Firwood Church

Analysis

Firwood Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Firwood Church reported income of £44k and spending of £57k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £71k to £44k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Firwood Church sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Henley-On-Thames Church Charity (£44k), Kipps Memorial Trust (£44k) and Trust Funds Held in Connection with St George's United Reformed Church (£44k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.