GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1151428 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities include but not restricted to - regular public worship, Bible study, preaching/teaching; baptism as defined in the Union's Declaration of Principle; Communion; evangelism/mission; teaching/welcome of YP; nurture/growth of Christian disciples; education/training; giving/encouraging of pastoral care; supporting charitable social action; relationships with Baptists and other Christians.

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: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£210k

Latest spending

£230k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £20,389 for the year, with total receipts of £210,101 and payments of £230,490. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £137,616, which is above the stated policy target of £64,638. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirm the charity can meet future obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of normal running costs, plus any unknown upcoming additional expenditure, this is a target level of £64,638 (reserves figure: £138k)

“As a guide the church seeks to keep unrestricted reserves of four months of normal running costs, plus any unknown upcoming additional expenditure, this is a target level of £64,638.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Repayment of £5,000 loan to Trustee Crispin Northey and wife

“During the year the short term private loan in the Building Fund of £5,000 was repaid to Trustee Mr Crispin Northey and his wife Mrs Lana Northey. No interest was applied to the loan.” — page 17

“During the year ending September 2024 Trustee Tony Tofrik and his wife Mrs Sue Torfrik lent the church £10,000 as an interest-free private loan into the Building Fund. The loan is due to be repaid before June 2028, the full loan remains outstanding at the year end 30th September 2025.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Outstanding £10,000 loan from Trustee Tony Tofrik and wife

“During the year the short term private loan in the Building Fund of £5,000 was repaid to Trustee Mr Crispin Northey and his wife Mrs Lana Northey. No interest was applied to the loan.” — page 17

“During the year ending September 2024 Trustee Tony Tofrik and his wife Mrs Sue Torfrik lent the church £10,000 as an interest-free private loan into the Building Fund. The loan is due to be repaid before June 2028, the full loan remains outstanding at the year end 30th September 2025.” — page 17

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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 30/09/2025

Volunteers: 90
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 30/09/2024

Volunteers: 90
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 30/09/2023

Volunteers: 93
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Carol Ann Cook
Christopher John Burland
Elizabeth Frances Allen
JOY LILES
Malcolm Townend
Patrick Dale Smith
Philip Lerman
Rev Martin Ian Hills
Tony Tofrik

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£210k	£230k
30/09/2024	£228k	£225k
30/09/2023	£259k	£142k
30/09/2022	£186k	£179k
30/09/2021	£194k	£182k

Common questions

Is GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £20,389 for the year, with total receipts of £210,101 and payments of £230,490. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £137,616, which is above the stated policy target of £64,638. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirm the charity can meet future obligations. 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 BROOKSIDE TRUST	1	£190k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£5k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

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

WESTBURY AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH income £127k
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH income £646k
LIFE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH income £50k
WELTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £333k
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH income £98k
SIDLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £91k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH	£210k	—	above	—	no doubt
WESTBURY AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£127k	—	below	—	no doubt
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£646k	—	below	—	no doubt
LIFE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£50k	£14,666	above	—	no doubt
WELTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£333k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£98k	—	above	—	no doubt

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