HOPE CHURCH BEDLINGTON

Registered charity 1153786 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COUNTY CHURCH NORTHUMBERLAND, COUNTY CHURCH NORTHUMBERLAND CIO, COUNTY CHURCH; COUNTY CHURCH WANSBECK

The Church holds weekly services in Bedlington which are open to the public and profiled in our publicity material. The Church also runs youth programs. We run a Community Clothes Hub providing free school uniform and other children's clothing as well as offering a recycling platform. We run a community garden providing space for the local community and promoting wellbeing and biodiversity.

Objects

(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH PRODUCED BY THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.(2)THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION BOTH GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS BUT ALWAYS WITHIN THE PRINCIPALS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.(3)TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARITABLE NEED BECAUSE OF:(A)SICKNESS OR POOR HEALTH(B)AGE(C)FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR(D)SOME OTHER REASON BY ANY PROPER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND INCLUDING (WHERE APPROPRIATE BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION)THE PROVISION OF ADVICE;THE PROMOTION OF GOOD PRACTICES TO COMBAT SUCH CONDITIONS AND THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES TO ALLEVIATE OR PREVENT NEED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £72,791 against a policy target of three months of anticipated expenditure. The trustees note that the major risk is an unexpected fall in monthly donations, though they mitigate this by noting that most outgoings can be reduced quickly.

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 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/07/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• SALLY ROSE-MARIE POXONchair
• ADRIAN MILLS GIBBINS
• Oliver Nicholas Seymour
• Thomas Gallagher · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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