GRACE CHURCH, TRURO
Grace Church is a dynamic church serving the Truro & Falmouth areas. We are a community committed to following Jesus and sharing his life-changing message of grace by gathering publicly and in homes, monthly prayer meetings, services to students, the Alpha & Marriage courses, serving local residents and working in partnership with other local agencies for the benefit of the wider community.
Objects
3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.1.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT AND
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total incoming resources were £248,090 against total expenditure of £247,156, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £116,321, with £54,683 held as undesignated reserves, while restricted funds totaled £30,573.
What the accounts disclose
“This included donations and gift aid totaling £239,199 from church members, the principal source of funds for the charity.”
“To maintain a three-month operational costs contingency” — page 6
“The total amount of donations received in the period without conditions from all Trustees was £22,490 (2024: £19,780).” — page 28
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- ROBERT RAYMOND GILLILANDchair
- Helen Sewell
- Judith Pyke
- Kathryn Nichols
- Kerry Doyle
- Thomas Alston
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £248k | £247k |
| 31/03/2024 | £211k | £196k |
| 31/03/2023 | £197k | £203k |
| 31/03/2022 | £153k | £152k |
| 31/03/2021 | £160k | £137k |
Common questions
Is GRACE CHURCH, TRURO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £248,090 against total expenditure of £247,156, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £116,321, with £54,683 held as undesignated reserves, while restricted funds totaled £30,573. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALMOND TRUST | 1 | £100k |
| GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH
- City Life Church Truro
- GRACE CHURCH GREENWICH
- GRACE CHURCH WEST WALES
- GRACE CHURCH STOKE ON TRENT
- GRACE TRUST (BRISTOL)
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRACE CHURCH, TRURO | £248k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH | £85k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| City Life Church Truro | £238k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GRACE CHURCH GREENWICH | £779k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GRACE CHURCH WEST WALES | £169k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GRACE CHURCH STOKE ON TRENT | £141k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |