EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1162147 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We meet regularly for worship; celebrating the Communion; engage in evangelism and mission, encourage the inclusion of all people; nurture Christian disciples; educate and train people for Christian and community service; encourage engagement in pastoral care; support charitable social action in the United Kingdom and abroad; relate with Christian groups locally and nationally.

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Latest income

£113k

Latest spending

£93k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £112,500 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover their stated policy of retaining six months of expenditure plus a contingency. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £35,851, driven largely by significant capital payments for a new building project, while total receipts were £663,675 against total payments of £699,525.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of all expenditure plus a further £5,000 contingency (held: £113k)

“A Reserve Fund of six months of all expenditure is retained to allow the church to adapt to any changes in the income or expenditure of the church plus a further £5,000 contingency” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 31/12/2021)

Total income

£1.7m

Total spending

£175k

Reserves (reported)

£23k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (90% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Edward Morton Pillarchair
Catherine Watton
DEREK MARKIE
Hilary Mary Honor Brotherton
Kennedy Asare
Mary Louise Brown
Timothy Ive

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£113k	£93k
31/12/2024	£209k	£245k
31/12/2023	£243k	£2.4m
31/12/2022	£190k	£337k
31/12/2021	£1.7m	£175k

Common questions

Is EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £112,500 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover their stated policy of retaining six months of expenditure plus a contingency. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £35,851, driven largely by significant capital payments for a new building project, while total receipts were £663,675 against total payments of £699,525. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	FY2023	£50k	Church & Community Centre
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	FY2023	£25k	Health / Other
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	FY2025	£10k	Relief in need
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	FY2024	£3k	Relief in need
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	FY2026	£2k	Relief in need

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
THE RASCHE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£120k
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL	1	£59k
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH.

CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH income £320k
THATCHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £162k
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £410k
SKIPTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £495k
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH income £646k
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH	£113k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH FY2025	£320k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THATCHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£162k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£410k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SKIPTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£495k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£646k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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