WATERFORD HOUSE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

Registered charity 1151599 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Maintaining a building at 101 Rede Court Road Strood for pubic worship and other activities.Employing a pastor to lead public worship and provide pastoral care.Providing opportunity for public worship at two services each Sunday and for Bible study and prayer on Tuesday.Providing meetings for men, women, young people and children to learn of biblical Christianity.Supporting other charities

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO HOLY SCRIPTURE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPALS OF THE REFORMED FAITH AND THE CHURCH'S DOCTRINE AS STATED IN THE TRUST DEED. THE CHARITY MAY ALSO SUPPORT OTHER CHARITABLE WORKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS PRINCIPAL OBJECT, THE CHARITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS THE CHURCH OFFICERS, ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISIONS OF THE CHURCH MEMBERS, SHALL CONSIDER APPROPRIATE TO FULFIL OR HELP TO FULFIL THIS PRINCIPAL OBJECT.

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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Latest income
£109k
Latest spending
£122k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure of £121,984.31 exceeded total income of £109,011.15 for the year. The trustees report that total reserves stood at £43,961, which is above their stated policy target of between £15,000 and £25,000, with the excess designated for an impending car park resurfacing project.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £15,000 and £25,000 (held: £44k)
“The trustees believe a sum of between £15,000 and £25,000 will achieve this aim.”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Medway

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£109k£122k
31/12/2024£96k£86k
31/12/2023£98k£79k
31/12/2022£82k£113k
31/12/2021£113k£88k

Common questions

Is WATERFORD HOUSE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure of £121,984.31 exceeded total income of £109,011.15 for the year. The trustees report that total reserves stood at £43,961, which is above their stated policy target of between £15,000 and £25,000, with the excess designated for an impending car park resurfacing project. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.