CORFE MULLEN BAPTIST CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1130143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Corfe Mullen Baptist Church

The charity is a church holding regular public worship services. Members also hold worship services at HMP The Verne and HMP Guys Marsh.A Parent and Toddler group is run by church members two mornings a week.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN THE UK AND ABROAD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHRISTIANFAITH.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UK AND ABROAD.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE UK AND ABROAD.4. THE PROVISION OF SUCH GRANTS AND DONATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS OR SUCH CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS,BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: THE UK AND ABROAD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£62k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's cash reserves have been seriously affected by increased costs, including council tax and property repairs. Despite this, the trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting twelve months of utility bills and three months of staff salaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £43k)
“This year the tenant in the Manse moved out and a significant amount of work has had to be done to stop further deterioration of the property. The church has also had to start paying the council tax. This has had a serious effect on the cash reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The church has also had to start paying the council tax. This has had a serious effect on the cash reserves.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£32k£62k
31/12/2023£41k£42k
31/12/2022£39k£38k
31/12/2021£37k£33k
31/12/2020£65k£43k

Common questions

Is CORFE MULLEN BAPTIST CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's cash reserves have been seriously affected by increased costs, including council tax and property repairs. Despite this, the trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting twelve months of utility bills and three months of staff salaries. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.