Registered charity · Dereham
Dereham Baptist Church
Dereham Baptist Church is a registered charity (number 1127482) based in Dereham, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Rev Nigel Richard Jonathan Bayley since 2017. Latest income £308k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as DBC (Charity Commission)
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other...
- 14 trustees
- Income £308k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Nigel Richard Jonathan BayleyChair · since 2017
- Anita Jane ClarkeTrustee · since 2022
- Ian GardnerTrustee · since 2020
- Leah Elisabeth BashTrustee · since 2024
- Matthew RogersTrustee · since 2023
- Patricia Teresa Emily WallerTrustee · since 2024
- Paul Andrew TaylorTrustee · since 2022
- Paul HuntTrustee · since 2026
- REV David Matthew WardTrustee · since 2017
- Rev Paulo Roberto Da Silva SantosTrustee · since 2024
- Ruth MershTrustee · since 2026
- Sheila KeatsTrustee · since 2025
- Sheila Rosemary ClarkeTrustee · since 2024
- Susan Margaret ScarlettTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Norfolk
- Website
- www.derehambaptist.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£308k£303k
- 2024£428k£401k
- 2023£283k£281k
Earlier years
- 2022£249k£226k
- 2021£220k£199k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
14 trustees on the board
- Rev Nigel Richard Jonathan Bayley Chair since 2017
- Anita Jane Clarke since 2022
- Ian Gardner since 2020
- Leah Elisabeth Bash since 2024
- Matthew Rogers since 2023
- Patricia Teresa Emily Waller since 2024
- Paul Andrew Taylor since 2022
- Paul Hunt since 2026
- REV David Matthew Ward since 2017
- Rev Paulo Roberto Da Silva Santos since 2024
- Ruth Mersh since 2026
- Sheila Keats since 2025
- Sheila Rosemary Clarke since 2024
- Susan Margaret Scarlett since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Nigel Richard Jonathan Bayley Chair since 2017
- Ian Gardner since 2020
- REV David Matthew Ward since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Rev Nigel Richard Jonathan Bayley Chair since 2017
- Anita Jane Clarke since 2022
- Ian Gardner since 2020
- Leah Elisabeth Bash since 2024
- Matthew Rogers since 2023
- Patricia Teresa Emily Waller since 2024
- Paul Andrew Taylor since 2022
- Paul Hunt since 2026
- REV David Matthew Ward since 2017
- Rev Paulo Roberto Da Silva Santos since 2024
- Ruth Mersh since 2026
- Sheila Keats since 2025
- Sheila Rosemary Clarke since 2024
- Susan Margaret Scarlett since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1127482
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 SEPTEMBER 2008
- Contact on the register
- 01362 695221 · tricia.waller@derehambaptist.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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