AUDACIOUS CHURCH

Registered charity 1129633 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AUDACIOUS CITY CHURCH

The charity's objects are set out by the trust deed as:- the advancement of the christian faith- the relief of sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support- the advancement of education

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

Latest income

£4.7m

Latest spending

£4.2m

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net increase in funds and holds adequate unrestricted reserves to meet its policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £81,403 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“Mr G Barrett received emoluments of £81,403 (2024: £75,215) during the year for his services to the church and has pension contributions paid of £3,701 (2024: £3,701).” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £1.1m)

“It is the policy of the charity 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 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr G Barrett received emoluments of £81,403 and pension contributions of £3,701. Mr S A Keir received £nil emoluments and £600 pension contributions.

“Mr G Barrett received emoluments of £81,403 (2024: £75,215) during the year for his services to the church and has pension contributions paid of £3,701 (2024: £3,701). Mr S A Keir received emoluments of £nil (2024: £nil) during the year for his service to the church and had pension contributions paid of £600 (2024: £600).” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loan account with Audacious Foundation (trustees S A Keir and G Barrett are trustees of the foundation).

“Mr S A Keir and Mr G Barrett, trustees of the church, were also trustees of Audacious Foundation, registered charity number 1173786. During the year Audacious Church operated a loan account with Audacious Foundation. At 1 April 2024, Audacious Foundation owed Audacious Church £60,681. During the year, expenses paid net of any income received totalled £19,956. At 31 March 2025, Audacious Church owed Audacious Foundation £80,637.” — page 37

“Mr N Smith, a trustee of the church, is also a trustee of Planetshakers Church. During the year Audacious Church made donations amounting to £2,759 (2024: £3,595).” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations to Planetshakers Church (trustee N Smith is a trustee of Planetshakers Church).

“Mr S A Keir and Mr G Barrett, trustees of the church, were also trustees of Audacious Foundation, registered charity number 1173786. During the year Audacious Church operated a loan account with Audacious Foundation. At 1 April 2024, Audacious Foundation owed Audacious Church £60,681. During the year, expenses paid net of any income received totalled £19,956. At 31 March 2025, Audacious Church owed Audacious Foundation £80,637.” — page 37

“Mr N Smith, a trustee of the church, is also a trustee of Planetshakers Church. During the year Audacious Church made donations amounting to £2,759 (2024: £3,595).” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Audacious Church (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). 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

£4.7m

Total spending

£4.2m

Cost of raising funds

£154k

Reserves (reported)

£1.5m

Employees

65

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% 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: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

David John McPhail
GLYN BARRETT · trustee of 2 other charities
JONATHAN BRACEGIRDLE · trustee of 1 other charity
NEIL SMITH
Stuart Andrew Keir · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£4.7m	£4.2m
31/03/2024	£4.3m	£3.7m
31/03/2023	£3.6m	£3.4m
31/03/2022	£3.4m	£2.4m
31/03/2021	£2.8m	£1.9m

Common questions

Is AUDACIOUS CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net increase in funds and holds adequate unrestricted reserves to meet its policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

What does the highest-paid employee of AUDACIOUS CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £81,403 band.

Who funds AUDACIOUS CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AUDACIOUS CHURCH as a grant recipient include THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, GRACE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
GRACE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
GRACE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	Donations
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£0
GRACE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£0	Donations

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON	1	£200k

Charities like this

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

HEART CHURCH income £1.3m
LIFEHOUSE CHURCH income £661k
ONE CHURCH income £1.1m
Sound Church income £943k
DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £180k
NEW GROUND CHURCHES income £450k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AUDACIOUS CHURCH	£4.7m	£81,403	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HEART CHURCH FY2024	£1.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
LIFEHOUSE CHURCH FY2024	£661k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ONE CHURCH FY2024	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Sound Church FY2025	£943k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£180k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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