FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHURCH

Registered charity 1153552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a missionary congregation of the Church of England: a network church with a call and vision to see the heartland of Norfolk transformed by the presence and power of God.

Objects

To advance the Christian Religion for the benefit of the public in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England; andTo relieve poverty, provide education and meet other related charitable needs (physical, moral and spiritual) whether in the United Kingdom or overseas.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£404k
Latest spending
£427k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £23,015 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £235,857 to £212,842. Unrestricted reserves stood at £204,073, while the trustees noted potential financial pressure in the year ahead due to a substantial increase in staffing costs associated with a new Associate Minister appointment.

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.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£404k£427k
31/12/2024£442k£405k
31/12/2023£296k£295k
31/12/2022£337k£290k
31/12/2021£227k£237k

Common questions

Is FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £23,015 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £235,857 to £212,842. Unrestricted reserves stood at £204,073, while the trustees noted potential financial pressure in the year ahead due to a substantial increase in staffing costs associated with a new Associate Minister appointment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2024£20kMid Norfolk CAP Debt Centre
UK government03/06/2020£6kVSCE CMC Fund