EVANGEL CHURCH (DURHAM)

Registered charity 1081574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EVANGEL CHURCH CHESTER-LE-STREET

The Charity represents a Christian congregation in Chester le Street, Co Durham providing pastoral ministry, public worship services, children and young people's work, evangelism, and teaching. It accommodates Durham Christian Partnership's rehabilitation, counselling and food bank collection work .It supports missionaries in UK and overseas, but does not respond to unsolicited funding requests .

Objects

TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, IN PARTICULAR TO CONTINUE AN EXISTING AND GROWING WORK AS A CHURCH IN CHESTER-LE-STREET, CO DURHAM AND IN SUCH OTHER PLACE OR PLACES AS SHALL BE DECIDED UPON THE FURTHERANCE OF THE OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH CONSISTENTLY WITH THE DOCTRINES BY PROCLAIMING AND FURTHERING THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE WORD OF GOD ("THE GOSPEL") CONSISTENTLY WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH

Area of benefit: CHESTER-LE-STREET

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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Latest income

£51k

Latest spending

£53k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £115,263 against a policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £2,719 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure in hand after allowing for current liabilities (held: £115k)

“The policy on reserves is to leave sufficient reserves in the unrestricted funds to meet planned objectives, and to have three months' expenditure in hand after allowing for current liabilities.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Trustee Rev J C Walton received £13,596 remuneration, £212.40 travel expenses, £312 office use, and £2,400 pension contributions.

“During the year, Pastor J.C. Walton earned £13,596 for his services as a Pastor and was reimbursed £212.40 for travelling expenses and £312 (included in management and administration )for the use of his home as an office and for the use of his telephone. There were also payments totalling £2,400 into his pension plan.” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Rev J C Walton received remuneration, expense reimbursement, and office use payments.

“During the year, Pastor J.C. Walton earned £13,596 for his services as a Pastor and was reimbursed £212.40 for travelling expenses and £312 (included in management and administration )for the use of his home as an office and for the use of his telephone. There were also payments totalling £2,400 into his pension plan.” — page 12

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 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christine Alice May Wilson BSc Hons
KENNETH JOHN PARSONS CA
SANDRA ROONEY
Shirley Linda Lewis

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£51k	£53k
31/12/2023	£53k	£38k
31/12/2022	£46k	£57k
31/12/2021	£46k	£45k
31/12/2020	£37k	£29k

Common questions

Is EVANGEL CHURCH (DURHAM) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £115,263 against a policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £2,719 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from the previous year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.