GRACE CHURCH, TRURO

Registered charity 1138212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE CORNWALL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£248k
Latest spending
£247k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and gift aid (96% of income)
“This included donations and gift aid totaling £239,199 from church members, the principal source of funds for the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £55k)
“To maintain a three-month operational costs contingency” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 17.3 Transactions with related parties
“The total amount of donations received in the period without conditions from all Trustees was £22,490 (2024: £19,780).” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ALMOND TRUST1£100k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GRACE CHURCH, TRURO£248k—0unclear—no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£85k——unclear—no doubt
City Life Church Truro FY2025£238k—0above—no doubt
GRACE CHURCH GREENWICH FY2025£779k—0above—no doubt
GRACE CHURCH WEST WALES FY2025£169k—0unclear—no doubt
GRACE CHURCH STOKE ON TRENT FY2025£141k—0above—no doubt

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