WESTWOOD CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1172370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of residential accommodation and other facilities for the spread of the Christian gospel and to provide for the spiritual needs of individuals. Provision of facilities for the local community.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1. THE PROVISION OF RESIDENT ACCOMMODATION AT WESTWOOD MISSION, GOLCAR, NR HUDDESFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE (AND AT SUCH OTHER PLACE OR PLACES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE) AND OTHER FACILITIES CALCULATED TO SPREAD THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS.2. THE PROVISION AND ORGANISATION OF CHRISTIAN TEACHING THROUGH SEMINARS, RETREATS, CONFERENCES AND OTHER MEANS AT WESTWOOD MISSION OR ELSEWHERE.3. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SUCH FUNCTIONS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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 reported a small net deficit of £223 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £231,956. The trustees note that while cash reserves of £24,403 provide just under four months of cover, they aim to increase this to six months. The charity remains viable despite rising costs, supported by a mortgage holder and increased booking receipts in the latter part of the year.

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 4 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Westwood Christian Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (30/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fr NICHOLAS CLEWSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Aidan Greenwood CA
• Christopher Woodall
• Dr JESSICA ANNE KEEBLE
• Geoffrey Martin Adams FCCA

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).