THE WYKE CHRISTIAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

Registered charity 1163059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WYKE CHRISTIAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

To spread the message of Jesus Christ throughout the village of Wyke in the City of Bradford and the surrounding areas by the united efforts of the churches in the district including worship services prayer meetings and the distribution of literature to enlighten others about the Christian faith and to relieve poverty for those in need mainly through the provision of food.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE OF WYKE IN THE CITY OF BRADFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT. 2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AMONG PEOPLE IN NEED LIVING IN THE VILLAGE OF WYKE IN THE CITY OF BRADFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

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

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

Registered contact address: Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated with a surplus for the year, with total receipts exceeding payments. The independent examiner confirmed the accounts were properly drawn up. The charity maintains designated funds for future operational costs and has a bank balance of £87,182.34 as of 31 December 2024, suggesting adequate resources for ongoing activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Greenhough
• Rev Andrew Lonsdale
• Rev Lucy Jane Wormsley · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

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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 WYKE.

• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WYKE income £59k
• Wyke Christian Community Church income £86k
• CHURCH ON THE WAY income £126k
• WYRE FOREST YOUTH FOR CHRIST income £26k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. GREGORY AND ST. MARTIN, WYE income £183k
• A CHURCH income £53k

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