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BACUP FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES

Registered charity 1027345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Money is raised through the charity shops to make grants, as decided by the trustees, to local groups serving the Bacup community. Clothing, bedding and toys, as and when available in the shops are given to those who for any reason find themselves in desperate need, usually by referral. As a group of churches we work together to promote the Christian faith through ecumenical events

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£115k
Latest spending
£118k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net deficit of £3,030 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in free reserves decreasing from £46,168 to £43,138. The trustees report that shop turnover exceeded £115,000, but increased bank charges were incurred as a result of this success. The charity continues to distribute funds to various local organizations and maintains its operations without any stated material uncertainty.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£115k£118k
31/08/2024£111k£140k
31/08/2023£107k£99k
31/08/2022£89k£76k
31/08/2021£67k£62k

Common questions

Is BACUP FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net deficit of £3,030 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in free reserves decreasing from £46,168 to £43,138. The trustees report that shop turnover exceeded £115,000, but increased bank charges were incurred as a result of this success. The charity continues to distribute funds to various local organizations and maintains its operations without any stated material uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PRET FOUNDATION1£30k
HIGHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY1£11k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, REIGATE1£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHAD, HANDFORTH1£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, SANDHURST1£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, YEADON1£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARNABAS FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BACUP FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES£115k—0unclear—no doubt
BARNABAS FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES TRUST FY2024£154k—0unclear—no doubt
BURTON RENEWAL FELLOWSHIP FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BACUP CONSORTIUM TRUST FY2025£288k—0unclear—no doubt
SOLIHULL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025£277k—0above—no doubt
HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025£2.5m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.