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.

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.

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

£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.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 Michael Simon Lowe
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.

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
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY CHURCH WORCESTER.

CITY CHURCH WORCESTER income £196k
WORCESTER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST income £925k
RUGBY BAPTIST CHURCH income £240k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER, WORCESTER income £217k
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH WALTHAMSTOW income £126k
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £410k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH	£126k	—	above	—	no doubt
CITY CHURCH WORCESTER FY2025	£196k	—	above	—	no doubt
WORCESTER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£925k	—	above	—	no doubt
RUGBY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER, WORCESTER FY2024	£217k	—	above	—	no doubt
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH WALTHAMSTOW FY2024	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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