WESSEX CLOSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1072981 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESSEX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Wessex Christian Fellowship is, as it suggests, a Christian based fellowship offering a variety of church based community/social gatherings and derives its income exclusively from donations or grants for the furtherence of the Kingdom of God.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE PROCLAMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD.

Area of benefit: BASINGSTOKE

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 · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,733,392, driven by a £120,000 gain on the revaluation of fixed assets, despite a net operating deficit of £5,824. The charity maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future and holds no restricted funds or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• KEN GOLDINGchair
• Barry Alan Darling
• Clementinah Kasonde PHIRI
• Ebow Essel
• Robert Michael
• Samuel Agyemang KONADU

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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