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Registered charity · No. 1090606 · Milton KeynesiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Central Baptist Association

Income
£586k
▼ 22.8% on 2024
Expenditure
£661k
▲ 32.5% on 2024
Assets besides buildings
£2.1m
owes £233k
Runway
39 months
at most, before debts
Spent on charitable work
100%
same as 2024
Trustees
13
2.8y av
Staff
6
no change on 2024
Volunteers
25
▼ 5 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

Central Baptist Association's network

14 people6 organisationsi13 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Central Baptist Association. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

13 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Barbara GriffithsTrustee2023
3 yrs
Francis William JohnstonTrustee2021
5 yrs
Marjorie JohnstonTrustee2026
new
Peter Ewart WallsTrustee2023
3 yrs
Rev Adrian Michael WoodTrustee2023
3 yrs
Rev David GregoryTrustee2026
new
Rev Karen Joyce BuggTrustee2026
new
Rev Lisa Katherine KerryTrustee2022
4 yrs
Reverend Andrew John OpenshawCompany secretary (charitable company)2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Board

The board

13 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Barbara GriffithsTrustee2023
3 yrs
Francis William JohnstonTrustee2021
5 yrs
Marjorie JohnstonTrustee2026
new
Peter Ewart WallsTrustee2023
3 yrs
Rev Adrian Michael WoodTrustee2023
3 yrs
Rev David GregoryTrustee2026
new
Rev Karen Joyce BuggTrustee2026
new
Rev Lisa Katherine KerryTrustee2022
4 yrs
Rev Maureen Catherine HiderTrustee2022
4 yrs
Rev Philip James DunningTrustee2026
new
Rev Simon John CarverTrustee2026
new
Roy FarrantTrustee2020
6 yrs
Timothy Lloyd HainesTrustee2022
4 yrs
Reverend Andrew John OpenshawCompany secretary (charitable company)2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Revd Stephen Leonard Copson (2001-2023). Full officer list

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
2.5y
median 3y
Longest tenure
6y
since 2020
Years in governance
10y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
12
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
8
of 13 on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (7)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 13Education/training 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 16Professional services 6Education 5

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Central Baptist Association. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k20252024202320222021£586.41k£661.31k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£521.04k£352.42k£568.61k£759.28k£586.41k
Total expenditure£329.44k£341.66k£513.70k£499.04k£661.31k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Income by source
Donations and legacies£217.06kNot reported£221.37k£240.68k£378.12k
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£0Not reported£0£0£0
Charitable activities£0Not reported£0£0£0
Other trading activities£26.50kNot reported£33.68k£36.12k£39.95k
Investments£9.61kNot reported£42.68k£47.54k£26.58k
Endowments£0Not reported£0£0£0
Other income£267.86kNot reported£270.89k£434.94k£141.76k
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£329.44kNot reported£513.70k£499.04k£661.31k
Raising funds£0Not reported£0£0£0
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£26.20kNot reported£147.99k£161.78k£305.09k
Governance£13.88kNot reported£11.88k£18.64k£17.47k
Investment management£0Not reported£0£0£0
Other expenditure£0Not reported£0£0£0
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£1m£0£1m£2m£3m£4m2025202420232021£3.50m
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year2021202320242025
Own use assets£783.75k£1.97m£1.98m£1.59m
Long-term investments£894.77k£830.02k£870.24k£917.44k
Other assets£1.57m£776.49k£999.37k£1.22m
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit-£62.00k£0£0£0
Total liabilities£254.45k£291.41k£257.51k£233.02k
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£2.93m£3.28m£3.59m£3.50m
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£1m£2m£3m£4m2025202420232021
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year2021202320242025
Unrestricted funds£2.57m£2.90m£3.20m£3.09m
Restricted funds£259.24k£274.83k£287.89k£296.22k
Endowment funds£105.32k£105.32k£105.32k£105.32k
Total funds£2.93m£3.28m£3.59m£3.50m
Reservesas declared by the charity£2.93m£2.90m£3.20m£3.09m
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£2.46m£1.61m£1.87m£2.14m

The declared reserves for 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025 are larger than everything the charity owns apart from its buildings, so they include its buildings and are not spare money. Assets besides buildings, and what the charity owes, give a truer picture.

Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202531 October 202619 August 202619 August 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 December 202431 October 202515 August 202515 August 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 December 2023Qualified accounts31 October 202418 October 202418 October 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 December 202231 October 202331 October 202331 October 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 December 202131 October 202211 October 20228 August 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF

Accounts filed at Companies House

Company 04319194 has made 24 accounts filings since 2003. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.

Accounts filed at Companies House, newest first
Made up toFiled onTypeDocument
31 December 202510 July 2026Small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 December 20242 July 2025Small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 December 202310 October 2024Small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages
31 December 202212 October 2023Small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)29 pages
31 December 202112 August 2022Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages
31 December 20206 July 2021Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages
31 December 201917 July 2020Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages
31 December 201830 May 2019Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages
31 December 201718 April 2018Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages
31 December 201616 May 2017Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages
31 December 201518 July 2016Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages
31 December 201419 April 2015Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 December 201311 July 2014Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages
31 December 201225 April 2013Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 December 201112 April 2012Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 December 201019 April 2011Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages
31 December 20097 April 2010Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages
31 December 200817 April 2009Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 December 200728 April 2008Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages
31 December 20067 August 2007Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 December 20056 July 2006Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages
31 December 20046 June 2005Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 December 200311 August 2004Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages
31 December 20025 June 2003Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ESPECIALLY BY THE MEANS OF AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION AS SET OUT FOR THE TIME BEING IN THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLE OF THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN.

What it does

  • Religious activities

Who it helps

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

How it helps

  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Local authorities: Central Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Bedford
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL. as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/11/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/06/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/06/2012 as filed
Register history
  • 14 February 2002Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Governing documents at Companies House

  • 14 November 2013Memorandum and articles
  • 6 November 2013Resolution
  • 16 August 2012Memorandum and articles
  • 9 August 2012Resolution
  • 8 November 2001Incorporation documents

Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.centralba.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Central Baptist Association
Registered
2002

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