STANLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1197276 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Stanley Road Baptist Church is a Baptist church based in the West End of Morecambe in Lancashire. Our activities include regular Christian worship and encouragement; social action activities to serve the community; and enabling our building to be used by other individuals and organisations in our community, in line with our ethos.

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.

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

£104k

Latest spending

£109k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £65,324 to £60,933, remaining above the stated policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £96,695 and total expenditure of £101,087, resulting in a net cash inflow that strengthened its liquid assets. The trustees describe the financial position as solid, noting that increased rental income and donations helped offset significant building maintenance costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: General Offerings (51% of income)

“General Offerings totalled some £49,225. This represents an increase of just under 12% on the previous year.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £61k)

“We have a minimum reserve target of £30,000. Our policy is to maintain sufficient funds to facilitate six months’ notice for our Minister and the settling of any other outstanding financial commitments, before an orderly closure of the church, should this ever become necessary.” — page 6

Per its FY2026 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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Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Baptist Home Mission Fund — “We given to the Baptist Home Mission Fund, which supports churches and mission projects.” (source page)
Lighthouse Community — “We help Mark in his pioneering role in North Wales with prayer and financial support.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev STEVEN DAVID HEWITTchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Sadler
Christine Betteridge
Dr ROBERT CHARLES WILLIAM HENDERSON MBE · trustee of 2 other charities
Gina Gao
Jacqueline Harrington · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Bradley
Rev Mark Simmons
Robert Leslie Middleton
SANDRA TODD
Sarah Louise Middleton

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£104k	£109k
31/03/2025	£93k	£87k
31/03/2024	£78k	£78k
05/04/2023	£41k	£43k

Common questions

Is STANLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £65,324 to £60,933, remaining above the stated policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £96,695 and total expenditure of £101,087, resulting in a net cash inflow that strengthened its liquid assets. The trustees describe the financial position as solid, noting that increased rental income and donations helped offset significant building maintenance costs. Its FY2026 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
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£54k
THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k

Charities like this

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

STANMORE BAPTIST CHURCH income £160k
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £127k
OUNDLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH income £118k
KENDAL ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £132k
CROHAM ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £290k
STANLEYS COMMUNITY CENTRE income £459k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STANLEY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STANMORE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£160k	unclear	unclear	—	no doubt
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£127k	£34,793	above	—	no doubt
OUNDLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH FY2025	£118k	—	above	—	no doubt
KENDAL ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£132k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CROHAM ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£290k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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