NEW GENERATION CHURCH TRUST
To advance the Christian Faith, provide services and facilities for the local community, further Christian education and relieve hardship in Sidcup and surrounding areas
Objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SIDCUP AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.(B) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF SIDCUP AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD WHICH FACILITIES MAY WITHOUT LIMITATION INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF CHILD CARE SERVICES AND MEETINGS , LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE. (C) TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN SUCH ARTS OF SIDCUP, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.(D) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN SUCH PARTS OF SIDCUP, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the trust recorded an overall deficit of £9,011 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing to £95,365. The trustees confirm that the trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. The trust's reserves policy targets three to six months of expenditure, and the trustees consider the current level of reserves sufficient to continue activities.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- 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: 80
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 80
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 80
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/08/2022)
Trustees
- Brian Marriott
- David Roy Hill
- Esther Marianne Box
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £303k | £312k |
| 31/03/2024 | £333k | £303k |
| 31/03/2023 | £289k | £289k |
| 31/03/2022 | £267k | £264k |
| 31/03/2021 | £292k | £230k |
Common questions
Is NEW GENERATION CHURCH TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust recorded an overall deficit of £9,011 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing to £95,365. The trustees confirm that the trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. The trust's reserves policy targets three to six months of expenditure, and the trustees consider the current level of reserves sufficient to continue activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NEW GENERATION CHURCH TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NEW GENERATION CHURCH TRUST as a grant recipient include EASTGATE (KENT) LTD.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTGATE (KENT) LTD | FY2022 | £10k | |
| EASTGATE (KENT) LTD | FY2021 | £3k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON | 1 | £248k |
| DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £12k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD | 1 | £2k |
| THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- NEW GENERATION REVIVAL MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
- NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST
- CITYGATE CHURCH
- GENERATIONS CHURCH
- THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- NEW CITY CHURCH MILTON KEYNES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW GENERATION CHURCH TRUST | £303k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW GENERATION REVIVAL MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL | £156k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST | £71k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CITYGATE CHURCH | £1.1m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| GENERATIONS CHURCH | £151k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST | £206k | Under £60,000 | 0 | within | — | no doubt |