Emmanuel Gateway Church
CHURCH SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) 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 IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £64,197 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a fall in net assets to £1,299,575. Despite the deficit, the trustees report that the charity remains in a strong financial position with free reserves of £269,121, which exceed their policy target of six months of fixed expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“During the pandemic the Trustees agreed that we should aim to hold free reserves that were at least equal to six months of fixed expenditure over committed income to ensure that we could continue to operate smoothly were our income and / or our expenditure to vary unexpectedly. This policy remains in place” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
Trustees
- Rev Nicholas Anthony Hugheschair
- Aubrey Wickham
- CLAXTON ANDREW REGINALD ARTHUR
- O'NEIL DUNN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £363k | £427k |
| 31/03/2024 | £355k | £439k |
| 31/03/2023 | £367k | £362k |
| 31/03/2022 | £338k | £317k |
| 31/03/2021 | £327k | £293k |
Common questions
Is Emmanuel Gateway Church financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £64,197 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a fall in net assets to £1,299,575. Despite the deficit, the trustees report that the charity remains in a strong financial position with free reserves of £269,121, which exceed their policy target of six months of fixed expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/02/2019 | £10k | Changing Faces Mentoring |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/01/2012 | £10k | Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities Parenting Programme |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £16k |
| NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT | 1 | £10k |
| THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION | 1 | £6k |
| HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE | 1 | £3k |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- GATEWAY CHURCH
- CITY GATE CHURCH, UK
- EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE
- THE GATE CHURCH
- EMMANUEL CELEBRATION CENTRE
- EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Gateway Church | £363k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GATEWAY CHURCH | £411k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CITY GATE CHURCH, UK | £115k | Under £60,000 | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE | £273k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GATE CHURCH | £116k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMANUEL CELEBRATION CENTRE | £412k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |