DARLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1186432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Activities of the church include but are not restricted to: regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally; nurture and growth of Christian disciples; education and training for Christian and community service; supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the UK and abroad.

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £39,928 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves of £81,723. The trustees report that the charity is heavily dependent on volunteer labour and membership funding, and note that current funds do not allow them to meet their recommended reserves target of six months of costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adeniran Adisa · trustee of 1 other charity
• Barry Leslie Thompson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Robinson
• June Hughes · trustee of 1 other charity
• Melvin Ithurralde · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Victoria Lynette Thompson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tunde Adegoke Olanrewaju

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

Operates in: Darlington

Income and spending

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