BISHOP'S STORTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1159484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BSBC

REGULAR PUBLIC WORSHIP, PRAYER, BIBLE STUDY, PREACHING AND TEACHING; BAPTISMS; HOLY COMMUNION; EVANGELISM AND MISSION; TEACHING, ENCOURAGEMENT, WELCOME AND INCLUSION OF YOUNG PEOPLE; NURTURE AND GROWTH OF CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES; EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CHRISTIAN AND COMMUNITY SERVICE; GIVING AND ENCOURAGING PASTORAL CARE; SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING CHARITABLE SOCIAL ACTION.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest deficit of £23,943 for the year, primarily driven by depreciation charges on property assets. Per the trustees' report, total liabilities outweigh current assets due to significant long-term loans, though the net asset position remains wholly positive with fixed assets valued at over £4 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lawrence & Company Accountants Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Jayne Talbot
• Catherine Church
• Graham Langhorne Page
• James Robert Davidson
• Jennifer Joyce Doohan
• Keith Bintley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kristian Philip Dimond
• Michael John Talbot
• Paul Crispin
• RICHARD PETER JONES · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rupert James Fergus Moore
• Sara Marie Sherlock
• Stephen James Lee
• Timothy David Wingrave Thomas

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

Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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