CHRIST CHURCH ROMFORD

Registered charity 1180079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian religion through the public worship of God and the preaching and teaching of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments and such other charitable purposes as the charity trustees from time to time may think fit.

Objects

‘TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ROMFORD, THE UK AND WORLDWIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH.’

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: Havering, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£54k

Latest spending

£63k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received total receipts of £53,817 and incurred total payments of £62,644, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity intends to maintain reserves equivalent to three months of average expenditure, though specific unrestricted reserve figures are not explicitly broken out in the provided statement of assets and liabilities beyond cash balances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months average expenditure (held: £28k)

“Our intention is to maintain an amount of three months average expenditure in funds.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Voluntary payment to IPC for Church Planting and Ministry Training; explicitly stated as not reflected in accounts.

“In 2024 a voluntary payment of £4000 was agreed to be paid to the International Presbyterian Church to support Church Planting and Ministry Training ministries. The payment was made during the following year and therefore this figure is not reflected in the accompanying accounts.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

ERIC DOUGLAS FENNchair
DANIEL SMITH
Rev DAVID WYN THOMAS · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Essex · Havering

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£54k	£63k
31/12/2023	£67k	£62k
31/12/2022	£55k	£59k
31/12/2021	£56k	£62k
31/12/2020	£79k	£63k

Common questions

Is CHRIST CHURCH ROMFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received total receipts of £53,817 and incurred total payments of £62,644, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity intends to maintain reserves equivalent to three months of average expenditure, though specific unrestricted reserve figures are not explicitly broken out in the provided statement of assets and liabilities beyond cash balances. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST.

NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST income £71k
RIVERSIDE CHURCH income £547k
RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £305k
CHESTERFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH income £103k
CHRISTCHURCH REDBOURN income £160k
CHRIST CHURCH HOUSE income £66k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRIST CHURCH ROMFORD	£54k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£71k	—	above	—	no doubt
RIVERSIDE CHURCH FY2025	£547k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2026	£305k	£44,857	unclear	—	no doubt
CHESTERFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£103k	£15,470.02	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH REDBOURN FY2025	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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