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THE LEADERS OF WORSHIP AND PREACHERS HOMES

Registered charity 1112378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LWP HOMES

Provision of housing and associated amenities to those involved in worship/preaching and their dependents/relatives.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £230,105 and total unrestricted reserves of £4,090,779, which are £66,000 above the trustees' policy target of £743,000. The charity holds a defined benefit pension deficit of £974,000, which is covered by fixed assets and an agreed repayment plan, while the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,000 - £85,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“falling in the range £80,000 - £85,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £974k
“Deficit in scheme 974,000” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gowers Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leaders of Worship and Preachers Homes (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Leaders Of Worship And Preachers Homes — Registered, 4 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 06/09/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£3.4m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reserves (reported)
£4.1m
Employees
91

Reported reserves equal ~15.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

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
31/08/2025£3.4m£3.1m
31/08/2024£3.1m£3.0m
31/08/2023£3.3m£2.9m
31/08/2022£2.9m£2.5m
31/08/2021£2.6m£2.4m

Common questions

Is THE LEADERS OF WORSHIP AND PREACHERS HOMES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £230,105 and total unrestricted reserves of £4,090,779, which are £66,000 above the trustees' policy target of £743,000. The charity holds a defined benefit pension deficit of £974,000, which is covered by fixed assets and an agreed repayment plan, while the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gowers Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE LEADERS OF WORSHIP AND PREACHERS HOMES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,000 - £85,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government29/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND1£5k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LEADERS OF WORSHIP AND PREACHERS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LEADERS OF WORSHIP AND PREACHERS HOMES£3.4m£80,000 - £85,000—unclear—no doubt
THE LEADERS OF WORSHIP AND PREACHERS TRUST FY2025£313k—0above—no doubt
THE POWERWORD INT FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, KINGS LANGLEY FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS HATTERSLEY FY2025£145k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANCHESTER AND BURNHOPE FY2023£108k—0below—no doubt

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