FIRWOOD CHURCH

Registered charity 1075723 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We continue to expand our children/youth work/all-age events. We hold youth sports and training sessions (10-20+), drop-in cafe, Mother/Toddler group, kids club, youth clubs, dance/music sessions/workshops, residentials, in addition to various community events throughout the year. We hope to extend our social action and detached/outreach work with youth.in the community.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND ELSEWHERE, BY ANY MEANS OR MEDIUM THAT IS OR MAY BECOME AVAILABLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE SET OUT IN SCHEDULE2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF SICKNESS OR AGE OR SOME OTHER REASON3. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BOTH GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS BUT ALWAYS WITHIN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH4. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

Area of benefit: GREATER MANCHESTER AND ELSEWHERE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity prepared its financial statements on a going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds reserves equivalent to two months of staff and overhead costs, with unrestricted reserves of £33,609.62 as of October 2024. The charity's total expenditure for the year was £66,255.10 against total income of £48,165.12.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Thomas Evanschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CAROLE MILNES
• David Targett · trustee of 2 other charities
• LYNN ASHWORTH · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

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