GRACE BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION

Charity number: 251675
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 April 1967: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE STRICT AND PARTICULAR BAPTIST TRUST CORPORATION (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KEVIN CHARLES WILLIAM WILTSHIRE Chair 02 September 2002
EMMAUS SCHOOL LTD
Received: On time
ECS TRUST
Received: On time
Jonathan Howard Sayers Trustee 05 June 2023
None on record
DARREN MICHAEL NOLLER Trustee 01 March 2021
None on record
MATTHEW TARUS GRAY Trustee 05 September 2020
PEMBERTON FREE GRACE CHURCH
Received: On time
ROBERT EDWARD POWELL Trustee 26 February 2013
None on record
PAUL DAVID RELF Trustee 05 March 2007
BROCKHAM BAPTIST TRUST
Received: On time
CHRISTIAN COMPASSION MINISTRIES UK
Received: On time
JONATHAN NEIL BROOME Trustee 27 February 1996
CUCKFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH
Received: On time
ALAN RICHARD COPEMAN Trustee 09 May 1983
PILGRIMS' FRIEND SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE PILGRIMS FRIEND GROUP
Received: On time
BRIDGE CARE LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £822.73k £403.87k £790.83k £980.19k £769.20k
Total expenditure £441.46k £627.90k £2.11m £578.68k £836.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £16.86k N/A £15.59k £8.49k £10.46k
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £275.10k N/A £276.94k £313.15k £337.54k
Income - Endowments £197 N/A £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £105.94k N/A £107.79k £148.71k £205.29k
Income - Other £425.03k N/A £390.50k £509.84k £215.91k
Income - Legacies £0 N/A £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £441.46k N/A £2.11m £578.68k £836.52k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £20.73k N/A £23.37k £28.48k £30.48k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A £1.68m £125.00k £310.50k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets £0 N/A £788 £5.27k £7.72k
Long-term investments £4.67m N/A £3.20m £3.40m £3.50m
Other assets £1.76m N/A £1.23m £1.63m £1.47m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 N/A £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £9.24k N/A £9.34k £11.27k £14.76k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 16 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 16 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 02 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 02 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 July 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 23 MARCH 1933
Charitable objects
FOR THE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT BENEFIT OF NEEDY PERSONS CONNECTED WITH THE DENOMINATION WHETHER SUCH PERSONS ARE PASTORS, ITINERANT MINISTERS, MEMBERS OR REGULAR ATTENDANTS AT ANY CHURCH OF THE DENOMINATION, OR THE CHILDREN OF ANY SUCH PERSONS AS THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT FOR THE TIME BEING MAY BY RESOLUTION DECIDE.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 14 April 1967 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
62 BRIDE STREET
LONDON
N7 8AZ
Phone:
01883 345488