HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
To facilitate the establishment of a local church which acts as a positive influence on the local community and which seeks to be a benefit to other local churches spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. These activities include a varied youth programme, building and maintaining of relationships with like minded churches and continuing the support of CB&C (the trading arm of the Fellowship)
Objects
(A) THE PROCLAMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE HUDDERSFIELD AREA AND ELSEWHERE. (B) THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN WORK OF THE HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP AT HUDDERSFIELD BEING THAT OF THE BELIEVERS HOLDING THE DOCTRINES OF BELIEF SET FORTH IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE DECLARATION OF TRUST (C) THE RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING AND POVERTY CONSEQUENT UPON THE EFFECT OF PERSONAL LOCAL NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that total consolidated resources expended were £2,507,123, with charitable activities accounting for the majority of this spend. The charity holds significant long-term liabilities, including a bank loan facility of £3.5m agreed in March 2026. Per the trustees' report, the charity had no charitable commitments at the year end.
What the accounts disclose
“As part of the banking facilities for Huddersfield Christian Fellowship Registered Charity, four of the Trustees have signed a non joint personal guarantee for a limited amount. The total aggregate amount guaranteed by all the Trustees amounts to £232,000.” — page 30
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- 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
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2026
- Volunteers: 675
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2025
- Volunteers: 650
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024
- Volunteers: 600
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Has a trading subsidiary
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2026)
Trustees
- JONATHAN EDWARD SKINNERchair
- ADRIAN SMITH
- Almir De Bem Vieira
- Andrew James Goggins
- COLIN JAMES CAMPBELL
- James Adam Lewis
- Jonathan Luke Nichols
- Mark William Sidding
- STUART GLADSTONE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2026 | £2.5m | £2.5m |
| 31/01/2025 | £2.5m | £2.3m |
| 31/01/2024 | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| 31/01/2023 | £1.9m | £1.7m |
| 31/01/2022 | £1.8m | £1.4m |
Common questions
Is HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total consolidated resources expended were £2,507,123, with charitable activities accounting for the majority of this spend. The charity holds significant long-term liabilities, including a bank loan facility of £3.5m agreed in March 2026. Per the trustees' report, the charity had no charitable commitments at the year end. Its FY2026 accounts were audited.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE FYRISH FOUNDATION | 1 | £22k |
| THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESURRECTION | 1 | £4k |
| ROSCA TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF HUDDERSFIELD COMMON GOOD TRUST | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- HUDDERSFIELD MISSION
- MEADOWHEAD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
- CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
- SOUTHEND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
- HODDESDON CHRISTADELPHIAN SERVICES
- HAVERING CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | £2.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HUDDERSFIELD MISSION | £547k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MEADOWHEAD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | £461k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | £45k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SOUTHEND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | £543k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HODDESDON CHRISTADELPHIAN SERVICES | £69k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |