ABBEY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1176927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bible proclamation and teaching, supporting corporate and private worship, prayer, discussion and friendship.Regular activities for specific groups including elderly people, children, people from other countries/cultures.Special events with more concerted publicity to raise awareness of what we offer as public benefits.Support of local community events in line with our aims.

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN ABINGDON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEPROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

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

£119k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £21,548 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds at the end of the year were £562,358, held in an interest-paying bank account as the charity does not engage in investment activities. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of 3-6 months of operating costs to cushion against income fluctuations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of operating costs (held: £562k)

“We seek to maintain reserves of around 3-6 months of operating costs.” — page 5

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr GRAEME STONELLchair
Christopher John Hawthorne
ELIZABETH ROLFE
JOHN DAVID LIPP · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER ARKILL
STEPHEN MAYO
Timothy Fox

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£119k	£107k
31/03/2024	£116k	£118k
31/03/2023	£127k	£88k
31/03/2022	£107k	£108k
31/03/2021	£109k	£79k

Common questions

Is ABBEY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £21,548 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds at the end of the year were £562,358, held in an interest-paying bank account as the charity does not engage in investment activities. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of 3-6 months of operating costs to cushion against income fluctuations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ABBEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH.

ABBEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £310k
ABINGDON BAPTIST CHURCH income £141k
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, SCARBOROUGH income £131k
QE Park Baptist Church income £146k
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE income £169k
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £210k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ABBEY BAPTIST CHURCH	£119k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ABBEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£310k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ABINGDON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£141k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, SCARBOROUGH FY2025	£131k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
QE Park Baptist Church FY2025	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE FY2024	£169k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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