ST PETER'S CHURCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Registered charity 1169510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO RENOVATE, RESTORE, ENHANCE AND PRESERVE ST PETER'S CHURCH IN HINTON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH (THE "CHURCH") AND ITS CHAPEL OF THE RESURRECTION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:(A) RENOVATING RESTORING, ENHANCING AND PRESERVING THE FEATURES, CONTENTS, ARCHITECTURE AND GROUNDS OF THE CHURCH AND CHAPEL OF THE RESURRECTION; AND(B) DEVELOPING A LITERATURE AND MUSIC CENTRE.

Objects

TO RENOVATE, RESTORE, ENHANCE AND PRESERVE ST PETER'S CHURCH IN HINTON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH (THE "CHURCH") AND ITS CHAPEL OF THE RESURRECTION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:(A) RENOVATING RESTORING, ENHANCING AND PRESERVING THE FEATURES, CONTENTS, ARCHITECTURE AND GROUNDS OF THE CHURCH AND CHAPEL OF THE RESURRECTION; AND(B) DEVELOPING A LITERATURE AND MUSIC CENTRE.(2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BOURNEMOUTH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INDIVIDUALS AND THE LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO:(A) ADVANCE EDUCATION;(B) PROMOTE ART, MUSIC AND LITERATURE BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GALLERY AND ARTS, LITERATURE AND MUSIC CENTRE;(C) PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF:(I) FACILITIES FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES;(II) FACILITIES FOR ARTS PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MUSIC CONCERTS; AND(III) FACILITIES FOR THE RELIEF OF THE HOMELESS, POOR AND ELDERLY.(3) TO ADVANCE THE FAITH OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVIDING OF FACILITIES TO HOLD PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF FESTIVALS, STUDY CLASSES AND THROUGH ANY OTHER MEANS IN ORDER TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS AND/OR FURTHER EDUCATE OTHERS IN THIS FAITH.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£22k
Latest spending
£5k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £17,068 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction of total net assets from £24,346 to £7,278. The trustees note that reserves are held to ensure essential immediate work can be done, but the charity has no committed expenditure and only spends money when sums have been raised for specific work. The financial position is characterized by a reliance on grants and donations to fund ongoing projects such as boiler replacements and grounds maintenance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £7k)
“We have no committed expenditure and so will only spend money when sums have been raised for the given work”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from PCC
“a grant from the PCC of £5000.00 has funded full CCTV cameral coverage around its exterior.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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: Bournemouth · Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£22k£5k
31/12/2024£27k£44k
31/12/2023£29k£43k
31/12/2022£15k£18k
31/12/2021£8k£14k

Common questions

Is ST PETER'S CHURCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £17,068 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction of total net assets from £24,346 to £7,278. The trustees note that reserves are held to ensure essential immediate work can be done, but the charity has no committed expenditure and only spends money when sums have been raised for specific work. The financial position is characterized by a reliance on grants and donations to fund ongoing projects such as boiler replacements and grounds maintenance.