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ACTS 435

Registered charity 1131305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC042550 (OSCR)

Online giving charity where participating churches post requests online for help for people in need and donors choose to give to them.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves amounted to £108,023, with free reserves of £80,216. The trustees consider a prudent level of unrestricted reserves to be approximately £83,100, meaning the charity's current free reserves are below its stated policy target. The charity reported a net expenditure of £2,574 for the year, funded by unrestricted reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of operating costs and 50% of the cost of a website rebuild, totaling £83,100 (held: £80k)
“the trustees currently consider that a prudent and appropriate level of unrestricted reserves to hold would be equivalent to four months of operating costs and 50% of the cost of a website rebuild which its current free reserves amount to. This would be approximately £34,800 for the website and £48,300 for operating expenses, totaling £83,100.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One of the trustees is a member of the management team of these organisations.
“During the year funds of £770 (2024: £1,700) were paid in grants to beneficiaries via Community Money Advice and £11,115 (2024: £14,430) via St Mary’s Church, Scarborough. One of the trustees is a member of the management team of these organisations. The trustees are not involved in the decision making of which requests are met and grants are made on the same terms as all other charity beneficiaries. During the year funds of £630 (2024: £2,215) were paid in grants to beneficiaries via Gateway Church, York. One of the members of key management personnel of Acts 435 is on the leadership team of this church. Personal trustee donations for the year amounted to £70 (2024: £350). The trustees provide their time to the charity at no cost.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Thomas Coombs Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£30k
Reserves (reported)
£80k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/07/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/07/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/07/2022£1.0m£1.0m
31/07/2021£1.1m£1.0m

Common questions

Is ACTS 435 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves amounted to £108,023, with free reserves of £80,216. The trustees consider a prudent level of unrestricted reserves to be approximately £83,100, meaning the charity's current free reserves are below its stated policy target. The charity reported a net expenditure of £2,574 for the year, funded by unrestricted reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thomas Coombs Limited.

Who funds ACTS 435?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTS 435 as a grant recipient include THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JUNCTION 42 FOUNDATION, THE HOPE FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HAMPTON, EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE JUNCTION 42 FOUNDATIONFY2022£12kmicro-grants for clients in financial hardship
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE HOPE FOUNDATIONFY2024£7kFinancial support to people in need of practical help (travel expenses, school uniforms, household furniture, etc.)
THE HOPE FOUNDATIONFY2023£6kFinancial support to people in need of practical help (travel, uniforms, furniture, etc.)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HAMPTONFY2022£4kDonations
EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£3kChurch life
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINTHORPE, MIDDLESBROUGHFY2023£3k
REDEEMER TRUST LTDFY2021£2kGrants to institutions
WEST AUCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCHFY2021£2kProvision of white goods, furniture and other items
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY BREDIN, CANTERBURYFY2024£1kUK based Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER BROCKLEYFY2025£1kMission Grants
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINTHORPE, MIDDLESBROUGHFY2022£1k
THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY & ST MATTHIAS, TULSE HILLFY2023£890Grants to clients
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINTHORPE, MIDDLESBROUGHFY2024£435Internet scheme to help the local poor.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, COLNEY HEATHFY2024£400Acts 435
REDEEMER TRUST LTDFY2024£350Grants to institutions
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY & ST MATTHIAS, TULSE HILLFY2024£200Grants to applicants experiencing financial hardship
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY BREDIN, CANTERBURYFY2022£140UK Based Missionary Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PULBOROUGHFY2021£0Missionary and charitable giving: Home

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 JD FOUNDATION1£561k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k
REDEEMER CHURCH CHESTER LE STREET1£9k
THE KUPAH CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k
PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUST1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTS 435£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK LIMITED FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
REGIONS BEYOND UK FY2024£353k—0unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt

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