DENBIGH MISSION AREA

Registered charity 1186438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

holding of public worshipaccess to space for private prayereducating the community about the Christian faith

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL, IN THE PARISH.

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 reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £30,659 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds carried forward standing at £1,603,802. The trustees' report notes that most churches had to dip into their reserves to stay financially viable during the year. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of retaining unrestricted 'free' reserves equal to at least three months of payments.

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 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Denbigh Mission Area (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~32.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 41.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Rebecca-Elizabeth Spareychair
• Angeline Margaret Frances Lawson BEM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anne Needham
• Carol Bellis
• Christine Parnell
• David Meredith-Jones
• Gareth Williams
• MARY STEEL
• Norma Ann Rowles
• Paul Russell Williams · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Daniel Morgan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Dr Sally Elizabeth Harper
• Roger Charles Mullock
• SALLY-ANNE HENDERSON

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

Operates in: Conwy · Denbighshire · Flintshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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