THE WAVE

Registered charity 1176786 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular Worship, Education and Training, Baptism, Social Action, Pastoral Care, Discipleship, Inclusion

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:- 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. 3.2 [NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]

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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Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £14,717.73 at the end of the financial year, with total income of £29,109.69 and total expenditure of £39,000.10. The trustees' report explicitly states that the charity does not currently have a specific reserves policy due to its size and newness.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

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
Risk management
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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Simon Jaychair
Dianne McKnight
Kayley Marie Burnett
Neil Collins
Nicholas Robert McKnight
Rev Samuel John Burnett MA

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£39k	£29k
31/12/2023	£38k	£33k
31/12/2022	£32k	£27k
31/12/2021	£26k	£18k
31/12/2020	£22k	£17k

Common questions

Is THE WAVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £14,717.73 at the end of the financial year, with total income of £29,109.69 and total expenditure of £39,000.10. The trustees' report explicitly states that the charity does not currently have a specific reserves policy due to its size and newness.