FYLDE CHRISTIAN SERVICE CHURCH

Registered charity 1058451 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FCSC

To advance the Christian faith, holding Sunday and mid-week services. Youth group meeting for 11-16 yrs old on a Wednesday night. To relieve persons in conditions of need, hardship, aged or sick and other charitable purposes of community benefit. Holiday clubs 4-11 yrs old, Messy Church, Table top give away, Monthly coffee mornings. Missions to foreign countries for spiritual and practical needs.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK C) OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£107k

Latest spending

£96k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income increased by 1% to £76,711, while unrestricted expenditure was £67,290, resulting in a net reduction of the unrestricted fund by £14,300 due to early loan repayment. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £75,335 and designated reserves of £19,267, which the trustees confirm have been maintained throughout the year. The filing indicates adequate resources with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% of income)

“over 50% of the income received by the church comes from regular donations from individuals registered for Gift Aid.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £95k)

“The church's intention is to maintain an unrestricted reserve of £20,000 to cover any low income periods and ensure the salary of the pastor can be met for at least a 6 month period. The church also intends to hold an additional amount of £10,000 to cover any emergency repairs to the building that could become necessary.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/10/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MR JIM CUSHINGchair
ANNA LOUISE HELEN STRICKLAND
Kathryn Gallacher
Peter Hawkins
TESS MOSS

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Romania · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£107k	£96k
31/12/2023	£96k	£91k
31/12/2022	£78k	£57k
31/12/2021	£94k	£74k
31/12/2020	£99k	£94k

Common questions

Is FYLDE CHRISTIAN SERVICE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income increased by 1% to £76,711, while unrestricted expenditure was £67,290, resulting in a net reduction of the unrestricted fund by £14,300 due to early loan repayment. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £75,335 and designated reserves of £19,267, which the trustees confirm have been maintained throughout the year. The filing indicates adequate resources with no material uncertainties disclosed. 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
NEW GROUND CHURCHES	1	£61k
HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE income £403k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD LIVING BREAD NEWCASTLE income £209k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, FULHAM income £420k
CITY VALLEY CHURCH income £160k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS income £802k
CHILTERN CHURCH income £276k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FYLDE CHRISTIAN SERVICE CHURCH	£107k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE FY2025	£403k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD LIVING BREAD NEWCASTLE FY2025	£209k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, FULHAM FY2025	£420k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
CITY VALLEY CHURCH FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS FY2025	£802k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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