ROMFORD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

Registered charity 1209369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROMFORD EVAN

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD; AND3.1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, PUT INTO PRACTICE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDED THAT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES MUST BE UNDERTAKEN IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINAL DISTINCTIVES AND ETHICAL STATEMENTS AS MAY BE ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CHURCH FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHURCH HANDBOOK.

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

£270k

Latest spending

£0

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £270,092, comprising free reserves of £156,628, which the trustees note are slightly in excess of their policy target. The charity incurred a surplus of £270,092 during the period, primarily through the transfer of assets from its predecessor charity, and holds no trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The accounts set on pages 4 to 7 show that the only financial transaction of the charity was the receipt of funds from Romford Evangelical Free Church (charity number 1134095).” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between six to twelve months operating costs, which equates to approximately a minimum of £85,000 and a maximum of £170,000 (held: £157k)

“It is the policy of the charity to hold free reserves of between six to twelve months operating costs, which equates to approximately a minimum of £85,000 and a maximum of £170,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Janet Elizabeth Shawchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew James Hawkins
Derek Sidney Brown
Jonathan Richard Dawson
Matthew Stratton

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£270k	£0

Common questions

Is ROMFORD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £270,092, comprising free reserves of £156,628, which the trustees note are slightly in excess of their policy target. The charity incurred a surplus of £270,092 during the period, primarily through the transfer of assets from its predecessor charity, and holds no trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. 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
ALL NATIONS CHURCH BARKINGSIDE AND CLAYHALL	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £119k
PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE income £9.4m
CAERSALEM EVANGELICAL CHURCH GORSEINON income £201k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD income £2.2m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH income £142k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAURENCE, CATFORD income £461k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROMFORD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH	£270k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2025	£9.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAERSALEM EVANGELICAL CHURCH GORSEINON FY2025	£201k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD FY2025	£2.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH FY2024	£142k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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