CROSSWAY STRATFORD

Registered charity 1172415 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's activities include: 1. The advancement of Christ's Kingdom by faithful teaching in Stratford; 2. Supporting those working in pastoral work; 3. Support for religious education in accordance with the Christian Faith in schools; 4. Provide relief of needs and support to unemployed; 5. Support of Christians suffering persecution; and 6. Support of full-time Christian Missionaries.

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Latest income

£788k

Latest spending

£753k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,923 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £317,797. The trustees acknowledge financial uncertainties regarding staff provision and meeting space, but state these are managed on a day-to-day basis. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £165,950 within its general fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ unrestricted operating and staff costs (held: £166k)

“Crossway Stratford intends to pursue a reserves policy of holding the equivalent of three months’ unrestricted operating and staff costs.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£788k

Total spending

£753k

Cost of raising funds

£315

Reserves (reported)

£256k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev JAMES JOHN CHILDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alasdair Iain Henderson
Bob Bunhong
Janis Zaikovskis
Michael Abiola Bajomo

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£788k	£753k
31/12/2024	£562k	£568k
31/12/2023	£513k	£537k
31/12/2022	£425k	£489k
31/12/2021	£392k	£374k

Common questions

Is CROSSWAY STRATFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,923 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £317,797. The trustees acknowledge financial uncertainties regarding staff provision and meeting space, but state these are managed on a day-to-day basis. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £165,950 within its general fund. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CROSSWAY STRATFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CROSSWAY STRATFORD as a grant recipient include GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Grants to gospel people in training - pre-college
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Grants to gospel people in training - pre-college
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	FY2021	£2k	Grants to gospel people in training - pre-college

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
THE MATT. 6.3 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
REDEEMER CHURCH CHESTER LE STREET	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS.

COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS income £408k
STONY STRATFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, (MEMBER OF THE BAPTIST UNION) income £171k
THE CROSS TRUST income £707k
REGIONS BEYOND UK income £353k
STREATHAM CENTRAL CHURCH income £161k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STRATFORD ST JOHN WITH CHRIST CHURCH income £229k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CROSSWAY STRATFORD	£788k	—	above	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS FY2025	£408k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STONY STRATFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, (MEMBER OF THE BAPTIST UNION) FY2025	£171k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CROSS TRUST FY2025	£707k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REGIONS BEYOND UK FY2024	£353k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STREATHAM CENTRAL CHURCH FY2025	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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