OAKRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1197400 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Baptist Church which provides Sunday Worship and Bible study as well as activities for children and young people, social events and community outreach initiatives by showing God's love practically and generously through His people.

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

£60k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church's working balance at the end of December 2025 was approximately £8,500, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity is heavily dependent on volunteers and has not made wider public appeals for funds, relying instead on income from its members and congregation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: members and congregation

“The Church continues to raise the funds which it needs to carry on its activities from within its members and congregation.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £9k; policy: around £10,000)

“At present having considered the relevant risks of changes in income and expenditure the Trustees have determined that the appropriate level of reserves should be around £10,000. At the end of December 2025, the church had a working balance of approximately £8,500 none of which is restricted or designated.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 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.

Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (31/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Irwin
Angela Belinda Sinclair
Dr Dilini Reynold
Dr John William Hollman · trustee of 1 other charity
John Morgan
John Sinclair
Maureen Rose
Pamela Bertha Hollman
Philip Edward Rackstraw FCCA
Sandra Angela Rackstraw
Sheila Dodson

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£60k	£44k
31/12/2024	£86k	£82k
31/12/2023	£45k	£30k
31/12/2022	£5k	£3k

Common questions

Is OAKRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church's working balance at the end of December 2025 was approximately £8,500, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity is heavily dependent on volunteers and has not made wider public appeals for funds, relying instead on income from its members and congregation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.