CHRIST CHURCH BRAINTREE (METHODIST/UNITED REFORMED CHURCH)

Registered charity 1137584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRIST CHURCH BRAINTREE

the celebration of public worship; the teaching of the Christian faith; mission and evangelism; pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved; 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 the support of other charities in the UK and overseas.

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 had total receipts of £122,023 and total payments of £127,669 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a net deficit of £5,646. Total cash funds held by the church decreased from £64,099 in the previous year to £58,460 at the end of the current year.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev David Sebleychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alexander Robert Chamberlain
• Alison Fowler
• Gillian Ruth East
• Linda Joy Hendry
• Margaret Ann Payne
• Melanie Jane Sebley
• Sally Chapman

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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