FREEDOM CHURCH NETWORK

Charity Number: 1195962
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Freedom Church Bristol is a Free Methodist Church meeting in Kingswood Bristol, holding a variety of regular church services, educational services, services to relieve financial hardship, public outreach, missionary work and the establishment of new churches according to the same basis of faith.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £82,527
Total expenditure: £119,608

Total income includes £3,100 from 2 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

40 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 for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 September 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FREEDOM CHURCH BRISTOL (Previous name)
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev David A Hull Chair 29 September 2021
None on record
Andrew Simon Fleet Trustee 14 April 2024
None on record
Adrian John Lewis Trustee 01 August 2023
None on record
Sarah Bernice Whybrew Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £75.43k £82.53k
Total expenditure £121.51k £119.61k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.00k £3.10k

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 December 2023 16 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 16 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

20 October 2023 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 ON REGISTERED ON 29 SEP 2021 AMENDED TO CIO FOUNDATION 14 APR 2024

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AS EXPRESSED IN THE “ARTICLES OF RELIGION OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM” (AS PRESENTLY SET OUT IN THE APPENDIX TO THE CHARITY’S CONSTITUTION AND WITHIN THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH BOOK OF DISCIPLINE) AND THE FURTHERANCE OF THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, DISCIPLINES AND USAGES OF THAT CHURCH FOR THE TIME BEING AS SET FORTH IN THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE, CARRIED OUT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOLDING A VARIETY OF REGULAR CHURCH SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, GRANTS TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, PUBLIC OUTREACH, MISSIONARY WORK AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CHURCHES ACCORDING TO THE SAME BASIS OF FAITH.

Contact information

Address:
Freedom Church ACORN HOUSE
KINGSWOOD ESTATE
Britannia Road
Kingswood
BS15 8DB
Phone:
01173365298
Email:
d.hull@wearefreedomchurch.co.uk
Website:

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