BEACON CHURCH BRIDPORT

Registered charity 1161182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEACON CHURCH

Beacon Church Bridport runs weekly church services in an effort to advance the Christian faith in Bridport. We attempt to bring relief to those in the town suffering hardship of some kind whether it be issues with mental health, drug addiction, illness or loneliness. Our youth activities and community events are designed to meet the emotional, spiritual and physical needs of those in our town.

Objects

3. OBJECTSTHE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(1)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS AS SPECIFIED BY THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE, IN BRIDPORT AND SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDON OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY, AND;(2)TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK OR WHO HAVE ADDICTION ISSUES AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN BRIDPORT AND SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: IN BRIDPORT AND SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £95,328, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining approximately three months' unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity reports a net incoming resource surplus of £69,628 for the year and confirms it is prepared on a going concern basis.

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 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beacon church Bridport (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Heather Hooperchair
• Barbara Wakinson
• David John Norris
• Dianne Sinclair

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

Operates in: Devon · Dorset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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