MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1182066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims and objectives of the charity are: 1. to promote the Christian faith 2 to be a God centred, faith filled, service focused, outward looking and inclusive Church, helping people of all ages become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. 3 to focus on worship and spiritual growth, discipleship, work with families, children,youth and young adults orientation.

Objects

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£235k

Latest spending

£243k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that income fell short of expenditure during the year, requiring a £9,000 transfer from reserves to maintain a positive General fund balance. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £603,805, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £20,000 for cash reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts were prepared in accordance with applicable regulations and gave no cause for concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: about £20,000 (held: £604k)

“Our reserves policy sets a target for our cash reserve at about £20,000” — page 5

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
Conflicting interests
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev PAUL JOHN LAVENDERchair
Christopher Maitland
Emma Joyce Birdsall
Linda Lemon
Mary Spandl
Michael Smith
Olatokunbo Ikumelo
Patricia Mckenzie-Wright · trustee of 1 other charity
STEPHEN JOHN SPANDL · trustee of 1 other charity
STEPHEN VICTOR MERRYSHAW · trustee of 1 other charity
Vincent Isaac-Ete

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£235k	£243k
31/12/2024	£245k	£237k
31/12/2023	£234k	£256k
31/12/2022	£204k	£206k
31/12/2021	£223k	£218k

Common questions

Is MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that income fell short of expenditure during the year, requiring a £9,000 transfer from reserves to maintain a positive General fund balance. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £603,805, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £20,000 for cash reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts were prepared in accordance with applicable regulations and gave no cause for concern. 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
BANBURY CHARITIES	1	£36k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH income £372k
FAITH CHAPEL MINISTRIES OF THE PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF THE WORLD income £154k
WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £229k
PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH income £208k
BANBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH income £245k
WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH income £159k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH	£235k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£372k	—	above	—	no doubt
FAITH CHAPEL MINISTRIES OF THE PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF THE WORLD FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH FY2025	£208k	—	above	—	noted
BANBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£245k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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