CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 803296 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of christian church activies, support and outreach. Services to the local community support of local schools, activities for older citizens and young people

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING, WHETHER OF BODY, SOUL OR SPIRIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chelmsford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£89k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by £6,880 during the year, resulting in a total unrestricted fund balance of £41,499. The charity's stated reserves policy is to maintain sufficient unrestricted funds to fund six months of resources expended. The trustees confirm that sufficient assets are available to fulfil the charity's obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of resources expended (held: £41k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain reserve unrestricted funds sufficient to fund 6 months of resources expended.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRIS JACKSON
Charmian Hazel Eldron Hobbs
Colin Barker
LES HOBBS
STEPHEN HOOK
Sarah Troubridge

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£89k	£88k
05/04/2024	£83k	£83k
05/04/2023	£80k	£79k
05/04/2022	£78k	£85k
05/04/2021	£86k	£91k

Common questions

Is CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by £6,880 during the year, resulting in a total unrestricted fund balance of £41,499. The charity's stated reserves policy is to maintain sufficient unrestricted funds to fund six months of resources expended. The trustees confirm that sufficient assets are available to fulfil the charity's obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEFORE THE THRONE CHURCH.

BEFORE THE THRONE CHURCH income £149k
CLEVEDON FAMILY CHURCH income £62k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD: PLACE OF HIS PRESENCE income £38k
CULCHETH COMMUNITY CHURCH income £59k
CHELMSFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH income £131k
MUNICIPAL GENERAL CHARITY income £44k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH	£89k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEFORE THE THRONE CHURCH FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLEVEDON FAMILY CHURCH FY2025	£62k	—	above	18.3%	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD: PLACE OF HIS PRESENCE FY2024	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CULCHETH COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£59k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHELMSFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FY2025	£131k	£40,140	above	—	no doubt

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