QE Park Baptist Church

Registered charity 1166680 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH (GUILDFORD), NLBC (GUILDFORD)

Activities include but are not restricted to:-regular worship, prayer, Bible study & teaching-adult baptism & the Communion of the Lord's Supper-evangelism & mission-the teaching & encouragement of children & young people-the nurture & growth of Christian disciples-providing a community facility & running a community cafe-supporting & encouraging charitable social action

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS 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.

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

£146k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,883 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total receipts of £205,905 against total payments of £203,022. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £112,553, while the charity maintains a policy of keeping three months' working capital in its bank account as a contingency fund. The charity holds significant fixed assets in the form of freehold property valued at £511,853, resulting in total net assets of £584,406.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEXANDER ANDREW MOLE
CATHERINE MARY WHITING
Paul Stephen Hammond

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£146k	£143k
31/03/2024	£206k	£195k
31/03/2023	£139k	£102k
31/03/2022	£121k	£100k
31/03/2021	£99k	£108k

Common questions

Is QE Park Baptist Church financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,883 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total receipts of £205,905 against total payments of £203,022. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £112,553, while the charity maintains a policy of keeping three months' working capital in its bank account as a contingency fund. The charity holds significant fixed assets in the form of freehold property valued at £511,853, resulting in total net assets of £584,406. Its FY2025 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 EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £210k
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £410k
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE income £169k
VINE BAPTIST CHURCH income £103k
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH income £320k
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, SCARBOROUGH income £131k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
QE Park Baptist Church	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£210k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£410k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE FY2024	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VINE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH FY2025	£320k	—	above	—	no doubt

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