HOPE CHURCH OSWESTRY

Registered charity 1102481 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARREG LLWYD CHURCH

Hope Church Oswestry seeks to present the love of God in a relevant and practical manner by offering spiritual and social support to the local community, town and overseas.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£221k

Latest spending

£193k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were restored to the target level of £21,500, meeting the policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity reports a net asset position of £1,473,133 and notes adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £22k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr C Shaw received a salary of £37,501 and employer pension contributions of £4,230.

“One trustee, Mr C Shaw was remunerated as pastor during the year and received a salary of £37,501 and employer pension contributions of £4,230” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher William Shaw
Emma Jane Bebb
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Robert Buckeridge
Temitope Olusi · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£221k	£193k
31/03/2024	£332k	£189k
31/03/2023	£438k	£180k
31/03/2022	£201k	£144k
31/03/2021	£267k	£160k

Common questions

Is HOPE CHURCH OSWESTRY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were restored to the target level of £21,500, meeting the policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity reports a net asset position of £1,473,133 and notes adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of HOPE CHURCH OSWESTRY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds HOPE CHURCH OSWESTRY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOPE CHURCH OSWESTRY as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	FY2023	£100k	2 grants
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	FY2022	£25k	Grant commitment made in 2022

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
REGIONS BEYOND UK	1	£24k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOPE CHURCH ORPINGTON.

HOPE CHURCH ORPINGTON income £1.2m
HOPE CHURCH NETWORK income £259k
HOPE CHURCH MERTHYR income £336k
HOPE VINEYARD CHURCH OXFORD income £105k
HOPE CHURCH WINCHESTER income £975k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOPE CENTRE income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOPE CHURCH OSWESTRY	£221k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH ORPINGTON FY2023	£1.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH NETWORK FY2026	£259k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH MERTHYR FY2025	£336k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE VINEYARD CHURCH OXFORD FY2025	£105k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2024	£975k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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