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River Church, Weycroft Hall

Registered charity 1177447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEYCROFT HALL MINISTRIES

River Church, Weycroft Hall is vibrant community church and regional centre. It is characterised by strong Bible teaching, charismatic worship, and community spirit. It is a place of healing, restoration & prophecy.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING AND ESTABLISHING A TRAINING AND RETREAT CENTRE IN THE AREA OF AXMINSTER FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

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: East Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£62k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash held at year-end was £23,303, which complies with the trustees' reserves policy target of no less than £14,471. The charity reported a small net movement in funds of £52, with total income of £62,423 and total expenditure of £62,475.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £23k)
“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £14,471 (which equates to 3 months' of budgeted unrestricted expenditure)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Vince Turner and Clio Turner received salaries of £10,568 each for roles as lead pastors.
“Vince and Clio Turner are the lead pastors of the church and both received a salary of £10,568. The salary is for their roles as lead pastors, not as trustees for the church.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 4
“One of the trustees, Vince Turner own and live in Weycroft Hall, from which the organisation operates. They allow the organisation to use the premises for a charge to cover running costs, receiving £5,850 (2024: £4,950) in the period. Vince and Clio Turner are the lead pastors of the church and both received a salary of £10,568. The salary is for their roles as lead pastors, not as trustees for the church.” — page 8
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.

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: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

  • Volunteers: 20
  • 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£62k£62k
31/03/2024£61k£59k
31/03/2023£52k£61k
31/03/2022£46k£46k
31/03/2021£27k£17k

Common questions

Is River Church, Weycroft Hall financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash held at year-end was £23,303, which complies with the trustees' reserves policy target of no less than £14,471. The charity reported a small net movement in funds of £52, with total income of £62,423 and total expenditure of £62,475. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MAGNIFY FOUNDATION1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH (WORTHING).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
River Church, Weycroft Hall£62k—0above—no doubt
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH (WORTHING) FY2025£67k—0above—no doubt
RIVER CHURCH (ORPINGTON) FY2025£179k——unclear—no doubt
RIVER CHURCH FY2025£499k—0above—no doubt
River Church Wales FY2025£293k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW RIVER CHURCH FY2025£258k—0unclear—no doubt

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