SHARON FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

Registered charity 1050642 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Living Waters Centre

The objects of the Church are the advancement of the Christian Religion by the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel of God concerning His Son Jesus Christ the Lord and the preaching and teaching of the Word of God and such other charitable purposes as shall further the attainment of this. Also to provide a place of worship in order to fulfil this.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE PROCLAMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE PONTYPOOL

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£123k

Latest spending

£114k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £122,568.30 with total expenses of £114,435.65, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately nine months of operating costs, though the actual unrestricted reserves held were equivalent to five to six months of operating costs at year-end.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £26k; policy: approx. 9 months of operating costs)

“During 2024 our reserve continued (as in 2023) to be 5-6 months of operating costs”

Per its FY2024 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

MATHEW DAVID BARTLETTchair
David Vaughan
Emma Carino Vaughan
Thomasina Kate Brown · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Torfaen

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£123k	£114k
31/12/2023	£61k	£72k
31/12/2022	£67k	£62k
31/12/2021	£51k	£33k
31/12/2020	£22k	£22k

Common questions

Is SHARON FULL GOSPEL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £122,568.30 with total expenses of £114,435.65, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately nine months of operating costs, though the actual unrestricted reserves held were equivalent to five to six months of operating costs at year-end. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/07/2025	£20k	Hope For The Community
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/05/2024	£82k	Hope For The Community
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/04/2023	£10k	WALES COL - Hope for the Community
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/05/2021	£10k	Hope for the Community

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
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH.

THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH income £974k
SHEPPERTON COMMUNITY CHURCH income £120k
CENTRE CHURCH income £167k
GLENDALE CHURCH income £121k
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST EDWARD STREET PARISH income £186k
SEFTON GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £160k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHARON FULL GOSPEL CHURCH	£123k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH FY2024	£974k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHEPPERTON COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£120k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRE CHURCH FY2024	£167k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GLENDALE CHURCH FY2024	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST EDWARD STREET PARISH FY2025	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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