CHRISTCHURCH BALDOCK

Registered charity 1154689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching, mission - home and overseas. Involvement of children and young people, nurture of Christian disciples, care for the poor.

Objects

1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE TOWN OF BALDOCK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; AND2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS, FURTHER THE OBJECT SET OUT IN ARTICLE 1.

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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Registered contact address: North Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£292k

Latest spending

£176k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash current assets of £123,200 exceed the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £56,000 (equivalent to three months of budgeted running costs). Although the balance sheet shows a net current liability of £1,000 due to short-term member loans taken to purchase a manse pending property sales, the trustees confirm the charity holds sufficient readily realizable cash to comply with its reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)

“The total unrestricted donations & legacies amount of £212,290 is shown above.” — page 18

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 50
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £1,560 — grants £1,560 (1); under 1% of the £275,138 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 60
Government income: £1,326 — grants £1,326 (1); under 1% of the £266,392 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £961k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/10/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Adam Stuart Goddardchair
David Willbe
Dr Obilor Nwamadi
Nicholas Murray Clube

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£292k	£176k
31/12/2024	£275k	£248k
31/12/2023	£266k	£234k
31/12/2022	£255k	£206k
31/12/2021	£211k	£197k

Common questions

Is CHRISTCHURCH BALDOCK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash current assets of £123,200 exceed the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £56,000 (equivalent to three months of budgeted running costs). Although the balance sheet shows a net current liability of £1,000 due to short-term member loans taken to purchase a manse pending property sales, the trustees confirm the charity holds sufficient readily realizable cash to comply with its reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE income £528k
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £662k
CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN income £775k
CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH, LONDON income £75k
CHRIST DISCIPLES MISSION income £169k
CHRIST CHURCH MANCHESTER income £537k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRISTCHURCH BALDOCK	£292k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE FY2025	£528k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2026	£662k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN FY2025	£775k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH, LONDON FY2025	£75k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST DISCIPLES MISSION FY2025	£169k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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