LIFEPOINT CHURCH

Registered charity 1134286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

LifePoint Church is established to promote, communicate and demonstrate the Christian gospel to Swansea, the wider community and the nations of the world.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£714k

Latest spending

£412k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £301,691 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,058,101. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds three months of related expenditure in unrestricted reserves, which exceeds its stated policy target. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Tithes and offerings (45% of income)

“The largest source of income was from tithes and offerings which totalled £318,669”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of related expenditure in unrestricted reserves, additional of the value of tangible assets (held: £1.1m)

“The reserves policy aims to hold three months of related expenditure in unrestricted reserves, additional of the value of tangible assets, in order to help the charity meet the unexpected.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Ministry support of £87,814 contains support payments to one Trustee who devoted the majority of their time to the service of the church. The trustee did not receive funds for his role as trustee. The Trustee receiving payments under contracts for services and the amounts paid are as follows: M Sutton-Smith Ministry support received £48,312

“Ministry support of £87,814 (2024 - £95,986) contains support payments to one Trustee who devoted the majority of their time to the service of the church. The trustee did not receive funds for his role as trustee. The Trustee receiving payments under contracts for services and the amounts paid are as follows: 2025 £ M Sutton-Smith Ministry support received 48,312” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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)

Total income

£714k

Total spending

£412k

Cost of raising funds

£178k

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~30.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 25.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (21/12/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Mark FREEMANchair
Michael Keith SUTTON-SMITH
Nathan John HOMANS
Sally Elizabeth Inglesant

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot · Pembrokeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£714k	£412k
31/03/2024	£463k	£381k
31/03/2023	£398k	£350k
31/03/2022	£364k	£291k
31/03/2021	£370k	£335k

Common questions

Is LIFEPOINT CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £301,691 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,058,101. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds three months of related expenditure in unrestricted reserves, which exceeds its stated policy target. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST	1	£46k

Charities like this

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

LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES income £1.6m
CITY LIFE CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON income £1.3m
LIFE CHURCH income £176k
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND) income £228k
LIFE CHURCH SHERINGHAM income £199k
LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WARWICKSHIRE) income £168k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LIFEPOINT CHURCH	£714k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE CHURCH MINISTRIES FY2024	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY LIFE CHURCH SOUTHAMPTON FY2024	£1.3m	—	above	—	no doubt
LIFE CHURCH FY2025	£176k	—	above	—	no doubt
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND) FY2025	£228k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE CHURCH SHERINGHAM FY2025	£199k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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