DUFFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1194982 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith as a Baptist Church and in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Duffield Derbyshire and the surrounding neighbourhood andsuch other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis Basis of Faith.

Objects

3.1 THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS A BAPTIST CHURCH AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN DUFFIELD DERBYSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

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: Amber Valley, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church had a surplus of £1,083.27 for the year, bringing the total accumulated fund to £30,332.61. The trustees report that finances continue to cover the church's needs and allow for support of other ministries. The church holds significant capital assets in land and buildings valued at £1,100,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 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.

• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALEXANDER DAVID COLLINSchair
• Brian David Darby
• Graham Charles Spencer
• Peter Henry Woodward
• Robert James Hill
• Stephen Leslie Shepherd

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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• NORTHFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH income £170k
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• MILFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £86k
• WOODFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £182k
• AMPTHILL BAPTIST CHURCH income £300k
• HEREFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £164k

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