HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1153419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching & teachingbaptism, Communion shall normally be observed monthly evangelism and missionteaching, encouragement, welcome & inclusion of young peoplenurturing Christian discipleseducation/training for Christian & community servicepastoral caresupporting & encouraging charitable social action in the UK & abroadworking ecumenically

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: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£190k

Latest spending

£121k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £226,809 were held at the year end, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with income decreasing slightly but expenditure decreasing more significantly, resulting in increased cash holdings.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £50,000 (reserves figure: £227k)

“This would equate to a reserve of no less than £50,000, which the trustees believe would be sufficient to allow the charity to continue to operate smoothly should income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Anne Kemp received £1,717 for employment benefits related to helping look after the charity's finances.

“During the year Anne Kemp was employed by the charity and received employment benefits totalling £1,717 (2024: £1,642). She received this payment for helping look after the charity's finances, not for serving as a trustee; this payment is permitted by the charity's governing document.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Anne Kemp, a trustee, received £1,717 for employment benefits related to helping look after the charity's finances.

“During the year Anne Kemp was employed by the charity and received employment benefits totalling £1,717 (2024: £1,642). She received this payment for helping look after the charity's finances, not for serving as a trustee; this payment is permitted by the charity's governing document.” — page 10

“During the year the charity received £24,550 of donations from the trustees and related parties.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity received £24,550 in donations from trustees and related parties.

“During the year Anne Kemp was employed by the charity and received employment benefits totalling £1,717 (2024: £1,642). She received this payment for helping look after the charity's finances, not for serving as a trustee; this payment is permitted by the charity's governing document.” — page 10

“During the year the charity received £24,550 of donations from the trustees and related parties.” — page 10

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest 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: 35
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: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £19,988 — grants £19,988 (2); 9% of the £233,978 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Anne Brown
Elizabeth Gilbertson Emes
Jacob O'Boyle
John Auguer
Marina Fairbairn
Matthew John Gale
Monica Joyce Barnes
Richard Brown
Samantha Kimberley Joseph

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£190k	£121k
30/09/2024	£219k	£148k
30/09/2023	£234k	£194k
30/09/2022	£218k	£313k
30/09/2021	£214k	£233k

Common questions

Is HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £226,809 were held at the year end, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with income decreasing slightly but expenditure decreasing more significantly, resulting in increased cash holdings. 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
Country Houses Foundation	1	£566k
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT	1	£30k
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	1	£10k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £270k
WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH income £140k
HADDON HALL BAPTIST CHURCH income £156k
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £152k
CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £444k
HERNE BAY BAPTIST CHURCH income £114k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HERNE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH	£190k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£270k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HADDON HALL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£156k	£19,468	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£152k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£444k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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