WICKFORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1054350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of the Christian faith including pastoral care and social action.This includes:Financial support and food parcels for homeless and vulnerable people.Financial support to school hardship funds.Support for widows/widowers and families.Children's activities.Visitation to retirement homes.Financial support for children's homes, orphanages and missionaries overseas.

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 WICKFORD

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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Latest income
£123k
Latest spending
£109k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £63,362.54 to £76,923.74, while total income rose to £131,996.21 and total expenditure to £115,155.33. The charity holds significant fixed assets, including a church building valued at £1,100,000 and a bungalow at £375,000, contributing to a total asset base of £1,739,615.03. Cash balances increased to £167,115.03, indicating adequate liquidity to meet current obligations.

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 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£123k£109k
05/04/2024£132k£115k
05/04/2023£114k£99k
05/04/2022£127k£93k
05/04/2021£83k£81k

Common questions

Is WICKFORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £63,362.54 to £76,923.74, while total income rose to £131,996.21 and total expenditure to £115,155.33. The charity holds significant fixed assets, including a church building valued at £1,100,000 and a bungalow at £375,000, contributing to a total asset base of £1,739,615.03. Cash balances increased to £167,115.03, indicating adequate liquidity to meet current obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WICKFORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE£123k—0unclear—no doubt
MIRACLE CENTRE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD (UK) FY2024£299k—0unclear—no doubt
WARWICK NEW LIFE CHURCH FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
KEC CHURCH CENTRE FY2025£209k—0above—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - RCCG LIVING PRAISE SUNDERLAND FY2025£229k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WELWYN AND WOOLMER GREEN FY2025£251k—0unclear—no doubt

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