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ALCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1200212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. We engage in outreach activities both locally, nationally and internationally with a view to expressing the love of God in practical ways.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£121k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church ended the year with a surplus and general reserves equivalent to 9.5 months of expenditure, which is above the trustee-approved target of 6-8 months. The trustees note that while current financial health is strong, future capital requirements for purchasing a new manse in 2027 will necessitate building additional reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6-8 months of general expenditure (held: £69k)
“At the end of the year our general reserves – the amount we have in the bank - stand at 9.5 months of general expenditure, higher than the 6-8 months that is our target as approved by our Deaconate.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: The document lists Revd Alison Mackay (Minister) and Rev David Kerrigan (Treasurer) as Trustees. Note 5 details expenditure for 'Local Ministry' including 'Minister, (Missioner 2023) - Stipends, NI and Pension'. As the Minister is a trustee and receives stipend/pension, this constitutes trustee remuneration.
“Local Ministry Minister, (Missioner 2023) - Stipends, NI and Pension”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document discloses that SLR Consulting provided a grant to the Alcester Community Fridge because a volunteer works for them. It also notes the church is in membership with the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the Heart of England Baptist Association, and receives interest from the Baptist Union Corporation Limited. However, specific transaction amounts for these related parties are not explicitly broken out as distinct line items with values in the provided text snippets (e.g., 'Interest Received (BUC)' is listed but the value is obscured/merged in the table structure provided in the prompt's raw text representation, though '1,300' appears in the Total column for Note 4, it is not explicitly linked to BUC in the text description). The most explicit related party transaction is the SLR grant.
“SLR Consulting, a global organisation committed to Sustainability who gave us a grant based on the fact that one of our Fridge volunteers works for them and applied on our behalf.”
Per its FY2025 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alcester Community Fridge (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£126k£121k
31/12/2024£92k£80k
31/12/2023£144k£127k

Common questions

Is ALCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church ended the year with a surplus and general reserves equivalent to 9.5 months of expenditure, which is above the trustee-approved target of 6-8 months. The trustees note that while current financial health is strong, future capital requirements for purchasing a new manse in 2027 will necessitate building additional reserves. Its FY2025 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH£126k—0above—no doubt
EASTLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£469k—0above—no doubt
Andover Community Church FY2024£444k—0above—no doubt
NORTH CHEAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£131k£46,8130above—no doubt
MARKET HARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
VICTORIA PARK BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt

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