GATEWAY CHURCH LEYTON

Registered charity 1051913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regular Sunday morning meetings for worship and teaching, which are open to all. Meetings held regularly each week, in the homes of various members of the church, for prayer, teaching and fellowship. Financial support to other Christian organisations/individuals working at home/overseas in accordance with the objectives of the Trust.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.(B) TO RELIEF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LONDON BOROUGH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. (C) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID LONDON BOROUGH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £15,411 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted and designated funds from £56,630 to £41,220. The trustees confirm that adequate assets remain available to fulfill existing obligations and that the charity is financially dependent on voluntary support. No salaried staff are employed, and governance costs were minimal at £756.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses
“A total payment of £1,105 were made to a trustee for their out-of-pocket expenses in this financial year (2023/24: £6,049). These are mainly due to the ministry related cost related to catering, youth/children work, storage and church camp.” — page 11
“Two trustees donated a total of £7,550 as unconditional gifts to the charity (2023/24: 5,180).” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“A total payment of £1,105 were made to a trustee for their out-of-pocket expenses in this financial year (2023/24: £6,049). These are mainly due to the ministry related cost related to catering, youth/children work, storage and church camp.” — page 11
“Two trustees donated a total of £7,550 as unconditional gifts to the charity (2023/24: 5,180).” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£32k£48k
31/03/2024£28k£40k
31/03/2023£29k£42k
31/03/2022£83k£37k
31/03/2021£39k£27k

Common questions

Is GATEWAY CHURCH LEYTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £15,411 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted and designated funds from £56,630 to £41,220. The trustees confirm that adequate assets remain available to fulfill existing obligations and that the charity is financially dependent on voluntary support. No salaried staff are employed, and governance costs were minimal at £756. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.