FIELDS CHURCH

Registered charity 1082134 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTIAN FAMILY CHURCH, IPSWICH CHRISTIAN FAMILY CHURCH

To advance the Christian faith, to relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship, or who are aged or sick. To promote and fulfill other charitable purposes beneficial to the communities in which we serve. Working with people of all age groups young and old in the county of Suffolk

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Latest income
£117k
Latest spending
£104k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,396 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £117,281 and expenditure of £103,885. The charity held unrestricted general fund cash reserves of £99,727 at year end, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of approximately £24,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 25% of budgeted unrestricted income (approx £24,000) (held: £100k)
“The board of Trustees has established a policy whereby the main objective is to hold funds equating to 25% of the budgeted unrestricted income for each financial year which would equate to approximately £24,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenses reimbursed to trustee Richard Smith
“In addition the charity incurred expenditure totalling £628 (2024: £603) to Richard Smith, trustee, in respect of the customary provision of travel costs so that he could better perform his duties. No trustees received employment benefits in either the current or preceding year.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£117k£104k
31/08/2024£104k£101k
31/08/2023£102k£101k
31/08/2022£109k£89k
31/08/2021£89k£79k

Common questions

Is FIELDS CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,396 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £117,281 and expenditure of £103,885. The charity held unrestricted general fund cash reserves of £99,727 at year end, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of approximately £24,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SWALLOW TRUST1£6k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CASTLEFIELDS CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FIELDS CHURCH£117k—0above—no doubt
CASTLEFIELDS CHURCH FY2026£109k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FULHAM, ST ANDREW FULHAM FIELDS, LONDON. FY2024£322k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATTERSEA FIELDS FY2024£225k—0unclear—no doubt
CITYGATES CHURCH NORWICH FY2025£686k—0unclear—no doubt
VITACHURCH FY2026£112k—0unclear—no doubt

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