GRACE BIBLE CHURCH RUGBY

Registered charity 1164758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the evangelical Christian faith in Rugby, Warwickshire and such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH IN RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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

£114k

Latest spending

£110k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £110,562.29 at the year end, having drawn down its specific £30,000 emergency fund to zero during a transitional period. The charity reported a net surplus of £4,739.23 for the financial year, with total voluntary income of £114,404.05 against total expenditure of £109,664.82.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £111k; policy: Emergency Fund: £30,000.00)

“Emergency Fund: £30,000.00. This has been drawn down to 0 for a temporary period” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees giving for the period amounted to £14,820.22 from one of the trustees via his company.

“Trustees giving for the period amounted to £14,820.22 from one of the trustees via his company.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

THOMAS JAMES MCCONNELL Jr.chair
Antony Michael Coote
Claudio Marcelo Da Silva Farinha

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£114k	£110k
05/04/2024	£105k	£93k
05/04/2023	£91k	£79k
05/04/2022	£83k	£54k
05/04/2021	£65k	£45k

Common questions

Is GRACE BIBLE CHURCH RUGBY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £110,562.29 at the year end, having drawn down its specific £30,000 emergency fund to zero during a transitional period. The charity reported a net surplus of £4,739.23 for the financial year, with total voluntary income of £114,404.05 against total expenditure of £109,664.82. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ALMOND TRUST	1	£100k
FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM	1	£20k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£10k
GRACE CHURCH UPTON	1	£6k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE HOWARD FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

RUGBY BAPTIST CHURCH income £240k
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £85k
GRACE CHURCH COVENTRY income £110k
NEW LIFE CHURCH RUGBY income £428k
GRACE CHURCH, BOROUGHBRIDGE income £166k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD "CITY OF HIS GRACE" income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH RUGBY	£114k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
RUGBY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£240k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£85k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH COVENTRY FY2025	£110k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH RUGBY FY2025	£428k	Under £50,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH, BOROUGHBRIDGE FY2025	£166k	£44,188	0	above	—	no doubt

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