CHRISTWAY CHURCH

Registered charity 1177633 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of The Christway Church is to spread the Christian gospel within the United Kingdom through its network of local churches. This includes traditional Sunday services and a variety of local church activities involving children, youth and adults. Also the Church provides regular financial support to missionaries in a number of other countries.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY 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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Registered contact address: Basildon, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds (reserves) stood at £4,367 at the end of the year, which is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining three months of unrestricted expenditure. The filing notes that income was lower than the previous year and resulted in a net payment deficit, though the trustees consider the organisation to be in a good position to manage its costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £4k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the reserves of the charity at about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4
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 30/11/2025

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£52k£54k
30/11/2024£64k£54k
30/11/2023£54k£49k
30/11/2022£22k£23k
30/11/2021£12k£10k

Common questions

Is CHRISTWAY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds (reserves) stood at £4,367 at the end of the year, which is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining three months of unrestricted expenditure. The filing notes that income was lower than the previous year and resulted in a net payment deficit, though the trustees consider the organisation to be in a good position to manage its costs. 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
FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM1£10k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHURCH ON THE WAY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHRISTWAY CHURCH£52k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCH ON THE WAY FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW WAY CHRISTIAN LIFE FELLOWSHIP UK FY2025£184k—0above—no doubt
CROSSWAY STRATFORD FY2025£788k—0above—no doubt
KINGSWAY CHAPEL FY2025£84k—0above—no doubt
CHRIST ROYAL CHURCH WORLDWIDE FY2025£61k—0above—no doubt

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