GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH PORTSMOUTH

Registered charity 1173661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of Christian religion

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO BAPTIST PRINCIPLES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH AS STATED IN SCHEDULE 1. THE CHARITY MAY ALSO 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
£51k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated with an excess of income over expenditure of approximately £9,587, which was covered by adequate savings. The trustees report that healthy reserves of approximately £183,000 shield the church from potential declines in income. The financial position is described as a small operation with a financial plan managed throughout the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months' total expenditure (held: £183k)
“The Church aims to maintain a reserve of 12 months’ total expenditure judged by an average annual i/E statement.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Grace Baptist Charities Ltd
“Grace Baptist Charities Ltd” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£51k£61k
05/04/2024£49k£59k
05/04/2023£53k£60k
05/04/2022£90k£77k
05/04/2021£65k£55k

Common questions

Is GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH PORTSMOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated with an excess of income over expenditure of approximately £9,587, which was covered by adequate savings. The trustees report that healthy reserves of approximately £183,000 shield the church from potential declines in income. The financial position is described as a small operation with a financial plan managed throughout the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.