SKIPTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1181773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching; baptism ; the Communion of the Lords supper; evangelism and mission; the teaching, encouragement, welcome, and inclusion of young people; nurture and growth of Christian disciples; education and training for Christian and community service; giving and encouraging pastoral care; supporting & encouraging charitable social action.

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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Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£495k

Latest spending

£361k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £903,431, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover identified contingent risks, noting that the reserve fund represents approximately two months of budgeted income. The charity reported a net asset increase to £1,046,399 and confirmed that no funds were in deficit, with the trustees concluding there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% of income)

“The church’s income comes predominantly from church family donations and related gift aid.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two months budgeted income from regular donors (held: £903k)

“This fund represents approximately two months budgeted income from regular donors.”

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 120
Government income: £15,000 — grants £15,000 (1); 3% of the £495,255 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 120
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 80

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Get help now with debt advice before Christmas says Skipton Baptist Church cravenherald.co.uk · 23/11/2020

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (02/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Philip Burnschair
Alan Douglas John Cobbald
Anne Marielyn Geddes
Benjamin Robert Daniell
Catherine Fiona Tate
Dr Martin Stow
Dr Uriana Torshie Boye
Gavin Miller
JOSEPHINE LAURA NIXON
Lydia Jones
Stella Dudzic
Steve Hudson

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£495k	£361k
31/12/2024	£444k	£375k
31/12/2023	£329k	£326k
31/12/2022	£231k	£457k
31/12/2021	£444k	£289k

Common questions

Is SKIPTON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £903,431, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover identified contingent risks, noting that the reserve fund represents approximately two months of budgeted income. The charity reported a net asset increase to £1,046,399 and confirmed that no funds were in deficit, with the trustees concluding there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SKIPTON BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SKIPTON BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE RASCHE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RASCHE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£60k	To be used with the foodbank service which they provide to those who suffer from food poverty.
THE RASCHE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	Unverified read£60k	To be used with the foodbank service which they provide to those who suffer from food poverty.
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	FY2021	£40k
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Charities like this

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

BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £270k
SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £205k
FLEET BAPTIST CHURCH income £179k
HAYLING ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH income £77k
PAIGNTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £149k
PARK BAPTIST CHURCH income £114k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SKIPTON BAPTIST CHURCH	£495k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£205k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FLEET BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£179k	—	above	—	no doubt
HAYLING ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£77k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PAIGNTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£149k	£630	unclear	—	no doubt

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