ASHTON UNDER LYNE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Weekly programme of activities open to members of the public including:Two Sunday worship services, monthly free meal for those in need, winter overnight accommodation on Sundays for asylum seekersMonday ? Wednesday Bible Study groupsTuesday ? weekly drop in and games clubThursday ? Friday Coffee shopFriday children?s groups for pre-school with carers, and clubs for 5-16 yrs old
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE 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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds at year-end were £57,109, which the trustees note is more than 50% of unrestricted expenditure. The charity's reserves policy aims for 50% of expenditure with a baseline of 25%. Expenditure exceeded income by £19,279, resulting in a reduction of restricted funds.
What the accounts disclose
“Policy for holding reserves is to aim for 50% of expenditure, with a baseline of 25%”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Paying staff
- 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
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/09/2020)
Trustees
- Rev Stephen Morleychair
- Carmen Stoica
- David Dawson
- Katy Dawson
- Sandra Cooper
- Sandrine Thomas
- Stuart Nock
- Timothy Fisher
- Violet Fawcett
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £109k | £120k |
| 30/09/2024 | £108k | £107k |
| 30/09/2023 | £75k | £77k |
| 30/09/2022 | £65k | £66k |
| 30/09/2021 | £69k | £103k |
Common questions
Is ASHTON UNDER LYNE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds at year-end were £57,109, which the trustees note is more than 50% of unrestricted expenditure. The charity's reserves policy aims for 50% of expenditure with a baseline of 25%. Expenditure exceeded income by £19,279, resulting in a reduction of restricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £20k |
| THE DEO GLORIA TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION | 1 | £0 |
Charities like this
- ASHA: A COMMUNITY OF HOPE
- BONNY DOWNS BAPTIST CHURCH
- HOPE CHURCH, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD
- LLAY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
- The Apostolic Faith Mission UK Ltd
- THE PRAYERHOUSE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHTON UNDER LYNE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE | £109k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ASHA: A COMMUNITY OF HOPE | £223k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BONNY DOWNS BAPTIST CHURCH | £175k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HOPE CHURCH, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD | £133k | unclear | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LLAY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE | £129k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The Apostolic Faith Mission UK Ltd | £1.3m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |