MARGATE BAPTIST CHURCH (CECIL SQUARE)

Registered charity 1169447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teachingBelievers' Baptism, Holy Communion and Infant DedicationEvangelism and mission locally and further afieldTeaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young peopleNurture and growth of Christian disciplesGiving and encouraging Pastoral careSupporting Charitable social actionEncouraging relationships with all Christians

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net loss of £52,216 for the year, driven by significant premises refurbishment costs and the appointment of a full-time minister. Despite the loss, the charity maintained unrestricted cash reserves of £40,880, which exceeds its stated policy target of £30,000.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Peter Smithchair
• Andrew Foster
• Ann Christine Hilton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anthony Wait
• BRIAN WITHRINGTON
• Elizabeth Sarah Bradshaw
• Gavin Mark Hall
• Janet Mary Bolton
• Judith Margaret Cro
• Philip William Graham · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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