TRINITY CHURCH ISLINGTON
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
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 07282612
Company officers (Companies House)
- BEYNON, Nigel David, Revd on trustee list
- LENN, Yueng Tchern on trustee list
- GENTLE, Sarah Elizabeth on trustee list
- MOODY, John David on trustee list
- BAUGHEN, Rachel
Trustees
- JOHN DAVID MOODY
- Rev Nigel Beynon
- Sarah Gentle
- Yueng Tchern Lenn
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE SOLA TRUST | 2 | £17k |
| THE CROSS TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM | 1 | £47k |
| THE HOWARD FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE DEO GLORIA TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, WIMBLEDON PARK | 1 | £6k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- Islington Gospel Trust Limited
- TRINITY CHURCH NOTTINGHAM
- TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH
- TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON
- TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON
- TRINITY CHURCH OXFORD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRINITY CHURCH ISLINGTON | £249k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Islington Gospel Trust Limited | £240k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TRINITY CHURCH NOTTINGHAM | £780k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH | £1.7m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON | £267k | £80,001 - £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON | £200k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |