IMMANUEL CHURCH, CHICHESTER

Registered charity 1138018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. Advancement of the Christian Faith in any part of the World and in particular the arrangement of services and meetings for worship, prayer and the study and teaching of the Bible and the doctrines and principles of the Christian Faith.2. Encouragement and support of the evangelisation of non-Christians and the relief of poverty, hardship and sickness, whether in the UK or abroad.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£145k

Latest spending

£178k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £33,063 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by increased Diocesan contributions and a one-off vicarage refurbishment cost. While unrestricted reserves of £77,485 currently exceed the trustees' policy target of three months' operating costs, the trustees note that continued growth in income is required to meet future operating levels if bank balances fall towards policy requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months normal operating costs (held: £77k)

“It is Immanuel Church policy to maintain a minimum balance on general funds which equates to 3 months normal operating costs of running the charity.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/06/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

PETER ERNEST BRADLEYchair
Bethia Nickols
Christine Bacon · trustee of 2 other charities
James Turner · trustee of 1 other charity
Justin Osmond · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£145k	£178k
31/12/2024	£161k	£165k
31/12/2023	£150k	£153k
31/12/2022	£133k	£132k
31/12/2021	£126k	£108k

Common questions

Is IMMANUEL CHURCH, CHICHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £33,063 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by increased Diocesan contributions and a one-off vicarage refurbishment cost. While unrestricted reserves of £77,485 currently exceed the trustees' policy target of three months' operating costs, the trustees note that continued growth in income is required to meet future operating levels if bank balances fall towards policy requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds IMMANUEL CHURCH, CHICHESTER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IMMANUEL CHURCH, CHICHESTER as a grant recipient include THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£5k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£5k

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
NORTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT	1	£10k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER.

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER income £245k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD income £497k
IMMANUEL WITH HIGHWORTH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH income £203k
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON income £506k
EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE income £273k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS income £802k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
IMMANUEL CHURCH, CHICHESTER	£145k	—	above	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER FY2025	£245k	£47,966	above	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD FY2025	£497k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
IMMANUEL WITH HIGHWORTH UNITED REFORMED CHURCH FY2025	£203k	—	above	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£506k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH, EASTBOURNE FY2025	£273k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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