LIVING WORD CHURCH

Registered charity 1013584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTIANS IN YORK, KING'S CHURCH, YORK

Advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ to all mankind in word and deed.

Objects

PROCLAMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD BY EVERY MEANS POSSIBLE CONCERNING HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Area of benefit: CITY OF YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £35,456, with trustees aiming to hold a couple of months' worth of essential outgoings. Staff costs represent the highest proportion of expenditure, while mortgage and energy costs also consume a significant share of income. The charity reports strong income from gifts and notes no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Matthew Paul STAPLESchair
• Amy Ellis
• Anthony Matthew Bower

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of Wakefield · City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).