WELLINGTON EVANGELICAL CHAPEL

Registered charity 233810 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WELLINGTON CHAPEL AND OTHER TRUST PROPERTY

Running Sunday services, Children's Groups and other activities for adults during the week and weekend

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP AND THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL AND AS A SUNDAY SCHOOL. COTTAGE TO BE USED AS A MANSE FO THE MINISTER OF THE CHAPEL. OR TO BE LET AND THE INCOME APPLIED FOR THE UNKEEP AND REPAIR OF THE BUILDINGS, ANY RESIDUE FOR GENERAL CHURCH PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: WELLINGTON.

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

Latest income

£84k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net assets of £538,435 and a net income surplus of £4,907. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £514,712, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months of regular operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Total income for the year was £84,297, primarily from donations and gift aid.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of regular operating costs (reserves figure: £515k)

“The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least 3 months of regular operating costs to ensure financial stability.” — page 5

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
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 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Shaun Dumbillchair
DEREK BACKHOUSE
John Roberts
Sharon Roberts · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen Stonelake
Warren Gittoes

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£84k	£79k
31/12/2024	£76k	£74k
31/12/2023	£99k	£59k
31/12/2022	£65k	£57k
31/12/2021	£45k	£49k

Common questions

Is WELLINGTON EVANGELICAL CHAPEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net assets of £538,435 and a net income surplus of £4,907. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £514,712, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months of regular operating costs. 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
OXFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST (2016)	1	£4k

Charities like this

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

WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £119k
MACKINTOSH EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £99k
CWMAVON EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £32k
WALLINGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £184k
WELLING EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH income £195k
WESLEY CHAPEL (HARROGATE) income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WELLINGTON EVANGELICAL CHAPEL	£84k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOODFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£119k	£22,500	unclear	—	no doubt
MACKINTOSH EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£99k	—	above	—	no doubt
CWMAVON EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£32k	—	above	—	no doubt
WALLINGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£184k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WELLING EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH FY2025	£195k	—	above	—	no doubt

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