GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH, PENSNETT

Registered charity 1195021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grace Community Church operates from a building at Commonside, Pensnett Dudley, serving the local community byadvancing the Christian faith, relieving financial hardship by provision of funds, goods or services, giving counsel and support when required, and providing facilities in the interest of social welfare to all sections of the community.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF SERVICES, MEETINGS, AND ANY OTHER MEANS AS THE OVERSIGHT SEE FIT. (2) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS, OR SERVICES AND COOPERATION WITH LIKE-MINDED CHARITIES, IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UK OR THE WORLD AS THE OVERSIGHT SEE FIT. (3) THE RELIEF OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS BY REASON OF RELATIONSHIP, ADDICTION, OR BEREAVEMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.(4) TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY ASSOCIATING THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDED FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS, THE CHURCH PROVIDES HELP AND COMPANIONSHIP TO PARENTS, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THE ELDERLY, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased by £3,998 during the year, primarily due to increased expenditure on improving presentation facilities. The charity maintains a bank balance and relies on members' donations as its principal source of funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Keith Collierchair
• Mark Bishop
• Sam Fentem-Rowe

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

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