PARTICULAR BAPTIST FUND

Registered charity 240979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The support of Particular Baptist doctrines through grants and loans to qualifying churches and ministers, also to theological colleges, libraries etc.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£235k

Latest spending

£420k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Fund reported a surplus of £251,780 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £8,222,484. The charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves, including a General Fund balance of £4,435,872, which provides a strong financial position. The auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Paul Barton is the Pastor of Hyde Heath Baptist Church. Hyde Heath Baptist Church was awarded, as permitted by clause 13(2) of the Fund’s Constitution, a Home Mission Pastoral Grant during 2022. The amount awarded in 2022, payable over 3 years, was £72,900.

“Paul Barton is the Pastor of Hyde Heath Baptist Church. Hyde Heath Baptist Church was awarded, as permitted by clause 13(2) of the Fund’s Constitution, a Home Mission Pastoral Grant during 2022. The amount awarded in 2022, payable over 3 years, was £72,900.” — page 20

“Gareth Jones is the Pastor of Pantiles Baptist Church, Tunbridge Wells. Pantiles Baptist Church, Tunbridge was awarded, as permitted by clause 13(2) of the Fund’s Constitution, a Special Project Grant during 2024. The amount awarded was £5,998.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gareth Jones is the Pastor of Pantiles Baptist Church, Tunbridge Wells. Pantiles Baptist Church, Tunbridge was awarded, as permitted by clause 13(2) of the Fund’s Constitution, a Special Project Grant during 2024. The amount awarded was £5,998.

“Paul Barton is the Pastor of Hyde Heath Baptist Church. Hyde Heath Baptist Church was awarded, as permitted by clause 13(2) of the Fund’s Constitution, a Home Mission Pastoral Grant during 2022. The amount awarded in 2022, payable over 3 years, was £72,900.” — page 20

“Gareth Jones is the Pastor of Pantiles Baptist Church, Tunbridge Wells. Pantiles Baptist Church, Tunbridge was awarded, as permitted by clause 13(2) of the Fund’s Constitution, a Special Project Grant during 2024. The amount awarded was £5,998.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£705k

Total spending

£447k

Cost of raising funds

£37k

Reserves (reported)

£5.8m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~155.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Daryl Jones
ERIC JOHN COUSINS FCCA
Gareth Huw Jones
MARGARET O'MARA · trustee of 2 other charities
Sarah Creedy

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

Operates in: Ireland · Isle Of Man · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£235k	£420k
31/12/2023	£705k	£447k
31/12/2022	£776k	£719k
31/12/2021	£294k	£322k
31/12/2020	£607k	£393k

Common questions

Is PARTICULAR BAPTIST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Fund reported a surplus of £251,780 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £8,222,484. The charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves, including a General Fund balance of £4,435,872, which provides a strong financial position. The auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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 S M B TRUST	1	£2k
SUTTON BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WILTSHIRE STRICT AND PARTICULAR BAPTIST CHAPEL FUND.

THE WILTSHIRE STRICT AND PARTICULAR BAPTIST CHAPEL FUND income £273k
DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH income £226k
SURBITON NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH income £108k
SOUTH WALES BAPTIST ASSOCIATION BUGB income £354k
GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION income £619k
QE Park Baptist Church income £146k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PARTICULAR BAPTIST FUND	£235k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WILTSHIRE STRICT AND PARTICULAR BAPTIST CHAPEL FUND FY2025	£273k	—	below	—	no doubt
DIDCOT BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£226k	—	above	—	no doubt
SURBITON NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£108k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTH WALES BAPTIST ASSOCIATION BUGB FY2025	£354k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION FY2025	£619k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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