CONNECTED LIFE CHURCH

Registered charity 1139836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GEORGE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH ERDINGTON

Regular open public worship. Pastoral work,among sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses, small groups. Youth club with Christian ethos. Promoting Christianity by staging events, meetings, and distribution of literature. Promoting mission via provision of activities for senior citizens, parents toddlers and special need groups. Supporting mission in the UK and overseas.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE 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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Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's bank balance decreased from £483,070 at the start of the year to £245,684 at the end of the year. Total receipts were £213,034, while total payments amounted to £450,418, resulting in a net decrease in resources. The document does not provide information on unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £240k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Barachair
• Alexandru Raul Botos
• Andrew Thewles
• Avram Evelin Satmari
• Daniel Dogar
• Estera Bucur · trustee of 1 other charity
• JEAN ELIZABETH MORTON
• Mark Kwabia
• Nicolae Marin
• Nicolae Mihai
• Refina Ferreira
• Sylvia Ellen Carter

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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