BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 29 September 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £502,434
Latest expenditure: £418,113
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 235 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON, WC2H 8EP

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.bloomsbury.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

This charity is a Baptist church in central London.

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: 15 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £502,434
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,113

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: 25 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £760,893
Total Gross Expenditure: £399,420

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: 15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £495,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £397,940

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: 27 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £365,098
Total Gross Expenditure: £381,197

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: 11 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £225,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £339,360

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £502,434
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,113
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,018
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: 30

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: 25 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £760,893
Total Gross Expenditure: £399,420
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £11,211
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: 30

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: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £495,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £397,940
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: 30

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: 27 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £365,098
Total Gross Expenditure: £381,197
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: £28,454
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: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

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: 11 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £225,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £339,360
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: £23,540
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 161802
Income Other Trading Activities: 222409
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 117817
Income Other: 406
Income Total Income And Endowments: 502434
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,626
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £405,487
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 418113
Expenditure Investment Management: 12626
Expenditure Grants Institution: 14000
Expenditure Governance: 8220
Expenditure Support Costs: 62466
Expenditure Depreciation: 38540
Gain Loss Investment: -33216
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £704,780
Assets Total Fixed: 2428173
Assets Own Use: 778386
Assets Long Term Investment: 1649787
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,727,337
Assets Total Liabilities: £71,417
Assets Current Investment: 1451435
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,084,093
Creditors One Year Total Current: 71417
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £121,861
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4056361
Funds Restricted: 27732
Funds Total: 4084093
Count Employees: 4
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: 25 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 470540
Income Other Trading Activities: 175911
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 113783
Income Other: 659
Income Total Income And Endowments: 760893
Income Legacies: 180000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,003
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £390,417
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 399420
Expenditure Investment Management: 9003
Expenditure Grants Institution: 14500
Expenditure Governance: 6760
Expenditure Support Costs: 39549
Expenditure Depreciation: 7530
Gain Loss Investment: 60047
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £654,328
Assets Total Fixed: 2452300
Assets Own Use: 769297
Assets Long Term Investment: 1683003
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,635,598
Assets Total Liabilities: £54,910
Assets Current Investment: 1315396
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,032,988
Creditors One Year Total Current: 54910
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £91,782
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3996820
Funds Restricted: 36168
Funds Total: 4032988
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of Westminster
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Camden
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-09-29T00:00:00

Charity Name: BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-12-01T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 5001044
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1127448
Assoc Charity Name: BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 29 Sep 2017
Charitable Objects: 1) THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.2) THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling