ST PETER'S BAPTIST CHURCH, WORCESTER

Registered charity 1202838 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Running church and related community activities in Worcester

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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Worcester, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of ST PETER'S BAPTIST CHURCH, WORCESTER (charity 1131663) — merger registered 01/09/2025.

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

Latest income

£404k

Latest spending

£407k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £404,003 against total expenditure of £407,004, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £3,001 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £600,357, which the trustees note exceeds their stated policy target of 33% of annual budgeted expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were found to suggest the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 33% of annual budgeted expenditure (reserves figure: £600k)

“The trustees consider it prudent to hold reserves in general funds (excluding fixed assets) of 33% of annual budgeted expenditure to cover unforeseen requirements or a fall in income.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to trustees who are also staff (Ministers/COM)

“The Ministers are part of a leadership team which provides spiritual and operational oversight and are also trustees.”

“Trustees made donations to St Peter's Baptist Church in 2025 of £47,137 (2024 £33,695)” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations made by trustees to the charity

“The Ministers are part of a leadership team which provides spiritual and operational oversight and are also trustees.”

“Trustees made donations to St Peter's Baptist Church in 2025 of £47,137 (2024 £33,695)” — page 14

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 145
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £404,003 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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev ANDREW ROBERT BROWNINGchair
ANN HARWOOD
Barry Philip Mercer
Clare Louise Boniface
Dr Kim Emerson Stansfield
Gracious Tanyaradzwa Mugova
Matthew Davis
Timothy Parker BSc BArch
Timothy Simon Breed
Victoria Louise Etchells

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£404k	£407k
31/12/2024	£0	£0
31/12/2023	£0	£0

Common questions

Is ST PETER'S BAPTIST CHURCH, WORCESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £404,003 against total expenditure of £407,004, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £3,001 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £600,357, which the trustees note exceeds their stated policy target of 33% of annual budgeted expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were found to suggest the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable regulations. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

WORCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH income £126k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER, WORCESTER income £213k
PINNER BAPTIST CHURCH income £359k
SOUTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH income £313k
CITY CHURCH WORCESTER income £196k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WADHURST income £637k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST PETER'S BAPTIST CHURCH, WORCESTER	£404k	—	above	—	no doubt
WORCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN WITH ST PETER, WORCESTER FY2025	£213k	—	above	—	no doubt
PINNER BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£359k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£313k	£30,000	above	—	no doubt
CITY CHURCH WORCESTER FY2025	£196k	—	above	—	no doubt

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