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

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Latest income
£235k
Latest spending
£249k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,852 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £111,100 remain well above the stated policy minimum of £60,000, and the charity is confident in 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

Reserves policy: minimum of £60,000 (held: £111k)
Under normal circumstances the available bank balances (excluding restricted funds) are managed to a minimum of £60,000 (approximately one quarterÕs normal expenditure), and a maximum of £120,000. — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Senior Minister (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 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Salary and pension contributions to part-time administrator (wife of senior minister) and part-time cleaner (wife/son of Trustee)
Related party transactions reflect pay (and employer's pension contribution) to one of the part-time administrators of the church, who is the wife of the senior minister, and to the part-time cleaner (initially the wife of a Trustee, subsequently the son of a Trustee). There are no other related party transactions. — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Operates in: North Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£235k£249k
31/03/2024£206k£270k
31/03/2023£245k£223k
31/03/2022£219k£194k
31/03/2021£209k£178k

Common questions

Is CLEVEDON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,852 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £111,100 remain well above the stated policy minimum of £60,000, and the charity is confident in its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.