HOPE CHURCH, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD

Registered charity 1193133 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing the community of Ashton-in-Makerfield and beyond with the opportunity to learn about Christian faith and practice through the provision of public Bible teaching and Christian fellowship in a variety of ways. We also provide other activities of benefit for the local community, such as youth clubs and parents and toddlers.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH (APPENDIX 1) PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD WIGAN AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £156,651.49 at year-end, which exceeds its stated policy target of covering 12 months of operating costs. The trustees report that the charity was able to cover all ongoing ministry costs and add to its building fund during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael Richard Cornallchair
• Andrew Parsons
• Harold Heath
• Ian Kin-Sac Sheppard
• NICK WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Philip John Robert Davies

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHILDCARE AND COMMUNITY CENTRES, ASHTON AND DISTRICT.

• THE CHILDCARE AND COMMUNITY CENTRES, ASHTON AND DISTRICT income £1.5m
• HOPE CHURCH GOLDTHORPE income £147k
• HOPE CHURCH ORPINGTON income £1.2m
• HOPE CHURCH HUDDERSFIELD income £179k
• HOPE CHURCH MERTHYR income £336k
• HOPE CHURCH TONBRIDGE income £192k

Side by side with its peers

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