THE CHURCH @ SWAN MEAD

Registered charity 1054344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWAN MEAD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Religious and social activities in Vange Basildon. Church services are Sunday mornings at 11am. Youth meetings Fridays at 8pm. Other activities and groups meet both in our building and via Zoom online. Unless stated otherwise all activities take place in the church building.

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Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £2,688.63 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £105,475.54. However, the document discloses a significant restricted fund deficit of £77,856.41, primarily attributed to a building fund deficit of £76,726.41. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts present a true and fair view and that no material issues were identified during the examination.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

MARK JOHNATHON BARFORDchair
JOHN EDMUND WILSON
Paul Edwards
REBECCA LOUISE WALSH

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£102k	£88k
31/03/2024	£102k	£100k
31/03/2023	£78k	£49k
31/03/2022	£174k	£124k
31/03/2021	£93k	£92k

Common questions

Is THE CHURCH @ SWAN MEAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £2,688.63 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £105,475.54. However, the document discloses a significant restricted fund deficit of £77,856.41, primarily attributed to a building fund deficit of £76,726.41. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts present a true and fair view and that no material issues were identified during the examination. 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
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PANTYGWYDR BAPTIST CHURCH SWANSEA.

PANTYGWYDR BAPTIST CHURCH SWANSEA income £167k
CHRIST CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH income £297k
NEW MALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH income £302k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW AND ST. MARY MAGDALENE, MAIDENHEAD income £865k
CHURCH IN THE BARN income £148k
SITTINGBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH income £165k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHURCH @ SWAN MEAD	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PANTYGWYDR BAPTIST CHURCH SWANSEA FY2025	£167k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH HAYWARDS HEATH FY2024	£297k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW MALDEN BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£302k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. ANDREW AND ST. MARY MAGDALENE, MAIDENHEAD FY2024	£865k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH IN THE BARN FY2025	£148k	£30,001 - £40,000	above	—	no doubt

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