SHELDON COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1069691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHELDON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Community Church

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 SHELDON

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
£71k
Latest spending
£68k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £436,576 with no liabilities. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are maintained in line with a policy target of three months of operating costs or a minimum of £7,500, noting that financial assets in excess of agreed reserves are held in liquid form.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations - tithes, offerings and other income
“Donations - tithes, offerings and other income 49,513” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs, or a minimum of £7,500 (held: £437k)
“It is CC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to three months of operating costs, or a minimum of £7,500.”
Per its FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£71k£68k
31/01/2024£86k£74k
31/01/2023£80k£72k
31/01/2022£78k£61k
31/01/2021£82k£55k

Common questions

Is SHELDON COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £436,576 with no liabilities. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are maintained in line with a policy target of three months of operating costs or a minimum of £7,500, noting that financial assets in excess of agreed reserves are held in liquid form. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Birmingham City Council03/07/2014£3kUltimate Kids Camp