THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1160363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the Church is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ in the local area , and throughout the world though our links and relationships.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£422k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is satisfactory, with total unrestricted free reserves of £183,163 against a policy target of approximately £89,589. The charity reported a net income of £668,092 for the year, driven largely by restricted building fund donations, while unrestricted funds saw a modest net income of £5,202. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient cash reserves to continue operations for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and offerings (61% of income)
“Donations and offerings 717,782” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£422k
Reserves (reported)
£209k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Colombia · France · Malaysia · Romania · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£422k
31/03/2024£1.1m£429k
31/03/2023£479k£358k
31/03/2022£393k£358k
31/03/2021£377k£344k

Common questions

Is THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is satisfactory, with total unrestricted free reserves of £183,163 against a policy target of approximately £89,589. The charity reported a net income of £668,092 for the year, driven largely by restricted building fund donations, while unrestricted funds saw a modest net income of £5,202. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient cash reserves to continue operations for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Western Limited.

Who funds THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£25kBuilding The Future Church Redevelopment Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHOEBURYNESS AND THORPE BAY BAPTIST CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCH£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
SHOEBURYNESS AND THORPE BAY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£345k—0unclear—no doubt
THORNHILL BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTHAMPTON FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt
WORCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£126k—0above—no doubt
TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£901k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£1.7m——above—no doubt

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