CRANBROOK BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1193925 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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. 3.2 [NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]

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: Redbridge, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of CRANBROOK BAPTIST CHURCH (Excepted) (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 26/05/2022.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£90k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves of £150,554 are above the trustees' policy target of covering six months of core costs plus £20,000 for repairs. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months budgeted housekeeping, ministry, administration and normal fabric costs plus currently an amount of around £20,000 towards anticipated major repairs in 2026 (reserves figure: £151k)

“The trustees consider it prudent that unrestricted general reserves should be sufficient to cover at least six months budgeted housekeeping, ministry, administration and normal fabric costs plus currently an amount of around £20,000 towards anticipated major repairs in 2026.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Minister's daughter lived in manse rent-free

“At the Minister's request, his daughter remained in residence on a short-term basis until future arrangements for the property could be considered. No rent was charged during this period”

“The Church paid pension contributions for the Minister to the Baptist Pension Scheme defined contribution scheme.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Pension contributions for Minister

“At the Minister's request, his daughter remained in residence on a short-term basis until future arrangements for the property could be considered. No rent was charged during this period”

“The Church paid pension contributions for the Minister to the Baptist Pension Scheme defined contribution scheme.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

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: 30
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee

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

Volunteers: 35

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

Volunteers: 30
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Adnan Salim
Charmaine Anne-Marie Russell
Mark Durdle
Norhann Brigid Crowley
Tania Yessa

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

Operates in: Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£101k	£90k
31/12/2024	£105k	£99k
31/12/2023	£133k	£87k
31/12/2022	£88k	£277k
31/12/2021	£66k	£74k

Common questions

Is CRANBROOK BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves of £150,554 are above the trustees' policy target of covering six months of core costs plus £20,000 for repairs. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BARROW BAPTIST CHURCH income £224k
MARKET HARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £128k
HASLAND BAPTIST CHURCH income £34k
HODDESDON BAPTIST CHURCH income £147k
HEREFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £164k
TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, PONTYPRIDD income £92k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CRANBROOK BAPTIST CHURCH	£101k	—	above	—	no doubt
BARROW BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£224k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MARKET HARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HASLAND BAPTIST CHURCH FY2026	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HODDESDON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£147k	—	below	—	no doubt
HEREFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£164k	—	above	—	no doubt

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