GRACE CHURCH HALEWOOD

Registered charity 1153995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing the community of Halewood with the opportunity to learn about Christian faith and practice through the provision of public Bible teaching in meetings of Grace Church,in small groups in local homes, and age-relevant meetings in homes and local publicly available buildings.Providing other activities of benefit to the community in Halewood, and meeting other needs locally,and elsewhere.

Objects

(1) THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF FAITH APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN KNOWSLEY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN KNOWSLEY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE SICK OR IN NEED AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN KNOWSLEY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(D) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN KNOWSLEY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.(2) THE CHARITY WILL FULFIL THE OBJECTS MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(A) MAINTAINING A PLACE OR PLACES FOR THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD BY THE BODY OF BELIEVERS FOR THE TIME BEING KNOWN AS GRACE CHURCH HALEWOOD ('THE CHURCH');(B) PREACHING AND PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLES OF FAITH SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO THESE CONSTITUTION AND TO ENGAGE IN EVANGELISM AND MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES;(C) PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING THE INSTRUCTION OF MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND DOCTRINES BY ALL MEANS INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE AND OF AUDIO AND VISUAL AIDS AND OTHER MEDIA OF COMMUNICATION;(D) PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE ATTENDING THE CHURCH AND GIVING SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL HELP AND SUPPORT TO SUCH PERSONS AND TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC;(E) PROVIDING FINANCIAL OR PRACTICAL HELP OR ADVISORY SERVICES TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM FINANCIAL NEED OR THE EFFECTS OF SICKNESS OR DISABILITY AND PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AND THE PUBLIC WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH AND/OR QUALITY OF LIFE.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £368,127, with unrestricted reserves at £180,467 and restricted funds at £187,660. The charity reported a net income of £89,485 for the year, derived from total incoming resources of £284,025 against total expenditure of £194,540. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JAMIE ROBERT SPARKESchair
• BRYAN WALSH
• EDWARD BOYES
• Mark Wesley Armstrong
• Rodney Wort
• SYDNEY ALEXANDER ELLIOTT
• Stephen David Wells

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

Operates in: Knowsley

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