GREAT HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1198793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROPOGATION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS , PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE AND CARRYING OUT MISSIONARY AND OUTREACH WORK.

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 · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £759 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £54,646 against outgoing resources of £53,887. Unrestricted reserves (accumulated funds) increased to £13,077, which the trustees note is above their policy target of maintaining three months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and no material matters were identified during the examination.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £13k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the reserves of the charity at about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£55k£54k
31/12/2023£52k£50k
31/12/2022£42k£42k

Common questions

Is GREAT HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £759 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £54,646 against outgoing resources of £53,887. Unrestricted reserves (accumulated funds) increased to £13,077, which the trustees note is above their policy target of maintaining three months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and no material matters were identified during the examination. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.