BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£11M
-6.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
0% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-14.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
BAPTIST UNION CORPORATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £949,136 | £1,282,454 | +35.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Cash | £11,463,322 | £10,740,415 | -6.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,386,677 | £4,386,677 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £4,386,677 | £4,386,677 | 0% | |
| Equity | £4,386,677 | £4,386,677 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 21.6% | 29.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.8% | 94.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 0.35x | 0.43x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that there are sufficient reserves held at year end to manage any stagnation or foreseeable downturn in the economy in the UK. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Corporation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Corporation has therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Corporation made available £2,387k (2023 £900k) in loans to 5 churches (2023: 4 churches), of which £1,830k (2023: £700k) was to support church acquisition and development of church property, £557k (2023: £200k) was in connection with manses.”
- “The total loans outstanding decreased from £37.4m (2023) to-£33.4m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
19 active · 81 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, Damien Graham | Secretary | 2025-11-24 | — | — |
| BECKETT, Hayley Jayne | Director | 2024-02-16 | Apr 1978 | British |
| CHESWORTH, Ann Louise, The Revd | Director | 2020-11-05 | Feb 1967 | British |
| CHOWNS, Timothy Ian | Director | 2023-02-03 | Jul 1970 | British |
| ENGLISH, Robert John | Director | 2014-07-14 | May 1954 | British |
| HANNING, Christopher Douglas, Dr | Director | 2020-02-06 | Sep 1947 | British |
| HAWKSWORTH, Andrew William | Director | 2018-06-25 | Jun 1958 | British |
| KANEEN, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2024-09-16 | Jul 1972 | British |
| LENNOX, Joseph David, The Revd | Director | 2017-03-07 | Mar 1944 | British |
| LEVICK, John David | Director | 2016-06-07 | Sep 1954 | British |
| MARTINDALE, Karen Averil | Director | 2009-07-01 | Nov 1962 | British |
| MILLER, Damien Graham | Director | 2025-01-17 | Jan 1980 | British |
| PANDIAN, Mohan | Director | 2023-09-01 | Feb 1961 | Malaysian |
| PONSFORD, Jeremy | Director | 2019-01-25 | Sep 1942 | British |
| SOUTHCOMBE, Michael Arthur | Director | 2017-02-01 | Sep 1952 | British |
| WALKER, Timothy John | Director | 2023-05-12 | Jun 1956 | British |
| WALLS, Peter Ewart | Director | 2020-06-17 | Jan 1954 | British |
| WARD, Graham Stewart | Director | 2018-07-10 | Aug 1955 | British |
| WELCH, Stephen Peter | Director | 2007-06-01 | May 1954 | British |
Show 81 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COFFEY, David Roy, Reverend | Secretary | 1991-04-25 | 1993-03-09 |
| GREEN, Bernard, Rev | Secretary | — | 1991-04-25 |
| JONES, Christopher John | Secretary | 2024-01-31 | 2025-11-24 |
| JONES, Keith Grant, Rev | Secretary | 1993-03-09 | 1996-04-01 |
| LOCKE, David James | Secretary | 2013-04-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| PUTMAN, Philip Michael | Secretary | 1996-03-26 | 2013-03-31 |
| SANDERSON, Caroline Jane Louise | Secretary | 2023-02-03 | 2024-02-09 |
| SANDERSON, Caroline Jane Louise | Secretary | 2015-06-30 | 2017-03-07 |
| WILSON, Richard Ian | Secretary | 2017-03-07 | 2023-02-03 |
| BEAVEN, Helen Frances | Director | 2007-04-17 | 2012-09-26 |
| BIGGS, John, Dr | Director | — | 1991-04-22 |
| BLYTH, Myra Neill, Revd | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2003-12-24 |
| BOWERS, Brian Peter, Doctor | Director | 2006-07-18 | 2009-10-14 |
| BRAZIER, Peter Edwin | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2016-10-06 |
| BRIGGS, John Henry York, Professor | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2004-03-23 |
| BROAD, Malcolm Arthur | Director | 2008-05-05 | 2016-05-14 |
| BROWN, Jeremy Travice, Reverend | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-02-14 |
| CLARK, Peter Norman | Director | — | 2005-04-25 |
| CLAYDON, John Richard, Dr | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2003-07-14 |
| COFFEY, David Roy, Reverend | Director | 1991-04-25 | 2006-10-19 |
| COOKE, Philip John | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1998-04-28 |
| COPSON, Stephen Leonard, Revd | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2017-10-10 |
| COWEN, William James | Director | 1998-06-10 | 2007-04-18 |
| CROALL, Alan | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1998-04-28 |
| CURTIS, John Brian, Reverend | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2000-07-18 |
| CURTIS, John Brian, Reverend | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-06-11 |
| DWYER, Peter, The Revd | Director | 1998-06-10 | 2000-07-01 |
| EDWARDS, Jonathan Page, Reverend | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2002-07-17 |
| EDWARDS, Ronald Gwynne, Rev | Director | 1998-07-21 | 1999-10-31 |
| FREESTONE, Roy Anthony, The Reverend | Director | 1998-04-28 | 1999-07-20 |
