FARNWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1185143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal purpose of the church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.The church also supports the local community through the alleviation of poverty and the promotion of social justice, the provision of education and the provision of community facilities.

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Latest income
£371k
Latest spending
£409k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has continued to be active despite financial challenges, with sales at The Well Café maintained over the year. The trustees note that the cost-of-living crisis and increasing demand for services are real concerns, but they remain hopeful about meeting these challenges through community support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income
£522k
Total spending
£468k
Reserves (reported)
£59k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£371k£409k
30/09/2024£522k£468k
30/09/2023£321k£362k
30/09/2022£276k£276k
30/09/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is FARNWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has continued to be active despite financial challenges, with sales at The Well Café maintained over the year. The trustees note that the cost-of-living crisis and increasing demand for services are real concerns, but they remain hopeful about meeting these challenges through community support.

Who funds FARNWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FARNWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include GROUND LEVEL MINISTRY TEAM, THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ARCHER TRUST, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND, THE S M B TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GROUND LEVEL MINISTRY TEAMFY2021£19kLove your neighbour project
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£3kCharitable activities
GROUND LEVEL MINISTRY TEAMFY2025£2k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2026£375kAdvice & Guidance and Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund10/04/2025£20kTriage
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2024£18kThe Jeremiah Projects
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2022£10kThe Jeremiah Project
The National Lottery Community Fund16/03/2016£10kEnterprise in the Community

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FARNWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH£371k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£134k—0above—no doubt
WOODSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£161k—0unclear—no doubt
FAREHAM BAPTIST NEW LIFE CHURCH FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
STOCKSFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£163k—0above—noted

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