Simply Church, Teignmouth Ltd
Supporting local communities by involvement in toddlers and teenage activities.Providing fun days for families as well as running children's activities within the church.Weekly cafe style services. Leading CAP and providing a trained CAP debt counsellorProviding a community cafe with Paypoint facilities to support the most deprived area of the town
Objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFSIN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF TEIGNMOUTH, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIMETO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVEGOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND,INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OFTIEGNMOUTH, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIMETO TIME THINK FIT;
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £3,345, bringing total unrestricted funds to £22,917. The trustees report that the charity is currently in a surplus position for the 2026 period and anticipate this trend will continue, allowing for the generation of funding reserves. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits.
What the accounts disclose
“Mr David Longman is a serving trustee of the charity and receives an annual salary of £37,100” — page 15
“The Trust tries to hold cash reserves equivalent to three months outgoings to enable the charity to continue in the event of a major drop in income resulting from unforeseen circumstances or emergencies.” — page 5
“Mr David Longman is a serving trustee of the charity and receives an annual salary of £37,100 (£37,100 in 2024) for his position as Pastor. He also receives reimbursement for any necessary travel expenses. These are noted within the accounts. In addition, the Pastor’s wife, Lucy Longman, was appointed in March 2018 as a supervisor at the Pow Wow Café Shop. In 2025 her annual salary was £18,629 (£17,504 in 2024). The 2025 charity accounts include a £960 accountancy expense for the cessation accounts for the charity's wholly owned subsidiary, Riviera Tea Rooms Ltd. The subsidiary was dissolved on 22nd November 2025” — page 15
“The charity's wholly owned subsidiary, Riviera Tea Rooms Ltd, was dissolved on 25 th November 2025.” — page 17
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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/03/2021)
Trustees
- DAVID JOSEPH LONGMANchair
- CHRISTINE ELIZABETH MORRIS
- Dr Oladipo Aworinde
- Richard Gilbert
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £117k | £114k |
| 31/12/2024 | £115k | £115k |
| 31/12/2023 | £112k | £119k |
| 31/12/2022 | £114k | £127k |
| 31/12/2021 | £133k | £116k |
Common questions
Is Simply Church, Teignmouth Ltd financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £3,345, bringing total unrestricted funds to £22,917. The trustees report that the charity is currently in a surplus position for the 2026 period and anticipate this trend will continue, allowing for the generation of funding reserves. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of Simply Church, Teignmouth Ltd earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £37,100 band.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/09/2014 | £9k | Cooking up Success |