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.

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

Latest income
£360k
Latest spending
£469k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £108,586 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £392,571 to £283,985. The trustees assessed major risks and confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate exposure, with no material uncertainties affecting going concern identified. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and holds unrestricted reserves of £116,855.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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)

Total income
£544k
Total spending
£427k
Cost of raising funds
£79k
Reserves (reported)
£401k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~11.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£360k£469k
31/12/2023£448k£456k
31/12/2022£544k£427k
31/12/2021£356k£367k
31/12/2020£284k£275k

Common questions

Is VALLEY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £108,586 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £392,571 to £283,985. The trustees assessed major risks and confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate exposure, with no material uncertainties affecting going concern identified. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and holds unrestricted reserves of £116,855. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VALLEY CHURCH£360k0unclearno doubt
CITY VALLEY CHURCH FY2024£160k0unclearno doubt
FAMILY CHURCH FY2025£167k0belownoted
CITY CHURCH BRISTOL FY2024£683k0aboveno doubt
ABBEY WOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024£151k0unclearno doubt
RCCG - CITY OF REDEMPTION PARISH FY2025£163k0unclearno doubt

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