BARNET CHURCHES ACTION

Registered charity 1154935 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian religion primarily but not exclusively in Chipping Barnet through promoting pastoral work for the benefit of the public and to enlighten others about the Christian religion.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN CHIPPING BARNET THROUGH PROMOTING PASTORAL WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£187k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports total funds of £95,746, with unrestricted reserves of £8,984. The trustees state that unrestricted reserves are below their policy target of three months' unrestricted payments, relying on a designated fund to meet this requirement. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £9k; policy: three months’ unrestricted payments)
“The budget for core costs for the year to 31 March 2027 is about the same as for 2026 at £70,000 so that the balance carried forward only meets this policy due to the availability, if required, of the designated fund.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £60,000 — grants £60,000 (1); 32% of the £187,491 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 7

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£187k£158k
31/03/2025£145k£156k
31/03/2024£115k£134k
31/03/2023£88k£131k
31/03/2022£163k£110k

Common questions

Is BARNET CHURCHES ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reports total funds of £95,746, with unrestricted reserves of £8,984. The trustees state that unrestricted reserves are below their policy target of three months' unrestricted payments, relying on a designated fund to meet this requirement. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BARNET CHURCHES ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BARNET CHURCHES ACTION as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation30/10/2023£97kGrant to Barnet Churches Action

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BARNET CHURCHES ACTION£187k——below—no doubt
CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGH BARNET BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£68k—0above—no doubt
BEFORE THE THRONE CHURCH FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt
NEWSPRING CHURCH FY2025£92k—0above—no doubt

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