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HILL CLIFFE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1134511 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We seek to serve God and the people of Warrington through: worship that experiences God; discipleship that encourages a Christian lifestyle; people equipped to share the relevance and reality of the life that Jesus offers; encouraging people to express their faith in Jesus through believers baptism and commitment to the local church; reaching out in caring ministries that express Christ's love.

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Latest income
£166k
Latest spending
£168k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the church held total reserves of £44,280 at year-end, which is within the trustees' established policy range of £40,000. Per the financial statements, the church reported a deficit of £1,705 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in cash balances from the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £40,000 (held: £44k)
“the Trustees have determined that the appropriate level of reserves is in the range £40,000.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Stuart McPhail received remuneration and manse accommodation.
“Stuart McPhail acts as one of the church's trustees and receives remuneration and other benefits in respect of his services as Pastor, including the provision of manse accommodation [owned by the church]” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Stuart McPhail, a trustee, receives remuneration and manse accommodation.
“Stuart McPhail acts as one of the church's trustees and receives remuneration and other benefits in respect of his services as Pastor, including the provision of manse accommodation [owned by the church]” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £18.0m
“At the valuation date the market value of the DB Plan assets was £298 million, whilst the level of assets needed to pay benefits was £316m, giving a deficit of £18m” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hill Cliffe Baptist Church (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£166k£168k
31/12/2023£165k£150k
31/12/2022£150k£151k
31/12/2021£127k£137k
31/12/2020£134k£145k

Common questions

Is HILL CLIFFE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the church held total reserves of £44,280 at year-end, which is within the trustees' established policy range of £40,000. Per the financial statements, the church reported a deficit of £1,705 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in cash balances from the previous year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.