GATEWAY CHURCH, POOLE

Registered charity 1135330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Gateway Church Poole is a Bible-based, lively church serving Poole and the surrounding area with the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ. It also supports and assists mission in other parts of the UK and overseas. Being part of the Advance network of churches is its focus for achieving this.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a net inflow of funds of £37,731 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £680,440 against charitable expenditure of £642,709. Per the trustees' report, free net current assets (unrestricted funds) stood at £193,452, which falls within the stated reserves policy target of £158,000 to £315,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue current activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Faithworks — “We are supporters of Faithworks , which serves to coordinate Christian social action in Dorset.” (source page)

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr SAMUEL ALLEN McGINLEYchair
• Alan Mainstone
• Belinda McArdle
• Jonathan Simon Roberts
• Matthew John Hosier · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rebecca Clarke · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Andrew Stamp · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole · Scotland · Turkey

Income and spending

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Known funders

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