CHUDLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1194879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Based in Chudleigh, Devon.Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching, baptism, communion, evangelism and mission, teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people, nurture and growth of Christian disciples, education and training for Christian and community service, giving and encouraging pastoral care.

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: Teignbridge, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£94k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,277 on unrestricted funds for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £41,195. Despite this deficit, the trustees note that the unrestricted fund balance exceeded their stated policy target of £20,000. Total cash available at year-end was £71,137, down from £81,897 in the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted payments, equivalent to £20,000 (reserves figure: £41k)

“It is policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to at least three months of unrestricted payments, equivalent to £20,000” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 100
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: 100
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: 100
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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Anna Louise Sowden
Miia Thomas
Paul Reynolds · trustee of 1 other charity
Rachel Louise Parker
Stephen Kimble

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£94k	£105k
31/12/2024	£93k	£90k
31/12/2023	£90k	£90k
31/12/2022	£82k	£77k
31/12/2021	£91k	£17k

Common questions

Is CHUDLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,277 on unrestricted funds for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £41,195. Despite this deficit, the trustees note that the unrestricted fund balance exceeded their stated policy target of £20,000. Total cash available at year-end was £71,137, down from £81,897 in the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ROCK FOUNDATION	1	£68k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £444k
BUDLEIGH SALTERTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £48k
HINCKLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £178k
ALNWICK BAPTIST CHURCH income £164k
CRANLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £477k
NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £131k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHUDLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH	£94k	—	above	—	no doubt
CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£444k	—	above	—	no doubt
BUDLEIGH SALTERTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£48k	£14,591	above	—	no doubt
HINCKLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALNWICK BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£164k	—	above	—	no doubt
CRANLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£477k	—	above	—	no doubt

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