LONDONDERRY BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1197875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LBC

We hold weekly Sunday services at our building, during these services we worship, pray and will have time for a preach. We offer church to children and young people, where they will have a service that is age appropriate.

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. 3.2 [NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]

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
£238k
Latest spending
£220k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of income over expenditure of £17,145, resulting in unrestricted funds of £40,213. The trustees report that they had no deficit, which was their aim, and note that while utility costs have increased, overall expenditure was managed to maintain financial stability. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £40,213, though no specific reserves policy target is stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Molly Langston and Zoe Rippengal. Discloses 4 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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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Birmingham City · Sandwell

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£238k£220k
31/12/2024£207k£222k
31/12/2023£187k£189k
31/12/2022£176k£219k

Common questions

Is LONDONDERRY BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of income over expenditure of £17,145, resulting in unrestricted funds of £40,213. The trustees report that they had no deficit, which was their aim, and note that while utility costs have increased, overall expenditure was managed to maintain financial stability. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £40,213, though no specific reserves policy target is stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Molly Langston and Zoe Rippengal.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/10/2025£15kBetter Together
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£10kStronger Together

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LONDONDERRY BAPTIST CHURCH£238k—0unclear—no doubt
SITTINGBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£165k—0unclear—no doubt
WORSHIP TABERNACLE MINISTRIES FY2024£1.8m£120,001 - £130,000—above—no doubt
GABALFA BAPTIST CHURCH AND MANSE FY2025£181k£50,5860unclear—no doubt
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£646k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS & ST PAUL BATTERSEA FY2024£240k—0unclear—noted

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