CHESTER ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1201208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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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Latest income

£260k

Latest spending

£294k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £43,328 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by an operating deficit of £34,589 and investment losses of £8,738. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £340,149 are well above the stated policy target of approximately £60,000, representing three months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Note 20

“Jasmine Brierley, who is closely related to Rev. D. Brierley, who is a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £10,347 (2024: £4,752) for working in the charity's café. Elaine Gerald, who is closely related to C. Gerald, who is a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £17,753 for working in the church office.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Daniel John Brierleychair
Christopher John East
Jennifer Anne Beesley
Jonathan Alsop
Lucy Brockbank
Siobhan Smith-Inniss
Stephen Drury
Wendy Sharples

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£260k	£294k
31/03/2024	£0	£0

Common questions

Is CHESTER ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £43,328 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by an operating deficit of £34,589 and investment losses of £8,738. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £340,149 are well above the stated policy target of approximately £60,000, representing three months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER, CHRIST CHURCH.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER, CHRIST CHURCH income £114k
RODBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH income £100k
CHESTERFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH income £110k
CROHAM ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH income £290k
PERSHORE BAPTIST CHURCH income £121k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW income £449k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHESTER ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH	£260k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER, CHRIST CHURCH FY2025	£114k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RODBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£100k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHESTERFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CROHAM ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£290k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PERSHORE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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