CHERITON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1198088 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the UK and or other parts of the world.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Folkestone and Hythe, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£97k

Latest spending

£92k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 December 2025 was £97,312, with total expenditure of £91,573, resulting in a surplus of £5,739. The charity holds unrestricted reserves (balance c/f) of £79,820. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding accounting records or compliance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £6,750 — grants £6,750 (3); 7% of the £97,312 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £20,600 — grants £20,600 (20,600); 20% of the £100,505 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £10,500 — grants £10,500 (3); 11% of the £98,968 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Graham Smerdonchair
Craig Colin Doyle
Matthew Andrew Robb
Robert Francis · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert James Lyons

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£97k	£92k
31/12/2024	£101k	£98k
31/12/2023	£99k	£102k
31/12/2022	£87k	£102k

Common questions

Is CHERITON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 December 2025 was £97,312, with total expenditure of £91,573, resulting in a surplus of £5,739. The charity holds unrestricted reserves (balance c/f) of £79,820. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding accounting records or compliance. Its FY2025 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
WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH income £255k
CROHAM ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £290k
SALISBURY BAPTIST CHURCH income £49k
MARKET HARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £128k
VICTORIA PARK BAPTIST CHURCH income £119k
BOREHAMWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH income £80k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHERITON BAPTIST CHURCH	£97k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£255k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CROHAM ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£290k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SALISBURY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£49k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
MARKET HARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£128k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
VICTORIA PARK BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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