CITY GATE CHURCH, UK

Registered charity 1089210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CIRCUS FELLOWSHIP

We are a community based local church with interests that extend beyond the City of Brighton & Hove

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN BRIGHTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Area of benefit: BRIGHTON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £84,198 against a policy target of three months of expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £4,248 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total net assets from £106,933 to £109,666 when including restricted funds, though unrestricted funds decreased from £88,446 to £84,198.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £84k; policy: three months of expenditure)

“CGC continues to hold a minimum of three months reserve of expenditure to ensure that obligations can be met for payments to employees and use of buildings.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gwyn Davies received remuneration of £22,890 and pension contributions of £500.

“Gwyn Davies received remuneration of 22,890 (2024: 22,078) and benefits in the form of pension contributions of 500 (2024: 475) during the year.” — page 26

“Robert Coull, husband of Susan Coull, a trustee, received remuneration of £1,974 (£1,886) during the year.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Robert Coull, husband of trustee Susan Coull, received remuneration of £1,974.

“Gwyn Davies received remuneration of 22,890 (2024: 22,078) and benefits in the form of pension contributions of 500 (2024: 475) during the year.” — page 26

“Robert Coull, husband of Susan Coull, a trustee, received remuneration of £1,974 (£1,886) during the year.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments totalling £506 were sent to Movement in Worship CIC, a company where trustee Andy Au is a Director.

“Gwyn Davies received remuneration of 22,890 (2024: 22,078) and benefits in the form of pension contributions of 500 (2024: 475) during the year.” — page 26

“Robert Coull, husband of Susan Coull, a trustee, received remuneration of £1,974 (£1,886) during the year.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andy Au · trustee of 1 other charity
BECKY GODDEN
Gwynfa Kathrine Davies · trustee of 1 other charity
JONATHAN WILKINS · trustee of 1 other charity
Louise Estelle Gregory
Susan Elizabeth Coull
Yvonne Au · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · South Africa · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£115k	£113k
31/10/2024	£108k	£120k
31/10/2023	£123k	£112k
31/10/2022	£106k	£94k
31/10/2021	£120k	£112k

Common questions

Is CITY GATE CHURCH, UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £84,198 against a policy target of three months of expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £4,248 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total net assets from £106,933 to £109,666 when including restricted funds, though unrestricted funds decreased from £88,446 to £84,198. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CITY GATE CHURCH, UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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 DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED	1	£16k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£6k
HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE	1	£3k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

CITYGATE CHURCH income £1.1m
CITYGATES CHURCH NORWICH income £686k
THE GATE CHURCH income £116k
CITY GATE FOUNDATION income £115k
GATEWAY CHURCH income £411k
CITYGATE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTRE income £3.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CITY GATE CHURCH, UK	£115k	Under £60,000	0	below	—	no doubt
CITYGATE CHURCH FY2024	£1.1m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
CITYGATES CHURCH NORWICH FY2025	£686k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GATE CHURCH FY2025	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY GATE FOUNDATION FY2024	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GATEWAY CHURCH FY2025	£411k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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