HINGHAM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1054418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HINGHAM CHRISTERN FELLOWSHIP

To advance the Christian faith by preaching the Gospel; outreach into the community through parents and toddlers group, youth group; to offer services of worship and teaching in the Christian faith for all ages and offer prayerful support; to relieve sickness and financial hardship

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 NORWICH

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

£57k

Latest spending

£58k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are £20,495, which the trustees note will only cover approximately six months of outgoings. The trustees explicitly warn that unless circumstances change, the charity will be insolvent before the next year is up. Additionally, the charity lost its pastor after the year end, an event the accounts state is impossible to quantify financially.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £20k; policy: fluctuations in the income)

“At the end of the year the charity does not have enough funds which with the regular income will allow it to function for the following year”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The regular income plus the reserves will cover about one six months outgoings so unless something changes the charity will be insolvent before the next year is up.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andy Barnardchair
JANET EVELYN WASHINGTON
Liz Gray
Nick Butt · trustee of 1 other charity
ROGER GRAY

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£57k	£58k
31/12/2023	£47k	£53k
31/12/2022	£51k	£53k
31/12/2021	£34k	£55k
31/12/2020	£41k	£60k

Common questions

Is HINGHAM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are £20,495, which the trustees note will only cover approximately six months of outgoings. The trustees explicitly warn that unless circumstances change, the charity will be insolvent before the next year is up. Additionally, the charity lost its pastor after the year end, an event the accounts state is impossible to quantify financially. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.