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HIS CHURCH

Registered charity 1097667 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

HCC sow food, clothing and aid to people in need locally, nationally and in Europe and Africa either directly or in association with other charities in pursuance of its humanitarian aid programmes. These outreach activities complement HCC's objectives and policies as listed in the Trustees Report. HCC does not fund raise and relies entirely upon donations

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £186,351 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income decreasing by 9.5% to £1,898,310. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,578,485 at year-end, which the trustees describe as providing a firm reserves base equivalent to 11 months of expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One trustee (Natalie Pickering) received a salary of £23,400 for work as Special Projects Co-ordinator.
“One trustee (Natalie Pickering) was paid a salary totalling £23,400 (2023 - £20,434) under a contract of employment in connection with their work as Special Projects Co-ordinator.” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Natalie Pickering, a trustee, received a salary of £23,400 for work as Special Projects Co-ordinator.
“One trustee (Natalie Pickering) was paid a salary totalling £23,400 (2023 - £20,434) under a contract of employment in connection with their work as Special Projects Co-ordinator.” — page 32
“His Church Limited distributed £343,424 (2023 - £400,511) in the year under a corporate gift aid arrangement.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: His Church Limited, a trading subsidiary wholly owned by the charity, distributed £343,424 to the charity via corporate gift aid.
“One trustee (Natalie Pickering) was paid a salary totalling £23,400 (2023 - £20,434) under a contract of employment in connection with their work as Special Projects Co-ordinator.” — page 32
“His Church Limited distributed £343,424 (2023 - £400,511) in the year under a corporate gift aid arrangement.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and closely related persons donated £25,593 to the charity.
“One trustee (Natalie Pickering) was paid a salary totalling £23,400 (2023 - £20,434) under a contract of employment in connection with their work as Special Projects Co-ordinator.” — page 32
“His Church Limited distributed £343,424 (2023 - £400,511) in the year under a corporate gift aid arrangement.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity charged rent of £8,000 to its trading subsidiary, His Church Limited.
“One trustee (Natalie Pickering) was paid a salary totalling £23,400 (2023 - £20,434) under a contract of employment in connection with their work as Special Projects Co-ordinator.” — page 32
“His Church Limited distributed £343,424 (2023 - £400,511) in the year under a corporate gift aid arrangement.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan interest of £22,321 was charged to the subsidiary on inter-organisation loan balances.
“One trustee (Natalie Pickering) was paid a salary totalling £23,400 (2023 - £20,434) under a contract of employment in connection with their work as Special Projects Co-ordinator.” — page 32
“His Church Limited distributed £343,424 (2023 - £400,511) in the year under a corporate gift aid arrangement.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: His Church Limited
“The charity owns the whole of the issued share capital of His Church Limited, which is incorporated in the United Kingdom (company number 07260167) and pays its taxable profit to the charity by corporate gift aid.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HPH. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~15.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.9m£1.7m
31/12/2023£2.1m£1.7m
31/12/2022£2.0m£1.6m
31/12/2021£1.9m£1.3m
31/12/2020£1.4m£1.1m

Common questions

Is HIS CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £186,351 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income decreasing by 9.5% to £1,898,310. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,578,485 at year-end, which the trustees describe as providing a firm reserves base equivalent to 11 months of expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HPH.

Who funds HIS CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HIS CHURCH as a grant recipient include EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITEDFY2023£5kAdmin donation for food for Two Rivers Pantry
EAST RIDING VOLUNTARY ACTION SERVICES (ERVAS) LIMITEDFY2022£4kAdmin donation for food for Two Rivers Pantry

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HIS CHURCH£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
HIS CHURCH - LONDON FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUCCLECOTE, ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES FY2025£163k—0below—no doubt
BROMLEY CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2024£1.2m——above—no doubt
READING CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025£160k——unclear—no doubt
CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO FY2025£763k—0unclear—no doubt

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