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FREEDOM CENTRE

Registered charity 1106874 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Freedom Centre is church following the Christian faith and provides a range of services to all aspects of the local, national and international community.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£110k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £53,015, which the trustees maintain to fund working capital and unexpected expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year of £22,571, resulting from income increasing by 44% to £132,364 while expenditure decreased by 4.5% to £109,793.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £27,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Mrs S.A. McVicar, a trustee of the charity, was paid £27,000 during the year in the form of remuneration.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: maintained in order to fund working capital needs, to fund unexpected expenditure... and to fund shortfalls in income (held: £53k)
“These are maintained in order to fund working capital needs, to fund unexpected expenditure, for example when projects overrun or unplanned events occur and to fund shortfalls in income, when income does not reach expected levels.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mrs S.A. McVicar received £27,000 remuneration.
“Mrs S.A. McVicar, a trustee of the charity, was paid £27,000 during the year in the form of remuneration.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Freedom Centre Ltd — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 18/11/2019. CQC record

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
10/12/2024£132k£110k
10/12/2023£92k£115k
10/12/2022£104k£104k
10/12/2021£137k£118k
10/12/2020£114k£87k

Common questions

Is FREEDOM CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £53,015, which the trustees maintain to fund working capital and unexpected expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year of £22,571, resulting from income increasing by 44% to £132,364 while expenditure decreased by 4.5% to £109,793. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of FREEDOM CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £27,000 band.

Who funds FREEDOM CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FREEDOM CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCEFY2022£55k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2006£10kThe Noise

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS1£12k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHAD, HANDFORTH1£10k
KING'S LYNN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP1£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF IPSWICH ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH ST ANDREW1£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREEN1£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, TOOTING GRAVENEY1£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS PRESTON1£3k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FREEDOM CENTRE£132k£27,0000unclear—no doubt
FREEDOM CHURCH HEREFORD FY2025£862k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2024£145k—0unclear—no doubt
FREEDOM CHURCH ROMSEY FY2025£635k—0above—no doubt
FREEDOM CHURCH NETWORK FY2023£106k—0above—no doubt
TRUE FREEDOM TRUST FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt

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