BRIGHTON UNITARIAN CHURCH CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1179832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Charity is the promotion of religion in accordance with the principles of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.

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 for the first time in three years, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £62,398.25. The Treasurer notes that while cost inflation remains elevated, the church managed to close the year in line with its budget and secured external funding for significant spending. The Independent Examiner confirmed that the books accurately represent the financial position and evidenced good financial control.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brighton Unitarian Church (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Norman Roe
• David Stuart Deeks
• John Jeremy Robert Naish
• Lucy Catherine Mair
• Michael John Waite
• Raymond William John Bate
• Simon John Blackmore

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Common questions

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• UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UK) income £1.5m
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• THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES income £863k
• THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (WESSEX) TRUST LIMITED income £10.6m
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW BRIGHTON income £410k
• THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST SALVATION ARK PARISH income £242k

Side by side with its peers

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