FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH CHRIST CHURCH IN BATH

Registered charity 1055275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISH CHURCH TRUST, CHRIST CHURCH BATH

Provide a church building and divine service according to the traditions and rites of the Church of England for the people around Julian Road, Bath.

Objects

TO PROVIDE A CHURCH OR CHAPEL IN BATH TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO ATTEND DIVINE SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RITES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

£170k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held net assets of £2,039,684 at the end of the 2024 financial year, with unrestricted general reserves of £157,809. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due, noting that reserves currently exceed the stated policy target of six months of average operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of average operating costs (held: £158k)

“The target level of general unrestricted reserves is 6 months of average operating costs.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: A Bishop, a related party (father/son relationship to a trustee), received £430 for repairs on the church building and hall.

“A Bishop father /son repairs on church building and hall £430”

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.

Conflicting interests
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID BISHOPchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Lord John Ambrose Cope of Berkeley
Margaret Fisher Willans
Nick Wells
Oosman Tegally
Rev TIMOTHY GLEGHORN · trustee of 2 other charities
SARAH SHEPPARD · trustee of 1 other charity
The Ven Charles Scott Peer · trustee of 3 other charities
Zoe Louise Bushell

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£170k	£143k
31/12/2024	£168k	£119k
31/12/2023	£238k	£172k
31/12/2022	£127k	£117k
31/12/2021	£125k	£130k

Common questions

Is FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH CHRIST CHURCH IN BATH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held net assets of £2,039,684 at the end of the 2024 financial year, with unrestricted general reserves of £157,809. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due, noting that reserves currently exceed the stated policy target of six months of average operating costs. Its FY2024 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
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	1	£477k
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL	1	£155k
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON	1	£143
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HORWICH, DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER	1	£50

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MICHAELS WITHOUT.

ST MICHAELS WITHOUT income £359k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH, WESTON, ALL SAINTS income £1.2m
OUNDLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH income £118k
BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST income £2.6m
TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH income £901k
CHRIST CHURCH LANDS CHARITY income £194k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH CHRIST CHURCH IN BATH	£170k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MICHAELS WITHOUT FY2025	£359k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH, WESTON, ALL SAINTS FY2024	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OUNDLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, PETERBOROUGH FY2025	£118k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025	£2.6m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	above	—	no doubt
TONBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£901k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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