HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1099227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARVEST FIELDS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, HFCC

A small evangelical charismatic church that subscribes to mainstream Christian beliefs meeting at Harvest Fields Centre, Harvest Fields Way, Sutton Coldfield B75 5TJThe majority of our members live on the Harvest Fields development Sutton Coldfield.For further information please visit our web site www.hfcc.org.uk or see the Leadership Team report in our Financial Statements (accounts).

Objects

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND AS AN EXPRESSION OF CHRISTIAN WITNESS, LOVE AND CONCERN:-3.1.1 TO RELIEVE THE AGED, THE POOR, THE SICK AND THOSE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, AND3.1.2 TO PROVIDE AND/OR SUPPORT TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PASTORAL CARE, AND3.1.3 TO PROVIDE AND/OR SUPPORT FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OR RECREATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.3.2 THE LEADERSHIP TEAM MUST USE THE INCOME (BUT MAY DO SO BY SETTING ASIDE FUNDS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES OR AS RESERVES AGAINST FUTURE EXPENDITURE) AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH IN PROMOTING THE OBJECT.

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
£97k
Latest spending
£75k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,098 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £159,767. The trustees report that undesignated reserves of £115,669 exceed their policy target of three months' undesignated expenses. The financial statements were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed no material matters required attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months undesignated expenses excluding gifts in kind and tithe allocation (held: £116k)
“It would be hoped that the undesignated reserves should always exceed three months undesignated expenses excluding gifts in kind and tithe allocation.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The church received rent of £20,791 from Harvest Fields Centre Limited (HFCL), an associated charity where two of the church's Leadership Team serve as directors.
“the church as owner of the intermediate lease of the Harvest Fields Centre in 2024 received rent of £20,791 (2023: £19,099) from HFCL. Provided there are no breaches in the lease terms, the church is only liable to pay a peppercorn ground rent.”
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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£97k£75k
31/12/2023£91k£63k
31/12/2022£83k£64k
31/12/2021£76k£83k
31/12/2020£61k£67k

Common questions

Is HARVEST FIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,098 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £159,767. The trustees report that undesignated reserves of £115,669 exceed their policy target of three months' undesignated expenses. The financial statements were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed no material matters required attention. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.