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BLANDFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Registered charity 1105954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£130k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,686 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total funds decreasing from £805,272 to £798,586. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £22,408, which the trustees confirm meets their stated policy target of maintaining a cash reserve of no less than three months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: voluntary income (93% of income)
“The principal source of income is voluntary income accounting for approximately 93% of the Church's income.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees E Carmichael, D Carmichael, and J Whale received remuneration as Pastors/Pastoral Support.
“Remuneration and pension benefits have been paid to and on behalf of the trustees E Carmichael and D Carmichael in their capacity as Pastors and J Whale in their capacity as Pastoral Support.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£131k£130k
31/03/2024£140k£146k
31/03/2023£137k£139k
31/03/2022£141k£156k
31/03/2021£148k£145k

Common questions

Is BLANDFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,686 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total funds decreasing from £805,272 to £798,586. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £22,408, which the trustees confirm meets their stated policy target of maintaining a cash reserve of no less than three months' expenditure. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
REGIONS BEYOND UK1£12k
ALL NATIONS CHURCH BARKINGSIDE AND CLAYHALL1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BLANDFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH£131k—0above—no doubt
WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
ROMFORD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH FY2025£270k—0above—no doubt
BEULAH CHURCH FY2024£195k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EASTBOURNE FY2024£195k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN AND ST LEONARD BEDFORD FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt

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