EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH (BAPTIST) NEWPORT

Registered charity 1186269 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EEC

REGULAR PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE HELD FOR WORSHIP, PRAISE AND FELLOWSHIP. IN THESE THE TEACHING OF THE BIBLE IS EXPOUNDED AND APPLIED. IN ADDITION THERE ARE MORE INFORMAL MEETINGS HELD FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND CONGREGATION FOR FELLOWSHIP AND EDIFICATION IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. VARIOUS OTHER MEETINGS ARE ARRANGED COVERING ALL AGE GROUPS.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN NEWPORT AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; ANDSUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

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
£282k
Latest spending
£167k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased from £557,181 to £675,068, driven by a net incoming resource of £117,887 against total expenditure of £166,566. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £668,973, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of three months' average expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months average expenditure (held: £669k)
“The Church seeks to maintain in the General Fund a minimum operational reserve of three months average expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Operates in: Newport City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£282k£167k
31/12/2023£237k£164k
31/12/2022£146k£125k
31/12/2021£153k£180k
31/12/2020£123k£111k

Common questions

Is EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH (BAPTIST) NEWPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £557,181 to £675,068, driven by a net incoming resource of £117,887 against total expenditure of £166,566. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £668,973, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of three months' average expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL1£59k
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT1£30k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL CHURCH (BAPTIST) NEWPORT£282k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, SWANAGE FY2024£170k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£777k—0unclear—no doubt
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH FY2025£320k—0above—no doubt
PONTRHYDYRUN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt

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