CLEVEDON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1182579 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Main activities areregular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teachingbaptismregular Communion of the Lords Supperevangelism & mission, locally, regionally, nationally, internationallyteaching, encouragement, welcome, inclusion of allnurture & growth of Christian discipleseducation & trainingpastoral carecharitable social actionrelationships with other christian

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:Ò THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTISTDENOMINATION.Ò THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE CARRYING OUT OF 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: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£258k

Latest spending

£243k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports a total free reserve of £110,200, which falls within its stated policy target of maintaining between £60,000 and £120,000. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's primary income source is voluntary donations from its members and congregation.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £60,000 (approximately one quarter’s normal expenditure), and a maximum of £120,000 (reserves figure: £110k)

“Under normal circumstances the available bank balances (excluding restricted funds) are managed to a minimum of £60,000 (approximately one quarter’s normal expenditure), and a maximum of £120,000.” — page 24

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: The senior minister, who is a Trustee, received remuneration for ministerial services.

“During the year 1 Trustee - the senior minister - received remuneration as detailed in note 4 for the provision of ministerial services to the church.” — page 37

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: salary and pension contributions

“Related party transactions reflect pay (and employer's pension contribution and National Insurance) to one of the part-time administrators of the church, who is the wife of the senior minister.” — page 37

Per its FY2026 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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 90
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 95
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 95
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Antony Wareham
Catriona Mary Aldwinckle
David Raymond Hinton
Karen Gomm
Peter Jennings
Robert Cannock
Victoria Elizabeth Burt

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

Operates in: North Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£258k	£243k
31/03/2025	£235k	£249k
31/03/2024	£206k	£270k
31/03/2023	£245k	£223k
31/03/2022	£219k	£194k

Common questions

Is CLEVEDON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reports a total free reserve of £110,200, which falls within its stated policy target of maintaining between £60,000 and £120,000. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's primary income source is voluntary donations from its members and congregation. Its FY2026 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
Country Houses Foundation	1	£566k
THE BROOKSIDE TRUST	1	£190k
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	1	£10k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£5k

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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CLEVEDON BAPTIST CHURCH	£258k	—	within	—	no doubt
ABINGDON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£133k	—	above	—	no doubt
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£98k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HADDON HALL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£156k	£19,468	unclear	—	no doubt
DARLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£260k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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