COACH HOUSE CHURCH

Registered charity 1194822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church exists to advance the Christian religion in accordance with its doctrinal basis. The Church is based in Heaton Chapel, Stockport and meets for corporate worship on Sunday mornings. Other activities, including children works and community facing projects are used to further such charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion may from time to time decide.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE:3.1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL BASIS HEREAFTER STATED.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a controlled deficit of £14,571 during the period, with total funds standing at £137,143. The trustees consider a cash reserve of approximately six months' overheads sufficient and have maintained reserves above their £18,000 threshold. The charity relies on regular donations and has implemented budgeting controls to monitor income and expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Rebekah Bakerchair
• Alina Adshead
• Andrew Colin Jackson
• David Steven Clayton
• James Baker
• Melanie Jackson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Stephen Frederick Went
• Steven Martin Adshead
• William Edward Shorto

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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