation to his overseas mission work.

“Some Deacons (and thus Trustees) and the Pastor received reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the church during the year, and some Mission Fund grants were made to a related party of one trustee, in relation to his overseas mission work.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 60
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Hendrika Cornelia Nijman-Smids
JOHN GEORGE BAKER
Jonathan Mark Stewart
Lawrence Martin Parsons
Patricia Faith Dyson
Rev DANIEL CARRICK FOSTER
Richard Mark Beeching

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£201k	£203k
31/12/2024	£218k	£220k
31/12/2023	£203k	£177k
31/12/2022	£166k	£155k
31/12/2021	£133k	£105k

Common questions

Is PEMBURY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £128,807, with the General Fund balance considered adequate for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a General Fund surplus of £12,092 for the year, driven by increased giving from members and friends despite rising living costs. Staff costs rose to £81,479 due to salary increases and National Insurance, while overheads decreased slightly due to lower depreciation and energy savings from solar panels. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE RASCHE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£60k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£40k
THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UPNEY BAPTIST CHURCH.

UPNEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £87k
EPWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH income £41k
DEREHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £308k
WHITLEY BAY BAPTIST CHURCH income £190k
KING'S BAPTIST CHURCH income £49k
CHAPEL ALLERTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £89k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PEMBURY BAPTIST CHURCH	£201k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UPNEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£87k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EPWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£41k	—	above	—	no doubt
DEREHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£308k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITLEY BAY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KING'S BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£49k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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