SOUTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1203167 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SSBC

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH (OBJECTS) ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO:(A) ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AS AN EVANGELICAL BAPTIST CHURCH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THROUGH PUBLIC RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST, THE TEACHING OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AND THE PROVISION OF PASTORAL CARE, SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING; AND(B) ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH BY PUTTING INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION:(I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;(II) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;(III) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; AND(IV) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS.IN EACH CASE IN LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THROUGHOUT THE UK AND ACROSS THE WORLD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Greenwich, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£313k
Latest spending
£317k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a surplus for the year, with total income of £312,632 against expenditure of £316,566 resulting in a net outgoing before transfers, but overall net assets increased due to fixed asset introductions. The trustees report that the charity is an ongoing concern and that unrestricted reserves exceed the policy target of three months of regular expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £30,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Pastor Gideon Nash who is also a trustee of South Street Baptist Church CIO was paid a salary of £30,000 during the financial year.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of regular expenditure (held: £5.2m)
“The Trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves should be approximately three months of regular expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Pastor Gideon Nash, a trustee, received a salary of £30,000.
“Pastor Gideon Nash who is also a trustee of South Street Baptist Church CIO was paid a salary of £30,000 during the financial year.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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: Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£313k£317k
31/03/2024£259k£269k

Common questions

Is SOUTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had a surplus for the year, with total income of £312,632 against expenditure of £316,566 resulting in a net outgoing before transfers, but overall net assets increased due to fixed asset introductions. The trustees report that the charity is an ongoing concern and that unrestricted reserves exceed the policy target of three months of regular expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SOUTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £30,000 band.

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
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement1£4k
PARTNERSHIPS OVERSEAS NETWORKING TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH£313k£30,0000above—no doubt
STREET BAPTIST CHURCH FY2026£184k—0above—no doubt
SLOUGH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£288k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEPHERD DRIVE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH OSSETT BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£43k—0above—no doubt
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH NORTH MANCHESTER FY2024£122k£9,3600unclear—no doubt

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