WATFORD AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST

Registered charity 1010876 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WATFORD & DISTRICT SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST, WATFORD SCHOOLS TRUST

Advancing the Christian understanding and faith amongst school children in the Watford area in conjunction with the local churches.

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Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant overall surplus of £34,950 for the year ended 31st March 2025, driven by increased grant support and donations. Total reserves stood at £66,270, with unrestricted general funds of £32,222, which the trustees noted were approximately equal to 8 months' forward expenditure against a target policy of 6 months. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months’ forward expenditure (held: £32k)
“Our target level of reserves is 6 months’ forward expenditure” — page 13
Per its FY2025 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: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£78k£44k
31/03/2024£37k£44k
31/03/2023£58k£38k
31/03/2022£27k£28k
31/03/2021£30k£27k

Common questions

Is WATFORD AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant overall surplus of £34,950 for the year ended 31st March 2025, driven by increased grant support and donations. Total reserves stood at £66,270, with unrestricted general funds of £32,222, which the trustees noted were approximately equal to 8 months' forward expenditure against a target policy of 6 months. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WATFORD AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WATFORD AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD, CROXLEY GREEN, MILL END BAPTIST CHURCH, CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH, BUSHEY BAPTIST CHURCH, THE ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD, CROXLEY GREENFY2022£73kGrants and donations
MILL END BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£13kMission Fund allocation
CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£10kEducation
CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2025£6kEducation
BUSHEY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2025£3kGrants for UK and overseas mission
CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£2k
BUSHEY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£2kEducation & Training
BUSHEY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£2kGrants for: Education & Training
BUSHEY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£2kGrants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others
MILL END BAPTIST CHURCHFY2021£2kGeneral Mission donations
THE ARK COMMUNITY CHURCHFY2025£800Advancement of the Christian Faith
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD, CROXLEY GREENFY2025£741Grants and donations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD, CROXLEY GREENFY2024£68710% giving fund
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE & EVANGELIST, WATFORDFY2025£119
MILL END BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£102Mission Fund allocation
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAWRENCE, ABBOTS LANGLEYFY2022£57charity collection