HOMELANDS FREE CHURCH

Registered charity 1187674 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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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Latest income
£108k
Latest spending
£80k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

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.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately three months’ unrestricted payments (held: £98k)
“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
Per its FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Church at the Triangle (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.