SHERWOOD FOREST COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1052610 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLIDWORTH ASSEMBLIES OF GOD PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

We are a Charity under the governing document 'Model Constitution with Trust Deed for Local assemblies of God' in Great Britain.Objectives are :a) To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith of Assemblies of God in the United Kingdom & the Worldb) To relieve sickness & financial hardship and promote/preserve good healthc) To advance education

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:(A) 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;(B) 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 THROUGH 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; AND(C) 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 BLIDWORTH

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the church remains in a strong financial position, although income has only slowly recovered from the pandemic and credit crunch. Gift Aid donations for the first half of 2024 were £41,199, while cash donations show a slight downward trend compared to 2023. The leadership is actively reviewing support for overseas projects and planning for future church planting as resources become available.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/11/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Glenn Andrew Tyerschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN BRYANT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lorraine Whitchurch
• Mark Himsworth · trustee of 2 other charities
• Robert Geoffrey Rhodes · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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