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GILLINGHAM BAPTIST CHURCH, DORSET

Registered charity 1169769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The church's principal activities are set out publicly on our web site. The main meetings of the whole church are: two services on Sunday, one in the morning and one in the evening, plus a meeting on Wednesday evening. In addition, mainly during school term times, there is a Parent & Toddler Group, a Ladies Fellowship and a Coffee Morning.

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Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the church ended the year with total monies held of £69,071.75, comprising a General Fund balance of £40,645.43 and other restricted funds. The trustees report that the church has paid its way with no outstanding obligations, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income
“No fund raising is undertaken and no contribution levels are set for members.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £41k)
“It is not the church’s policy to create reserves, however some amount will be retained to meet the inevitable demands of buildings that are over a century old. The church officers agreed that £10,000 is the appropriate amount to hold as an operating reserve.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 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: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£46k£32k
31/12/2023£37k£32k
31/12/2022£39k£33k
31/12/2021£41k£30k
31/12/2020£36k£28k

Common questions

Is GILLINGHAM BAPTIST CHURCH, DORSET financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the church ended the year with total monies held of £69,071.75, comprising a General Fund balance of £40,645.43 and other restricted funds. The trustees report that the church has paid its way with no outstanding obligations, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.