CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1186334 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching & teaching; Baptism, Evangelism & mission, Teaching, encouragement, welcome & inclusion of young people; Nurture and growth of Christian disciples; Giving & encouraging pastoral care; supporting & encouraging charitable social action in the U.K. Encouraging relationships & supporting Baptist, other Christians & people outside the church

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £62,293 in unrestricted free reserves, which is equivalent to approximately four months of General Fund expenditure. This level of reserves is considered satisfactory by the Trustees in the context of their stated policy target of maintaining 2 to 5 months of expenditure. The charity reports a net income of £179,773 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £410,188 against outgoing resources of £230,415.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Christopher John Brockwaychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carrie Tbaily
• George Callan
• Joshua Bowmaker
• Kevin Mark THOMAS
• Kirsty Ede
• Laurence Clark Bennett
• Loraine Theresa Chirgwin
• Malcolm Marshall
• Mandy Raybone
• Maurice Gledhill
• Nathan James Farrow
• Rev Duncan Ridgeon
• Rev Kay Boulton
• Ron Dunning
• Shirley Ann Kersey

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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