THE NEWLAND CHRISTIAN TRUST

Registered charity 1101648 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the advancement of the Christian religion in accordance with the Statement of Faith and the support of gospel work within Hull and beyond. This includes the employment of staff to work with families, children, students and adults of all ages and the provision of the Christ Church Centre.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £148,598 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £1,214,794. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters required attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04976143

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.

• HOSIE, Jack Richard — director, appointed 11/05/2026on trustee list
• BELHAM, James — director, appointed 11/11/2024on trustee list
• JOHNSTON, Adam, Reverend — director, appointed 01/09/2024on trustee list
• TEARLE, Robert, Reverend — director, appointed 09/01/2023on trustee list
• MITCHELL, Tim — director, appointed 12/04/2021on trustee list
• MCKAY, Scott Leslie, Rev — director, appointed 27/07/2020on trustee list
• BIRNIE, Peter, Rev — director, appointed 27/07/2020on trustee list
• WHITTON, Vivian John — director, appointed 15/06/2008not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £76k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~26.6 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 (88% 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: 7.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• GARETH CRESSWELL
• Jack Richard Hosie
• James Belham
• Rev Adam Johnston
• Rev Peter Birnie
• Rev Robert Tearle
• Rev Scott McKay
• Tim Mitchell
• Timothy Benstead
• VIV WHITTON

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE INTERNATIONAL.

• NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE INTERNATIONAL income £248k
• CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE income £528k
• THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD NEWNESS OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £229k
• NEW GROUND CHURCHES income £450k
• KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH income £1.2m
• CENTRE CHURCH income £145k

Side by side with its peers

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