MITCHAM LANE BAPTIST CHURCH CIO

Registered charity 1161743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

REGULAR PUBLIC WORSHIP ETC.BAPTISM AND COMMUNIONEVANGELISM AND MISSIONTEACHING, ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLENUTURE AND GROWTH OF CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESEDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CHRISTIAN AND COMMUNITY SERVICESUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING CHARITABLE SOCIAL ACTION IN THE UK AND ABROADGIVING AND ENCOURAGING PASTORAL CARE

Objects

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.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£424k

Latest spending

£264k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves were £90,038 at year-end, which the trustees considered sufficient to meet their policy target of three months' revenue expenditure (£48,000). Although total expenditure exceeded income by £5,109, the charity maintained a healthy unrestricted cash balance to continue its operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £39,521 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“Rev. Gemma Duggan served as a church leader and was paid £39,521 (2023: £35,715) and received employer pension contributions of £2,558 (2023: £3,837 ) for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a trustee” — page 11

Per its FY2024 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
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Investment
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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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £255k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Amaju Ofili · trustee of 2 other charities
Claire Morgan · trustee of 2 other charities
Francesca Collis · trustee of 3 other charities
Irene De Luca Nirce
Janet Morgan-Smith · trustee of 2 other charities
Patricia Ann Marie Andre-Watson
Patricia Grant
Rev Gemma Duggan · trustee of 4 other charities
Richard Thomas · trustee of 2 other charities
Warren Uwaifo

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

Operates in: Croydon · Lambeth · Merton · Romania · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£424k	£264k
31/12/2024	£175k	£180k
31/12/2023	£191k	£185k
31/12/2022	£200k	£232k
31/12/2021	£192k	£264k

Common questions

Is MITCHAM LANE BAPTIST CHURCH CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves were £90,038 at year-end, which the trustees considered sufficient to meet their policy target of three months' revenue expenditure (£48,000). Although total expenditure exceeded income by £5,109, the charity maintained a healthy unrestricted cash balance to continue its operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MITCHAM LANE BAPTIST CHURCH CIO earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £39,521 band.

Who funds MITCHAM LANE BAPTIST CHURCH CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MITCHAM LANE BAPTIST CHURCH CIO as a grant recipient include David and Jeannie Chambers Charity for Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Francesca Collis — trustee here and at David and Jeannie Chambers Charity for Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
David and Jeannie Chambers Charity for Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation	FY2024	£4k	floor maintenance and emergency door repairs in the church’s large hall

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/02/2025	£20k	Garden of Discovery

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
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL	1	£59k
FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIO	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with David and Jeannie Chambers Charity for Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

David and Jeannie Chambers Charity for Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation income £0
Emmanuel Baptist Church Thamesmead income £113k
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £127k
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £410k
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £210k
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH income £320k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MITCHAM LANE BAPTIST CHURCH CIO	£424k	£39,521	above	—	no doubt
David and Jeannie Chambers Charity for Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation FY2024	£0	—	above	—	no doubt
Emmanuel Baptist Church Thamesmead FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£127k	£34,793	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£410k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£210k	—	above	—	no doubt

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