ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN
Registered charity 1140435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, NEW LIFE LINCOLN
the advancement of christian faiththe relief of persons who are in need, hardship, distress or who are aged or sickthe advancement of education in accordance with christian princeples
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves stood at £163,070, which is below the charity's stated policy target of £275,000 (three months of operating costs). The trustees report that the financial position remains satisfactory and sound, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £163k; policy: three months operating costs (£275,000))
“Currently Alive Church has 59% of this total (£163,072) in reserves.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“Total donations from Trustees during the period amounted to £15,777” — page 36
“The charity has a trading subsidiary Alive Enterprises Limited which undertakes trading activities on behalf of Alive Church Lincoln and donates its taxable profits to the charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading subsidiary profits donated to charity
“Total donations from Trustees during the period amounted to £15,777” — page 36
“The charity has a trading subsidiary Alive Enterprises Limited which undertakes trading activities on behalf of Alive Church Lincoln and donates its taxable profits to the charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Alive Enterprises Ltd
“The charity has a trading subsidiary Alive Enterprises Limited which undertakes trading activities on behalf of Alive Church Lincoln” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alive Church (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Howard Williams — Lead Pastor (source)
- Stuart Bell — Director (source)
- Sade Johnson — Director (source)
- Jonny Lee — Director (source)
- Lynsey Norris — Director (source)
- Modupe Olakunle-Olabode — Director (source)
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/09/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Folasade Johnson
- Howard Williams
- Jonathan Lee
- Lynsey Norris
- Modupe Olakunle-olabode
- STUART BELL
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £163,070, which is below the charity's stated policy target of £275,000 (three months of operating costs). The trustees report that the financial position remains satisfactory and sound, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Who funds ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN as a grant recipient include Arise Church Lincoln.
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