GREAT MISSENDEN BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1176012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Great Missenden Baptist Church is a religious and charitable organisation.

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. 3.2 [NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]

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

£76k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £2,394,252.02 as of 31 December 2024, following a net deficit of £24,944.49 for the year. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and believe sufficient reserves are held to safeguard future operations. The entity is prepared on a going-concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient and appropriate reserves are held to safeguard the future operations of the Charity (held: £2.4m)

“The trustees consider the financial position of the Charity to be satisfactory, and that sufficient and appropriate reserves are held to safeguard the future operations of the Charity.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Nicki Pitt continued full time employment as Minister-in-Training

“Nicki Pitt continued full time employment as Minister-in-Training, attending one day a week studying at Regent’s Park College in Oxford.” — page 5

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Alan Pitt
BARBARA HUGHES
Carl Anthony Hatt
Janet Ward
Laura Hatt
NICOLA RACHAEL PITT
Tracy Ann Nolan

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£76k	£101k
31/12/2023	£64k	£91k
31/12/2022	£60k	£65k
31/12/2021	£58k	£56k
31/12/2020	£46k	£25k

Common questions

Is GREAT MISSENDEN BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £2,394,252.02 as of 31 December 2024, following a net deficit of £24,944.49 for the year. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and believe sufficient reserves are held to safeguard future operations. The entity is prepared on a going-concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.