WOODCROFT CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 237401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Woodcroft Christian Centre provides low cost accommadation for Christian groups throughtout the United Kingdom,it also provides facilities for a number of local minitries/ Christian churches

Objects

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MORGAN MEMORIAL TEMPERANCE HALL

Area of benefit: PARISH OF TIDENHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£113k

Latest spending

£103k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £10,060.85 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are held at a level equivalent to at least three months of unrestricted payments to cover potential emergencies. The financial review notes that income from group lettings has increased compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The income from group lettings has increased on 2024 this is partly due to the increase in rates but we are also seeing an increase in the sizes of groups staying in line with the observation nationally that there is a hunger amongst ‘Gen Z’ (13-28 year olds) to join the church.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments

“Reserves are still held in Unrestricted funds which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments, this is to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time.” — page 7

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

KEITH BOUNDSchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Elizabeth Ann Llewellyn
Joshua Martin Hunter Bounds
LESLIE JOHN WELLER · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark William Townsend
PAUL THOMAS BELLINGHAM

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£113k	£103k
31/12/2024	£99k	£99k
31/12/2023	£89k	£87k
31/12/2022	£90k	£87k
31/12/2021	£100k	£84k

Common questions

Is WOODCROFT CHRISTIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £10,060.85 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are held at a level equivalent to at least three months of unrestricted payments to cover potential emergencies. The financial review notes that income from group lettings has increased compared to the previous year. 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
THE SACHS FOUNDATION	1	£383k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD	1	£6k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	1	£1k
MANCHESTER RELIEF IN NEED CIO	1	£0

Charities like this

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

WESTCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE income £155k
WAVERTREE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE income £312k
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (CROYDON) income £1.3m
CENTRE CHURCH income £167k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL CROFTON, ORPINGTON income £387k
ROCK CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £252k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WOODCROFT CHRISTIAN CENTRE	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WESTCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£155k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WAVERTREE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£312k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (CROYDON) FY2025	£1.3m	Under £60,000	above	0.0%	no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2024	£167k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL CROFTON, ORPINGTON FY2024	£387k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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