Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

ST LUKE'S CHURCH

Registered charity 1119572 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious activities (Christian).Children/Youth activities in the community.Overseas aid/support.Provides human resources.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£980k
Latest spending
£966k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,517 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a prior year deficit. However, the charity had a negative net current asset position of £26,671, with trustees identifying cash availability as the biggest ongoing risk to its going concern status. Reserves are currently below the stated policy target of six months' costs, though trustees expect this to improve following the expected sale of a property.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.1m; policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure)
“The charity has yet to achieve this level of reserves”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“the trustees are aware that the availability of cash funds currently poses the biggest ongoing risk to the charity's going concern status.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £177k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£980k
Total spending
£966k
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
50

Reported reserves equal ~13.3 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 (64% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£980k£966k
31/03/2024£848k£1.0m
31/03/2023£814k£936k
31/03/2022£896k£912k
31/03/2021£829k£811k

Common questions

Is ST LUKE'S CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,517 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a prior year deficit. However, the charity had a negative net current asset position of £26,671, with trustees identifying cash availability as the biggest ongoing risk to its going concern status. Reserves are currently below the stated policy target of six months' costs, though trustees expect this to improve following the expected sale of a property. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ST LUKE'S CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST LUKE'S CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON, ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITY, THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED, PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDFORD.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTONFY2021£105kGifts and regrants to Connected Entities
ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITYFY2022£100k
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£19k
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITEDFY2021£17k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDFORDFY2024£5kGift towards repair of their Hall roof
HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIESFY2024£5k
ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITYFY2025£5k
ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITYFY2024£3k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITYFY2021£2kAdvancement of religion
N7 COMMUNITY CHOIRFY2021£2kDonation to church for rehearsal/performance space and community links
N7 COMMUNITY CHOIRFY2023£2kDonation to church for rehearsal/performance space and community links
N7 COMMUNITY CHOIRFY2024£2k
N7 COMMUNITY CHOIRFY2022£2k
ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITYFY2023£2k
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, ST ALBANS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST LUKE'S CHURCH£980k—0below—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, ST ALBANS FY2025£200k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON FY2025£275k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST YORK FY2024£135k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH,ST LUKE FY2025£180k—0above—noted
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, BATTERSEA FY2024£620k—0below—no doubt

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