THE STILL WATERS CHURCH

Registered charity 1118184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious and Welfare activitiesRelief of Poverty Education (DOMINION EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SERVICES)SeminarsWelfare Activites

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIANS RELIGION IN CHRISTIANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF CHRISTIANS FESTIVALS PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHER S ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF THE BELIEF APPEARING AS FOLLOWINGA) WE BELIEVE IN GOD, THE FATHER, THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.B) WE BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£264k
Latest spending
£110k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £153,405 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £487,333. However, the trustees note that the present free reserve is below their stated policy range of 3 to 6 months of resources expended. The charity continues to hold funds in banks and building societies as per its investment policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £487k; policy: 3 to 6 months of resources expended)
“The present free reserve is below the policy range, but the Trustees are continuing to seek additional unrestricted funds.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £70k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£264k£110k
31/12/2024£135k£106k
31/12/2023£81k£12k
31/12/2022£55k£9k
31/12/2021£37k£19k

Common questions

Is THE STILL WATERS CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £153,405 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £487,333. However, the trustees note that the present free reserve is below their stated policy range of 3 to 6 months of resources expended. The charity continues to hold funds in banks and building societies as per its investment policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2015£10kCommunity Integration
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2011£9kPlanning for Parenting Programme

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIVING WATERS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE STILL WATERS CHURCH£264k—0below—no doubt
LIVING WATERS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FY2025£229k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD - STILLWATERS COLCHESTER FY2024£472k—0unclear—no doubt
RCCG LIVING WATER PARISH, WREXHAM FY2025£77k—0below—no doubt
QUIET WATERS CHRISTIAN RETREAT HOUSE FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD PRAISE EMBASSY ETON WICK FY2025£194k—0below—no doubt

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