Registered charity · Lancashire
Brave Church
Brave Church is a registered charity (number 1123994) based in Lancashire, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Craig Clark since 2022. Latest income £531k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £531k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.bravechurch.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£531k£572k
- 2023£406k£355k
- 2022£434k£314k
Earlier years
- 2021£403k£400k
- 2020£393k£338k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 27%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN OSWALDTWISTLE LANCASHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS BY THE PROVISION OF A DEDICATED CHRISTIAN ETHOS PRE-SCHOOL, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT PERTAINS TO LIFELONG LEARNING, AND INFORMATION MEDIA TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN OSWALDTWISTLE LANCASHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (D) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST ADVICE, A DROP-IN CENTRE AND GROUPS IN OSWALDTWISTLE LANCASHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT
Grants received
10 grants · £114,763 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £55,521 (5 grants)
- Rank Foundation · £55,242 (3 grants)
- Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside · £4,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Craig Clark Chair since 2022
- Andy Mcculloch since 2025
- Jeff Brunton since 2023
- Rebecca Fryer since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (4)
- Craig Clark Chair since 2022
- Andy Mcculloch since 2025
- Jeff Brunton since 2023
- Rebecca Fryer since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1123994
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 30/03/2008AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 10/11/2015AS AMENDED ON 23 JAN 2018 as amended on 08 May 2022
- Contact on the register
- 01254372771 · hello@bravechurch.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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