DESTINY CHURCH TEES VALLEY

Registered charity 1119951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TEESSIDE INTERNATIONAL CITY CHURCH

The principal activity of the charity during the period under review was the running and operation of a local church

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

Latest income
£259k
Latest spending
£308k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £48,670 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £572,654, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of the higher of £50,000 or three months of average gross expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months average gross expenditure (held: £542k)
The trustees aim to maintain cash-back unrestricted reserves at the higher of £50,000 or three months average gross expenditure out of those reserves. — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Pastor JM Harris received gross salary of £34,806 plus oncosts; Mrs C Harris received gross salary of £13,230 plus oncosts.
Included in staff costs are the following gross salaries and oncosts for Pastor JM Harris and Mrs C Harris. Pastor JM Harris Gross salary £34,806, employers ni £3547 and employers pension £4017 Mrs C Harris Gross salary £13,230, employers ni £570 and employers pension £1298 — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees Pastor JM Harris and Mrs C Harris received remuneration included in staff costs.
Included in staff costs are the following gross salaries and oncosts for Pastor JM Harris and Mrs C Harris. Pastor JM Harris Gross salary £34,806, employers ni £3547 and employers pension £4017 Mrs C Harris Gross salary £13,230, employers ni £570 and employers pension £1298 No expenses were reimbursed to trustee's in the year. — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£259k£308k
31/03/2024£231k£243k
31/03/2023£184k£173k
31/03/2022£161k£164k
31/03/2021£185k£181k

Common questions

Is DESTINY CHURCH TEES VALLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £48,670 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £572,654, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of the higher of £50,000 or three months of average gross expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE MESSAGE TRUST1£219k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£38k
THE GOSHEN TRUST1£23k
BASINGSTOKE COMMUNITY CHURCHES1£2k

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 BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DESTINY CHURCH TEES VALLEY£259k0unclearno doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BATH ST. BARTHOLOMEW FY2024£428k0unclearno doubt
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£1.2m0belowno doubt
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£275k0unclearno doubt
PARISH OF EAST HAM, HOLY TRINITY FY2025£345k0unclearno doubt
GRACE CHURCH EXETER FY2023£286k0unclearno doubt

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