GODFIRST CHRISTCHURCH
Registered charity 1090933 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FAMILY CHURCH CHRISTCHURCH
To advance the Christian faith in Christchurch, in the UK and internationally and to advance any other charitable purpose that may be connected to the core work of the charity.
Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £902,245 from £755,060 in the prior year, resulting in a net income of £166,856. The charity holds total unrestricted funds of £2,005,247, though it reports negative free reserves of £550,446 due to designated building fund liabilities. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: General offering (53% of income)
“General offering income £480,412” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' routine expenditure, approximately £90,000 (held: £2.0m)
“The Trustees have assessed the level of Reserves to be maintained at a level of three months’ routine expenditure, approximately £90,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees
“Donations received from Trustees in the year totalled £42,000 (2024: £35,728), of this £4,643 was specifically for the building fund.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- ASKE, Jonathan Robert — director, appointed 12/02/2026on trustee list
- BANNISTER, Sooeun — director, appointed 24/09/2024on trustee list
- HARDEN, Samuel James — director, appointed 25/05/2022on trustee list
- HATTON-BIRD, Ruth Elizabeth — director, appointed 25/05/2022on trustee list
- KEMP, Duncan Richard — director, appointed 17/02/2020on trustee list
- HUDSON, Kathryn — director, appointed 20/12/2001on trustee list
- ASKE, Jonathan Robert — secretary, appointed 26/03/2026
Official officers record.
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 · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Jonathan Robert Askechair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Duncan Richard Kemp
- KATHRYN HUDSON
- Ruth Hatton-Bird
- Samuel Harden
- SooEun Bannister
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GODFIRST CHRISTCHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £902,245 from £755,060 in the prior year, resulting in a net income of £166,856. The charity holds total unrestricted funds of £2,005,247, though it reports negative free reserves of £550,446 due to designated building fund liabilities. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds GODFIRST CHRISTCHURCH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GODFIRST CHRISTCHURCH as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
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