WILMINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1183656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

The purpose of Wilmington Community Church CIO is to promote the Christian faith in the area of Wilmington Kent and surrounding areas and using video technology reach world wide. It is also our purpose to to provide social support in the local area including supporting the vulnerable, befriending and some domestic help and through our counselling centre offer counselling services.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH, IN WILMINGTON, KENT AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF 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.

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Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£173k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,949 for the year, with total income of £185,195 against operating costs of £173,246. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £80,680 as of 31st March 2025, exceeding the stated policy target of £50,000. The trustees consider the charity robust with no material uncertainties regarding its continuing operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £81k)
“The Trustees have set a target reserve of £50,000, which will be reviewed annually.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£185k£173k
31/03/2024£163k£171k
31/03/2023£152k£137k
31/03/2022£150k£146k
31/03/2021£135k£133k

Common questions

Is WILMINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11,949 for the year, with total income of £185,195 against operating costs of £173,246. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £80,680 as of 31st March 2025, exceeding the stated policy target of £50,000. The trustees consider the charity robust with no material uncertainties regarding its continuing operations. 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
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ( NORTHERN PROVINCE) TRUST LTD.1£46k
THE OAKDALE TRUST1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WILMINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH£185k—0unclear—no doubt
WOOLWICH COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
PARKLANDS EVANGELICAL CHURCH CIO FY2025£258k—0above—no doubt
NORTH PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST DENTON COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£362k—0above—no doubt
THE WELCOME CHURCH, WITNEY FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt

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