LIVING WATERS CHURCH

Registered charity 1080165 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian faith anywhere and by any meansThe relief of persons who are in conditions of need or hardship

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ANYWHERE AND BY ANY MEANS INCLUDING THE USE OF WRITTEN LITERATURE, TAPES ETCB) FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.C) EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH, IF APPROPRIATE, THE FORMATION OF A SCHOOL OR OTHER INSTITUTION.D) TO PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£47k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £42,950, exceeding the trustees' target range of £5,000 to £15,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, driven by a significant reduction in employee-related costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“Incoming resources from generated funds - Voluntary income Donations Tax Reclaimed 48,449 10,220 Total incoming resources 58,668”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between one and three months of fixed expenditure (held: £43k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be targeted at between one and three months of fixed expenditure. The Trustees estimate this targeted level to be between £5,000 and £15,000.”
Per its FY2024 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bulgaria · Burundi · North Somerset · Philippines

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£44k£47k
31/12/2024£59k£34k
31/12/2023£68k£58k
31/12/2022£77k£73k
31/12/2021£78k£83k

Common questions

Is LIVING WATERS CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £42,950, exceeding the trustees' target range of £5,000 to £15,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, driven by a significant reduction in employee-related costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.