CHURCH HOUSE, NANTWICH

Registered charity 1177087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

This Charity is charged with the care of the building known both as Church House, Nantwich and the Parish Hall. The trustees manage the building and associated assets for the benefit of St Mary's Church, Nantwich and the wider community.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE, AID AND FURTHER THE OBJECTS AND WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR ST MARY'S CHURCH NANTWICH, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN PROVIDING FACILITIES TO PROMOTE THE RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF NANTWICH.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £11,734 for the year ended 31st December 2025, with total income of £34,529 and expenditure of £22,795. Free/unrestricted reserves (General Reserve) stood at £16,878, which is above the trustees' stated minimum target of £15,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Mark Hartchair · trustee of 7 other charities
• Andrea Claire Howell - Jones
• BRYAN JOHN COGHLAN FCA · trustee of 2 other charities
• Iain Aiken Hall
• Margaret Anne Winzer
• Nigel Rolf Walter Winzer
• PAUL SIMON O'BRIEN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rob Woods · trustee of 1 other charity
• SARAH KATHRYN PHIPPS
• STEPHEN PETER WELCH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Vicky Latham

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

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