LORD STREET WEST UNITED CHURCH

Registered charity 1163996 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

a) Celebration of public worshipb) The teaching of the Christian faithc) Mission and evangelismd) Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereavede) The provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for the local community, including the elderly, the young and other groups with special needs, andf) The support of other charities in the UK and overseas

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE PARTICIPATING CHURCHES. IN ACHIEVING ITS PURPOSE, THE CHARITY WILL ENGAGE IN A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, EITHER ON ITS OWN OR WITH OTHERS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO):A) THE CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC WORSHIP; B) THE TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; C) MISSION AND EVANGELISM; D) PASTORAL WORK, INCLUDING VISITING THE SICK AND THE BEREAVED; E) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO) THE ELDERLY, THE YOUNG AND OTHER GROUPS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; AND F) THE SUPPORT OF OTHER CHARITIES IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.

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 unrestricted payments exceeded receipts by £268,565 for the year, primarily due to a £251,053 roof replacement project. Consequently, unrestricted fund balances fell to £82,564, which remains above the stated reserves policy minimum of £35,000. The charity holds significant fixed assets valued at £18,407,237, though these are not reflected in the liquid cash funds held.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• BARRY DAVID EDWARDS
• DOROTHY ANN ANDERSON
• IAN WRIGHT · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOAN BENNETT
• KAREN ROSE PHILLIPS
• Lesley Meredith
• MARIA EDWARDS
• RUTH CAROL LANE SRC · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susan Patricia Yelland · trustee of 2 other charities
• TIM HALL
• WENDY ANN WRIGHT
• WENDY EILEEN ASPIN

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

Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

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