TRINITY CHURCH ISLINGTON

Registered charity 1137910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The church?s objects are the advancement of the Christian Faith by the faithful teaching of the Scriptures at Trinity Church Islington and by the recruitment, education, training and sending of gospel ministers and others around the United Kingdom and abroad to establish and renew Christian churches and ministries.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INCLUDING:1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM BY THE FAITHFUL TEACHING OF THE SCRIPTURES AT TRINITY CHURCH ISLINGTON AND BY THE RECRUITMENT EDUCATION TRAINING AND SENDING OF GOSPEL MINISTERS AND OTHERS AROUND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD TO ESTABLISH AND RENEW CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES RELATED THERETO2 THE RELIEF OF NEED HARDSHIP PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS AMONG ANY PERSONS IN THE SCOPE OF THE CHURCH'S WORK3 THE SUPPORT OF CHRISTIANS WHO ARE PERSECUTED BY REASON OF THEIR FAITH PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH SUPPORT SHALL BE NON-POLITICAL IN NATURE4 THE SUPPORT OF CHRISTIANS WHO ARE ENGAGED FULL-TIME IN THE MISSIONARY WORK OF PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL AND IN BRINGING OTHERS TO BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AND TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS TEACHING

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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
£249k
Latest spending
£237k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,408 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total unrestricted net assets of £24,988. The charity relies heavily on funding from Islington Gospel Trust, which provides the majority of its income, and holds free reserves of £20,000 in compliance with its stated policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £20,000 (held: £25k)
“the trustees have determined that the church should hold free reserves (which they define to be unrestricted cash) of no less than £20,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received grants totalling £229,003 (2024: £247,668) from Islington Gospel Trust (see note 3 'Donations and legacies').
“Islington Gospel Trust continued to support Trinity Church Islington and during the year the charity received grants totalling £229,003 (2024: £247,668) from Islington Gospel Trust” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£249k£237k
31/07/2024£260k£278k
31/07/2023£250k£271k
31/07/2022£247k£240k
31/07/2021£240k£229k

Common questions

Is TRINITY CHURCH ISLINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,408 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total unrestricted net assets of £24,988. The charity relies heavily on funding from Islington Gospel Trust, which provides the majority of its income, and holds free reserves of £20,000 in compliance with its stated policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Islington Gospel Trust Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRINITY CHURCH ISLINGTON£249k—0above—no doubt
Islington Gospel Trust Limited FY2025£240k—0above—no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH NOTTINGHAM FY2025£780k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£1.7m——above—no doubt
TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON FY2025£267k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON FY2025£200k—0above—no doubt

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