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GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION

Registered charity 251675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE STRICT AND PARTICULAR BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION

We act as a trustee of church property and other trusts and offer a wide range of professional services to grace Baptist churches and their members to support them in church administration.

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Latest income
£619k
Latest spending
£613k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £111,670 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds amounting to £5,072,944. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirm that assets are sufficient to meet obligations, noting that free reserves of £286,508 are maintained to cover potential deficits in income. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gift Aid Scheme
“The Corporation's Gift Aid Scheme comprises the largest single aspect of the ministry of the Corporation in terms of financial turnover and represents the funds that are given to the Corporation to support the ministry of specific churches and other organisations that further the aims and objectives of the Corporation. During the year, £309,901 was received (2024: £298,123).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £300,000 (two years' expenditure) (held: £287k)
“They consider that, in the event of a sudden and substantial fall in the Corporation's income, the sum of approximately £300,000 is required to cover two years’ expenditure to enable all projects in hand to be completed, to enable the considerable number of trusteeships of properties and Trust Funds currently held by the Corporation to be transferred to another Trust Corporation, and to enable alternative arrangements to be put in place for the continuance of the wide range of support ministries currently being undertaken by the Corporation.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from related parties - Board of Directors £343 (2024: £390).
“Donations received from related parties - Board of Directors £343 (2024: £390).” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Brewers Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

99 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (94 freehold); recorded price paid £3.6m. 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
£619k
Total spending
£613k
Reserves (reported)
£287k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (56% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£619k£613k
31/12/2024£769k£837k
31/12/2023£980k£579k
31/12/2022£791k£2.1m
31/12/2021£404k£628k

Common questions

Is GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £111,670 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds amounting to £5,072,944. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirm that assets are sufficient to meet obligations, noting that free reserves of £286,508 are maintained to cover potential deficits in income. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brewers Chartered Accountants.

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
NETLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP1—
FIELDSDENE TRUST1£9k
Grace Baptist Association1£6k
HADLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION£619k—0unclear—no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED FY2024£226k—0unclear—no doubt
GRACE BAPTIST PARTNERSHIP FY2025£262k—0below—no doubt
GRACE TRUST (BRISTOL) FY2024£174k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.5m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
GLOBAL CHURCH OF GRACE MINISTRIES FY2025£194k—0above—no doubt

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