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Way Church

Registered charity 1133425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TODAY'S COMMUNITY CHURCH, TODAY'S COMMUNITY CHURCH LIFE

The principal activity of the charitable company in the year under review was that of allowing the space created within the church to be occupied and enjoyed for the purpose of preaching and teaching the Gospel, in addition to being used for the benefit of the borough. The aim for 2022 is to continue in this vein and to extend the charitable activities of the church.

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £110,379 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £3,784,459. However, the charity held net current liabilities of £93,185, which is below the stated target of maintaining a minimum of £150,000 in operating capital to cover employee costs. The trustees and auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £150,000 to cover approximately 3 months employee costs and to act as operating capital (held: £3.8m)
“the charity aims to keep this at a minimum of £150,000 to cover approximately 3 months employee costs and to act as operating capital.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Salaries paid to trustees Annette Burton, Ben Tarbuck, and Graham Hogg for services as Finance Lead, Senior Leader, and General Manager respectively.
“Salary shown as trustees remuneration includes an amount paid to Annette Burton in respect of services as Finance Lead. Salary shown as trustees remuneration includes an amount paid to Ben Tarbuck in respect of services as Senior Leader of the Church. Salary shown as trustees remuneration includes an amount paid to Graham Hogg in respect of services as General Manager.” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Salary paid to trustee Annette Burton for services as Finance Lead.
“Salary shown as trustees remuneration includes an amount paid to Annette Burton in respect of services as Finance Lead.” — page 22
“Salary shown as trustees remuneration includes an amount paid to Ben Tarbuck in respect of services as Senior Leader of the Church.” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Salary paid to trustee Ben Tarbuck for services as Senior Leader of the Church.
“Salary shown as trustees remuneration includes an amount paid to Annette Burton in respect of services as Finance Lead.” — page 22
“Salary shown as trustees remuneration includes an amount paid to Ben Tarbuck in respect of services as Senior Leader of the Church.” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Salary paid to trustee Graham Hogg for services as General Manager.
“Salary shown as trustees remuneration includes an amount paid to Annette Burton in respect of services as Finance Lead.” — page 22
“Salary shown as trustees remuneration includes an amount paid to Ben Tarbuck in respect of services as Senior Leader of the Church.” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Fairhurst Audit Services Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
58

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.7m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/12/2022£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2021£859k£694k
31/12/2020£822k£671k

Common questions

Is Way Church financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £110,379 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £3,784,459. However, the charity held net current liabilities of £93,185, which is below the stated target of maintaining a minimum of £150,000 in operating capital to cover employee costs. The trustees and auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Fairhurst Audit Services Ltd.

Who funds Way Church?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Way Church as a grant recipient include THE MESSAGE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MESSAGE TRUSTFY2024£500Community Grocery

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
BANBURY CHARITIES1£36k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY1£3k
HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE1£3k
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION1£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Way Church£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
BANBURY COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£245k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, FULHAM FY2025£420k——below—no doubt
GATEWAY CHURCH FY2025£411k—0below—no doubt
KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH FY2024£1.2m—0above—no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2024£145k—0unclear—no doubt

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