WEST MERSEA FREE CHURCH

Registered charity 1202931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our charity is a local Baptist Church. We hold regular Sunday services to which all are welcome, and also other activities during the week, for the benefit of members and the local community. We offer pastoral care and want to share the good news of Jesus with those in the area of Mersea Island, which is south of Colchester, Essex.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:- 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net receipt of £27,342, resulting in total bank and cash balances of £91,018. Total assets were reported at £661,100 against minimal liabilities of £21, indicating a strong balance sheet position. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Christopher Jones B.ED
• Colin Paul Tucker
• Denise Caldwell BA Hons
• Heather Ann Farthing
• Jonathan Edward Hills
• Kathryn Hills
• Lesley Frances Board BSc Hons
• Patricia Ann Tucker
• Rev Carl Edward Morehouse
• Susan Margrie-Cogram

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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