AMPTHILL BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1198662 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABC

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.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £300,303 against expenses of £281,008, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £143,549, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of three months' general fund expenditure.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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 expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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 — “Home Mission supports chaplaincies in education and industry, as well as many initiatives to meet local needs, including struggling churches…” (source page)
• Open Doors — “Open Doors supports persecuted Christians with Bibles, Christian materials, training, livelihood skills, advocacy - and in a whole host of o…” (source page)
• BMS World Mission — “BMS World Mission is a Christian mission organisation, working in around 40 countries on four continents. BMS believes in holistic mission, …” (source page)
• Christians Against Poverty — “Christians Against Poverty are passionate about releasing people in our nation from a life sentence of debt, poverty and their causes. Worki…” (source page)
• Impact (Bedford Area Schools Christian Support Trust) — “Impact is the working title of the Bedford Area Schools Christian Support Trust (BASCST). It is a Christian organization with registered cha…” (source page)
• Bible Society — “Bible Society exists to offer the Bible to the World. Set up in 1804, the Society's Patron is HM The Queen and its President is the Bishop o…” (source page)
• MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) — “MAF operates aircraft around the world that enable faith-based ministries, relief and development organizations, church planters, and missio…” (source page)
• Fusion — “Mads Baker is a Student Mission Developer for Fusion working in the Midlands & East area of the UK. She works with local Churches in Univers…” (source page)

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev ANDREW ALAN JOHN GOLDSMITHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anthony John Royston
• Benjamin Michael Gray
• Bernard John Coen
• CATHERINE ANN SLEIGHT
• CLAUDIA FLORENCE TYSON
• Colin John Kerry
• Craig Rory Christie
• Janice Evans
• Martha Jane Spencer

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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

Charities like this

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Side by side with its peers

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