BLACKBURN COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1041251 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHANY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (BLACKBURN) TRUST, COMMUNITY CHURCH BLACKBURN, COMMUNITY CHURCH BLACKBURN (CCB)

The primary objective of the church is the advancement of the Christian religion. This objective is met through the weekly meetings held in Wesley Hall Methodist Church, Blackburn and through regular meetings in members' homes and at other local venues. The church also supports mission and relief activities in the UK and overseas.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (C) TO ENGAGE IN OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF BENEFIT TO THE SAID COUNTY OR ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£55k

Latest spending

£67k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,164 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £48,921 against total expenditure of £50,085. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash held at year-end was £25,312, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of no less than £20,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £20,000 (held: £25k)

“The Trustees aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £20,000 (2023:£24,000), which equates to about 4 month's usual unrestricted expenditure” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Community Church Blackburn (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/03/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Gina Maria Berry
Miriam Hamilton
Sylvanus Bowlin

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£55k	£67k
31/12/2024	£49k	£50k
31/12/2023	£70k	£78k
31/12/2022	£89k	£99k
31/12/2021	£68k	£63k

Common questions

Is BLACKBURN COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,164 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £48,921 against total expenditure of £50,085. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash held at year-end was £25,312, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of no less than £20,000. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.