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LIFECHURCH MANCHESTER

Registered charity 1111303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMCF, SOUTH MANCHESTER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Furthering the Christian Faith - principal activity running a church.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£979k
Latest spending
£952k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group held free/unrestricted reserves of £121,940, which is above the stated minimum reserves policy of £110,000. The Trustees confirm that adequate resources continue to be available to fund activities for the foreseeable future, resulting in a going concern basis with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 or more — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“There was one employee with employee benefits of £60,000 or more in the year” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There was one employee with employee benefits of £60,000 or more in the year” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum reserves at £110,000 (held: £122k)
“the Trustees have maintained LifeChurch’s minimum reserves at £110,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees and related parties
“During the year, the Trustees and other related parties made donations to the charity, without conditions, totalling £43,030”
“LifeChurch Manchester also employed the spouse of a member of the group’s key management personnel who received employee benefits totalling £3,596”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Employment of spouse of key management personnel
“During the year, the Trustees and other related parties made donations to the charity, without conditions, totalling £43,030”
“LifeChurch Manchester also employed the spouse of a member of the group’s key management personnel who received employee benefits totalling £3,596”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: LifeCentre Events Limited
“The charitable company owns 100% of the share capital of LifeCentre Events Limited” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lifechurch Manchester (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£979k
Total spending
£952k
Cost of raising funds
£211k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
31

Reported reserves equal ~24.2 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 (59% 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: 21.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£979k£952k
31/03/2024£941k£914k
31/03/2023£995k£859k
31/03/2022£765k£774k
31/03/2021£740k£604k

Common questions

Is LIFECHURCH MANCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group held free/unrestricted reserves of £121,940, which is above the stated minimum reserves policy of £110,000. The Trustees confirm that adequate resources continue to be available to fund activities for the foreseeable future, resulting in a going concern basis with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of LIFECHURCH MANCHESTER earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 or more band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST1£46k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LIFECHURCH MANCHESTER£979k£60,000 or more1unclear—no doubt
LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES FY2024£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND) FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt
LIFE CHURCH SHERINGHAM FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
LIFE CHURCH (EUROPE) FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
A-LIFE FAITH CHAPEL FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt

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