RENEWAL CHURCH WHITFIELD

Registered charity 1181484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RENEWAL CHURCH

We are a Christian church that aims to 'Restore, Revive, and Rebuild', caring for our community by sharing the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to see our community thriving in body, mind and spirit. We work to relieve poverty and hardship, create community, and teach about Jesus and His love.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN DOVER, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dover, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £87,069, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £15,000. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £17,629 for the year, with total income of £36,799 against expenditure of £19,170.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £15,000 (reserves figure: £87k)
“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £15,000 (which equates to approximately 9 months of unrestricted expenditure).” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: No payments were made to trustees or persons related to them, except for reimbursement of expenses paid out on behalf of the charity.
“No payments were made to trustees or persons related to them, except for reimbursement of expenses paid out on behalf of the charity.” — page 9
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: 28

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

  • Volunteers: 18

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

  • Volunteers: 6

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 16/03/2026, 44 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2024 (received 05/02/2025, 5 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 17/03/2023, 45 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£37k£24k
31/03/2024£22k£24k
31/03/2023£32k£24k
31/03/2022£34k£35k
31/03/2021£54k£36k

Common questions

Is RENEWAL CHURCH WHITFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £87,069, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £15,000. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £17,629 for the year, with total income of £36,799 against expenditure of £19,170. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WELLING EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RENEWAL CHURCH WHITFIELD£37k—0unclear—no doubt
WELLING EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH FY2025£195k—0above—no doubt
KENILWORTH COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£91k—0above—no doubt
RENEWAL CHURCH FY2025£1.8m—2unclear—no doubt
LIFEWELL CHURCH FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
Church Partnerships Trust FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt

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