NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1175783 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching; baptism; teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people; managing church occupied buildings for the benefit of the church and thelocal community.

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Latest income
£777k
Latest spending
£440k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves of £153,843 are in line with the charity's stated reserves policy target of £154,000–£169,000. The charity reports positive cash generation from unrestricted funds and holds significant restricted building funds, indicating strong financial resilience for the year ended 31 December 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £154,000-£169,000 (held: £154k)
“Current required reserves as identified by the reserves policy total £154,000-£169,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Newport Pagnell Baptist Church Development Limited
“The results of the Charity’s non-charitable trading subsidiary have been incorporated on a line-by-line basis.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Michael J Emery & Co Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Newport Pagnell Baptist Church Lovat Hall Development (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£777k
Total spending
£440k
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reserves (reported)
£154k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£777k£440k
31/12/2024£1.1m£416k
31/12/2023£749k£356k
31/12/2022£654k£358k
31/12/2021£301k£349k

Common questions

Is NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves of £153,843 are in line with the charity's stated reserves policy target of £154,000–£169,000. The charity reports positive cash generation from unrestricted funds and holds significant restricted building funds, indicating strong financial resilience for the year ended 31 December 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Michael J Emery & Co Limited.

Who funds NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENTFY2025£30k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government10/03/2025£27kCommunity Ownership Fund
UK government07/01/2025£50kCommunity Ownership Fund
UK government07/10/2024£174kCommunity Ownership Fund
UK government06/10/2024£44kCommunity Ownership Fund

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL1£59k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH£777k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt
RUGBY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
ROSS-ON-WYE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£219k£47,6470above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE, NEWPORT PAGNELL FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH (BAPTIST) NEWPORT FY2024£282k—0unclear—no doubt

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