GRACE CHURCH SHREWSBURY

Registered charity 1194775 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are passionate about Jesus and showing His love to others. All are welcome at our church, no matter who you are and what circumstances. Everything we do at Grace Church is built on the foundation of prayer. We meet at 10:30am every Sunday at the Harlescott Grange Community Hub, Kynaston Road, Harlescott, Shrewsbury, SY1 3JR. There is plenty of parking and disabled access. We also meet mid-week.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS AND PRACTICES IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SHREWSBURY 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.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CLO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £901 for the year, with total income of £91,110 and expenditure of £92,011. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds held at the period end were £83,243, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of three months of operating expenses.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Catherine Denise Fletcher
• ELIZABETH MAJELLA O'DWYER
• GEORGE ANDREW FAICHNEY
• Helen Littleover
• Helen Ruth Hotchkiss
• Kevin Paul Hall
• Terence Roy Hotchkiss

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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