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BEESTON FREE CHURCH NOTTINGHAM

Registered charity 1160335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEESTON FREE CHURCH

Raising awareness and understanding of our faithUse of church premises, including services, small groups and community activities.Encouraging mission and outreachCommunicating our faith and purpose

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£601k
Latest spending
£555k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £45,863 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £349,673. The trustees note that these reserves are above their target policy level of two to three months of expenditure and have approved a deficit budget for the following year to reduce reserves toward that target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two - three months funds (held: £350k)
“The trustees plan to hold the equivalent of two - three months funds in reserve in cash at the bank and in interest bearing deposit accounts.” — page 8
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees and Related Parties
“A total of £67,966 was donated to the charity by trustees and related parties in the year 2025/26 (£56,299 2024/25)” — page 24
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£601k
Total spending
£555k
Reserves (reported)
£244k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£601k£555k
31/03/2025£523k£574k
31/03/2024£871k£509k
31/03/2023£476k£464k
31/03/2022£532k£545k

Common questions

Is BEESTON FREE CHURCH NOTTINGHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £45,863 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £349,673. The trustees note that these reserves are above their target policy level of two to three months of expenditure and have approved a deficit budget for the following year to reduce reserves toward that target. Its FY2026 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANSFIELD ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, NOTTINGHAM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BEESTON FREE CHURCH NOTTINGHAM£601k—0above—no doubt
MANSFIELD ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, NOTTINGHAM FY2024£135k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH NOTTINGHAM FY2025£780k—0unclear—no doubt
BEESTON CONSOLIDATED CHARITY FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET'S, ASPLEY NOTTINGHAM FY2024£132k—0below—no doubt
South Bank Sanctuary Church of the Nazarene FY2025£195k—0unclear—no doubt

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