LIFE CHURCH WIRRAL

Registered charity 1196438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIFE CHURCH

Activities that serve the local community to advance the Christian faith include bereavement ministry, pastoral care, baptism and baptism preparation, wedding preparation, youth mentoring service local high schools, after school youth drop in hub, CAP Life Skills courses and parent & toddler group.

Objects

4.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; (B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT; (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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

£436k

Latest spending

£422k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £154,609, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of maintaining approximately six weeks of unrestricted payments. The charity reported a net surplus of £13,381 for the year, reversing a prior-year deficit, and the trustees are satisfied that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six weeks unrestricted payments (held: £155k)

“It is the Directors policy to maintain a cash balance on unrestricted funds which equates to approximately six weeks unrestricted payments.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charitable activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations as well as trading revenues. As a consequence, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of these uncertain funding streams.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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

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.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (12/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jonathan McIlveenchair
Martin Allen
NICOLA HARRIS
Rev Luke Andrews

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£436k	£422k
31/12/2023	£394k	£435k
31/12/2022	£345k	£157k

Common questions

Is LIFE CHURCH WIRRAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £154,609, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of maintaining approximately six weeks of unrestricted payments. The charity reported a net surplus of £13,381 for the year, reversing a prior-year deficit, and the trustees are satisfied that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations. Its FY2024 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 SACHS FOUNDATION	1	£383k
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST	1	£46k

Charities like this

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

LIFE CHURCH income £176k
LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES income £1.6m
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (CROYDON) income £1.3m
LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WARWICKSHIRE) income £168k
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH income £132k
LIFE CHURCH SHERINGHAM income £199k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LIFE CHURCH WIRRAL	£436k	—	unclear	—	noted
LIFE CHURCH FY2025	£176k	—	above	—	no doubt
LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES FY2024	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (CROYDON) FY2025	£1.3m	Under £60,000	above	0.0%	no doubt
LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WARWICKSHIRE) FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LLISWERRY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£132k	—	below	—	no doubt

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