CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE BRITISH ISLES SOUTH DISTRICT

Registered charity 1133336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE BISD

The advancement of the Christian faith as part of the International Church of the Nazarene.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds were £6,513,661, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £18,862 for the year, primarily due to expenditure exceeding incoming resources, but maintains strong cash reserves and a significant investment portfolio.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Slade & Cooper Limited. Discloses 6 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

67 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (59 freehold); recorded price paid £2.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~116.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 3.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (13/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (20/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (24/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (25/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Carl Ryan McCannchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Svetlana Khobnya · trustee of 1 other charity
• Grace Ogbeiwi · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Gary Law · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev. Dr. Jacob Lett
• VERONICA DAWSON

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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