BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE
Beacon Church Hebden Bridge exists for the advancement of the Christian faith. We do this by providing Sunday Services for an expression of Christian worship; we provide regular teaching and training in the Christian faith and opportunities for believers to to express their spiritual nature through prayer and service and live out their faith in practical ways as we serve those in our community.
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF FAITH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £4,209, bringing total cash funds to £104,981. Unrestricted reserves stood at £104,592, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“During the year he received a salary of £25,450 (2024: £24,549) and the Church made contributions into a pension of scheme of £1,401”
“Trustee, Mr B Oliver, was employed as the Church’s Pastor. During the year he received a salary of £25,450 (2024: £24,549) and the Church made contributions into a pension of scheme of £1,401 (2024: £1,335).” — page 10
“Trustee, Mr B Oliver, was employed as the Church’s Pastor. During the year he received a salary of £25,450 (2024: £24,549) and the Church made contributions into a pension of scheme of £1,401 (2024: £1,335). Other than is disclosed above, none of the Trustees received any remuneration or were reimbursed any out of pocket expenses during the year.” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- 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
Trustees
- Benjamin Oliverchair
- Cheryl Ann Clarke
- Stephen Robin Wright
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £36k | £32k |
| 30/06/2024 | £15k | £33k |
| 30/06/2023 | £39k | £33k |
| 30/06/2022 | £142k | £29k |
Common questions
Is BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £4,209, bringing total cash funds to £104,981. Unrestricted reserves stood at £104,592, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of BEACON CHURCH HEBDEN BRIDGE earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £25,450 band.