GRACE CHURCH YATE

Registered charity 1133210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRACE CHURCH WESTERLEIGH

The charity is a local church.The church runs meetings open for public worship, childrens clubs, older peoples clubs and gives funds for the relief of poverty in the UK and overseas. The church proclaims the gospel as described in the basis of faith in the constitution and encourages believers in the exercise of this faith, supporting workers in the UK and overseas.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£287k

Latest spending

£165k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,344,209, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated target cash holding of £20,000. The trustees report that the charity is viable, with income from donations and rentals maintaining sufficient levels to cover charitable activities and loan repayments. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 during the year (2023 – Nil).” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum of £20,000 (held: £2.3m)

“The Trustees seek to maintain cash balances of a minimum of £20,000 to continue the normal church activities for several months if no income is received during those months.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee P Pomeroy paid salary £42,840 and pension £2,196

“Mr P Pomeroy was paid a salary of £42,840 and pension contributions of £2,196 in the year for the work of full-time elder after appointment as a Trustee of the church during 2023, (2023 £14,280, Pension £732).” — page 18

“The Trustees and related parties donated £61,513 in the year. (2023 £57,252).” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees donated £61,513

“Mr P Pomeroy was paid a salary of £42,840 and pension contributions of £2,196 in the year for the work of full-time elder after appointment as a Trustee of the church during 2023, (2023 £14,280, Pension £732).” — page 18

“The Trustees and related parties donated £61,513 in the year. (2023 £57,252).” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee P Pomeroy rents property at market rate

“Mr P Pomeroy was paid a salary of £42,840 and pension contributions of £2,196 in the year for the work of full-time elder after appointment as a Trustee of the church during 2023, (2023 £14,280, Pension £732).” — page 18

“The Trustees and related parties donated £61,513 in the year. (2023 £57,252).” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Colin Prendergast
DEREK MORLAND
GARY WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
JAMES ALEXANDER GULLIFORD
JONATHAN BARBER
JONATHAN ROBERT GULLIFORD · trustee of 1 other charity
Josiah Louis Carron
KEITH RAWLINGS
PAUL LLOYD POMEROY
Paul Jeal
STEPHEN WALKER-COX
TIMOTHY JAMES CHEWTER

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£287k	£165k
31/12/2023	£252k	£165k
31/12/2022	£267k	£148k
31/12/2021	£269k	£120k
31/12/2020	£308k	£124k

Common questions

Is GRACE CHURCH YATE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,344,209, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated target cash holding of £20,000. The trustees report that the charity is viable, with income from donations and rentals maintaining sufficient levels to cover charitable activities and loan repayments. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of GRACE CHURCH YATE earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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
THE ALMOND TRUST	1	£100k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £126k
GRACE CHURCH SANDBACH income £121k
GRACE CHURCH SALISBURY income £392k
GRACE CHURCH CAVERSHAM income £112k
GRACE VINEYARD CHURCH income £101k
GRACE CHURCH GREENWICH income £779k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE CHURCH YATE	£287k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH SANDBACH FY2025	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH SALISBURY FY2025	£392k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH CAVERSHAM FY2025	£112k	Under £50,000	0	no_policy	—	no doubt
GRACE VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025	£101k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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