EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, SCARBOROUGH

Registered charity 1202746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our activities include:Regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;baptism; evangelism and mission; teaching and encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people; nurture and growth of Christian disciples; education and training for Christian and community service; giving and encouraging pastoral care; supporting charitable social action in the UK and abroad

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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Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £36,437 are comfortably above the stated minimum reserve target of £25,000. The charity reports a surplus for the year and notes that voluntary income increased by 12.7%, providing working capital to meet regular expenditure and staff costs despite income not being guaranteed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £25,000 (held: £36k)
“The reserve is currently set at £25,000” — page 6
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£131k£127k
31/12/2024£134k£210k
31/12/2023£79k£54k

Common questions

Is EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, SCARBOROUGH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £36,437 are comfortably above the stated minimum reserve target of £25,000. The charity reports a surplus for the year and notes that voluntary income increased by 12.7%, providing working capital to meet regular expenditure and staff costs despite income not being guaranteed. 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
INCORPORATED BOURNEMOUTH FREE CHURCH COUNCIL1£59k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, SCARBOROUGH£131k—0above—no doubt
CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH FY2025£320k—0above—no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£210k—0above—no doubt
HGBCHURCH CIO FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
UPPER BEEDING BAPTIST CHURCH: THE HUB, BEEDING FY2024£180k—0unclear—no doubt

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