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ABOVE BAR CHURCH

Registered charity 1131075 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£980k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the church recorded a surplus of £15,964 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2023. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds excluding fixed assets amounted to £625,370, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £210,000. The auditor issued a qualified opinion due to an inability to verify the valuation of gifts in kind received and distributed, but confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£76k)
“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 32
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £625k)
“It is the policy of the church that free reserves which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least three month's expenditure - based on the 2022-23 expenditure of unrestricted funds this amounts to approximately £210,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Caladine Limited.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£980k
Reserves (reported)
£768k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£980k
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2022£806k£929k
31/03/2021£1.0m£848k

Common questions

Is ABOVE BAR CHURCH financially healthy?

The accounts state that the church recorded a surplus of £15,964 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2023. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds excluding fixed assets amounted to £625,370, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £210,000. The auditor issued a qualified opinion due to an inability to verify the valuation of gifts in kind received and distributed, but confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Caladine Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of ABOVE BAR CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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