WIMBORNE MINSTER CHURCH ESTATE

Registered charity 1159374 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Trustees of a Fund owning two properties the income of which is for:A Fabric Sinking Fund and Church Heating and Lighting Wimborne Minster

Objects

DESCRIPTION OF CHARITY: (TAKEN FROM DECLARATION)" FABRIC SINKING FUND AND CHURCH LIGHTING AND HEATING" WIMBORNE MINSTER

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
£63k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total resources expended were £40,793 against incoming resources of £62,508, resulting in a net increase in funds. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £1,287,171, which significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £1.3m)
“The Trustees believe that the Charity should maintain free funds of £50,000.” — page 1
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£63k£41k
31/12/2024£67k£52k
31/12/2023£57k£41k
31/12/2022£64k£124k
31/12/2021£53k£91k

Common questions

Is WIMBORNE MINSTER CHURCH ESTATE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total resources expended were £40,793 against incoming resources of £62,508, resulting in a net increase in funds. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £1,287,171, which significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.