WIRRAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST LIMITED
The objects of the charity, in the following order of priority are:The care of elderly.To provide day care for children.To provide social care for the needs of the community.To support other charities in the UK and abroad in relieving the needs of the poor and encouraging programmes of care and education.
Objects
TO RELIEVE AGED, IMPOTENT AND POOR PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £71,433 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a surplus of £311,380 in the prior year. The trustees note that the charity has negative free reserves of £167,578 but has cleared its main mortgage loan and is working towards building liquid reserves to cover three months of salaries and building maintenance.
What the accounts disclose
“During the year, including the above the Trust donated £60,108 to the Gateway Church Wirral.” — page 26
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints 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
- Volunteer management
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 02088322
Company officers (Companies House)
- JACKSON, Ian Mark not on trustee list
- JAMES, Maria Socorro on trustee list
- EPTON, Gregory James, Rev on trustee list
- ADEGOKE, Abel Kehinde, Dr on trustee list
- KEHINDE, Olaposi Simeon, Dr on trustee list
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Care Quality Commission ratings
- Wirral Christian Centre Trust Limited: Requires improvement
Trustees
- Rev Gregory James Eptonchair
- Dr ABEL KEHINDE ADEGOKE
- Ian Mark Jackson MBA
- Maria Socorro James
- Rev PAUL ANTHONY EPTON
- SIMEON KEHINDE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £2.8m | £2.7m |
| 31/03/2024 | £2.5m | £2.2m |
| 31/03/2023 | £2.1m | £1.9m |
| 31/03/2022 | £1.7m | £1.7m |
| 31/03/2021 | £1.7m | £1.6m |
Common questions
Is WIRRAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £71,433 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a surplus of £311,380 in the prior year. The trustees note that the charity has negative free reserves of £167,578 but has cleared its main mortgage loan and is working towards building liquid reserves to cover three months of salaries and building maintenance. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Michael Donnan & Co Limited.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 17/09/2013 | £235k | "Wirral - Oxton Gateway Church, Birkenhead" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/01/2012 | £300k | Oxton Open Gateway |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE FINCHLEY | 1 | £923 |
Charities like this
- LIFE CHURCH WIRRAL
- WAVERTREE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE
- CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO
- KEC CHURCH CENTRE
- CENTRE CHURCH
- THE CHRISTIAN CARE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIRRAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST LIMITED | £2.8m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LIFE CHURCH WIRRAL | £436k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| WAVERTREE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE | £312k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO | £763k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KEC CHURCH CENTRE | £209k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CENTRE CHURCH | £167k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |