THE VILLAGE CHURCH FORMBY

Registered charity 1161208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TVCF

The advancement of the Christian faith through: Christian worship Enlightening and teaching the public Production of Christian literature Missionary WorkRaising awareness about the Christian faith

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH THROUGH CHRISTIAN WORSHIP, PRODUCTION OF CHRISTIAN LITERATURE, TEACHING AND ENLIGHTENING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK, AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE ELDERS FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's monthly expenditure exceeds its income, resulting in a net deficit for the period. The trustees have set a minimum reserves policy target of £20,000, and the actual unrestricted reserves at year-end were approximately £39,620, which is above this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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
• Paying staff
• 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): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• TIMOTHY RICHARD LISTER BA, MDIVchair
• Gary Lee Wallis
• PAUL LISTER BSC

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

Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

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