WORMLEY FREE CHURCH
Sunday Church services at Wormley Community Centre are open to all with children's activities provided. Tuesday Drop In provides a warm space, lunch and a chance to socialise. Wednesday Parents and Toddlers is open to the local community. We are a weekday distribution point for the local Foodbank. A member of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, Evangelical Alliance, and Churches Together.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN WORMLEY, HERTFORDSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income decreased to £79,517 from £89,533 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £82,506, resulting in a net decrease in reserves. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £24,197, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure or £13,500.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the church policy to maintain an unrestricted balance of 3 months unrestricted expenditure or £13500 whichever is greater” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 50
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 50
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 35
Trustees
- Jennifer Vallelychair
- Jonathan Kafui Asaffo
- Judith Mughogho
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £80k | £83k |
| 30/06/2024 | £90k | £69k |
| 30/06/2023 | £57k | £51k |
| 30/06/2022 | £51k | £47k |
Common questions
Is WORMLEY FREE CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £79,517 from £89,533 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £82,506, resulting in a net decrease in reserves. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £24,197, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure or £13,500. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WORMLEY FREE CHURCH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WORMLEY FREE CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST | FY2025 | £45k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST | 1 | £9k |
| THE FEOFFEES OF ST MICHAEL'S SPURRIERGATE, YORK | 1 | £3k |
| WHEELOCK HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- COMMUNITY CHURCH WARNDON
- WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES
- WALMER CHAPEL
- WOOLWICH COMMUNITY CHURCH
- MOORLANDS CHURCH
- YORK COMMUNITY CHURCH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORMLEY FREE CHURCH | £80k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY CHURCH WARNDON | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES | £2.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WALMER CHAPEL | £60k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WOOLWICH COMMUNITY CHURCH | £120k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MOORLANDS CHURCH | £633k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |