WATFORD WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

Registered charity 1159330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

Christian Ministry for the local community.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS PART OF THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE INC AND THE DISTRICT PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN NORTHERN ENGLAND

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£218k

Latest spending

£150k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total cash funds of £184,535.42 at the end of the period, with no liabilities reported. The trustees note that despite rising costs, they have been able to sustain their ministries and projects, and they have made progress on developing church facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £37,857.76 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“Rev Gary Law received £37,857.76 in Salary, Expenses, Pension and NI contributions” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Rev Gary Law received £37,857.76 in Salary, Expenses, Pension and NI contributions.

“Rev Gary Law received £37,857.76 in Salary, Expenses, Pension and NI contributions” — page 8

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Gary Lawchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Ann Mary Rosamond Brookes
BRUCE ERNEST BRANDON
CRAIG CLINTON CHRISTIANSEN
Josephine Patricia Appleby
MOIRA MURRAY
PAULA GILLIAN SEDDON
Ray Washington King
Stephen Rankin McCurdy

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£218k	£150k
30/09/2024	£202k	£208k
30/09/2023	£101k	£92k
30/09/2022	£72k	£94k
30/09/2021	£129k	£107k

Common questions

Is WATFORD WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total cash funds of £184,535.42 at the end of the period, with no liabilities reported. The trustees note that despite rising costs, they have been able to sustain their ministries and projects, and they have made progress on developing church facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of WATFORD WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £37,857.76 band.

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
ALL NATIONS CHURCH BARKINGSIDE AND CLAYHALL	1	£10k
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE	1	£8k
EASTGATE (KENT) LTD	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WATFORD.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WATFORD income £349k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' WOODSIDE LEEDS income £154k
DARTFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH income £358k
WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £119k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, WATFORD income £241k
THE WATFORD GURDWARA income £127k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WATFORD WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE	£218k	£37,857.76	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WATFORD FY2025	£349k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' WOODSIDE LEEDS FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DARTFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£358k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, WATFORD FY2025	£241k	—	above	—	no doubt

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