GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTHPORT

Registered charity 1204759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary activity is to maintain the work of a local church in the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with its Basis of Faith, in the area of Southport. The charity also operates through its members in other areas, including missionary activity overseas. The charity also carries out other charitable purposes such as the relief of the poor but these are not the primary activity.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£207k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £42,492 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by expenditure of £206,962 against income of £164,470. Per the trustees' report, this deficit arose partly from committing funds to building maintenance projects taken from the Legacy Fund. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £63,197, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£42,500).

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £63k)
For these purposes the Charity will endeavour to generate and maintain reserves which would equate to at least 3 months expenditure. — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£164k£207k

Common questions

Is GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTHPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £42,492 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by expenditure of £206,962 against income of £164,470. Per the trustees' report, this deficit arose partly from committing funds to building maintenance projects taken from the Legacy Fund. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £63,197, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£42,500). Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.