NORTHWOOD CHAPEL

Registered charity 1156053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity works mainly in the town of Kirkby, Merseyside. We provide a base for youth work and some schools work, delivering food to the needy. An annual free family fun day for the people of Kirkby is also held during the year. The charity aims to present the Christian Gospel message throughout all its activities.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND 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: Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£71k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £4,702 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £18,020. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £476 remain significantly below their stated policy target of approximately £10,500, which represents three months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £16,419

“Remuneration, employer’s National Insurance and pension contributions totalling £16,419 (2024: £17,582) were recognised in respect of Mr G A Peel during the year.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“At 31 December 2025, the charity held free reserves of £476. Whilst this is below the trustees' target level” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Risk management
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £15,538 — grants £15,538 (3); 20% of the £76,160 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 35
Government income: £10,500 — grants £10,500 (2); 24% of the £43,756 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £22,500 — grants £22,500 (4); 33% of the £68,256 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

GRAHAM ANTHONY PEELchair
Alan Peter Kellard
Rev PETER DAVID ROBERTS

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£76k	£71k
31/12/2024	£44k	£58k
31/12/2023	£68k	£53k
31/12/2022	£34k	£44k
31/12/2021	£37k	£45k

Common questions

Is NORTHWOOD CHAPEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £4,702 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £18,020. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £476 remain significantly below their stated policy target of approximately £10,500, which represents three months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NORTHWOOD CHAPEL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £16,419 band.

Who funds NORTHWOOD CHAPEL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHWOOD CHAPEL as a grant recipient include The Rathbones Group Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Rathbones Group Foundation	FY2021	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/04/2020	£5k	Kirkby Foodbank at Northwood Chapel

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
THE K.P LADD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHWOOD HILLS EVANGELICAL CHURCH.

NORTHWOOD HILLS EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £267k
NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £45k
NORTHWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION income £35k
BEECHWOOD CHAPEL income £88k
QUEENSWAY CHAPEL (MELKSHAM) income £123k
Canvas income £170k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTHWOOD CHAPEL	£76k	£16,419	0	below	—	no doubt
NORTHWOOD HILLS EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£267k	—	0	above	0.0%	no doubt
NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£45k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTHWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEECHWOOD CHAPEL FY2025	£88k	£35,964	0	within	—	no doubt
QUEENSWAY CHAPEL (MELKSHAM) FY2025	£123k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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