REDEEMER WORTHING LTD

Registered charity 1096530 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JUBILEE COMMUNITY CHURCH

The Church meets at the Guildbourne Centre on Sunday mornings and in members' homes during the weekAlpha courses are held where interested people can discuss and learn about the Christian faithWe value highly our work with children & young people ranging from toddler groups through to teenagersThe church operates the "Worthing Food Bank".

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£556k
Latest spending
£590k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources decreased to £555,828 while total expenditure increased to £590,002, resulting in a net reduction in funds of £34,174. The charity holds unrestricted and undesignated general funds of £868,805, which the trustees confirm is in line with their reserves policy. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Kirsty Lyon, closely related to trustee Karen Lyon, received employment benefits for services.
“Kirsty Lyon, who is closely related to Karen Lyon, who was a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £13,719 (2024: £17,704) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
“Rodney Haggar, who is closely related to Sam Haggar, who is a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £29,269 (2024: £29,139) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rodney Haggar, closely related to trustee Sam Haggar, received employment benefits for services.
“Kirsty Lyon, who is closely related to Karen Lyon, who was a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £13,719 (2024: £17,704) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
“Rodney Haggar, who is closely related to Sam Haggar, who is a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £29,269 (2024: £29,139) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Yada, a UK charity where trustee Christine Goodban is also a trustee, received grants.
“Kirsty Lyon, who is closely related to Karen Lyon, who was a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £13,719 (2024: £17,704) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
“Rodney Haggar, who is closely related to Sam Haggar, who is a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £29,269 (2024: £29,139) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rachel Tostevin, closely related to key management Joel Tostevin, was paid for services.
“Kirsty Lyon, who is closely related to Karen Lyon, who was a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £13,719 (2024: £17,704) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
“Rodney Haggar, who is closely related to Sam Haggar, who is a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £29,269 (2024: £29,139) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from related parties including trustees and key management.
“Kirsty Lyon, who is closely related to Karen Lyon, who was a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £13,719 (2024: £17,704) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
“Rodney Haggar, who is closely related to Sam Haggar, who is a trustee, received employment benefits totalling £29,269 (2024: £29,139) for providing services to the charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£0
Total spending
£590k
Reserves (reported)
£869k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~17.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · South Africa · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£556k£590k
31/08/2024£573k£491k
31/08/2023£447k£364k
31/08/2022£388k£405k
31/08/2021£551k£366k

Common questions

Is REDEEMER WORTHING LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources decreased to £555,828 while total expenditure increased to £590,002, resulting in a net reduction in funds of £34,174. The charity holds unrestricted and undesignated general funds of £868,805, which the trustees confirm is in line with their reserves policy. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/06/2018£10kComputers to improve the effectiveness of a Food Bank
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2010£1kStar! - Worthing community workshop programme

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
TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON1£9k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD WINNERS WAY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
REDEEMER WORTHING LTD£556k—0within—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD WINNERS WAY FY2025£372k—0unclear—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ('RCCG') VICTORY CENTRE FOR ALL NATIONS FY2024£175k—0unclear—no doubt
REDEEMER CHURCH COLCHESTER FY2025£269k—0above—no doubt
REDEEMER TRUST LTD FY2024£529k—0above—no doubt
REDEEMER WINCHESTER FY2025£324k—0above—no doubt

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