VALLEY CHURCH

Registered charity 1125080 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIBBLE VALLEY FREE METHODIST CHURCH

Regular church meetings, training events, and small groups to teach and support people in their Christian faith.Outreach projects and ministries run locally and in Preston, including a Community Action Teams and Youth Work.Sermons and messages are distributed online for free access. We support work in Mumbai India. Individuals in the church currently sponsor more than 20 children in Brazil.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:-(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING INTHE SCHEDULE HERETO IN LANCASHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ORTHE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHERPURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALESAND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BYTHE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OFCOUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN LANCASHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOMOR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: LANCASHIRE

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £101,570 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £283,985 to £182,415. The trustees confirm that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis without material uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~11.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexandra Elizabeth Moore
• Carla Nicole Greaves
• JASON PETER STREET
• RICHARD ANDREW SELLARS

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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• FAMILY CHURCH income £167k
• CITY CHURCH BRISTOL income £683k
• ABBEY WOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH income £151k

Side by side with its peers

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