FREEDOM CHURCH CHELTENHAM

Registered charity 1206262 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious Activities

Objects

OBJECTS OF FREEDOM CHURCH CHELTENHAM1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MEANS OF:A. BROADCASTING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE;B. HOLDING PRAYER MEETINGS, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.3. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A. THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B. PROVIDING TRAINING, SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.4. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£210k

Latest spending

£173k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds at year-end were £36,877, which equates to 66% of the reserves target of 2-3 months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £36,877 for the period, with total income of £209,969 and total expenditure of £173,092.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and gifts (85% of income)

“Donations and gifts 179,570”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The balance held on unrestricted funds at year end was £20,000 which equates to 66% of the reserves target.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting 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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

Volunteers: 60

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicole Suzanne Wilson Drchair
Marc Havard
Musole Haynes

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£210k	£173k

Common questions

Is FREEDOM CHURCH CHELTENHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds at year-end were £36,877, which equates to 66% of the reserves target of 2-3 months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £36,877 for the period, with total income of £209,969 and total expenditure of £173,092. 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
SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY	1	£15k

Charities like this

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

FREEDOM CHURCH CARDIFF income £128k
FREEDOM CHURCH WORCESTER income £296k
FREEDOM CHURCH ROMSEY income £635k
CHRISTCHURCH FELTHAM income £152k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (SANCTUARY OF POWER) income £68k
FREEDOM CHURCH CHESTER income £104k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FREEDOM CHURCH CHELTENHAM	£210k	—	below	—	no doubt
FREEDOM CHURCH CARDIFF FY2025	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FREEDOM CHURCH WORCESTER FY2025	£296k	—	above	—	no doubt
FREEDOM CHURCH ROMSEY FY2025	£635k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH FELTHAM FY2025	£152k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (SANCTUARY OF POWER) FY2025	£68k	—	below	—	no doubt

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