WILLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1198743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity exists for the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Willington and the surrounding neighbourhood.

Objects

3. THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:3.1 THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH AND WITH BAPTIST PRINCIPLES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN WILLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

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
£35k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,871 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £35,944 against outgoing resources of £34,073. Net assets increased to £6,863, represented by a General Fund of £5,951 and a Restricted Fund of £912. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Act and that the accounts accorded with those records.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£35k£33k
31/12/2024£33k£33k
31/12/2023£33k£38k
31/12/2022£24k£29k

Common questions

Is WILLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,871 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £35,944 against outgoing resources of £34,073. Net assets increased to £6,863, represented by a General Fund of £5,951 and a Restricted Fund of £912. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Act and that the accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.