Arise Church Lincoln

Registered charity 1088731 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIFE CHURCH LINCOLN, NEW LIFE BIRCHWOOD AND HARTSHOLME, NLBH

The principal activity of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith and the practical outworking of that faith, with a particular focus in the local community of Birchwood and Hartsholme in Lincoln, providing activities for all ages, backgrounds and circumstances, and giving assistance and relief to persons in need or hardship.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£176k

Latest spending

£175k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £846 for the year, with total income decreasing by 19% primarily due to a significant drop in grant income. The trustees report that free reserves of £122,768 are significantly higher than the stated policy target of 10% of unrestricted annual expenditure, and the charity is well-positioned to withstand inflationary pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 10% of the unrestricted fund expenditure (held: £123k)

“a policy would be adopted to build up a general reserve equivalent to 10% of the unrestricted fund expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Arise Church Lincoln (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

David Stubbs
Paul Anthony Claxton
Timothy Hirst
William Toynton

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

Operates in: India · Lincolnshire · South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£176k	£175k
31/12/2024	£219k	£167k
31/12/2023	£167k	£150k
31/12/2022	£163k	£168k
31/12/2021	£153k	£146k

Common questions

Is Arise Church Lincoln financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £846 for the year, with total income decreasing by 19% primarily due to a significant drop in grant income. The trustees report that free reserves of £122,768 are significantly higher than the stated policy target of 10% of unrestricted annual expenditure, and the charity is well-positioned to withstand inflationary pressures. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

ARISE CHURCH income £260k
ARUN COMMUNITY CHURCH income £720k
ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN income £1.9m
BRIDGE CHURCH LINCOLN income £865k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINCOLN ST SWITHIN income £421k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. NICHOLAS WITH ST. JOHN BAPTIST, LINCOLN income £110k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Arise Church Lincoln	£176k	—	above	—	no doubt
ARISE CHURCH FY2025	£260k	—	below	—	no doubt
ARUN COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£720k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN FY2025	£1.9m	—	below	—	no doubt
BRIDGE CHURCH LINCOLN FY2025	£865k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINCOLN ST SWITHIN FY2024	£421k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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