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BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCHES

Registered charity 1067316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCH, BCC, CHINEHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH, NORTH BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCH, SOUTH BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCH, TADLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £41,722 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,938,333 to £1,896,611. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory, noting that reserves remain well within the stated policy target of three to four months of expenditure. The charity holds significant cash balances and intends to use surplus funds for future building projects.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to four months of expenditure (held: £1.8m)
“The reserves policy for Basingstoke Community Churches is to aim to hold three to four months surplus to cover expenditure (equivalent to £250,000 to £300,000) as cash reserves” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gifts and donations made to The Safe, Basingstoke Ltd, a charity of which Trustee Philip Wraight is a Trustee.
“Philip Wraight is a Trustee of The Safe, Basingstoke Ltd to which gifts and donations were made in the year (see Note 7) of £1,942.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£781
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~20.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.0m£1.0m
31/03/2024£889k£956k
31/03/2023£836k£983k
31/03/2022£829k£805k
31/03/2021£905k£803k

Common questions

Is BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCHES financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £41,722 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,938,333 to £1,896,611. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory, noting that reserves remain well within the stated policy target of three to four months of expenditure. The charity holds significant cash balances and intends to use surplus funds for future building projects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE1£18k
BANBURY CHARITIES1£9k

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