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LYMINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1166376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

LBC PROVIDES A PLACE WHERE CHRISTIANS CAN MEET TOGETHER FOR WORSHIP, TEACHING & FELLOWSHIP AND UNDERTAKES A WIDE RANGE OF WEEKDAY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES AND SECTIONS OF SOCIETY AS WELL AS WEEKLY SUNDAY SERVICES.THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IS: 'TO HELP PEOPLE TO KNOW AND FOLLOW JESUS IN THE WHOLE OF LIFE'.

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Latest income
£278k
Latest spending
£205k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income increased by 6.4% to £273,156, resulting in a net incoming resource surplus of £73,656 for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds (reserves) stood at £1,677,136, which is significantly above the stated policy target of six months' recurring expenditure. The charity reports adequate resources to continue as a going concern, though it anticipates considerable costs related to a building project in the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' recurring expenditure (held: £1.7m)
“Unrestricted funds should not normally be less than the equivalent of six months' recurring expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£278k£205k
31/12/2024£260k£208k
31/12/2023£200k£220k
31/12/2022£166k£126k
31/12/2021£173k£194k

Common questions

Is LYMINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income increased by 6.4% to £273,156, resulting in a net incoming resource surplus of £73,656 for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds (reserves) stood at £1,677,136, which is significantly above the stated policy target of six months' recurring expenditure. The charity reports adequate resources to continue as a going concern, though it anticipates considerable costs related to a building project in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.