CHRISTCHURCH, TILEHURST

Registered charity 1169691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the knowledge of the Gospel, particularly within the Tilehurst community. Key activities to accomplish this include Sunday services, meeting in homes, ad hoc events and informal support from membership.

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN [ ] AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF [THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN GENERAL MEETING] / [THE CHARITY TRUSTEES] 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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Registered contact address: Reading, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£62k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £92,483 as of 31 March 2025, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity relies on voluntary giving, which has grown year-on-year, allowing it to support local and international mission activities without reported financial distress.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary giving

“The church is supported through the generous voluntary giving of its members and congregants.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately three months of operating costs (reserves figure: £92k)

“The trustees continue to implement a policy of maintaining a balance of unrestricted funds greater than or equal to approximately three months of operating costs for the charity, wherever possible.”

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 45

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 55
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 45
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

DANIEL DWELLYchair
Charlie Allison
Graham Newton
PASTOR JAMES MULDOON

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£82k	£62k
31/03/2024	£60k	£57k
31/03/2023	£49k	£55k
31/03/2022	£66k	£49k
31/03/2021	£60k	£48k

Common questions

Is CHRISTCHURCH, TILEHURST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £92,483 as of 31 March 2025, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity relies on voluntary giving, which has grown year-on-year, allowing it to support local and international mission activities without reported financial distress. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£28k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH ATTLEBOROUGH.

CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH ATTLEBOROUGH income £997k
CHILTERN CHURCH income £276k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TILEHURST, ST MICHAEL income £178k
CHRIST CHURCH COMMUNITY TRUST income £356k
CHRIST CHURCH CHICHESTER income £94k
CHISLEHURST METHODIST CHURCH income £154k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRISTCHURCH, TILEHURST	£82k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH ATTLEBOROUGH FY2025	£997k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHILTERN CHURCH FY2025	£276k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TILEHURST, ST MICHAEL FY2025	£178k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024	£356k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH CHICHESTER FY2025	£94k	—	below	—	no doubt

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