BEXLEYHEATH COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1148417 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the Christian Faith

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY BY ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. THE OBJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT AS A PROCLAMATION OF THE BELIEFS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 8 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

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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Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£122k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £18,170 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £575,915. The trustees confirm that the charity is complying with its reserves policy, holding unrestricted cash of £89,465 against a target of no less than £30,000. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees assessing that the charity will continue in operation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £30,000 (held: £89k)
“The Trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold free reserves (defined as being unrestricted cash) of no less than £30,000 (which equates to about 3 usual month's expenditure) and no more than £120,000 (which equates to about 12 month's usual expenditure)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 13
“During the year the charity a) received donations totalling £18,788 (2024: £14,911) from related parties (which includes trustees, key management and anyone closely connected to them).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£104k£122k
31/07/2024£95k£104k
31/07/2023£108k£109k
31/07/2022£77k£96k
31/07/2021£73k£87k

Common questions

Is BEXLEYHEATH COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £18,170 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £575,915. The trustees confirm that the charity is complying with its reserves policy, holding unrestricted cash of £89,465 against a target of no less than £30,000. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees assessing that the charity will continue in operation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
REGIONS BEYOND UK1£12k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BEXLEYHEATH COMMUNITY CHURCH£104k—0within—no doubt
BEULAH CHURCH FY2024£195k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BEXLEYHEATH FY2025£364k—0unclear—no doubt
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£152k—1unclear—no doubt
BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST APOSTOLIC U.K. FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
BETHANY FAITH MINISTRIES FY2024£171k—0above—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.