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TRUST FUNDS HELD IN CONNEXION WITH WEST HAGLEY FREE CHURCH

Registered charity 251436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAGLEY FREE CHURCH

Interdenominanational Christian Church catering for all age groups

Objects

(A) TO DEFRAY EXPENSES OF THE CHURCH AND IN REPAIR, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, OR IMPROVEMENT OF THE CHURCH BUILDINGS AND PREMISES. (B) TO PAY FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH. (C) FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF DIVINE WORSHIP ON THE PREMISES. (D) FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS THE CHURCH MEMBERS MAY DIRECT.

Area of benefit: WEST HAGLEY

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bromsgrove, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£157k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £712,165 from £632,096 in the prior year, driven by a net movement in funds of £80,069 which included significant investment gains. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £509,216 and holds fixed asset investments valued at £449,763, indicating a stable financial position with no stated reserves policy target to compare against.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Mrs K Johnson received £7,141 for duties as a cleaner and Mrs S Millington (wife of trustee Mr C Millington) received £11,242 for duties as an administrative assistant.
“During the year Mrs K Johnson received £7,141 (2024 - £5,167) for her duties as a cleaner and Mrs S Millington the wife of member Mr C Millington, received £11,242 (2024 - £10,707) for her duties as an administrative assistant.” — page 13
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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 15/12/2022, 45 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£157k£106k
31/12/2024£86k£87k
31/12/2023£113k£91k
31/12/2022£64k£78k
31/12/2021£52k£66k

Common questions

Is TRUST FUNDS HELD IN CONNEXION WITH WEST HAGLEY FREE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £712,165 from £632,096 in the prior year, driven by a net movement in funds of £80,069 which included significant investment gains. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £509,216 and holds fixed asset investments valued at £449,763, indicating a stable financial position with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHARITIES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNAFFILIATED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRUST FUNDS HELD IN CONNEXION WITH FLOWERY FIELD CHURCH, HYDE, CHESHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRUST FUNDS HELD IN CONNEXION WITH WEST HAGLEY FREE CHURCH£157k—0unclear—no doubt
TRUST FUNDS HELD IN CONNEXION WITH FLOWERY FIELD CHURCH, HYDE, CHESHIRE FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt
TRETHOMAS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILTERN CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED FY2025£596k—0unclear—no doubt
STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025£110k—0above—no doubt

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