COMMUNITY CHURCH @ LAWRENCE WESTON

Registered charity 1050616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAWRENCE WESTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Bible Study groupsTeaching of BibleParent Skills CounsellingAssisting in Schools and Elderly Sheltered AccomodationYouth Clubs of various ages

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(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 CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND(C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE BRISTOL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£96k
Latest spending
£122k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £26,036 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £48,452 to £22,416. Per the trustees' report, the financial statements were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £60,000 — grants £60,000 (1); 52% of the £114,816 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 08/03/2024, 37 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£96k£122k
31/03/2024£115k£86k
31/03/2023£34k£37k
31/03/2022£34k£30k
31/03/2021£34k£31k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY CHURCH @ LAWRENCE WESTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £26,036 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £48,452 to £22,416. Per the trustees' report, the financial statements were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KING'S COMMUNITY CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY CHURCH @ LAWRENCE WESTON£96k—0unclear—no doubt
KING'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024£145k—0unclear—no doubt
READING COMMUNITY WELFARE RIGHTS UNIT FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON JESUS VISION CHURCH CHARITY FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt
CHRIST TEMPLE OF WORSHIP FY2025£293k—0above—no doubt
CHURCH SOCIETY FY2025£301k—0within—no doubt

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