BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1199158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH

Regular public worship, baptism, communion of the Lord's Supper, evangelism, mission teaching, encouragement, welcome, inclusion of children / young people. Nurture & growth of Christian disciples, education and training for Christian and community service. Giving & encouragement. Pastoral care, supporting & encouraging charitable social action. Encouraging relationships with other Christians.

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Peterborough, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH (charity 1127305) — merger registered 08/12/2023.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£270k

Latest spending

£254k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £199,241, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £40,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £33,874 for the year, with total income of £280,540 against charitable expenditure of £246,666.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £40,000 (reserves figure: £199k)

“the Trustees have determined that the appropriate level of reserves is £40,000, equivalent to 3 months’ critical costs.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

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: 100
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 100
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 80
Government income: £8,594 — grants £8,594 (2); 2% of the £416,648 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bretton Baptist Church (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Brian John Stockerchair
Christine Jane Graham
Dr Matthew Clarkson
Janet Kathleen Kirt
Shirley Ann Pringle

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£270k	£254k
31/12/2024	£281k	£247k
31/12/2023	£417k	£239k
31/12/2022	£0	£0

Common questions

Is BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £199,241, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £40,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £33,874 for the year, with total income of £280,540 against charitable expenditure of £246,666. Its FY2024 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
THE RASCHE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£60k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£40k
D L M CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

BROMHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £197k
HEADINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £358k
SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £205k
CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £444k
BIRCHINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £116k
SKIPTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £495k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH	£270k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BROMHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£197k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HEADINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£358k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£205k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CRAWLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£444k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BIRCHINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£116k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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