TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH TENTERDEN

Registered charity 1171047 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To help people come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and to live out their faith in through: worship, prayer and Bible study. Developing people?s knowledge of and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ; missionary endeavour and other outreach here and overseas; providing pastoral support for church members and others who are in need. We maintain the fabric of the Church building.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN TENTERDEN AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES; PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

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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Registered contact address: Ashford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased from £778,689 to £771,502 during the year ended 31 March 2026. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds constitute the entirety of the charity's funds, with total income of £59,722 and total expenditure of £76,470. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the preparation of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/07/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Alan Smithchair
• JOHN THOMAS MCDONALD · trustee of 1 other charity
• Matthew John Hopkins · trustee of 1 other charity
• Matthew Malcolm James Clay

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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