GOLD HILL BAPTIST CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 6 July 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08043770
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £938,711
Latest expenditure: £973,345
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Hub Gold Hill Baptist Church, Church Lane, Chalfont St. Peter, GERRARDS CROSS, Buckinghamshire, SL9 9RF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian Faith according to the principles of the Baptist Denomination. Activities of the Church include regular public worship; pastoral work; teaching the Christian faith; reaching out to people in the community; small groups and youth work. In addition the Church supports other mission partners both in the UK and overseas.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £938,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £973,345

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,046,425
Total Gross Expenditure: £947,128

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £845,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £909,184

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,636,375
Total Gross Expenditure: £584,451

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £575,513
Total Gross Expenditure: £564,031

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £938,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £973,345
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: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,046,425
Total Gross Expenditure: £947,128
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: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £845,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £909,184
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: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,636,375
Total Gross Expenditure: £584,451
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £575,513
Total Gross Expenditure: £564,031
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 842362
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 39313
Income Investments: 12503
Income Other: 44533
Income Total Income And Endowments: 938711
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £973,345
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 973345
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12720
Expenditure Support Costs: 668316
Expenditure Depreciation: 214032
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £143,590
Assets Total Fixed: 9623776
Assets Own Use: 9623776
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £572,391
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,008,132
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,188,035
Creditors One Year Total Current: 565443
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1442689
Assets Cash: £469,667
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3603645
Funds Restricted: 4584390
Funds Total: 8188035
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 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1321431
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 35150
Income Investments: 8683
Income Other: 41161
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1406425
Income Legacies: 10000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £947,128
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 947128
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19386
Expenditure Support Costs: 685687
Expenditure Depreciation: 220811
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £102,292
Assets Total Fixed: 8951119
Assets Own Use: 8951118
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,077,608
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,806,058
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,222,669
Creditors One Year Total Current: 690411
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1115647
Assets Cash: £924,736
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3649811
Funds Restricted: 4572858
Funds Total: 8222669
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 779090
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 23732
Income Investments: 93
Income Other: 42906
Income Total Income And Endowments: 845821
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £909,184
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 909184
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18513
Expenditure Support Costs: 658800
Expenditure Depreciation: 219177
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £92,262
Assets Total Fixed: 9154666
Assets Own Use: 9154665
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £698,834
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,090,128
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,763,372
Creditors One Year Total Current: 619106
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1471022
Assets Cash: £548,845
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3707718
Funds Restricted: 4055654
Funds Total: 7763372
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 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 456698
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 12763
Income Investments: 1257
Income Other: 1165657
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1636375
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £584,451
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 584451
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18758
Expenditure Support Costs: 569819
Expenditure Depreciation: 108893
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1478894
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,818,605
Assets Total Fixed: 9313035
Assets Own Use: 1
Assets Long Term Investment: 9313034
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £681,736
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,168,036
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,826,735
Creditors One Year Total Current: 548344
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1619692
Assets Cash: £466,253
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3818605
Funds Restricted: 4008130
Funds Total: 7826735
Count Employees: 14
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 525244
Income Other Trading Activities: 9670
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 40599
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 575513
Income Legacies: 64747
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £564,031
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 564031
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 12855
Expenditure Governance: 18574
Expenditure Support Costs: 464492
Expenditure Depreciation: 1238
Gain Loss Investment: 1055746
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,451,488
Assets Total Fixed: 8907591
Assets Own Use: 8907591
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,197,700
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,827,897
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,277,394
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2446349
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1381548
Assets Cash: £1,006,693
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2401696
Funds Restricted: 3875698
Funds Total: 6277394
Count Employees: 14
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GOLD HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-07-06T00:00:00

Charity Name: GOLD HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-09-25T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 5003980
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1130862
Assoc Charity Name: GOLD HILL BAPTIST CHURCH

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24 APR 2012
Charitable Objects: THE CHURCH?S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:-1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION; AND2) OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 523325
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GOLD HILL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management