BILLERICAY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1174549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Billericay Baptist Church operates as a church within Billericay, Essex. The church meets in two locations within the town, offering: Sunday worship services; targeted group activities for the elderly, children and young adults, families, people exploring the Christian faith; prayer; and Bible study.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:-3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.3.1.2 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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Latest income

£385k

Latest spending

£344k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £40,972 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £385,046. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,214,705, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £70,000, and the trustees confirmed sufficient resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of staffing and missionary support plus one month of all other expenditure (£70,000) (held: £1.2m)

“We have agreed a Reserves Policy which is broadly equivalent to the cost of three month's staffing and missionary support plus the cost of all other expenditure for one month. For the current year, this figure is £70,000” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from Trustees and their spouses

“Aggregate donations, excluding Gift Aid tax refund, of £19,550 (2023: £12,945) were received by the charity from Trustees and their spouses. There have been no other related party transactions that require disclosure.” — page 30

Per its FY2024 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Billericay Baptist Church (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Accomplish Children's Trust — “Mission Partners Accomplish Children's Trust” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (31/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christine Zenobia Kidd-Fullerton
Daniel Thomas Andrew Mayo
JOHN DEREK POWELL
Philip John Walker
RICHARD WILLIAM WARRINGTON
Ruth Alexandra McMahon
Wayne John Dulson

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

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Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£385k	£344k
31/12/2023	£353k	£300k
31/12/2022	£341k	£270k
31/12/2021	£375k	£361k
31/12/2020	£327k	£334k

Common questions

Is BILLERICAY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £40,972 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £385,046. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,214,705, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £70,000, and the trustees confirmed sufficient resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BILLERICAY CATHOLIC PRE-SCHOOL.

BILLERICAY CATHOLIC PRE-SCHOOL income £166k
BRENTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH income £105k
DISS BAPTIST CHURCH income £154k
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE income £169k
NEW MALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH income £302k
HAYES LANE BAPTIST CHURCH income £241k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BILLERICAY BAPTIST CHURCH	£385k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BILLERICAY CATHOLIC PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£166k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRENTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£105k	unclear	above	—	no doubt
DISS BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£154k	—	above	—	no doubt
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE FY2024	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW MALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£302k	—	above	—	no doubt

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