FRESH EXPRESSIONS LIMITED

Registered charity 1080103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAMBETH PROJECTS LIMITED

Established in 2004, Fresh Expressions has increasingly developed into a movement working with most major denominations and many other groups. It aims to resource the development of vibrant and sustainable new forms of church alongside traditional churches across the country. These fresh expressions of church aim to meet the needs of those who have no real contact with conventional churches.

Objects

3.1 The Charity’s Object, for the public benefit in any part of the world, is the advancement of the Christian religion by but not limited to, delivering, supporting, equipping and encouraging Christian leadership to increase the number of Christian churches (regardless of denomination) and increase the types of Christian worship (known as fresh expressions of church), thereby making them more accessible. 3.2 Throughout the Articles “charitable” means charitable in accordance with the law of England and Wales provided that it will not include any purpose that is not charitable in accordance with Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and Section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £47,202 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £188,114 to £159,984. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding six months of operational expenditure, while the actual unrestricted reserves stood at £110,382. The organization employs no paid staff, relying instead on a flexible Operations Team and trustee governance.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARK PAUL WILLIAMSONchair
• AMIE BUHARI
• Bishop Michael Robert Harrison
• Elliot Henry Thomas
• Rev Anthony John Clowes
• Rev LESLIE MICHAEL NEWTON

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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