BODENHAM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1162981 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Maintaining and developing Christian worship in the village and surrounding area of Bodenham, Herefordshire based at Bodenham Chapel.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE FELLOWSHIP ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE FELLOWSHIP FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE FELLOWSHIP FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; ANDTHE FELLOWSHIP MUST USE ITS INCOME AND MAY USE ITS CAPITAL IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£19k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a minimal surplus of £57 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total receipts of £31,174 and total payments of £31,117. The trustees confirm that funds are available and adequate to fulfil the Fellowship's obligations, and no reserves are held. The filing was subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“All incoming resources that have been received within the financial year are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the Fellowship is legally entitled to the income.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“All funds are held in General Funds and the Fellowship does not hold reserves.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£19k£40k
31/03/2025£31k£31k
31/03/2024£35k£15k
31/03/2023£19k£11k
31/03/2022£13k£12k

Common questions

Is BODENHAM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a minimal surplus of £57 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total receipts of £31,174 and total payments of £31,117. The trustees confirm that funds are available and adequate to fulfil the Fellowship's obligations, and no reserves are held. The filing was subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.