KING'S BAPTIST CHURCH

Charity number: 1136519
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of Sunday worship services, work with children and young people, help to the poor (The Need Project), support to local schools (CIS), aid to overseas missions - Tear Fund, BU BMS plus Home missions - BU HMF.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £67,693
Total expenditure: £87,043

People

5 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 June 2010: Previously excepted registration
Organisation type:
Previously excepted
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen James Backhouse Trustee 27 February 2025
THE NEED PROJECT CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE
Received: On time
Mark Turner Trustee 27 February 2025
None on record
Matthew David Wheatley Trustee 27 February 2025
None on record
IAN MICHAEL TYLER Trustee 27 February 2025
None on record
Rev Alistair Sanders Trustee 01 September 2021
None on record

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 £79.11k £86.08k £71.39k £69.96k £67.69k
Total expenditure £70.93k £70.93k £100.35k £75.79k £87.04k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £500 N/A N/A

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 23 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 23 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 07 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 May 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 APRIL 2010 as amended on 18 May 2014

Charitable objects

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Contact information

Address:
King's Baptist Church
The Green
Stotfold
Hitchin
SG5 4AN
Phone:
01462730521
Email:
office@kingsbaptistchurch.co.uk
Website:

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