WORCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1180106 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The proclamation of the gospel and to serve the local community and others further afield.

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Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£188k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £649,160 are maintained above the trustees' policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net outgoing of £20,886 for the year, reducing total reserves from £894,241 to £873,355, while noting adequate resources for going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £649k)

“It is the policy of the Church that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTINE Mary Baker
Claire Louise Findon
Hannah Claire Celia
Rev Peter John Hayes
Susanah Stennett

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£126k	£188k
31/12/2023	£136k	£203k
31/12/2022	£145k	£263k
31/12/2021	£151k	£244k
31/12/2020	£117k	£205k

Common questions

Is WORCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £649,160 are maintained above the trustees' policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net outgoing of £20,886 for the year, reducing total reserves from £894,241 to £873,355, while noting adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.