ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, BENTLEY

Registered charity 1147432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St. Andrew's Church is committed to the advancement of the Christian faith in union with and according to the principles and practices of the Free Church of England, otherwise called the Reformed Episcopal Church.In planning our activities, we have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN UNION WITH AND ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OTHERWISE CALLED THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONTAINED WITHIN THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AS STATED IN SCHEDULE 1.

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 the charity reported a net surplus of £13,601 for the year ended 31st December 2024, with total incoming resources of £121,321 and total resources expended of £107,720. The charity holds total reserves of £380,084, comprising £365,770 in unrestricted income funds, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining unrestricted income equivalent to at least 20% of management and administration expenses. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• RIGHT REVD PAUL NIGEL HUNT BSC, MSCchair · trustee of 4 other charities
• Daniel Michael Booth
• Elizabeth Garratt
• Eva Wildman
• JUNE GLADYS CRITCH
• MARGARET THORLEY
• MR MIKE BARLOW
• MR TED CRITCH
• MRS DEANNE YARNALL
• Matthew Spiers · trustee of 2 other charities
• PAUL REYNOLDS
• Rev MARK ANDREW SPIERS · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Walsall

Income and spending

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