FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1147160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FODCC, Forest & Wye Community Church

We are an independent church

Objects

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS"): IN ACCORDANCE WITH BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, TO ADVANCE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANITY IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH APPENDED AS SCHEDULE 1 INCLUDING RELEIVING THOSE IN NEED AND ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£341k

Latest spending

£489k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £147,913 for the year, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £55,733. The trustees note that while reserves are currently above their stated policy target, they include designated funds for future building projects. The trustees believe the charity is in a healthy place and have confirmed adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months core expenditure and redundancy costs in reserves at any one time to protect against volatility of income and retain reserves of £45,000 (held: £56k)

“The Trustees have a policy to retain three months core expenditure and redundancy costs in reserves at any one time to protect against volatility of income and retain reserves of £45,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Employment benefits paid to Mrs K Cracknell for cleaning services

“Mrs K Cracknell, who is closely related to Mr TC Cracknell, who is a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £385 (2024: £Nil) for providing cleaning services to the charity” — page 18

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Social media policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

TIMOTHY CRACKNELLchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Alisa Swanson
Jonathan Jones
Keith Johnson
Robin Vale

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£341k	£489k
31/12/2024	£199k	£193k
31/12/2023	£204k	£156k
31/12/2022	£144k	£106k
31/12/2021	£143k	£99k

Common questions

Is FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £147,913 for the year, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £55,733. The trustees note that while reserves are currently above their stated policy target, they include designated funds for future building projects. The trustees believe the charity is in a healthy place and have confirmed adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

HOLY RIVER COMMUNITY income £118k
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH income £275k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL DIADEM CHAPEL NORTHAMPTON income £156k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SYDENHAM AND FOREST HILL, HOLY TRINITY income £125k
RENEWAL CHURCH income £1.8m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARTIN-OF-TOUR, CHELSFIELD income £261k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCH	£341k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOLY RIVER COMMUNITY FY2025	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£275k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL DIADEM CHAPEL NORTHAMPTON FY2025	£156k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SYDENHAM AND FOREST HILL, HOLY TRINITY FY2024	£125k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RENEWAL CHURCH FY2025	£1.8m	—	2	unclear	—	no doubt

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