CORNERSTONE CHURCH SWINDON

Registered charity 1188356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities are to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs in Swindon and surrounding areas.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SWINDON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITY WORK OF THE CHARITY

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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Registered contact address: Swindon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£51k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted assets were £7,461.00, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £12,300.00. The trustees report that income was broadly in line with budgeted expectations and outgoings were as expected, expressing confidence that the charity will continue to achieve its objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Regular attenders (94% of income)

“Income was broadly in line with budgeted expectations, with £39865.00 from regular attenders and £2249.00 from anonymous donations.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £7k; policy: three months normal running cost of the church)

“As our current unrestrictive reserves are currently below this figure, we are monitoring the situation at bi weekly meetings and communicate the needs to the church.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

STEPHEN MITCHELLchair
Anthony Mazzotta
David Kew
Nigel Sluman

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£51k	£52k
31/12/2024	£48k	£54k
31/12/2023	£44k	£55k
31/12/2022	£49k	£47k
31/12/2021	£61k	£47k

Common questions

Is CORNERSTONE CHURCH SWINDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted assets were £7,461.00, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £12,300.00. The trustees report that income was broadly in line with budgeted expectations and outgoings were as expected, expressing confidence that the charity will continue to achieve its objectives.

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 JERUSALEM TRUST	1	£120k
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST	1	£73k
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON	1	£15k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, STEVENAGE	1	£138

Charities like this

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

CORNERSTONE CHURCH SWANSEA income £344k
THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP income £226k
CORNERSTONE BUILDING TRUST income £32k
CLARENDON TRUST LIMITED income £2.4m
CORNERSTONE CHURCH WATFORD income £64k
Cornerstone Church Bristol income £99k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CORNERSTONE CHURCH SWINDON	£51k	—	below	—	no doubt
CORNERSTONE CHURCH SWANSEA FY2026	£344k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP FY2025	£226k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNERSTONE BUILDING TRUST FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLARENDON TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£2.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNERSTONE CHURCH WATFORD FY2025	£64k	—	above	—	no doubt

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