RICHMOND WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH

Registered charity 1135034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

During the year the church has continued to focus on being an evangelical church that is committed to teaching the Bible,out of our conviction that when the Bible is taught, God's word speaks to us.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING SHALL AT ALL TIMES PERMIT THE SAID PREMISES AND THE CHAPEL SCHOOL OR OTHER BUILDINGS FROM TIME TO TIME STANDING THEREON TO BE USED AND OCCUPIED AND ENJOYED AS A PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD AND FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SOCIETY OR CHURCH ASSEMBLING FOR WORSHIP THEREON IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAID DENOMINATION OR CONNEXION ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES CONSTITUTION USAGES POLITY AND RULES FROM TIME TO TIME OF THE SAID DENOMINATION AND ALSO FOR THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE SAID SOCIETY OR CHURCH SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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

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Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£63k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £44,694 at the end of the period, resulting in a net operating surplus of £28,874. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis and have no material concerns regarding its financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Co-operative relationship with the Wesleyan Reform Union

“In the opinion of the trustees the only co-operative relationship is with the Wesleyan Reform Union.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 37

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 21

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 15

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN CHRISTOPHER BOOT FCCA
Kay Boot

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£63k	£47k
31/08/2024	£51k	£43k
31/08/2023	£29k	£39k
31/08/2022	£30k	£34k
31/08/2021	£32k	£23k

Common questions

Is RICHMOND WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £44,694 at the end of the period, resulting in a net operating surplus of £28,874. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis and have no material concerns regarding its financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRIFFYDAM WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH.

GRIFFYDAM WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH income £18k
RIDGEWAY EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £68k
OWLERTON WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH income £31k
WELLING EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH income £195k
RENEWAL CHURCH WHITFIELD income £37k
BEACON COMMUNITY WESLEYAN REFORM UNION CHURCH income £36k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RICHMOND WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH	£63k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRIFFYDAM WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH FY2024	£18k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RIDGEWAY EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£68k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OWLERTON WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH FY2025	£31k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WELLING EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH FY2025	£195k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RENEWAL CHURCH WHITFIELD FY2025	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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