# ORCHARD BAPTIST CHURCH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155012
- **Other names:** OBC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 15, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1155012


## Contact

- **Address:** 27 Derwent Road, BICESTER, Oxfordshire
- **Postcode:** OX26 2JA
- **Phone:** 07889158215
- **Email:** secretary@orchardbaptistchurch.org
- **Website:** www.orchardbaptistchurch.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:- (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.(B) THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

**Activities:** The Church has members in Bicester and its surrounding villages. It runs regular worship services, a variety of adult and youth groups, and is involved with the community on Graven Hill. It helps in schools, residential homes -  and with other churches supports projects such as Bicester Food Bank and Refugee Support. It supports Christian mission overseas in various locations.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £176803 | £111677 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £146264 | £140627 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £130397 | £129704 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £147201 | £133187 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £178683 | £112047 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rev Stephen Barber** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 6, 2013
- Gillian Goodliff — appointed Nov. 23, 2022
- Matthew David Mitchell-Farmer — appointed July 19, 2023
- Peter Bywater — appointed Nov. 25, 2025
- Richard Bailey — appointed Jan. 28, 2025
- Sarah Jane Chaplin — appointed Jan. 28, 2025
- Sarah Jane Stapleton — appointed May 29, 2022
- Victor Michael Cribb — appointed Nov. 25, 2025