CANTERBURY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1179894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community church providing facilities for those who belong to the church family and those who are within the local community

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS 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

£261k

Latest spending

£246k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £16,253 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £74,137. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to maintain reserves at 25–30% of its annual expenditure budget to cover operational and mission costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 25–30% of the annual expenditure budget (held: £74k)

“To cover stipends, salaries, maintenance, and mission costs, we aim to keep reserves at 25–30% of the annual expenditure budget.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The custodian Trustee of the church is the Baptist Union Corporation Limited which is charity number 249635, and which is controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

“The custodian Trustee of the church is the Baptist Union Corporation Limited which is charity number 249635, and which is controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.” — page 21

“In addition the church holds restricted funds in relation to former minister Alan Richie who donated funds to support the children’s and youth work within the church.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The church holds restricted funds in relation to former minister Alan Richie who donated funds to support the children’s and youth work within the church.

“The custodian Trustee of the church is the Baptist Union Corporation Limited which is charity number 249635, and which is controlled by the Baptist Union Council. The church is also a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.” — page 21

“In addition the church holds restricted funds in relation to former minister Alan Richie who donated funds to support the children’s and youth work within the church.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Luke Barrschair
Ayoola Oyewumi Ojemola
Baiba Strause-Kalmere
Dorothy Fox
Felix Asante
Julian Mark Coode
MICHELLE ANDERSON
Oluwaseun Peter Oguntola
Perry Roy Enever
Richard Henry Johnston

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£261k	£246k
05/04/2024	£251k	£238k
05/04/2023	£283k	£195k
11/03/2022	£211k	£165k
11/03/2021	£222k	£165k

Common questions

Is CANTERBURY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £16,253 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £74,137. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to maintain reserves at 25–30% of its annual expenditure budget to cover operational and mission costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL	1	£59k
Winchester Eastleigh and Romsey Methodist Circuit	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH CANTERBURY income £112k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, CANTERBURY income £136k
CANTERBURY VINEYARD CHURCH income £127k
UPTON BAPTIST CHURCH, CHESTER income £250k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CAMBERLEY income £564k
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CANTERBURY BAPTIST CHURCH	£261k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH CANTERBURY FY2024	£112k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, CANTERBURY FY2025	£136k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CANTERBURY VINEYARD CHURCH FY2024	£127k	£40,150	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UPTON BAPTIST CHURCH, CHESTER FY2025	£250k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CAMBERLEY FY2024	£564k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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