NEW LIFE CHURCH WINCHESTER

Registered charity 1050438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITY CHURCH WINCHESTER, CITY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, LEVEL 10 CHURCH

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs; 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; and to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the UK or world as the trustees see fit.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE MANAGEMENT TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; ANDTO 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 SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE MANAGEMENT TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; ANDTO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE MANAGEMENT TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE WINCHESTER

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 · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£192k

Latest spending

£175k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an excess income of £18,114 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total charitable income rising to £192,012. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £180,153, reflecting a rebuild of funds to mitigate risk as operations grow. The charity holds significant net assets of £1,330,153, primarily driven by freehold property valued at £1,150,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months’ expenditure (reserves figure: £180k)

“it is a policy requirement of the church that in any one financial year, to have maintained and set aside funds that have not been restricted or designated for a specific use elsewhere equivalent to a minimum of four months’ expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Sanjaykumar Sanil £38,198; Silas Brown £24,000

“Salaries have been paid to Trustees for their other roles as follows:Sanjaykumar Sanil £38,198 - Silas Brown £24,000” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 45
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £192,012 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 45
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 45
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Sanjaykumar Poovappa Sanilchair
Benjamin Leslie Chainey
Dr Helena Maria Angell
Gemma Louise Reeves
Pamela May Maton
Silas David Casimir Brown
TERENCE LESLIE CHAINEY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£192k	£175k
31/03/2024	£168k	£159k
31/03/2023	£164k	£160k
31/03/2022	£103k	£120k
31/03/2021	£64k	£82k

Common questions

Is NEW LIFE CHURCH WINCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an excess income of £18,114 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total charitable income rising to £192,012. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £180,153, reflecting a rebuild of funds to mitigate risk as operations grow. The charity holds significant net assets of £1,330,153, primarily driven by freehold property valued at £1,150,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHES	1	£656k
GATEWAY CHURCH ASHFORD	1	£16k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LIFE CHURCH MILTON KEYNES.

NEW LIFE CHURCH MILTON KEYNES income £1.5m
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE INTERNATIONAL income £248k
NEW LIFE CHURCH OTTERY ST MARY income £36k
NEW LIFE BIBLE CHURCH income £331k
LIFE CHURCH DONCASTER income £95k
NEW LIFE CHURCH WORTHING income £186k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW LIFE CHURCH WINCHESTER	£192k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH MILTON KEYNES FY2025	£1.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£248k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH OTTERY ST MARY FY2025	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE BIBLE CHURCH FY2025	£331k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE CHURCH DONCASTER FY2025	£95k	£32,370.00	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.