FRESHBROOK CHURCH

Charity number: 1167735
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Church provides activities for different age groups within the community, meeting specific needs, establishing contacts and building relationships. There are groups for children and young people, parents and toddlers, day-time groups for older people and a seniors lunch club held monthly. Outreach programmes in local schools operate both independently and collaboratively with other agencies.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £246,547
Total expenditure: £278,524

People

10 Trustee(s)

85 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Swindon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 June 2016: CIO registration
  • 31 October 2016: Funds received from 1128374 FRESHBROOK EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID DAVISON Chair 30 June 2005
None on record
Kyall Matthew Stead Trustee 28 February 2025
None on record
Philip Andrew Bailey Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
JOHN CULLIS Trustee 18 July 2023
LSVTM LIMITED
Received: On time
Laura Wood Trustee 26 April 2022
None on record
Graham Nigel Bennett Trustee 07 January 2020
None on record
Christine Anne Davison Trustee 30 May 2018
None on record
Stephen John Cox Trustee 03 October 2016
None on record
NICOLA ANN COX Trustee 31 January 2016
None on record
MARK DAVID WOOD Trustee 30 April 2015
SWINDON STREET PASTORS
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £186.11k £205.10k £210.87k £248.00k £246.55k
Total expenditure £164.99k £177.91k £190.08k £201.94k £278.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £679 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 04 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 04 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Association Registered 20 Jun 2016

Charitable objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN SWINDON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND 2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE TEACHING OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH.

Contact information

Address:
CHURCH OFFICE
FRESHBROOK CHURCH
WORSLEY ROAD
SWINDON
SN5 8NU
Phone:
01793873050
Email:
office@freshbrook.org
Website:

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