| GOOD, David Hugh Clifford, Reverend | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| GREEN, Bernard, Rev | Director | — | 1991-04-25 |
| GREENWOOD, Edward John | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2018-07-10 |
| HACKETT, Timothy George | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2013-03-28 |
| HARPER, David, Revd | Director | — | 1998-04-28 |
| HEMES, John Michael | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2015-03-31 |
| HINCHSLIFF, Patricia, Rev Miss | Director | 1994-05-16 | 1997-06-30 |
| HOLMES, John Ravenshaw | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2019-02-07 |
| HUBBARD, Arthur Trevor, Rev | Director | — | 1994-04-14 |
| HUGHES, Reginald Arthur | Director | 1998-06-11 | 2016-07-07 |
| HUTT, Christopher John, Reverend | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2009-08-31 |
| JENKINS, Roy, Rev | Director | — | 1992-04-29 |
| JEVONS, Harold | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2011-07-04 |
| JONES, Christopher John | Director | 2023-08-30 | 2026-04-13 |
| JONES, Keith Grant, Rev | Director | — | 1996-03-26 |
| KEENAN, Derek John, Reverend | Director | — | 2002-10-15 |
| KENYON, Brian | Director | 1998-06-10 | 2008-07-15 |
| KEYWORTH, Stephen Mark, Revd | Director | 2015-11-04 | 2017-03-07 |
| KING, David | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2003-07-14 |
| KNIGHT, Roger Forfeitt | Director | 1998-07-21 | 2004-02-03 |
| KNIGHT, Roger Forfeitt | Director | — | 1998-03-26 |
| LANCASTER, Paul | Director | 2011-08-26 | 2020-10-01 |
| LAWSON, Keith Robert | Director | 2012-12-20 | 2018-12-04 |
| LEES, Thomas Simon | Director | 2004-07-20 | 2017-03-07 |
| LEVERETT, David Michael | Director | 2004-07-20 | 2017-03-07 |
| LEWIS, Christopher George Illytd | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2024-09-16 |
| LEWIS, Richard John, The Revd | Director | 2008-07-16 | 2012-06-12 |
| LOCKE, David James | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| MACLEAN, Duncan Charles, Rev | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2019-08-28 |
| MARTIN, Paul William, Revd | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2015-03-31 |
| MERRIN, Roy, Rev | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2017-03-07 |
| MILBORROW, David Clifford | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1996-01-02 |
| NEWBY, John Ross | Director | 2001-05-05 | 2003-07-14 |
| NEWMAN, John Anthony | Director | 1996-04-30 | 2001-05-05 |
| NICHOLLS, Richard Malcolm | Director | 2004-02-03 | 2014-07-31 |
| NIXON, David Ernest | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2004-04-20 |
| NIXON, David Ernest | Director | — | 1996-04-30 |
| OBIDIPE, Olusegun Oludipe | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2025-09-21 |
| OPENSHAW, David John, Rev | Director | 1999-02-08 | 2006-02-07 |
| PEARSON, Melville | Director | — | 1998-07-27 |
| PEARSON, Peter Bourton | Director | 1996-01-26 | 1997-04-01 |
| PEAT-BAILEY, Colin | Director | — | 2006-04-25 |
| POWNEY, Stephen Graham | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2023-03-06 |
| PRICE, Peter | Director | 2008-07-16 | 2014-07-31 |
| PUTMAN, Philip Michael | Director | 1996-07-16 | 2013-03-31 |
| RAWLINSON, Keith Arthur | Director | 1998-06-10 | 2008-07-15 |
| READER, Keith Stanley | Director | — | 1998-04-28 |
| REES, Abel John | Director | 1992-06-01 | 2000-07-01 |
| ROBERTS, David Thornton | Director | 1992-06-01 | 2004-03-23 |
| ROUGET, Bernard John | Director | 2001-05-05 | 2008-05-05 |
| SALMEN, Steven Michael | Director | 2015-05-07 | 2019-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Baptist Union Of Great Britain | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-01-02 | Active |
| Mr Mark Spriggs | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Mr Alastair Mitchell-Baker | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Revd Philip Lutterodt | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Revd Prof Philip Mccormack Mbe | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Revd Diane Watts | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2019-11-29 |
| Mr Paul Coleman | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2019-11-19 |
| Revd Philip Andrew Jump | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2017-11-27 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Mrs Christina Carter | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2017-02-05 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Mr Andrew Cowley | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2017-01-29 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Revd Lynn Margaret Green | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Mr John David Levick | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Mrs Marion Downing Fiddes | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-31 |
| Revd Barbara Jane Carpenter | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
| Mr Joseph Mutale Kapolyo | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
| Revd Richard Graeme Webb | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
| Mrs Linda Hopkins | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-28 |
| Reverend Graham Ensor | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
| Revd Dr Clare Nicola Hutt Mcbeath | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 521 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.