BRIDGE CHURCH NEWBURY

Registered charity 1166866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, TO PROCLAIM AND FURTHER THE GOSPEL OF GOD THE FATHER, THE SON JESUS CHRIST AND THE HOLY SPIRIT AND TO PREACH AND TEACH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS (CLAUSE 30), IN WEST BERKSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WEST BERKSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND(3) TO FULFILL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES, WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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

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

Latest income

£196k

Latest spending

£192k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,032 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds increasing to £167,211. Per the trustees' report, the charity is funded primarily through regular donations and has unrestricted reserves of £136,413, which exceed the stated policy target of three months of salary and overhead costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of salary and overhead costs (held: £136k)

“Contingency Fund - 3 months of salary and overhead costs in the event of a shortfall in income” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees and families

“Donations from the trustees and their immediate families during the year totalled £24,000. (2023 - £32,064). Mark and his wife attended a Commission leader's event with paid accommodation (paid in Year ended 31 December 2023). Mark and his wife attended Commission Festival and their tickets were paid in full £180 (August 2024). Caroline's daughter-in-law, Emma Owen Jones, continued as a part time Administrator (from July 2021). Any decisions regarding Emma's appointment, salary and management are done without Caroline's involvement (declaration of interest made). All trustees attended a Commission Trustees Conference at a cost of £25 each. Travel expenses were covered by the church.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 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.

Conflicting interests
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Caroline Owen Jones
Hannah Jane Dabbs
JEREMY CLIFTON-BROWN
MARK GREGORY LANDRETH-SMITH
Russell Hornzee
Thomas Daniel Newbold

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

Operates in: Hampshire · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£196k	£192k
31/12/2023	£173k	£148k
31/12/2022	£164k	£157k
31/12/2021	£141k	£124k
31/12/2020	£135k	£121k

Common questions

Is BRIDGE CHURCH NEWBURY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,032 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds increasing to £167,211. Per the trustees' report, the charity is funded primarily through regular donations and has unrestricted reserves of £136,413, which exceed the stated policy target of three months of salary and overhead costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £209k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIDPORT income £370k
CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE income £528k
BRIDGE CHURCH LINCOLN income £865k
NEWMARKET COMMUNITY CHURCH income £104k
Revive Church Newbridge income £120k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIDGE CHURCH NEWBURY	£196k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£209k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIDPORT FY2025	£370k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE FY2025	£528k	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt
BRIDGE CHURCH LINCOLN FY2025	£865k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWMARKET COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£104k	Under £50,000	above	—	no doubt

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