THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE UNITED BENEFICE OF GODSTONE AND BLINDLEY HEATH

Registered charity 1143975 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UNITED BENEFICE OF GODSTONE AND BLINDLEY HEATH

The Benefice comprises 3 churches-the parish of St Nicholas serving the community of Godstone;St Stephen's church serving the community of South Godstone; the parish of St John serving the community of Blindley Heath. The primary function is to provide a faith and worship centre in each community in accordance with the traditional parochial and pastoral ministry of the Church of England

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £239,148, driven by a significant grant and investment revaluation, though cash flow remains a key concern. The trustees report that while St John's exceeded its costs, St Nicholas and St Stephen's ran at a deficit, causing concern about generating sufficient income. Reserves are held in unrestricted and restricted funds, with cumulative cash balances of £138,446 across the Benefice.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev PETER O'CONNELLchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• CAROL ANN CRYER
• Helen Pursley McRobert
• JANET SARAH MACKINNON
• Karen Jackson
• LOUISE CASE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Evelyn Randall
• Trevor Gordon Nightingale

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).