TRINITY GATEWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES

Registered charity 1149050 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GATEWAY, GATEWAY PRESCHOOLS

To provide opportunities for children to access quality care and education, including spiritual development and facilities for recreation with the community.To provide advice and support for families in respect of childcare and early years education.0001

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO ACCESS QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITIES FOR RECREATION;TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES IN RESPECT OF CHILDCARE AND EARLY YEARS EDUCATION;TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN RELATION TO CARE AND EDUCATION, MAKING THE USEFUL RESULTS PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE;TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND/OR THE RELIEF OF NEED OF THE YOUNG, OR THOSE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £42,045 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. However, the trustees note that free reserves are below their stated policy target of three months' salary costs, resulting in net current liabilities of £94,508. The charity remains heavily dependent on government funding for 90% of its income and has access to loan facilities to manage immediate cash flow.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Early Years Funding (83% of income)
“Early Years Funding 925,511”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £541k)
“The ‘free’ Reserves are currently below our target range, indeed there are net current liabilities at 31st August 2025 of £94,508” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee loan outstanding
“At the end of the year Mr K Beazley, a Trustee, had a total amount outstanding on the loans made to the charity of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) The loan is interest free with no fixed term for repayment.” — page 27
“During the year Mrs. S Gardner a Trustee, was paid £38,356 (2024: £35,305) as a member of staff”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“At the end of the year Mr K Beazley, a Trustee, had a total amount outstanding on the loans made to the charity of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) The loan is interest free with no fixed term for repayment.” — page 27
“During the year Mrs. S Gardner a Trustee, was paid £38,356 (2024: £35,305) as a member of staff”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee payment for services
“At the end of the year Mr K Beazley, a Trustee, had a total amount outstanding on the loans made to the charity of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) The loan is interest free with no fixed term for repayment.” — page 27
“During the year Mrs. S Gardner a Trustee, was paid £38,356 (2024: £35,305) as a member of staff”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Post-year-end trustee remuneration
“At the end of the year Mr K Beazley, a Trustee, had a total amount outstanding on the loans made to the charity of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) The loan is interest free with no fixed term for repayment.” — page 27
“During the year Mrs. S Gardner a Trustee, was paid £38,356 (2024: £35,305) as a member of staff”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party loan
“At the end of the year Mr K Beazley, a Trustee, had a total amount outstanding on the loans made to the charity of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) The loan is interest free with no fixed term for repayment.” — page 27
“During the year Mrs. S Gardner a Trustee, was paid £38,356 (2024: £35,305) as a member of staff”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

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)

3 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£95k
Employees
56

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/08/2024£969k£992k
31/08/2023£837k£837k
31/08/2022£768k£762k
31/08/2021£809k£803k

Common questions

Is TRINITY GATEWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £42,045 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. However, the trustees note that free reserves are below their stated policy target of three months' salary costs, resulting in net current liabilities of £94,508. The charity remains heavily dependent on government funding for 90% of its income and has access to loan facilities to manage immediate cash flow. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Ltd.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GATEWAY (EDUCATION & CHILDCARE) TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRINITY GATEWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES£1.1m—0below—no doubt
GATEWAY (EDUCATION & CHILDCARE) TRUST LIMITED FY2025£875k—0below—no doubt
GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY CHILDCARE AND FAMILY CENTRE LTD FY2025£566k—0unclear—noted
GATEWAYS FY2025£878k——unclear—no doubt
TRINITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2024£149k—0unclear—no doubt

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