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EARL SHILTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1183482 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We advance the Christian faith according to Baptist principles, and attempt to serve our community in the way Christ commanded. We have weekly worship services, and various other activities including a Community Hub, parent & child group, and lunch club. We run courses such as Christians Against Poverty and Alpha.

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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Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£51k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £119,591, which the trustees report is sufficient to cover three months of running costs as per their policy. The trustees note that while current income supports this reserve level, any future ministry appointment would require an operating loss, indicating a dependency on maintaining these reserves to sustain future activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £120k)
“As standard we hold 3 months’ full running cost in reserves.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“We have therefore been actively working to raise our reserves to the level required to guarantee an office holder a 3-year contract with our current income, which we have now more or less achieved.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£62k£51k
31/12/2024£56k£58k
31/12/2023£100k£42k
31/12/2022£40k£31k
31/12/2021£37k£25k

Common questions

Is EARL SHILTON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £119,591, which the trustees report is sufficient to cover three months of running costs as per their policy. The trustees note that while current income supports this reserve level, any future ministry appointment would require an operating loss, indicating a dependency on maintaining these reserves to sustain future activities.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£35kEarl Shilton Baptist Church (ESBC) Heating system replacement