LEGACY CHURCH WALSALL

Registered charity 1052776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WALSALL CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Legacy Church Walsall exists to meet some of the spiritual and practical needs of the local community and through partnerships we also have a global perspective.

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; ANDC) 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: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WALSALL

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

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Walsall, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£105k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £7,348 for the year ended 31st December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £175,105 to £167,757. Unrestricted reserves stand at £162,470, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet current liabilities as there are no amounts falling due after more than one year. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding the accuracy or compliance of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £67,357 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“Trustees Remuneration Trustees mentoring and pastoral work. 67,357 53,504” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“Trustees Remuneration Trustees mentoring and pastoral work. 67,357 53,504” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Covenants / Gift Aid (59% of income)

“Covenants / Gift Aid 61,050 0 61,050 56,558” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Trustees received remuneration for mentoring and pastoral work amounting to £67,357.

“Trustees Remuneration Trustees mentoring and pastoral work. 67,357 53,504” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £53,504 (FY2024) to £67,357 (FY2025).
Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £2,242 — grants £2,242 (1); 2% of the £104,626 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 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 25
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Phil Yateschair · trustee of 1 other charity
David Ian Oldbury
JOHN WILLIAM KING · trustee of 1 other charity
KAUSHIK PUROHIT
LANCE GARFIELD BLACKWOOD · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£105k	£112k
31/12/2024	£102k	£95k
31/12/2023	£99k	£84k
31/12/2022	£75k	£77k
31/12/2021	£58k	£72k

Common questions

Is LEGACY CHURCH WALSALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £7,348 for the year ended 31st December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £175,105 to £167,757. Unrestricted reserves stand at £162,470, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet current liabilities as there are no amounts falling due after more than one year. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding the accuracy or compliance of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of LEGACY CHURCH WALSALL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £67,357 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	20/07/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/03/2019	£10k	Life Together

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
GIVE A GIFT	1	£286k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, OAKWOOD	1	£20k
MOSAIC CHURCH LIMITED	1	£19k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHEADLE	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAGENHAM	1	£4k
THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WALLINGTON	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREEN	1	£2k
MARINERS GLOUCESTER	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JEWISH LEGACY GIVING.

JEWISH LEGACY GIVING income £47k
CHURCH ON THE WEALD income £88k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALSALL ST MARTIN income £150k
WALES QUALITY CENTRE income £228k
CHURCH SOCIETY income £301k
LEEDS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST income £383k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEGACY CHURCH WALSALL	£105k	£67,357	1	unclear	—	no doubt
JEWISH LEGACY GIVING FY2025	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH ON THE WEALD FY2025	£88k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALSALL ST MARTIN FY2025	£150k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WALES QUALITY CENTRE FY2025	£228k	£100,000 - £109,999	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH SOCIETY FY2025	£301k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

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