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MIDDLEWICH COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1199612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Local Community Church, which was formerly known as Middlewich Pentecostal Church and is now trading as Mid-Cheshire Community Church, is dedicated to advancing the Christian Faith by providing pastoral care, teaching, youth and children's programs, and community support through various outreach initiatives in Mid-Cheshire.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£812k
Latest spending
£742k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £69,849 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £248,880 are held, which is in excess of the stated policy target of £100,000. The trustees consider the church to be in a strong position and adequately resourced to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £249k)
“The trustees calculate that reserves of £100,000 should be retained.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Reverend Antony Bhunu received remuneration of £45,013. He is a trustee but is remunerated in his capacity as Senior Minister/CEO, not for acting as a trustee. The document states 'No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.'
“Reverend Antony Bhunu received remuneration of £45,013 (2024: £39,717) during the year. Rev Antony Bhunu, a Trustee, also serves as an employee of the charity, i.e. Senior Minister for the Church and CEO of our professional departments - MoCoCo House and Canalside Conference - and is remunerated in this capacity but not for acting as a charity trustee.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reverend Antony Bhunu, a Trustee, also serves as an employee of the charity, i.e. Senior Minister for the Church and CEO of our professional departments - MoCoCo House and Canalside Conference - and is remunerated in this capacity but not for acting as a charity trustee. The charity’s constitution permits this arrangement. During the year and previous year his employment benefits were 75% - senior minister role - and 25% for the CEO/Nominated Individual role.
“Reverend Antony Bhunu received remuneration of £45,013 (2024: £39,717) during the year. Rev Antony Bhunu, a Trustee, also serves as an employee of the charity, i.e. Senior Minister for the Church and CEO of our professional departments - MoCoCo House and Canalside Conference - and is remunerated in this capacity but not for acting as a charity trustee. The charity’s constitution permits this arrangement. During the year and previous year his employment benefits were 75% - senior minister role - and 25% for the CEO/Nominated Individual role.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KM. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £400k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£812k
Total spending
£742k
Reserves (reported)
£249k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£812k£742k
31/03/2024£653k£658k
31/03/2023£0£0

Common questions

Is MIDDLEWICH COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £69,849 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £248,880 are held, which is in excess of the stated policy target of £100,000. The trustees consider the church to be in a strong position and adequately resourced to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KM.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD.1£46k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, MIDDLEWICH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MIDDLEWICH COMMUNITY CHURCH£812k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, MIDDLEWICH FY2024£177k——above—no doubt
LIFE CHURCH WIRRAL FY2024£436k—0unclear—noted
St Michael's Community Church FY2025£137k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NANTWICH FY2024£399k—0below—no doubt
WEST DENTON COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£362k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.