CHRISTCHURCH MARKET HARBOROUGH

Registered charity 1184289 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We seek to advance the Christian faith in Market Harborough and beyond by meeting weekly for public worship, preaching the gospel, organising small group Bible studies and fellowship meetings, holding outreach events and meeting needs within our communities.

Objects

The purposes of the Church are: (1) the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within Market Harborough and the surrounding neighbourhood; and(2) such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, including but not limited to: the prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickness; the advancement of education; and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life;provided that the advancement of such purposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the Doctrinal Distinctives and Ethical Statements as may be adopted and amended by the Church from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Church Handbook.

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 unrestricted reserves of £63,392 are considered adequate against a policy target of three months' regular expenditure, valued at £30,900. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with donation income rising by 6% to £112,000, although cash reserves decreased from the prior year due to investment withdrawals and spending. The trustees note that attention will be given to moving to a balanced budget by 2026-27.

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 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stuart Philip Allenchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ADRIAN ROBERT REYNOLDS
• RICHARD JOHN UNDERWOOD · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Alan William John Stevens · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARKET HARBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH.

• MARKET HARBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH income £177k
• MARKET HARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH income £128k
• NEWMARKET COMMUNITY CHURCH income £104k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN WITH ST PETER & ST PAUL, MARLBOROUGH income £238k
• CHRIST MIRACLE CHURCH MISSION BOURNEMOUTH ( VICTORY ASSEMBLY) income £225k
• ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH SUTTON COLDFIELD income £203k

Side by side with its peers

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