Grace Baptist Association — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 8 September 1978
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £400,450
Latest expenditure: £611,311
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: GRACE BAPTIST CHARITIES LIMITED, 62 BRIDE STREET, LONDON, N7 8AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.gracebaptists.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Objects of the Association are to:1 uphold and promote the Doctrinal Basis2 promote the unity and prosperity of its Member Churches3 assist the Member Churches in their charitable purposes as recognised in English Law4 devise and employ means for the furtherance of the gospel primarily in the Home Counties Geographical Area.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 15 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £400,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £611,311

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £424,391
Total Gross Expenditure: £519,335

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,624,014
Total Gross Expenditure: £536,088

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £334,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,501

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £541,717
Total Gross Expenditure: £616,270

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £400,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £611,311
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £424,391
Total Gross Expenditure: £519,335
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,624,014
Total Gross Expenditure: £536,088
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £334,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,501
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £541,717
Total Gross Expenditure: £616,270
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,520
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 160861
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 116819
Income Investments: 204181
Income Other: 1142153
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1624014
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £22,321
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £513,767
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 536088
Expenditure Investment Management: 19899
Expenditure Grants Institution: 68915
Expenditure Governance: 13949
Expenditure Support Costs: 513767
Expenditure Depreciation: 7631
Gain Loss Investment: 208805
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £7,461,639
Assets Total Fixed: 7607786
Assets Own Use: 3330439
Assets Long Term Investment: 4277347
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £365,798
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,981
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,941,603
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31981
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £337,844
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7461639
Funds Restricted: 479964
Funds Total: 7941603
Count Employees: 5
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 275334
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 26926
Income Investments: 106674
Income Other: 132783
Income Total Income And Endowments: 541717
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,772
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £600,498
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 616270
Expenditure Investment Management: 12674
Expenditure Grants Institution: 140333
Expenditure Governance: 9864
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 9445
Gain Loss Investment: 207481
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,806,318
Assets Total Fixed: 6925480
Assets Own Use: 3913802
Assets Long Term Investment: 3011678
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £375,814
Assets Total Liabilities: £48,190
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,253,104
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48190
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £354,817
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6720120
Funds Restricted: 532984
Funds Total: 7253104
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hampshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Buckinghamshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Surrey
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Grace Baptist Association
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-01-05T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 3985898
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1090162
Assoc Charity Name: NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH BRIGHTON

Charity Name: Grace Baptist Association
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1978-09-08T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 10TH MARCH 1871 AND AS AMDD 10/3/1874, 14/10/1879, 11/10/1881, 10/3/1885, C1902, 7/10/1913, C1922, C1927, C1931, 13/3/1951, 14/10/1952, C1954, C1959, 9/10/62, 12/10/65, 17/3/1973, 1/10/77, 29/03/80, 05/10/85, 4/10/86 AS AMENDED ON 25 SEP 2021AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 05 OCT 2024 as amended on 04 Oct 2025 as amended on 04 Oct 2025
Charitable Objects: UPHOLD AND PROMOTE THE DOCTRINAL BASIS. TO PROMOTE THE UNITY AND PROSPERITY OF ASSOCIATED CHURCHES AND TO DEVISE AND EMPLOY MEANS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD, PRIMARILY IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IS DEFINED AS: LONDON, BEDFORDSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ESSEX, HAMPSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, KENT, OXFORDSHIRE, NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, SURREY AND SUSSEX
Area Of Benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 99642
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE ASSOCIATION OF GRACE BAPTIST CHURCHES (SOUTH EAST)

Charity Name Id: 99623
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AGBC (SE)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures