Holywell Free Church

Registered charity 500613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Holywell Church, TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH HOLYWELL FREE CHURCH

The church organises the following activities - Weekly: public Sunday services morning & evening; mid-week Bible study & prayer meeting; Tuesday coffee morning (principally for retired folk), children & young people's groups on Fridays (5-10), (11-13) and (14+).Quarterly : senior citizens' luncheons; services in local care homesOccasional: walks; outings;hospital transportation & visitation

Objects

THE TRUST PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR SUCH RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCH INCLUDING THEIR USE, OCCUPATION AND ENJOYMENT AS A RESIDENCE FOR THE MINISTER OF THE TIME BEING OF THE CHURCH OR FOR THE CARETAKER (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 18 OF DECLARATION OF TRUST)

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE LOUGHBOROUGH

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

£212k

Latest spending

£199k

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £212,271 against total expenditure of £199,289, resulting in a closing balance of £124,039. The trustees report that the church is in a healthy financial position and able to meet all foreseeable commitments. The organization maintains a reserves policy target of approximately £70,000, representing six months of operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months operational costs (approximately £70,000) (held: £124k)

“The trustees deem it sensible to maintain a balance of 6 months operational costs, which corresponds to approximately £70,000.” — 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Alastair Paul Mitchell
Berkeley Karl Dwaine Young
Dr PAUL DAVID MIZEN · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Joseph James Murray Pettitt
WILFRID PETER THACKERAY

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£212k	£199k
31/03/2024	£182k	£202k
31/03/2023	£171k	£154k
31/03/2022	£158k	£134k
31/03/2021	£141k	£142k

Common questions

Is Holywell Free Church financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £212,271 against total expenditure of £199,289, resulting in a closing balance of £124,039. The trustees report that the church is in a healthy financial position and able to meet all foreseeable commitments. The organization maintains a reserves policy target of approximately £70,000, representing six months of operational 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
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£20k
Kingdom Impact	1	£10k
THE LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	1	£0

Charities like this

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

HORLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £248k
WELBY LANE MISSION CHURCH income £119k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL income £249k
BONNY DOWNS BAPTIST CHURCH income £175k
WHEELOCK HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH income £143k
BETHESDA CARDIFF income £382k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Holywell Free Church	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HORLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£248k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WELBY LANE MISSION CHURCH FY2025	£119k	£25,667	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL FY2025	£249k	—	below	—	no doubt
BONNY DOWNS BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£175k	—	above	—	no doubt
WHEELOCK HEATH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2026	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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