SOUTHCREST EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Registered charity 1158945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEC

We are an independent church with a full range of normal church activities.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS,IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

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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Registered contact address: Redditch, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £31,278 with overall expenditure of £22,937, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees report that unrestricted funds amounted to £55,679, which they consider sufficient to maintain and run the charity. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gift Aid Offerings (79% of income)

“Gift Aid Offerings 15,415” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a sufficient amount is held to maintain and run the Charity (reserves figure: £56k)

“Policy regarding reserves is that, except for restricted funds, a sufficient amount is held to maintain and run the Charity.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £300 — contracts £300 (1); under 1% of the £31,278 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £600 — contracts £600 (1); 2% of the £31,412 total gross income on the same return

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

NORMAN PHILIP WOODWARDchair
Allan Leo Nicholas
DANIEL FREDERICK BEER
Dr IAN FRANK KURIGER
MICHAEL CALVIN CHART
TIM GEOFFREY MOORES MA

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£31k	£23k
31/12/2024	£31k	£28k
31/12/2023	£30k	£24k
31/12/2022	£27k	£33k
31/12/2021	£19k	£17k

Common questions

Is SOUTHCREST EVANGELICAL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £31,278 with overall expenditure of £22,937, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees report that unrestricted funds amounted to £55,679, which they consider sufficient to maintain and run the charity. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST	1	£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

HOLBROOKS EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £221k
CWMAVON EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £32k
BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £27k
COMMUNION OF SAINTS EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £87k
THE CHRIST APOSTOLIC CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH income £46k
WEST STREET EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £42k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTHCREST EVANGELICAL CHURCH	£31k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOLBROOKS EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£221k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CWMAVON EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£32k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNION OF SAINTS EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£87k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHRIST APOSTOLIC CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FY2025	£46k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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