HOMELANDS FREE CHURCH
Baptist church
Objects
THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £98,087, which the trustees note more than achieves their policy target of approximately three months' unrestricted payments. The charity reported a surplus of receipts over payments in the general fund of £52,485 for the year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the trustees’ policy to maintain a balance on general unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to approximately three months’ unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
Trustees
- Brian Wood
- Carole Dawn Dean
- Charles McCarthy
- Eric Maurice Jones
- Ian Roy Vygus
- JOHN STACEY
- Pamela Mary Tuffnell
- Rev Michael John Bradshaw
- Rev Sarah Phillpot
- Ruth Mockler
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £108k | £80k |
| 31/12/2023 | £106k | £54k |
| 31/12/2022 | £97k | £62k |
| 31/12/2021 | £85k | £78k |
| 31/12/2020 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is HOMELANDS FREE CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £98,087, which the trustees note more than achieves their policy target of approximately three months' unrestricted payments. The charity reported a surplus of receipts over payments in the general fund of £52,485 for the year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.