PRINCES RISBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1200447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A part of the Baptist Union of Great Britain we hold regular worship services and weekly activities to teach and promote the Christian faith within our town. We also support a range of other Charites through regular giving.

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.

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Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of PRINCES RISBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH (unregistered) (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 01/07/2024.

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

Latest income

£93k

Latest spending

£76k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £16,871, having incurred total expenditure of £76,123 against total income of £92,995. The trustees report that the charity maintained sufficient cash assets of £66,854 to meet its obligations and continue operations during a pastoral vacancy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding 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: 10
Government income: £480 — grants £480 (2); under 1% of the £92,993 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £230 — grants £230 (1); under 1% of the £89,288 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Government income: £230 — grants £230 (1); under 1% of the £128,412 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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicola Hirst BEd Honschair
Adrian Whittred · trustee of 1 other charity
George Leslie Leinweber
Lucinda Lishman RGN RM
Paul Gabbott BA, MSc
Sheila Mary Gabbott BSc Hons

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£93k	£76k
31/12/2024	£89k	£97k
31/12/2023	£128k	£120k

Common questions

Is PRINCES RISBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £16,871, having incurred total expenditure of £76,123 against total income of £92,995. The trustees report that the charity maintained sufficient cash assets of £66,854 to meet its obligations and continue operations during a pastoral vacancy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PRINCES RISBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PRINCES RISBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	FY2025	£8k

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
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	1	£40k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£25k
D L M CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

HEADINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £358k
GRIMSBY BAPTIST CHURCH income £201k
GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION income £619k
BILDESTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £42k
DISS BAPTIST CHURCH income £154k
EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PRINCES RISBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH	£93k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEADINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£358k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GRIMSBY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£201k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION FY2025	£619k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BILDESTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DISS BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£154k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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