ARBURY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1175114 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Baptist Church meeting in and serving the community of North Cambridge.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.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

£98k

Latest spending

£96k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a small surplus for the year, largely due to a pastoral vacancy reducing expenditure. Reserves are held in strong cash balances, primarily within the Baptist Union Deposit Account, following the sale of the manse. The trustees note that the financial climate remains challenging and they are actively exploring funding methods to sustain future activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The financial climate continues to be a challenging one and we continue to explore ways of funding all that happens in the life of our church so we might be able to serve and support those around us.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Conflicting interests
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Fiona Bell-Williamson
John Watts
Julia Snyder
Lauren Hayward
RICHARD GREEN
Ruth Kemp
Susanne Lyle

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£98k	£96k
31/12/2024	£98k	£96k
31/12/2023	£86k	£109k
31/12/2022	£54k	£63k
31/12/2021	£85k	£100k

Common questions

Is ARBURY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a small surplus for the year, largely due to a pastoral vacancy reducing expenditure. Reserves are held in strong cash balances, primarily within the Baptist Union Deposit Account, following the sale of the manse. The trustees note that the financial climate remains challenging and they are actively exploring funding methods to sustain future activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARBURY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARBURY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE HOWARD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k	Support of evangelistic outreach, health and educational work
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k	Support of evangelistic outreach, health and educational work