VALLEY CHURCH

Charity number: 1125080
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Regular church meetings, training events, and small groups to teach and support people in their Christian faith. Outreach projects and ministries run locally and in Preston, including a Community Action Teams and Youth Work. Sermons and messages are distributed online for free access. We support work in Mumbai India. Individuals in the church currently sponsor more than 20 children in Brazil.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £359,993
Total expenditure: £468,579

People

4 Trustee(s)

180 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 2008: Standard registration
  • 19 January 2023: Funds received from 1184989 CONNECT CHURCH GREATER MANCHESTER
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RIBBLE VALLEY FREE METHODIST CHURCH (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alexandra Elizabeth Moore Trustee 09 July 2020
None on record
Carla Nicole Greaves Trustee 30 June 2018
None on record
RICHARD ANDREW SELLARS Trustee 05 October 2015
None on record
JASON PETER STREET Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £283.70k £355.88k £543.98k £448.10k £359.99k
Total expenditure £274.61k £366.93k £427.40k £456.48k £468.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £18.44k £16.18k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £386.65k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £157.14k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £200 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £348.50k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £78.91k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £71.69k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 15 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 15 September 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 08 November 2023 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 08 November 2023 8 days late
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 19 July 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/06/2007 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/09/2012

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:- (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN LANCASHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY; (B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN LANCASHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LANCASHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Valley Church
Fourfields House
Fourfields
Bamber Bridge
PRESTON
PR5 6GS
Phone:
01772696717
Email:
general@valleychurch.eu
Website:

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