CHICHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1187869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A key part of our mission is to serve our local community and demonstrate the love of Jesus. As well as services on Sundays, we hold a parent/carer toddler group, children's and youth groups, Alpha Courses and a lunch club for older people. We have a Christians Against Poverty office to help any facing debt issues. Our buildings are used by many groups providing services for our local community.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE;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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £273,048, which is above the stated policy target of two months' core expenditure (£75,600). The charity reported a net income of £46,211 for the year, with total funds increasing to £2,539,145, supported by reliable donor income.

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 6 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
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ELLEN CAROLINE WILDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew James Morgan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Angela Emma Cocks
• Bruno Kondabeka · trustee of 1 other charity
• CALVIN RICHARD HOLLINGWORTH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Guy Robert Overton Applebee · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian James Crossley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joanne Louise Smith
• Mark Sean Blaney
• THOMAS GEORGE SNOW · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: West Sussex

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