BATTERSEA CHAPEL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 312325 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is a community Church, that has settled in a new building at SW11 2HH. Our activities include Sunday Services at 11am, weekly virtual bible studies , bi-weekly prayer meetings and a late night prayer meeting on the last Friday of every month. Social activities include: Friends In Battersea for over 50s, annual seaside trips and Love Battersea collaborative community event.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £212,291 at year-end, which is significantly in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of three months' routine expenditure (£25,000). The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £20,001 - £30,000
Adebayo Babalola, a trustee from April 2024, was paid a salary at a rate of £24,500 per annum in his employed capacity as pastor — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £212k)
free reserves should be equivalent to approximately 3 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects where funds permit.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Adebayo Babalola received £24,500 salary and rent-free accommodation.
Adebayo Babalola, a trustee from April 2024, was paid a salary at a rate of £24,500 per annum in his employed capacity as pastor and occupied the Church’s manse property rent free for the better performance of his duties. — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
Adebayo Babalola, a trustee from April 2024, was paid a salary at a rate of £24,500 per annum in his employed capacity as pastor and occupied the Church’s manse property rent free for the better performance of his duties. — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£60k£73k
31/12/2023£60k£95k
31/12/2022£47k£93k
31/12/2021£69k£96k
31/12/2020£50k£33k

Common questions

Is BATTERSEA CHAPEL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £212,291 at year-end, which is significantly in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of three months' routine expenditure (£25,000). The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable requirements. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BATTERSEA CHAPEL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £20,001 - £30,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2009£6kBattersea Chapel Community Dance/Drama Project