TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1191041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF CHRISTIANITY IN LONDON AND THE WORLD AT LARGE AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF PERSONS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AT LARGE.

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Latest income

£1.7m

Latest spending

£1.6m

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £100,639 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total funds to £6,801,484. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and are satisfied that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations. However, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of uncertain funding streams from tithes and offerings.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: earmarked chiefly for future building projects... and also for other undertakings of capital nature (held: £6.5m)

“The reserves are being earmarked chiefly for future building projects to cater for the increasing numbers in the congregation; and also for other undertakings of capital nature.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Three pastors received total remuneration of £156,000 during the year. One of these pastors is also a trustee and the Chief Executive Officer of the church.

“Three pastors received total remuneration of £156,000 during the year (2024: £141,333), excluding pension contributions. One of these pastors is also a trustee and the Chief Executive Officer of the church.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees' remuneration

“Three pastors received total remuneration of £156,000 during the year (2024: £141,333), excluding pension contributions. One of these pastors is also a trustee and the Chief Executive Officer of the church.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by AD Williams & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.7m

Total spending

£1.6m

Reserves (reported)

£6.8m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~49.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

PASTOR KINGSLEY APPIAGYEIchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ALEXANDER KWAKU APPIAH · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr Bernard Aisar Davis · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Christopher Elvis Kwaku Yondee
Francis Albert Amoah Amponsah Yebuah · trustee of 1 other charity
Grace Catherine Amponsah · trustee of 1 other charity
PASTOR KWEKU ASARE AMOSAH · trustee of 1 other charity
Pastor Stephen ASIBUO · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Yung-Hoi · trustee of 1 other charity
Samuel Noye Narh · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Croydon · Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.7m	£1.6m
31/03/2024	£1.7m	£1.6m
31/03/2023	£3.0m	£1.2m
31/03/2022	£0	£0
31/03/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £100,639 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total funds to £6,801,484. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and are satisfied that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations. However, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of uncertain funding streams from tithes and offerings. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by AD Williams & Co.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON.

TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON income £200k
TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON income £267k
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH CANTERBURY income £112k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, SOUTHPORT income £203k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, UPPER TOOTING income £277k
TRINITY CHURCH OXFORD income £204k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH	£1.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON FY2025	£200k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON FY2025	£267k	£80,001 - £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH CANTERBURY FY2024	£112k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, SOUTHPORT FY2025	£203k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, UPPER TOOTING FY2025	£277k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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