CHURCH ON THE WAY

Registered charity 1196282 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The purpose of the church is to advance the Christian faith. This is done through weekly Sunday services with a strong emphasis on Christian worship and the teaching of the bible, with meetings at the same time for children and young people.During the week we also run bible studies, prayer meetings, children's groups and mum and toddler gatherings.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD.

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

£126k

Latest spending

£128k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £973,276, which the trustees consider adequate for continuing operations. The charity reported a net deficit of £2,050 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from £982,583 to £980,533. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Nigel John Tophamchair
Clifford King
David Barlow · trustee of 1 other charity
David Michael Chadwick
Frank James Barnes
Jake Alistair Hutton
Jonathan Townend
Michael Brook
Thomas Tyson Cooper

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£126k	£128k
31/12/2024	£191k	£128k
31/12/2023	£136k	£125k
31/12/2022	£162k	£143k

Common questions

Is CHURCH ON THE WAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £973,276, which the trustees consider adequate for continuing operations. The charity reported a net deficit of £2,050 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from £982,583 to £980,533. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	1	£173k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, HOLBROOK	1	£5k
THE MESSAGE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Way Church.

Way Church income £1.7m
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £497k
WELBY LANE MISSION CHURCH income £119k
THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT income £198k
KING'S ROAD CHURCH income £1.3m
FLAMES OF FAITH ASSEMBLIES income £119k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHURCH ON THE WAY	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Way Church FY2024	£1.7m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£497k	—	no_policy	—	no doubt
WELBY LANE MISSION CHURCH FY2025	£119k	£25,667	above	—	no doubt
THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT FY2025	£198k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KING'S ROAD CHURCH FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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