FRESSINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1166572 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sunday morning and evening worship servicesSunday bible study and prayer timeMid-week bible studies and prayer meetingEvangelistic activities to all age ranges in the communityPastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereavedYoung people's youth groupsParent and toddler groupLadies meetingsMen's groupsSupport of MissionsSchool assembliesChristianity Explored Course

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Latest income
£407k
Latest spending
£221k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has budgeted for the first time due to the cost of a new chapel and increased paid ministry, having previously relied on being 'singularly blessed financially'. The trustees report that they can meet all financial demands and have repaid personal loans used for building costs through the sale of residential plots. The organization is a member of the FIEC, which provides support for legal and financial matters.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
We have supported various Missions, and individuals in Missionary work. During previous years, we have been singularly blessed financially and have not had to formally budget however with the cost of the new chapel and increase in paid ministry, we have to budget. — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£554k
Total spending
£546k
Reserves (reported)
£21k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£407k£221k
31/12/2023£186k£171k
31/12/2022£554k£546k
31/12/2021£693k£920k
31/12/2020£668k£843k

Common questions

Is FRESSINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has budgeted for the first time due to the cost of a new chapel and increased paid ministry, having previously relied on being 'singularly blessed financially'. The trustees report that they can meet all financial demands and have repaid personal loans used for building costs through the sale of residential plots. The organization is a member of the FIEC, which provides support for legal and financial matters. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.