MILLBROOK CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1050451 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MCC

THE MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY ARE PROVIDING CHURCH SERVICES, OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS YOUTH GROUPS AND OVER 50'S LUNCH CLUB AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PROJECTS. WE ALSO RUN A FULL TIME DAY CARE NURSERY.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£430k

Latest spending

£435k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a small deficit of £4.6K, noting that cash flow struggles persisted due to reliance on nursery income while church giving remained lower. Per the trustees' report, total funds were £1,446,188, with only £16,976 freely available at year-end, though a subsequent receipt of £22,342 allowed the charity to meet its reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £32,669 (held: £17k)

“This Reserves Policy requires reserves of £32,669 based on costs in the current financial year” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The deficit and drain on reserves of the previous financial period has meant the church has continued to struggle with cash-flow throughout this financial period, relying on the support it receives from the nursery.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev MARK JONATHAN STARBUCKchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ALAN BOSTON
ANN DAWN STARBUCK
David Gerard Gagel
Deborah Jayne Rioch
FAITH FINCH
Keith Michael
Marta Sofia Cabral Michael
RUTH BOSTON

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£430k	£435k
31/03/2024	£361k	£417k
31/03/2023	£397k	£409k
31/03/2022	£396k	£366k
31/03/2021	£360k	£341k

Common questions

Is MILLBROOK CHRISTIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a small deficit of £4.6K, noting that cash flow struggles persisted due to reliance on nursery income while church giving remained lower. Per the trustees' report, total funds were £1,446,188, with only £16,976 freely available at year-end, though a subsequent receipt of £22,342 allowed the charity to meet its reserves policy target. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£31k
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON)	1	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WOODFORD WELLS	1	£200

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BROOK COMMUNITY CHURCH AND CENTRE.

THE BROOK COMMUNITY CHURCH AND CENTRE income £230k
MILL END BAPTIST CHURCH income £195k
HAPPY CHURCH - THE CHRISTIAN ACTION FAITH MINISTRIES income £491k
WATERSPRINGS CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £249k
PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, RUSHDEN income £212k
BRANKSOME ALL SAINTS MOTHERS UNION NURSERY income £218k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MILLBROOK CHRISTIAN CENTRE	£430k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE BROOK COMMUNITY CHURCH AND CENTRE FY2024	£230k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MILL END BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£195k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HAPPY CHURCH - THE CHRISTIAN ACTION FAITH MINISTRIES FY2024	£491k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WATERSPRINGS CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025	£249k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PARK ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, RUSHDEN FY2025	£212k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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