THE TRINITY CHURCH
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF GREATER MANCHESTER BY THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN TEACHING AND WORSHIP. THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE, PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE RELIEF OF THE AGED AND OF THE SICK, AND OF DISABLED PEOPLE, AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF STOCKPORT BY THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN TEACHING AND WORSHIP. THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE, PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE RELIEF OF THE AGED AND OF THE SICK, AND OF DISABLED PEOPLE, AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ceased having staff members for the foreseeable future due to insufficient funds and will be run by trustees and volunteers exclusively. Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted funds are held in cash, with total assets of £36,621 as of the year end. The filing notes that the receipts and payments accounts do not present a 'true and fair' view as required by accounting standards.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity will therefore be run by trustees and volunteers exclusively.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 18
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 20
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 20
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 10/03/2026, 38 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 03/09/2024, 216 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 08/02/2023, 8 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 11/03/2022, 39 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Daniel Burgesschair
- Adam Rochford
- IAIN MARTIN
- Mark Thornley
- SONJA MORELAND
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £30k | £18k |
| 31/03/2024 | £44k | £61k |
| 31/03/2023 | £26k | £65k |
| 31/03/2022 | £26k | £42k |
| 31/03/2021 | £22k | £24k |
Common questions
Is THE TRINITY CHURCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ceased having staff members for the foreseeable future due to insufficient funds and will be run by trustees and volunteers exclusively. Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted funds are held in cash, with total assets of £36,621 as of the year end. The filing notes that the receipts and payments accounts do not present a 'true and fair' view as required by accounting standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE HOWARD FOUNDATION | 2 | £49k |
| THE SOLA TRUST | 2 | £14k |
| THE CROSS TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST | 1 | £13k |
| THE DEO GLORIA TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE ALMOND TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| REACH SOUTH | 1 | £9k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WIMBLEDON PARK | 1 | £6k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TRINITY CHURCH | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON | £267k | £80,001 - £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TRINITY CHURCH ABINGDON | £154k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TRINITY CHURCH OXFORD | £204k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Trinity Church Central London | £299k | £61,882.09 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TRINITY CHURCH | £75k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |