THE ELDWICK CHURCH

Registered charity 1139493 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The purpose of the Charity is to advance the Christian faith in the Area of Benefit. This includes celebration of public worship, teaching the Christian faith, mission, evangelism & outreach activities, pastoral work, including visiting the sick & bereaved, provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community, and support of other, relevant 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 charity generated an operating surplus on unrestricted funds of £11,933, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £61,855. The trustees report that this balance equates to 6.9 months of general recurring expenditure, which slightly exceeds their stated reserves policy upper limit of six months. The filing confirms adequate cash balances to meet current and projected liabilities, indicating a sound and stable financial position.

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
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sharron Arnoldchair
• Carole O'Neill
• Christopher Joseph O'Neill
• Gill Jowett
• James Huntington
• Margaret Hartley
• Monique Lees
• Rev Philip Nigel Drake
• Richard Keith Arnold

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

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