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EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1210138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Conducting public church services, weddings, funerals and baptisms; children's and youth work; ministry to elderly; outreach to encourage learning about the Christian faith; ministries to internationals in Cambridge; pastoral ministry to members and attenders in need; small groups to facilitate Bible study and community; supporting Christian individuals and organisations in the UK and overseas.

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Latest income
£894k
Latest spending
£748k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £135,299 were held at year-end, which is comfortably above the trustees' policy target of two months' operating costs (£102,159). The charity reported a net surplus for the year and holds the majority of its assets in tangible fixed properties, with readily accessible cash balances supporting its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Standing orders and other regular direct payments (65% of income)
“Standing orders and other regular direct payments 65.4”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months’ operating costs based on the Church Funded budget for that year (held: £135k)
“Our current policy is that this amount should be equal to two months’ operating costs based on the Church Funded budget for that year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties
“The charity received £48,460 in donations from related parties in 2025, not including £12,083 in Gift Aid due on the same donations.” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£894k
Total spending
£748k
Reserves (reported)
£135k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£894k£748k

Common questions

Is EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £135,299 were held at year-end, which is comfortably above the trustees' policy target of two months' operating costs (£102,159). The charity reported a net surplus for the year and holds the majority of its assets in tangible fixed properties, with readily accessible cash balances supporting its operations. 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
THE NORWOOD AND NEWTON SETTLEMENT1£30k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH£894k—0above—no doubt
BUNYAN BAPTIST CHURCH, STEVENAGE FY2024£169k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH CAMBRIDGE FY2025£114k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST EDEN PARK FY2025£385k—0unclear—no doubt
CEMETERY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, SHEFFIELD FY2024£194k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWPORT PAGNELL BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£777k—0unclear—no doubt

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