LIFE CHURCH WARRINGTON

Registered charity 1150794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LCW

Local church. Activities involve the advancement of the Christian faith, alleviating poverty both locally and internationally by supporting Warrington Foodbanks, Christians Against Poverty and a Tanzania-based church.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · 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
£372k
Latest spending
£359k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £13,040 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted net assets of £269,247. The trustees operate a reserves policy targeting three months' running costs, which amounts to £59,541, and the actual unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure or indicating non-compliance with accounting requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: General Offerings (78% of income)
“General Offerings 289,777”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £269k)
“The trustees operate a policy of holding 3 months’ running costs in reserves. The core running costs of the charity were £19,847 per month in 2024, so £59,541 is held in reserves.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£372k£359k
31/12/2023£393k£329k
31/12/2022£268k£260k
31/12/2021£200k£191k
31/12/2020£202k£142k

Common questions

Is LIFE CHURCH WARRINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £13,040 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted net assets of £269,247. The trustees operate a reserves policy targeting three months' running costs, which amounts to £59,541, and the actual unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure or indicating non-compliance with accounting requirements. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2021£10kThe Willow

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
THE SOLA TRUST1£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIFE CHURCH (EUROPE).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LIFE CHURCH WARRINGTON£372k—0unclear—no doubt
LIFE CHURCH (EUROPE) FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
WARWICK NEW LIFE CHURCH FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH WINCHESTER FY2025£192k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ROYAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE WALSALL FY2024£144k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEW LIFE CHURCH, WOKING FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt

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