HOPE CHURCH (NEWTOWN)
Registered charity 1120696 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH (NEWTOWN)
Activities undertaken by the Church include: taking aid to several overseas countries; assisting local needy people with practical provision; providing training and skills for single and young parents; running youth and children's clubs; caring and providing meals for the elderly; proclamation of the Christian Gospel; taking lessons and running lunch clubs in local schools.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity group reported a net deficit of £28,681 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £4,898,064. The trustees' report notes that free reserves (net current assets excluding restricted funds) amounted to £257,623, which is below the stated policy target of covering at least three months of normal outgoings. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified 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
Related-party transaction: The Church donated £26,660 to the Hub of Hope Foundation, with £635 payable at year-end. The Church has trustees in common with this charity.
“During the year the Church donated £26,660 (2024 £8,376) to the Hub of Hope Foundation, At the year end £635 (2024 nil) was payable to the organisation. The Church has some trustees In common with this charity.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Denise Curgenven — Lead Pastor (source)
- Simon Curgenven — Teaching Pastor (source)
- Alan Hewitt — Assistant Pastor (source)
- Avril Morgan — Community Outreach Pastor (source)
- Ed Coomber — Business, Facilities and Finance Manager (source)
- Faith Hemsley — Administration & Operations Lead (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£441k
Reported reserves equal ~51.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% 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: 39.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- ALAN LESLIE HEWITTchair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Daniel Allport
- LESLIE ALLEN · trustee of 2 other charities
- MICHAEL ROBERT ALLPORT
- Rev DENISE HELEN CURGENVEN
- Rev SIMON ROY CURGENVEN
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Powys
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOPE CHURCH (NEWTOWN) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity group reported a net deficit of £28,681 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £4,898,064. The trustees' report notes that free reserves (net current assets excluding restricted funds) amounted to £257,623, which is below the stated policy target of covering at least three months of normal outgoings. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited.
Government & lottery funding
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