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SOUL CHURCH LTD

Registered charity 1138459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NFLC, NORWICH FAMILY LIFE CHURCH

See Report of theTrustees document attached

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.3m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £609,067, which is above the stated policy target of three months of estimated total expenditure (£576,932). The charity reported a net income surplus of £216,042 for the year, supported by strong unrestricted funds and a stable reserves position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of estimated total expenditure from unrestricted funds (held: £609k)
“The target level of free reserves is set at three months of estimated total expenditure from unrestricted funds.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee (Senior Pastor John Norman) received salaries of £49,295 and pension contributions of £616 as an employee of the charity. No trustees received payments for acting as trustees.
“During the year one trustee was an employee of the charity in which capacity they received salaries of £49,295 (2024: £47,859) and pension contributions of £616 (2024: £NIL) — no trustees received any payments for acting as such.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Soul Foundation (charity number 1150912) is a related party due to having trustees in common. At the year-end there was an outstanding creditor balance of £6,609 (2024 debtor £13,129). The transactions during the period consist of expense recharges and donations to Soul Foundation.
“Soul Foundation (charity number 1150912) is a related party due to having trustees in common. At the year-end there was an outstanding creditor balance of £6,609 (2024 debtor £13,129). The transactions during the period consist of expense recharges and donations to Soul Foundation.” — page 30
“Soul Enterprise Trading Ltd (company number 11093104) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Soul Church Ltd. At the year-end there was an outstanding debtor balance of £108,326 (2024 - £65,501). The transactions during the period consist largely of expense recharges relating to the Soul Cafe.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Soul Enterprise Trading Ltd (company number 11093104) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Soul Church Ltd. At the year-end there was an outstanding debtor balance of £108,326 (2024 - £65,501). The transactions during the period consist largely of expense recharges relating to the Soul Cafe.
“Soul Foundation (charity number 1150912) is a related party due to having trustees in common. At the year-end there was an outstanding creditor balance of £6,609 (2024 debtor £13,129). The transactions during the period consist of expense recharges and donations to Soul Foundation.” — page 30
“Soul Enterprise Trading Ltd (company number 11093104) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Soul Church Ltd. At the year-end there was an outstanding debtor balance of £108,326 (2024 - £65,501). The transactions during the period consist largely of expense recharges relating to the Soul Cafe.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Soul Enterprise Trading Ltd
“Income from trading activities includes income earned from fundraising event, trading activities to raise funds for the charity and trading income of wholly owned subsidiary Soul Enterprise Trading Ltd.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sexty & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Soul Church Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.3m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£33k
Reserves (reported)
£609k
Employees
57

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.3m£3.1m
31/03/2024£5.1m£1.8m
31/03/2023£3.6m£1.5m
31/03/2022£4.7m£1.5m
31/03/2021£1.6m£1.1m

Common questions

Is SOUL CHURCH LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £609,067, which is above the stated policy target of three months of estimated total expenditure (£576,932). The charity reported a net income surplus of £216,042 for the year, supported by strong unrestricted funds and a stable reserves position. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sexty & Co.

Who funds SOUL CHURCH LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUL CHURCH LTD as a grant recipient include NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY, THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£26kIncrease youth worker hours to expand projects supporting young people and offer free holiday activity sessions.
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£11k
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITYFY2022£10kNew community church in Heartsease
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUL CHURCH LTD£3.3m—0above—no doubt
MALAYALAM GOSPEL CHURCH FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
RCCG SURE FOUNDATION ASSEMBLY FY2025£213k—0above—no doubt
NORTH CHURCH UK FY2025£2.6m£80,000 - £89,999—above—no doubt
GRACE CHURCH SALISBURY FY2025£392k—0unclear—no doubt
TRUE LIFE CHURCH MK FY2025£142k—0within—no doubt

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