BOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1183205 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a Baptist Church, and seek to be a community of Christians who seek to Grow with God, Connect with each other and serve the community. We seek to do this through Sunday worship services, midweek life groups and activities that engage with the community, we operate within Bourne and this is our primary area of impact but are called to the world as well.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has no debt and is in a positive financial position with unrestricted cash reserves of £130,269. The trustees report that member contributions provided sufficient income to cover all employment and operational expenses for the year. There are no material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue its activities disclosed in the filing.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• 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
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas Brian Humphreyschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alison Simpson
• Andrew Mark Norfolk
• Christine Moss
• Colin Pratt
• Dr Richard Wright
• Lorrae Margaret Speirs
• Paul Martin Timmins

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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