BLISWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1192810 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is a Baptist Church providing spiritual support and growth for people of all ages, in both the local and wider community.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:- 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 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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Registered contact address: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church held total reserves of £26,483.45 at the end of the year, which is above the trustees' stated policy target range of £13,000 to £15,000. The filing confirms there were no liabilities as of 31st December 2025 and describes the financial position as stable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £14,787.60
“The Pastor, Mr L Hillyard, received a remuneration of £14,787.60 (2024 £13,775.04)” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £13,000 to £15,000 (reserves figure: £26k)
“the Trustees have determined that the appropriate level of reserves is in the range of £13,000 to £15,000.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr L Hillyard received remuneration of £14,787.60.
“The Pastor, Mr L Hillyard, received a remuneration of £14,787.60 (2024 £13,775.04) No payments were made to any of the other Trustees (other than acceptable out of pocket expenses which were claimed for)” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to Pastor who is also a Trustee
“The Pastor, Mr L Hillyard, received a remuneration of £14,787.60 (2024 £13,775.04) No payments were made to any of the other Trustees (other than acceptable out of pocket expenses which were claimed for)” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

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

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £680 — grants £680 (2); 2% of the £44,681 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £2,210 — grants £2,210 (2); 6% of the £40,056 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £6,523 — grants £6,523 (3); 15% of the £42,681 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£45k£49k
31/12/2024£40k£40k
31/12/2023£43k£38k
31/12/2022£32k£32k
31/12/2021£28k£27k

Common questions

Is BLISWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church held total reserves of £26,483.45 at the end of the year, which is above the trustees' stated policy target range of £13,000 to £15,000. The filing confirms there were no liabilities as of 31st December 2025 and describes the financial position as stable. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BLISWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £14,787.60 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£4k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BLISWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH£45k£14,787.600unclear—no doubt
BIGGLESWADE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£190k—0above—no doubt
WARLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt
SALISBURY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£49k——below—no doubt
BILSTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£84k—0unclear—no doubt
WALSGRAVE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt

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