WEYMOUTH FAMILY CHURCH

Registered charity 1149643 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EMMAUS ROAD (WEYMOUTH)

We have been running services, courses, outreach, and several ministries around the town for nearly 21 years now.We are a member of the New Frontiers church movement and specifically the Commission group that is headed up by Guy Miller. We are also a member of the Evangelical Alliance and subscribe to their values and beliefs.We run a Sunday morning meeting and several mid week meetings.

Objects

(1)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS AS SPECIFIED BY THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE, IN WEYMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFILL 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, AND; (2)TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK OR WHO HAVE ADDICTION ISSUES AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN WEYMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£79k

Latest spending

£74k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,873 for the year, with total unrestricted funds decreasing to £311,599. The trustees confirm that reserves remain healthy, holding approximately £27,000 in bank accounts, which exceeds their stated policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operational costs (held: £312k)

“The church endeavours to hold at least three months operational costs to meet any unforeseen drop in giving by its members”

Per its FY2024 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 policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08149935 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

SAMUEL, Peter George — director, appointed 16/08/2026on trustee list
GILMOUR, Beverley — director, appointed 04/06/2026on trustee list
BISHOP, Neil — director, appointed 21/10/2024on trustee list
RICHARDSON, Michael — director, appointed 10/01/2017on trustee list
TOVELL, Elaine Ruth — secretary, appointed 02/03/2026

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £250k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Beverley Gilmour
Elaine Tovell · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Richardson
Neil Bishop
Peter George Samuel

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£79k	£74k
31/12/2024	£55k	£45k
31/12/2023	£62k	£63k
31/12/2022	£55k	£59k
31/12/2021	£44k	£49k

Common questions

Is WEYMOUTH FAMILY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,873 for the year, with total unrestricted funds decreasing to £311,599. The trustees confirm that reserves remain healthy, holding approximately £27,000 in bank accounts, which exceeds their stated policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.