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THE BEACON CHURCH CAMBERLEY

Registered charity 1107316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£513k
Latest spending
£534k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £20,370 for the year ended 31 March 2025, decreasing net assets to £1,144,107. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,132,373 are held, which are in line with the policy target of maintaining at least three months' unavoidable costs (£79,000). The trustees believe sufficient funding is in place to support ongoing activities.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ unavoidable costs (currently £79,000) (held: £1.1m)
“The trustees aim to maintain cash reserves of at least three months’ unavoidable costs (currently £79,000) to safeguard against adverse movements in income or expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Adrian Holloway and Chris Mackinlay received remuneration for serving as church leaders/key management, not specifically as trustees, but they are trustees. Adrian Holloway: £40,891 wages, £3,029 pension. Chris Mackinlay: £44,000 wages, £3,520 pension.
“Adrian Holloway and Chris Mackinlay served as church leaders and received the above payments for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustees; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

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

Total income
£513k
Total spending
£534k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~25.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Hampshire · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£513k£534k
31/03/2024£459k£458k
31/03/2023£398k£415k
31/03/2022£318k£385k
31/03/2021£318k£303k

Common questions

Is THE BEACON CHURCH CAMBERLEY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £20,370 for the year ended 31 March 2025, decreasing net assets to £1,144,107. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,132,373 are held, which are in line with the policy target of maintaining at least three months' unavoidable costs (£79,000). The trustees believe sufficient funding is in place to support ongoing activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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