LETCHWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH

Charity Number: 1173298
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Based in Letchworth Garden City we provide Sunday services & other meetings, in English & Chinese, for the worship of God & spiritual instruction of adults & children. Mid week & summer activities for children & teens; mid week activities for older folk. Work in schools with Special Educational Needs children. Pastoral care in the community and at the Yarl's Wood Immigration Centre. .

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £95,469
Total expenditure: £116,320

People

4 Trustee(s)

23 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Hertfordshire
  • Albania
  • Northern Ireland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 June 2017: CIO registration
  • 14 June 2018: Funds received from 1132036 LETCHWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MIKE WADDELL Trustee 06 June 2017
None on record
MICHAEL ROBERT CORNELL Trustee 06 June 2017
None on record
STEVE WHITTALL Trustee 06 June 2017
None on record
KWONG HING DAVID CHAN Trustee 06 June 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £85.20k £82.73k £81.91k £94.37k £95.47k
Total expenditure £87.56k £76.62k £78.56k £261.27k £116.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £5.59k 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 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 02 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 02 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 July 2020 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 06 Jun 2017 as amended on 10 Dec 2021

Charitable objects

3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND 3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH RULES.

Contact information

Address:
83 HOWARD DRIVE
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY
SG6 2BU
Phone:
01462671143
Email:
letchworth.baptist@googlemail.com
Website:

letchworth-baptist-church.org.uk