CAIRNS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1197272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cairns Road Baptist Church's vision is to bring the hope of Jesus to Westbury Park and beyond. As a community of believers we have our hope in Jesus and are committed to love, pray, share, teach, preach, encourage, welcome, and nurture children, young people and adults to be His wholehearted disciples.

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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Latest income
£256k
Latest spending
£223k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the net movement in funds was an increase of £38,970, which was substantially ahead of the nil budget. The trustees report that reserves are comfortably above the stated policy target of £70,000, and the Deferred Debt Arrangement with the Baptist Pension Trust has ended with no additional cost.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum £50k (commitments) + £20k (buildings)
“The church’s reserves are comfortably above the minimum £50k (commitments) + £20k (buildings) as stated in the church’s reserves policy.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Noah's Ark Pre-school
“The church maintained its formal, relational and practical links with Noah’s Ark @ CRBC (Company number 5522743; charity number 1112004). We, as a church, prioritised the Pre-school's use of our building space rent free, along with supporting them, and they continued to offer a broad, open-ended curriculum.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 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.

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Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£256k£223k
31/12/2023£190k£207k
31/12/2022£138k£143k

Common questions

Is CAIRNS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the net movement in funds was an increase of £38,970, which was substantially ahead of the nil budget. The trustees report that reserves are comfortably above the stated policy target of £70,000, and the Deferred Debt Arrangement with the Baptist Pension Trust has ended with no additional cost. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST1£40k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAIRNS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH£256k—0above—no doubt
QUEENS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH BROADSTAIRS FY2024£402k—0above—no doubt
OUNDLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH FY2025£118k—0above—no doubt
PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH FY2025£208k—0above—noted
WESTBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£611k—0within—no doubt
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£127k£34,7930above—no doubt

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