BRISTOL BAPTIST COLLEGE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 February 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04279352
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £659,358
Latest expenditure: £696,228
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: BRISTOL BAPTIST COLLEGE, DUNCAN HOUSE, THE PROMENADE, CLIFTON DOWN, BRISTOL, BS8 3NJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bristol-baptist.ac.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Delivering religious education and training to those preparing for Ministry (generally but not exclusively in the Baptist denomination), to others furthering their theological education and to those preparing for service in Children, Families and Youth Ministry (both Christian and secular based).Providing a Christian resource centre for study and development.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £659,358
Total Gross Expenditure: £696,228

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £684,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £711,190

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 1 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £436,162
Total Gross Expenditure: £735,257

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £591,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £616,064

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £504,928
Total Gross Expenditure: £511,106

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £659,358
Total Gross Expenditure: £696,228
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: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £684,783
Total Gross Expenditure: £711,190
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £436,162
Total Gross Expenditure: £735,257
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 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £591,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £616,064
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £504,928
Total Gross Expenditure: £511,106
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £3,371
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 300109
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 308916
Income Investments: 45974
Income Other: 4359
Income Total Income And Endowments: 659358
Income Legacies: 5500
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £14,202
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £682,026
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 696228
Expenditure Investment Management: 14202
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11923
Expenditure Support Costs: 263071
Expenditure Depreciation: 33000
Gain Loss Investment: 106236
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -142500
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,321,050
Assets Total Fixed: 5129942
Assets Own Use: 3011500
Assets Long Term Investment: 2118442
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £423,080
Assets Total Liabilities: £60,084
Assets Current Investment: 364982
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,492,938
Creditors One Year Total Current: 60084
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £44,762
Funds Endowment: 14040
Funds Unrestricted: 5321533
Funds Restricted: 157365
Funds Total: 5492938
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 123902
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 298708
Income Investments: 212661
Income Other: 49512
Income Total Income And Endowments: 684783
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,695
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £695,495
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 711190
Expenditure Investment Management: 12770
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11461
Expenditure Support Costs: 252246
Expenditure Depreciation: 33000
Gain Loss Investment: 212661
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,210,631
Assets Total Fixed: 5393004
Assets Own Use: 3187000
Assets Long Term Investment: 2206004
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £236,461
Assets Total Liabilities: £63,393
Assets Current Investment: 198836
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,566,072
Creditors One Year Total Current: 63393
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £22,220
Funds Endowment: 13332
Funds Unrestricted: 5413271
Funds Restricted: 139469
Funds Total: 5566072
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 152058
Income Other Trading Activities: 798
Income Charitable Activities: 312259
Income Investments: 124114
Income Other: 1926
Income Total Income And Endowments: 591155
Income Legacies: 10000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £18,244
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £597,820
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 616064
Expenditure Investment Management: 15817
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6320
Expenditure Support Costs: 204457
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -267427
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 3283
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 250000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,569,906
Assets Total Fixed: 5633191
Assets Own Use: 3300000
Assets Long Term Investment: 2333191
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -169940
Assets Other Assets: £274,191
Assets Total Liabilities: £46,836
Assets Current Investment: 228386
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,690,606
Creditors One Year Total Current: 46836
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £15,978
Funds Endowment: 11739
Funds Unrestricted: 5569906
Funds Restricted: 108961
Funds Total: 5690606
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 96056
Income Other Trading Activities: 179
Income Charitable Activities: 289048
Income Investments: 119636
Income Other: 9
Income Total Income And Endowments: 504928
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,700
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £493,406
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 511106
Expenditure Investment Management: 15891
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5792
Expenditure Support Costs: 187921
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 312545
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -9562
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,336,255
Assets Total Fixed: 5666435
Assets Own Use: 3050000
Assets Long Term Investment: 2616435
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -195491
Assets Other Assets: £297,763
Assets Total Liabilities: £39,048
Assets Current Investment: 252235
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,729,659
Creditors One Year Total Current: 39048
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £19,703
Funds Endowment: 13075
Funds Unrestricted: 5603544
Funds Restricted: 113040
Funds Total: 5729659
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRISTOL BAPTIST COLLEGE
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-10-25T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 3954495
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1073527
Assoc Charity Name: CREED'S BRISTOL BAPTIST COLLEGE CHARITY

Charity Name: BRISTOL BAPTIST COLLEGE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-02-24T00:00:00

Charity Name: BRISTOL BAPTIST COLLEGE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-11-26T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 4025645
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1116341
Assoc Charity Name: TWERTON FELLOWSHIP

Charity Name: BRISTOL BAPTIST COLLEGE
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-04-06T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 233150
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 233150
Assoc Charity Name: CALEB BAILEY'S CHARITY

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/08/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/04/2015
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF PERSONS (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE PROFESSING THEMSELVES TO BE BAPTISTS) TO ENABLE THEM TO EXERCISE THEIR GIFTS WITH THE GREATER USEFULNESS IN THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures