NORWICH CHRISTIAN RESOURCES

Registered charity 1135412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's activities include a Christian bookshop plus the sale of cards and Church requisites, a daytime cafe and evening events both for specific groups and the general public. In addition, we provide outreach book sales at events organised by the Norwich Diocese. The main area in which we operate is Norwich and Norfolk.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN NORWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY MEANS MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF OPERATING A CHRISTIAN RESOURCE CENTRE.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£164k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ceased trading in September 2024 and is being wound up, with financial statements prepared on a liquidation basis. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves amounted to NIL at the end of the period, falling below the stated policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the 18-month period, having generated total income of £162,690 against total expenditure of £164,074.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“At the end of the year, the free reserves amounted to NIL.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees have considered the charity's position at the time of signing the financial statements, and as the charity has ceased trading, the accounts have been prepared on a liquidation basis, with all assets being valued at realisable value.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Paying staff

Register events

Transferred assets to another charity (23/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

PHILIP JAMES TALBOTchair · trustee of 1 other charity
MARGARET HELENA JOAN SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Neil Walker

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£163k	£164k
30/09/2023	£186k	£199k
30/09/2022	£219k	£223k
30/09/2021	£189k	£179k
30/09/2020	£235k	£223k

Common questions

Is NORWICH CHRISTIAN RESOURCES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ceased trading in September 2024 and is being wound up, with financial statements prepared on a liquidation basis. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves amounted to NIL at the end of the period, falling below the stated policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the 18-month period, having generated total income of £162,690 against total expenditure of £164,074. 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
THE MATT. 6.3 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	1	£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

CITYGATES CHURCH NORWICH income £686k
THE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, NORWICH income £103k
KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH income £1.2m
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOLY GHOST ZONE NORWICH income £97k
THE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (HUMBERSIDE) LIMITED income £469k
NORWICH CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH income £647k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORWICH CHRISTIAN RESOURCES	£163k	—	below	—	noted
CITYGATES CHURCH NORWICH FY2025	£686k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, NORWICH FY2025	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGS CHURCH CENTRE NORWICH FY2024	£1.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOLY GHOST ZONE NORWICH FY2025	£97k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (HUMBERSIDE) LIMITED FY2024	£469k	—	above	—	no doubt

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