EMMANUEL GROUP OF CHURCHES

Registered charity 1140504 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Emmanuel Group of Churches as three ecumenical Christian congregations engages in a wide variety of activites including worship and prayer, youth & community work incl. funded part-time youth worker and care worker, using our premises to host community groups e.g. weight watchers and an NHS health group, asian men's and asian women's groups, family tots and a number of other churches.(see report)

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Latest income
£331k
Latest spending
£378k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the church and foodbank are currently financially solvent with significant reserves, though the foodbank experienced a deficit where costs outstripped income. The trustees note that long-term viability relies on securing further grants and increasing income to avoid eating into reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£565k
Total spending
£482k
Reserves (reported)
£42k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£331k£378k
31/12/2024£394k£382k
31/12/2023£439k£497k
31/12/2022£565k£482k
31/12/2021£322k£308k

Common questions

Is EMMANUEL GROUP OF CHURCHES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the church and foodbank are currently financially solvent with significant reserves, though the foodbank experienced a deficit where costs outstripped income. The trustees note that long-term viability relies on securing further grants and increasing income to avoid eating into reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EMMANUEL GROUP OF CHURCHES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMMANUEL GROUP OF CHURCHES as a grant recipient include THE FYRISH FOUNDATION, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FYRISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2023£7k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATIONFY2021£5k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2024£400Part time staff to support work with vulnerable children & young people
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022—

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery28/03/2024£25kMillionaire Street 2024 02w4
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2022£10kImproving Emmanuel's community spaces
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2021£9kWalking Support Groups
UK government03/07/2020£35kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kPlay party for children of families the Foodbank
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£10kWeston Favell Centre Foodbank store