FAMILY CHURCH
Registered charity 514852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BILLINGE FAMILY CHURCH, BILLINGE FAMILY CHURCH LIMITED, WIGAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP LIMITED
A local independent church with activities for church members and wider community including: parent & toddler group; counselling; Boys & Girls Brigades; Kids Church; youth club. Charitable work locally includes helping the homeless and vulnerable. Additionally the church supports initiatives abroad including orphanages in Uganda and India and aid projects in developing countries.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £48,767 for the year, reversing a deficit in the prior period. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted liquid reserves stood at £137,041, which is below the stated policy target of six months of forward funding. The charity remains dependent on continuing grant and donation support to maintain its going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £137k; policy: six months forward)
“Free unrestricted liquid reserves amounted to £137,041” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant and donation support and as a consequence the going concern basis is also dependent on that continuing financial support.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (20/04/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Anthony Peter Crossley
- Emma Davies
- GAYNOR MOBEY
- John William Miller
- Megan Valerie Hardy
- Paul Andrew Boardman
- TANEL LOKUTA
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: St Helens · Wigan
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FAMILY CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £48,767 for the year, reversing a deficit in the prior period. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted liquid reserves stood at £137,041, which is below the stated policy target of six months of forward funding. The charity remains dependent on continuing grant and donation support to maintain its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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