BILDESTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1154041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JV5H5XEV

The Charity carries out a full range of normal Church activities, Sunday Meeting, Bible Study Groups, Prayer meetings. mission support etc.In addition to this the charity operates a Lunch Club & Community Cafe, Walking group and a Craft group. The charity also hosts and makes its building and resources available for various community and group events.

Objects

A)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.B)TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BILDESTON & THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID BENEFICIARIES.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the main church entity reported a surplus of 10,874.99 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total monetary assets increasing to 52,584.08. The Community Coffee Centre also reported a surplus of 1,327.44, while the Lunch Club recorded a small deficit of 22.02. The trustees confirm that the church continues its activities with strong community engagement and volunteer support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER HALLchair
• Dr Elizabeth Tolland
• PHILIP BEALES

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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