CULCHETH COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1152457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of weekly public worship services; the organisation and operation of community activities such as family events and events for the elderly; relief of poverty and hardship through practical assistance; to better communicate the Christian faith and congregate the local community in the UK or world.

Objects

(1) THE CHARITYS OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN WARRINGTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN WARRINGTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE SICK OR IN NEED AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN WARRINGTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(D) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN WARRINGTON 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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Warrington, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£59k

Latest spending

£93k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £89,766 to £55,661 due to a net expenditure of £34,105 against total income of £58,508. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months of activity funding, with unrestricted reserves standing at £52,647. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months (held: £53k)

“The charity maintains its intention is to have sufficient reserves to be able to fund its activities for at least 6 months.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Quench Café

“its trading subsidiary, Quench Café, our primary outreach initiative, continues despite the challenges of high inflation and increased operating costs.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints 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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/01/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

BRUCE VICTOR RIGBYchair
Paul Hart
SHAUN KAVANAGH

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

Operates in: Warrington · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£59k	£93k
30/06/2024	£61k	£69k
30/06/2023	£34k	£53k
30/06/2022	£58k	£51k
30/06/2021	£57k	£38k

Common questions

Is CULCHETH COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £89,766 to £55,661 due to a net expenditure of £34,105 against total income of £58,508. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months of activity funding, with unrestricted reserves standing at £52,647. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Kingdom Legacy Trust	1	£20k
SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY	1	£15k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CULCHETH COMMUNITY CHURCH	£59k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£89k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH CHICHESTER FY2025	£94k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CHILTERN CHURCH FY2025	£276k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGSGATE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£5.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CHELTENHAM NETWORK CHURCH FY2025	£79k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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