CROYDE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1195855 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a Christian Church affiliated to the Baptist Denomination which meets together regularly for Worship, Prayer, Fellowship and Learning. We learn by studying the Bible and discussing it together. We also seek many and varied ways to share our faith with all those around us.

Objects

3.1 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: North Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£70k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £41,701.33 for the year, with total payments exceeding receipts. The document notes that the church is heavily dependent on its membership working as volunteers and raises all necessary funds from within its own congregation, aside from specific external grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media 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: 20

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

Volunteers: 20

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

Volunteers: 50

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Greenwoodchair
Benjamin Nias
Cheryl Burge
ELIZABETH GREENWAY · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Louise Milton · trustee of 1 other charity
Jo Bailey

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£70k	£112k
31/12/2024	£67k	£116k
31/12/2023	£166k	£70k
31/12/2022	£72k	£83k

Common questions

Is CROYDE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £41,701.33 for the year, with total payments exceeding receipts. The document notes that the church is heavily dependent on its membership working as volunteers and raises all necessary funds from within its own congregation, aside from specific external grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CROYDE BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CROYDE BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Helen Louise Milton — trustee here and at THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	amount not stated	Braunton Food Bank - The Church supported the local food bank which provides emergency compassionate and dignified support to people living hungry or living in

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
FARINGDON UNITED CHARITY CIO	1	£500

Charities like this

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

FARINGDON BAPTIST CHURCH income £117k
DUDLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £148k
WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH income £100k
CHIPPING CAMPDEN BAPTIST CHURCH income £304k
HERTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £345k
HOOE BAPTIST CHURCH income £52k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CROYDE BAPTIST CHURCH	£70k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FARINGDON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£117k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DUDLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£148k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£100k	excess of £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CHIPPING CAMPDEN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£304k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HERTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£345k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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