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.
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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.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alcester Community Fridge (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Rev Alison Mackaychair
- Alison Dance
- Angela Joanne Whitford
- Elaine Mary Willis
- Jeanette Adele Pugh
- Jeffrey Steers
- Lynne Thompson
- Rev David Gerard Kerrigan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Warwickshire
Income and spending
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.