GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED

Registered charity 1172489 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Acts as the Corporate Trustee arm of the Association of Grace Baptist Churches (South East)

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£226k

Latest spending

£229k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £64,563 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by significant unrealised gains on investments. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £591,818 and maintains a policy of distributing surplus funds as grants, while building a small reserve for property repairs. The directors and auditors confirm that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a small reserve to cover future repairs and maintenance for the property owned by the company (held: £592k)

“The directors have agreed it is appropriate to build a small reserve to cover future repairs and maintenance for the property owned by the company”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: An interest bearing loan of £25,001 has been advanced to Newtown Baptist Church, Chesham of which the trustee D Mortimer is also a trustee. The balance at year end was £6,991.

“An interest bearing loan of £25,001 has been advanced to Newtown Baptist Church, Chesham of which the trustee D Mortimer is also a trustee. The balance at year end was £6,991.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00096055

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

TATHAM, Martin Christopher, Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2026on trustee list
JONES, Benjamin Roger Owain — director, appointed 06/01/2024on trustee list
SMITH, Paul Jonathan — director, appointed 23/01/2023on trustee list
FUGGLE, Peter Thomas — director, appointed 21/03/2022on trustee list
KING, Andrew Mark, Dr — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
CREEDY, Adrian John — director, appointed 17/07/2018on trustee list
GARDNER, Abigail Mary — director, appointed 01/07/2017on trustee list
MORTIMER, David James — director, appointed 07/07/2014on trustee list
O'MARA, Margaret — director, appointed 05/06/2009on trustee list
STEWART, David Reginald — secretary, appointed 01/05/2026

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

87 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (80 freehold); recorded price paid £9.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

ADRIAN CREEDY · trustee of 1 other charity
Abigail Mary Gardner · trustee of 1 other charity
Ben Owain Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
Colin James Clarkson
David Mortimer · trustee of 3 other charities
Dr Andrew Mark King
Dr Martin Christopher Tatham · trustee of 2 other charities
MARGARET O'MARA · trustee of 2 other charities
Paul Smith
Peter Thomas Fuggle · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£226k	£229k
31/12/2023	£170k	£150k
31/12/2022	£115k	£112k
31/12/2021	£110k	£121k
31/12/2020	£103k	£96k

Common questions

Is GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £64,563 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by significant unrealised gains on investments. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £591,818 and maintains a policy of distributing surplus funds as grants, while building a small reserve for property repairs. The directors and auditors confirm that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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
NETLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP	1	—
FIELDSDENE TRUST	1	£9k
Grace Baptist Association	1	£6k
HADLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION.

GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION income £619k
GRACE TRUST (BRISTOL) income £174k
GRACE BAPTIST PARTNERSHIP income £262k
GLOBAL CHURCH OF GRACE MINISTRIES income £194k
GRACE TO GRACE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE income £330k
GRACE MINISTRY, LONDON income £328k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED	£226k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION FY2025	£619k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE TRUST (BRISTOL) FY2024	£174k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST PARTNERSHIP FY2025	£262k	—	below	—	no doubt
GLOBAL CHURCH OF GRACE MINISTRIES FY2025	£194k	—	above	—	no doubt
GRACE TO GRACE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FY2025	£330k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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