MARTOCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
The primary aim of the charity is to fulfil the role of a Christian Church in the Martock area and to provide help to others in promoting the Christian faith in the United Kingdom and overseas, and maintaining the upkeep and repair of the fabric of buildings, utilised for charitable purposes.
Objects
A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO, IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE MARTOCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP IN ITS VARIOUS FACETS BOTH IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF MARTOCK SOMERSET AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING OVERSEAS AND BY MAINTAINING THE UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF THE FABRIC OF BUILDINGS UTILISED EXCLUSIVELY BY MARTOCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.B) CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF MARTOCK SOMERSET OR FOR SUCH OTHER AREA IN WHICH MARTOCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP MAY WORK FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £127,212, with £73,179 designated for future building projects, leaving approximately £54,033 in free reserves. The charity's policy targets reserves equivalent to three months of outgoings, which the unrestricted balance appears to exceed given the annual unrestricted expenditure context. The filing reports a cash surplus and adequate resources, with no material uncertainties noted regarding its continuation.
What the accounts disclose
“The amount of financial reserves or assets to be equivalent of a minimum of 3 months’ of the Fellowships outgoings (staff, utilities, rates, expenses etc) in liquid or near liquid form” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/10/2017)
Trustees
- Trevor John Greenhillchair
- ANDREW HOLDEN
- Ed Moore
- Michelle Greenhill
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £165k | £150k |
| 31/12/2024 | £162k | £188k |
| 31/12/2023 | £160k | £192k |
| 31/12/2022 | £189k | £169k |
| 31/12/2021 | £175k | £141k |
Common questions
Is MARTOCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £127,212, with £73,179 designated for future building projects, leaving approximately £54,033 in free reserves. The charity's policy targets reserves equivalent to three months of outgoings, which the unrestricted balance appears to exceed given the annual unrestricted expenditure context. The filing reports a cash surplus and adequate resources, with no material uncertainties noted regarding its continuation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Community Foundation | 14/08/2020 | £2k | COVID19 Emergency foodbank funding |
| UK government | 13/08/2020 | £2k | VSCE CMC Fund |