UNITED CHURCH (BAPTIST AND URC) FERNDOWN

Registered charity 1159971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UNITED CHURCH FERNDOWN

a)The celebration of public worship;b)the teaching of the Christian faith;c)mission and evangelism;d)pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved;e)the provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community including (but not restricted to) the elderly,the young and other groups with special needs; andf)the support of other charities in the UK and overseas

Objects

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE PARTICIPATING CHURCHES. IN ACHIEVING ITS PURPOSE, THE CHARITY WILL ENGAGE IN A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, EITHER ON ITS OWN OR WITH OTHERS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO):A) THE CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC WORSHIP; B) THE TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; C) MISSION AND EVANGELISM; D) PASTORAL WORK, INCLUDING VISITING THE SICK AND THE BEREAVED; E) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO) THE ELDERLY, THE YOUNG AND OTHER GROUPS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; AND F) THE SUPPORT OF OTHER CHARITIES IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.

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 the charity finished the year with a deficit of £9,075.00, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £53,445.13. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are sufficient to adhere to the stated policy of maintaining three months' of unrestricted expenditure.

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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• ANGELA CHRISTINE JAMESON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gillian Brenda Corcoran
• Janet Rosemary Latham
• Kimberley Jennifer Thomas
• Natalie Jade Butler
• Peter John Vincent
• Rev Darren James Pike · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Melanie Jayne Pike

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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