HEATH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1178001 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ministry and mission as a Baptist Church in Hampstead. Sunday services open to all. Sunday Club and after-school activities for children. Social activities for local homeless and lonely people. Music-based sessions for pre-school children. lunchtime recitals open to all. Use of our building by others for community services.

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Latest income

£283k

Latest spending

£259k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £73,382, which is below the stated policy target of six months' operational costs (estimated at £63,500 in 2026, implying a target of approx £381,000). The trustees report that reserves increased by £20,681 due to lower repair costs, but note that maintenance work is scheduled for 2026 and costs are rising. Despite a net expenditure on resources before transfers, the charity expresses confidence in its financial viability for the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ operational costs (held: £73k)

“Our reserves policy aims to ensure we have unrestricted funding in hand for approximately six months’ operational costs (estimated in 2026 at some £63,500)” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/04/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev EWAN JOHN KINGchair
ANNIE FANG
Gaynor Humphreys · trustee of 1 other charity
Wilf Merttens

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£283k	£259k
31/12/2024	£268k	£284k
31/12/2023	£287k	£276k
31/12/2022	£282k	£422k
31/12/2021	£225k	£239k

Common questions

Is HEATH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £73,382, which is below the stated policy target of six months' operational costs (estimated at £63,500 in 2026, implying a target of approx £381,000). The trustees report that reserves increased by £20,681 due to lower repair costs, but note that maintenance work is scheduled for 2026 and costs are rising. Despite a net expenditure on resources before transfers, the charity expresses confidence in its financial viability for the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HEATH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEATH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE HAMPSTEAD CHURCH MUSIC TRUST, WILLIAM WALTON AND LA MORTELLA TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAMPSTEAD CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	FY2022	£3k	cost of a concert
WILLIAM WALTON AND LA MORTELLA TRUST	FY2023	£3k