CAIRNS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The church’s reserves are comfortably above the minimum £50k (commitments) + £20k (buildings) as stated in the church’s reserves policy.” — page 6
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/10/2023)
Trustees
- Rev Markelian Micochair
- Alexander Guy Popkin
- Dr ANDREW JOHN CORDELL
- Dr David John Cahill
- Eiron Bailey
- Phillip Goddard
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- QUEENS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH BROADSTAIRS
- OUNDLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH
- PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH
- WESTBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
- BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
- WOODSTOCK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH | £256k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| QUEENS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH BROADSTAIRS | £402k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| OUNDLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH | £118k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH | £208k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| WESTBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH | £611k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH | £127k | £34,793 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |