WEST DENTON COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1200703 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We have sought to advance the Christian faith by teaching the Christian Scriptures to our members and our local community through our Sunday meetings, midweek groups and training events. We have sought to support and care for those in need both within our church community and the community at large.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR STATEMENTS OF FAITH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SERVICES FOR PRAYER AND WORSHIP, CHRISTIAN TEACHING, PASTORAL CARE, AND OUTREACH WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £278,452 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by a substantial increase in income to £362,376. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted cash of £122,943, which is well above its stated reserves policy target of £25,500. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern.

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 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Catherine Carvelchair
• Carly Frame
• Luke Daniel Parker
• Stuart Woodward

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

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

• SHEPPERTON COMMUNITY CHURCH income £159k
• WEST DENTON COMMUNITY CENTRE income £89k
• WEST STREET CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £307k
• CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE income £528k
• CENTRE CHURCH income £167k
• WAVERTREE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE income £312k

Side by side with its peers

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