BIRCHWOOD EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Registered charity 1125230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activities of the company are (i) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs appearing in Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire (ii) to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision of counselling and support

Objects

A TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN BIRCHWOOD WARRINGTON CHESHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED 'THE TRUSTEES') MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;B TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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 · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£122k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net income was negative £10,660 for the year, driven by a 25% increase in expenditure that outpaced a 3.6% rise in incoming resources. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves were sustained at a level equating to three months of unrestricted payments, with cash balances carried forward totaling £33,163.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments (held: £33k)

“The Trustees’ aim has been to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds if possible which equates to three months unrestricted payments.” — page 7

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06501443

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.

ELLISON, Derek Stuart, Dr — director, appointed 11/02/2018on trustee list
STEVENSON, Allan — director, appointed 20/01/2013on trustee list
CHAHAL, Surinder Pall — director, appointed 12/02/2008on trustee list
SEED, Dorothy Kathryn — director, appointed 12/02/2008on trustee list
SEED, Dorothy Kathryn — secretary, appointed 12/01/2022

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr SURINDER PALL CHAHALchair
ALLAN STEVENSON
DOROTHY KATHRYN SEED
Dr Derek Stuart Ellison · trustee of 1 other charity
JAMES ANDREW TOWERS
JOHN CHRISTOPHER ROCKLEY

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£112k	£122k
31/12/2024	£108k	£98k
31/12/2023	£112k	£106k
31/12/2022	£112k	£111k
31/12/2021	£85k	£85k

Common questions

Is BIRCHWOOD EVANGELICAL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net income was negative £10,660 for the year, driven by a 25% increase in expenditure that outpaced a 3.6% rise in incoming resources. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves were sustained at a level equating to three months of unrestricted payments, with cash balances carried forward totaling £33,163. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ALL NATIONS CHURCH BARKINGSIDE AND CLAYHALL	1	£10k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

WOODGREEN EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £456k
WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £119k
CHILTERN EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £122k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WARRINGTON ST ELPHIN income £120k
BURLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK income £253k
WOODBERRY DOWN BAPTIST CHURCH income £141k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BIRCHWOOD EVANGELICAL CHURCH	£112k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOODGREEN EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2026	£456k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHILTERN EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2024	£122k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WARRINGTON ST ELPHIN FY2025	£120k	—	above	—	no doubt
BURLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK FY2024	£253k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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