WELTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1188181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Church activities may include but are not restricted to: Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching/teaching; Baptisms; Communion; Evangelism and mission, locally through to internationally; Teaching and encouragement of young people; Nurture and growth of Christian disciples; Training for Christian service; Pastoral care; Charitable social action; Working with other Christian churches

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Latest income

£333k

Latest spending

£780k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a significant deficit of £447,684 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to expenditure on a chapel refurbishment project. Consequently, unrestricted reserves fell to £130,394 from £326,153 the previous year, though the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (07/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Debra Griffiths
Christopher John Bennett
Clare Green
Jonathan Bruce Cooper
Linda Morven Munro
Matthew Alan Coomes
Matthew Tim Hebditch
Michael Andrew Blowers · trustee of 2 other charities
Peter Richard Daulby
SALLY ANNE PETIT
Simon Mark Keyworth Webb

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£333k	£780k
31/03/2024	£340k	£213k
31/03/2023	£304k	£198k
31/03/2022	£213k	£202k
31/03/2021	£376k	£292k

Common questions

Is WELTON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a significant deficit of £447,684 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to expenditure on a chapel refurbishment project. Consequently, unrestricted reserves fell to £130,394 from £326,153 the previous year, though the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WELTON BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WELTON BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE BROOKSIDE TRUST, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BROOKSIDE TRUST	FY2025	£150k	Provide support and care for those who are in need in Christian outreach and in missionary and relief work overseas
THE BROOKSIDE TRUST	FY2025	£40k	Advance Christian education and learning
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	FY2025	£5k

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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WELTON BAPTIST CHURCH	£333k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHOREHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HORLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£248k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£646k	—	below	—	no doubt
GODALMING BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£385k	—	above	—	noted
WEALDSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£195k	—	above	—	no doubt

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