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POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN CHURCH LEWISHAM

Registered charity 1136365 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in the Schedule attached in LEWISHAM and in such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Church Council may see fit.Also the relief of poverty and sickness and distress caused thereby regardless of nationality, religious, political or other opinion in LEWISHAM and such other parts of the United Kingdom.

Objects

THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN LEWISHAM AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY REGARDLESS OF NATIONALITY, RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINION IN THE SAID LEWISHAM AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD

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

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

Latest income
£108k
Latest spending
£109k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, reducing its total funds from £1,039 to £436. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of a minimum £500, which the charity failed to meet at year-end, holding only £436 in unrestricted funds. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and comply with the 1993 Act.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum reserve of £500 (held: £436)
“the trustees have decided that a minimum reserve of £500 will be sufficient at any one time.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Pastor Courtney Stewart received remuneration.
“No Trustees received remuneration during the year except for Pastor Courtney Stewart” — page 9
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£108k£109k
31/03/2024£95k£94k
31/03/2023£92k£94k
31/03/2022£85k£87k
31/03/2021£83k£86k

Common questions

Is POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN CHURCH LEWISHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, reducing its total funds from £1,039 to £436. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of a minimum £500, which the charity failed to meet at year-end, holding only £436 in unrestricted funds. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and comply with the 1993 Act. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.