CITY HOPE CHURCH LONDON

Registered charity 1137233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£465k

Latest spending

£467k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £2,526,414, with unrestricted reserves falling significantly to £341,217 due to a large transfer to designated funds. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory and report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between six and twelve month’s expenditure (held: £341k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between six and twelve month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of trustee expenses

“During the financial year ended 31st March 2025, 1 trustee incurred and was reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses relating to ad-hoc administrative costs for the charity. The total amount reimbursed in this way was £268 (2024: 1 trustee with expenses totalling £6).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07250346

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

HARRIS, John — director, appointed 21/11/2021on trustee list
LYNCH, Angela — director, appointed 12/11/2019on trustee list
PEACOCK, Joanna — director, appointed 18/06/2013not on trustee list
STAUNTON, David Ian — director, appointed 19/03/2013on trustee list
WATKINS, Wellesley Anthony — director, appointed 11/05/2010on trustee list
WHITTLESEA, Rebecca — secretary, appointed 19/03/2013

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David Ian Stauntonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Angela Lynch
JO PEACOCK
John Harris
WELLESLEY WATKINS

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£465k	£467k
31/03/2024	£454k	£533k
31/03/2023	£485k	£488k
31/03/2022	£419k	£367k
31/03/2021	£414k	£368k

Common questions

Is CITY HOPE CHURCH LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £2,526,414, with unrestricted reserves falling significantly to £341,217 due to a large transfer to designated funds. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory and report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
London Borough of Southwark	31/03/2024	£2k	Grant to City Hope Church
London Borough of Southwark	31/03/2024	£2k	Grant to City Hope Church
London Borough of Southwark	31/03/2024	£3k	Grant to City Hope Church