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THE BEACON CHURCH CAMBERLEY

Registered charity 1107316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The church's vision is:"Building a Community that is Passionate for Jesus and Compassionate to others, engaged in mission".

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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.

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

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). Discloses 5 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.

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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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?

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. Its FY2025 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
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST1£628k
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST1£132k
NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT1£10k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN CAMBERLEY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BEACON CHURCH CAMBERLEY£513k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN CAMBERLEY FY2024£113k—0unclear—no doubt
VISION CHURCH LTD FY2025£130k—0below—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BECKENHAM. FY2025£516k—0unclear—no doubt
Grace Church Beckenham FY2024£140k—0above—no doubt

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