CALVARY CHAPEL WESTMINSTER

Registered charity 1061979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

During the year we have weekly services on Sundays at 11am and on Wednesdays at 7pm. We worship God in prayer, singing & studying his word. We covered the books Galatians,Gospel of John,and 1 Samuel. Our young people enjoyed a time of games & fellowship together at a weekend retreat centre.

Objects

THE CHURCH IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE STATEMENT OF FAITH, BY WORSHIPPING GOD THE FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT, BUILDING UP THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE TEACHING AND PREACHING OF THE WORD OF GOD (THE BIBLE ) AND PERSUADING MEN AND WOMEN TO REPENT AND BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AS SAVIOR AND LORD.

Area of benefit: WESTMINSTER

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

£206k

Latest spending

£166k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £39,224, bringing total unrestricted funds to £186,628. The trustees have set a reserves policy target equivalent to three months of running costs to manage potential risks and contingencies. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £187k)

“The trustees reviewed the charity's needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and have set reserves at a level equivalent to three months running costs.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID COMETA · trustee of 1 other charity
MARK MUTTO · trustee of 1 other charity
THOMAS CHARLES HOOPER · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£206k	£166k
31/03/2024	£199k	£163k
31/03/2023	£187k	£163k
31/03/2022	£166k	£140k
31/03/2021	£141k	£121k

Common questions

Is CALVARY CHAPEL WESTMINSTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £39,224, bringing total unrestricted funds to £186,628. The trustees have set a reserves policy target equivalent to three months of running costs to manage potential risks and contingencies. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 HEADLEY TRUST	1	£45k
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
Kingdom Impact	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CALVARY TEMPLE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH.

CALVARY TEMPLE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH income £172k
HOUSE OF WORSHIP CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £170k
WESTMINSTER CHAPEL income £1.2m
WORSHIP TABERNACLE MINISTRIES income £1.8m
CALVARY CHAPEL HASTINGS LIMITED income £124k
BETHESDA CARDIFF income £382k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CALVARY CHAPEL WESTMINSTER	£206k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CALVARY TEMPLE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2024	£172k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOUSE OF WORSHIP CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2024	£170k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WESTMINSTER CHAPEL FY2024	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORSHIP TABERNACLE MINISTRIES FY2024	£1.8m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	above	—	no doubt
CALVARY CHAPEL HASTINGS LIMITED FY2025	£124k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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