THE FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, BROMSGROVE

Registered charity 1184596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF ST. JOHN'S, BROMSGROVE

The Charity raises funds for the maintenance and enhancement of the ancient church of St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and assists in the management of projects to deliver these benefits that secondarily benefit the residents of Bromsgrove District.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, BROMSGROVE, TOGETHER WITH ITS ASSOCIATED PROPERTIES.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bromsgrove, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£342k

Latest spending

£437k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £94,495 for the year, resulting in a total reserves deficit of £48,770. Unrestricted reserves stood at £51,942, which the trustees state is maintained in line with their policy of holding three to six months' expenditure. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month's expenditure (reserves figure: £52k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transaction with Every Eventuality Limited (entity over which Trustee J Slade has significant control). Charity incurred £20,000 in heritage management costs and owed £10,000 at year-end.

“During the year the charity incurred heritage management costs of £20,000 (2024: £Nil) from Every Eventuality Limited, an entity over which J Slade (Trustee) has significant control. At the year end of 31st December 2025, the charity owed Every Eventuality Limited a balance of £10,000 (2024: £Nil).” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £49,808 — grants £49,808 (2); 15% of the £342,223 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £1,855 — grants £1,855 (1); 4% of the £48,340 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (4); 18% of the £13,527 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Joanne Sladechair · trustee of 2 other charities
Hilda Patrica Roxborough
Sheila Vincent

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£342k	£437k
31/12/2024	£48k	£33k
31/12/2023	£14k	£3k
31/12/2022	£31k	£28k
31/12/2021	£6k	£5k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, BROMSGROVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £94,495 for the year, resulting in a total reserves deficit of £48,770. Unrestricted reserves stood at £51,942, which the trustees state is maintained in line with their policy of holding three to six months' expenditure. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/12/2023	£299k	"St John's Spire Appeal"

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 FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BROMSGROVE BAPTIST CHURCH.

BROMSGROVE BAPTIST CHURCH income £135k
THE FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH BEMBRIDGE income £29k
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S BROUGHTON WITH ST JAMES BOSSINGTON income £37k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HOVE income £64k
THE FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, ST ALBANS income £25k
FRIENDS OF ST EADBURGHA'S income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, BROMSGROVE	£342k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BROMSGROVE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£135k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH BEMBRIDGE FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S BROUGHTON WITH ST JAMES BOSSINGTON FY2025	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HOVE FY2025	£64k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, ST ALBANS FY2025	£25k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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