HESKETH BANK CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1187821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HBCF, HESKETH BANK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Weekly public religious worship servicesEvangelistic eventsFinancial support to specified Christian charitiesWorking with young people and local schools to further knowledge of the Christian FaithSupport to parents/carers and their children and for those in difficulty e.g. mental health issues, suffering isolation, those requiring pastoral support, those in poverty at Christmas

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-4.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; AND4.2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, UNEMPLOYMENT OR SUCH OTHER ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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

£175k

Latest spending

£170k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £1,123,764. The trustees consider reserves at a level equivalent to three months' expenditure to be sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the financial statements accord with accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.1m)

“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 three month’s expenditure.” — page 6

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.

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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jonathan David Chetwood
Nicholas Taylor
Stuart Franklin Roberts
Susan Jean Baxendale

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£175k	£170k
31/12/2023	£161k	£156k
31/12/2022	£150k	£152k
31/12/2021	£140k	£103k
31/12/2020	£155k	£134k

Common questions

Is HESKETH BANK CHRISTIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £1,123,764. The trustees consider reserves at a level equivalent to three months' expenditure to be sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the financial statements accord with accounting records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON income £180k
HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £131k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY income £105k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, KINGS LANGLEY income £163k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANCHESTER AND BURNHOPE income £108k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN AND ST WULSTAN, SELLY PARK, BIRMINGHAM income £358k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HESKETH BANK CHRISTIAN CENTRE	£175k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON FY2025	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024	£131k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY FY2025	£105k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, KINGS LANGLEY FY2025	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANCHESTER AND BURNHOPE FY2023	£108k	—	below	—	no doubt

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