GODMANCHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 25 February 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £527,366
Latest expenditure: £500,108
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Godmanchester Baptist Church, East Chadley Lane, Godmanchester, HUNTINGDON, PE29 2BJ

Website recorded by the regulator: https://godmanchesterbaptist.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Godmanchester Baptist Church's aim is to 'Love God, love each other, make disciples'.

03 Official extract

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: 4 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £527,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £500,108

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: 22 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £639,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,700

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: 2 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £471,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,884

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: £1,095,633
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,324

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: 25 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £410,230
Total Gross Expenditure: £362,163

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £527,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £500,108
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: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

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: 22 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £639,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,700
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £502
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: 200

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: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £471,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,884
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: 150

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: £1,095,633
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,324
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 100

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: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £410,230
Total Gross Expenditure: £362,163
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 90

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 506609
Income Other Trading Activities: 2796
Income Charitable Activities: 7276
Income Investments: 10687
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 527368
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £500,108
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 500108
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 4682
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £90,343
Assets Total Fixed: 1321074
Assets Own Use: 1321074
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £200,432
Assets Total Liabilities: £50,594
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,470,912
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48594
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2000
Assets Cash: £164,027
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1412319
Funds Restricted: 58593
Funds Total: 1470912
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 22 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 622125
Income Other Trading Activities: 2406
Income Charitable Activities: 4402
Income Investments: 11052
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 639985
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £531,700
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 531700
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 127704
Expenditure Governance: 5692
Expenditure Support Costs: 131236
Expenditure Depreciation: 48681
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £64,778
Assets Total Fixed: 1314406
Assets Own Use: 1314406
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £222,088
Assets Total Liabilities: £92,840
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,443,654
Creditors One Year Total Current: 89840
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3000
Assets Cash: £184,034
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1379184
Funds Restricted: 64470
Funds Total: 1443654
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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
Income Donations And Legacies: 1081150
Income Other Trading Activities: 1430
Income Charitable Activities: 5425
Income Investments: 7627
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1095632
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £243
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £460,081
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 460324
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 60202
Expenditure Governance: 158473
Expenditure Support Costs: 158473
Expenditure Depreciation: 53976
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £64,837
Assets Total Fixed: 1218403
Assets Own Use: 1218403
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £234,864
Assets Total Liabilities: £78,543
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,374,724
Creditors One Year Total Current: 78543
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £191,225
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1283240
Funds Restricted: 91484
Funds Total: 1374724
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GODMANCHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-02-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 25 Feb 2020 as amended on 17 Jul 2021
Charitable Objects: 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSESIN 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: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures