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.

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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 (held: £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.

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	£120k
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL	1	£59k
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH income £410k
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH income £320k
ROSS-ON-WYE BAPTIST CHURCH income £219k
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH income £132k
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £127k
CIRENCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH income £646k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£410k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH FY2025	£320k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROSS-ON-WYE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£219k	£47,647	above	—	no doubt
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£132k	—	below	—	no doubt
BLACKHORSE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£127k	£34,793	above	—	no doubt

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