WATERSPRINGS CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1158879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WCC

The main activity of the organisation is the propagation of the Christian faith through maintaining and running worship service center for the general public. This is done through general invitation to members of the public to come and participate in Christian worship. In the process care and help is given to needy individuals.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITHTHE RELIEF OF POVERTY

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£249k

Latest spending

£253k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,912 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £95,319 to £91,407. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirmed that the charity remains in a position to meet its financial obligations and continue its activities. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of at least three months of unrestricted expenditure, against which the current unrestricted funds of £91,407 are held.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £91k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds which are the free reserves of the charity at a level which equates to at least 3 months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 6

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

AMA NENE NWOGBU
Dr EZEKIEL ALAWALE · trustee of 1 other charity
Eric Omotehinse Akinloye

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

Operates in: Luton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£249k	£253k
31/03/2024	£205k	£141k
31/03/2023	£113k	£100k
31/03/2022	£135k	£129k
31/03/2021	£132k	£130k

Common questions

Is WATERSPRINGS CHRISTIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,912 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £95,319 to £91,407. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirmed that the charity remains in a position to meet its financial obligations and continue its activities. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of at least three months of unrestricted expenditure, against which the current unrestricted funds of £91,407 are held. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	31/10/2025	£20k	Wellbeing Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/05/2024	£20k	The Food Hive

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 BROOKSIDE TRUST	1	£190k
BANBURY CHARITIES	1	£36k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£5k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") VICTORY CENTRE.

REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") VICTORY CENTRE income £338k
Wellsprings Community Church income £127k
WHADDON ROAD EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH income £136k
KEC CHURCH CENTRE income £209k
WELTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £333k
PURLEY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH income £255k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WATERSPRINGS CHRISTIAN CENTRE	£249k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") VICTORY CENTRE FY2025	£338k	—	—	unclear	—	noted
Wellsprings Community Church FY2025	£127k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WHADDON ROAD EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FY2025	£136k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KEC CHURCH CENTRE FY2025	£209k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WELTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£333k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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