BINFIELD FREE CHURCH

Registered charity 1167303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main public gatherings of the church are Sunday services and Wednesday prayer meetings. We run a monthly youth group on Fridays. We regularly offer courses to explain the foundations of Christian belief and practice. We run regular fellowship groups for men and women. We provide pastoral care to those who need it.

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN BINFIELD, BRACKNELL FOREST AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING PUT INTO PRACTICE THE TEACHING OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH.

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
£71k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of receipts over payments of £15,220 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total cash funds of £60,524. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of operating costs, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ operating costs (held: £61k)
“The charity trustees have established a policy stipulating a target minimum level of reserves of six months’ operating costs.” — page 4
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.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£71k£56k
31/03/2024£58k£36k
31/03/2023£50k£43k
31/03/2022£42k£66k
31/03/2021£37k£50k

Common questions

Is BINFIELD FREE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of receipts over payments of £15,220 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total cash funds of £60,524. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of operating costs, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.