LATYMER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST

Registered charity 1142420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDEN LADBROKE GROVE, FRESH BEATS, LATYMER COMMUNITY CHURCH

The main purposes of the Trust are to:Advance the Christian faithRelieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or aged or sickPromote & fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the communityThe activities of the Trust are primarily undertaken in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea but also in other parts of the UK or the world as the Trustees may think fit.

Objects

(A)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE OF THE DEED IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME0001 TO TIME THINK FIT. (B)TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID BOROUGH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. (C)TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID BOROUGH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£109k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £5,084 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £103,640 and total expenditure of £108,724. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £133,662, which is above the stated policy target of £50,000. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties 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 policy: three month’s expenditure (£30,000), plus £20,000 for when we move back into the building (held: £134k)
“We still have our unrestricted reserves target of £50,000, which is equivalent to 3 month’s expenditure (£30,000), plus £20,000 for when we move back into the building and the £249 of restricted funding which is still to be spent.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: No payments were made to directors or any persons connected with them, other than for reimbursements for purchases made on behalf of the Charity. No material transaction took place between the charity and a trustee or any person connected with them (2023/24: None.)
“No payments were made to directors or any persons connected with them, other than for reimbursements for purchases made on behalf of the Charity. No material transaction took place between the charity and a trustee or any person connected with them (2023/24: None.)” — page 20
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 16
  • Government income: £2,800 — grants £2,800 (1); 3% of the £103,640 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 14
  • Government income: £7,040 — contracts £5,600 (1), grants £1,440 (1); 6% of the £119,507 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 14

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£104k£109k
31/03/2024£120k£138k
31/03/2023£131k£212k
31/03/2022£180k£200k
31/03/2021£170k£155k

Common questions

Is LATYMER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £5,084 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £103,640 and total expenditure of £108,724. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £133,662, which is above the stated policy target of £50,000. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LATYMER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LATYMER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST as a grant recipient include OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST, WESTWAY TRUST, BILTON EVANGELICAL CHURCH, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUSTFY2022£5kSupport for disadvantaged groups
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2024£1kSmall grants to local charities and community groups
BILTON EVANGELICAL CHURCHFY2025£1kGrants for UK and overseas mission
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kCommunity Spirit Fund

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES THAMESMEAD TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LATYMER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST£104k—0above—no doubt
CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES THAMESMEAD TRUST FY2025£86k—0below—no doubt
FOUNDATION MATTERS FY2025£366k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMER TRUST FY2025£233k—0above—no doubt
CITY CHURCH TRUST FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH TENERIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt

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