REBORNE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1189540 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORMERLY SHERBORNE COMMUNITY CHURCH, FORMERLY STEPS COMMUNITY CHURCH

The objects of the church are the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith through word and social action

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH THROUGH WORD AND SOCIAL ACTION.

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: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of Sherborne Community Church and Steps Community Church (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 14/02/2023.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£179k

Latest spending

£152k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £26,593 for the year, with total income of £178,993 and expenditure of £152,400. Free reserves stood at £52,285 after accounting for a mortgage liability of £248,450 against tangible fixed assets of £965,762. The trustees state these reserves are in excess of their policy target of approximately £27,000 (three months of expenditure) and are held to cover future mortgage repayments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £27,000 (approximately 3 months of expenditure) (reserves figure: £52k)

“The trustees have given due regard to Charity Commission guidance and aim to hold £27,000, which is approximately 3 months of expenditure, in reserves.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees

“A total of £6,438 was received in donations by the charity from trustees during the year.” — page 21

“Included within other debtors is a loan balance of £19,692 due from Coffee Reborne Ltd, a newly formed trading subsidiary of the charity.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loan to trading subsidiary

“A total of £6,438 was received in donations by the charity from trustees during the year.” — page 21

“Included within other debtors is a loan balance of £19,692 due from Coffee Reborne Ltd, a newly formed trading subsidiary of the charity.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Coffee Reborne Ltd

“Included within other debtors is a loan balance of £19,692 due from Coffee Reborne Ltd, a newly formed trading subsidiary of the charity.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 12
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 12
Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 2% of the £294,437 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 12
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (14/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Aaron Joseph Rigbychair
Angela Sally Park
Christine Joy Bryer

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

Operates in: Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£179k	£152k
31/12/2024	£294k	£112k
31/12/2023	£360k	£112k
31/12/2022	£96k	£98k
31/12/2021	£89k	£67k

Common questions

Is REBORNE COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £26,593 for the year, with total income of £178,993 and expenditure of £152,400. Free reserves stood at £52,285 after accounting for a mortgage liability of £248,450 against tangible fixed assets of £965,762. The trustees state these reserves are in excess of their policy target of approximately £27,000 (three months of expenditure) and are held to cover future mortgage repayments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
FIRSTFRUITS GOSPEL FOUNDATION	1	£133k
THE ROCK FOUNDATION	1	£91k
THE CHARIS TRUST	1	£67k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS	1	£32k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS	1	£8k
JOHN JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOUNT HERMON COMMUNITY CHURCH.

MOUNT HERMON COMMUNITY CHURCH income £29k
CHRISTCHURCH REDBOURN income £160k
NEWMARKET COMMUNITY CHURCH income £104k
Ruskington Community Church income £61k
CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH ATTLEBOROUGH income £997k
CENTRE CHURCH income £167k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
REBORNE COMMUNITY CHURCH	£179k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MOUNT HERMON COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£29k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH REDBOURN FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWMARKET COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£104k	Under £50,000	0	above	—	no doubt
Ruskington Community Church FY2025	£61k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH ATTLEBOROUGH FY2025	£997k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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