HIGHWAY CHURCH

Registered charity 1038185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advance the christian religion by proclamation and example.This is achieved through regular services in worship and other events, the release of workers for action in the local community, involvement with other churches and pursuing other charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time think fit

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND TO PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

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: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£164k

Latest spending

£176k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's expenditure exceeded income by £11,741 in the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Total net assets decreased slightly from £1,050,779 to £1,039,038 during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (43% of income)

“During the year ended 31 December 2025 donations and legacies contributed £71,239 (2024: £79,221) to the charity's incoming resources which equates to 43% (2024: 65%) of the total incoming resources.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Salaries paid to Mrs Joanna Crook, spouse of Trustee Harvey Crook.

“During the year £14,793 (2024: £9,996) of gross salaries were paid in relation to Mrs Jo Crook's employment with the charity. Mrs Jo Crook is a related party by virtue of her marriage to Mr Harvey Crook, a trustee of the charity. At 31 December the charity owed Mrs Jo Crook £9,945 (2024: £9,945) representing unpaid salaries.” — page 28

“During the year, a total of £11,912 (2022: 1,789) was donated without conditions by Trustees, their spouses, or companies and charities related to the Trustees or key management personnel.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees, their spouses, or related companies/charities.

“During the year £14,793 (2024: £9,996) of gross salaries were paid in relation to Mrs Jo Crook's employment with the charity. Mrs Jo Crook is a related party by virtue of her marriage to Mr Harvey Crook, a trustee of the charity. At 31 December the charity owed Mrs Jo Crook £9,945 (2024: £9,945) representing unpaid salaries.” — page 28

“During the year, a total of £11,912 (2022: 1,789) was donated without conditions by Trustees, their spouses, or companies and charities related to the Trustees or key management personnel.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HIGHWAY CHURCH (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Harvey Crookchair
Darren Stevens
MARTIN FRANCIS NORMAN

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£164k	£176k
31/12/2024	£100k	£147k
31/12/2023	£118k	£140k
31/12/2022	£93k	£78k
31/12/2021	£86k	£72k

Common questions

Is HIGHWAY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's expenditure exceeded income by £11,741 in the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Total net assets decreased slightly from £1,050,779 to £1,039,038 during the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/06/2018	£10k	Community Centre facility upgrades
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/03/2015	£10k	Insulation of roof and installing window in area used by Foodbank

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	1	£173k
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£124k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	1	£14k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£5k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

THE HIGHTOWER CHURCH income £112k
THE C3 CHURCH income £2.4m
LIFE CITY CHURCH income £415k
LONDON RIVERSIDE CHURCH income £1.0m
HOPE CHURCH VAUXHALL income £194k
CHURCH ON THE WAY income £126k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HIGHWAY CHURCH	£164k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HIGHTOWER CHURCH FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE C3 CHURCH FY2024	£2.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE CITY CHURCH FY2025	£415k	£44,520	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON RIVERSIDE CHURCH FY2024	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH VAUXHALL FY2025	£194k	—	above	—	no doubt

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