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BONNY DOWNS BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1197719 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church's activities include a Sunday morning service, midweek Life Groups and Wellbeing groups, a distribution centre for Newham Foodbank, NEWway Night Shelter, dedicated pastoral visiting team who are committed to pastoral visits which includes anyone living locally with a need. fellowship groups and weekly prayer meetings

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
£175k
Latest spending
£271k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash of £98,712 at year-end, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £20,000. Although the charity reported a deficit on its General Fund of £17,670 for the year, the trustees consider the overall financial position to be satisfactory.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The total income of the church for the year from all sources amounted to £174,851.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £99k)
“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £20,000 (which equates to about 3 months' of unrestricted expenditure)” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees David Hudson Mann and Sarah Louise Laing received aggregate remuneration of £19,400 for ministerial and operational duties. Rachael Humphrey, wife of Trustee Philippa King, was also employed.
“Trustees, David Hudson Mann and Sarah Louise Laing, were employed by the charity in the year receiving agregate remuneration of £19,400.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Philippa King's wife, Rachael Humphrey, was employed by the charity.
“Rachael Humphrey, the wife of Trustee, Philippa King, was also employed by the charity providing operational leadership duties, encompassing pastoral care, community outreach.” — page 13
“Trustees, David Hudson Mann and Sarah Louise Laing, were employed by the charity in the year receiving agregate remuneration of £19,400.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees David Hudson Mann and Sarah Louise Laing received remuneration.
“Rachael Humphrey, the wife of Trustee, Philippa King, was also employed by the charity providing operational leadership duties, encompassing pastoral care, community outreach.” — page 13
“Trustees, David Hudson Mann and Sarah Louise Laing, were employed by the charity in the year receiving agregate remuneration of £19,400.” — page 13
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£175k£271k
31/03/2024£110k£79k
31/03/2023£295k£67k

Common questions

Is BONNY DOWNS BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash of £98,712 at year-end, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £20,000. Although the charity reported a deficit on its General Fund of £17,670 for the year, the trustees consider the overall financial position to be satisfactory. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BONNY DOWNS BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BONNY DOWNS BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£20kHomelessness
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority23/03/2022£92kBonny Downs

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BONNY DOWNS BAPTIST CHURCH£175k—0above—no doubt
MILL END BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£195k—0unclear—no doubt
WAKEFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£169k—0above—no doubt
SITTINGBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£165k—0unclear—no doubt
LANSDOWNE BAPTIST CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH FY2024£819kin excess of £60,0001unclear—no doubt
THE NEW LIFE CHURCH, WOKING FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt

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