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BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1199387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities may include but are not restricted to: regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching, teaching; baptism; communion of the Lord's Supper; evangelism and mission; inclusion of young people; nurture of Christian disciples; training for Christian community service; pastoral care; charitable social action in the UK and abroad; supporting Baptists and other Christians.

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Latest income
£91k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £88,414 against total expenditure of £100,965, resulting in a deficit for the year. However, the independent examiner confirms the finances are in excellent shape, supported by unrestricted reserves of £36,552.03 and the availability of restricted and designated funds to cover specific costs such as the Associate Minister's salary.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Total income for 2024 amounted to £88,414” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of contracted expenditure (held: £37k)
“in principle means that in the unlikely event of the Church experiencing a sudden and unexpected drop in income, that it has sufficient resources to cover all its contracted expenditure such as salaries for at least six months.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£91k£101k
31/12/2023£0£0
31/12/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £88,414 against total expenditure of £100,965, resulting in a deficit for the year. However, the independent examiner confirms the finances are in excellent shape, supported by unrestricted reserves of £36,552.03 and the availability of restricted and designated funds to cover specific costs such as the Associate Minister's salary. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN TRUSTFY2023£19k