ARC CHURCH

Registered charity 1198629 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We call ourselves a fresh expression of church. A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture, established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church.We are very active in our local community with our biggest project being Rawmarsh Foodbank.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY PROVIDING SERVICES FOR WORSHIP, PASTORAL CARE AND OUTREACH WORK.

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 reported a surplus of £26,543 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £18,782. This reserve level is above the trustees' stated policy target of £18,231, which equates to three months of operational costs. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate funds and expected income to cover the next 12 months.

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 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• NEAL CLIVE GOODWINchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Catherine Marion Bowen Young · trustee of 1 other charity
• NICOLA JANE GOODWIN
• Paul Harrison · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rachel Louise Peace
• Stephen Leslie Prosser · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Rotherham

Income and spending

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