CHRISTWAY CHURCH
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
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Trustees
- Biby Philipose
- Silvy Susan Koshy
- Susan Jain
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM | 1 | £10k |
| GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST | 1 | £7k |
Charities like this
- CHURCH ON THE WAY
- NEW WAY CHRISTIAN LIFE FELLOWSHIP UK
- CROSSWAY STRATFORD
- KINGSWAY CHAPEL
- CHRIST ROYAL CHURCH WORLDWIDE
- CHRIST CHURCH DERBY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTWAY CHURCH | £52k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHURCH ON THE WAY | £126k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW WAY CHRISTIAN LIFE FELLOWSHIP UK | £184k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CROSSWAY STRATFORD | £788k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| KINGSWAY CHAPEL | £84k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CHRIST ROYAL CHURCH WORLDWIDE | £61k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |