GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD

Registered charity 1180195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church exists to promote the Christian faith the good news of what God has done for us in itsimmediate community of Kempston and Bedford and also in the whole world through links with othersimilar Churches and organisations. The Church meets regularly to worship God for who He is, and to thankHim for all He has done for us.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£688k

Latest spending

£657k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £131,059, providing a buffer for future ministry needs and emergencies. The charity reported a net income surplus of £31,572 for the year, funded primarily by donations which constituted 98% of its income. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts were prepared in accordance with applicable standards and gave no cause for concern regarding the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (98% of income)

“The Church relies on donations for 98% of its income, sourced from members and the local community.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: support future ministry needs, cover emergencies, and address any decrease in giving that may occur over a six-month period (held: £131k)

“This fund is allocated to support future ministry needs, cover emergencies, and address any decrease in giving that may occur over a six-month period.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Dr Martin Salter, Jon Putt, and Christopher Atkinson received remuneration of £166,482.

“Their total remuneration, including employer NI and pension contributions, was £166,482 (2024: £157,663).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£688k

Total spending

£657k

Reserves (reported)

£131k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bunmi Alade
Christopher Atkinson
David Parish
Dr Martin Salter
Dr Raymond James Evans
Jon Putt
Olu Alade

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£688k	£657k
31/03/2024	£597k	£660k
31/03/2023	£685k	£705k
31/03/2022	£743k	£784k
31/03/2021	£633k	£542k

Common questions

Is GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £131,059, providing a buffer for future ministry needs and emergencies. The charity reported a net income surplus of £31,572 for the year, funded primarily by donations which constituted 98% of its income. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts were prepared in accordance with applicable standards and gave no cause for concern regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	1	£628k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH (STEVENAGE).

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH (STEVENAGE) income £227k
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £126k
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE income £120k
GRACE CHURCH SANDBACH income £121k
Grace Church Beckenham income £140k
GRACE CHURCH BROCKLEY income £151k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH BEDFORD	£688k	—	above	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH (STEVENAGE) FY2024	£227k	—	unclear	—	noted
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, EDENBRIDGE FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH SANDBACH FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Grace Church Beckenham FY2024	£140k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.