BRIDPORT UNITED CHURCH (METHODIST & UNITED REFORMED)

Registered charity 1136354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIDPORT UNITED CHURCH

The purpose of the Charity is to advance the Christian faith in the Area of Benefit in accordance with the principles and practice of the participating denominations. Its activities include:celebration of public worshipteaching the Christian faithmission and evangelismpastoral workprovision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local communitysupport of other charities worldwide

Objects

The purpose of the Charity is to advance the Christian faith in the Area of Benefit in accordance with the principles and practices of the Participating Churches. In achieving its purpose, the Charity will engage in a range of activities, either on its own or with others, including (but not restricted to):a) the celebration of public worship; b) the teaching of the Christian faith; c) mission and evangelism; d) pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved; e) the provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community, including (but not restricted to) the elderly, the young and other groups with special needs; and f) the support of other charities in the UK and overseas.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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 the church reported a net deficit of £21,499 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a surplus of £3,329 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, reserves (cash at bank) decreased from £44,609 to £23,110, and the church acknowledges the ongoing challenge of covering annual expenditure with annual income while replenishing reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (30/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chrissie Newton
• Jane Beverley Clinton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jane Bryant
• Rev Jane Mary Wilson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert White
• Rosalind Fay Hilliard
• Timothy Tarling
• Wendy Anne Plummer

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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