WANTAGE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1163191 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WANTAGE BAPTIST

Regular public worship, with Sunday School. Other weekly and occasional activities as shown on our website. We also run "The Kings Centre" - a shop and facility for outreach.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BELIEFS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 3. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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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Latest income

£138k

Latest spending

£122k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's underlying financial position is satisfactory, with unrestricted cash reserves of £78,339 held at the end of 2024. This figure significantly exceeds the stated policy target of £10,000, which corresponds to approximately two months of normal expenditure. The filing confirms no material matters came to the examiner's attention that would cast doubt on the accounts' compliance or the keeping of proper records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months normal expenditure (held: £78k)

“It is the Church’s policy to maintain unrestricted cash reserves of £10,000, corresponding to approximately two months normal expenditure.” — page 2

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.

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Jeremy Brian Fernandezchair
DAVID JOHN HILLSDON
Gillian Amanda Steeds Hutchinson
MARTIN JAMES TORBET
Matthew David Shewring

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£138k	£122k
31/12/2023	£128k	£135k
31/12/2022	£120k	£128k
31/12/2021	£107k	£107k
31/12/2020	£93k	£99k

Common questions

Is WANTAGE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's underlying financial position is satisfactory, with unrestricted cash reserves of £78,339 held at the end of 2024. This figure significantly exceeds the stated policy target of £10,000, which corresponds to approximately two months of normal expenditure. The filing confirms no material matters came to the examiner's attention that would cast doubt on the accounts' compliance or the keeping of proper records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT	1	£30k
THE SOLA TRUST	1	£21k
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	1	£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

CENTRAL CHURCH WARRINGTON income £172k
BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £126k
KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH income £1.2m
HAYES LANE BAPTIST CHURCH income £241k
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £410k
LANSDOWNE BAPTIST CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH income £819k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WANTAGE BAPTIST CHURCH	£138k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CENTRAL CHURCH WARRINGTON FY2025	£172k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
BENTLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH FY2024	£1.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HAYES LANE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£241k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£410k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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